NDSCS Agriculture

Now the trip home from NACTA. Thanks for the fun Canyon/Amarillo

NACTA day 3 & 4 were busy and fun filled days. A few contests and some hiking aroubd Palo Duro Canyon Proud of the effort these kids put forth. Congratulations to Alex Kratcha on his 3rd high individual in the Precision Ag event.

NACTA trip days 1 & 2 have been great. Hit some tourist spots day one then an awesome educational opportunity at Tregellas Family Farms. Many thanks to Blake and Janet for sharing with us.

Announcing our new sprayer simulators! These offer hands-on training w/ real controls, multiple screens, spray coverage maps, scoring, and more. Students can practice precision spraying safely, enhancing theirs skills without risking crops or property. #NDSCSAg #NDSCS #AgTech

Icicles sparkle on a -23 degree morning against the new sign for the renovated Tech Center, home to NDSCS Ag Dept. Remodeling is complete, new desks are here, and tech will be installed soon! Students and faculty can't wait to move into these new digs! #NDSCSAg #NDSCSTechCenter

Earlier this week, we took a group to the Women in Ag conference. A great learning and networking opportunity. #WAGN2025

Had an amazing day at the Extension Women in Ag Conference hosted by @UMNExt! Our students attended session on: -childcare in farming plans -busting burnout -financial records -mental health -soil health and grazing #wagn2025 #womeninag #farmher #agwomen #womenfarmers

Our Ag Students said "Thank You" to Richland County Soil Conservation for helping the department locate resources and partnering on cover crops planted out on the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab.

Thank you to Agassiz Precision AG, formerly RDK Enterprises. They support our teaching efforts at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab by helping us build innovative instructional tools and helping with planter trouble shooting.

Our students expressed their appreciation of Wilken County Soil Conservation who shared their no-till drill with our department to be used at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab. We appreciate your support!

Thank you to the NDSCS Facilities Management Department for mowing and helping us set up for Field Days at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab. Our students expressed their appreciation with a delivery of fresh caramel rolls!

Our students said thank you and delivered fresh caramel rolls this past week to Vaderstad, who supported our teaching efforts at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab. They donated the use of tillage equipment this season. We appreicate your support!

Enjoy some fresh caramel rolls Dakota Plains Ag/Mosaic! We appreciate your support by supplying and applying the fertilizer used at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab this season.

Thank you Farmers Union of the Southern Valley for supporting our teaching efforts at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab by arranging the seed that was planted in the spring. They have also provided support and chemical since the Lab began in 2018.

Our students said "Thank you" by delivering fresh caramel rolls to MinnKota Ag Products, who supported our teaching efforts at the NDSCS Kosel Family Agriculture Land Lab. MinnKota helped by applying chemical, the use of a grain truck and marketing grain.

Agriculture is a tough, high-pressure industry with a ton of uncertainty. Today we took a break from classes to hear from Becky Kopp Dunham, a clinical social worker working in ag. Becky talked about mental health concerns and resources specific to our industry.

North Dakota State College of Science - Agriculture students were out enjoying the weather during Fall Field Day yesterday! Learn more about our growing Agriculture options at NDSCS.edu/Ag 🌽 🌱 🚜

Hosted the third annual NDSCS Ag Dept cornhole tournament yesterday. Landon and Jordan were the champion team. They walked away with the corn cob trophy and new NDSCS Ag gear. Nice work!

If you’re at Big Iron be sure to check out the newest addition to our department! Thanks to @CHSInc Foundation we’ve added a ton of cool tech to our program including this demo planter designed and built by @IncRdk @PrecisionPlant Excited to get this into the classroom!

Thanks to all the folks that made the last two days happen! It was great!

Today was day 2 of our Field Scouting Lab and was hosted by @NDSUExtension. We talked soils, weeds, pathology, and entomology. Students walked through research plots, identified wheat and soybean diseases, talked herbicide carryover symptomology, aphids, and a number of topics.

Precision agronomy students spent the last couple days touring around the area for their Field Scouting Lab. We spent yesterday with the Farmers Union of the Southern Valley crew. Ran through their answer plots, talked timely agronomic topics, & toured their facility in Fairmount