Remote irrigation management utilizing drip tape, white mold in soybeans, bio-stimulants to supply corn nitrogen and new potato varieties are some of the main topics that will be covered during this year’s field day at the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Oakes Irrigation Research Site - Robert Titus Research Farm on Thursday, Aug. 4.

The approximately 40-acre site, which is 4.5 miles south of Oakes on North Dakota Highway 1, is a substation of the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC).

The field day will begin with refreshments at 8:30 a.m. The tour will run from 9 a.m. to noon, with lunch following.

Topics that will be covered and the presenters are:

Tour participants also will have the opportunity to review the site’s irrigated corn hybrid and soybean performance tests. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3PAsqOJ or contact the NDSU Oakes Irrigation Research Site at 701-742-2744.