The annual potato field day tour will travel to three locations – Larimore, Inkster and Hoople, North Dakota – on Aug. 21. 

The field day is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast at Hoverson Farms near Larimore. Research presentations begin after breakfast.

Lunch and research presentations are scheduled at the Forest River Colony near Inkster, starting at noon. Following lunch, a field tour will highlight irrigated research trials.

A twilight tour at Oberg Farms near Hoople is scheduled at 5 p.m. It will include a barbecue and research presentations by NDSU and University of Minnesota potato researchers and Extension specialists.

Potato research and Extension activities are occurring throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, according to Andy Robinson, NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension potato agronomist.

"The work addresses potato breeding, nutrient management, diseases and insect and weed pests," Robinson said. "Research continues to examine ways to more sustainably produce potatoes in North Dakota and Minnesota to enable farmers to help feed the world."

For more information on the field day, contact Robinson at 701-231-8732 or andrew.p.robinson@ndsu.edu.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.