2009 Annual Report - Bad Request

School of Natural Resource Sciences
Entomology
Natural Resources Management
Range Science
Soil Science
2009 Annual Report
College of Agriculture, Food Systems
and Natural Resources
Calendar Year
January 1‐December 31, 2009

Table of Contents
I. Goals/Accomplishments Current Year
A. Instruction and Student Success
Annual Report
School of Natural Resource Sciences
January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009
1. Teaching Initiatives and Innovation.............................................................................. 3
2. Advising Initiatives, and Innovation.............................................................................. 4
3. Curriculum Development Including New Programs, Deletion of Programs,
Administrative changes.......................................................................................... 11
4. Accreditation or Other Reviews ................................................................................. 13
5. Activities in Student Recruitment/Retention, Enrollment Management, and
Other Student Activities .......................................................................................... 13
6. Distance Education (Including On-Line) Progress ..................................................... 14
7. Assessment ............................................................................................................... 15
B. Research and Creative Activity
1. Research and Creative Activities ............................................................................... 16
2. Grants/Contracts........................................................................................................ 17
3. Articles/Books/Publications........................................................................................ 24
4. Presentations ............................................................................................................. 46
5. Technology Transfer .................................................................................................. 51
C. Outreach
1. Professional Service .................................................................................................. 51
2. Alumni Events and Other Community-Related Activities ........................................... 64
3. Fund-raising Accomplishments.................................................................................. 64
4. Other Outreach Activities ........................................................................................... 65
D. Special Initiatives
1. Cooperative Programming/Interinstitutional Activities................................................ 72
2. International Activities ................................................................................................ 72
3. Interdisciplinary Activities........................................................................................... 72
4. Economic Development Efforts.................................................................................. 74
5. On-Line Courses and Programming .......................................................................... 75
E. Planning
1. School’s Future Plans, Future Challenges and Program Strengths .......................... 75
2. School Goals for 2010 ............................................................................................... 76
F. Enrollment and FTE Data ........................................................................................ 77
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G. Other Relevant Data and Materials
1. Impact ........................................................................................................................ 81
2. Awards and Recognition of Faculty/Staff/Students.................................................. 100
3. Personnel in the School of Natural Resource Sciences .......................................... 102
4. Soil Testing Laboratory Annual Report (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009) ..................... 106
5. 2009 Soil and Water Environmental Laboratory Annual Report .............................. 107
H. Diversity
1. Accomplishments to Create a Respected and Safe Environment ........................... 108
2. Progress to Increase Representation of Historically Underrepresented Groups
Among Students, Staff and Faculty ..................................................................... 108
3. Strategical Planning Undertaken to address the NDSU Strategic Plan of Diversity 108
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Annual Report
School of Natural Resource Sciences
January 1, 2009-December 31, 2009
I. GOALS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS CURRENT YEAR
A. Instruction and Student Success
1. Teaching Initiatives, and Innovation
Adnan Akyüz participated in a peer review of teaching workshop in summative evaluation. The
purpose of this workshop was to assign a peer evaluator who worked with him throughout the
semester and attended his classes to evaluate his teaching methods in order to improve student
learning. In addition, the peer evaluator wrote a formal evaluation to be used in his tenure
portfolio. He also participated in every university pedagogical workshop/luncheon in an effort to
implement innovative ideas in his classroom. Students taking his Soil 647/447 -
Microclimatology course visited the Automated Surface Observing Station (ASOS) at the Fargo
Hector International Airport as well as a site visit of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather
Station just 2 miles south of the ASOS site. They also visited the WDAY TV station to see how
Meteorologists prepare for their broadcasts.
Mark Boetel developed instructional materials (e.g., syllabus, lecture notes, guest speaker
schedule, etc.) for a new course (ENT 790 - 02 “Graduate Seminar in Biological Control) that
will be taught during Spring semester 2010.
Frank Casey worked with Tom DeSutter on his class project of evaluating roadside mercury
concentrations. He discussed study design with the class and helped them interpret results.
This class project will be pursued as a publication in the Journal of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences Education
Larry Cihacek revised SS755 to include a student review of the chemistry of a soil component
that was not covered in class and submit the review as a class paper.
Stephen Foster is exploring the feasibility of an interdisciplinary 400/600 Chemical Ecology
course. If there is sufficient interest, he will submit a curriculum outline to the Ag Curriculum
Committee in 2010.
R. Jay Goos continued to develop Soil 210 –Introduction to Soil Science laboratories. The
laboratory session on symbiosis between plants and microbes was further improved in the fall
semester, and was well received by students. The laboratory on soil testing and nutrient
recommendations was also further improved.
Carolyn Grygiel utilizes an extensive set of “class notes” in her NRM/RNG 225-Natural
Resources and Agroecosystems course, which are available for the students to download, burn
a CD, store on their personal computer, etc. Approximately 40% of NRM 491/690 NRM
Undergraduate/Graduate Seminar is presented in a formal lecture mode with extensive student
interactions such as public speaking, role playing, group dynamics, in-class activities, case
study evaluation, etc. Approximately 30% of this course involves in-class activities where the
students participate as teams with the remaining 30% of the course involving individual team
“case study” presentations. These case studies are worked on as homework assignments
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during the semester by the individual teams, based upon the format presented in lecture
covering “case study analysis”. These case studies are then formally presented by the teams
and graded.
Carolyn Grygiel participated in the Peer Review of Teaching Program-Summative Tract. Her
mentor, Elizabeth Birmingham, NDSU English Department, reviewed her NRM 225 and NRM
490/691 courses. Dr. Birmingham submitted a letter of evaluation of her observations of Dr.
Grygiel’s teaching strategies. Dr. Grygiel also participated in the Peer Review of Teaching
Workshop.
Marion Harris developed a Course Proposal to change ENT731 Plant Resistance to Insects (a
course that is taught every other year) into a 400/600 level class. This was done to provide
more options for undergraduate students in Natural Resource Management and Plant Sciences.
The New Course Proposal has been approved by CAFSNR Curriculum Committee, NDSU
Graduate Council and Academic Affairs.
In preparation for the Utah Field Course David Hopkins compiled several references on mid-
Pleistocene paleosols exposed in eastern South Dakota and Nebraska. Dennis Tomhave,
geologist with the South Dakota Geological Survey, apprised him of several regional sites with
detailed stratigraphic sections that he will be able to use in his soil genesis course and that
additionally could be included in soil science field trips with our graduate students.
Jack Norland and Carolyn Grygiel collaborated in the development of the new NRM professional
degree submitted for university approval in 2009. Dr. Norland successfully completed the
formative evaluation of RNG/NRM 453/653 for the Peer Review of Teaching program and
revised the class based on formative evaluation for Spring 2010. Dr’s. Norland Grygiel, Akyuz
and DeSutter participated in Pedagogical Luncheons and workshops on improving teaching.
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth met with faculty members in Entomology and Natural Resources
Management to discuss Entomology curriculum.
2. Advising Initiatives, and Innovation
Graduate Students
Adnan Akyüz
Ambika Badh (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Rob Kupec (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Navaratnam Leelaruban (M.S.), Civil Engineering
Mario Biondini
Kalia Jones (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Wesley Newton (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Catherin Wiley (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Steve Atwood (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Edward Schmidt (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Andrew DiAllesandro (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Patrick Hoolihan (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
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Mark Boetel
Prasad Burange (Ph.D.), Entomology
Anitha Chirumamilla (Ph.D.), Entomology
Jacqueline Stenehjem (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Rider], Entomology
Frank Casey
Xuelian Bai (Ph.D.), Soil Science
Suman Shrestha (Ph.D.), [Co-advise with Dr. Padmanabhan], Civil Engineering
Heather Matthees (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Hopkins], Soil Science
D. Aaron Sawatzky (M.S.), Soil Science
Kim Zitnick (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. DeSutter], Soil Science
Larry Cihacek
Gayatri Yellajosula (Ph.D.), Environmental Conservation Sciences
Gabriel Aher (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Keith Anderson (M.S.), Soil Science
Deepti Annam (M.S.), Statistics
Christopher Augustin (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Shawn Koltes (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Edward Kraft (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Kevin Misek (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Jason Riopel (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Jason Riopel (Ph.D.), Natural Resourcse Management
Shawn DeKeyser
Christina Hargiss (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Miranda Meehan (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Fawn WasinZi (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Lindsey Meyers (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Tom DeSutter
Lee Briese (M.S.), Soil Science
Adam Guy (M.S.), Soil Science
Kim Zitnick (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Casey], Soil Science
Shokhrukhmirzo Jalilov (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Jay Leitch], Natural Resources Management
Stephen Foster
Hanan Eltahlawy (Ph.D.), Entomology
Rita Ruud (Ph.D.), Entomology
R. Jay Goos
Frances Podrebarac (M.S), Soil Science
Chris Perleberg (M.S.), Soil Science
Amy Ganguli
Jeff Schulte (M.S.), Range Science
Carolyn Grygiel
Mikayla Bosche (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Melissa Harmon (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
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Mike Huffington (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Josiah Olson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Stephanie Paavola (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Carl Pedersen (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Kevin Kermes (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Breanna Paradeis (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Sardorbek Musayev, (Muskie Scholar/Non-Degree) [Co-advise with Dr. Padmanabhan]
Jason Harmon
Anne Mueller-Thurn (M.S.), Entomology
Marion Harris
Kristina Fox (M.S.), Entomology
Julie Hochhalter (M.S.), Entomology
Loida Tobias (M.S.), Entomology
Mangala Ganehiarachchi (Ph.D.), Entomology
Hao Zhang (visiting Ph.D. student from China)
Kirk Anderson (Ph.D.), Entomology
Yue Li (Ph.D.), Entomology
David Hopkins
Heather Matthees (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Casey], Soil Science
Vijaya Jyoti (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Bernie Saini Eidukat, Geosciences], Environmental
Conservation Sciences
Eric Viall (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Overstreet], Soil Science
Don Kirby
Corie Lund (M.S.), Animal and Range Sciences
Roxanne Johnson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Janet Knodel
Kiran Ghising (M.S.), Entomology
Jack Norland
Mike Hargiss (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Tyler Larson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Caitlin Smith (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Krista Vogel (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Laura Overstreet
Sarah Gegner (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti; Plant Sciences], Soil
Science
Eric Viall (M.S.), [Co-advise with Dr. Hopkins], Soil Science
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Samantha Brunner (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Becky Andres (Ph.D.), Entomology
David Rider
Patrick Beauzay (Ph.D.), Entomology
Jacquelin Stenehjem (Ph.D.), [co-advise with Mark Boetel], Entomology
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Kevin Sedivec
Brittany Hanson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Marc Murdoff (M.S.), Range Science
Eva Sebesta (M.S.), [co-advise with Christopher Schauer], Natural Resources Management
Derek Woehl (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Andrew Fraase (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Dean Houchen (M.S.), [co-advise with Christopher Schauer], Natural Resources Management
Kristine Larson (M.S.), [co-advise with Christopher Schauer], Natural Resources Management
Timothy Halberg (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Benjamin Geaumont (Ph.D.), [co-advise with Christopher Schauer], Natural Resources
Management
Guojie Wang (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Amanda Gearhart (Ph.D.), [co-advise with Christopher Schauer], Animal and Range Sciences
Number of Undergraduate Advisees:
Mario Biondini – 1
Frank Casey – 1
Shawn DeKeyser - 2
Tom DeSutter – 2
Carolyn Grygiel - 93
Don Kirby – 6
Laura Overstreet - 1
Jack Norland - 34
Advisory Committees
Adnan Akyüz
Jesse L. Rock (M.S.), Environmental Conservation Sciences
Ishara Rijal (M.S.), Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
Kelsey Dunnell (M.S.), Biological Sciences
Nathaniel Lungren (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Halil Simsek (Ph.D), Civil Engineering
Mario Biondini
Brian Winter (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Heather Matthees (M.S.), Soil Science
W. Zheng (Ph.D.), Environmental and Conservation Science
Mark Boetel
Anne Mueller-Thurn (M.S.), Entomology
Frank Casey
Chris Augustin (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Erjok Erjok (M.S.), Agribusiness & Applied Sciences
Andrew Fraase (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Thunyalux Ratpukdi, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adam Guy (M.S.), Soil Science
Jay Johnson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Kevin Misek (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
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Achala Nepal (M.S.), Plant Pathology
Jay Thompson (M.S.), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Murthy Kasisomayajula (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sita Kranangpan (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sumana Siripattanakul (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering
Guojie Wang (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Larry Cihacek
Christopher Perleberg (M.S.), Soil Science
Todd Weinmann (M.S.), Plant Sciences
LaToya Kissoon (Ph.D.), Biology
Bruce Steele (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Shawn DeKeyser
Brittany Hasbargen (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Corie Lund (M.S.), Animal and Range Sciences
Edward Schmidt (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Tyler Larson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Marc Murdoff (M.S.), Range Science
Eva Sebesta (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Andrew DiAllesandro (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Amanda Gearhart (Ph.D.), Range Science
Benjamin Geumont (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Guojie Wang (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
James Loken (Ph.D.), Plant Sciences
Tom DeSutter
Jonathan Mikkelson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Yichun Wang (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Edward Schmidt (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Vijaya Jyoti (M.S.), Environmental and Conservation Science
Gabriel Aher (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Jack Brodshaug (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Xiao Pang (M.S.), Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Yang Gao (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Roxanne Johnson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Shawn Koltes (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Sheng Wang (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Roberto Luciano (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Carolyn Bue (M.S.), Environmental and Conservation Science
Kate Overmoe (M.S.), Environmental and Conservation Science
Jason Riopel (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Sarah Gegner (M.S.), Soil Science/Plant Sciences
Aaron Sawatzky (M.S.), Soil Science
Thunyalux Ratpukdi (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering
Gayatri Yellajosula (Ph.D.), Environmental and Conservation Science
Todd Wert (Ph.D.), Plant Sciences
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Stephen Foster
Kristina Fox (M.S.), Entomology
Prasad Burange (Ph.D.), Entomology
Yue Li (Ph.D.), Entomology
Mangala Ganehiarachchi (Ph.D.), Entomology
Dave Franzen
Ewan Twedt (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Ryan Hunt (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Lee Briese (M.S.), Soil Science
David Carruth (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Kraig Nelson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
R. Jay Goos
Samantha Bruner (M.S.), Entomology
Shireen Chikara (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Martin Hochalter (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Mizuki Funada (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Colin Lamkey (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Mike Hargiss (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Carolyn Grygiel
Mikke Eken (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Brian Fier (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Brittany Hasbargen (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Boubacar Hassane (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Robert Kupec (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Tyler Larson (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Ambika Badh (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Nancy Hodur (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Angela Milakovic (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Bruce Steele (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Guojie Wang (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Jason Harmon
Kiran Ghising (M.S.), Entomology
Marion Harris
Anne Mueller-Thurn (M.S.), Entomology
Andrew Ross (M.S.), Biology
Kiran Ghising (M.S.), Entomology
David Hopkins
Mr. Joshua Moeller (M.S.), Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering
Mr. Keith Anderson (M.S.), Soil Science
Mr. Alex Buell (M.S.), ECS-Department of Geosciences
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Don Kirby
Dan Driessen (M.S.), Education
Lindsey Meyers (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Breanna Paradeis (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Wes Newton (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Larry Igl (Ph.D.), Biology
Janet Knodel
Mikal Kenfield (M.S.), Education
Jack Norland
Lindsey Meyers (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Kevin Misek (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Randy Wald (M.S.), Educational Leadership
Eva Sebesta (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Marc Murdoff (M.S.), Range Science
Gabriel Aher (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Derek Woehl (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Tala Qtaishat (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Laura Overstreet
Christopher Augustin (M.S.), Soil Science
Lindsey Hanson (M.S.), Plant and Weed Sciences
Keith Anderson (M.S.), Soil Science
Robert Kupec (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Somwattie Pooran-DeSouza (M.S.), Plant Pathology
Ambika Badh (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Kiran Ghising (M.S.), Entomology
Lyle Prunty
Yangbo He (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Joel Hedtke (M.S.), Educational Leadership
Gabriel Aher (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
David Rider
Krista Fox (M.S.), Entomology
Sarah Hunter (M.S.), Educational Leadership
Prasad Burange (Ph.D.), Entomology
Sam Jenkins (Ph.D.), Geosciences
Kevin Sedivec
Allison Meyer (M.S.), Animal Sciences
Casey Wolf (M.S.), English
Lindsey Meyers (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Nels Peterson (Ph.D.), Education
Miranda Meeham (Ph.D.), Range Science
Angie Milakovic (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
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Joe Zeleznik
Miranda Meehan (Vlaminck) (Ph.D.), Natural Resources Management
Lynette Flage (Ph.D.), Education
Brittany Hanson (Hasbargen) (M.S.), Natural Resources Management
Marc Murdoff (M.S.), Range Science
John Stenger (M.S.), Plant Sciences
Adnan Akyüz meets with his graduate students once a week. They also communicate using
Google Talk® technology allowing them to be in a digital contact in real time at all times while
working on their computers.
Mark Boetel conducted Ph.D. preliminary examination of Prasad Burange, a Ph.D. final
examination of Anitha Chirumamilla, a Ph.D. final examination of Prasad Burange, committee
meeting on plan of study and research proposal for Jacqueline Stenehjem and converted
degree program of Jacqueline Stenehjem from M.S. to Ph.D
Shawn DeKeyser advised and mentored Sarah Braaten as a McNair Student. Joe Zeleznik
served as her co-advisor. Sarah is conducting research on the regeneration of bottomland
hardwood forests in the middle Sheyenne river watershed.
Tom DeSutter advised a NDSU Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics) intern from Northern Arizona University. He also gave seminar to NDSU Summer
STEM interns about the scientific method.
Carolyn Grygiel has developed and implemented several advising initiatives and innovations.
When undergraduate students join the NRM Program they are provided with an NRM Student
Handbook. This 3-ring notebook contains a wealth of information about on-campus student
services, a graduation checklist and information about the NRM Program. It also provides
students a convenient place to file any documents associated with their academic progress
through the Program. Students are instructed to maintain and update their notebooks as
necessary and to bring their notebook to each advising session. Bi-annual advising sessions
are mandatory for every undergraduate student in preparation for the upcoming semesters.
Marion Harris serves as Faculty Advisor for student WISMET Women in Science Math
Engineering and Technology. As advisor she meets and emails with the President to discuss
organization activities.
3. Curriculum Development Including New Programs, Deletion of Programs,
Administrative Changes
Adnan Akyüz adopted a new textbook for Soil 217-Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology
which required changing his daily lesson plans. He developed a web site where students enter
daily meteorological variables as a part of required activity for the class. The students taking the
course had to purchase sling psychrometer to measure air temperature and wet bulb
temperature. Using formulas, they had to calculate relative humidity and dew point temperature.
This way the students exercised the fundamentals of meteorology and climatology,
observations.
Frank Casey revised the Undergraduate Soils B.S. Curriculum Guide to drop prerequisites and
add a Range Wetlands course to the curriculum. He also revised the Minor for Soil Science and
sought approval from the department, college, and university.
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Frank Casey arranged and led discussions with the Soil Science Department Curriculum
Committee and individuals from NRM and Entomology to help students obtain co-majors or
minors in their respective programs. He is also the Soil, Range, and NRM representative for the
CAFSNR Curriculum Committee.
Shawn DeKeyser developed Wetland Resources Management, RNG 454/654, for the Range
and Natural Resources Management Programs. It was well received by the students, especially
by graduate students, with RNG 454 receiving a 3.71 course rating and 4.41 instructor rating,
and the RNG 654 receiving a 4.60 course rating and a 4.80 instructor rating.
Tom DeSutter developed a new course titled “Soil and Land Use” and a new graduate course
titled “Environmental Field Instrumentation and Sampling”.
Jason Harmon developed a new course titled “How to Do Science: A complete research
experience from proposal to poster.” The course was approved by the appropriate curriculum
committees to begin instruction Spring semester 2010 under the temporary course number ENT
299.
Marion Harris, as Program Leader for the Entomology Department, worked with faculty to revise
Entomology curriculum. Several changes have been made: changing ENT350 from a 5 credit to
a 3 credit class, working with Jason Harmon to create a new course ENT299 “How to do
Science”, and working with Deirdre Prischmann to develop a 400/600 level IPM course. It has
been discussed whether Entomology should have a Minor.
In the laboratory component of Soils 444/644 David Hopkins chose to have the students
construct soil monoliths of several of the soils that were investigated on the field trips that
emphasized contrasting land use on a Wheatville silt loam map unit and a toposequence on
coarse sediments near the Lake Agassiz beachlines. Results will be featured in a permanent
hall display with site photographs and charts of soil property depth functions. Instructions were
obtained for monolith preparation, and monolith frames were constructed. Students spent three
different lab periods describing the cores, gluing the soils to the backboard, and subsampling by
10 cm depth increments for chemical analyses. Students ground the soil, labeled the bags, and
had photographs of each team with their monolith taken. They also discussed soil organic
carbon trends for each core after the Soil and Water Environmental Laboratory analyzed the
samples. In this way the students were exposed to soil in the field as well as in the lab, and
were able to verify that morphologic features are strongly linked to chemical data. The process
hopefully gave the students a “sense of ownership” for their soil profiles.
Jack Norland did a major revision of the Terrestrial Resources Management class, NRM 701,
for spring 2010 which previously has not been taught. The revision will emphasize
management of socio-ecological systems in a changing environment along with ecological
restoration management and wildfire management. He also submitted a new course,
“Scenarios in Natural Resource Management” for approval in 2009. The course is designed to
have the students understand the driving forces that will shape future natural resource
management actions and philosophies. Approval is anticipated in spring 2010 with the course
being taught in Fall 2010.
Jack Norland and Shawn DeKeyser collaborated on developing course materials for the new
course RNG 462 Rangeland Planning/Analysis to be taught spring 2010. This course will be
team taught. The proposed course “Restoration of Natural Resources” was pulled from
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submission with the material being covered by NRM 701 Terrestrial Resources Management.
The proposed course “Computer Applications in Natural Resources” was pulled from
submission to be redesigned and resubmitted at a later date.
Joe Zeleznik submitted a request to change from PLSC 219, Introduction to Prairie and
Community Forestry to NRM 219. This request was removed from the consent agenda of the
University Senate to be sent back to the Academic Affairs Committee for cross-listing
consideration.
4. Accreditation and Other Reviews
The NRM Interdisciplinary Academic Program was reviewed in 2009. Several strengths were
noted: 1) Continuing support from the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural
Resources, University Administration, and the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies,
2) Program costs (photocopying, postage, office supplies, telephone) absorbed by the School of
Natural Resource Sciences, 3) Salaries provided from the College of Agriculture, Food
Systems, and Natural Resources for full time Program Assistant, Student Services Coordinator,
and one graduate student, 4) Data provided for the past three years demonstrate that NRM
graduates are successful in receiving employment and placement within the field, 5) This
program has a home in the School of Natural Resources Sciences, 6) Other strengths reported
include a unique program design, dynamic curriculum, intensive student-service orientation,
high student satisfaction as noted by results from exit interviews. Additionally, several
challenges were noted such as the need for more instructors and student advisors, and a
greater operating budget. The Review Committee’s summary stated that “The NRM Program
has been successful in offering interdisciplinary training to prepare students for securing
employment in some aspect of natural resources management. The NRM Program appears to
be a well-organized program that is highly successful. Congratulations should be extended to
the program director and associated faculty”.
5. Activities in Student Recruitment/Retention/Enrollment Management, and Other
Student Activities
Adnan Akyüz designed and distributed a class brochure for his Soil 217 course. He distributes
the brochure at every meeting that would give him an opportunity to interact with students such
as, NRM Career day, NRM Freshman Seminar, ND Science and Engineering Fair, and ND
Emergency Management Expo.
Frank Casey recruited Tjaden Sinclair as a undergraduate Soils major and Katie Chambers as a
Soil M.S. graduate student. Dr.’s Casey, Overstreet and Hopkins recruited Eric Viall as an M.S.
student. Drs. Overstreet and Hopkins will advise Eric.
Shawn DeKeyser recruited PhD candidate Fawn Wasin Zi after watching her presentation at the
Society of Wetland Scientists annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Tom DeSutter wrote letters to or called undergraduate students to thank them for the
opportunity to visit with them or encourage them to consider a degree in Soil Science. He also
promoted Soil Science to students enrolled in AG 150 – Orientation. During the EPSCoR
Graduate Student Research Assistantship (GSRA) Program, he wrote letters to the chairs of the
science colleges at Minot State, Dickinson State, and Valley City State Universities and asked
them to distribute Soil and Range Science information and to encourage students to consider an
MS degree in Soil Science and Range Science.
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When undergraduate students initially inquire about the NRM Program, Carolyn Grygiel
presents them with the NRM Information Folio and a copy of the NRM Bachelor of Science
Student Guidelines. When graduate students inquire about the NRM graduate program, they
are also presented with a folio and either NRM Master of Science Student Guidelines or NRM
Doctor of Philosophy Student Guidelines.
Jason Harmon recruited a new graduate student to the Entomology Department who will begin
Summer 2010. He also recruited students to take the new course, How to Do Science by
creating a web page, designing a poster, contacting relevant faculty, and speaking in classes.
Marion Harris recruited Yue Li as a PhD student, with a starting date of late August 2009.
David Hopkins had phone discussions in May with a former Soils undergrad who is considering
finishing his B.S. degree in Soil Science after many years, and made connections for the
student with our COAFSNR Liaison, Ms. Shayla Durick.
When undergraduate students express an interest in either Range Science or Soil Science, Dr.
Don Kirby sends them a letter, respective Fact Sheets, brochures, etc. all which inform the
students of collegiate and career opportunities available in these fields of study.
Laura Overstreet was contacted by an American Crystal Sugar agronomist, Nick Revier, who
requested that she would meet with his daughter, Kate, a high school senior about to graduate
with honors. She met with Nick, Kate, and Nick’s wife in the Soil Science Conference Room
where they discussed Kate’s interests and why she should consider NDSU for her
undergraduate degree.
Jack Norland participated in summer orientation and registration of new students in the NRM
and Range program. Tom DeSutter was the Soil Science representative during Orientation.
Jack was the NRM program representative at the NDSU Graduate School Information Fair.
Faculty from the school who participated in the School of Natural Resource Sciences Student
Gathering in the Fall included Dr.’s Kirby, DeKeyser, Grygiel, Norland, DeSutter, Casey,
Hopkins and Akyüz.
Frank Casey is co-curricular advisor for two NDSU groups: NDSU Lacrosse Club and NDSU
Collegians for Life. Laura Overstreet is co-advisor for the NDSU Agronomy Club. She also
chaperoned four NDSU undergraduate students from the Agronomy Club so that they could
participate in the National Quiz Bowl. Shawn DeKeyser is the NDSU Range Club advisor and
Coach for the NDSU Undergraduate Range Management Exam (URME) Team which competes
nationally every year at the annual Meeting and Trade Show of the International Society for
Range Management. Carolyn Grygiel is advisor for the Natural Resources Management Club.
Jack Norland is co-advisor of the NRM Club. He advised the Club on the prairie restoration
project at the Technology Incubator on campus. He also advised and participated with Club
members on a field trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Fall. Joe Zeleznik is coadvisor
for the NDSU Hockey Club.
6. Distance Education (including on-line) Progress
Adnan Akyüz uses WIMBA for out-of-town presentations. He is also a member of the Agriculture
in the Science Classroom Collaboration Project. With this program he regularly answers science
questions posed by high schools across the State dealing with weather and climate.
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Stephen Foster restructured his course and materials for both distance and on-campus students
by putting lectures, narrated by himself, on Blackboard. Students then went through the material
and had open access to discuss it with him by phone, email or in person. All students had to
attend a laboratory course in Fargo for a one-week period. Quizzes and test were posted on
Blackboard, with students being on honor during the tests.
All lectures in Soil 210 and two major presentations during laboratory were separately recorded
by Jay Goos and are now available online via WIMBA for enrolled students to review. This is
extremely helpful for students who miss class. Also, since labs are held Mondays through
Thursdays, several weeks of lab are lost due to Monday holidays (Labor Day, President's Day,
etc.). On those weeks, he assigns a required online lecture instead of lab. Student reception of
the required online lectures has been very positive.
Jack Norland adapted the RNG 653 course to be part of the Grassland Management Program in
the Great Plains IDEA Project, of which he is a faculty member.
7. Assessment
Assessment of student outcomes is conducted by the School of Natural Resource Sciences
annually for the bachelors, masters, and doctorate degree levels. The courses designated for
assessment in 2008-2009 were: ENT 761, Insect Physiology; ENT 210, Insects, Humans, and
the Environment; NRM 225/RNG 225, Natural Resources & Agroecosystems; NRM 150, Natural
Resources Management Undergraduate Orientation; NRM 491/690, Natural Resources
Management Undergraduate / Graduate Seminar; NRM 432/632, Environmental Impact
Statements; NRM 453/RNG 453, Rangeland Resources Watershed Management; NRM 720,
Natural Resources Administration and Policy; RNG 336, Introduction to Range Management;
RNG 450/650, Range Plants; RNG 454/654, Wetland Resources Management; SOIL 210,
Introduction to Soil Science; SOIL 217, Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology; SOIL 322,
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers; SOIL 351, Soil Ecology; SOIL 433/633, Soil Physics; SOIL 410/610,
Soils and Land Use; SOIL 444/644, Soil Genesis and Survey; SOIL 480/680, Soils and
Pollution; SOIL/RNG 491/790, ENT 790, Seminar/ Graduate Seminar.
Improving assessment of student learning and the faculty’s understanding of assessment tools
within the School is a goal of the director, Don Kirby. The Director has provided examples of
assessment tools, assessment reports, and discussed these with faculty during the past year.
Additionally website information provided by the Director of University Assessment has been
presented to the faculty with the intent of improving understanding of assessment techniques
and their uses. New faculty members get personalized instruction from the Director concerning
the need for proper assessment of student learning activities. All faculty have been requested to
provide intended student outcomes on the syllabus of the courses they instruct.
Simply put, faculty were asked to assess their courses using an assessment tool of their
selection, then answer three specific questions for each course. The questions were: 1) What
did you do? 2) What did you learn? and 3) What will be done differently as a result of what was
learned?
In contrast to prior years where the pre- and post-test dominated assessment, additional tools of
assessment were adopted for use by the combined faculty of the School of Natural Resource
Sciences. The pre- and post-testing continued to be the work horse for assessment, but “fact
sheet” exercises, muddiest point, correlations between the numbers of times a subject was
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covered and the mastery level shown of the subject, periodic teaching evaluations during the
semester, weekly quizzes, periodic exams, case studies, use of national databases, computer
simulations, exercises, and programs, and field trips and reports were all related as useful tools
for assessing student outcomes. From the diversity of assessment activities, it is apparent that
the combined faculty of the School have adopted assessment as an activity by which they can
improve their courses, hence student learning. The School received an assessment score of
8.5/10.0 for 2009 from the University Assessment Committee.
Dr. Carolyn Grygiel coordinates assessment and writes an Assessment Report of the NRM
Program in cooperation with the Office of Assessment. The NRM Program received an
assessment score of 10/10 in 2009 from the University Assessment Committee
B. RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITIY
1. Research and Creative Activities
Summary of Research and Scholarly Accomplishments – 2009
Grants
Submitted Funded Pending Not Funded Other
Number 90 62 7 20 11
Dollars $14,015,654.50 $1,801,027.50 $2,726,933 $9,487,694 $222,795
Publications
Journal Edited Books and Popular
Articles Works Book Chapters Proceedings Abstracts Extension Articles
34 12 5 12 44 115 14
Graduate Research Assistants
Enrolled Graduated Accepted
Advisory Committee
Membership
Number 79 12 19 128
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2. Grants/Contracts
Proposals Funded (62)
Akyüz, Adnan. Dunn County Agricultural Weather Monitoring. Dunn County Extension Service.
$7,500.
Akyüz, Adnan. Monthly State Climate Status: State Climate Exchange Program. AASC. $2,500.
Akyüz, Adnan. Operation of NDAWN Stations. American Crystal Sugar. $9,130.
Akyüz, Adnan. Operation of the Turtle Lake NDAWN Weather Station. Bureau of Reclamation.
$1,205.
Akyüz, Adnan. North Dakota High Density Precipitation Network. Environmental and
Conservation Science Grant Development Grant. $3,500.
Akyüz, Adnan. Operation of NDAWN Stations. Collection through solicitation of letters to
corporations. $40,000.
Boetel, M. A. Acquisition of goods and services. USDA-ARS Research Support Agreement.
$3,624.50.
Boetel, M. A. Acquisition of goods and services II. USDA-ARS Research Support Agreement.
$2,750.
Boetel, M. A. Digital SLR camera. NDSU Extension Service equipment grant. $360.
Boetel, M. A. Expression of chilling damage through maternal inheritance in a parasitic wasp.
USDA-ARS Specific Cooperative Agreement. $40,000.
Boetel, M. A. Professional development grant. Office of the President, North Dakota State
University. $1,000.
Boetel, M. A., R. J. Dregseth, A. J. Schroeder, and L. Campbell. 2009 Sugarbeet Crop
Germplasm Committee (CGC) evaluations of Beta germplasm for host plant resistance to
sugarbeet root maggot feeding injury. Beet Sugar Development Foundation. $3,000.
Boetel, M. A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. Sugarbeet insect biology and control.
Sugarbeet Research and Education Board of MN & ND. $68,700.
Casey, F.X.M. Supplemental Funding for Year-Long Developmental Leave at Teagasc in
Wexford, Ireland: Effects of Animal Manure Storage and Disposal on the Fate and Transport of
Manure-Borne Hormone. National Science Foundation. $59,736.
Chen, M.S. and M.O. Harris. Molecular genetic interactions of wheat resistance and Hessian fly
avirulence. USDA-CSREES NRI Competitive Grants. $60,000.
Cihacek, L. Renewable Energy and Products: Agronomic Potential for Fuel Production in North
Dakota. USDA-CSREES 2009-34622-19970. $3,000.
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Charlet, L.D. and J.J. Knodel. Development of Resistance to Stem and Seed Insect Pests of
Sunflower in the Central Plains. National Sunflower Association. $49,800.
Charlet, L.D., B. Hulke, G. Seiler, K. Grady and J.J. Knodel. Evaluation of Sunflower for
Resistance to Seed Insect Pests in the Northern Plains. National Sunflower Association. $9,200
($6,700 to Knodel).
Dashiell K.E. and D. A. Prischmann-Voldseth. Next generation root-pest resistance research
and screening tool. Cooperative agreement with the Phenotype Screening Corporation,
Knoxville TN. USDA-CSREES Small Business Innovation Research Program grant, UDSA-
ARS NCARL. $18,000 ($3,750 to Voldseth).
DeKeyser, E.S. North Dakota State University Herbarium Database Development. National
Science Foundation. $52,000.
DeKeyser, E.S. and M. Vlaminck. Maintenance of Natural Sustainable Riparian Communities
Located Within the Middle Sheyenne Watershed. USDA-CSREES. $9,528.
DeKeyser, E.S., J. Norland, C. Hargiss, and T. DeSutter. Intensification of the National Wetland
Condition Assessment in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. EPA Region VIII, Wetland
Program Development Grant. $338,012.
DeSutter, T.M. and F.X.M. Casey. RAPID: The Impact of Rural and Urban Flooding on Water
and Soil Quality in the Red River Valley of the North. National Science Foundation. $59,694.
Foster, S.P. Evaluation of a mass-cryopreservation system for insect embryos. USDA-ARS.
Additional $101,800.
Franzen, D. F. N calibration in wheat SBARE-wheat. North Dakota Wheat Commission.
$10,000.
Goos, R. J. Screening Soybean Varieties for Resistance to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis. North
Dakota Soybean Council. $40,532.
Harris, M.O. Prairie Fringed Orchid Pollinator Surveys and Studies. USDA Forest Service
Cooperative Agreement. $10,000.
Harris, M.O. and S. Travers. Linking Gene Flow Facilitation by Moth Pollinators and Genetic
Diversity on the Federally Listed Threatened Fringed Orchid. NDSU Interdisciplinary Program
Environmental Conservation Sciences Small Grant. $7,000.
Halvorson, G., D. Buresh, J. Guinn, R. Littlefield, G. Lardy, R. Maddock, K. Sedivec, and J.
Hendrickson. 2009-2011. Developing Sustainable Forage and Natural Beef Production
Systems on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. USDA/CSREES. $175,000 ($91,673 to
NDSU, $46,663 to Sedivec).
Hopkins, D. G., F. X. M. Casey and L. F. Overstreet. Evaluation of soil factors affecting success
of roadbed restoration on the Little Missouri National Grasslands. USDA/Forest Service-Dakota
Prairie Grasslands. $18,400.
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Knodel, J.J., K. Kinzer, and M. McMullen. Great Plains Diagnostic Network, National Plant
Diagnostic Center Laboratories for Plant Disease and Pest Diagnosis & Surveillance.
USDA/Kansas State University. $45,000 ($11,500 to Knodel).
Knodel, J.J., M. Mergoum, and P.B. Beauzay. Optimizing the Identification and Development of
High-yielding Spring Wheats with Resistance to Wheat Stem Sawfly. SBARE Wheat Committee.
$28,362 ($0 to Knodel).
Knodel, J.J., M. Mergoum, and P.B. Beauzay. Optimizing the Identification and Development of
High-yielding Spring Wheats with Resistance to Wheat Stem Sawfly. ND Crop Improvement
and Seed Association (Wheat SBARE match). $13,260 ($12,760 to Knodel).
Knodel, J.J. and L.D. Charlet. Determination of the Biology, Impact, Economic Threshold, and
Pest Management Strategies for the Sunflower Seed Maggot, (Neotephritis finalis) and
Sunflower Bud Moth (Suleima helianthana) in the Northern Plains Sunflower Production Region.
National Sunflower Association. $28,000.
Knodel, J.J. and L.D. Charlet. Determination of Insecticide Efficacy and Planting Date for
Control of the Sunflower Seed Maggot, (Neotephritis finalis) and Sunflower Bud Moth (Suleima
helianthana) in the Northern Plains Sunflower Production Region. Crop Protection Product
Harmonization and Registration Board, Minor Use Fund Grant Program. $43,200.
Knodel, J.J. and L.D.Charlet. Screening Sunflower for reaction to Sunflower midge Infestation.
National Sunflower Association. $6,048.
Knodel, J.J. and S. Markell. 2009 Canola Disease and Insect Survey for North Dakota and
Minnesota. USDA-CSREES NC Canola Research Program. $15,960 ($5,525 to Knodel).
Knodel, J.J. and D. Prischmann-Voldseth. Biological Control and Aphid Resistant Cultivars. ND
Soybean Council. $38,850.
Lardy, G., P. Burgener, F.X.M. Casey, D. Cash, H. Kandel, L. Overstreet, J. Paterson, J. Ritten,
K. Sedivec, V. Owens. Use of Annual Forages in Beef Cattle Production Systems: Effects on
Agronomics, Livestock Performance, and Soil Health. Five-State Ruminant Consortium.
School of Natural Resource Sciences portion of $24,009.
Leistritz, F. L., L. J. Cihacek, and D. A. Bangsund. Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership
(PCO2R) Phase II – Terrestrial C Sequestration. US-DOE and Univ. of North Dakota Energy
and Environment Research Center. Fourth year installment of $9,281.
Lin, Z, S. DeKeyser, R. Hearne, and X. Jia. Environmental and Economic Impacts of Land Use
Change. NDSU - Environmental and Conservation Sciences Graduate Program. $4,500.
McMullen, M., J. Ransom, J. Knodel, K. Kinzer, and T. Kalb. ND’s IPM Coordination, IPM
Collaboration, IPM in Agronomic Crops, IPM to support Diagnostic Lab, and Urban IPM. ND
CSRESS- ND EIPM Coordination Grant. $126,699 ($4,356 to Knodel).
Norland, J.E. Using Adaptive Management to Drive Grassland Restorations that may Reduce
Invasive Plant Species. FWS Challenge Cost Share. $20,000.
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Overstreet, L. Soil Management for Sugarbeet Production. Sugarbeet Research and Education
Board of Minnesota and North Dakota. $84,932.
Overstreet, L. Sugarbeet Planter Test Stand Construction. Sugarbeet Research and Education
Board of Minnesota and North Dakota. $10,000.
Overstreet, L. Sugarbeet Soil Management. State Board of Agricultural Research and
Education. $3,896.
Prischmann-Voldseth, D.A., J. J. Knodel, S. P. Foster, and A.L. Thompson. Using Insecticides
and Host Plant Resistance for Colorado Potato Beetle Control. Minnesota Area II Potato
Growers Council. $7,500.
Prischmann-Voldseth D.A., G. Gramig, R. Lym, and M.O.Harris. Integrated pest management
of Canada thistles. North Dakota Department of Agriculture. $60,000 ($30,000 to Voldseth).
Prischmann-Voldseth D.A. and J.J. Knodel. Integrating plant resistance and natural enemies for
soybean aphid control. North Dakota Soybean Council. $26,120.
Prischmann-Voldseth D.A. Soybean aphid biotype study. Monsanto contract. $6,165.
Ragsdale, D.W., D. Prischmann-Voldseth, J.J. Knodel and 22 other investigators. Soybean
Aphid: Management, Biocontrol, and Host Plant Resistance. North Central Soybean Research
Program. $439,778 ($59,840 to Voldseth).
Rahman, S. and T. DeSutter. Demonstration of New Technologies to Reduce Odor Emissions
from Anaerobic Swine Lagoon in North Dakota Climatic Conditions. USDA Conservation
Innovation Grant (CIG). $55,468.
Rider, D. A. and G. E. Fauske. Exotic Wood Borer Survey. North Dakota Department of
Agriculture. $8,500.
Sedivec, K. and J. Norland. Natural Resources Data Acquisition - National Guard plant
community RTLA transect data collection, grazing management, and INRMP agreement. N.D.
National Guard. $24,709.
Sedivec, K. and J. Norland. Natural Resources Data Acquisition and IPM - Multi-species
grazing and noxious weed agreement. N.D. National Guard. $42,877.
Sedivec, K. and J. Zeleznik. Natural Resources Data Acquisition - Bivaucking and bur oak
study. N.D. National Guard. $24,107.
Sedivec, K., C. Schauer and A. Gearhardt. Monitoring data collection on the McKenzie National
Grasslands. McKenzie Grazing Association. $30,000.
Sedivec, K., C. Schauer and A. Gearhardt. Monitoring data collection on the McKenzie National
Grasslands. USDA Forest Service. $50,000.
Sedivec, K., C. Schauer and A. Gearhardt. Monitoring data collection on the Medora National
Grasslands. USDA Forest Service. $50,000.
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Sedivec, K., C. Schauer and A. Gearhart. Monitoring data collection on the Medora National
Grasslands. Medora Grazing Association. $25,000 ($15,000 to Sedivec).
Tilmon, K.J., J.J. Knodel, S.G. Markell, D. Prischmann-Voldseth and other co-investigators.
Northern Great Plains IPM Working Group, North Central IPM Center. USDA-CSREES.
$29,998 ($0 to NDSU).
Thill C.A., D.S. Douches, J. Palta, A.L. Thompson (with 25 collaborating investigators, inc.
Prischmann-Voldseth D.A.). Development of multipurpose potato cultivars with enhanced
quality, disease and pest resistance – North Central Region. USDA-CSREES, Special Grants
Program Potato Research. $485,000 ($4,000 to Voldseth).
Proposals Submitted With Decisions Pending (7)
Cai, Xiwen, L. Overstreet, R. Mulwa and A. Mwangi. Genetic Control of Nitrification Inhibition in
Wheat Farming. National Science Foundation, Basic Research to Enable Agricultural
Development (BREAD) program. Requested $1,483,461.
Cihacek, L. J. Carbon Sequestration in Winter Wheat Production Systems in North Dakota.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Requested $75,000.
Cihacek, L. Renewable Energy and Products: Agronomic Potential for Fuel Production in North
Dakota. USDA-NIFA-SRGP-002756. (Part of a Plant Sciences Department project). Requested
$6,000.
Harris, M.O. and G. Liu. Nanomaterials to Transfer Alien Resistance Genes to Wheat. National
Science Foundation, Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD). Requested
$1,062,976.
Knodel, J. J. and J. P. Harmon. Biological control and aphid resistant cultivars. North Dakota
Soybean Council. Requested $40,350.
Overstreet, L., T. DeSutter, and F. Casey. Row Orientation and Primed Seed in Strip Tillage.
Sugarbeet Research and Education Board. Requested $9,700.
Prischmann-Voldseth, D. A. and J. P. Harmon. Integrating plant resistance and natural enemies
for soybean aphid control. North Dakota Soybean Council. Requested $49,446.
Proposals Submitted But Not Funded (20)
Below, F.E., S. Moose, C. Weil, N. Carpita and L. Overstreet. Adaptability, Production, and
Energy Potential of Tropical Maize, a Sustainable High Biomass Annual Crop. Joint Biomass
Research and Development Initiative (USDA and USDOE joint program). Requested
$4,000,000.
Carr, Patrick, David Franzen, Laura Overstreet, Hans Kandel, Mark Liebig, David Archer, John
Hendrickson, Kristine Nichols, Eric Scholljegerdes and Donald Tanaka. Impact of Cover Crops
on Ecosystem Services in Northern Great Plains Cropping Systems. Agriculture & Food
Research Initiative, Managed Ecosystem program. Letter of intent submitted, but not
accepted.
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Clay, D., T. Schumacher, S. Clay, G. Carlson, A. Lenssen, T. DeSutter, D. Franzen, J. Stone,
M. Hansen, R. Stover, L. Jansen, and J. Lundgren. A Planning Grant for a Long-term
Agroecosystem Program (LTAP): Northern Great Plains. USDA-AFRI. Requested $200,000.
Foster, S.P. and D.A. Prischmann-Voldseth. Reproductive biology and hostfinding of female
Northern corn rootworm. USDA-AFRI. Requested $341,279.
Gustafson, C., S.Pryor, and L. Overstreet. Sustainability and Lifecycle Analysis of Advanced
Sugar Beet Biofuel Production SunGrant Initiative – North Central Center, South Dakota State
Univ. 2009 Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Production Systems. Requested $400,000.
Hargiss, C., J. Norland, A. Travnicek, and E.S. DeKeyser. Enhancement of Environmental
Education Outcomes in North Dakota; via Surveys of North Dakota Envirothons. EPA,
Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2009. Requested $42,863.
Liebig, M., D. Archer, P. Carr, J. Hendrickson, K. Nichols, L. Overstreet, E. Scholljegerdes and
D. Tanaka. Agronomic, Environmental, and Economic Impacts of Cover Crops in North Dakota
Cropping Systems. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education – North Central Region.
Requested $172,590
Lin, Z, E. DeKeyser, R. Hearne, and X. Jia. Multi-objective Optimization and Assessment of
Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands in the Pipestem Creek Watershed, North Dakota.
EPA STAR Grant Research Program. Requested $499,819.
Lundgren J.L., S.W. Fausti and D.A. Prischmann-Voldseth. Pest management and economic
benefits of integrating cover crops and predators into small farm operations: managing the
western corn rootworm. AFRI Arthropod & Nematode Program. Requested $450,000 ($86,000
to Voldseth).
Oduor, P.G., FX.M. Casey, L. Liangxiong and P. Gibbs. Measurement and Monitoring of Soil
Particulate Emissions Due to Tillage System in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. National
Science Foundation: PIRE (Partnerships for International Research & Education (Energy,
Sustainability and Water). Requested $1,582,915.
MacRae, I. and M. Boetel. Remote sensing of sugarbeet root maggot populations. Sugarbeet
Research and Education Board of MN & ND. Requested $10,752.
MacRae I, G. Heimpel, D.A. Prischmann-Voldseth and P. Glogoza. Management of soybean
aphid in organic soybean. USDA-CSREES Organic Research Extension Initiative Program.
Requested $1,200,000 ($250,000 to Voldseth).
Prischmann-Voldseth, D., M. Lehman and L. Overstreet. Interactions Between Maize Root
Microorganisms and Larval Corn Rootworms. Agriculture & Food Research Initiative, Arthropod
and Nematode Biology and Management Program. Requested $149,998.
Prischmann-Voldseth, D.A, and J.J. Knodel. 2009. Suppressing soybean aphid populations by
strip cropping with clover. Requested $25,580.
Prischmann-Voldseth D.A. Indirect effects of foliar glycoalkaloids on Colorado potato beetles.
NDSU Advance FORWARD Leap Grant. Requested $28,646.
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Prunty, L.D. Influence of Pore Gas on Water Infiltration. NSF06-545 Proposal #0838156.
Requested $81,439.
Prunty, L.D. Temperature Dependence of the Soil Water Characteristic Curve from -1 to -20
MPa. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Soil Processes Program. A letter of
intent was submitted, but was not selected for full proposal submission.
Pryor S., M.E. Biondini, C.E. Grygiel and D. Panigrahi. Wiesenborn. Evaluation of Biomass from
Mixed CRP Grasslands for Ethanol Production. USDA-DOE. Requested $1,400,000.
Rahman, S., G. Lardy, and T. DeSutter. Acquisition of a Photoacoustic Gas Analyzer (INNOVA
1412). USDA-AFRI. Requested $29,308.
Sedivec, K., C. Schauer, B. Geaumont, J. Norland, and A. Smart. Determining Best-Fit Forage
and Grazing Management Options of Beef Cattle to Enhance Resource Use for Upland Game
Birds in the Semi-Arid Region of the Northern Great Plains. Five State Ruminant Consortium.
Requested $118,505.
Other Funding Activities (11)
Boetel, M.A. Funds obtained from private companies. $77,500.
DeSutter, T. Sampling and analysis of lake bottom sediments for total mercury. One year of
funding from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. $16,000.
Guy, A., and T. DeSutter. The Impact of Rural and Urban Flooding on Water and Soil Quality in
the Red River Valley of the North. ND WRRI. $3,800.
Hopkins, D.G. Metal Analysis Core. North Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research
Excellence NDSU Component. National Institutes of Health. Dr. Hopkins is classified as a
Mentor for this research program with one month summer salary.
Franzen, D. F. Funds obtained from private companies for general soil fertility work-IPNI
$5,000.
Knodel, J.J. Funds obtained from private companies for 14 insecticide trails. $97,100.
Overstreet, L.F. A Carbon Budget to Estimate Soil Carbon Sequestration for Sugarbeet
Production. This was a document produced at the request of American Crystal Sugar Co. and
funded by all three of the Red River Valley Sugar Cooperatives (American Crystal, Minn-Dak,
and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative). Laura’s research program was provided
funding and the right to publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. $9,000.
Prischmann-Voldseth, D.A. Funds obtained from private companies. $12,900.
Prischmann-Voldseth, D.A. NDSU Advance FORWARD Travel Grant. $1,495.
Groove and Grinding Association’s samples are being tested on a per-sample basis by Dr. Lyle
Prunty. Receipts of about $2500 are expected. One fourth of this has been billed and received
and the remainder will be billed soon.
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Joe Zeleznik’s position as Extension Forester is partially supported by a grant from the North
Dakota Forest Service.
3. Articles/Books/Publications
Refereed Journal Articles (34)
Andersson, M.N., J. Haftmann, Y. Hillbur, J.J. Stuart, S.E. Cambron, M.O. Harris, S.P. Foster,
S. Franke, and W. Franke. 2009. Identification of sex pheromone components of the Hessian
fly, Mayetiola destructor. J. Chemical Ecol. 35:81-95.
Anelli C.M. and D.A. Prischmann. 2009. Silk batik using beeswax and cochineal dye: an
interdisciplinary approach to teaching entomology. Am. Entomol. 55(2): 95-105.
Bingham M. and M.E. Biondini. 2009. Mycorrhizal hyphal length as a function of plant
community richness and composition in restored northern tallgrass prairies (U.S.A.). Rangeland
Ecology and Management 62:60-67.
Charlet, L.D., G.J. Seiler, J.F. Miller, B.A. Hulke and J. J. Knodel. 2009. Resistance among
cultivated sunflower germplasm to the banded sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in the
Northern Great Plains. Helia 32 (51):1-9.
Charlet, L.D., R.M. Aiken, G.J. Seiler, A. Chirumumilla, B.S. Hulke, and J.J. Knodel. 2009.
Resistance in cultivated sunflower to sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J. Agric. & Urban
Entomol. 25(4).
DeKeyser, E.S., M. Biondini, D. Kirby, and C.L.M. Hargiss. 2009. Low prairie communities of
wetlands as a function of disturbance: Physical parameters. Ecological Indicators 9:296-306.
DeKeyser, S., G. Clambey, K. Krabbenhoft, and J. Ostendorf. 2009. Are changes in species
composition on central North Dakota rangelands due to non-use management? Rangelands
31:16-19.
Derby, N.E., F.X.M. Casey, and R.E. Knighton. 2009. Long-Term Observations of Vadose Zone
and Groundwater NO3-N Concentrations under Irrigated Agriculture. Vadose Zone J. 8:290-300,
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0162.
DeSutter, T. M. and L. J. Cihacek. 2009. Potential agricultural uses of flue gas desulfurization
gypsum in the Northern Great Plains. Agron. J. 101:817-825.
El Khishen A.A., M.O. Bohn, D.A. Prischmann-Voldseth, K.E. Dashiell, B.W. French and B.E.
Hibbard. 2009. Native resistance to western corn root larval feeding: characterization and
mechanisms. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(6):2350-2359.
Flint-Garcia S.A., K.E. Dashiell, D.A. Prischmann, M.O. Bohn and B.E. Hibbard. 2009.
Conventional screening overlooks resistance sources: rootworm damage of diverse inbred lines
and their B73 hybrids is unrelated. J. Econ. Entomol. 102(3):1317-1324.
Foster, S.P. 2009. Sugar feeding via trehalose haemolymph concentration affects sex
pheromone production in mated Heliothis virescens moths. J. of Experimental Biol. 212:2789-
2794.
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Ganehiarachchi, G.A.S.M. and M.O. Harris. 2009. Ovipositing females of a short-lived gall
midge take time to assess grass seed heads. Phisological Entomology 34:119-128.
Goos, R.J., B.E. Johnson, C. Bourguignon. 2009. Preliminary evaluation of the soil application
value of crambe meal. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 40:3211-3224.
Grygiel, C. E., J. E. Norland, and M. E. Biondini. 2009. Precision prairie reconstruction (PPR): a
technique for increasing native forb species richness in an established grass matrix. Ecological
Restoration 27:459-467.
Helms, T.C., B.D. Nelson, and R.J. Goos. 2009. Registration of 'Cavalier' soybean. Journal of
Plant Registrations 3:19-21.
Helms, T.C., B.D. Nelson, and R.J. Goos. 2009. Registration of 'Ashtabula' soybean. Journal
of Plant Registrations 3:253-255.
Kirby, D., D. Nilson, and K. Krabbehhoft. 2009. Breeding bird selection of restored and native
wooded draws in North Dakota. Rangelands 6:9-16.
Lundgren J.G., M.E. Ellsbury and D.A. Prischmann. 2009. PCR-based analysis of the predator
community associated with Diabrotica virgifera immatures. Ecol. Appl. 19(8):2157-2166.
Lundgren J.G., S. Nichols, D.A. Prischmann and M.E. Ellsbury. 2009. Seasonal and daily
activity patterns of generalist predators associated with Diabrotica virgifera virgifera immatures
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biocontrol Sci. Techn. 19(3):327-333.
Morris, B., L. Charlet, and S. Foster. 2009. Isolation of three diterpenoid acids from sunflowers,
as oviposition stimulants for the banded sunflower moth, Cochylis hospes. J. of Chemical Ecol.
35:50-57.
Oduor, P.G., X.T. Santos, and F.X.M. Casey. 2009. Solute exclusionary properties of porous
shale wafers. J. Porous Media 12(6):501-518.
Oduor, P.G., X.T. Santos, K. Forward, N. Sharp, C. Bue, F.X.M. Casey, and J. Abwawo. 2009.
Semi-empirically derived petrophysical and thermodynamical coefficients of permselective
shales -implications on ore mineralization. Membrane Sci. 343:171-179
Overstreet, L.F. 2009. Strip tillage for sugarbeet production. International Sugar Journal.
111(1325):292-304.
Prischmann D.A., S. A. Steffan and C.M. Anelli. 2009. Insect myths: an interdisciplinary
approach fostering active learning. Am. Entomol. 55:228-233.
Prischmann D.A., K.E. Dashiell, D.J. Schneider and M.W. Eubanks. 2009. Evaluating
Tripsacum-introgressed maize germplasm after infestation with western corn rootworms
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J. Appl. Entomol. 133:10-20.
Prischmann D.A., K.E. Dashiell and B.E. Hibbard. 2009. Assessing larval rootworm behavior
after exposure to maize roots: impact of maize line, rootworm species, and diapause status. J.
Appl. Entomol. 133:21-32.
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Prunty, Lyle. 2009. Soil water thermal liquid diffusivity. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:704-706.
Prunty, Lyle. 2009. Thermomechanical theory of capillary soil water. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.
73:494-500.
Rinehart, J.P., Yocum, G.D., Chirumamilla-Chapara, A., and Boetel, M.A. 2009. Supercooling
point plasticity during cold storage in the freeze-tolerant sugarbeet root maggot, Tetanops
myopaeformis. Physiol. Entomol. 34: 224-230.
Siripattanakul, S., W. Wirojanagud, J.M. McEvoy, F.X.M. Casey, and E. Khan. 2009. A
feasibility study of immobilized and free mixed culture bioaugmentation for treating atrazine in
infiltrate. J. Hazard. Mater., doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.025.
Siripattanakul, S., W. Wirojanagud, J.M. McEvoy, F.X.M. Casey, and E. Khan. 2009. Atrazine
removal in agricultural infiltrate by bioaugmented polyvinyl alcohol immobilized and free
agrobacterium radiobacter J14a: a sand column study. Chemosphere.74:308–313. Epub 2008
Oct 10.
Thompson, M.L., F.X.M. Casey, H. Hakk, and G.L. Larsen, T.M. DeSutter. 2009. Occurrence
and pathways of manure-borne 17β-estradiol in vadose zone water. Chemosphere
doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.037.
Yu, G.T., X. Cai, M.O. Harris, Y. Gu, M. Luo, and, S.S. Xu. 2009. Saturation and comparative
mapping of the genomic region harboring Hessian fly resistance gene H26 in wheat.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 118:1589-1599.
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Cattanach, N.R. and L.F. Overstreet. 2009. Evaluation of the modified curved seed tube
versus the standard straight seed tube. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports.
Vol. 39. Sugarbeet Res. and Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Cattanach, N.R. and L.F. Overstreet. 2009. The evaluation of cover crop on yield and quality of
sugarbeet. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. Vol. 39. Sugarbeet Res. and
Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Geaumont, B.A., E. Sebesta, K.K. Sedivec, and C.S. Schauer. 2009. Duck production on postcontract
conservation reserve program grasslands in southwestern North Dakota. Pp. 3-6.
NDSU Agric. Exp. Stn. Beef Cattle and Range Research Report.
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/livestock/2008-beef-report.pdf
Gegner, S., L. Overstreet, T. DeSutter, F.X.M. Casey, and N. Cattanach. 2008. Effects of Tillage
and Row Orientation on Early Season Growth of Sugarbeet. Sugarbeet R&E Board Report.
Neville, B.W., D.L. Whitted, G.P. Lardy, K.K. Sedivec, and P.E. Nyren. 2009. Utilizing annual
forages to extend the grazing season. In: Grass and Beef Research Review, Central
Grasslands Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University.
Neville., B.W., G.P. Lardy, D.L. Whitted, and K.K. Sedivec. 2009. Cost-effective alternative
forages for fall and winter grazing. Pp. 7-9. NDSU Agric. Exp. Stn. Beef Cattle and Range
Research Report. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/livestock/2008-beef-report.pdf
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Overstreet, L.F. and N.R. Cattanach. 2009. Effect of eliminating spring tillage on sugarbeet
production and emergence in stale seedbeds – Year 2. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and
Extension Reports. Vol. 39. Sugarbeet Res. and Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Overstreet, L.F. and N.R. Cattanach. 2009. Effect of strip tillage, row orientation, and seed
priming on sugarbeet yield and quality. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports.
Vol. 39. Sugarbeet Res. and Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Overstreet, L.F. and N.R. Cattanach. 2009. Evaluation of eSet plate versus sorghum plate for
sugarbeet production. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. Vol. 39. Sugarbeet
Res. and Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Overstreet, L.F.; N.R. Cattanach, and D.W. Franzen. 2009. Strip tillage in sugarbeet rotations
– Year 3. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. Vol. 39. Sugarbeet Res. and
Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Overstreet, L.F.; N.R. Cattanach, and D.W. Franzen. 2009. Effect of crop sequence for
sugarbeet production: Final report. In 2009 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports. Vol.
39. Sugarbeet Res. and Ed. Bd. of MN and ND.
Steele, D.D., and Hopkins, D.G. 2009. Devils Lake Basin Water Utilization Test Project. Report
submitted to the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board, 9 June, 2009. Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineering Department, North Dakota State University. Fargo. 97 p.
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Casey, F.X.M., and Shore, L.S. 2009. Physiochemical characterization of steroid hormones in
soil columns. 2009. In Laurence Shore and Amy Pruden, eds. Hormones and Pharmaceuticals
Generated by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and their Transport in Water and Soil.
Pg. 29-36. ISBN: 978-0-387-92833-3.
Hein, G.L., Boetel, M.A., and Godfrey, L.D. 2009. Part IV: Major insect and arthropod pests, pp.
95-117. In R.M. Harveson, L.E. Hanson, and G.L. Hein (eds.), Compendium of Beet Diseases
and Pests. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.
Mikhailova, E., C. Post, L. Cihacek, and M. Ulmer. 2009. Soil inorganic carbon sequestration
as a result of cultivation in the Mollisols. pp. 129-133. In B. J. McPherson and E. T. Sundquist
(eds.) Carbon Sequestration and Its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle. Geophys. Mono. Ser.
183. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C.
Porter, D., M. O. Harris, L.S. Hesler, and Puterka, G.J. 2009. Insects which challenge global
wheat production. pp. 189-201. In Wheat: Science and Trade (Ed. Brett Carver), Blackwell
Publishing.
Shore, L.S., and F.X.M. Casey. 2009. Transport of steroid hormones in soil and groundwater.
2009. In Laurence Shore and Amy Pruden, eds. Hormones and Pharmaceuticals Generated by
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and their Transport in Water and Soil. Pg. 37–46.
ISBN: 978-0-387-92833-3.
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Proceedings (12)
Charlet, L. D., R. Aiken, G. Seiler, J. Knodel, K. Grady, B. Hulke, and A. Chirumamilla. 2009.
Development of host-plant resistance as a strategy to reduce damage from the major sunflower
insect pests. Proc. 31 st Sunflower Research Workshop, Nat. Sunflower Assoc., Fargo, ND, 13-
14 January 2009.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Charlet_Hostplant_09.pdf
Charlet L.D., R.M. Aiken, J.F. Miller, G.J. Seiler, J.J. Knodel, K.A. Grady, A. Chirumamilla and
B. Hulke. 2009. Development of Host-Plant Resistance as a Strategy to Reduce Damage from
the Major Sunflower Insect Pests. In Proceedings of the 31 st Sunflower Research Workshop,
Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND. 9 pp.
Chirumamilla, A., L.D. Charlet, J.J. Knodel, T.A. Gross, B.S. Hulke, and G.J. Seiler. 2009.
Determining host-plant resistance mechanisms for banded sunflower moth. In Proceedings of
the 31 st Sunflower Research Workshop, Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND. 9 pp.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Chiru_HostPlant_09.pdf
Chirumamilla, A., L.D. Charlet, J.J. Knodel, T.A. Gross, B.S. Hulke, and G.J. Seiler. 2009.
Development of host-plant resistance as a strategy to reduce damage from the major sunflower
insect pests. In Proceedings of the 31 st Sunflower Research Workshop, Jan. 13-14, 2009.
Fargo, ND. 9 pp.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Charlet_Hostplant_09.pdf
Ganehiarachchi, M., J. Knodel, and L. Charlet. 2009. Review of 2008 studies on integrated pest
management strategies to reduce damage from the sunflower seed maggot. Proc. 31 st
Sunflower Research Workshop, Nat. Sunflower Assoc., Fargo, ND, 13-14 January 2009
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Gane_Review_09.pdf
Ganehiarachchi, M., J. Knodel, and L. Charlet. 2009. Biology of the sunflower seed maggot
(Neotephritis finalis) (Diptera: Tephritidae): results from 2008 field studies. Proc. 31 st Sunflower
Research Workshop, Nat. Sunflower Assoc., Fargo, ND, 13-14 January 2009.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Gane_Maggot_09.pdf
Knodel, J. J. and L. D. Charlet. 2009. 2008 Sunflower insect trap monitoring network. Proc. 31 st
Sunflower Research Workshop, Nat. Sunflower Assoc., Fargo, ND, 13-14 January 2009.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research-workshop/documents/Knodel_Insect
Trap_09.pdf
Knodel, J. J., L. D. Charlet, P. B. Beauzay, and T. Gross. 2009. Review of sunflower insect pest
problems in North Dakota in 2008. Proc. 31 st Sunflower Research Workshop, Nat. Sunflower
Assoc., Fargo, ND, 13-14 January 2009.
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/research/research- workshop/documents/Knodel_PestReview_09.pdf
Franzen, D, G. Endres, J. Lukach, R. Ashley, J. Staricka, and K. McKay. 2009. Nitrogen
recalibration for spring wheat and durum in North Dakota. p. 90-98. In 2009 Proceedings of the
Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference, Nov. 18-19, 2009, Des Moines, IA. IPNI, Brookings,
SD.
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Higgins, Kenneth F., Kurt J. Jenkins, Gary K. Clambey, Daniel W. Uresk, David E. Naugle,
Robert W. Klaver, Jack E. Norland, Kent C. Jensen, and William T. Barker. Vegetation Sampling
and Measurement. In Nova Silvy (editor). Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and
Management, Seventh Edition. The Wildlife Society.
Majumdar, A., M. A. Boetel, S. T. Jaronski, and R. D. Horsley. 2009. Soil persistence of
Metarhizium anisopliae applied to manage sugarbeet root maggot in a cover crop
microenvironment. Proc. Am. Soc. Sugar Beet Technol. Sect. C., Paper No. 8. 12 pp.
Shrestha, S. F.X.M. Casey, D. Smith, H. Hakk, G. L. Larsen, and G. Padmanabhan. Fate of
Glucuronide Conjugated Estradiol in Soil. Environmental & Water Resources Institute of ASCE
(EWRI of ASCE) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Pathumtani, Thailand, on January
5-7, 2009.
Abstracts (44)
Annam, D., and L. Cihacek. 2009. Factors influencing C sequestration in Northern Plains
grasslands. AnMtgsAbsts2009.52325. ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Madison WI.
Biondini M.E., C.E. Grygiel, L. Cihacek, S. Pryor, W. Koo, and K. Ringwall. 2009. Restored
Prairies to Ethanol. Northern Plains Biomass Economy. Fargo, ND.
Boetel, M.A., A. Majumdar, R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Seed treatment
insecticides for managing soil insect pests of sugarbeet. Abstr. Am. Soc. Sugar Beet Technol.
p. 34.
Briese, L., and T. DeSutter. 2009. An evaluation of electrical conductivity meters for making infield
soil salinity measurements. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and
SSSA, Madison, WI.
Casey, F.X.M. 2009. Reproductive Hormones in the Environment. Coalition of National Science
Foundation. Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.
Casey, F.X.M., S. Shrestha, H. Hakk, D. Smith, G.L. Larsen, and G. Padmanabhan. 2009. The
Fate and Transport of Reproductive Hormones in the Environment. In Fate and Transport of
Microconstituents within the Subsurface Environment During Water Reuse Applications.
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2009.
Cattanach, A., J. Daniels, M. A. Boetel, and R. J. Dregseth. 2009. Strip trial evaluation of
Poncho Beta insecticide in the RRV. Abstr. Am. Soc. Sugar Beet Technol. pp. 34-35.
Cihacek, L., and J. Riopel. 2009. A comparison of soil organic carbon levels in cropland,
restored grassland and native grassland. AnMtgsAbsts2009.53683. ASA, CSSA, SSSA,
Madison WI.
DeKeyser, E.S., C.L.M. Hargiss, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2009. Wetland condition assessment
using the North Dakota Rapid Assessment Model and the Index of Plant Community Integrity.
Society for Range Management. Albuquerque, NM.
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Derby, N.E., T.M. DeSutter, F.X.M. Casey, H. Hakk, and W. Shelver. 2009. The effects of
composting on swine manure nutrients and hormones. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM].
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
DeSutter, T., D. Franzen, F. Casey, D. Hopkins, B. Saini-Eidukat, A. Akyüz, and V. Jyoti. 2009.
Distribution of total mercury in North Dakota soils. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA,
CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
DeSutter, T., L.Cihacek, and J. Lukach. 2009. Sulfur fertility of canola (Brassica napus) using
flue gas desulfurization gypsum. Symposium—Gypsum Use for Enhancing Agricultural
Production and for Environmental Improvement. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA,
CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
DeSutter, T., X. Jia, D. Steele, T. Scherer, D. Hopkins, and X. Pang. 2009. Impacts of tile
drainage and sub irrigation on water quality in southeastern North Dakota. In Annual meeting
abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
Franzen, D., G. Endres, J. Lukach, R. Ashley, and J. Staricka. 2009. Nitrogen rate recalibration
in North Dakota. ASA meetings, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 1- 5, 2009.
Franzen, D., L. Overstreet, N. Cattanach and J. Giles. 2009. Phosphorus starter fertilizer studies
in the southern Red River Valley. American Society of Sugarbeet Technologists, Feb, 2009.
Orlando, FL. J. Sugarbeet Res. 46:43.
Gearhart, A.L., D. Terrence Booth, Kevin K. Sedivec, Samuel E. Cox and Christopher S.
Schauer. 2009. Comparison of ground and aerial survey methods on the Grand River National
Grasslands. Society for Range Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Geaumont, B.A., C.S. Schauer and K.K. Sedivec. 2009. Waterfowl production and nestsite
selection on post-contract conservation reserve program lands in southwest North Dakota.
Society for Range Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Geaumont, B.A., K.K. Sedivec and C.S. Schauer. 2009. Comparison of two nest searching
techniques used in ring-necked pheasant nesting studies. Society for Range Management
62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Geaumont, B.A., K.K. Sedivec and C.S. Schauer. 2009. Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus
colchicus) production and nest site selection on post-contract conservation reserve program
lands. Society for Range Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Grygiel, C. W. 2009. Applying the parch dynamics concept to precision prairie reconstruction
(PPR). Biological Workshop: Using Native grass and Forb Mixtures to Restore Refuge Lands.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Devils Lake Wetland Management District (North Dakota). 4-5
August 2009.
Guy, A., T. DeSutter, F. Casey, J. Leitch, R. Kolka, N. Derby, H. Hakk, and K. Horsager. 2009.
The impact of rural and urban flooding on water and soil quality in the Red River Valley of the
North. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
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Guy, A., T. DeSutter, F.X.M. Casey and J. Leitch. 2009. Major Flooding of the Red River of the
North: Impacts On Water and Soil Qualities in An Urban Environment. In Annual Meetings
Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2009. Comparison of three tiered
wetland assessment methods for use in the Prairie Pothole Region. International meeting for
the Society of Wetland Scientists. June. Madison, WI.
Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2009. Wetland species composition
of a Prairie Pothole agroecosystem. International meeting for the Society of Wetland Scientists.
June. Madison, WI.
Hargiss, C.L.M., E.S. DeKeyser, D.R. Kirby, and M.J. Ell. 2009. Wetland condition assessment
of the Missouri Coteau using a probabilistic design. Society for Range Management..
Albuquerque, NM.
Macha, D., and L. Cihacek. 2009. Carbon storage in plant and soil components of selected
grass monocultures. AnMtgsAbsts2009.53321. ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Madison WI.
McMullen, M., J. Knodel, and S. Markell. 2009. The benefits of field pest surveys to IPM
programs. In Proc. of 6th International Integrated Pest Management Symposium, March 24-26,
2009, Portland, OR. Univ. Illinois, Urbana, IL. P. 83.
Norland, J.E., R.F. Limb, J.M. Volk, and D.R. Kirby. Patchiness of mixed-grass prairie at
different grazing intensities. Society for Range Management Annual Meeting. Paper No. 23-4.
Otte M.L., Hopkins D. and Jacob D.L. (2009). (Im)mobilization of multiple elements by plants. In:
Burken J.G., Newman L.A., White J.C., Zeeb B.A., Nichols E.G., Zhao D. & Rock S. (Eds.).
Abstracts of the 6th International Conference on Phytotechnologies, Dec 2-4, 2009, St. Louis,
International Phytotechnology Society. pp. 90.
Otte M.L., Hopkins D. and Jacob D.L. (2009). Plants immobilize some elements, while
mobilizing others: consequences for phytostabilization. In Schwitzguebel J.P., Gupta S., Schulin
R. and Demaria P. (Eds). Abstracts of the Final International Conference on Phytotechnologies
to promote sustainable land use and improve food safety. Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte
Verita, Ascona, Switzerland, 11-16 October, 2009. Pp. 69-70.
Overstreet, L.F. 2009. A carbon budget to estimate soil carbon sequestration potential for
sugarbeet production. Amer. Soc. of Ag. conference; Oct. 31st – Nov. 5th, Pittsburgh, PA.
Overstreet, L.F. N.R. Cattanach, S. Gegner, and D. Franzen. 2009. Use of strip tillage in a
sugarbeet rotation in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. J. Sugarbeet Res.
46:63-64.
Overstreet, L.F., N.R. Cattanach, S. Gegner, D. Franzen. 2009. Strip tillage for sugarbeet,
corn, and soybean production in the Red River Valley of ND and MN. Amer. Soc. of Ag.
Conference., Pittsburgh, PA.
Prunty, L. 2009. Methane and acetylene pore gas mixture influence on water infiltration.
SSSA Pittsburgh, PA..
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Riopel, J., and L. Cihacek. 2009. Differences in soil organic carbon between cropland, restored
grassland and native grassland in the northern Great Plains. AnMtgsAbsts2009.53012. ASA,
CSSA, SSSA, Madison WI.
Sawatzky, D.A., F.X.M. Casey, T.M. DeSutter, S.F. Korom, and X. Jia. 2009. Hydraulic
efficiency in biofilm affected tile drains. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA,
and SSSA, Madison, WI.
Smart, Alexander, Justin Derner, Barry Dunn, Eric Mousel, Kevin Sedivec, Keith Harmoney,
Jerry Volesky, Robert Gillen and John Hendrickson. 2009. Relationship between forage
allowance and grazing efficiency in the Great Plains: Implications for managing rangelands for
both livestock production and desired ecosystem goods and services. Society for Range
Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Stone, J., C. McCutcheon, H. Betemariam, L. Stetler, M. Penn, T. DeSutter, and S. Chipps.
2009. A multimodal approach to develop a TMDL for mercury impaired lakes and
impoundments in South Dakota. In Annual meeting abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, and
SSSA, Madison, WI.
Teboh, J. and D. Franzen. 2009. Nitrogen credit of potato tops to following cereal crops. ASA
meetings, Pittsburgh, PA.
Wang, G., K. Sedivec, P. Nyren, and A. Nyren. 2009. Grazing management effects on soil
aggregate size, distribution, and stability in the Missouri Coteau Region. Society for Range
Management 62nd Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
Wang, G., K. Sedivec, P. Nyren, and A. Nyren. 2009. Long-term grazing management impacts
on plant community diversity in the Missouri Coteau Region. Society for Range Management
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assessment of wetlands by multi-element fingerprinting. International meeting for the Society of
Wetland Scientists. June. Madison, WI.
Zitnick, K., H. Hakk, F. Casey, T. DeSutter, N. Shappell, and E. Khan. 2009. Effects of liquid
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Boetel, M. A. 2009. Sugarbeet Insects. In J. Knodel [ed.], North Dakota Field Crop Insect
Management Guide. North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Serv. Bulletin #E-1143. pp.
127-134.
Boetel, M. A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Insect Management. In Sugarbeet
Production Guide. North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota Coop. Ext. Serv.
pp. 54-73.
Boetel, M. A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Control of subterranean springtails in
sugarbeet using granular, liquid, and seed treatment insecticides. North Dakota State
University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 183-187.
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Boetel, M.A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Liquid insecticide alternatives to
manage sugarbeet root maggot. North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 180-182.
Boetel, M.A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Sugarbeet insect pest problems in the
Red River Valley – 2008. North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 161-162.
Boetel, M.A., R. J. Dregseth, and A. J. Schroeder. 2009. Sugarbeet root maggot population
forecast for 2009. North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 163.
Boetel, M. A., A. J. Schroeder, and R. J. Dregseth. 2009. Economic benefits of additive
insecticide applications for root maggot control in replanted sugarbeet. North Dakota State
University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 170-173.
Boetel, M. A., A. J. Schroeder, and R. J. Dregseth. 2009. Effects of timing and rate on efficacy
of Thimet 20G for postemergence control of sugarbeet root maggot. North Dakota State
University Coop. Ext. Serv. 39: 177-179.
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Knodel, J.J. 2009. Bee Alert! Protect our Honey Bees When Spraying Insecticides in Flowering
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Hopkins, D. and D. Steele 2009. “Researchers Study Irrigation for Devils Lake Basin Flood
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Knodel, J.J. 2009. Wheat Stem Sawfly 2009 Research Focuses on Stem Solidity. Farm &
Range Guide. August 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. War on Mosquitoes Begins. Fargo Forum. May 7, 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. Insect Management for 2009. Prairie Grain Magazine. March 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. Staying One Step Ahead – Timely Scouting, Treatment Essential in
Minimizing Losses to Sunflower Seed Insects. The Sunflower. March/April 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. Cleaning up volunteers with herbicides best control for Wheat Streak
Mosaic Virus (vectored by Eriophyrid mite). Farm & Ranch Guide. February 27, 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. Dry Bean Grower Survey of Pest Problems and Pesticide Use. Northarvest
Bean Grower. January 2009.
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Overstreet, L.F. 2009. Strip Tillage in Sugarbeet Rotations – Summary of 2008 Red River
Valley Research. The Sugarbeet Grower. Feb. pp 14-16.
Pollack, A. 2009. Crop scientists say biotechnology seed companies are thwarting research.
The New York Times. February 19, 2009. Mark Boetel, contributor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/20crop.html.
Sedivec, Kevin. 2009. North Dakota State University Extension Service releases new weed
and grass publications. The Fence Post: North Dakota Stockman’s Magazine.
Sedivec, Kevin. 2009. Grasses of the Northern Plains: Vol. I Cool-season grasses. Beef
Magazine. January 2009.
Sedivec, Kevin. 2009. Grasses of the Northern Plains: Vol. II Warm-season grasses. Beef
Magazine. May 2009.
Sedivec, Kevin. 2009. Winter grazing in North Plains: Beef Magazine. February 2009.
Sedivec, Kevin. 2009. Impacts of winter grazing on range and cattle in North Dakota.
Bismarck Tribune. January 2009.
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Akyüz, Adnan. Climate Change Legislation, Environmental Stewardship vs. Global Warming,
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Akyüz, Adnan. Climate Change and Flood Risk. KVLY Valley-News Fargo, ND. June 26, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network in ND. Assisting the
National Weather Service in Flood Warnings. Prairie Public Radio. Fargo, ND. June 25,
2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. What did the Interagency
Find? KFGO 790 AM Radio. Live. Fargo, ND. June 18, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. May Climate Assessment. KVLY Valley-News TV. Fargo, ND. June 3, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Climate Change Impact of Red River Valley Floods. Forum Newspaper. Fargo,
ND. May 20, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Use of Helmets in Tornado Initiative. Prairie Public Radio. May 12, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network Usage in North Dakota.
WDAY Radio (Live). May 8, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Teaching our Kids about Tornado Safety. WDAY TV. Fargo, ND. May 4, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Warning for the Entire State: How Rare is it? KNOX Radio AM 1310.
Grand Forks, ND (Taped). April 14, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Impact. Valley-News, KVLY TV. Fargo, ND. April 9, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood of 2009. Are We Out of the Woods? Forum. April 6, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Impact on North Dakota’s Agriculture. Farm and Ranch Guide. April 3,
2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Update. Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 1, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Update. Minneapolis Star Tribune. March 31, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Cold Air Impact on the Flood: Is it Desirable? CBC News (on-Camera). March
27, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Update. Minneapolis Star Tribune. March 26, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Update. Bloomberg News, Chicago. March 25, 2009
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Conditions in the Red River Valley. Minneapolis Star Tribune. March 25,
2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood of 2009. CBS News (Phone). March 25, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Update. Minneapolis Star Tribune. March 25, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Prelude to Flood of 2009. Prairie Public Radio (Live). March 25, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Conditions in the RRV. 890AM KQLX Farm Talk Show (Live). March 23,
2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Spring Flooding in Devils Lake and RRV/ Drought Conditions in Western ND.
