NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm Annual Field Day Set for July 15

By Brian Otteson

Wheat, soybeans, crop diseases and pests, and soil fertility are among the topics for the annual field day set for July 15 at North Dakota State University Agronomy Seed Farm, located one mile south and one mile west of Casselton, North Dakota.

The tour starts at 5 p.m. in the farm shop.

NDSU research and Extension specialists will be on hand to discuss current crop issues and answer questions from producers and other visitors, says Brian Otteson, Agronomy Seed Farm director.

Tour topics and speakers include:

• Review of 2023 hard red spring wheat trials and preview of ND Stampede hard red spring wheat – Andrew Green, NDSU hard red spring wheat breeder
• Update on current small-grain diseases and corn disease research – Andrew Friskop, NDSU Extension small-grains plant pathologist
• Highlights of changes to North Dakota soil fertility recommendations over the past 30 years –Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension soil specialist
• Update on important diseases of soybeans and other broadleaf crops – Sam Markell, NDSU Extension plant pathologist, and Wade Webster, NDSU Extension soybean pathology specialist
• Soybean variety discussion and update on current NDSU soybean research – Carrie Miranda, NDSU Soybean Breeder, and Gustavo Kreutz, NDSU assistant soybean breeder
• Insect pest update – Jan Knodel, NDSU Extension entomologist, and Pat Beauzay, NDSU research specialist