NDSU’s Oake’s Irrigation Research Site broke ground on their new headquarters this past week. Carrington Research Extension Center Director Mike Ostlie also oversees the Oake’s facility. Ostlie says the site supports irrigation research, crop variety performance on irrigation on corn, soybeans, dry beans, onions, and potatoes. NDSU Vice President of Agricultural Affairs Gerg Lardy says the Oakes Irrigation Research Site has a lot of unique research happening in irrigation. “It allows us to do irrigation research on a lot of high-value crops, crop rotations, and plant disease in irrigation.” The new headquarters should be operational by next fall.
