2025 Central Dakota Ag Day

Central Dakota Ag Day brings the latest in agronomy, livestock and agricultural life directly to farmers, ranchers and industry professionals. This year’s program features 15 concurrent sessions.

9:30 a.m. Vendor time with coffee and donuts

10:00 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Cyber, U.S. Agriculture's Next Big Storm. (Chris Sherman, Tech Support Farm.)

10:45 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Are We Giving Sulfur and Potassium Enough Attention? Brady Goettl, NDSU Extension.
• Soybean Disease Considerations. Wade Webster, NDSU Extension.
• Robotic Weeding Concepts and Options. Noel Anderson, Grand Farm.
• Optimizing Deployment of Fungicides for Management of White Mold in Dry Bean and Soybean. Michael Wunsch, NDSU Carrington REC.
• Wheat Weed Management and Maximizing Glufosinate Activity. Jeff Stachler, NDSU Extension.
• Riding Out the Storm: How to Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture Today. Chris Sherman, Tech Support Farm.
• Food Preservation Basics. Brenda Jarski-Weber, NDSU Extension Stutsman County.
• Tools and Resources for Wellness at Home and on the Farm. Sean Brotherson, NDSU Extension.
• Challenges and Benefits of Multi-Generational Farming. Jeff Schafer, Eddy County farmer.
• Upcoming Research in the CREC Orchard. Elizabeth Krause, NDSU CREC Fruit Project Manager.
• What Feed Tags Tell You. Jamie Good, ND Department of Agriculture.
• How to Compare Feed Tags and What They Don’t Tell You. Karl Hoppe, NDSU Extension.
• When Will Beef Cow Herd Rebuilding Start? Tim Petry, NDSU Extension.
• Is HPAI in Our Cow Herd? Dr. Justin Galbreath, DVM, NDSU Extension.
• Best Practices for Using Manure on Crops and Pasture. Mary Keena, NDSU Extension.

2:10 p.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Discipline and Patience: 2026 Crop Market Outlook. Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension.

Sponsored lunch will be served.

No registration is required.

Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisers.