NDSU Oakes Irrigation Field Day set for Aug. 1

Jul 16, 2024

By Mike Ostlie

North Dakota State University’s Oakes Irrigation Research Site, a branch of the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC), will host its annual field day Thursday, Aug. 1. The field day consists of a tour of the site and select research being conducted this season.

“The site has undergone many changes over the past year, and we look forward to showing off the progress,” says Mike Ostlie, CREC director.

The tour starts at 9 a.m. Topics include:

Potato breeding updates – Asunta Thompson, potato breeder
Robotic weeding solutions and monitoring – Evans Wiafe, graduate student
Soybean disease under high moisture conditions – Wade Webster, soybean pathology specialist
White mold management in soybeans – Michael Wunsch, CREC research plant pathologist
Dry bean variety update – Juan Osorno, dry bean breeder

Organic matter matters – Carlos Pires, soil fertility specialist

A free lunch will follow the presentations, as well as a sneak peek at the new headquarters building under construction.

Source : ndsu.edu

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