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For the Land and Its People

The NDSU Agriculture Newsletter

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"For the Land and Its People" newsletter features stories about the positive impact NDSU Agriculture is making in North Dakota. The newsletter includes stories about the difference the College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources is making for our students; updates on how the research conducted by the N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station is improving food production, and features on how NDSU Extension is improving the lives and communities of people in North Dakota.

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Summer 2026

In this summer edition of For the Land and Its People, we highlight storied programs and developing projects. You’ll read about the legacy of the NDSU breeding programs, the university’s collaboration with an international institute housed right on campus and how an Extension program continues to strengthen our North Dakota communities. These stories show how NDSU Agriculture continues to grow and adapt to serve our state, our country and our world.

Enjoy.

Greg Lardy
Joe and Norma Peltier Vice President for Agriculture

A Century of Innovation: NDSU Crop Breeding Continues to Influence Regional Agriculture

100 years after developing Ceres spring wheat, NDSU's crop breeding programs remain "unmatched in scale, impact and legacy."

Woody Plant Improvement Project helps nursery trade and increases Great Plains diversity

The mission of North Dakota State University’s Woody Plant Improvement Project is to introduce new trees and shrubs for the nursery trade. Since introducing its first plant variety in 1986, WPIP has introduced 63 plants with 45 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office trademarks.

How an internship connects NCI to NDSU — and one student to a career

Housed in the Peltier Complex on North Dakota State University’s campus, a small team of 18 works to facilitate global agricultural discussion, education and technical services — just minutes away from the fields in which the food is grown.

Learning kitchens help educators cook up interest in culinary basics

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, a federally funded program provided in North Dakota through North Dakota State University Extension, has just added a new tool to help community education. Two mobile kitchens — one in Cass County and another in Rolette County — have been purchased by NDSU Extension to be used by program educators.

2026 North Dakota State Fair 4-H Leader Showmanship Event

The 6th annual North Dakota State Fair 4-H Leader Showmanship Event may just be the most star-studded yet. On Friday, July 24, North Dakota 4-H will bring together 24 youth showmen and 24 adult leaders to battle it out in this unique event.