Carrington Research Extension Center 2023 Annual Report

CONTENTS

Progress Update on the Development of Sweet White Lupin as a New Crop for North Dakota Producers ............. 5
Corn Grain Yield Response to Phosphorus and Zinc: Fertilizer Research Summary ............................... 7
Soybean Response to Prior-Year Application of Phosphorus Fertilizer .................................................... 9
Utilizing Soybean Hulls as a Supplemental Slow-release Nitrogen Source in Crop Production ............ 11
Efficacy of Peroxide-based Products for Management of White Mold in Soybeans and Dry Beans ..... 13
Risk of Injury to Midseason-planted Cover Crops in Corn ...................................................................... 16
Testing Nitrogen Fixing Biologicals in Spring Wheat .............................................................................. 18
Optimizing Fungicide Spray Droplet Size for Improved Management of White Mold in Pinto Beans ..... 20
Significant Reduction of Available Soil Nitrate (NO3-N) through Fall-planted Cereal and Brassica Cover Crops in North Dakota ........................................................................................ 22
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index as an Accurate Yield Prediction for Corn and Sugarbeet under Different Nitrogen and Cover Crop Treatments in North Dakota ............................ 25
Remote Controlled Automated Drip Irrigation for Watermelon, Muskmelon and Squash Production .... 27
Evaluation of Fine-ground Rye, Dry Rolled Hybrid Rye, and Dry Rolled Corn in Backgrounding Steer Rations ........ 30
Feeding Hybrid Rye as One-third of the Concentrate in Finishing Rations: Two Methods with Improved Results ... 33
Producers Find Value in Feeding Calves to Finish: Dakota Feeder Calf Show Feedout 2022-2023 .... 36
Performance in Feedlot Calves is Influenced by Cow Herd – 2023 North Dakota Angus University Feedout ......... 38
Summary of NDSU Extension 2023 Crop Surveys in South-Central North Dakota ................................ 40
2022-23 Getting-it-Right Crop Production Webinar Program ................................................................. 41
Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project – Orchard Update 2023 ........................................................... 43
CREC 2023 Administrative Updates ....................................................................................................... 46
CREC Journal Publications .................................................................................................................... 47
Weather Summary .................................................................................................................................. 51
Agronomic Research Trials..................................................................................................................... 52
Hard Red Spring Wheat ................................ 59
Hard Red Winter Wheat ................................ 66
Durum ........................................................... 67
Barley ............................................................ 69
Oat ................................................................ 74
Sunflower ...................................................... 76
Flax ............................................................... 79
Winter Rye .................................................... 80
Soybean ....................................................... 82
Dry Edible Bean .......................................... 100
Buckwheat .................................................. 106
Field Pea .................................................... 108
Corn ............................................................ 111
Corn Silage ................................................. 119
Forages ...................................................... 123