Farm and Ranch Guide Magazine. February 19, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. What are the Implications of Sundogs, Halos, and Sun-Pillars? Valley News
Live. KVLY TV. Fargo, ND. February 18, 2009
Akyüz, Adnan. Upcoming Seasonal Forecast. Grand Forks Herald. February 11, 2009
Akyüz, Adnan. Spring and Summer 2009 Forecast and NDAWN Status. Agweek Magazine.
February 10, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Drought History in North Dakota. Associated Press. January 16, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. December Climate Synopsis. Harvey Herald Press. January 15, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Flood Potential in the Red River Valley. Spectrum. January 14, 2009.
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Akyüz, Adnan. Record-Breaking December Snowfall in Fargo and Grand Forks. Should We
Worry about a Spring Flood? Prairie Public Radio with Daniel Webster. January 9, 2009.
Akyüz, Adnan. Moisture Conditions across the State. Forum Newspaper. January 5, 2009.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Cool spring leaves beets vulnerable to insect attack.” Agricultural
Communications Dept., North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Service. June 3, 2009.
Reporter: Richard Mattern.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Sugarbeet insect outlook and current status of wireworm outbreaks.” Red
River Farm Network. June 8, 2009. Reporter: Mike Hergert.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Root maggot development lagging behind normal.” Agricultural
Communications Dept., North Dakota State University Coop. Ext. Service. June 17, 2009.
Reporter: Richard Mattern.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Root maggot hotspots raise concerns.” Red River Farm Network. June
22, 2009. Reporter: Mike Hergert.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Root maggot control - now’s the time to apply postemergence
insecticides.” Red River Farm Network. June 23, 2009. Reporter: Mike Hergert.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Root maggot control – hotspots and postemergence control options.” Red
River Farm Network. June 24, 2009. Reporter: Randy Koenen.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Controlling root maggot outbreaks.” Red River Farm Network. June 26,
2009. Reporter: Mike Hergert.
Boetel, M. A. 2009. “Sugarbeet root maggot: what happened over stormy weekend.” Red
River Farm Network. June 29, 2009. Reporter: Randy Koenen.
Franzen, D. W. 2 radio interviews on fertilizer issues
Franzen, D. W. 2 newspaper interviews on fertilizer and tillage
Franzen, D. W. magazine article on soil fertility
Franzen, D. W. Farm and Ranch on N fertilizers
Franzen, D. W. Wahpeton paper- fertilizer and wet soils
Franzen, D. W. Radio interview- KFYR- fertilizer prices
Franzen, D. W. Mick Kjar- Radio- fertilizer and tillage
Franzen, D. W. 2 radio interviews- Grand Forks and Wahpeton- fertilizer and tillage
Franzen, D. W. web-based and radio for sugarbeet growers- fertilizer and tillage for beets- 2
Franzen, D. W. Radio interview - Mick Kjar- late fertilizer application for protein enhancement
Franzen, D. W. Radio interview - Al Gustin- new wheat recommendations update
Franzen, D. W. 1 radio interview- RRV network station soil pit
Franzen, D. W. 3 radio interview- low protein wheat
Franzen, D. W. Newsrelease – low protein wheat
Franzen, D. W. 2 videos on web from Big Iron strip till demo
Franzen, D. W. Dickinson Press- fertility management
Franzen, D. W. Newsrelease-winter urea
Hopkins, D., and D. Steele. 2009. Telephone interview for B. Nicholson, (AP) “Engineers to
explore other Devils Lake basin options”, The Forum, C6, November 23, 2009.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. News release - First National Agriculture Pollinator Forum.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. News release - Black Grass Bug Alert Posted in Southwestern ND.
Knodel, J.J. 2009. News release - Wheat Midge Forecast Looks Favorable for Producers in
2009.
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Overstreet, L.F. 2009. Tillage & Fertilizer telephone interview w/ Daniel Davidson (Staff
Agronomist with DTN) – DTN is a subscriber-based radio and web broadcast. The interview
was broadcast and streamed on the DTN website.
Sedivec, K. 1 radio interview - Poisonous weeds of North Dakota.
Other Publications (13)
Cihacek, L. J. 2009. Phase II final report to Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership for Task 5 –
Validation of Terrestrial CO2 Sequestration. Report to Ducks Unlimited, UND Energy and
Environment Research Center and US-DOE.
Cihacek, L. J. 2009. North Dakota State Report. Annual report to NC-1017 Regional Research
Committee. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Cihacek, L. J. 2009. North Dakota State Report. Annual report to NCERA-59 Regional
Research Committee. University of Wisconsin, Madison WI.
Jyoti, V., Saini-Eidukat, B., Hopkins, D., and T. DeSutter. Cadmium Distribution in Soils Within
the Pembina Escarpment, North Dakota. ND-EPSCoR poster session. North Dakota State
University. Fargo.
Knodel, J.J., and P.B. Beauzay. 2009. Efficacy of insecticide seed treatment against larval
wireworms injury on dry beans, 2008. AMT 34: F9.
Knodel, J.J., B. Hanson and P.B. Beauzay. 2009. Insecticide seed treatment efficacy against
flea beetles on canola, 2008. AMT 34: F10.
Knodel, J.J., L.D. Charlet, and P.B. Beauzay. 2009. Efficacy of foliar applied insecticides against
longhorned beetle, Dectes texanus, in sunflower, 2008. AMT 34: F76.
Knodel, J.J., L.D. Charlet, and P.B. Beauzay. 2009. Efficacy of foliar applied insecticides and
adjuvants against seed-feeding insect pests on sunflower, 2008. AMT 34: F77.
Knodel, J.J., L.D. Charlet, and P.B. Beauzay. 2009. Efficacy of foliar applied insecticides and
adjuvants against seed-feeding insect pests on sunflower, 2007. AMT 34: F75.
Prischmann D.A. 2009. Book review: The Insect Wonderland. Am. Entomol. 55(2): 123.
Prischmann D.A. 2009. Book review: The Other Insect Societies. Am. Entomol. 55(1): 59-60.
Saini-Eidukat, B., Hopkins, D., and T. DeSutter. Origin of Highly Concentrated Metals in
Northeastern North Dakota. Final Report of the NDSU College of Science and Math and ND
Agric. Exp. Station Small Grants Program.
Zeleznik - Plan for conversion of Siberian larch provenance test into a seed orchard. Presented
to USDA-ARS-Northern Great Plains Research Lab, Mandan, ND
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Disquisitions (14)
Augustin, Christopher L. 2009. Relationships Between Carbon Sequestration and Soil Texture
in the Northern Great Plains. M. S. Thesis (Larry Cihacek, advisor).
Chirumamilla, A. 2009. Multi-year Laboratory Cold Storage of Sugarbeet Root Maggot
(Diptera: Ulidiidae) Larvae: Physiological and Biochemical Impacts. Ph.D. Dissertation (Mark
Boetel, advisor).
Eltahlawy, H. 2009. Regulation of Pheromone Biosynthesis by the Pheromone Biosynthesis-
Activating Neuropeptide in Two Lepidopteran Moth Species: “Z strain” of the European Corn
Borer Ostrinia nubilalis and the Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis virescens. Ph.D. Dissertation
(Stephen Foster, advisor).
Ganehiarachchi, S.M. 2009. Host Finding Behavior of Two Gall Midges Specializing on Wheat.
Ph.D. Dissertation (Marion Harris, advisor).
Geaumont, Benjamin. 2009. Effects of Alternative Management Strategies on Pheasant
Production Using Conservation Reserve Program. Ph.D. Dissertation (Kevin Sedivec and
Christopher Schauer, co-advisors).
Gegner, Sarah Lynn. 2009. Effect of Reduced Tillage Systems on Sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris L.)
and Onion (Allium cepa L.). M.S. Thesis (Laura Overstreet, co-advisor).
Hanson, Brittany. 2009. Evaluation of Cutting and Prescribed Fire on Oak Stand Regeneration.
M.S. Thesis (Kevin K. Sedivec, advisor).
Hargiss, Christina. 2009. Estimating Wetland Quality for the Missouri Coteau Ecoregion of
North Dakota. Ph.D. Dissertation (Shawn DeKeyser, advisor).
Ivashchenko, Anna. 2009. Potential Urban Impacts on Water Quality of the Red River of the
North. M.S. Paper (Jay Leitch, advisor).
Matthees-Dose, Heather. 2009. Soil Properties Affecting Oil Well Access Road Reclamation in
Western North Dakota. M.S. Thesis (David Hopkins and Frank Casey, co-advisors).
Miller, Adam M. 2009. Skills and Characteristics of Natural Resources Managers and
Administrators. M.S. Thesis (Jay Leitch, advisor).
Misek, Kevin W. 2009. The Effect of Beta-lactam on Soil Nitrification Potential. M.S. Thesis
(Larry Cihacek, advisor).
Riopel, Jason. 2009. Carbon Sequestration in CRP and Restored Grasslands in the North
Central U. S. M.S. Thesis (Larry Cihacek, advisor).
Sawatzky, D. Aaron. 2009. Effects of Iron Bacteria on Subsurface Tile Drains. M.S. Thesis
(Frank Casey, advisor).
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4. Presentations
Adnan Akyüz
NDAWN Applications. Irrigation Scheduler. Irrigation Workshop. Grand Forks, ND. December
15, 2009.
High Density Precipitation Observing Network in ND and its Benefits to Irrigation Scheduler of
the NDAWN Application. Irrigation Workshop. Bismarck, ND. December 10, 2009.
Climate Change. North Dakota on the Road to Copenhagen. NDSU, Fargo, ND. December 1,
2009
Climate Change Science, its Basics and Local Implications on ND’s Agriculture and Renewable
Energy Sources (Session I). ND Farmer’s Union State Conference. Fargo, ND. November
20, 2009.
Climate Change Science, its Basics and Local Implications on ND’s Agriculture and Renewable
Energy Sources (Session II). ND Farmer’s Union State Conference. Fargo, ND. November
20, 2009.
North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Sugarbeet Applications in ND’s Sugarbeet
Production and its Applicability to Turkish Sugarbeet Production. (2 nd meeting) NDSU,
Fargo, ND. October 19, 2009.
Tornado Information and Safety. Hands-on Demonstration of Tornado Formation. 2 nd Annual
Emergency Preparedness Expo. NDSU, Fargo, ND. September 24, 2009.
North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Application in Sugarbeet Production. Turkish
Sugarbeet Delegation vs. NDSU Interaction Meeting. NDSU, Fargo ND. September 18,
2009.
NDAWN Center and North Dakota State Climate Office Roles in NDSU. SNRS Student
Gathering. September 16, 2009.
Corn Application of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network. Corn Seminar. Oakes, ND.
February 19, 2009
North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Impact on North Dakota’s Agricultural Commodities.
Best of the Best in Wheat Research Workshop. Bismarck, ND. February 13, 2009.
North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Applications in North Dakota. Northern Soybean
Expo Forum. Fargo, ND. February 10, 2009.
Agricultural Application of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN). 31 st
National Sunflower Association Research Forum. Ramada Plaza Convention Center.
Fargo, ND. January 13-14, 2009.
Mario Biondini
Plant Diversity, Production, Stability and Susceptibility to Invasion. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Biology Workshop – Using Native Grass and Forb Mixtures to Restore Refuge Lands.
Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, Devils Lake, ND.
Restored Prairies to Ethanol. Northern Plains Biomass Economy. Fargo, ND.
Why are Roots Designed the Way they Are?. Annual Project Director’s Meeting. International
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
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Mark Boetel
Poncho Beta: a new tool in the arsenal for sugarbeet insect control. 47 th Annual International
Sugarbeet Institute, March 2009, Fargo, ND.
Seed treatments and postemergence insecticides to control sugarbeet root maggot. 39 th Annual
Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session, January 2009, Fargo, ND. (with R. J. Dregseth,
and A. J. Schroeder)
Seed treatment insecticides to manage soil insect pests of sugarbeet. 2nd Annual International
Symposium on Agricultural Research. August 2009, Athens, Greece. (with R. J. Dregseth,
A.J. Schroeder and A. Majumdar)
Seed treatment insecticides for managing soil insect pests of sugarbeet. 35 th Biennial Meeting
of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, February 2009, Orlando, FL. (with
A. Majumdar, R.J. Dregseth and A.J. Schroeder)
Mitochondrial DNA in North American Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) species: analysis of intra- and
interspecific relationships. Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch,
annual meeting, March 2009, St. Louis, MO. (with P.S. Burange and R.L. Roehrdanz)
Strip trial evaluation of Poncho Beta insecticide in the Red River Valley of MN and ND. 39 th
Annual Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session, January 2009, Fargo, ND. (with A.
Cattanach, J. Daniels, and R.J. Dregseth)
Strip trial evaluation of Poncho Beta insecticide in the RRV. 35 th Biennial Meeting of the
American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, February 2009, Orlando, FL. (with A.
Cattanach, J. Daniels and R.J. Dregseth)
Granular insecticides and seed treatments for springtail management in sugarbeet. 39 th Annual
Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session, January 2009, Fargo, ND. (with R.J. Dregseth
and A.J. Schroeder)
Rotational resistance of Diabrotica in maize. 2nd Annual International Symposium on
Agricultural Research. August 2009, Athens, Greece. (with B. Fuller, N. Kadakia, and B.
McManus)
Persistence of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia applied beneath a cover crop canopy for
sugarbeet root maggot management. Entomological Society of America, annual meeting,
December 2009, Indianapolis, IN. (with A. Majumdar and S.T. Jaronski)
Soil persistence of Metarhizium anisopliae applied to manage sugarbeet root maggot in a cover
crop microenvironment. 35 th Biennial Meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet
Technologists, February 2009, Orlando, FL. (with A. Majumdar, S.T. Jaronski and R.D.
Horsely)
Geographic distribution of mtDNA clades in the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in North
America. Entomological Society of America, annual meeting, December 2009,
Indianapolis, IN. (with R.L. Roehrdanz, P. Burange, and S. Sears)
Shawn DeKeyser
An Example of Kentucky Bluegrass and Smooth Brome Invasion Over 23 years in the Northern
Mixed Grass Prairie. NDSU, Central Grasslands Research Extension Center, Grass-N-
Beef research review. Streeter, ND. January 20.
Multi-objective Optimization and Assessment of Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands in
the Pipestem Creek Watershed, North Dakota. NDSU, ECS Green Bag Lunch Seminar
Series. Fargo, ND. January 27.
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Larry Cihacek
A Comparison of Soil Organic Carbon Levels in Cropland, Restored Grassland and Native
Grassland. Poster Paper. 2009 Annual International ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings.
Pittsburgh, PA. November 3.
Factors influencing C sequestration in Northern Plains Grasslands. Poster Paper. Annual
International ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. November 3,
Carbon Storage in Plant and Soil Components of Selected Grass Monocultures. Poster Paper.
Annual International ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. November 3
Differences in Soil Organic Carbon Between Cropland, Restored Grassland and Native
Grassland in the Northern Great Plains. Poster Paper. Annual International ASA-CSSA-
SSSA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. November 3.
Sulfur Fertility of Canola Using Flue-gas Desulfurization Gypsum. Annual International ASA-
CSSA-SSSA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. November 3.
Soil salinity in North Dakota. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Annual
Meeting. Bismarck, ND. November 23.
Soil Carbon sequestration in restored grasslands of the Prairie Pothole Region. Poster paper.
Annual PCO2R Meeting. St. Louis, MO. December 1-3.
Tom DeSutter
FGD Gypsum Research in North Dakota. Agricultural Uses of FGD Gypsum Workshop.
Indianapolis, IN. November 17-29.
Application of Industrial Byproducts to North Dakota Soils. Annual meeting of the North Dakota
Chapters of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and the Professional Soil Classifiers
Association. Fargo, ND. October 15.
Demonstration and Evaluation of Dispersion: Evaluating Salinity and Sodicity in Field Labs.
Natural Resources and Conservation Service’s Dryland Saline and Sodic Soils Training.
Bismarck, ND. September 28.
Cadmium distribution in soils within the Pembina Escarpment, North Dakota. ND EPSCoR State
Conference.
Dave Franzen
Nitrogen Rate Recalibration in North Dakota. ASA Meetings, Pittsburgh, PA. Nov. 1-3.
Nitrogen Credit of Potato Tops to Following Cereal Crops. ASA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA.
Nov. 1-3.
Distribution of total Hg in North Dakota Soils. ASA Meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. Nov. 1-3.
Nitrogen Recalibration for Spring Wheat and Durum in North Dakota. North Central
Extension-Industry Soil Fertility meetings, oral presentation.
November, 2009, Des Moines, IA.
R. Jay Goos
Soil fertility issues for soybeans. Lake Region Agronomy Roundup. Devils Lake. January 6
Nitrification and urease inhibitors as nitrogen fertilizer additives, and when you need them. Soil
and Water Workshop. .Fargo. January 21
Nitrogen fixation by soybeans. Best of Eastern ND Crop Workshop. Grand Forks. February 4.
Nitrogen fixation by soybeans. Best of Eastern ND Crop Workshop. Moorhead, MN. February 6.
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Expert panel, soybean production issues. Advanced Crop Advisor's Workshop. Fargo.
February 12.
Expert panel, soil fertility and soil management issues. Advanced Crop Advisor's Workshop.
Fargo. February 12
Soil fertility issues for soybeans. Crop Expo. Grand Forks. February 19.
Carolyn Grygiel
Assessment Techniques in NRM 225. NDSU Pedagogical Luncheon Series. North Dakota
State University, Fargo, ND.
Jason Harmon
How Climate Change Can Influence Insect Interactions and Biological Control: Interests of the
New Insect Ecology Lab. School of Natural Resource Sciences Seminar Series; North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA. December, 2009.
Marion Harris
Pheromone Trapping to Monitor Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) populations. National
Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN. (With Kirk Anderson)
[poster]
Evaluation of Hessian fly populations in North Dakota using Pheromone Trapping.
Southwestern Branch of Entomological Society of America, Stillwater, Oklahoma. (with
Kirk Anderson) [poster]
Fine mapping of the Hessian fly resistance gene H26 in Aegilops tauschii. National Wheat
Genomics Conference. (with G. Yu, X. Cai, and S.S. Xu) [poster]
David Hopkins
Prepared a 2 hour soil science demonstration/lecture for a Food land and People Educators
workshop organized by the ND Farm Bureau; August 11.
Janet Knodel
Welcome & Introduction and Review of Sunflower Insect Pests from NSA Survey 2001 – 2008
in Contributions towards Understanding the Impact and Strategies for the Changing
Sunflower Insect Pest Complex from Texas to Canada Symposium, North Central Branch of
the Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO, March 15-18, 2008
Review of insect pest problems in Sunflower in North Dakota in 2008. National Sunflower
Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND. (with L. D Charlet, and P.B.
Beauzay)
Review of 2008 studies on Integrated Pest Management strategies to reduce damage from the
sunflower seed maggot. National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-14, 2009.
Fargo, ND. (with M. Ganehiarachchi, L.D. Charlet, and P.B. Beauzay)
Determining the resistance mechanisms for banded sunflower moth. National Sunflower
Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND. (with A. Chirumamilla, L.D.
Charlet, and T. Gross)
Development of Host-plant resistance to reduce damage from the major sunflower insect pest.
National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND. (with L.D.
Charlet, R.M. Aiken, G.J. Seiler, K.A.Grady, A. Chirumamilla, B. Hulke, and T. Gross)
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The benefits of field pest surveys to IPM Programs. The Sixth International IPM Symposium,
"Transcending Boundaries," March 24-26, 2009, Portland, Oregon. (with M. McMullen and
S. Markell) [poster]
2008 Sunflower Insect Trap Network National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-
14, 2009. Fargo, ND. (with L.D. Charlet) [poster]
Investigating the Biology of the sunflower seed maggot, Neotephritis finalis: Results from 2008
Studies. National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Jan. 13-14, 2009. Fargo, ND.
(with M. Ganehiarachchi and L.D. Charlet) [poster]
Jack Norland
Dealing with the Complexities of a Watershed. North Dakota Watershed Coordinators Meeting
Patchiness of Mixed-Grass Prairie at Different Grazing Intensities. Annual meeting of the
Society for Range Management.
Using Native Grass and Forb Mixtures to Restore Refuge Lands. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in Devils Lake, ND.
Laura Overstreet
Use of Strip Tillage in a Sugarbeet Rotation in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and
Minnesota. 35 th Biennial meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists.
Orlando, FL. February 25-28.
Strip Tillage for Sugarbeet, Corn, and Soybean Production in the Red River Valley of North
Dakota and Minnesota. American Society of Agronomy Conference Pittsburgh, PA.
October 31-November 4.
A Carbon Budget to Estimate Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential for Sugarbeet Production.
American Society of Agronomy Conference; Pittsburgh, PA.. October 31-November 4.
Lyle Prunty
Methane and acetylene pore gas mixture influence on water infiltration. Soil Science Society of
America meetings. Pittsburgh, PA. October 31-November 4.
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Field studies to evaluate potential differences in the decomposability of Bt and non-Bt corn
residue” Lehman RM, Osborne SL, Rosentrater KA, Prischmann-Voldseth D (Presented
by Lehman). ASA-CSSA-SSSA International annual meeting, Pittsburgh PA, Nov. 1-5,
2009. (with R.M. Lehman, S.L. Osborne, and K.A. Rosentrater)
Biology, impact, and management of soybean insect pests in soybean production systems. S-
1039 Multistate group Annual meeting, Baton Rouge LA, Feb. 23-24, 2009.
Mites as predators of immature corn rootworms (Diabrotica spp.). Entomological Society of
America, regional meeting, St. Louis MO, March 15-18, 2009. (with J.G. Lundgren and
K.E. Dashiell) [poster]
Mites as predators of immature corn rootworms (Diabrotica spp.). 6 th International IPM
Symposium, Portland OR, March 24-26, 2009. (with J.G. Lundgren and K.E. Dashiell)
[poster]
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David Rider
Establishment in Georgia of Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae): A nonnative
home invader with the potential to attack North American legumes. Presented at
the National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, Indiana,
December, 2009. (with J.E. Eger, L. Ames, D. Suiter, S.E. Halbert, and T.J. Henry)
Joseph Zeleznik
Conversion of small-scale provenance tests into seed orchards. Society of American Foresters
2009 National Convention. Orlando, FL. September 30-October 4
Lessons learned from a 450-year-old bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa). Society of American
Foresters 2009 National Convention. Orlando, FL. September 30-October 4, 2009
5. Technology Transfer
Dave Franzen developed the North Dakota Spring Wheat and Durum Nitrogen Calculator. This
is a web-based calculator that enables user to choose factors that affect nitrogen rate for spring
wheat and durum and develop a fertilizer nitrogen strategy that is research based, economic
based and prompts them to consider a number of relevant factors. I developed the template
using Visual Basic (learned, summer 2009), then passed the final development to a computer
science undergraduate student who finished the last pieces of construction.
Laura Overstreet continues to work with Dr. John Nowatzki (NDSU, ABSE) to provide real time
soil temperature and moisture data for the Farm Monitor website. The website was developed
by Dr. Nowatzki to give farmers and agronomists a tool that allows them to compare soil
temperature and moisture in fields that have received conventional chisel plow tillage and those
that received strip tillage. Dr. Nowatzki and Laura installed the sensors on December the 3rd in
one of her studies near Casselton, ND. The data will continue to be available on the website
throughout the next growing season.
Kevin Sedivec developed cover crop/annual forage species demonstration trial with county
agents in Sheridan, Mountrail, and Williams County. He also developed over 35 PowerPoint
slide presentations for teaching.
C. OUTREACH
1. Professional Service
Adnan Akyüz
President, NC1018 (North Central Regional Association, Impact of Climate and Soils on Crop
Selection and Management)
Vice President, WERA1012 (Western Regional Association, Managing and Utilizing
Precipitation Observations from Volunteer Networks
Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
Observer, Fargo-Moorhead Fargo/Moorhead Flood Risk Reduction Project Expert Panel.
Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society.
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Member, NC1179. Food, Feed, Fuel, and Fiber: Security under a Changing Climate. Multistate
Research Fund. North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment
Station Directors.
Member, American Association of State Climatologists (AASC).
Member, AASC Climate Education and Outreach Committee.
Member, National Climate Data Stewardship Committee
Member, American Meteorological Society.
Member, National Weather Association
Member, North Dakota Academy of Science
Member, WERA1012 Education and Training Committee.
Member, National Data Estimation for the National Weather Service’s Automated Member,
Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) Committee.
Member, National Climate Extremes Committee
Member, Central Region Climate Services Committee
Regional Drought Monitor Coordinator: Coordinate with neighboring states on drought issues so
that the state drought depiction in each state can be standardized and the drought
depiction in all states across the region along the borders is consistent.
North Dakota Drought Monitor: Monitor state drought and make recommendations to National
Drought Mitigation Center for drought depiction in ND.
Drought List: Reporter, Provide NDSU Extension Service county agents state drought related
updates on a by-weekly conference call.
Member, Soil Science Graduate Student Admission Committee.
Member, Soil Science Graduate Scholarship Committee.
Professional Meetings Attended
Climate Change Roundtable Dialog: Our Planet, Our Responsibility Feb 4, 2009, Fargo, ND
Utilizing Precipitation Observations from Volunteer Networks (WERA10212) Annual Meeting.
Estes Park, Colorado. May 19-22, 2009
Flood of 2009. NWS 2009 Flood Media Workshop. Fargo, ND. June 24, 2009.
Impact of Climate and Soil on Crop Selection. NC1018 Multistate Research Fund Annual
Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. July 6-7, 2009.
American Association of State Climatologists Annual Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. July 7-10,
2009.
Biomass’09: Power, Fuels and Chemical Workshop. Grand Forks, ND. July 14-15, 2009.
Climate Change Energy and National Security Roundtable. Fargo, ND. September 25, 2009.
Implication of Rapid Climate Change on Crop Agriculture in the Upper Great Plains Workshop.
NDSU. Fargo, ND. September 30, 2009.
Mario Biondini
Associate Editor: Rangeland Ecology and Management
Reviewer Proposals for NSF-Ecosystems Study Program
Reviewer Weed Science
Reviewer, Journal of Ecology
Reviewer, Plant Ecology
Reviewer, Journal of Theoretical Biology
Reviewer, Restoration Ecology
Reviewer, Journal of Arid Environments
Reviewer, Agricultural Water Management
Reviewer, Water Resource Research
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Reviewer, Functional Ecology
Science Advisor, US-Canada Garrison Diversion-Biota Transfer Research Project
Member, USGS Mountain Prairie Information Network
Science Advisor, North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute
Member, NDSU Computer Policy Group
Member, NDSU Software Committee
Member, NDSU CHPC Advisory Council
Member, NDSU ITS Long Term Planning Committee.
