Ducks Unlimited's Agronomy Program
Winter Cereals: Sustainability in Action is a joint research and education initiative of Ducks Unlimited and Bayer CropScience.
The project includes:
- Development of new winter wheat varieties with regional universities
- Winter wheat production research
- Agronomic assistance for producers
• Technical assistance
• Research/demonstration plots and field tours
• Educational materials and presentations
- Research on waterfowl nesting success in winter wheat
The Winter Cereals: Sustainability in Action initiative promotes a stewardship model of improving agricultural productivity while maintaining habitat for wildlife. Winter wheat can be beneficial to a producer’s operation by increasing profitability while spreading out workload for labor and equipment. The fall-planted crop also provides safe cover for nesting waterfowl.
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.
Latest News:
Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited, recently announced the inclusion of South Dakota State University (SDSU) as the program’s first research partner. The announcement was made at the SDSU Innovation Campus. To Read more, click here.
Read the recent Agronomy News (May 2010)
Check out back issues at Agronomy News archives!
Scheduled Plot Tours for 2010
Ducks Unlimited click here.
NDSU and SDSU click here.
If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail us at agronomy@ducks.org.
Trial Results
2010 Berthold, North Dakota
2010 Roseglen, North Dakota
2008 Underwood ND WW Variety Trial Results
2008 SDSU Winter Wheat Results
2007 NDSU Winter Wheat Results
2007 SDSU Winter Wheat Results
Other
NW North Dakota project area
SE North Dakota and SD project area
Winter Wheat Management Information
2010 North Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory
2010 South Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory
2009 North Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory
2009 South Dakota Winter Wheat Seed Grower Directory
NDSU Small Grains
NDSU Research Extension Center
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.
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