Agricultural science policy

Technological advances developed through R&D have supplied the world with not only more food, but better food. This report looks at issues raised by this changing environment for agricultural productivity, agricultural R&D, and natural resource management.Agriculture and state ,

Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1981

This is the 1981 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State University Agronomy and Plant Pathology Department. This report includes information on the 1981 crop season, soybean variety and populations study, forage production, date planning of various crops, sunflow trials, chemical control of stalk-boring insects in sunflowers, grain variety trials, rainfall studies in sunflowers

South Central Research Farm Annual Progress Report, 1962

This is the December 1962 report for the Agricultural Experiment Station at the South Central Research Farm. This report includes weather data, small grain testing, safflower testing, sorghum testing, legume and grass testing, management, tillage and cultural practices, and crop disease control

Central Crops and Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 1992

This is the 1992 progress report for the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 1992 crop season including: weather data, alfalfa cultivar yield test, soybean research, wheat breeding, oat research, corn breeding, small grain trials, evaluation of SEED PROD and CROP PROD, weed control research, cheatgrass control, weed control, and field evaluation of woody plant materials

James Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center Annual progress Report, 1979

This is the 1979 progress report for the James Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The reports in this document represent the research conducted at the Center during 1978. The report includes weather data, information on crop production, soil tillage, irrigation, soil reclamation, performance and variety test, herbicide performances and testing, and other experiments conducted at the Center in Redfield, South Dakota

Northeast Research Station Watertown, South Dakota Annual Progress Report, 1999

This is the 1999 annual progress report for the Northeast Research Station in Watertown, South Dakota. This report is issued by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State University Plant Science Department. This report includes information on the 1999 crop season, including: precipitation summary, crop performance results, canola and flax variety trials, alfalfa production, cool and warm season annual forages, oat research, spring wheat breeding, fertilizer influence on yields, corn and soybean breeding, weed control, oat and spring wheat foliar fungicide trials

James Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center Annual progress Report, 1975

This is the 1975 progress report for the James Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center. The reports in this document represent the research conducted at the Center during 1974. The report includes weather data, information on crop production, irrigation, performance and variety test, and fertilizer usage

Central Crops and Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 1998

This is the 1998 progress report for the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 1998 crop season including: weather data, alafalfa cultivar yield test, wheat breeding, crop performances trials, fertilizer and soil tests effects on wheat yields, weed control research, cheatgrass control no-till demonstrations, and weed control

Central Crops and Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 1991

This is the 1991 progress report for the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 1991 crop season including: weather data, alfalfa cultivar yield test, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization of cool season grass, the use of soil tests for nitrogen application for corn, small grain trials, wheat breeding, oat research, soybean research, corn breeding, weed control research, crop evaluations, grain sorghum and corn herbicide demonstrations

South Central Research Farm Annual Progress Report, 1969

This is the 1969 report for the Agricultural Experiment Station at the South Central Research Farm. This report includes weather data, small grain variety testing, specialty crop testing, sorghum testing, grass testing, management, tillage, and cultural practices, fertilizer studies, and crop diseases and their control