The North Central Research Extension Center’s new crop protection specialist is developing innovative educational programming.

With the potential for good returns on crops, producers will no longer be reluctant to apply relatively costly pesticides, as they have in the past.

Nutrients from livestock manure can harm water quality and have other negative environmental impacts.

NDSU livestock experts offer advice on harvesting corn for animal feed.

Alfalfa is one of the most economically important hay crops impacted by drought.

Drought may lead to widespread winter-killed alfalfa this year.

Farms and ranches may be required to have a plan to store, clean up and mitigate oil spills.

Producers have three options if the first crop fails.