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 practices. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Williston Research Extension Center (Ernie French Center) starting at 9:30 a.m. (CST).
The workshop will start with an update on fungicide management from Chet Hill, WREC Area Extension specialist. Discussion will then switch to the economics of corner arm systems on pivots provided by Lyle Roberts, MonKota Inc., Fairview, and Mike Ames, Agri Industries. Jim Staricka, WREC soil scientist, will speak on the management of saline areas. This will conclude the morning session.
Following lunch, ARS-Sidney researchers Bart Stevens, agronomist, and Upendra Sainju, soil scientist, will update growers on research being conducted at Nesson Valley with polymer coated urea and the correlation of irrigation and greenhouse emissions. Finally, Tyler Tjelde, WREC irrigation agronomist, will provide an update on the Nesson Valley irrigation research site and highlight a couple research projects on water management.
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative will sponsor the noon lunch. Agri Industries will be sponsoring the breaks during the workshop.
If you have any further questions, please call Chet Hill, NDSU Extension Area Ag Diversification Specialist, at 70-774-4315.
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