This month the NDSU Extension Service kicks off its annual series of field days and tours at sites throughout North Dakota. The events feature speakers, presentations and tours covering a diverse array of topics. 

The first event will be June 27 at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near Streeter, N.D. Larry Corah, a vice president of Certified Angus Beef, will give the keynote address. Corah, well known throughout the U.S. and Canada for providing a vision of the future for the beef industry, will discuss using premium quality grade targets to increase profits.

The Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project will be the focus of one of the three tours offered during the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center’s annual field day July 17. Kathy Wiederholt, fruit project manager, will lead a tour of the center’s fruit orchard. The project was established in 2006 to introduce and demonstrate alternative, economically viable fruits that will grow in North Dakota. 

The full schedule of field days include:

• June 27: Central Grasslands Research Extension Center – Streeter, N.D.

• July 10: Research Extension Center – Hettinger, N.D.

• July 11: Research Extension Center – Dickinson, N.D.

• July 16: Agronomy Seed Farm – Casselton, N.D.

• July 17: Research Extension Center – Carrington, N.D.

• July 18: North Central Research Extension Center – Minot, N.D.

• July 19: Research Extension Center – Langdon, N.D.

• July 24: Research Extension Center – Williston, N.D.

• July 25: Nesson Valley Irrigation Tour – Williston, N.D.

• July 30: Irrigation Research Site – Oakes, N.D.

For more information, visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension.

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