Cow/calf and crop producers, agronomists, and community members are invited to the free “2026 Soil Health Workshop: The Value of Legumes and Livestock Grazing on Soil Health” to be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the morning from 8-10:45 a.m. at DSU’s agriculture building auditorium, Room 104…
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
When Dakota Lakes Research Farm was established in 1990, its mission was to tackle one of central South Dakota's biggest agricultural challenges: keeping water in the soil instead of watching it run off.
PAGE, N.D. – In the path of a tornado and derecho last summer, Philip Johnson, a corn, soybean and edible bean grower, watched through his living room window as grain bins and other structures were destroyed and crops were decimated on his farm.
PAGE, N.D. – A family owned and operated grain storage system company, EEE Inc., and their skilled technicians were involved in replacing and installing advanced GSI grain systems for corn and soybean growers in the Page, ND, area who lost grain storage bins and grain handling equipment in a…
Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions, there is an increased risk of combine fires early in the season.
July’s heat wave brought prime conditions for small grain harvest across much of South Dakota.
Why not use the genetics from soybean varieties that have been topping the country in yields? That’s what Carrie Miranda Dottey, NDSU soybean breeder, did to develop some of her new NDSU soybean releases, and the new releases are coming soon – within the next couple of years.
Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska
With combines, harvest equipment and the acres they run getting bigger every year, grain storage and handling systems need to keep up.
HETTINGER, N.D. – With spring wheat and durum across the state close to heading, and flowering right behind it, producers may be planning to spray their small grains with fungicide to protect the crop from scab and other fungal diseases. Barley has to be at full head before fungicide is applied.
When sixth-generation farmer Ethan Johnson farms the same field that his ancestors farmed in the 1800s in the Red River Valley east of Fargo, he can’t help but feel proud that his family has taken such good care of the generational farm.
Forty years ago, North Dakota typically grew 3.5 million acres of barley annually, according to Dr. Rich Horsley, NDSU barley breeder. It was a major commodity crop in the 1980s, like spring wheat.
At NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center’s (CREC) field day this July, Michael Wunsch, NDSU CREC research plant pathologist, will explain the connection between genetics and root rot disease in pulse crops.
The leafy plants have closed rows earlier than in recent years. That typically means good things for future yields and provides some help shading out weeds growing between the rows. However, it creates conditions for harmful fungus to flourish and spread from plant to plant.
Producers who are able to take a break and visit their local NDSU Research Extension Center (REC) in mid-summer can attest to the energy felt at annual field days.
June is turning out to be a month of thunderstorms and both rainy and somewhat dry conditions depending on locations across the state, but most areas are reporting that newly emerged and growing crops are coming along and developing well.
Drought conditions in the Upper Midwest worsened as farmers planted their fields this spring, causing some to shift acres away from water-hungry corn.
This time of year, farmers are deciding whether their crops would benefit from a nutrient boost, weighing yield potential against the high cost of fertilizer. A tool that monitors plant health from space is helping make those decisions easier.
Most producers across North Dakota received timely rains to spur their newly planted crops to start the month of June. Many crops had emerged from the soil, especially small grains, canola, and corn ahead of three main rain events across the state.
DICKINSON, N.D. – Recent changes to the Farmers for Soil Health program, a corn, soybean and pork commodity group program, are giving cover crops and cost sharing a second look.
There’s a difference between weed control and weed suppression, according to south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich. Control is what can be achieved with herbicides. “You’re not stopping the weed,” Uldrich said. “They’re to clean up afterward. Interseeding is weed suppression.”
Minnesota farmer advocates for changes to sugar imports as new crop is planted
Waterhemp remains one of the costliest threats to farms in central and eastern North Dakota and Minnesota. The troublesome weed was found in 38 of North Dakota’s 53 counties last year and it continues to spread north and west in the state.
A stretch of warmer days after cool temperatures had tractors rolling across the state, as many producers were finally putting in the 2026 crop. Most were planting into dry, cold soils, except for those in northeastern North Dakota, who had too wet of soils to plant into.
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