Member, NDSU Network Committee.
Member, NDSU GIS Committee.
Member, NDSU Research Infrastructure Advisory Group.
Member, Steering Committee of the NRM Program
Professional Meetings Attended
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biology Workshop; Using Native Grass and Forb Mixtures to
Restore Refuge Lands, Devils Lake, ND
Northern Plains Biomass Economy, Fargo, ND
Annual Project Director’s Meeting; International ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Mark Boetel
Reviewer, Journal of Economic Entomology
Reviewer, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Co-Chair, Major Acreage Crops Subgroup, S-1024
Member, Common names committee, Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch
Moderator, Crops section at International Symposium on Agricultural Research, Athens, Greece
Moderator, Student Competition for the President’s Prize, P-IE Biological Control Section I. Tenminute
Papers. Entomological Society of America, annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
December 2009
Committee member , Presidential Task Force on Undergraduate Education (ad-hoc),
Entomological Society of America
Member, Standing Committee on Ethics and Rules, Entomological Society of America, North
Central Branch, 2009-2012Selection Committee Panelist, ESA Recognition Award in
Entomology, Entomological Society of America, 2009-2012
Panelist, Selection Committee Thomas Say Award, Entomological Society of America
Moderator, Ten-minute papers, Session 2. North Central Branch of the Entomological Society
of America, annual meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 2009
University Senator, representing NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural
Resources
Member, North Dakota Water Quality Advisory Committee, North Dakota Department of
Agriculture
Member, CAFSNR Faculty Development Committee
Judge, 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest, sponsored by The Foundation for the Preservation of
Honey Bees. January 2009
Search Committee Chair, NDSU Insect Ecologist Position
Coach, NDSU Linnaean Games (Quiz Bowl) Team
Member, NDSU Entomology Department Scholarship Committee
Vice President, NDSU Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society
Awards Committee Chair, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
Photo Contest Judge, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
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Professional Meetings Attended
Entomological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN (national)
North Central Branch Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO (regional)
International Symposium on Agricultural Research. Athens, Greece
NCCC046 committee on “Development, Optimization, and Delivery of Management Strategies
for Corn Rootworms and Other Below-ground Insect Pests of Maize”, Minneapolis, MN
(multi-state)
S1024: Discovery of Entomopathogens and Their Integration and Safety in Pest Management
Systems, Davis, CA (multi-state)
Frank Casey
Associate Editor, Vadose Zone Journal
Ad hoc Grant Reviewer, USDA-CSREES. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
Grant Reviewer, City University of New York. Collaborative Incentive Research Grants Program.
Grant Reviewer, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation. Grant Reviewer
Reviewer, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
Reviewer, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
Reviewer, Chemosphere
Reviewer, Environmental Science and Technology
Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Quality
Reviewer, Biosystems Engineering
Participant, Nutrient Management/Livestock Waste Advisory Team
Member, Steering Committee for North Dakota Discovery Farms directed by Ron Wiederholt.
Member, Faculty Senate
Member, Natural Resource Management Coordinating Committee Member.
Member, Faculty Mentoring Program, mentor for Dr. Tom DeSutter, Soil Science and Dr. Allan
Zuk, Plant Sciences
Peer Mentor, Peer Review of Teaching for Dr. Jack Norland (NRM)
College Representative, Faculty Senate
Member, AES Project Review Committee.
Member, CAFSNR Curriculum Committee.
Member, CAFSNR Recruitment Committee.
Program Leader, Department of Soil Science
Member, Soil Science Departmental Curriculum Committee
Chair, Soil Science PTE Committee
Ad hoc Member, Range Science PTE Committee
Member, Department Graduate Student. Admissions Committee.
Professional Meetings Attended
Reproductive Hormones in the Environment. Coalition of National Science Foundation. Capitol
Hill, Washington D.C.
Larry Cihacek
Reviewer, Soil Science,
Reviewer, Journal of Food Science and Agriculture
Reviewer, Agronomy Journal
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Reviewer, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Reviewer, Pedosphere.
Member, Scholarship Committee for the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water
Conservation Society.
Member, Student Chapter Committee or the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water
Conservation Society.
Member, -S587 – Training & Continuing Education for Soil Scientists Committee, Soil Science
Society of America
Chair, S877 – Soil Testing & Plant Analysis Committee, Soil Science Society of America
Member, NCERA-59 – Soil Organic Matter Form and Function Regional Research Committee,
USDA-CSREES
Member, NC-1017 – Carbon Sequestration and Distribution in Soils of Eroded Landscapes
Regional Research Committee, USDA-CSREES
Soil Science Department Representative and Participant, North Dakota Nutrient Management
and Animal Waste Task Force.
Member, Departmental PTE Faculty Review Committee.
Member, Departmental Equipment Committee.
Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg)
Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS)
Member of the American Society of Agronomy
Member of the Soil Science Society of America
Member of the International Union of Soil Sciences
Member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Member of the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society
Professional Meetings Attended:
NC-1017 Regional Research Committee annual meeting. June 24-25, 2009. Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN. North Dakota State Representative.
NCERA-59 Regional Research Committee annual meeting. August 17-19, 2009. University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI. North Dakota State Representative.
Joint Meeting of the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and the
Professional Soil Classifiers Association of North Dakota. October 15-16, 2009. Fargo,
ND. Member.
ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual International Meetings. November 1-5, 2009. Pittsburgh, PA.
PCO2R Annual Meeting. December 1-3, 2009. St. Louis, MO.
Shawn DeKeyser
Member, Society for Range Management
Member, Program committee for the 2011 Society for Range Management International Meeting
in Billings, MT.
North Dakota Director, Northern Great Plains section of the Society for Range Management.
Wetland Workshop Developer, NDSU and ND Department of Health. In charge of developing a
wetland workshop for the state of North Dakota which will involve Federal, State, Private,
Non-profit, and Academic personnel conducting wetland assessment. Scheduled for
March of 2010.
Committee member, EPA Region 8 Wetland Workshop Steering Committee. Aid in the
development of a Wetland Workshop for EPA Region 8 (North Dakota, South Dakota,
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana) for the fall of 2010. Developing symposia, field
tours, theme, and deciding when and where to house the Workshop.
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Reviewer, Prairie Naturalist.
Panel member, Reference Condition and Calibration Workgroup (EPA), a National team of
professionals/scientists developing reference condition criteria for wetlands of the United
States as part of data needed for the upcoming 2011 National Wetland Condition
Assessment, being conducted and funded by the EPA.
Member, National Wetland Condition Assessment techniques testing team. One of a few
professionals/scientist who are testing field techniques and protocols that will be utilized
during the National Wetland Condition Assessment in 2011.
Panel member, Environmental Protection Agency, Wetlands Division. National team of
professionals/scientists developing field techniques and protocols for the National Wetland
Condition Assessment in 2011, being conducted and funded by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Member, Weed Scientist Search Committee
Member, Range Science Curriculum Committee
Member, Range and Forage Committee
Member, Range Ecologist Search Committee
Member, School of Natural Resource Sciences COAFSNR Awards Committee
Professional Meetings Attended
Riparian Hardwood Forest Restoration/Grazing Management within the Middle Sheyenne
Watershed. Red River Basin Riparian Project, Riparian Project Tour. August, 2009.
The Role of North Dakota State University in Riparian Management within the Middle Sheyenne
Watershed. US Joint Water Resources Districts annual meeting. July, 2009. Maintaining
the Diversity of Native Rangelands in the Coteau. North Dakota State University Central
Grasslands Research Extension Center, 28th Annual Field Tour. June, 2009.
Sustainable Riparian Communities within the Middle Sheyenne Watershed: Development
of Ecological Site Descriptions. Red River Riparian Project Committee annual meeting.
February, 2009.
Tom DeSutter
Member, Emil Truog Soil Science Award Committee, Soil Science Society of America.
Reviewer, Journal of Environmental Quality
Reviewer, Multi-State “Evaluating the Physical and Biological Availability of Pesticides and
Contaminants in Agricultural Ecosystems” Research Project W1082. (1%)
Member, Eastern North Dakota Salinity Advisory Committee (1%)
Member, ND State Surface Water Quality Monitoring Council (1%)
Representative, Space Allocation Committee for Soil and Range Sciences---Walster Hall.
Member, Natural Resources Management Steering Committee
Member, Soil Science Department Curriculum Committee
Chair, Department of Soil Science Scholarship Committee
Chair for undergraduate curriculum redevelopment in the Department of Soil Science
Reviewer, NSF and USDA-SBIR grant proposals
Professional Meetings Attended
Annual meeting of the North Dakota Chapters of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and
the Professional Soil Classifiers Association. 15 October, Fargo, ND.
Annual meetings of the ASA, CSSA, and SSSA held in Pittsburgh, PA.
Agricultural Uses of FGD Gypsum Workshop. 17-19 November. Indianapolis, IN.
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Stephen Foster
Associate Editor, Journal of Chemical Ecology
Reviewer, Proceedings National Academy of Science USA
Reviewer, Environmental Entomology
Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Biology
Reviewer, Louisiana State University Board of Regents (Grant Review)
Reviewer, USDA-AFRI (Grant Review)
Member, NDSU Entomology PTE Committee
Member, NDSU Entomology Awards Committee
Member, NDSU Entomology Curriculum Committee
Professional Meetings Attended
International Society of Chemical Ecology, Neuchatel, Switzerland, August 2009.
Dave Franzen
Reviewer, Computers and Agriculture Journal
Reviewer, Precision Agriculture
Reviewer, Soil Science
Graduate Student Oral Presentation Judging Coordinator, Soil Science Society of America
Divisions S-4/S-8
Coordinator, North Dakota Agricultural Association’s Annual Ag Expo Educational Session
Member, Provost PT&E Advisory Group
Chair, COAFSNR PT&E Committee
Member, Soil Science Department Salinity Position Development Committee
Member, Planning Committee – Extension 2010 Spring Conference
Member Planning Committee, Advanced Crop Advisors Workshop
Co-chair (with Joel Ransom) Cropping systems program planning
Coordinator and Planner, Soil and Soil/Water Workshop
Professional Meetings Attended
International American Society of Agronomy meetings, Nov., 2009, Pittsburgh, PA.
North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility meetings, November, 2009, Des Moines, IA.
R. Jay Goos
Member, NDSU Program Review Committee. This committee consists of senior faculty who
meet weekly to review various programs at NDSU. In 2009, I was the lead writer for the
review of the Computer Science Department, and participated in reviews of at least six
other programs.
Member, NDSU Agriculture Articulation Committee, as it relates to classes with common course
numberings, specifically Soil 210.
Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee.
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Carolyn Grygiel
Reviewer and Evaluator. University Assessment Committee
Member, Congress of Student Organizations
Chairman, Natural Resources Management Coordinating Committee
Liaison, Gamma Sigma Delta Natural Resources Management Interdisciplinary Program.
Program Leader, School of Natural Resource Sciences
Program Director, Natural Resources Management
Chairman, NRM Coordinating Committee
Member, NRM Scholarship Committee
Member, NDSU Interdisciplinary Directors Consortium
Professional Meeting Attended
Pfizer Scientific Exchange Symposium. Department of Animal Science. North Dakota State
University, Fargo, ND. 12 November 2009.
Biological Workshop: Using Native Grass and Forb Mixtures to Restore Refuge Lands. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service – Devils Lake Wetland Management District. 4-5 August 2009.
The Universities Council on Water Resources. 2009 UCOWR/NIWr Annual Conference
Symposia. 7-9 July 2009. Chicago, IL.
Marion Harris
Subject Editor, Environmental Entomology (Behavior)
Member, Editorial Board: Journal of Insect Behavior
Organizer, Symposium at National Meeting of Entomological Society of America
Member, WERA66 Regional Committee
External Examiner, Ph.D. Thesis of Marghub Amer in Pakistan
Reviewer, Australian Journal of Entomology
Reviewer, Environmental Entomology
Reviewer, Journal of Insect Behavior
Reviewer, Journal of Chemical Ecology
Reviewer, Entomologia Experimental et Applicata
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Entomology
Member, Steering Committee for International Plant Resistance to Insects
Chairperson, North Central Branch of Entomological Society of America Awards Committee
Member, University PTE Committee
Member, University Ad Hoc Academic Misconduct Inquiry Committee
Member, Search Committee for Assistant Dean of Graduate School
Member, University Academic Affairs Committee
Member, NDSU Graduate Council
Member, NDSU Graduate Council Sub-Committee on Thesis/Dissertation Quality
Member, NDSU Program Review Committee for Genomics Program
Member, NDSU Awards Committee for Odney, Waldron, and Peltier Awards
Panelist, NDSU Darwin Day Program
Member, Steering Committee for NDSU Interdisciplinary Program Environmental Conservation
Science
Faculty Mentor, ADVANCE FORWARD Program
Representative, Plains and Prairie Pothole Landscape Conservation Cooperative, U.S.
Department of the Interior
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Chairperson, NDSU CAFSNR Curriculum Committee
Chairperson, NDSU CAFSNR Research Awards Selection Committee for Early and Late Career
Awards
Program Leader, NDSU Entomology
Member, Search Committee for Insect Ecology faculty position
Coordinator, NDSU/USDA Entomology Greenhouses
Professional Meetings Attended
National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (Indianapolis, December).
Jason Harmon
Reviewer, Biological Control
Reviewer, BioEnergy Research
Reviewer, Ecological Entomology
Reviewer, Environmental Entomology
Reviewer, Oecologia
David Hopkins
Liaison, NCERA-3 North Central Soil Survey Research Committee
Member, Grade Appeals Committee
Chair, COAFSNR Recruitment Committee
Member, Departmental Scholarship Committee
Secretary, Quarter Century club
Don Kirby
President, Society for Range Management
Treasurer, Range Science Education Council
Chair, Awards Committee, Range Science Education Council
Awards Committee member, American Society Mining and Reclamation
Historian, Northern Great Plains Section, Society for Range Management
Member, Awards Committee, Northern Great Plains Section, Society for Range Management
Professional Meetings Attended
Annual NCAC-1 Chairs Meeting, January 26-28; Washington, D.C.
Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Society; September 20-24; Monterey, CA
Annual Meeting; Texas Section of the Society for Range Management; October 6-8; Beaumont,
TX
Meeting with Federal agency heads and professional organizations concerning Rangeland
Conservation and Policy; November 9-13; Washington, DC
Annual Meeting of the Grazing Lands Coalition on behalf of the Society for Range
Management;December 13-16; Reno, NV
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Janet Knodel
Organizer, Conference: Extension Soybean Pest Focus Group, Casselton, ND, Sept. 23, 2009
Organizer, Symposium: Contributions towards Understanding the Impact and Strategies for the
Changing Sunflower Insect Pest Complex from Texas to Canada, North Central Branch of
the Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO, March 15-18, 2009
Reviewer, Book chapter in Sunflower book “Breeding for Insect Resistance”
Reviewer, Journal of Kansas Entomological Society
Reviewer, Journal of Economic Entomology
Reviewer, Pest Management Science
Reviewer, Crop Protection
Chair, Entomological Society of America (ESA) Graduate Student Awards committee
Member & Judge, Henry & Sylvia Richardson Research Grant Award
Member, International Organization for Biological Control
Member, SDC1039 regional committee
Member, Soybean Aphid Legume Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education
Working Group
Member, NC-205 regional committee
Member, NC-1173 regional committee
Member, Great Plains Diagnostic Network
Member, Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Committee
Member, NDSU Entomology club
Invited scientist, Panel review of 2009 Sunflower Focus Group
Judge, 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest
Member, Member Service Committee for Epsilon Sigma Phi
Editor, NDSU Crop and Pest Report
Professional Meetings Attended
North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America, St. Louis, MO, March 15-18,
2008
Jack Norland
Reviewer, Remote Sensing Environment
Member, Program committee for 2011 annual conference, Society for Range Management
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for the Yellowstone Ecosystem Research Center
Member, Program committee for 2011 annual conference, Society for Range Management,
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for the Yellowstone Ecosystem Research Center
Member, Natural Resources Coordinating Committee, NRM program
Member, Search committee for research specialist, Range Science program
Co-advisor to the Natural Resources Management Club
Participant, Faculty Mentoring Program
Professional Meetings Attended
Northern Great Plains section of the Society for Range Management Annual Meeting
North Dakota Watershed Coordinators Meeting
Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management
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Laura Overstreet
Reviewer, Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Reviewer, Applied Soil Ecology
Reviewer, CSREES Small Business Innovation Research Program
Reviewer, Environmental Conservation Studies Program grant proposals
North Dakota representative, Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC). Represent ND and the
cover crop research being conducted on the Council. Attend Executive Board meetings
when possible (have had class conflicts);
Member, NDSU University Senate (one year appointment for Frank Casey while he’s on
sabbatical)
Faculty representative, COAFSNR, University Sustainability Task Force
Member, General Agriculture Curriculum Committee
Member, Soil Science Graduate Student Application Committee
Member, Soil Science Scholarship Committee
Professional Meetings Attended
July 6 th – 9 th – International Symposium for Soil Organic Matter Dynamics; Colorado Spring, CO.
Feb. 25-28th, 2009 - 35th Biennial meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet
Technologists; Orlando, FL.
Oct. 31 – Nov. 5th – American Society of Agronomy meetings; Pittsburgh, PA
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Organizer, symposium for National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Reviewer, Missouri Wine and Grape Board (grant review)
Reviewer, Biological Control
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Entomology
Judge, Entomological Foundation BioQuip Undergraduate Scholarship
Secretary, NCERA-125, Biological Control of Arthropods and Weeds
Member, International Organization of Biological Control
Member, Entomological Society of America (ESA)
Member, Ecological Society of America
Member, ESA Committee on Education and Outreach
Member, North Central Branch ESA Membership Committee
Liaison, ESA Capability Committee on Fostering Interest in Entomology
Member, Acarological Society of America
Member, Central States Entomological Society
ND Representative & Secretary, S-1039, Biology, Impact, and Management of Soybean Insect
Pests in Soybean Production Systems
ND Representative & Secretary, NCERA 125, Biological Control of Arthropods and Weeds
Member, Great Plains Integrated Pest Management Working Group
Member, NDSU Women in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology (WISMET)
Participant, NDSU Faculty Mentoring Program
Member, NDSU Entomology Department Insect Ecologist Search Committee
Professional Meetings Attended
ASA-CSSA-SSSA International annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
S-1039 Multistate group Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
North Central Branch of Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO
6 th International IPM Symposium, Portland OR
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Lyle Prunty
Associate Editor, Soil Science Society of American Journal
Reviewer, Soil Science Society of American Journal
Member, Radiation Safety Committee
Chair, Faculty Development Committee. This committee planned and conducted a workshop
titled “Diverse Student Population in the Classroom – Enhancing Inclusiveness” on March
4, 2009.
Member, Soil Science Graduate Program Admission Committee reviewed several submissions
during the year.
Professional Meetings Attended
Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA
David Rider
Reviewer, National Science Foundation grant proposal
Reviewer, Biosystematica
Reviewer, Ecological Restoration
Reviewer, Journal of Pest Science
Reviewer, Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Reviewer, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Reviewer, Zookeys
Reviewer, Zoosystematica Rossica
Reviewer, Zootaxa
Member, Governing board for the International Heteropterists Society
Webmaster, International Heteropterists Society
Faculty Advisor, NDSU Entomology Club
Kevin Sedivec
Program Co-Chair, Society for Range Management Annual Meeting in Billings, MT
Member, Northern Great Plains Section of the Society for Range Management
Member, WERA Regional Committee for ecological site research and educational program
needs
Vice President of Board, North Dakota American Quarter Horse Association
Member, North Dakota Chapter of the Society for Range Management
Program Leader for NREM, NDSU Extension Program Planning
Member, School of Natural Resource Sciences PT&E Committee (Member)
Program Leader, School of Natural Resource Sciences Range Program Leader
Chair, Search Committee – Range Scientist position
Chair, Search Committee – Beef Extension Specialist
Professional Meetings Attended
Society for Range Management International Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM.
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Joe Zeleznik
Reviewer, student internship plan for instructor at Dakota College at Bottineau
Reviewer salinity-and-irrigation water fact sheet for ND-NRCS
Reviewer Rural Living Handbook for NDSU Extension and other partners
Proctor, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist (CA) exams
Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture
Certified Forester, Society of American Foresters
Representative, School of Natural Resource Sciences, ND Community Forestry Council.
Representative, NDSU Extension, ND Emerald Ash Borer Response Committee
Member, Natural Resources Management (NRM) Coordinating Committee
Member, Search Committee for position in Range Science
Advisor to the Board, Cass County Soil Conservation District
Representative, NDSU Extension, Fargo Forestry
Member, NDSU Campus Arboretum Committee
Professional Meetings Attended
Attended Society of American Foresters National Convention, Orlando, FL, September-October
2009.
Invited to regional stakeholders workshop sponsored by Western Forestry Leadership Coalition,
Nebraska City, NE.
Attended Midwestern Chapter Conference, International Society of Arboriculture, Sioux Falls,
SD,
Attended and spoke at annual conference for ND Urban and Community Forestry Association,
Fargo, ND
Other Professional Activities
Frank Casey
Congressional Visit for ASA-CSSA-SSSA - Invited on behalf of American Society of Agronomy–
Crop Science Society of America–Soil Science Society of America to visit Washing DC and visit
with ND Senators and Representative
Unit Review of Animals Metabolite and Agricultural Chemical Unit of the Bioscience Research
Laboratory, USDA–ARS Stakeholder Participant
Expert witness for Spence, Fane, Britt, and Brown, LLC Consultants.
Tom DeSutter
Served on the USDA-AFRI Soil Processes panel and reviewed 19 proposals. He was also
Moderator of “Mercury in the environment” (five papers) at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual
Meetings, Pittsburgh, PA.
David Hopkins
Met with Dr. Mike Michlovic, MSUM archeologist to inspect soil samples he had taken at a
historic site in central Minnesota on the prairie-forest ecotone. Advised him of weathering
process active in such soil, made soil characterization and morphologic data available to him,
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and edited the soils portion of his journal article questioning the validity of the Kensington
Runestone, “Geology and the Age of the Kensington Inscription
Met with Mr. Milt Lindvig and Jerry Schaak, North Dakota Irrigation Caucus members to discuss
Devils Lake work and other aspects of soil water compatibility research. In late autumn provided
Mr.. Lidvig several graphics illustrating changes in salt and sodium in till soils exposed to
irrigation with moderately mineralized waters. These materials were used at an SBARE meeting
in Minot presented by the ND Irrigation Caucus.
Janet Knodel
Extension-based Pest Surveys and Insecticide Efficacy Testing:
Integrated Pest Management Survey
Wheat Midge Soil Survey
Canola Disease and Insect Survey
Dry Bean Grower Survey
National Sunflower Survey
Insecticide Efficacy Testing
2. Alumni Events and Other Community-related Activities
Adnan Akyüz conducted several presentations to students at Kennedy Elementary School in
Fargo. Topics covered included Meteorological Observations at Elementary Schools and their
Potential Involvement in High Density Precipitation Observing Network; Tornado Formation and
Safety: Helmet use in shelters; and Severe Weather Safety. K-4 Science Fair.
Tom DeSutter is a volunteer for Hospice of the Red River Valley, Fargo.
Tom DeSutter is a volunteer for the Otter Tail River Master Plan.
Tom DeSutter serves on the Board of Directors for Riverkeepers, Fargo.
David Hopkins serves on the Board of the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society (NPBGS)
and has been active in their work to bring a botanic garden and arboretum to the Fargo
Moorhead area. Many of his service activities are targeted to youth.
3. Fund-raising Accomplishments
Several faculty and staff participated in fundraising for the Momentum Campaign for North
Dakota State University as well as the United Way.
The NRM Club participates in River Keepers “Adopt-a-River” program and also participates in
their wood duck nest box maintenance program.
The NRM Club conducted a Silent Auction of donated merchandise to raise funds for the NRM
Club Scholarship.
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4. Other Outreach Activities
Adnan Akyüz
Worked with Daryl Richeson, WDAY TV meteorologist, to develop an educational production for
the volunteer observers in Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) Network.
It is made available to all weather enthusiasts across the country and adopted by the
CoCoRaHS headquarters as an official training and CoCoRaHS information material. NOAA is
currently considering the video to be the official precipitation measurement training material.
Link to the material is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKlpFuaLw0I
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network benefits in North Dakota’s Weather
Monitoring. Summer Camp for Tribal College Students, Faculty and High School Teachers.
Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduate Research and Education (NATURE) Program. NDSU,
Fargo, ND. June 1, 2009.
How do Tornados form? Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) for kids
Summer Enrichment Program. NDSU, Fargo, ND. June 23, 2009.
What is Coriolis force and what its Implications on Earth’s Climate? Science, Technology,
Education and Mathematics (STEM) for kids Summer Enrichment Program. NDSU, Fargo, ND.
June 23, 2009.
Climate Change: Signs, Science and Solutions from Global to Local Perspectives. National
Teach-In, NDSU, Fargo, ND. Feb 2, 2009.
Developed the following displays for outreach programs, exhibits, expositions, etc.
Wheel of ENSO - A rotating wheel having 18 triangular wedges of three different colors,
each representing an ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation Phase). It demonstrates how
climate forecasts are made under different ENSO phases
Frank Casey
Coriolis Table - A rotating round metal wheel demonstrating the effect of Coriolis force
once an object is rolled on a rotating platform.
Tornado Machine - A box with a fan to create upward motion, sliding glass to create
inward force, and a cookie sheet to boil water to create clouds so that the rotating vortex
could be visible to viewers.
Radiation Laboratory Certification Principle Investigator. Received radiation certification for
three of my laboratories.
Directed, with help from Joel Bell, the Walster teaching laboratory renovation. This included the
development of laboratory design and asbestos remediation.
Led departmental equipment purchase for a NPK analyzer. Solicited funding and gathered
consensus about equipment desires.
Ensured safety violations were addressed throughout department.
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Presented “The Dirt on Hormones: Can agricultural, industrial and residential sources of
reproductive hormones contaminate groundwater and surface water?” to the Optimist Club.
Mark Boetel
Presented “Sugarbeet insect management” at Eastern North Dakota Crop Scout School, Fargo,
ND, March 4, 2009.
Presented “Corn insect management” at Eastern North Dakota Crop Scout School, Fargo, ND,
March 4, 2009.
Presented “Optimizing insect control technology for 2009” at Sugarbeet Growers Seminars,
January & February 2009 (Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Wahpeton).
Presented “Crop insect identification and injury symptomology laboratory” at Eastern North
Dakota Crop Scout School, March 4, 2009.
Presented “Experimental seed treatment insecticides for springtail control in sugarbeet” at a
demonstration plot tour for Valent USA research, development, and sales staff. Included
representatives from Japan, Singapore, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil, and several U.S.
states. June 18, 2009. Prosper, ND.
Presented “Springtail management in sugarbeet” at a demonstration plot tour, July 24, 2009,
Prosper, ND.
Presented “Research updates on springtail management” at a plot tour for Sugarbeet Research
and Education Board of MN and ND. July 23, 2009. Prosper, ND.
