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Jerry Bergman, Sidney, started his long time ag career 48 years ago with the Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney, as a research agronomist/safflower breeder in 1973. He served in this position until 1980 when he was named Superintendent of the MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney. In 1994, he became the co-director of both the Williston Research Extension Center and EARC, Sidney. He continued in this position until December 31, 2011 when he retired from the MSU university system and became the d...
Jerry Bergman, Sidney, started his long time ag career 48 years ago with the Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney, as a research agronomist/safflower breeder in 1973. He served in this position until 1980 when he was named Superintendent of the MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney. In 1994, he became the co-director of both the Williston Research Extension Center and EARC, Sidney. He continued in this position until December 31, 2011 when he...
The MSU/EARC Field Day was held July 12 in Sidney....
The MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center, located one mile north of Sidney, will be hosting its 2022 Field Day Tuesday, July 12. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the tour starting at 9 a.m. There will be many speakers discussing a variety of topics during the event. Dr. Frankie Crutcher, plant pathologist MSU-EARC will present a project to screen fusarium head blight resistant spring wheat, durum wheat, and barley. Dr. Lovreet Shergill, MSU Southern Agricultural Research Center...
Dr. Frankie Crutcher, MSU-EARC's plant pathologist will discuss fusarium head blight (FHB) resistant variety development and fungicide treatments for disease management at the EARC Field Day, July 12 at 9 a.m. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), FHB is one of the most devastating plant diseases in the world. The USDA ranks FHB as the worst plant disease to hit the U.S. since the rust epidemics in the 1950s. Since 1990, U.S. barley and wheat growers have lost over $3...
Montana State University (MSU) breeders continue to develop and research several wheat varieties. Three speakers including Dr. Suchismita Mondal, Dr. Jason Cook, and Dr. Venugopal Mendu will be presenting information on their wheat breeding and genetic research at the EARC Field Day, July 20. Dr. Suchismita Mondal MSU assistant professor directs the Montana State winter wheat breeding program. She joined MSU this year from the Global Wheat Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico. Mondal has been a whea...
Tavin Schneider, Sustainable Oils LLC assistant breeder, will talk about the potential of camelina in Montana and contracts the Sustainable Oils Company offers to growers at the EARC Field Day Tour, starting at 9:30 a.m. MT on Tuesday, July 12. Formed in 2013 with headquarters in Great Falls, Sustainable Oils is the world’s leading camelina seed company for renewable diesel production. According to susoils.com, it owns an industry leading portfolio of property rights, including patents and production know-how, to produce its proprietary varieti...
Dr. Lovreet Shergill, MSU Southern Agricultural Research Center weed scientist, will present a talk about herbicide resistant weeds and cultural and chemical methods to control the herbicide resistant at 10:45 a.m. Shergill’s research interests lie in investigating crop-weed dynamics in different cropping systems to improve weed management and crop productivity. He said “My research primarily focuses on understanding herbicide resistance, weed biology and ecology, and integrated weed management.” He was born and raised in India, where he receiv...
Dr. Bill ‘William’ Franck, MSU-EARC research scientist, will be presenting the last talk of the day at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center Field Day at 12:25 p.m. He will present inoculant study in pea, lentil, chickpea, and soybean for yield and protein improvement. Dr. Franck has a Ph.D. degree in microbiology, he will present the studies that are aiming at enhancing the pea protein concentrations through various agronomic practices, such as using different Rhizobium inoculants and application method, applying micronutrients and pla...
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....
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...
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....
Bozeman - Research conducted at Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center on how genetic and environmental factors affect lentil crops grown in different parts of the state was recently published in a national journal. "Evaluation of Environment and Cultivar Impact on Lentil Protein, Starch, Mineral Nutrients and Yield" was published in Crop Science, a publication of the Crop Science Society of America, in early May. Chengci Chen is the lead researcher of the study and...
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. "Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley....
