Frago, North Dakota
December 7, 2007
The "Crop Production Guide 2008"
has been released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment
Station and North Dakota
State University Extension Service. This is the 18th edition
of the publication. The book has 575 pages of crop production
information suited for producers and agricultural specialists.
"This publication has weed, disease and insect control
information; soil test recommendations; 2007 climate summary;
variety trial information; and research reports," says Hans
Kandel, NDSU Extension Service agronomist. Kandel compiled the
information for this year's guide.
"This is a comprehensive publication with variety information
about our main cereal crops, which include flax, field peas,
lentils, canola, soybeans, dry edible beans and corn," Kandel
says. "More detailed information will be available in specific
crop variety publications as more of the data is analyzed."
The best way to select a high-yielding variety is to use data
averaged across several locations and years. Because weather
conditions are unknown in advance, averaging across several
years of data will identify a variety that yields well through
differing weather conditions.
"Selecting a variety that has performed well in dry and moist
conditions is the best way to identify a cultivar that does
well, regardless of weather fluctuations," Kandel says.
Variety trial data from all NDSU Research Extension Centers for
all crops can be found at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/variety/index.htm.
Copies of the publication are available through county NDSU
Extension Service offices for $14.50, which includes shipping
and handling. Copies also are available through the NDSU
Agriculture Communication Distribution Center's publication Web
site at
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs, by calling (701) 231-7882 or
e-mail
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