Farm and Field 8/22/2024
Harrison Weber (Red River Valley Growers Association) Cory Hanson (Norman County Corn & Soybean Growers) David Arends (Ada Area Farmer) Adam Sip (Bayer Crop Science) Mike Skaug (Area Farmer)
Farm and Field 7/14/2024
Greg Mostad (Mustang Seeds) Joe Hastings (American Crystal Sugar) Mike Nelson (West Central Ag) Darren Novacek (Reynolds United Co-op) Brent Halfmann (HNS Manufacturing) Allan Tucker (St Thomas Area Farmer) Luke Langerud (West Central Ag) Bill McBee (ND Soybean Processing)
New Sugarbeet pesticide could protect crop from Cercospora Leaf Spot
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Eric Tedford of Summit Agro to talk about a new fungicide that protects sugarbeets from diseases in the Red River Valley sugarbeet crop. Tedford tells us more about this new product. Tedford claims this new product is effective against Cercospora Leaf Spot, and he tells us how. …
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Farm and Field – 7/31/2024
Joe Hastings (American Crystal Sugar) Jay Merkens (Mustang Seeds) Rebecca Sip (Ada Area Farmer) Dr Eric Branch (NDSU Extension) Blake Buck (MinDak Farmer Co-Op) Emily Krekelberg (Farm Safety Specialist) Adam Aberling (NDSU Student) Dr Tom Peters (NDSU Extension) Austin Broden (Area Farmer) Dr Mark Boetel (NDSU Extension)
NSDU Crop and Field Day features plot on Spring Tail
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at the Crop and Field Day in Prosper North Dakota on Tuesday, and had a discussion with NDSU Entomologist Dr Mark Botel, about his presentation at the event. Branch tells us more about his project which is centered around Spring Tail. Botel tells us more about Spring…
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Plot Day in St Thomas
NDSU Extension will be holding their annual Plot Day in St. Thomas North Dakota on Tuesday. NDSU Research & Extension Entomologist Dr. Mark Botel tells us what we can expect from the event. Dr Botel especially encourages producers who want to learn more about spring tail to attend, as they will be featuring spring tail…
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Red River Valley Producers showing new interest in Barley
Barley production across the Red River Valley has been steadily declining over years, but new interests in barley have kept its production alive across the region. University of Minnesota Barley Breeder Kevin Smith explains why some producers are mixing barley into their crop rotations despite it tending to be less luxurious. When barley production was…
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Wheat crop at higher risk of disease
It’s no secret that this has been a very wet summer, and wheat producers may be seeing the consequences of this weather soon. Plant Pathologist Ruth Dill Mackey says that the Red River Valley wheat crop is at high risk of disease and she tells us what she’s seeing. Mackey says that breeding has made…
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Area sugar beet crop at high risk for Root Rot and Cercospora leaf spot
R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier recently caught up with Dr Ashok Chanda of the University of Minnesota Extension Department of Plant Pathology to discuss the current day sugar beet crop and potential issues that may arise in the crop. Chanda says one disease sugar beet producers should keep an eye out for is root rot. …
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What is a GMO, and what are the Misconceptions surrounding them?
For many people who aren’t involved in agriculture they often go to the grocery store and will see a label talking about GMOs and not know what this means. R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier discussed GMOs on the KRJB Farm and Field Show, and explained what a GMO is. Revier also says there’s a lot…
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