Pulse Tour Set For July 8 at Carrington Research Extension Center
Farmers, crop advisers and agricultural industry representatives are invited to attend a pulse crop tour scheduled for Friday, July 8, at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center.
The tour will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by NDSU, the Northern Pulse Growers Association and pulse agribusinesses.
Those attending the tour will hear presentations and be able to view research trials on field pea, lentil and chickpea production, including variety performance and disease management. Field pea weed management also will be discussed.
The tour will include a visit to the Carrington center’s livestock unit for discussion on feeding peas and pea forage to beef cattle. In addition, association and industry representatives will discuss pulse prices and markets.
Carrington center speakers include agronomists Greg Endres and Blaine Schatz; Michael Wunsch, plant pathologist; and Vern Anderson, animal scientist. Other invited speakers from NDSU include Kevin McPhee, pulse breeder, and plant pathologist Rubella Goswami.
Refreshments will be available and a sponsored meal will be served after the tour. The meal’s main course will be pea-fed beef.
Additional information about the tour is available from the Carrington REC at (701) 652-2951 or at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/CarringtonREC/events. More information also is available from the Northern Pulse Growers Association at (701) 222-0128.
Source: NDSU Agriculture Communication