Presented “Conventional and alternative tools to manage sugarbeet root maggot” at a
demonstration plot tour, August 6, 2009, Auburn, ND.
Larry Cihacek
Provided soil-water compatibility determinations for two irrigation water samples submitted to
the Soil and Water Environmental Laboratory.
Answered three questions about managing irrigation water from irrigation developers.
Answered soil fertility questions from farmers 1 to 2 times per month.
Provided technical advice for the Soil Testing Laboratory and the Soil and Water Environmental
Laboratory on a as needed basis.
Tom DeSutter
Dusting Off an Old Topic: Wind Erosion and New Conservation Methods for Control. Soil and
Water Workshop sponsored by the NDSU Research and Extension, Fargo, ND.
Presenter at the Soil and Water Workshop sponsored by the NDSU Research and Extension.
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Attended Tile Drainage Forum sponsored by NDSU Research and Extension.
Presenter at Natural Resources and Conservation Service’s Dryland Saline and Sodic Soils
Training on 28 September, Bismarck, ND.
Dave Franzen
Date Event/Subject Attendance
January 13 Sugarbeet reporting session- campus tillage project, Fargo 100
January 15 Minot- barley fertility 50
January 16 Mantador- residue and spring tillage 40
January 22 Valley City- row crop fertility 60
January 27 Casselton- fertilizer and soil issues 60
January 27 Fargo IVN presentation- LaMoure, Griggs, Richland counties- 20
fertilizer recommendations and placement
January 28-29 Morton MN, Conservation tillage conference- two talks 200
February 3 Williston hard red spring wheat show- wheat fertility update 80
February 4 Grand Forks Best of Best wheat/soybean fertility 300
February 5 Fargo sugarbeet updates- wet soil fertility strategies 100
February 6 Moorhead Best of Best wheat/soybean fertility 100
February 11 Fargo North Dakota Crop Consultants meeting- Q&A 30
February 12-13 Fargo Advanced Crop Advisor workshop- 2 talks 60
March 3 Fargo Eastern Crop Scout School Fargo- soil fertility issues 100
March 5 Valley City Winter Show- Zone nutrient management 60
March 18 Minot Western Crop Scout School. Soil fertility issues 115
April 3 Moorhead Centrol Consultant roundtable 30
June 25 Carrington field scout school. N recommendations for wheat 50
July 17 Langdon R&E Center field day N recommendations 100
July 20 Fargo field day for Wahpeton SSCI and Bismarck SC 40
August 6 Rugby soil pit interpretations 60
August 11 Northwood Agvise fall dealer meeting new wheat
120
recommendations
August 26 Prosper- Peterson Farm Seeds fall field day soil pit 100
September 15 West Fargo Big Iron Strip till demonstration 250
September 16 West Fargo Big Iron strip till demonstration 150
October 14 Fargo Extension fall conference introduction of new wheat
recommendations to agents and others
40
December 1 Fargo NDAA Ag Expo- wet soils and fertilizer strategies 120
December 2 Fargo NDAA Ag Expo- new wheat recommendations unveiling 150
December 7 Velva New wheat fertilizer recommendations 40
December 8 Rugby New wheat fertilizer recommendations 40
December 8 Bottineau New wheat fertilizer recommendations 40
December 8 Mohall (Stanley on IVN) 62
December 9 Minot (Williston on IVN) 100
December 10 Bismarck- irrigation meeting- corn fertility 30
December 15 Grand Forks- irrigation meeting- corn and potato
fertility/Carrington- new wheat recommendations/Carringtonzone
nutrient management
20/100/60
December 16 Turtle Lake- irrigation meeting – corn fertility 20
December 17 Williston- irrigation meeting- corn fertility 20
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Reports on slow-release N products and successful post-anthesis protein
enhancement strategies sent to agents, 7/10/2009. Also available on webpage.
Fielded over 600 phone calls and 5,000 emails
R. Jay Goos
13 February. Soil management and soybean production issues, Syngenta farmers meeting,
Fargo.
13 February. Soil management and soybean production issues, Syngenta farmers meeting,
Jamestown.
1 September. Role of nitrification inhibitors in nitrogen management systems. Local farmer
meeting, Colfax, ND.
16 December. Management of soybeans on poorly-drained soils. Local farmer meeting,
Halstead Farmer's Elevator, Halstad, MN.
David Hopkins
Water Balance and Salinity Changes on the Devils Lake Irrigation Test Project. Soil and
Soil/Water Training Workshop. Fargo, ND. January 21.
Consulted with and provided soils expertise to Richard Kelsey, Agricultural Engineer with
Millennium Science and Engineering, Boise ID, who needed soil information for his work with
the USFS in the North Cave Hills, of South Dakota.
Janet Knodel
Janet Knodel updates and provides new information for the NDSU Extension Entomology
webpage: http://www.ndsu.edu/entomology/extension/
Janet Knodel makes annual Powerpoint presentation contributions to a CD-ROM (compiled by
Andrew Thostenson, Dept. Plant Sciences) that is sent to NDSU Extension Personnel (Crop
Emphasis) in January. The CD-ROM is used as an information resource and for training
purposes by NDSU Extension personnel.
Date Title Location Meeting
2009: 25 total
12/2/09 Insect Update for Soybeans Fargo, ND Northern Ag Expo, Fargo Dome
12/1/09 Wheat Insect Pest Update Fargo, ND Northern Ag Expo, Fargo Dome
12/1/09 Insecticide Update – Foliar & Fargo, ND NDSU/UM Commercial Pesticide
Seed Treatments
Applicator Training
10/29/09 2009 Canola Disease and Fargo, ND 3
Insect Pest Survey
rd Annual Canola Research
Conference
10/15- Insect Pest Update for North St. Louis, MO NC Extension Entomologist
16/09 Dakota
meeting
10/29/09 Extension Entomology Fargo, ND New Extension Staff Orientation
9/29- NDSU Extension’s Crop & Fargo, ND 2009 Fall State Extension
30/09 Pest Report
Specialist meeting
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Date Title Location Meeting
9/25/09 Common Insect Problems in
Trees, Shrubs & Gardens in
North Dakota
Fargo, ND Master Gardner Training
9/23/09 Soybean Pest Focus Group Casselton, Soybean Pest Focus Group
ND
meeting in collaboration with the
ND Soybean Council
9/9/09 Soybean, Dry Bean and Carrington, Row Crop Tour, CREC
Sunflower Insect Update ND
9/3/09 Insect Identification and Carrington, Sunflower Survey Training 2009,
Damage in Sunflower
ND
CREC
7/31/09 Insect Surveys Fargo, ND Cooperative Agricultural Pest
Survey Committee meeting
7/27/09 Wheat Insects Fargo, ND Training Session for Wheat
Quality Council
7/20/09 Insect Monitoring and Pest Fargo, ND Meeting with Wahpeton State
Management
School of Science and Bismarck
State College
7/15/09 Insect Update Minot, ND NCREC 65 th Annual Field Day
6/29/09 Canola Insects Minot, ND 2009 Canola Research Tour,
NCREC
6/25/09 Cereal insect concerns Carrington, Crop Management Field School,
ND
Carrington REC
6/24/09 Insect and Insecticide
Concerns in Agriculture
Fargo, ND NDGGA Environmental Tour
5/12/09 Extension Entomology Fargo, ND New Extension Staff Orientation
4/7/09 Extension liaisons for
Fargo, ND 2009 Spring Extension Specialist
Commodity, Government and
Agri-business
meeting, IVN network
3/3-4/09 IPM & Crop Insects- Wheat,
Soybean, Sunflower Canola
(lecture & lab)
Fargo, ND Eastern Crop Scout School
2/18/09 Soybean / Dry Beans Insect Grand Forks, International Crops Expo –
Update
ND
Educational Program
2/13/09 Keys to Successful IPM of Bismarck, ND Best of the Best in Wheat
Wheat Stem Sawfly,
Cutworms, Wheat Midge and
Wheat Stem Maggot
Productions
2/11/09 Round table discussion on Fargo, ND Agricultural Consultants
Insects/Insecticides
Association of North Dakota
1/6-7/09 Sunflower Discussion – Devils Lake, Lake Region Extension Roundup
Sunflower Insect Pest Update ND
Laura Overstreet
Jan. 13th – 39th Annual Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session (Fargo, ND). Title of
presentation: Tillage research for sugarbeet and rotation crops.
Jan. 21st – Soil and Soil/Water Workshop (Fargo, ND). Title of presentation: Decomposition and
residue management: How it all breaks down…and adds up.
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Feb. 3rd (Wahpeton, ND), Feb. 5th (Fargo, ND), Feb. 12th (Grafton, ND), Feb. 13th (Grand
Forks, ND) –Sugarbeet Area Growers Seminars. Title of presentation: Tillage Research for
Sugarbeet and Rotation Crops. Also presented 2 of 4 talks for David Franzen titled,
“Phosphorus, Micronutrients, and Tillage Studies”.
Feb. 17th (Rapid City, SD) – South Dakota Soil and Water Conservation District technical
meeting. Title of presentation: Your Plow Just Wrecked My Living Room! How Agricultural
Activities Affect the Ecology of Soil Organisms.
July 20th – Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, Executive Board; Grand Forks,
ND. Title of Talk: The Carbon Cycle.
July 23rd – Research Tour - Sugarbeet Research and Education Board toured my sugarbeet
research plots at the Prosper Research Station.
July 24th – Prosper Sugarbeet Tour for sugarbeet growers.
October 2nd – Master Gardeners presentation, on-campus at NDSU. Title of Talk: Beginning
Soils.
October 22nd – A group of Ukrainians interested in strip tillage; Casey Brill of Amity
Technologies brought them to campus to learn more about strip tillage. Title of Talk: Strip
Tillage: Advantages and Challenges
From late February to early April, Laura and her technician, Norm Cattanach, conducts Planter
Test Stand Clinics at approximately 21 different locations throughout the Red River Valley,
Montana and southern Minnesota.
Kevin Sedivec
Date Event/Subject Attendance
January 6-9 4-Day Range and Forage Workshop – Dickinson 19
January 28 Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing – Streeter 64
March 12 Winter Grazing Workshop – Mandan 168
March 21 Forages for Horses – Stanley 33
April 14 Range Plant ID, Range Judging, Camp-Killdeer 5
April 27 Research and Extension Opportunities in North Dakota-Dickinson 63
May 2-9 Range Plant ID, Range Judging, Camp-Oklahoma City, OK 10
May 11 Weed Free Seed Training Workshop – Dickinson 27
May 14 Weed Free Seed Training Workshop – Carrington 15
May 18 Weed Free Seed Training Workshop – Minot 11
June 9-12 Range Youth Camp – Amidon 40
June 30 Range Management Workshop – Bowman 71
July 1 Range Management Workshop – Golva 31
September 9-10 In-Service Training – Livestock – Washburn 34
September 18-19 State Range Judging Contest – Killdeer 77
September 23 Forages for Horses – Fargo 14
October 15 In-Service Training – NRM – Fargo 28
October 21 Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing – Hettinger 14
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Date Event/Subject Attendance
October 28 Range Plant ID, Range Judging, Camp – Steele 46
October 29 Forages for Horses – Valley City 17
November 10 Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing – Baker, MT 47
November 17 Range Management Workshop – Dickinson 18
November 17 Range Plant ID, Range Judging, Camp – Dickinson 22
November 18 Range Management Workshop – Devils Lake 78
December 2 Range Management Workshop – Williston 95
December 4 Range Management Workshop – Dickinson 17
December 5 Range Management Workshop – Jamestown 23
December 8 Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing – Bisbee 18
Joe Zeleznik
Present information on forests and riparian areas to youth participating in Range Camp,
organized by Kevin Sedivec
Gave main presentation on topic of “Biodiversity” to this year’s of Envirothon competition.
Gave 19 other presentations (approximately 645 participants) in support of programming by
other Extension specialists, county Extension agents, ND Forest Service personnel and local
Soil Conservation Districts. Nine presentations were on emerald ash borer.
Windbreak management and development. Photo project in which several windbreaks were
renovated in 2003-05. Photos have been taken periodically, to document the changes in
windbreak density over time. Sites in rural Carrington and Zeeland, North Dakota.
Diversity in windbreak plantings. Demonstration project established on NDSU campus, north of
Horticulture Demonstration Gardens. Established 2004-07, including five (5) different tree
species and six (6) different shrub species with three (3) cultivars of dogwood.
A comparison of warm-season grasses, cool-season grasses and tillage for weed control in an
established multi-species windbreak in Williston, ND. Collaborative research project established
2003 with local Research and Extension Center (REC) personnel and ND NRCS. Periodic
measurements of soil moisture and tree heights.
Effects of five different weed barrier fabrics in tree establishment and growth. Research and
demonstration project with sites in Williston, Carrington and rural Cass County, established
2004-05. Initial recommendations made to ND NRCS.
Developed joint press release with ND Forest Service and ND Department of Agriculture
regarding the application of insecticides for prevention of emerald ash borer.
Developed self-assessment program in the broad field of forestry for county extension agents.
Serve as cooperator with ND Forest Service and ND-NRCS in small-scale tests of various tree
and shrub species (European larch, black chokeberry, plum) in conservation plantings.
Interviewed by Mikkel Pates of AgWeek newspaper regarding story on loss of windbreaks in
North Dakota.
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211 contacts (phone calls and e-mails) regarding tree diagnosis
191 contacts on non-diagnostic forestry information
D. SPECIAL INITIATIVES
1. Cooperative Programming/Interinstitutional Activities
Frank Casey is North Dakota’s representative to the W1188 Soil Physics Region Research
Project –USDA-CSREES HATCH project.
Larry Cihacek is North Dakota’s representative to the NCERA-59 – Soil Organic Matter Form
and Function Regional Research Committee, USDA-CSREES and the NC-1017 – Carbon
Sequestration and Distribution in Soils of Eroded Landscapes Regional Research Committee.
Dave Franzen is North Dakota’s representative to the NCERA-180, precision agriculture
regional research Hatch project. He is also the state representative to NCERA-13, Soil Testing
project; and representative and chair of NCERA-103 non-conventional additives and
amendments.
David Hopkins is North Dakota’s representative to the NCERA-3 North Central Soil Survey
Research Committee
2. International Activities
Adnan Akyuz provided funding for his graduate student from India, Ambika Badh, to attend the
International Conference on Climate Change-Impact and Responses in Pune India January 9 th
to 11 th , 2009. Ms. Badh also presented a paper at the conference.
Mark Boetel recruited and hired a new graduate assistant from Malawi (in S.E. Africa).
Mark Boetel completed international activity survey (conducted by Equity, Diversity, & Global
Outreach personnel) to form international connections and opportunities for teaching and
conducting research in developing countries.
Frank Casey is a Visiting Scientist to Teagasc, The Irish Agriculture and Food Development
Authority. Hosted by Dr. Karl Richards at Johnstown Castle Research Centre in Wexford
Ireland.
3. Interdisciplinary Activities
Adnan Akyüz gave a guest lecture, “Climate Change Basics: Definition, Causes and
Implications” to the NRM 150-Orientation class. November 30.
Mario Biondini has a cooperative research program with Larry Cihacek (Soil Science), Carolyn
Grygiel (NRM), Won Koo (Agribusiness & Applied Economics), Scot Pryor (Ag. & Biosystems
Eng.), and Kris Ringwall (Dickinson Res. Ext. Center) entitled: Multifunctional Biomass
Production for Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands.
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Mario Biondini was a guest lecturer in the NRM 150 – NRM Orientation class.
Mark Boetel annually collaborates with NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension colleagues
in orchestrating summer demonstration plot tours, Ag. Comm. radio interviews, and winter
grower seminars.
Frank Casey lectured and provided laboratory and field demonstration of various infiltration
methods. To the Soil 721-Environmental Field Instrumentation and Sampling class.
Larry Cihacek was Guest Lecturer for three (3) PLSC 225 laboratories.
Tom DeSutter gave a talk to CAFSNR Ag 150 students about soil science and related careers.
Tom DeSutter lectured about soil salinity in PLSC 375-Turfgrass Management.
David Franzen was guest lecturer for three ASM 454/654- Principles of Site-Specific Agriculture
classes; 2 guest labs for ASM 454/654- Principles of Site-Specific Agriculture and one Guest
lecture- PLSC 225- Plant Sciences capstone course
Two PowerPoint presentations were provided by Dave Franzen to Andrew Thostenson,
Pesticide Program Specialist for use in the annual county agent CD-ROM powerpoint folder to
assist in their local programming.
R. Jay Goos assisted polymer chemists in identification of potentially new iron fertilizers for
soybeans based on alternating hydrophyllic/hydrophobic polymers.
Carolyn Grygiel presented an overview of the Natural Resources Management Interdisciplinary
Program to students enrolled in Ag Orientation 150.
David Hopkins authored an 11 page paper “Applications of pedology to geomorphic and
chronologic interpretation” for the Field Guidebook: Geology 496 Utah Field Course and
assisted in field instruction, site selection, and development of presentation materials for several
sites during the Field Course, March 15-21.
David Hopkins prepared a hands-on lecture/demonstration on soil water interactions for the
Resource Conservation and Irrigation Engineering course ABEN 464/664, and led a tour of the
Soil and Water Environmental Lab to explain analytical procedures; April 29.
David Hopkins presented a lecture on “Soils as Natural Resources” for the NRM Orientation
class; September 21.
David Hopkins attended the New Faculty Mentoring Program Luncheon with Dr. Steven Travers
from Biological Sciences in early January. He was Dr. Travers mentor the previous year.
David Hopkins invited Dr. John Foss, former Chair of the Department of Soil Science to present
a seminar for the ECS Program Green Lunch Seminar series. Dr. Foss is a noted archeological
pedologist. Secured funds from the ECS program and the School of Natural Resources
Sciences for honorarium; September 23.
David Hopkins wrote a non-solicited letter of recommendation for promotion and tenure for Dr.
Ivan Lima (Electrical Engineering) as a result of his perception of Dr. Lima’s teaching style and
skills during their earlier interactions in the NDSU Peer Review of Teaching program
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Don Kirby served as Interim Chair in Animal Sciences from March to September 2009.
Jack Norland gave a lecture in NRM 150 on Watershed management along with substituting for
instructor on 2 other occasions.
Beginning in August 2009, Laura Overstreet began mentoring a group of four Mechanical
Engineering students as they conducted their senior design project. She co-mentored them
along with their Mechanical Engineering mentor, Sherman Goplin. Dr. Goplin and Laura met
with the four students every week and graded them on a number of activities, project plans, and
presentations. They will continue to mentor the students throughout the duration of their oneyear
senior design project.
Laura Overstreet served as peer mentor to Xinhua Jia in Spring 2009 for her NRM/ASM 264
course.
Laura Overstreet was guest lecturer for Ken Lepper’s Physical Geology course She also
presented 2 2-hour lectures to PLSC350, Sugarbeet Production for Dr. Marisol Berti where she
lectured on tillage and planting in sugarbeet systems.
Laura Overstreet organized a Writing Group to support the writing efforts of relatively new
(untenured) faculty members. The group was established to create a peer support and
motivation to publish more prolifically and also to be better writers. The main idea of the group
was to focus on clear short-term writing objectives (e.g. “complete materials and methods by
2/12/09”) as well as longer term objectives (e.g. “submit manuscript by 4/15/09”). A group of
three or four meets about twice a month (they began meeting in July 2009). Each time they
meet, they record new writing goals and discuss their progress toward meeting previous goals.
Tracking their progress within the group gives them opportunities to share writing tips, provide
encouragement, and gives a sense of obligation to meet personal goals.
Laura Overstreet participates in a mentoring program that brings tenured and untenured female
faculty together in groups of five or six to assist untenured female faculty and lend support and
guidance as they navigate the tenure process. We meet about once a month.
Kevin Sedivec was guest lecturer for the following courses: Weed Management at Dickinson
State University; Equine Management at Dickinson State University; Forage Production at
Dickinson State University; Grazing Systems at Dickinson State University; Equine
Management and Husbandry; and Introduction to Range Science
Joe Zeleznik provided the following guest lectures: NRM 150 - Natural Resources Management
Orientation, “The Profession of Forestry”; SOIL 447/647 – Microclimatology, “Dormancy and
Winter Hardiness in Trees; and PLSC 412 - Nursery Production and Management, “Emerald
Ash Borer”
4. Economic Development Efforts
Use of NDAWN data to estimate crop growth stage, insect emergence, and disease occurrence
provides management information for crop consultants and producers. This technology often
saves pesticide applications which saves money or it helps them apply the pesticide at the
optimum time for maximum efficacy. American Crystal Sugar Cooperative estimated that
growers saved $10 million in pesticide costs due to DNAWN forecast models.
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5. On-line Courses and Programming
Adnan Akyüz uses WIMBA for out-of-town presentations. He is also a member of the Agriculture
in the Science Classroom Collaboration Project. With this program he regularly answers science
questions posed by high schools across the State dealing with weather and climate.
Stephen Foster restructured his course and materials for both distance and on-campus students
by putting lectures, narrated by himself, on Blackboard. Students then went through the material
and had open access to discuss it with him by phone, email or in person. All students had to
attend a laboratory course in Fargo for a one-week period. Quizzes and test were posted on
Blackboard, with students being on honor during the tests.
All lectures in Soil 210 and two major presentations during laboratory were separately recorded
by Jay Goos and are now available online via WIMBA for enrolled students to review. This is
extremely helpful for students who miss class. Also, since labs are held Mondays through
Thursdays, several weeks of lab are lost due to Monday holidays (Labor Day, President's Day,
etc.). On those weeks, he assigns a required online lecture instead of lab. Student reception of
the required online lectures has been very positive.
Jack Norland adapted the RNG 653 course to be part of the Grassland Management Program in
the Great Plains IDEA Project, of which he is a faculty member.
E. PLANNING
1. School’s Future Plans, Challenges and Program Strengths
a) Future Plans
As in all academic units the School will seek resources to hire additional faculty, instructors and
staff. We will continue to compete for research and teaching grant funds to grow student
numbers in the School, and improve our creative activity output. We will continue to improve
and update our websites and recruiting materials, as well as seek funds for graduate and
undergraduate student scholarships. We will also promote opportunities for faculty to serve on
national research granting committees and develop international collaborations.
b) Challenges
The School’s challenges are similar to most academic units at NDSU. There is a shortage of
office and lab spaces, storage and greenhouse space, and particularly classroom space. There
is a great need to update classrooms and both teaching and research laboratories, and increase
equipment replacement in these rooms.
c) Strengths
The School has the strength of being an integrated unit of faculty working in natural resources
management. Through normal research, teaching, and service responsibilities, faculty are
exploring and conducting collaborative activities with their fellow members in the School. Also
the number of grants received by faculty totaled 62 and dollars received was $1.8 million. In
instruction, FTE of teaching increased 21% over 2008 to 6.8
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2. School Goals for 2010
b) Seek instructor positions in Natural Resources Management and Soil Science.
c) Renovate two research and teaching laboratories in Walster Hall.
d) Move Natural Resources Management and Range Science faculty to Morrill Hall.
e) Maintain and update websites and student recruiting materials.
f) Grow graduate and undergraduate student numbers by 10%.
g) Host “Student Gathering” in the fall and seek additional student scholarship funds.
h) Improve assessment of student learning by faculty in the School.
i) Promote opportunities for faculty to serve on national research granting panels and develop
faculty international collaborative opportunities.
j) Maintain the successful operations of the Soil Testing and Soil and Water Environmental
Laboratories.
k) Seek funding and collaborations for funding research and teaching equipment.
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FTE AND ENROLLMENT DATA
Entomology Department
Spring 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
Marion Harris ENT 210 Insects, Humans & Environment 49 3 147 0.18
Stephen Foster ENT 761 Insect Physiology 5 4 20 0.07
Marion Harris ENT 790 Graduate Seminar 2 1 2 0.01
Marion Harris ENT 798 Masters Thesis 5 2.4 12 0.04
Marion Harris ENT 799 Doctoral Dissertation 4 1.5 6 0.02
Marion Harris ENT 799R Doctoral Dissertation Continued Reg. 4 1 4 0.01
Fall 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
Deidre Prischmann ENT 350 General Entomology – Sec. 1 31 3 93 0.17
Deidre Prischmann ENT 350 General Entomology – Sec. 2 32 3 96 0.18
David Rider ENT 798 Masters Thesis 3 1.67 5 0.02
David Rider ENT 798R Masters Thesis Continued Registration 1 1 1 0.00
David Rider ENT 799 Doctoral Dissertation 5 1.6 8 0.03
David Rider ENT 799R Doctoral Dissertation Continued Reg. 3 1 3 0.01
FTE AND ENROLLMENT DATA
Natural Resources Management
Spring 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 225 Natural Resources & Agrosystems 65 3 195 0.24
Xinhua Jia NRM 264 Natural Resource Management Systems 12 3 36 0.05
Xinhua Jia NRM 264 Natural Resource Management Systems 11 3 33 0.04
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 394 Individual Study 1 2 2 0.00
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Natural Resources Management (cont.)
