Dickey County – Crop Shop Talks 2026
This event will showcase the research and Extension being performed at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site by NDSU researchers and graduate students. We will walk through hands-on demonstrations of disease management, soil fertility, canola agronomy, and new decision support tools for managing white mold and tar spot of corn. Join us for donuts in the morning and lunch discussion on research needs for the area.
Tentative Schedule:
| 8:30 am | Doors open – donuts and coffee available |
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| 9:00 am | Welcome & opening remarks – Thomas Miorini |
| 9:10 am | History of Robert Titus Irrigation Farm - Heidi Eslinger |
| 9:20 am | Canola agronomy - Dr. Ana Carcedo |
| 9:50 am | Evaluation of biological products for controlling white mold of soybean – Madeeha Matloob and Maria Paiva De Oliveria |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Quantifying the efficacy N fertilizer applications - Megan Culpitt |
| 10:45 am | TBD - student talk |
| 11:00 am | Corn diseases: tar spot update – Dr. Andrew Friskop and Kevin Gladitsch |
| 11:30 am | Tech talk – Demonstrations on NDAWN Predictive Models & White Mold of Soybean ROI Tool – Dr. Wade Webster |
| 12 – 1 pm | Lunch and discussion - moderated by Dr. Jeff Stachler |
Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to the event contact person at least two weeks in advance of the event.