The direct financial impact to North Dakota’s farmers of prevented-planted acres in 2013 is estimated at $626.9 million.

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.

Due to this year’s above-normal precipitation, greater densities of the plant have been seen this year compared to the drier years of the past.

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.