North Dakota State University

Seed Lot Sampling

North Dakota State University — Seed Lot Sampling; The first step in assuring accuracy and precision in seed testing. Sponsored by the Extension Services of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri. North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in cooperation with ESUSDA. Careful sampling of a seed lot ...More…

Crop Rotations for Increased Productivity

North Dakota State University — Introduction, General Effects of Rotations, Results of Crop Rotation Experiments, Economic Considerations with Crop Rotations, Selecting a Rotation, Suggested Rotations, Bibliography The combined efforts of many individuals were required to ...More…

Plant Diseases Development and Management

North Dakota State University — Plant Diseases Development and Management -- basic concepts and principles of how diseases develop and how they are managed for commercial growers, commercial applicators, home gardeners and others The interactions between plants and disease ...More…

BMP 2: Educational Responsibilities

North Dakota State University — North Dakota has a diverse agriculture with differing production systems and markets. It is important that those involved in agriculture work together to preserve and enhance each person's chosen production system and markets. The Coexistence ...More…

A Basic Primer on Biotechnology

North Dakota State University — A Basic Primer on Biotechnology -- A discussion of genetic/biochemical processes at a basic level and how biotechnology is used to modify the genetic makeup of an organism. Biotechnology and its use to modify the genetic makeup of living ...More…

Organic Farming: Is It For Me?

North Dakota State University — Organic Farming: Is It For Me? -- considerations, goals, characteristics, successful conversion, organic certification organizations and certification The first thing a farmer considering switching to organic production needs to understand is ...More…

Producing Certified Seed

North Dakota State University — What is Certified Seed, Classes of Certified Seed, Practices in Producing Certified Seed, Seed Purchasing, Planting, Field Inspection, Seed Conditioning, Harvest, Marketing Your Seed, Costs Involved in Growing Certified Seed, Equipment ...More…

Crop Rotations for Profit in North Dakota

North Dakota State University — Rotation -- What is it?, Advantages of a Rotation in North Dakota, Influence of the Previous Crop, Role of Green Manure Crops and Animal Manure, Problem Soils, Grasses Legumes, Your Rotation -- Your Plan How to best sequence crops to develop a ...More…

Potential Field Work Days During Planting and Harvesting

North Dakota State University — Introduction, Planting and Harvesting Periods, First Spring Work Day, Rainfall Criteria, Climatic Data, Available Planting Days, Harvesting Days, Summary Profitable farming operations require strict control of production costs. One approach to ...More…

Grain Drying

North Dakota State University — Grain drying, as used in this publication, refers to the removal of some of the moisture from grain by mechanically moving air through the grain after it has been harvested. Grain in the field dries naturally as the crop matures, giving up ...More…

Symptoms and Controls of Crop Diseases

North Dakota State University — Cereals, Non-Cereals, Root Diseases, Stem Diseases, leaf diseases, pod diseases, seed diseases Typical symptoms are elongated, brick red pustules (eruptions) on the leaf blade, sheath, and stem. Pustules turn black late in the season. Pustules ...More…

North Dakota County Crop Improvement Associations

North Dakota State University — North Dakota Seed Increase Program - Increase seed of new released varieties as rapidly as possible; Keep seed varietal pure by requiring certification; Have varietal pure seed available to commercial growers on an equitable basis at a reasonable ...More…