Weed management will be among the topics presented during the annual summer
field day July 10 at North Dakota State University's Dickinson Research
Extension Center.
The program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the center's headquarters
in Dickinson.
Field day topics and presenters are:
· Acidic soils, what are the options - Chris Augustin, NDSU Extension soil
health specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center (NCREC) and
Ryan Buetow, Extension cropping system specialist, DREC
· Potassium management in western North Dakota -- John Breker, Agvise
Laboratories, Inc. soil scientist
· North Dakota's beneficial insects and pollinators -- Travis Prochaska,
Extension cropping systems specialist, NCREC
· Weed management update -- Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist
· Precision weed management -- John Nowatzki, NDSU Extension ag machines
specialist
There also will be a cereal production workshop after the field day from 1-3
p.m.
Ryan Buetow, along with Andrew Friskop, Extension plant pathologist and Joel
Ransom, Extension agronomist, will cover production and disease management of
small grains. Producers also will be able to view weeds and talk with presenters
at a weed identification table.
For more information about the field day, contact Buetow, who is coordinating
the event, at 701-456-1106 or ryan.buetow@ndsu.edu.