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Extension Updates Recommendations for Waterhemp Control in Sugarbeets

Published January 14, 2021

University of Minnesota Extension and NDSU Extension’s annual Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session was held virtually this past week. Research on waterhemp control is a priority. Extension agronomist Tom Peters says new research has revealed some inaccurate previous waterhemp assumptions. "I've…
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Stronger Grain Prices Keep Machinery Costs Firm

Published January 6, 2021

The optimism over grain prices is expected to keep machinery costs firm. In a virtual Lake Region Extension Roundup presentation, NDSU Extension agriculture finance specialist Bryon Parman said equipment dealers are expecting steady to firm equipment prices. "About 79 percent…
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#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

Published December 28, 2020

In June, as Northern Plains farmers began to apply post-emergence herbicides, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to terminate registrations for Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicides immediately. "All of a sudden to have…
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Comparing Cow/Calf Budgets and Profits

Published December 5, 2020

The highest and lowest net income-earning cattle producers do have similarities. That’s according to NDSU Extension agriculture finance specialist Bryon Parman. "Market prices received were almost exactly the same," says Parman. "Weaning weights and percentages tend to be similar, also.…
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Extreme Drought Showing Up in Central ND

Published December 4, 2020

The prolonged dry and unseasonably warm conditions worsened the ongoing drought into the extreme or D3 category in central North Dakota. "It's very unusual," said Adnan Akyuz, state climatologist, NDSU Extension. "In winter, we typically get into agricultural hibernation. The…
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Dry Bean Scene

Published December 4, 2020

Research has been done at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center on pinto bean performance with pre-plant rye as a cover crop. Learn more in this week's Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association.
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What EPA’s Evaluation of Glyphosate Means for Ag

Published December 4, 2020

The EPA's draft biological evaluation of glyphosate is part of the re-registration process all chemicals are going through. NDSU Extension week scientist Joe Ikley is watching the action closely. "It's basically part of the re-registration process. The EPA is trying…
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