Wheat Commission Elections to be Held in Northwest and Southeast Districts
Devils Lake Journal
The North Dakota Wheat Commission is seeking active wheat producers to serve as county representatives in the northwest and southeast districts of the state. The northwest region (District 2) includes the counties of Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward and Williams. The southeast region (District 5) includes Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill counties.
County representatives are vital to the Board selection process and also provide key input to the Commission on priorities for policy and budget. The main responsibility of county representatives is to participate in the district election to elect one producer from their respective districts to serve on the Commission board. County representatives are also encouraged to attend the annual meeting and provide input to the board on research, marketing or production iss
Dry Weather Decreases Risk for Wheat Midge in 2021
Janet Knodel, Guest Writer
Soil samples in North Dakota indicate lower levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2021 season, says Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension entomologist.
A total of 2,050 soil samples were collected from 22 counties in the fall of 2020 to estimate the statewide risk for wheat midge in the 2021 field season. The distribution of wheat midge is based on unparasitized cocoons found in the soil samples.
“The majority of the soil samples, 86%, had zero wheat midge cocoons in the soil,” Knodel says. “This is the record low since the wheat midge larval survey for overwintering cocoons started back in 1995. In 2018, we had another year with 84% of the soil samples with no cocoons.”