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This past growing season came with several issues for growers from getting the crop planted in dry conditions to quality issues then having again dry conditions. Crop rotation and diversity are considerations producers must think about to while managing their farm operation. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with maintaining quality. To address some these questions, an irrigation workshop has been developed emphasizing research taking place in the region and specifi...
Three agricultural events are merging to provide a bigger and better farming promotion. The Williston Research Extension Center’s(WREC) Dryland Field Day and Nesson Valley Irrigated Field Day will unite with the Mon-Dak Ag Showcase to offer a more diverse two-day event. The activities will be held July 24-25, 2012 in Williston. Organizers hope the union will improve attendance at all three events. “We are trying to increase participation by producers, the general public and the oil and gas industry,” said Jerald Bergman, Director of the Willist...
Every summer, area extension offices along with the Williston Research Extension Center and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center host field days so agricultural interests can learn what researchers and others have learned about crop varieties and crop management techniques. Growers can observe for themselves which crop varieties perform best under local environmental conditions and how well these same varieties perform under experimental conditions. The tours also provide disease management...
This year the Williston Research and Extension Center (WREC) has chosen to hold its dryland field day and its irrigated field day in conjunction with the West Energy event. Calling the combined field days the MonDak Ag Showcase, Dr. Jerry Bergman, Director of the WREC, hopes to highlight the importance of agriculture to those in the energy industry. “The MonDak Ag Showcase is designed to acquaint energy interests with the potential in agriculture,” Bergman comments. “Following the WREC dryla...
Every summer, area extension offices along with the Williston Research Extension Center and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center host field days so agricultural interests can learn what researchers and others have learned about crop varieties and crop management techniques. Growers can observe for themselves which crop varieties perform best under local environmental conditions and how well these same varieties perform under experimental conditions. The tours also provide disease management...
This year the Williston Research and Extension Center (WREC) has chosen to hold its dryland field day and its irrigated field day in conjunction with the West Energy event. Calling the combined field days the MonDak Ag Showcase, Dr. Jerry Bergman, Director of the WREC, hopes to highlight the importance of agriculture to those in the energy industry. “The MonDak Ag Showcase is designed to acquaint energy interests with the potential in agriculture,” Bergman comments. “Following the WREC dryla...
According to recently enacted legislation, by the year 2020, the US must have 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels in the market with 21 billion gallons made from advanced biofuels. Advanced biofuels produce 50% less carbon emissions as compared to petroleum-based fuels, and it appears that energy beets meet this advanced biofuel requirement. North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently concluded a lifecycle analysis of energy beets, and found that energy beets do meet this classification. An...
After serving 38 years as agronomist, plant breeder, and director of the Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC), Sidney, Dr. Jerry Bergman has retired from the MSU university system effective Dec. 31. Bergman has accepted a permanent position with the Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) as director of the facility, a position he has held on a part time basis for the past 18 years. Bergman began his duties with WREC on Jan. 1 and will oversee dryland and i...
Agriculture has been the number 1 industry in Montana since the territory became a state, and agriculture will remain the number 1 industry into the foreseeable future. As global population increases and arable land decreases, the real challenge of feeding hungry mouths will continue to escalate, yet rather than supporting agriculture, including ag research, the State of Montana seems to have a cavalier attitude towards the entire concept of reaping a living from the earth. This fact becomes...
After serving 38 years as agronomist, plant breeder and director of the Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) in Sidney, Dr. Jerry Bergman has retired from the MSU university system effective Dec. 31, 2011. Bergman has accepted a permanent position with the Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) as director of the facility, a position he has held on a part time basis for the past 18 years. Bergman began his duties with WREC on Jan. 1, 2012 and will oversee d...
This past growing season created many issues for growers from getting the crop planted to disease and quality issues. Crop rotation and spreading acres over multiple crops are considerations producers must think about to while managing their farm operation. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with maintaining quality. To address some these questions, an irrigation workshop has been developed emphasizing research taking place in the region and specific management...
During this year’s annual field day at the Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), held on Thursday, July 14, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new Neil Riveland seed processing and research laboratories building addition. North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education named the new facility in honor of agronomist Neil Riveland, who served the WREC for more than 42 years. Riveland retired in June of this year. “He has mad...
