Articles tagged under: NDSU Extension

Wear a Mask When Working Around Wet Stored Grain

Published March 30, 2020

With wet corn in storage, there's potential of mold forming in the grain. Inhaling mold spores can make you sick. According to NDSU Extension Engineer Ken Hellevang, farmers should wear respiratory protection "At a minimum, we want to use a…
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What to Seed or Not to Seed?

Published March 25, 2020

Just over half of the sugarbeet acres in the Red River Valley were left in the field last fall. The question now is what to seed or not to seed this spring on those acres. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist…
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Ethanol Prices Remain Steady in Northern Plains

Published March 24, 2020

According to NDSU Extension bioenergy and bioproducts economist David Ripplinger, ethanol prices are still holding up in the Northern Plains. "Spot prices in the Dakotas and Minnesota are higher to the point where firms may still be breaking even. That's…
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Slow Down and Make Good Decisions

Published March 24, 2020

In an agriculture economics webinar, NDSU Extension specialists answered questions on how the coronavirus is impacting North Dakota agriculture and the economy. Frayne Olson, crops economist and marketing specialist, NDSU Extension, said the situation is changing quickly. "I do think…
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NDSU Extension Advises Farmers “Don’t Make Changes to Planting Intentions”

Published March 20, 2020

NDSU Extension is advising farmers to not make changes to planting intentions due to the coronavirus outbreak. Market volatility is expected to continue until the number of new cases in the U.S. starts to decline. However, NDSU Extension crops economist…
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Lower Fuel Demand, Oil Prices Impact U.S. Ethanol

Published March 18, 2020

Lower fuel demand and lower oil prices are impacting the U.S. ethanol industry. NDSU Extension bioenergy and bioproducts economist David Ripplinger says there’s going to be a global economic slowdown due to the coronavirus. "When we saw this in the…
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Prepare Rural Wells for Spring Flooding

Published March 16, 2020

NDSU Extension agricultural engineer Tom Scherer is advising farmers and rural property owners whose wells are in flood prone areas to prepare for melt and flooding. Scherer says it’s better to protect the well before flood events than clean it…
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Weed Questions Arising Ahead of Spring

Published March 12, 2020

University of Minnesota and NDSU Extension sugarbeet agronomist Tom Peters is fielding questions about grass and broadleaf control in wheat. "Some of our programs we're using in small grains aren't controlling the grasses anymore. It's a sugarbeet issue because a…
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Trade with China Highlighted at Transportation Conference

Published March 12, 2020

One of the key markets for crops grown in the Northern Plains was China. In 2018, the trade war disrupted the local supply chain to the Pacific Northwest. NDSU Extension crops economist Frayne Olson says that supply chain may look…
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Augustin to Move to Dickinson REC

Published March 9, 2020

Chris Augustin has been appointed director of the NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center. Augustin has been the Extension soil health specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center in Minot for the past eight years and grew up on the…
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