Although field conditions and weather have been conducive to harvest operations, the warm and dry conditions pose a risk for nitrogen (N) losses if applied in the fall.

Web-based mapping for field management and crop cultivar selection are among the topics that will be covered.

Weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of animals such as cattle and sheep.

Prerecorded videos on agronomy will go live July 14.

Starter fertilizer increased corn grain yield 4 to 5 percent on soils testing low to medium for phosphorus.

Calibrate your manure spreader before applying livestock manure.

What happens in agriculture elsewhere in the world has an impact on North Dakota producers.

Wet distillers grains and condensed distillers solubles increased corn and spring wheat yields.

Coffee is a major agricultural commodity in Africa, and Uganda is the leading exporter.

Choosing a date for the hay harvest depends on many factors.

Low commodity prices are causing farmers to look for options that provide positive net returns, and energy beets may fit the bill.

Elgin-ND is the first North Dakota State University hard red spring wheat cultivar that combines high yield and good quality.

ND Genesis seems adapted to all parts of North Dakota and adjacent areas of Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota.

Experiments included top hybrid checks recommended by the industry in target environments, including western and northern North Dakota.

Kandel worked with nine subsistence farm groups, with more than 275 participants, during three-hour training sessions in each village. He also trained 17 development workers during a two-day training session.

The genome sequence has important implications for North Dakota agriculture because the state produces 30 percent of this billion-dollar crop.

The net income from the hay may be as much or more than the prevented-planting payment, less the cost of putting a cover crop on prevent-planted acres.

The program uses partial budgeting to compare the economics of prevented-planting with growing the same crop, for which a prevented-planting payment could be received, or some other crop.

Some of the tools in the app give users the ability to search by crop or pest to find solutions to problems or recommended treatments.

Through the years, fertilizer use has increased substantially in the U.S. and use in other countries also is expanding.

UAVs will improve precision agriculture by collecting larger amounts of data in a shorter period of time.

The greatest export of phosphate is due to wind erosion.

Peters has joined NDSU as an Extension Service sugar beet agronomist and assistant professor.

Acevedo is passionate about working with rust pathogens, ultimately with a goal of increasing food security in the U.S. and around the globe.

National Hard Spring Wheat Show has taken on a different look this year with the incorporation of the Best of the Best program.

He will provide leadership on the center’s nutrient management program.

These are soybean educational meetings with current research-based information that can help producers with soybean production decisions for the 2014 growing season.

Dave Franzen and Ken Hellevang are named Fellows for 2013.