Articles tagged under: NDSU Extension
Precision Livestock Technology at Work
Published March 29, 2024
NDSU Extension hosted a discussion on grazing technologies Thursday in Valley City. A similar event is planned for Tuesday in Menoken. "The purpose of the discussions is to highlight some of those technologies that are new and not a lot…Spring and Summer Grain Storage Reminders
Published March 25, 2024
NDSU Extension Agricultural Engineer Ken Hellevang says it’s important to pay attention to moisture levels of stored grain as temperatures rise. Allowable storage time started to accumulate last fall just after harvest. Hellevang says grain quality will start to decline…Muddying Things Up
Published March 22, 2024
Extreme mud conditions can come with the spring melt. NDSU Extension Livestock Systems Specialist Karl Hoppe advises farmers to take a proactive approach where they can. "If you can afford it having concrete would work wonderfully for a cowherd, but…New Technology for Timely Fungicide Applications
Published March 22, 2024
During Wednesday's NDSU Soybean Symposium, NDSU Extension Soybean Pathologist Wade Webster will share a new tool to help farmers narrow down their fungicide application window. "Decision Support Tools are developed from predictive models using historical disease data and combined with…As Good As it Gets
Published February 26, 2024
NDSU Extension Veterinarian and Livestock Stewardship Specialist Dr. Gerald Stokka is pleased with the cattle conditions this winter. “From a cow standpoint for North Dakota, this is probably as good as it gets.” Some producers have been able to graze…Grower-Focused Potato Research
Published February 23, 2024
NDSU/University of Minnesota Potato Extension Agronomist Andy Robinson helped curate the potato agenda at this past week's International Crop Expo in Grand Forks. Research was highlighted "We've been doing a lot of different things, all of them grower-focused grower projects…A State-By-State Basis
Published February 18, 2024
NDSU Extension Research Entomologist Mark Boetel says it is important to stay up to date on rules for the crop protection products in the toolbox for the 2024 growing season. A couple of products containing chlorpyrifos can be used in…Long-Term Impacts on Soybean Markets
Published February 11, 2024
NDSU Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson says the relationship between growth in demand from China and production in Brazil will be important in the long term for soybean markets. For the last 15 years, there has been steady growth in…Used Equipment Markets Cooling Off
Published February 11, 2024
Farm equipment prices increased dramatically in 2021 and 2022. NDSU Extension Ag Finance Specialist Bryon Parman spoke at the Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research and highlighted how grain hauling equipment did not follow the same pattern…