Producers and others will be able see the center researchers’ work by watching short prerecorded videos shot on location.

The 2009 crop profit projections are better than expected and are favorable when viewed in a longer historical context.

With few exceptions, all crops show positive returns to labor and management in all regions of North Dakota where the projections were made.

There was a large difference in profit by farm type.

With an increased interest in field peas in North Dakota, a team of NDSU Extension staff has updated and revised a field pea production guide.

Field peas may be an alternative to distillers grains as a protein source in cattle feed.

However, producers are worried about whether average yields in 2013 will materialize. Unlike last spring, soil moisture is depleted.

A positive is that projected yields for most crops have increased.