For the fifth year in a row, low populations of wheat midge were present, potentially reducing farmers' inputs for wheat midge management.

This year’s agenda will provide updates on new soybean insect pests to monitor, small grain disease management and more.

The meeting provides wheat growers and agronomists current information on variety performance, fertility management and disease control.

The majority of soil samples had zero wheat midge cocoons in the soil for the past four years, due to continued dry conditions in northern North Dakota.

The dramatic decrease in wheat midge populations since 2019 is probably due to drought in 2020 through 2022.

Meeting topics will include small grain diseases, fertility, variety selection, weed management and a market outlook.

The guides are an important source of information for farmers and agronomists looking for data on variety performance.

A benefit of planting winter wheat is providing living cover over the winter to hold soil in place and prevent it from blowing.

Information about new varieties and weed management are among the field tour topics.

Experts will provide updates on durum production, grain quality and markets.

Decreased wheat midge populations in 2020 and 2021 are probably due to drought.

The agenda will cover small grain diseases, insect pests, spring wheat variety selection, fertility, weed management and a market outlook.

Extension specialists will share the most recent research findings and recommendations on wheat and soybean production and research.

Establishing a winter cereal for grazing next spring will allow producers to delay pasture turnout, giving drought-stressed pastures more time to recover.

Cover crops, pulse crop breeding and weed issues will be among the topics discussed.

Weed management, wheat diseases and seed treatments, and industrial hemp are among the topics for this year’s field tour.

Weed, pest and disease control, crop production and soil issues will be among the topics discussed.

Participants will have an opportunity to view research trials and receive current production information.

Soybean varieties, an update on current small-grain disease issues and current disease issues in broadleaf crops are among the topics that will be discussed.

Topics that will be covered include variety performance, plant nutrition and disease management.

Plotting precipitation from May through August against wheat midge cocoons for each surveyed county over the past 10 years shows a strong positive correlation between precipitation and wheat midge populations.

The varieties include chickpeas, field peas and soybeans.

Variety updates and production problems will be among the topics covered during the virtual field day.

Learn about growing season concerns during this year’s field day.

Prerecorded videos on agronomy will go live July 14.

Stored grain needs attention as outdoor temperatures rise.

NDSU Extension’s grain drying expert offers advice on drying crops.

This webinar series will give producers an opportunity to share their concerns and learn about their options.

Wheat remains unharvested in parts of North Dakota.

Ergot has been found in several parts of North Dakota.