NDSU's George Flaskerud presented the Distinguished Service Award by the North Dakota Association of Ag Educators.

North Dakota’s total oil production in 2007 of approximately 45 million barrels comprised 2.4 percent of the nation’s total production.

The NDSU Extension Service and others will have a strip-tillage equipment demonstration during the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo on Sept. 10.

Tile drainage can help establish more optimum conditions for field operations and crop growth by lowering the water table in poorly draining soils.