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Ducks Unlimited's Agronomy Program

Agronomy program provides incentives and education on winter cereals

Ducks Unlimited's (DU) agronomy program provides incentives and education to encourage farmers to plant winter cereals.  

DU promotes winter cereals because of the minimal field disturbance they bring in the spring of the year, which improves nesting success. Research in Canada shows that duck nest success improves by 35 times with fall-planted winter cereals when compared to spring planted cereals.

The South Dakota project areas include Brown, Day and Marshall counties. The project area in northwest North Dakota includes McLean, Mountrail and Ward counties. In southeast North Dakota, producers in Dickey, Ransom and Sargent counties may participate in the program.

NW North Dakota project area

SE North Dakota and SD project area

Winter Wheat Management Information

2008 South Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory

2008 North Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory

2008 SDSU Winter Wheat Results

2008 Underwood ND WW Variety Trial Results

NDSU Small Grains

NDSU Research Extension Center

2007 South Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory

2007 North Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory

2007 NDSU Winter Wheat Results

2007 SDSU Winter Wheat Results

Latest News:

Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Bayer CropScience have entered into a partnership that will allow DU to provide more incentives for farmers to grow winter cereals.  To Read more, click here. 

Growers in South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota interested in participating in DU’s winter cereals program can contact Roger Knapp at (701) 724-3247. Those in the new project area in northwest North Dakota can contact Alan Ness at (701) 220-5141 or Blake Vander Vorst at (701) 355-3500.

Check out the JUNE issue of the Agronomy News!


Check out back issues by going to the Agronomy News archives!


Contact us:


Blake Vander Vorst
Regional Agronomist
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
2525 River Road
Bismarck, ND 58503-9011
701-355-3533
Cell: 701-391-2251
bvandervorst@ducks.org


Roger Knapp
DU Field Agronomist
Wild Rice Soil Conservation Dist.
8991 Hwy 32 North
Forman, ND 58032-9702
701-724-3247 Ext. 115
Cell: 701-678-4311
rknapp@ducks.org


Janell Rath
Copy Editor & Site Webmaster
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
2525 River Road
Bismarck, ND 58503-9011
701-355-3533
jrath@ducks.org

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