NDSU potato research will be highlighted during the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Field Day, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25.
The field day tour will travel to three locations. The day begins at 7 a.m. with breakfast at Hoverson Farms near Larimore, North Dakota. Research presentations start at 8:15 a.m.
Lunch and research presentations will be at the Forest River Colony near Inkster, North Dakota, at noon. Also scheduled is a field tour of the irrigated research trials.
The last stop will be Oberg Farms near Hoople, North Dakota, starting at 5 p.m. The stop includes research poster presentations and an evening meal.
Field day topics are:
• Aphid alert and Colorado potato beetle update
• Plant back of russets that received dicamba and glyphosate the previous year
• Psyllid identification, scouting and management
Source: ndsu.edu
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Categories: North Dakota, Crops, Fruits and Vegetables