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NDSU Extension Horticulturist, Dr. Ester McGinnis, will be presenting information on butterfly and pollinator gardens via Zoom starting at 4 p.m. CT at the WREC Horticulture Field Day Tour. Dr. McGinnis will discuss bee population, relevant species of flowers, and how to plant and maintain a bee lawn while still maintaining lawns that meet community standards. She said, "The bee populations are decreasing nationally. One of the contributing factors is the lack of flowers to provide nectar and po...
Chris Augustin, Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC) soil scientist and director, will be presenting information on the DREC’s soil acidity study at the Irrigated Field Day Tour, July 14. Augustin along with staff at the DREC conduct the soil acidity study on small sections of North Dakota farmer’s fields. The study entails applying lime on acidic soil and analyzing the effect it has on the soil pH. The study starts once a participating farmer seeds an acidic field. DREC staff then go to the field and place hoops on certain areas and col...
Dr. Audrey Kalil, WREC Plant Pathologist, will be sharing information on the WREC's chickpea planting date study and the plant pathology research program at the WREC Dryland Field Day, July 13. "The focus of my talk will be a chickpea planting date study, where we are evaluating three planting dates for their effect on early seed soil-borne disease, Ascochyta blight severity, yield and seed protein," said Dr. Kalil. She leads both basic and applied research programs focused on management of...
During the Williston Research Extension Center's Dryland Field Day Tour, Williams County Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension Agent, Kelly Leo will be providing a livestock update. "I will be visiting about water testing for TDS and monitoring for cyanobacteria blooms. I will also briefly discuss forage testing of annual forages such as sorghum-sudan grass, forage oats, forage barley or any other annual forages that pose a risk for nitrate accumulation," said Leo. Additionally, she will...
Williston and Sidney have held annual field day tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies to the public. The Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), located 4.5 miles west of Williston, will be hosting their annual Dryland Tour on Wednesday, July 13. Registration will start at 3:30 p.m. followed by the tour at 4 p.m....
The 2nd Annual Bronc Miller Memorial Team Roping is set for Saturday, June 18 at the Burns Creek Arena, located 7 miles south of Savage on Hwy 16. There will be three roping events, tons of prizes, concessions (provided by the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers 4-H Club), live music and much more. The #11 Slide roping starts at 10 a.m. with pick 1 or draw 1 for $100, 2 second handicap/sliding both ways, 4 steer progressive, and ropers can enter 3 times or draw up to 6; $500 added. The #8 Roping wil...
