2026 Row Crop Tour scheduled for Thursday, August 20

You didn’t think that field events were done for the year, did you? Of course not! The Carrington REC hosts events regarding our crops (and cows) whenever we can. If we’re looking at it, we want YOU to have the opportunity to see what we do, too.

This week’s excitement includes our annual Row Crop Tour, Thursday, August 20. We know that small grains look great in July when we host our annual Field Day, but row crops are at their peak in late August. Come and see. We are proud of our consistent, unbiased, world-class agriculture research. We ask our farmers for input on topics, and then we put emerging technology to work to improve your options and to combat emerging issues.

We’ll start at 8:30 a.m. with registration and refreshments. No pre-registration required, but you’ll want a moment to get settled, grab a snack and a coffee or water for the trail.

Wagons leave the yard at 9:00 a.m. Leave the driving to us, but if you need to arrive a little later, we’ll have shuttle service available or you can look for the bright yellow canopies on our trailers.

Our presenters this year include:

• Febina Mathew and Rex Sun. Harnessing multispectral and hyperspectral imaging to detect soybean diseases like Sudden Death Syndrome earlier than traditional eyeball scouting sees a threat.
• Juan Osorno. Catch the latest from NDSU’s dry bean breeding program. Compare varieties and make selections that fit your operation.
• Ana Carcedo. Exploring soybean varieties and making selections that combat phytophthora root rot, iron deficiency chlorosis, and soybean cyst nematode issues.
• Andrew Friskop. Corn disease management for emerging diseases. A hot, dry summer means less disease pressure, but vigilance is still warranted and rewarded.
• Carrie (Miranda) Dottey. Review NDSU’s soybean breeding program objectives, and expect conversation about soybean cyst nematode soil testing. NOW is the time to sample and submit – between wheat and soybean harvest. Results go directly to producer, and then are aggregated for reporting to NDSU Extension and the ND Soybean Council. Packets and instructions are available at the CREC, all RECs, and all county Extension offices.
• Michael Wunsch. White mold management in soybean and dry bean takes a multi-focal approach. Timing, droplet size, canopy closure, application speed, and variety selection all make a difference.
• Sam Markell. Sunflower disease management requires consistent and timely scouting to manage disease. Sam will discuss threatening disease such as rust and white mold.
• Jeff Stachler. Weed management requires year-round diligence. Knowing weed management strategies and current herbicide-resistance issues will give you an advantage every time.
• Ready for lunch? We’ll visit with our sponsors: National Sunflower Association, North Dakota Corn Utilization Council, North Dakota Soybean Council, Northarvest Bean Growers Association, and PTx Trimble OutRun.
• Afternoon programming includes discussion and demonstration of an autonomous tractor retrofit system. Dinen Subramaniam. Using PTx Trimble OutRun platform for autonomous operation of farm tractors for tillage and grain cart operation. He’s bringing an outfitted tractor and calling our tillage equipment and a grain cart.

That’s a great line-up! Certified Crop Advisers can earn 4.5 credits continuing education credits by attending all of the sessions.

Join us at the NDSU Carrington REC, located 3.5 miles north of Carrington on Highway 281. (Mile marker 116.) No pre-registration required, and no fee to attend, thanks to our sponsors!

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Linda Schuster
Linda.Schuster@ndsu.edu
Administrative Assistant