The program begins with registration and weed and insect identification at 8:00 a.m. (MST) at the center’s headquarters in Dickinson and following with a lunch provided by the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee at noon. After the lunch we will have a horticulture tour.
Field day topics and presenters are:
Weed and Insect Identification
Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension Weed Specialist, Fargo
TJ Prochaska, NDSU Extension Crop Protection Specialist, Minot NCREC
Introduction to the Dickinson REC (8:45)
Dr. Chris Augustin, NDSU Soil Scientist and Director of DREC
Small grain diseases to out for in 2022
Andrew Friskop, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist, Fargo
NDSU wheat breeding program & traits to look out for
Andrew Green, NDSU Wheat Breeder, Fargo
NDSU Dickinson REC agronomy projects & soil pH overview
Ryan Buetow, NDSU Extension Cropping Specialist, DREC
Grain bin safety
Angie Johnson, NDSU Farm and Ranch Safety Coordinator, Fargo
Rhizobia and nitrogen fixation
Barney Geddes, NDSU Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Fargo
On-farm research and untrapped potential
Leo Bortolon, NDSU Extension Cropping Systems Specialist, Minot NCREC
Market Update
Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension Crop Economist, Fargo
Certified Crop Advisor CEU Credits have been applied for,
There will be a horticulture tour after lunch. Presenters and topics of the Horticulture tour are: hops variety trials, soil testing, pollinator garden, and rehoming established trees.
Tom Kalb, NDSU Extension Horticulture Specialist, Fargo
TJ Prochaska, NDSU Extension Crop Protection Specialist, Minot NCREC
Blake Johnson, City of Dickinson Forester
Chris Augustin, NDSU Soil Scientist and Director of DREC
For more information about the field day, contact Buetow, who is coordinating the event, at 701-456-1106 or ryan.buetow@ndsu.edu.
