Issue 38
June 2001

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

Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
June 2001

Crop ManagementInformation Online

University/Extension
University of Minnesota Crop Systems web page: www.extension.umn.edu/Crops

North Dakota State University Small Grains Page: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/smgrains/smgrains.htm

NDSU Agriculture: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/

NDSU Crop and Pest Report (growing season only): www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/entomology/ndsucpr/index.htm

SDSU Agriculture:  www.abs.sdstate.edu/

ISU weed management: www.weeds.iastate.edu/

Minnesota Inst. for Sustainable Ag:  www.misa.umn.edu

Gopher State IPM Site: ipmworld.umn.edu/

2001 ProCrop Agronomic Database (Over 1,200 reference articles on northern crop production designed and edited by Terry Gregoire, NDSU area extension specialist/crop production, Devils Lake, ND): www. ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/procrop/procrop.htm

NDSU Disease Forecasting System (tracks potential for scab, tan spot, leaf rust, and Septoria blotch disease infections in wheat). Ph. 1-888-248-7357 or locally 231-6601: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/cropdisease/

Private Industry
Ag Consultant Online: www.ag-consultant.com

Gempler’s IPM Almanac: www.ipmalmanac.com

Minn-Dak Growers Ltd (Specialty crop information): www.minndak.com

Misc. Ag Info Sources
Agriculture Virtual Library: cipm.ncsu.edu/agVL/

Internet References for Pest Management: www.pcspest.com/PCSLinks.html

NewCROP (Center for New Crops and Plant Products): www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/

Site-Specific Management Guidelines: www.ppi-far.org/ssmg

The National Agricultural Library: www.nalusda.gov/

Crop calculators:  www.agric.gov.ab.ca/navigation/toolbar/calculators/index.html

WeedCast—Free, downloadable software program that forecasts three types of weed growth: emergence potential, emergence timing and seedling height:  www.mrsars.usda.gov/morris/products/weedcast/weed2.htm

Weather
National Weather Service: iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html

WeatherNet:  cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet

North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network: www.ext.nodak.edu/weather/ndawn

Intellicast Weather for Northern Plains: www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/NorthernPlains

Regional Doppler Radar:  www.in-forum.com/weather/regrad.shtml

 

15 Features You’ll Find on www.smallgrains.org

1. Daily news

2. Weather forecasts customized by your zip code

3. Crop insurance fact sheets

4. Regional calendar of events

5. Tile drainage information

6. Marketing groups

7. Small Grains Production Library

8. Wheat trade, production, and nutrition facts

9. Wheat research information

10. Prairie Grains archives

11. Grain market quotes and charts

12. Red River Farm Network broadcasts

13. Local elevator charting and basis information

14. Local grain prices and LDP links

15. Betsy’s Bulls and Bears (grain market Q&A)