NDSU Agriculture and University Extension
consists of three integrated components: teaching, research
and extension. Its mission is to foster North Dakota communities
as vital economic and social units. NDSU Agriculture and University
Extension does this by:
creating partnerships that educate the public
in agriculture, life and environmental disciplines
providing creative, cost-effective solutions
to current problems
pursuing relevant fundamental research
N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station
The N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station develops
and disseminates technology important to the production and
utilization of food, feed, fiber and fuel from crop and livestock
enterprises. Its research enhances the quality of life, sustainability
of production and protection of the environment.
Through academic departments in the College
of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; the seven
Research Extension Centers in strategic areas of the state;
and the Agronomy Seed Farm, faculty and staff conduct applied
research in the following program areas:
Plant Sciences - plant breeding and genetics,
weed science, biotechnology, crop production and physiology,
horticulture
Plant Pathology - disease forecasting and
management, biological control of plant diseases, molecular
genetics
Cereal and Food Science - cereal grain quality,
processing, product development
Entomology - insect pest management ecology
Animal and Range Sciences - reproductive
physiology, genetics, meat processing, animal nutrition, range
science, natural resource management
Agribusiness and Applied Economics - grain
and livestock marketing, risk management, global trade
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering -
bioprocessing, agricultural waste management, irrigation systems
and water management
Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences -
microbiology, food safety, veterinary diagnostics
Faculty and staff of the Experiment Station
work closely with Extension personnel to provide scientifically-based,
unbiased information that is needed by North Dakota producers
and agribusinesses to make sound management decisions.
NDSU Extension Service
The NDSU Extension Service creates learning
partnerships that help adults and youth enhance their lives
and their communities. This purpose is accomplished through
the dissemination of information and by implementing educational
programs geared to the changing needs of North Dakotans.
Faculty and staff on campus work within academic
departments of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and
Natural Resources and the College of Human Development and Education.
Their appointments in these departments make them partners in
NDSU's academic programs and research. County and area staff
across the state complete the link between those NDSU programs
and North Dakota citizens.
The NDSU Extension Service focuses its work
around eight program areas:
Cropping systems in the 21st century
Community, economic development and leadership
4-H youth development
Competitiveness and profitability of animal
systems
Farm and family economics
Human development
Nutrition, food safety and health
Natural resources and environmental management
The NDSU Extension Service provides user-friendly
information that reflects research efforts in North Dakota and
across the country.
Northern Crops Institute
Northern Crops Institute (NCI) is a collaborative
effort involving North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and South
Dakota to support the promotion and market development of crops
grown in this four-state region. Leading the effort to establish
northern-grown U.S. crops as the world's choice for food, feed
and value-added applications, NCI provides an international
meeting and learning center that brings together customers,
commodity traders, technical experts and processors for discussion,
education and technical services.
Northern Crops Institute focuses in two main
areas:
Technical education that teaches participants
from around the world about northern-grown crops and their
unique qualities and marketing and processing characteristics
Technical services for the domestic and
overseas markets, specializing in baking, durum milling, extrusion,
feed processing, grain grading, laboratory analysis and pasta
processing
Funding and partnerships come in many forms
at NCI – foremost, through funding from the state legislatures
of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, and check-off funding
from agricultural commodity groups representing producers in
these three states and Montana. NCI collaborates on a worldwide
level with USDA/FAS, U.S. Wheat Associates, U.S. Grains Council,
American Soybean Association and other professional groups to
educate buyers and promote regional crops to buyers around the
world.
