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Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, Montana Grain Growers Association and South Dakota Wheat, Inc.

Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
June 2005

Summer Plot Tours and
Field Days

NDSU Research Extension Center Field Days

  • July 12, Hettinger;
  • July 13, Dickinson;
  • July 14, Williston;
  • July 18, Casselton;
  • July 19, Carrington;
  • July 20, Minot;
  • July 21, Langdon;
  • August 9, Oakes.

More details online: www.ag.ndsu.edu/research/fielddaydates2005.htm .

July 11, Dickey Co Crop Improvement Assn Tour, Larry Anderson farm (8.5 miles east of the Jct of Hwys 281 and 11 at Ellendale) Inc. no-till/strip till corn planting comparisons with soil temperature monitors, winter wheat variety trial with stream bar nitrogen timing and fungicide treatements. Begins w/ breakfast at 8 am

July 18, Ransom/Sargent County NDSU plot tour, 8 miles south of Lisbon, ND on Hwy 32, at the Randy Mairs farm starting with breakfast at 7:30 a.m.  HRSW and HRWW variety trials with fungicide treated and untreated replication and a pea variety trial.

UM Field Days

  • June 29, Grass Seed Research Plot Tour, Roseau;
  • July 8, WCROC, Morris;
  • July 13, NWROC, Crookston.

UM Red River On-Farm Yield Trials Research Tours

  • July 11, Fergus Falls;
  • July 11, Bryan Hest farm, 1 pm;
  • July 14, Strathcona, 1 pm;
  • July 14, Hallock, 9 am; 
  • July 15, 9 am, Ray Swenson Farm, Oklee. 

Contact: Jochum Wiersma, ph. 218-281-8629, email wiers002@umn.edu

SDSU Summer Field Day Tour

  • June 13, SDSU-DU-Horsch Anderson Tour, 1 pm, 2.5 mi east of Andover, SD, on south side of Hwy 12;
  • June 28, SE Research Farm, Beresford;
  • June 29, Central Crops and Soils Research Station (Highmore Station); 
  • June 30, Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Pierre;
  • July 7, NE Research Farm, Watertown (rain date July 11th)

CCSP No-Till Crop Rotation Demo/Research Farm Tour

  • July 14, 5 pm, 1 mi. south of Forman, ND

MAWG 13th Annual Wheat Open

  • July 15, Thief River Falls Golf Club

Contact: Carol at MAWG (215) 253-4311

NDGGA Annual Golf Tournament

  • July 18, Hawktree Golf Club, Bismarck

Contact: Karla at NDGGA  (701) 222-2216

For More Event Info

Go to www.smallgrains.org , click on “Calendar of Events” for more details and listings of ag meetings and events in the northern region.