Central Grasslands REC Annual Field Day
Schedule
Registration
Starts at 9:30 with coffee and donuts.
Tours and Demonstrations 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Topic | NDSU Speaker |
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Managing livestock grazing winter cereals in a soybean-corn rotation | Miranda Meehan, Extension livestock stewardship specialist, and Katrina Kratzke, Department of Animal Sciences graduate student |
Using virtual fencing for strip grazing cover crops | Meehan and Josh Wianecki, Department of Animal Sciences graduate student |
The role of soybeans for pollinators | Bethany Roberton, research specialist, and Jason Harmon, former School of Natural Resource Sciences professor |
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Brisket lunch served by NDSU’s Carnivore Catering
Afternoon Tour 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Topic | NDSU Speaker |
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Forage value, livestock production and economics of perennial forages (Russian wildrye, Sainfoin, Trefoil) for late-season grazing | Michael Undi, Extension animal scientist |
Soil health in action | Carlos Pires, Extension soil health assistant professor; Naeem Kalwar, soil health specialist; and Chandler Gruener, Extension soil health specialist |
A new study on western snowberry control, economic and forage thresholds and extent of cover in the Northern Plains | Dillon Fogarty and Vinicius Marcilio da Silva, School of Natural Resource Sciences assistant professors; Daniel Asplin, graduate student |
Tour the new livestock facility |
Directions
The CGREC is 11 miles south of Interstate 94. The CGREC is also 4 miles north of Streeter, North Dakota, on Highway 30, then 5 miles west on County Road 38 and then a quarter-mile south.
Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to the event contact person at least two weeks in advance of the event.