Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Voice: (701) 742-2189, FAX: (701) 742-2700, email: rgreenla@ndsuext.nodak.edu

RESEARCH PROGRAM, 1997

Data on irrigated crop production have been collected for the past 28 years at the Oakes Irrigation Research Station located on a 15.8-acre tract on the Robert Titus farm. In 1993 the site was increased to approximately 20 acres. With the addition of the rotation study this year, the total size is now 88 acres. The site is located 4.5 miles south of Oakes adjacent to North Dakota State Highway 1. The objectives of these trials are encompassed in the following goals:

1. Determine alternate and specialty crops (especially vegetables) adapted for commercial production under irrigation in North Dakota and define the agronomic practices needed to successfully produce them.
2. Develop and refine Best Management Practices for irrigation that are producer acceptable.
3. Promote irrigation development within the Garrison Diversion Project as well as private development.
4. Provide irrigators with research data that aids in efficient crop production.

A cooperative agreement between North Dakota State University and the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District makes this research effort possible. The University provides technical staff and the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District provides the necessary financial resources. The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District also employs a Research Supervisor, Richard Greenland, to manage the site. North Dakota State University staff from the departments of Soil Science, Plant Sciences, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Plant Pathology participate in conducting experiments.

Go to Oakes Irrigation Research Site 1997 Annual Report

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