ducation of farmers, crop advisers, and agri-business
personnel during the growing season provides an opportunity for the audience to
immediately incorporate the information into farm or agri-business management.
During the 2004 growing season, the Carrington
Research Extension
Center hosted numerous
crop management tours and training sessions. The Center’s research trials and
demonstration plots were used by extension and research staff to provide formal
field training for about 750 people.
The following is a listing of the crop management events
conducted at the Center during May through September:
May
- NDSU
Extension Service IPM Crop Scout training
June
- Crop Management Field
School
- North Dakota chapter of farm managers meeting and
tour
- Manitoba-ND
Zero-till Farmers Association Summer Board meeting and tour
July
- Wishek,
Dazey, and Harvey
off-station crop research tours
- ND
Barley Council tour
- CREC
Annual Field Day
- ND Dry
Pea and Lentil Association pulse crop tour
September
- 16th
International Sunflower Conference – Post Conference tour
- Sunflower
and Corn tour
- ND
Soybean Council Soybean Research Field Tour
Crop subject matter areas during these events included crop
cultivar performance, pest identification and management (disease, insects, and
weeds), traditional and alternative crop management, cropping systems,
irrigated crop management, and forage production.
In the future, the Carrington Center
will continue to host and conduct field educational events during the growing
season. Individuals or groups are encouraged to visit the Center for formal or
informal educational opportunities throughout the year.