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent and agronomist, will be presenting data of his research results of nitrogen and irrigation management affecting sugar beet root yield and sucrose concentration at MonDak Ag Days, Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m. MT. Chen has been working on pea, lentil, and chickpea crops for 20 years in Montana and has performed extensive research on sugar beet and cereal grains for the past 6 years at MSU-EARC. “Sugar beets are the most important cash crop in this valley. Sugar beet growers got paid not only based on the to...
A ribbon cutting ceremony, marking the completion of the new state-of-the-art NDSU Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) seed conditioning facility, was held during the 2021 WREC field day in July. WREC staff is pleased with the completed facility. It has seed conditioning equipment designed for simplicity of clean-out and ease of accessibility. The new sorter in the facility delivers seed with the highest genetic purity of new and higher yielding/value-added crop varieties. It cleans 200...
The 40th Swank Variety Plot Tour on Monday, July 19 will be held at the Swank farm north of Poplar. This event has two pesticide applicator points available. Beginning at 5 p.m. at Swank test plots, introductions by Dr. Chengci Chen, EARC Superintendent, will lead into presentations by four invited plant breeders and new varieties of durum, spring wheat, and pulse crops. From MSU-Bozeman, Dr. Mike Giroux and Dr. Jason Cook; and from USDA-ARS, Dr. Rebecca McGee; and a presentation about genes related to protein concentration in grains by Dr....
The MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center Irrigated Farm Field Day is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20. It is located one mile north of Sidney. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the tour following at 8:30 a.m. There will be many featured speakers and topics discussed at this event. Topics will include plant breeding and newly developed varieties for wheat, barley, durum, pea, lentil, and chickpea; herbicide resistant weed control in sugar beets and other crops; disease management in cereal, pulse, and sugar beet and grasshopper issues....
Over the years, Montana State University (MSU) breeders have developed several wheat varieties and continue to do so. Dr. Jason Cook, MSU-Bozeman trait integration breeder and geneticist, will be speaking about the MSU spring wheat breeding program starting at 9-9:15 a.m. at EARC Field Day, July 20. Cook will be providing an update on wheat varieties that are doing well in eastern Montana and sharing information on some of the new up and coming varieties that are coming out of the breeding...
Dr. Lovreet Shergill, Montana State University assistant professor and weed scientist, will be speaking about management of herbicide resistant weeds in sugarbeet cropping systems in Montana at 12:50 p.m. Shergill works to better understand crop-weed dynamics. He knows that weed control is a critical part of sugarbeet production. For both short term and long-term profitability, proper timing and responsible herbicide usage to avoid resistant weeds is critical. Being timely with herbicide applications gives the herbicide the greatest impact for...
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent, will be speaking about the potential of industrial hemp crop in Montana at the EARC Field Day, July 20 at 9:45 a.m. Since 2018, Montana farmers have been producing Industrial hemp - it has now become increasingly popular in Montana; farmers that are growing hemp are seeing both a demand and profit increase, while farmers who have never grown hemp before are rushing to plant it in their fields. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa L. and is...
8-8:30 a.m.: Refreshments and Registration 8:30-8:40 a.m.: Welcome, Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC Superintendent Tour Begins 8:45-9 a.m.: Improving Spring and Winter Barley for MT. Dr. Jamie Sherman (MSU-Bozeman barley breeder) 9-9:15 a.m.: Spring Wheat Breeding. Dr. Jason Cook (MSU-Bozeman spring wheat breeder) 9:15-9:25 a.m.: Cereal Forage Issues in the Drought Year. Tim Fine (MSU-Richland County Extension agent) 9:25-9:35 a.m.: Screening Oilseed for High NUE. Shreya Gautam (MSU-EARC graduate student) and Dr. Charlie Lim (MSU-EARC postdoc)...
Dr. Clarice Coyne will be speaking about increasing yellow pea seed protein yields by increasing seed protein concentration and total yield at the MSU EARC Field Day. She said, "We're conducting a multi-year field research study in Montana and Washington on the genetic control of pea seed protein concentrations targeting the plant-based protein market." Coyne is a USDA Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit curator/geneticist in Pullman, WA. She specializes in curation and...
