Author: Cassie

Field Day | Larimore, Forest River Colony & Hoople, ND

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Event Date: August 26, 2021
NPPGA’s Annual Field Day is back as a live event this year! It begins on Thursday morning (Aug. 26) with breakfast served at the Hoverson Farm near Larimore from 7:00 to 8:15 AM followed by short presentations from NDSU, UM and USDA researchers.
Next stop is the Forest River Colony for a noon lunch followed by more in-depth research presentations at the nearby NPPGA Research Site.
Last stop will be an evening BBQ and poster presentations at the Oberg Farm near Hoople, ND. Serving brats and burgers begins at 5:30 PM.
DOWNLOAD THE 2-PAGE 2021 NPPGA FIELD DAY PAMPHLET HERE.
Everything you need to know about the day’s events.
NPPGA would like to thank these great sponsors for making our Field Day such a big success, and a special thanks to our Extension Potato Agronomist, Andy Robinson for putting it all together.
Ag World Support Systems
AMVAC
BASF
Bayer CropScience
Black Gold Farms
Corteva Agriscience
Forest River Colony
J. R. Simplot Company
Hoople Farmers Grain
Hoverson Farms
ND & MN Certified Seed Growers
NDSU Experiment Station
Nichino America, Inc.
NPPGA
Nurtrien Ag
Oberg Farms
Potato Associates
RDO Equipment
RDO Farm Division
Simplot Food Group, Grand Forks
Simplot Grower Solutions, Grafton
Syngenta Crop Protection
UPL NA, Inc.
USDA/ARS Potato Research Site-EGF
Valent USA Corp.
Wilbur-Ellis

International Crop Expo Alerus Center | Grand Forks, ND

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Event Date: February 16, 2022 – February 17, 2022

Learn more about the International Crop Expo here: https://cropexpo.com/

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM – International Crop Expo at the Alerus Center
  • 1:30 PM – North Dakota Certified Seed Growers annual meeting at the Alerus Center
  • 1:30 PM – Minn-Dak Potato Growers Co-op annual meeting at the Alerus Center
  • 2:00 PM – Red River Valley Fresh Potato Growers Co-op annual meeting at the Canad Inn.
  • 5:00 PM – Potato Associates social at the Canad Inn

 

THURSDAY, FEB. 17

9:00 – 4:00 PM – International Crop Expo at the Alerus Center

NPPGA Research Reporting Conference and Annual Meeting | Grand Forks, ND

Posted on by Cassie
Event Date: February 15, 2022

Research Reporting Conference 

Area Potato Extension Agronomist Andy Robinson has announced that next Tuesday’s Research Reporting Conference will be made available live on ZOOM for those that are unable to attend in person. Below you will find a ZOOM link to join the conference remotely, a link for the conference’s presenter schedule, as well as a schedule of all the other events taking place next week.

 

TUESDAY, FEB. 15

  • 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM – NPPGA Research Reporting Conference at the Alerus Center Presenter Schedule ZOOM link
  • 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM – NPPGA Annual Business Meeting at the Alerus Center
  • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – A free lunch sponsored by Bremer Bank and the Potato Associates at the Alerus Center
  • 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM – The Research Reporting Conference will resume
  • 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Potato Associates annual meeting at the Alerus Center
  • 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM – Social hour before the banquet at the Alerus Center
  • 6:30 PM – NPPGA Chairman and MSA Banquet at the Alerus Center. Matt VanRay will pass the Chairman’s gavel to David Fedge and Jeff VanRay will receive the Meritorious Service Award.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FOR THE RESEARCH  REPORTING CONFERENCE AND THE BANQUET CLICK HERE