The 2020 dry bean survey is the 31st annual survey of varieties grown, pest problems (insect pests, diseases, weeds), pesticide use, agronomic practices and pest management practices of dry edible bean growers in Minnesota and North Dakota. The survey is supported by the Northarvest Dry Bean Growers Association.
This publication includes photos of all North Dakota state and county listed noxious weeds as well as "troublesome" plants such as poison ivy. Methods to identify and control each weed are discussed and why the plant is a concern in the state is explained. This is a pocket sized version of the publications W1411, Identification and Control of Invasive and Troublesome Weeds in North Dakota.
Dry bean is a food crop that requires the producers to provide special cultural management and attention. Proper management is essential from cultivar selection, field selection and planting through harvest, plus marketing for maximum profitability. This guide helps producers meet those production challenges.
This publication summarizes recommendations for growing rye as a cover crop. It includes guidelines for variety selection, planting date, seeding rate and termination timing the next spring.
Pictures of herbicide injury in potatoes.
This reference guide is designed to help clarify which herbicide products can be applied to various trait packages. It will also help with understanding which herbicides can be applied safely and legally.
Palmer amaranth and waterhemp are difficult to control pigweeds that are found in North Dakota. This publication focuses on how to identify these species from other pigweeds, and focuses on biology of these weeds that makes them difficulty to control. General management principles are also discussed.
Repeated use of herbicides with the same site of action alone can result in the development of herbicide-resistant weed populations.
The information in this guide provides a summary of herbicide uses in crops grown in North Dakota and is based on federal and state herbicide labels, research at ND Ag. Experiment Stations, and information from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.