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits Credit Hrs. FTE
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 432 Environmental Impact Statement 15 2 30 0.06
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 491 Seminar 15 2 30 0.06
Jack Norland NRM 453 Rangeland Resource/Watershed Mgmt. 20 3 60 0.11
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 632 Environmental Impact Statement 5 2 10 0.03
Jack Norland NRM 653 Rangeland Resource/Watershed Mgmt 5 3 15 0.05
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 690 Graduate Seminar 10 2 20 0.07
Adnan Akyüz NRM 793 Individual Study 1 3 3 0.01
Jay Leitch NRM 793 Individual Study 1 1 1 0.00
Jack Norland NRM 793 Individual Study 1 1 1 0.00
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 797 Masters Paper 1 1 1 0.00
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798 Masters Thesis 12 3.5 42 0.15
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798R Masters Thesis Continued Registration 1 1 1 0.00
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 799 Doctoral Dissertation 11 3.18 35 0.12
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 799R Doctoral Dissertation Continued Regist. 2 1 2 0.01
Jay Leitch NRM 720 Natural Resource Administration & Policy 7 2 14 0.05
Fall 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 150 Natural Resources Mgmt. Orientation 74 1 74 0.09
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 431 NEPA & Environmental Impact Assessment 30 3 90 0.17
Joe Zeleznik NRM 494 Individual Study 1 1 1 0.00
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 631 NEPA & Environmental Impact Assessment 17 3 51 0.18
Jay Leitch NRM 702 Natural Resources Mgmt. Planning 19 3 57 0.20
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 793 Individual Study 3 1 3 0.01
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 797R Masters Paper Continued Registration 4 1.5 6 0.02
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798R Masters Thesis Continued Registration 3 1 3 0.01
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798 Masters Thesis 11 2.27 25 0.09
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798 Doctoral Dissertation 8 1.63 13 0.05
Carolyn Grygiel NRM 798R Doctoral Dissertation Continued Regis. 2 1 2 0.01

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Range Science
Spring 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
Carolyn Grygiel RNG 225 Nat Resources & Agro-Ecosystems 10 3 30 0.04
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 454 Wetland Resources Management 28 3 84 0.15
Don Kirby RNG 456 Range Habitat Management 18 3 54 0.10
Don Kirby RNG 453 Rangeland Resource/Watershed Mgmt. 5 3 15 0.03
Lyle Prunty RNG 491 Seminar 1 1 1 0.00
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 654 Wetland Resources Management 10 3 30 0.10
Don Kirby RNG 656 Range Habitat Management 1 3 3 0.01
Don Kirby RNG 656 Range Habitat Management 4 3 12 0.04
Don Kirby RNG 653 Rangeland Resource/Watershed Mgmt. 4 3 12 0.04
Lyle Prunty RNG 790 Graduate Seminar 1 1 1 0.00
Fall 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits Credit Hrs. FTE
Don Kirby RNG 336 Introduction to Range Management 71 3 213 0.39
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 450 Range Plants 9 3 27 0.05
Mario Biondini RNG 452 Geograph. Info Sys/Range Survey 32 3 27 0.09
Gary Clambey RNG 460 Plant Ecology 12 3 36 0.07
Larry Cihacek RNG 491 Seminar 1 1 1 0.00
Don Kirby RNG 494 Individual Study 1 3 3 0.01
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 650 Range Plants 5 3 15 0.05
Mario Biondini RNG 652 Geograph. Info Sys/Range Survey 9 3 27 0.09
Gary Clambey RNG 660 Plant Ecology 4 3 12 0.04
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 793 Individual Study/Tutorial 1 3 3 0.01
E. Shawn DeKeyser RNG 794 Practicum/Internship 1 1 1 0.00
Don Kirby RNG 793 Individual Study 1 3 3 0.01
Don Kirby RNG 798 Masters Thesis 1 4 4 0.01
Don Kirby RNG 799 Doctoral Dissertation 1 4 4 0.01

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Soil Science
Spring 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
F. Adnan Akyüz SOIL 217 Introduction to Meteorology/Climatology 115 3 345 0.43
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 1 18 3 54 0.07
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 2 18 3 54 0.07
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec.3 17 3 51 0.06
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 4 18 3 54 0.07
Frank Casey SOIL 480 Soils and Pollution 2 3 6 0.01
Larry Cihacek SOIL 322 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers 39 3 117 0.22
Larry Cihacek SOIL 465 Soil and Plant Analysis 1 3 3 0.01
Tom DeSutter SOIL 410 Soils and Land Use 13 3 39 0.07
Lyle Prunty SOIL 491 Seminar 1 1 1 0.00
Frank Casey SOIL 680 Soils and Pollution 5 3 15 0.05
Larry Cihacek SOIL 665 Soil and Plant Analysis 8 3 24 0.08
Tom DeSutter SOIL 610 Soils and Land Use 12 3 36 0.13
Lyle Prunty SOIL 790 Graduate Seminar 1 1 2 0.01
R. Jay Goos SOIL 794 Practicum/Teaching 0.5 1 .5 0.00
David Hopkins SOIL 794 Practicum/Teaching 0.5 1 .5 0.00
Don Kirby SOIL 798 Masters Thesis 5 3.4 17 0.06
Don Kirby SOIL 799 Masters Thesis Continuing Registration 1 1 1 0.00
Don Kirby SOIL 799 Doctoral Dissertation Continuing Regist. 1 1 1 0.00
Fall 2009
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hrs. FTE
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 1 15 3 45 0.06`
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 2 16 3 48 0.06
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec.3 16 3 48 0.06
R. Jay Goos SOIL 210 Introduction to Soil Science-Sec. 4 14 3 42 0.05

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Soil Science (cont.)
Instructor Subject Class Title Enrollment Credits Credit Hrs. FTE
Laura Overstreet SOIL 351 Soil Ecology 23 3 69 0.13
Lyle Prunty SOIL 433 Soil Physics 6 3 18 0.06
David Hopkins SOIL 444 Soil Genesis and Survey 19 4 76 0.14
F. Adnan Akyüz SOIL 447 Microclimatology 5 3 15 0.03
Larry Cihacek SOIL 491 Seminar 2 1 2 0.00
Lyle Prunty SOIL 633 Soil Physics 6 3 18 0.06
David Hopkins SOIL 644 Soil Genesis and Survey 6 4 24 0.08
F. Adnan Akyüz SOIL 647 Microclimatology 9 3 27 0.09
Tom DeSutter SOIL 721 Instrumentation and Sampling 11 2 22 0.08
Larry Cihacek SOIL 755 Soil Chemistry 10 3 30 0.10
Larry Cihacek SOIL 790 Graduate Seminar 1 1 11 0.00
Tom DeSutter SOIL 793 Individual Study 1 2 2 0.01
Don Kirby SOIL 798 Masters Thesis 2 1.5 3 0.01
Don Kirby SOIL 798R Masters Thesis Continuing Registration 3 1 3 0.01
Don Kirby SOIL 799 Doctoral Dissertation 1 1 1 0.00
Don Kirby SOIL 799R Doctoral Dissertation Continuing Regist. 1 1 1 0.00
FTE AND ENROLLMENT SUMMARY
School of Natural Resource Sciences
Spring 2009
Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hours FTE
624 126.08 1783 3.25
Fall 2009
Enrollment Credits
Student
Credit Hours FTE
557 116.17 1455 3.14

G. OTHER RELEVANT DATA AND MATERIALS
1. Impact
Adnan Akyüz
Climate Change Impact on Growing Season and Crop Selection in the Northern Plains
Yields of some competing crops have been rising faster than wheat yields. Corn yields, in
particular, have outpaced wheat yields. In North Dakota, corn yields have more than doubled
since the mid-1970s while wheat yields have only increased by one-third. Underlying these
more rapid yield gains are improved genetics, including GMO improvements. However, there is
also evidence that a lengthening of the growing season as climate change occurs may have a
role in the crop rotation choices that farmers are making. For example, a lengthening of the
growing season allows the use of longer-season corn varieties than would otherwise be the
case. Typically, longer-season varieties have higher yields, leading to increased profitability
relative to wheat. If a shorter-season variety had to be used it might not have been profitable to
replace wheat. The project will inform agricultural- and energy-policy makers and wheat-sector
stakeholders about the impact of climate change on cropping choices in the Northern Plains.
Climatological information about changing growing seasons for the continental United States will
be available to other Government and academic researchers whose investigations are impacted
by climate change.
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Impact on North Dakota’s Climate Variables
We have been using a special technique, Composite Analysis, to produce the El Niño Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) Impact in North Dakota’s climate variables. This technique helps determine
relationships between climate events and weather variables that can be shared via a local
climate forecast at a station level. Composite Analysis is a sampling technique based on the
conditional probability of El Niño, Neutral, or La Niña episodes occurring, and determines with a
certain level of confidence whether or not there is a relationship between the El Niño, Neutral,
and La Niña episodes and a climate variable. By understanding the ENSO impacts on several
variables that have occurred at a particular location in the past, outlooks can be derived based
on the future predicted state of ENSO. Over time, and with outreach and education, it is
expected that the citizens of North Dakota will be able to use these local climate outlooks to
help mitigate economic losses and/or maximize economic gains.
Impact of Climate and Soils on Crop Selection and Management
The objectives of this project is to provide knowledge of how climate change could potentially
affect local climate, and crop yield in turn and provide a better understanding of the NDAWN
capabilities and its impact on North Dakota's agriculture with respect to its international
counterparts. Detailed climatic data designed for agriculture help provide crop, insect, and
disease management information, pest outbreak predictions and control recommendations,
and/or decision support aids. These data are essential for the continued development and
operational use of predictive models and their application in nearly all other disciplines. Through
the dissemination of the high resolution climate data using the world wide web, bulletins,
seminars and media, as many North Dakota citizens as could possibly be reached were
reached. Farmers used many agricultural applications that the North Dakota Agricultural
Weather Network provided for economic and environmental benefits. Climate data are used in
the high school through graduate school classroom for education. Students had hands-on
experience with the true climate data that were observed in their local areas.
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State Climatic Studies and Services
The North Dakota Department of Transportation used NDAWN soil temperature information to
determine load restrictions. Currently NDAWN deploys multiple probes at multiple depths under
pavement in select locations in North Dakota. Because of the advanced information
dissemination capabilities that the North Dakota State Climate Office possesses, the target
audience was quickly and most efficiently reached. The target audience is simply everyone
whose lives are affected by the weather and climate in the state. The NDAWN network is
designed to serve the agricultural community. Agriculture is the backbone of North Dakota's
economy. The agricultural community uses NDAWN near-real-time data and agricultural
application models in their daily decision-making process. For example, American Crystal Sugar
(ACS) uses the weather data from the 11 NDAWN stations in the Red River Valley (RRV) to
determine whether or not to apply a herbicide and the best time to apply the herbicide. The ACS
claims that it costs $10 million per application in the RRV. Therefore, skipping an unnecessary
application or proper timing of an application can realize $10 million to the local economy. This
amount does not include the indirect savings such as avoiding the negative impact to the
environment that the herbicide would have caused. The NDAWN system assists potato growers
and many other agricultural sectors with similar applications including but not limited to irrigation
scheduling, degree day application for energy usage application, growing degree day growth
stages for 10 crops, disease forecaster for select crops, etc. Furthermore, there is an education
component of the climate office. The climate data are used in North Dakota classrooms from
elementary school to graduate school at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Students today
have a better understanding of the weather and climate systems and how it affects everyone.
Mario Biondini
Restoring Prairies: Plant Diversity, Production, and Stability
I have two large-scale, well-replicated experiments located in two distinct ecological areas: (1)
Field 1: northern tall grass prairie (southeastern ND); and (2) Field 2: northern mixed grass
prairie (western ND). The experiments are designed to investigate the relationship among plant
diversity, production, stability, and susceptibility to invasion in restored prairies.
Multifunctional Biomass Production for Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands
This is a cooperative research programs with Drs. Larry Cihacek (Soil Science), Carolyn Grygiel
(NRM), Won Koo (Agribusiness & Applied Economics), Scot Pryor (Ag. & Biosystems Eng.),
and Kris Ringwall (Dickinson Res. Ext. Center). Nearly all ethanol produced commercially in the
United States is currently derived from corn grain. Although corn ethanol will continue to be
important to the regional and national economy, lignocellulosic biomass has greater potential to
help meet national demands for biobased transportation fuels. In order to meet such goals, the
full diversity of lignocellulosic biomass resources must become viable feedstocks for ethanol
production. These resources typically include agricultural residues, wood wastes, and
herbaceous or woody dedicated energy crops (i.e., switchgrass and hybrid poplar). Mixed
restored grasslands like the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands represent an
additional feedstock that has received less attention. Based on current technology CRP could
potentially generate 1,550 L.yr-1 of ethanol per ha. In addition to its production potential, CRP
has 2 additional advantages(1) land is already available as part of USDA conservation
programs, thus it does not displace food production; and (2) a well restored high diversity CRP
grasslands (HDCRP) would require limited maintenance, generate minimal production and
transportation-related greenhouse gases, provide economically quantifiable ecosystem services
(like carbon sequestration ), while adding a new “value added product”: ethanol production. The
question is whether CRP can become a technical, economic, and sustainable source for
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cellulosic ethanol feedstock while preserving the original objectives of the program. The
objectives of this project are: (1) Develop grassland restoration and management strategies to
increase plant diversity, stability, C sequestration, and biomass production for ethanol, while
maintaining the CRP program objectives. (2) Determine which combination(s) of plant species
will produce optimal fermentable sugar yields. The task will involve individual species and mixed
feedstock biomass characterization (including cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin), and
evaluation of biomass pretreatment conditions for mixed species feedstocks. (3) Determine the
C sequestration potential of current CRP as well as restored HDCRP. (4) Determine the optimal
feedstock transportation, handling, and storage methods to deliver a steady supply of biomass
from subdivided CRP regions to a centrally located cellulosic ethanol processing plant. (5)
Construct a user-oriented model for the planning and ecological assessments of CRP-ethanol
projects across a variety of climatic and soils conditions.
Mark Boetel
The majority of my research activities during 2009 were focused on developing new and
improving on existing strategies for managing major insect pests of sugarbeet. Two
greenhouse studies were conducted. One was aimed at determining the economic injury level
for Lygus bugs in sugarbeet. The ultimate goal of this work is to provide producers with a robust
economic threshold that will determine the infestation level at which applying an insecticide to
protect the crop is economically justified. This work could save many producers major input
costs in cases when insect numbers do not warrant such applications, but avoiding unneeded
pesticide applications could also prevent harmful impacts on beneficial, nontarget organisms.
A second greenhouse experiment was carried out to determine the efficacy of experimental and
registered seed treatment insecticides, as well as foliar sprays, for managing black cutworm in
seedling sugarbeet. Before this trial could be conducted, I had to propose, justify, and acquire a
federal (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) permit (approved as Application No. 259806) to purchase and
import cutworm larvae from an out-of-state commercial vendor. This work is important because
cutworm infestations are sporadic in sugarbeet, but they are capable of causing major yield and
revenue losses for Red River Valley Sugarbeet producers.
The sugarbeet root maggot (SBRM) is the key insect pest of sugarbeet for ND growers. Applied
research in the current evaluation period involved multiple studies to test experimental seed
treatments, conventional at-plant insecticides, and postemergence insecticides for SBRM
control. I also continued examining the potential for phytotoxic impacts of both seed treatments
and soil-applied insecticides on sugarbeet plant health and yield/quality parameters. Other
research was focused on control of springtails, a group of insects belonging to the obscure
order Collembola. In an effort to save producers input costs, I have been examining the crop
safety and yield impacts of tank-mixed combinations containing foliar fungicides used for control
of Cercospora Leaf Spot and foliar insecticides for control of Lygus bugs.
Other applied research was collaborative with Dr. Stefan Jaronski, an insect pathologist at the
USDA-ARS NPARL (Sidney, MT). Our goal is to develop bioinsecticides using insectpathogenic
fungi. The aim is to design technology that can be conveniently incorporated into
today’s production systems to increase the likelihood of grower adoption of this methodology.
Two major projects involved basic research on economically important insect pests. The
program of Ph.D. student Prasad Burange was aimed at understanding the genetic diversity of
Lygus bugs collected at multiple locations throughout North America, including the states of AR,
AZ, CA, CO, CT, LA, and MN, as well as the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
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Ontario, and British Columbia. Additional samples were also assessed from Italy and the United
Kingdom. That research is collaborative with Dr. Richard Roehrdanz, Insect Geneticist, USDA-
ARS BRL (Fargo). Mr. Burange successfully defended his research on this topic, and he is
nearing completion of making final corrections on his dissertation.
Recently graduated Ph.D. student, Anitha Chirumamilla, investigated impacts of long-term (i.e.,
5-year) storage on the physiology of 3 rd -instar SBRM larvae. Respiration rates, gene
expression, and lipid metabolism analyses were the key aspects investigated. Also,
transmission electron microscopy was used to examine larval brain morphology to determine
effects of long-term storage on insect aging. Ms. Chirumamilla’s research is a result of a
collaboration with Dr. George Yocum, Insect Physiologist, USDA-ARS BRL. Anitha successfully
defended and completed her dissertation, and was able to publish a major, multifaceted
manuscript from this work in the Journal of Insect Physiology, a highly reputed entomological
journal. We are also about ready to submit a second paper to Comprehensive Biochemistry and
Physiology, another high impact factor journal.
Frank Casey
Hormones
I have three graduate students (two PhD and one MS) looking at the fate and transport of
hormones in the environment and how this relates to animal agriculture. I have also recruited
one MS student who will start research in spring 2010. Several on-farm studies have been
completed to measure what impact livestock manure has on hormone concentrations in the
environment. Time-series concentrations of hormones were determined near possible manureborne
hormones sources, in fields that received manures and in manure storage systems (e.g.
tanks, piles). Furthermore, manure composting was evaluated for its ability to dissipate
hormones in manures. One peer reviewed publication, two book chapters, one conference
proceeding, two invited presentations, and three presentation abstracts were published in 2009
on this subject. Supplemental funding of nearly $60k was obtained from NSF to pursue this type
of research in Ireland, developing an exchange between experts in manure slurry management
at Teagasc. Furthermore, nearly $400k was funded by USDA-AFRI Water and Watershed
program to try to explain hormone detections in the environment. This proposal was ranked #1
out of 70 proposals submitted to this AFRI section. This research should provide needed
information about i) whether animal agriculture adds significant amounts of hormone into the
environment, ii) what are the causes of hormones detections in the environment, and iii) if
needed, how can hormone concentrations in animal manures be reduced.
Subsurface Agriculture Water Quality and Quantity
Nitrogen balances at the Best Management Practice (BMP) research field near Oakes, ND has
been determined since 1980. A primary concern is that nitrogen leaving this irrigated area will
eventually end up in downstream surface waters that can reduce water quality, especially for
natural areas such as the Sand Lake Wildlife Reserve near Aberdeen, SD. Using funding from
USBR (~$80k), biofilm in tile drainage beneath the irrigated BMP field was studied for its ability
to reduce nitrated and also to transfer water. The manganese biofilm, which occurs naturally,
reduces nitrate 80-90% before it ends up in surface waters; however, this biofilm could also
reduce the hydraulic efficiency of the drainage lines making them ineffective. A MS student
concluded his research and graduated on this topic in 2009. He found that cleaning the tile
drainage lines of the biofilm did not improve its hydraulic efficiency; moreover, leaving the
biofilm intact would be beneficial for the reduction of nitrate. Also, the cleaning process could
damage the tile drainage. It was recommended that the current practice of tile drainage cleaning
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in this area be reduced or used only when required, which would reduced costs and improved
surface water quality.
Road Restoration in National Grasslands
Abandoned oil pump access roads that were reclaimed were studied to identify soil properties
that may improve the establishment of natural and vigorous plant communities. Using funds
from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), a MS student (~$100k) completed her MS thesis studying
this issue. It was found that certain landform classes, such as floodplain areas, were more
resilient compared to upland soils in reestablishing natural plant communities. It was also
recommended that soil amelioration techniques to improve organic matter, pH, and decrease
coarse fragment content should be employed by USFS. Furthermore, it was recommended that
seed mixes include more species. It was found that species common to reclaimed areas were
there because they were tolerant to high salinity and drought, or had high seed production.
Larry Cihacek
Carbon Distribution and Storage on Eroded Landscapes (Companion to NC-1079 (Hatch
Project)
This project is focused on effects of differences in land management on C sequestration in soil
profiles on the upland landscape component adjacent to wetlands. The project is in
collaboration with the U.S.G.S. Northern Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. The study
examines carbon (C) sequestration and storage on similar landscapes under undisturbed
grassland, 20+ year-old CRP and recently established CRP (cropland). This study provided
information on land management effects on deep storage of C, especially, as it relates to
potential C sequestration as inorganic C. Little research has been conducted on the role of new
soil carbonates on the capacity of soil to sequester C. Our previous work indicates greater
storage of total carbon (organic + inorganic C) in tilled prairie soils than under native grassland.
This study will help elucidate conditions under which this increased C sequestration is occurring
and help develop a clearer picture regarding the role of inorganic C in terrestrial C
sequestration.
Effects of Plant Biomass Removal on C Sequestration in Eroded Soils Companion to NC-
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This project will evaluate effects of removal of crop residue (corn or wheat) for biofuel
production on soil C sequestration. Corn plots will have (i) no residue removed, (ii) 33% residue
removal, (iii) 66% residue removal, or (iv) 100% residue removal annually. Changes in soil C
will be monitored over a 5 year period to determine the effects of the residue removal on soil
changes and soil quality.
Renewable Energy and Products: Agronomic Potential for Fuel Production in North
Dakota (Collaboration with the Plant Sciences Department)
This study will provide information on impacts of crop residue removal for biofuels production on
soil C. Interest in crop residue biofuels in North Dakota requires that the effects of residue
removal will have on soil quality, soil productivity and erosion are known in order to develop
sustainable soil management practices.
Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCO2R) Phase II – Terrestrial C Sequestration
This project is part of a larger nine state and three Canadian Province Regional project on
atmospheric CO2 reduction. Current activity involves evaluating three C sequestration models
for their ability to accurately predict actual C sequestration under two grassland and six crop
tillage combinations. This study evaluated the adequacy of current C sequestration/soil quality
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models to predict C sequestration in a semi-arid to arid climate (western North Dakota).
Information from this study will influence the way carbon credits are traded in environments
where potential C sequestration is highly variable and provide landowners/operators with
information on C sequestration to maximize their carbon credit income.
Field Validation of Terrestrial C Sequestration in Northern Plains Grasslands
This project established 1420 benchmark C sequestration monitoring sites in 7 areas of 5
northern Great Plains states on restored grasslands, native prairies, and cropland. It will also
provide information on C sequestration rates in grasslands of known varying ages to
complement the very sparse information in the literature. This study allows land managers to
predict the rate of C sequestration on soils with similar characteristics over a time period of up to
20 years when restored to grasslands. Carbon sequestration potential prediction maps will be
developed that will aid landowners/operators in being able to negotiate the best terms for
carbon credits. Field work for this project was completed during the summer of 2008.
Multifunctional biomass production for ethanol production from high diversity CRP
Grasslands
This project evaluates effects of specific restored grassland species on soil C sequestration with
focus on suitability of mixed species grasslands for biofuel production and soil C sequestration.
Profile soil C sequestration under selected species monocultures and mixtures will be examined
in plots of either 5 years or 10 years after establishment at sites in both eastern and western
North Dakota. Information obtained from this study will help land managers in managing
grasslands for both biofuels production and maximizing soil C sequestration.
The greatest impact of my research program is in the uniqueness of the research that is being
conducted in the northern Great Plains. The information on C sequestration being gathered
through the sampling programs in probably the most extensive ever gathered on the relationship
of grassland age and C sequestration. To date, over 1400 “benchmark sites have been
established in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, and North and South Dakota. In addition, this work is
being expanded to cropland which has the potential for producing biomass for biofuel
production.
Shawn DeKeyser
We completed a regional assessment of wetland biological quality for the EPA and ND
Department of Health (NDDH). The products of this assessment (see below LWCAM, NDRAM,
and IPCI) are for the NDDH as part of their water quality monitoring program, and have officially
been incorporated into the North Dakota’s Water Quality Monitoring Strategy for Surface Waters
handbook. This study is also being added to in collaboration with Dr. Marinus Otte utilizing a
multi-elemental fingerprint assessment of the soils. This additional information may be used to
further assess wetlands of North Dakota.
We initiated a study to identify “reference” quality wetlands within the Turtle Mountains,
Pembina Gorge, Red River Valley, and Missouri Plateau ecoregions of North Dakota. This
study will aid the EPA and NDDH with the upcoming National Wetland Condition Survey
scheduled for 2011.
We are continuing research on best management practices for the middle Sheyenne River of
North Dakota, and developing state-and-transition models of the plant communities within this
region. The impacts of this study include, but are not limited to: determining management
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towards regenerating bottomland hardwood forests, proper grazing practices for both animal
and plant production, and increased water quality.
We initiated a collaborative effort on creating a regional database for plant collections in regional
databases from the Missouri Plateau ecoregion. Ultimately, an electronic database will be
completed for the plant collections (250,000 +) in the NDSU Herbarium that can be turned into a
web-based searchable database that can be utilized by all who need these products (e.g.
NRCS, Universities, ND Natural Heritage Program, etc.).
Tom DeSutter
Evaluation of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Gypsum on Agricultural Soils in North
Dakota
This project is part of a national network investigating the potential uses of FGD gypsum
(calcium sulfate) in agricultural soils. Although North Dakota does not currently have a supplier
of this product, Great River Energy in Underwood will use our research results to determine the
profitability of manufacturing this coal-combustion byproduct. Studies are being conducted on
1) two separate fields south of Dickinson with the objectives of alleviating aluminum toxicity (pH
of both soils are less than 5.0) to plants and determining the environmental impacts of this
product on soil and plant qualities and 2) fields planted to canola where the FGD gypsum is
being evaluated as a sulfate fertilizer. Although gypsum is not a liming product, the sulfate in
gypsum can immobilize the aluminum cation and thus reduce its potential toxicity to plants.
Nearly 190,000 acres in western ND have low soil pH values and there is potential for this
product to be used as an ameliorant to aluminum toxicity. In addition, nearly 1 million acres of
land in ND is planted to canola each year. Sulfate is very important for canola growth and thus
determining the potential use of FGD gypsum as a sulfate fertilizer source is warranted due to
increasing costs of commercial fertilizers.
Effects of Animal Manure Storage and Disposal on the Fate and Transport of Manureborne
Hormones
This project is evaluating the effectiveness of differing swine manure management systems on
the degradation of the natural hormone, 17β-estradiol. If allowed to remain in the environment
for extended periods (greater than 21 d), this hormone has been shown to induce female
characteristics into male fish populations. Therefore, this important work is investigating how
manure treatment practices such as waste holding ponds, composting, piling, and land
application influence the fate and transport of this hormone on farm and field scales.
Information gathered from this work will be used to recommend manure treatment strategies
that will decrease or eliminate the off-site movement of natural hormones from swine production
facilities.
Tile Drainage and Subirrigation Evaluations in Richland County for Effects on Soil and
Water Quality
This project is evaluating the feasibility of using subsurface drain tiles as conduits for
subirrigation water in times of plant water stress in the Red River Valley (RRV). The recent
adoption of tile drainage in the RRV is mainly due to the rise of ground water since 1993, which
has delayed planting in untiled fields and has enabled soluble salts to migrate to the root zone in
some areas. The effects of tile drainage and subsequent subirrigation can be two-fold: 1)
increase profitability due to removal of excess water in the spring and addition of water to the
root zone during plant water stress periods; and 2) negatively impact surface water quality due
to drainage of agrichemicals and soluble salts from the plant root zone, depletion of ground
water supplies during subirrigation periods, and negatively impact soil quality in the root zone
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through transport of soluble salts, namely sodium, with irrigation water. The outcomes of this
demonstration will enable federal and state agencies, as well as producers, to gain increased
knowledge about the function and management of dual-purpose drainage-subirrigation systems,
the impact that these systems have on water and soil quality, and the impact of these systems
on crop yields and subsequent economic gains or losses.
Impacts of a Major Flood on Water and Sediment Quality in an Urban Environment
This project is evaluating the impacts of the first 2009 flooding event in the Red River Valley of
the North on both water quality and the quality of the sediment remaining after flood waters
receded. Flooding of lands and the deposition of nutrient rich sediment has enabled crops to be
grown in alluvial soils for thousands of years. However, movement of water over modern
agricultural fields, urban environments, and rural homesteads may transport non plant essential
chemicals to offsite areas, including community parks and gardens and residential lawns.
Through both water and sediment sampling in the Fargo-Moorhead city limits, the impacts of
major springtime flooding on both water and sediment quality can be quantified. The outcomes
of this project will educate the citizens living along the Red River about the potential hazards
that may be deposited after flood waters recede. In addition, the information collected will help
quantify the mass of sediment deposited as it relates to soil formation and development.
The Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Earthworms in Soils Amended with Flue Gas
Desulfurization Gypsum
This project evaluated the potential bioaccumulation of total Hg in Eisenia hortensis after the
application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FGDG). The total concentration of Hg in FGDG
is about 0.25 mg/kg whereas the concentration in North Dakota soils is about 0.032 mg/kg.
Application rates of FGDG to soil could exceed 10 Mg/ha, which would then apply about 2.5 g of
total Hg/ha. Earthworms are a good bioindicator since they are constantly exposed to soil via
burrowing and digesting organic matter. The impacts of this study will be increased knowledge
of the potential of total Hg from FGDG to negatively impact ecosystem species.
Stephen Foster
Insect Reproductive Nutrition
I completely re-thought my research program over the last year and decided to emphasize the
role of nutrition in adult insect reproduction, focusing mainly on the roles of carbohydrates and
fats. Part of the rationale behind this was to investigate a relatively unexplored area of insect
physiology but another part was to begin retraining myself in new techniques to benefit insect
physiology research and indeed open up other areas of research at NDSU for collaboration.
This re-think was stimulated by my discovery, in 2008, that feeding on nectar by adult female
moths causes increased pheromone production. In the last year I have expanded this work to
look at the role of both larval (solid, herbivorous feeders) and adult (liquid, nectivorous feeders)
feeding on blood sugar, pheromone production and fecundity. I expect several publications to
result from this work and to appear within the next year.
While re-thinking this work it became clear to me that I lacked some of the necessary
techniques to address some of the more important questions, in particular, what is the dietary
source of carbon used in reproduction? The most appropriate technique to address this
question is isotope ratio mass spectrometry. This technique has many applications in research,
including in animal, plant and soil ecology, nutrition, geochemistry, population genetics and
biological fingerprinting. Expertise in this area t NDSU could stimulate a lot of inter-departmental
collaboration. I intend to develop expertise in this technique initially through using an available
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machine at University of Minnesota at Duluth. Future effort will look to obtain an instrument at
NDSU for inter-disciplinary collaborative research.
Evaluation of a Mass –Cryopreservation System for Insect Embryos
Dr Arun Rajamohan was recruited to work on this project A protocol for cryopreserving
Cochliomyia macellaria, the secondary screwworm, was successfully developed. Along with the
house fly and Mexican fruit fly, these species were used as model insects in the project
intended to develop mass cryopreservation method for the primary screwworm, Cochliomyia
hominivorax. A number of high throughput techniques and materials used for mammalian
cryogenic processing were tested for applicability for use in upgrading and reducing costs of the
cryopreservation protocol for screwworm embryos.
Dave Franzen
Nitrogen Recalibration for Spring Wheat and Durum
This study has been ongoing since 2005. The study culminated Dec 1, 2009 when the new
nitrogen recommendations for spring wheat and durum were published as both an Extension
circular and a web-based interactive nitrogen calculator. The study incorporated over 50 siteyears
of N rate research from 1970-2005 with another 50+ site-years of similar data generated
from 2005-2008. An additional study was conducted in 2009 to determine the contribution of
organic matter to wheat yield and protein for consideration of an organic matter N credit. The
following were new recommendations resulting from this study:
- There are 3 different regional recommendations in North Dakota
- The new recommendations ask grower to think about what they have been able to grow in
the past with respect to yield productivity, not what they think they will grow this coming
season.
- Soil testing for residual nitrate was shown to be important in N recommendations
- Previous crop N credits extend into the new recommendations
- There is a 50 lb N/acre credit due to long-term (6 years or greater) continuous notill
systems and a 20 lb N/acre addition if notill for less than 6 years.
- There are credits for organic matter only if the soil is 6% or greater in organic matter.
- The final number is not the final number. Growers are asked to consider that the final
number is an average, with the real number somewhere in the plus/minus 30 lb N/acre
due to variety protein differences, N application method, soil characteristics, excessive
straw and grower experiences/common sense.
Tillage Study on the NDSU Campus
This campus-based study is in the fifth year of work comparing yield and quality of soybean,
corn and sugar beet in strip-till, no-till and conventional till systems. In 2009, strip-till did not outperform
conventional tillage for all three crops, probably due to the need for spring-tillage into
wet soils, which is contrary to the best practice of fall strip-tillage.
R. Jay Goos
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis of Soybeans and Identification of Disease-Resistant Varieties
We screen about 350 commercial varieties of soybeans per year and about 100 NDSU breeding
lines per year in the field. Our web site (www.yellowsoybeans.com) is considered to be an
authoritative source of information on this disorder, and our annual report is widely anticipated.
Our results accessed about 2000 times per year. We also conduct other studies related to iron
deficiency chlorosis. In 2009, that included studies on the effects of variety, companion crop,
and FeEDDHA on chlorosis and N fixation by soybeans. We also are conducting studies with
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Dr. Richard Zollinger on the effects of Ignite herbicide and glyphosate on N fixation and nutrient
uptake by transgenic Liberty-Link, Roundup Ready, and Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans.
We also conducted studies on 2009 on the effectiveness of Nutrisphere as a soil urease and
nitrification inhibitor. The field studies were a success, with wide separation of the varieties with
regards to chlorosis resistance, and good agreement for those varieties that were entered in
both 2008 and 2009. The performance of our "standard" varieties was also as expected, thus
we have good confidence in the ratings as a whole. Farmers and agronomists have come to
depend on our ratings, and our annual report is much anticipated every fall. We also evaluated
about 100 breeding lines for the NDSU soybean breeding project. This assures that every
variety released by NDSU has received a good characterization of its chlorosis resistance
before variety release. Our studies on variety x FeEDDHA on symbiotic processes are still
under way. The effects of both variety and FeEDDHA on the severity of chlorosis were dramatic.
Carolyn Grygiel
My research program addresses a recognized and persistent problem in prairie restorations;
i.e., the decline in seeded forb species richness over time. My research focuses on developing
techniques that provide minimal disturbance, cost effective, low maintenance alternative
methods for increasing native forb species richness in a few-culture grass matrix. The results of
my research will help mitigate the necessity for complete re-installation of a deteriorating
restoration. This research applies conventional treatments in an unconventional manner to
develop a meta-community of small-scale-disturbances populated with seeded native forb
species. The goal of this research is to develop techniques for reestablishing the typical smallscale
“patchiness” of forb communities that characterize native prairie sites. These techniques
are termed precision prairie reconstruction (PPR) and offer an innovative technique for use in
prairie restoration that will facilitate the establishment of a self-sustaining prairie landscape rich
in biodiversity. This research project bridges the gap between basic research that I initially
conducted on small-scale disturbances and the creative application of these research findings in
addressing a conservation issue of great importance; i.e., restoring a degraded prairie
landscape into a functioning tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
Marion Harris
The focus of our research is insect- plant interactions. Interactions are of two types, antagonistic
interactions in which the insect parasitizes the plant and mutually beneficial interactions in which
the plant benefits via insect-mediated pollination and the insect benefits via a food source. The
questions we ask range from fundamental questions of interest to scientists who study behavior,
ecology, physiology, evolution and molecular genetics, to applied questions of interest to plant
breeders, pest management specialists, and conservation land managers.
The antagonistic interactions that we study occur between wheat and two insects that attack
during different stages of wheat development, the Hessian fly, which typically attacks during the
seedling stage, and the wheat midge, which attacks during development of the seed. Both the
Hessian fly-wheat and the wheat midge-wheat systems are fortunate in being genetically
tractable. Thus, one of the earliest stages of the interaction is mediated by gene-for-gene
interactions that involve avirulence (avr) genes of the insect and resistance (R) genes of the
plant. Our research on these systems ranges from applied to basic questions, i.e. can R genes
be deployed in North Dakota wheat cultivars and deployed in a way that prevents “defeat” by
virulent insect genotypes? What cellular/genetic mechanisms contribute to plant resistance and
insect virulence? Does insect virulence to R genes evolve in agricultural systems or in the wild
grasses that also serve as hosts?
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The mutually beneficial interactions that we study involve plants that benefit via insect-mediated
pollination and insects that benefit by obtaining food, e.g. nectar. Here we study the threatened
western prairie fringed orchid (WPFO) and its moth pollinators. This research has been funded
by the USDA Forest Service and conducted at the Sheyenne National Grasslands in
southeastern North Dakota. Land managers were interested in knowing whether problems with
insect pollinators have contributed to the decline of the orchid. Key discoveries are:
1. the orchid relies on insects for > 95% of its reproduction,
2. the orchid does not have a specialist pollinator and instead recruits a number of
different hawkmoth species including Hyles euphorbiae, Sphinx eremitus, and Hyles
lineata,
3. some of these hawkmoths are present each year at the Sheyenne while others are
migrants and therefore not reliable from year to year,
4. small isolated groups of orchids are successful in recruiting pollinators, and
5. moths other than hawkmoths can serve as pollinators, e.g. Catocala spp.
Jason Harmon
Climate Change and Insect Interactions
Environmental effects are an integral part of species and their dynamics and when these abiotic
forces are altered, as with global climate change, species dynamics will subsequently be altered
as well. The individual components of climate change such as modified temperature and CO2
are well known to influence individual species through their physiology, ecology, and behavior.
As part of larger communities of interacting species, however, such environmental effects can
also alter species through their ecological interactions. Extreme examples include range or
phenological shifts that keep species from interacting because they no longer co-occur in space
or time. More broadly, however, climate change will generate complications for any species that
is involved in ecological interactions. Understanding these complications is crucial for predicting
how pest control and other ecological services will respond to the increasingly variable abiotic
conditions we face.
Temperature effects on predator-prey dynamics. Increasing temperature has a primarily
positive effect on insect populations when they are in isolation. As long as the temperature
does not get too high, individuals experience faster development time, increased reproductive
output, and other factors that together increase the population’s growth rate and overall size.
Higher temperatures result in more pests is a potentially troublesome prediction, however, the
predators and parasitoids that help to naturally control these pests may benefit from increased
temperatures as well. Therefore, we are left with a central question: if higher temperatures
results in more prey (when they are alone) and more predators (when they are alone), what will
happen when the two are linked together dynamically as occurs naturally in the real world? Or
even more simply: who will win and why?
The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, is an occasional pest of legumes that is normally kept in
check by a variety of generalist predators and specialist parasitoids. In collaboration with Karen
Abbott (Iowa State University), Tony Ives and Matthew Meisner (University of Wisconsin), we
are using this model system to test how temperature affects individual species and their
interactive behaviors in the lab, measuring their dynamics in greenhouse and field cages, and
modeling their populations to better predict how these species will respond on a larger scale.
Drought effects on insect-plant interactions. The effects of abiotic changes like drought are
fairly well studied across plant species, yet their affect on the herbivores feeding on the plant
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are less clear. As rainfall patterns fluctuate, it will be beneficial to predict what pest problems
will be exasperated under different circumstances. We are again using our model pea aphid
system to look at their population level response when host plants are subjected to differential
rainfall, including drought conditions.
Plant Resistance and Biological Control
The integrated management of pest species relies on multiple tools working synergistically to
keep pest species from damaging the host crops. Management options such as breeding crops
for pest resistance and biological control are both attractive options for achieving cost-effective
pest control. However, their implementation and long-term effectiveness is dependent on a
number of ecological and evolutionary factors. Understanding these factors and their potential
pitfalls will allow us to maximize their overall utility in pest management.
Soybean aphid resistance and biological control. The soybean aphid is a relatively recent
invasive pest that is still difficult to manage without the use of herbicide applications. Two
recent advancements may provide new, effective options for soybean aphid control; plants bred
with natural resistance to the soybean aphid, and specialist parasitoids from the pest’s native
range. In collaboration with Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth, Janet Knodel, and Kiran Ghising
(NDSU) we are testing the efficacy of these two management options under different conditions
to better understand what challenges will need to be overcome for them to provide effective,
widespread control.
The role of bacterial symbionts in soybean aphid control. Bacterial endosymbionts can play
crucial roles in the ecology of their insect hosts. Certain symbionts can alter the ability of the
herbivore to utilize different hosts, endure different abiotic conditions, or withstand attacks by
natural enemies. Such bacterial associations within pest species could complicate
management efforts if not properly accounted for. I am currently collaborating with Jennifer
White (University of Kentucky) to understand the role of recently discovered symbionts within
the soybean aphid. Specifically, we are testing whether these symbionts alter the efficacy of
biological control efforts and the utility of plant breeding for resistance.
David Hopkins
Devils Lake Project
Several planning sessions with colleagues on the Devils Lake project were spent drafting a final
report for the project sponsors. I hired an ECS graduate student to conduct GIS analysis (part
time) whose efforts were quite valuable for both the soil sustainability component and in efforts
to “scale up” test results to the larger Devils Lake basin. Dr. Steele and I presented preliminary
conclusions to the Joint Board on April 8, and the final report was submitted in early June.
Numerous outreach opportunities arose for Dr. Steele and me during the year. Because the wet
fall in 2008 literally halved the final salinity sampling, the Joint Board agreed that final sampling
would occur in the 2009 field season. I hired an undergraduate summer intern to investigate soil
morphologic properties based upon apparent gradients in ET that were evident from the
remotely sensed data. Eight transects of 5 points each were described and cored and will be
evaluated for physical properties that could influence the measured ET. Many transects were
within a single map unit so comparative data can be used to quantify soil variability using a
novel scientific technique. I spent a significant amount of time training the summer intern in soil
morphologic description and in sampling the ET transects with him. Additional time was spent
sampling 6 georeferenced electrical conductivity zones (20 samples each) that can provide
another “before and after” evaluation of soil sustainability under irrigation.
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Trace Element Project
In early 2009 I spent considerable time with Ms. Vijaya Jyoti dissecting cores and training her to
take accurate morphologic and lithologic notes on pedons taken on the trace element project in
Cavalier County. Results from the trace element analyses were discussed with Ms. Jyoti and Dr.
Eidukat and we both advised her in the development of her thesis. Drs Eidukat and DeSutter
and I spent several days in late June at the Advanced Photon Source at the National Laboratory
at Argonne, IL to test soil samples with elevated cadmium using X-ray fluorescence
spectroscopy (XAFS). Coupled with the detailed chemical analysis of shale bedrock and
weathered soil, the XAFS results should lead to better understanding of the chemical forms of
Cd in eastern North Dakota soils. The research team feels strongly that this study provides
preliminary data for a competitive national grant proposal.
Evaluation of Soil Factors Affecting Success of Seedbed Restoration on the Little
Missouri Grasslands
In early June, Mr. Eric Viall began work on microbial ecology of reclaimed oil well access roads
on the Little Missouri National Grasslands. Dr. Overstreet and I co-advise Mr.Viall; we asked
him to focus on a review of literature. In mid-August we took several samples at georeferenced
sites where physical and chemical properties were measured. The sampling was specifically
designed to sample the 0-5 cm depth of major plant species at each site to elucidate a potential
plant-microbe interaction. Activities of the enzymes acid and alkaline phosphatase, betaglucosidase,
and protease-BAA were measured. Preliminary data suggests that enzyme
activities were not significantly affected by plant species. A likely collaboration with the
University of Wyoming will enable Mr. Viall to be trained in phospholipid fatty acid analysis
(PLFA) which can permit identification of major microbial classes and a comparison of those
classes in reclaimed roads versus adjacent native prairie. In October the research team met our
USFS sponsors to describe initial work and discuss ongoing research needs with the new USFS
Program Manager. The significance of this work is that it will materially strengthen soil
microbiological work in the Department of Soil Science, and it fosters research collaboration
with a regional researcher known for work in PLFA analysis of restored mine spoils.
Janet Knodel
Soybean
My M.S. graduate student, K. Ghising, is finishing his studies on biological control and host plant
resistance of soybean aphid. These projects are being conducted in collaboration with the
soybean breeder, Dr. Helms, and agronomist, Dr. Johnson, of the Department of Plant Sciences
at NDSU. Several cooperative studies are being planned with Drs. Jason Harmon and D.
Prischmann-Voldseth, the newest faculty members in the Department of Entomology. I also
actively participate in the multistate effort of “Soybean aphid: Management, Biocontrol and Host
Plant Resistance” for the North Central Soybean Research Program.
Spring Wheat
I recently initiated a new research project with Dr. W. Berzonsky (now at SDSU) and Dr. M.
Mergoum of the Plant Sciences Department on the identification and development of highyielding
spring wheats with resistance to wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus. This research is
being conducted in collaboration with E. Eriksmoen of Hettinger Research and Extension
Center, J. Pederson of North Central Research and Extension Center (Minot), and N. Riveland
of Williston Research and Extension Center. My new M.S. graduate student, J. Stegmiller, will
be conducting his research on quantifying the degree of stem solidity necessary to supply
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effective resistance against wheat stem sawfly and on developing a degree day model to predict
the development and emergence of wheat stem sawfly.
Sunflower
In collaboration with Dr. L. Charlet of the USDA-ARS, several entomology research projects are
underway in sunflowers. Dr. Charlet and I are conducting research on the four major insect
pests of sunflower in North Dakota: banded sunflower moth (Cochylis hospes), red sunflower
seed weevil (Smicronyx fulvus), sunflower midge (Contarinia schulzi), and longhorned beetle
(Dectes texanus). To assist with these efforts, two sunflower post-doctoral researchers, A.
Chirumamilla and G. Ganehiarachchi, were recently hired in 2008 thorough grants that Dr.
Charlet and I obtained from the National Sunflower Association. Chirumamilla’s project deals
with development of resistance to stem and seed insect pests of sunflower in the Central Plains.
Ganehiarachchi’s project involves ddetermination of the biology, impact, economic threshold,
and pest management strategies for the sunflower seed maggot, (Neotephritis finalis) and
sunflower bud moth (Suleima helianthana). In addition, insecticide efficacy studies have also
been conducted for control of seed-feeding insect pests of sunflower.
Jack Norland
Restoring Prairies: Plant Diversity, Production, and Stability
I continued to work with Dr. Biondini on the “Restoring prairies: plant diversity, production, and
stability” project in Dickinson which is now part of the “Multifunctional Biomass Production for
Ethanol from High Diversity CRP Grasslands”. Because of my past involvement on these
projects I continue to participate and consult on data collection and development of new
research techniques. Both of these projects will be providing information on the grassland
restoration process which is of importance to range and forage management. The restoration
process will also be important as a way to provide biomass sources for ethanol production in a
sustainable and efficient method. I continue to work with Dr. Grygiel on the Bluestem and
Williams tract grassland restoration project which is concerned with developing information on
the ecological restoration process emphasizing recreating diversity and patchiness in
restorations similar to native grasslands.
Yellowstone Ecosystem Research Center
I am collaborating with the Yellowstone Ecosystem Research Center and their collaborators on
project to estimate critical ecological parameters using NASA’s CASA model for grasslands and
sagebrush plant communities throughout the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains. The intent
of the research is to come up with a near real-time update of critical ecological parameters
important to managers and decision makers using ecological modeling and remote sensing.
Maintenance of Natural Sustainable Riparian Communities Located Within the Middle
Sheyenne Watershed
The intent of this research is to establish what are the riparian communities in the watershed
and then establish management plans for these communities.
Defining and Locating Reference Condition Wetlands in Unique Ecosystems of North
Dakota
By defining and locating reference conditions for wetlands further assessment and management
can be developed in accordance with certain policies such as the Clean Water Act.
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Developing Methodologies to Analyze Wildlife Use on CRP and Grasslands
Worked with Kevin Sedivec and Ben Geaumont at the Hettinger REC on developing
methodologies to analyze wildlife use on CRP and grasslands under the following projects:
"Evaluation of Sharp-tailed Grouse use of the Grand River National Grasslands in NW South
Dakota" and “Evaluating Environmental and Economic Consequences of Multiple-Use
Management of Agricultural Lands in the Northern Great Plains”. Determining the amount of
wildlife use on working lands helps establish the benefits of wildlife in a multiple use context.
Using Adaptive Management to Drive Grassland Restorations that may Reduce Invasive
Plant Species
This project is designed to survey existing grassland restorations and design new restoration
methods to determine how invasive species react to differing restoration techniques.
Laura Overstreet
Evaluate Strip Tillage in a Sugarbeet, Corn and Soybean Rotation
Equipment modifications are made to maximize emergence and stand establishment while
maintaining sufficient residue in inter-rows to qualify for Federal conservation program credits.
Objectives of this study are to determine if strip tillage will provide yields equal to that of
conventional tillage for all three regionally important crops and if row orientation and seed
priming affect final sugarbeet root yield and sugar.
Stale Seedbed Planting
This study investigates differences in stand establishment and general production of sugarbeet
planted into stale seedbeds, a practice that would reduce soil susceptibility to erosion and would
conserve soil water and reduce fuel inputs.
Rotation and Crop Sequence Effects of Sugarbeet, Soybean, and Corn Combinations
This study will determine if management of crops like soybean and corn, which have not
traditionally preceded sugarbeet in rotation in this region, may affect growth, sugar level,
disease concerns, and/or weed management needs of sugarbeet.
Cover Crops
Cover crop effects on sugarbeet planted into cover crop residue will be evaluated and potential
problems or adverse effects caused by introducing cover crop species or mixtures into
sugarbeet rotations will be identified. Investigate the effect of annual forage monocultures and
mixes on soil health, forage quality, beef cow performance, and economics on rangeland.
Planting Equipment Evaluations
The new eSet system versus the standard John Deere vacuum plate and planter unit and the
new John Deere curved seed tube for sugarbeet seed placement relative to the standard
straight seed tube will be evaluated.
Tropical Maize
The growth potential of tropical maize in this region was evaluated for future use as a feed stock
for biofuel production. This study was conducted to provide preliminary information for a
Federal grant proposal to be submitted in 2010.
Oil Road Restoration
Characterize the biological soil properties of oil roads that have been reclaimed in the Little
Missouri Grasslands.
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Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Soybean Aphid Management
I am involved in a multistate project with research groups collaborating on a wide array of
approaches to soybean aphid control, as well as independent research projects. These projects
have the potential to dramatically improve our knowledge about how combining host plant
resistance and biocontrol will impact aphid management.
Predation of Corn Rootworms by Mites
This project seeks to identify key mite predators of larval rootworms. If mite species are found to
be effective biocontrol agents, they could potentially be mass reared and released, thus
providing another pest management option for producers.
Host Plant Resistance to Rootworms
I am involved in several projects on this topic, but the primary focus of all of them is to identify
maize lines that are resistant to larval corn rootworms. Maize germplasm with rootworm
resistance can be used in breeding programs to provide farmers with alternatives to Bt products,
which is especially important for growers that are hesitant or unable to use transgenic varieties.
Efficacy of Stem-Mining Weevils for Canada Thistle Biological Control
This project investigates interactions between the biocontrol agent C. litura and Canada thistle.
Finding effective biocontrol agents would be helpful in controlling this invasive weed.
Control of Colorado Potato Beetles
This projects investigates methods of controlling Colorado Potato Beetles, including identifying
resistant host plants and chemicals. Finding effective control methods could save growers
money on production costs and yield losses.
Lyle Prunty
Temperature and Pore Gas Effects on Soil Equilibrium and Transport Properties
The primary equilibrium property currently under investigation is the temperature dependence of
the soil water characteristic curve (SWCC). The primary transport property under investigation
is the rate of ponded water infiltration. Most recently we also began investigating the effect of
concrete grinding residue (CGR) on infiltration (without considering temperature effects).
The chemical species of gas present in the soil pore space beforehand greatly influences
infiltration rate. We have conducted several series of laboratory experiments obtaining data on
this topic. We reported results of this work at the Soil Science Society of America annual
meeting in Pittsburgh in November. We reported on experimental determination of the
regression relationship between methane-acetylene mixture fraction and water infiltration rate.
The work reported incorporated blocked experimental design and correction of results for air
permeability of air-dry soil just prior to infiltration. The work involved soil and a fixed-matrix
medium for the infiltration experiments. The fixed matrix material resulted in reduction of
experimental error and thereby allowed more precise determination of the functional relationship
between gas fraction and infiltration. Our results show that the logarithm of the cumulative
infiltration time is linear when regressed against the gas mole fraction. We are currently turning
more attention to evaluation of the temperature dependence of the SWCC. This work has been
and continues to be done using equilibration of soil samples with solutions (of NaCl) through the
vapor phase (air). The samples are equilibrated at 5 and 35 °C in the current experiment. More
temperatures may be added later. Our preliminary results suggest the possibility that the
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temperature dependence at very low water potentials (relatively dry region) is markedly different
than in the wet region, where more previous work had been done. This has important
implications with respect to the theory of soil water heat of wetting and measurements related to
it.
Effect of Increasing Spring Soil Temperature in the Root Zone on Crop Establishment
and Growth
We installed electrical resistance heaters in early spring 2009 and planted oats on these plots.
Subsequently, we observed the effects on early season growth. Oat plots with heating resulted
in visually earlier oat emergence and better early growth. The differences were observed to
persist for most of the growing season. Published research of others from Illinois had indicated
that corn responds positively to increased early season soil temperature. The system we
installed can raise soil temperature 3 to 5 degrees Celsius above the ambient soil temperature.
However, we did find that corrosion of resistors and resistance wire placed in soil is a problem.
We also cooperated with Chiwon Lee (Plant Sciences) on an experiment with heating soil in the
root zone of sweet corn.
Infiltration Measurements on Soil Columns With and Without Added CGR
This is in cooperation with Dr. DeSutter, who plans to conduct plant growth experiments with
CGR amended soil. This work is being done for the Groove and Grinding Association. CGR is
generated when grinding machines are used on highway surfaces. There is concern that the
residue could be detrimental when it is deposited along the roadway ditches. The usual practice
in the past has been to distribute the grinding slurry along the road as the work progresses.
When it is necessary or required to truck the slurry away for disposal increased costs are
encountered.
David Rider
Systematics of the Pentatomoidea
This project primarily involves the description of new genera and species of Pentatomidae, and
the development of World Catalogs for all included families. I have many projects (a list of
specific projects can be provided) in various stages of completion, some small, some large, and
many of these are in collaboration with colleagues and/or museums from around the World.
Important collaborators from the U.S. include Dr. Joe Eger, DowElanco, Tampa Florida; Dr.
Donald Thomas, USDA/ARS, Weslaco, Texas; and Dr. Michael Wall, San Diego Museum of
Natural History. One of the recent projects that Joe Eger and I (as well as several other
collaborators) are collaborating on is the discovery of a family of Pentatomoidea (Plataspidae)
new to the United States. While it has some potential as a biological control agent on Kudzu in
the south, it is also known to attack other legumes. Thus, it may become an important
agricultural pest. I also hosted two visiting scientist this past year. Ms. Caroline Greve is a PhD
student from Brazil who worked in my laboratory from early January to late June. Her research
focused on a generic conspectus of the tribe Chlorocorini with a revision of the genus
Chlorocorini. I instructed her on traditional taxonomic methodology, and was able to provide her
with important study materials; I also made sure she received instruction on molecular genetic
techniques. She produced one manuscript while here at NDSU, and will generate several more
related to her NDSU research while back in Brazil. Dr. Yunzhi Yao is an instructor/researcher
from China who worked in my laboratory from early April to early September. His research
focused on describing new species of fossil Pentatomoidea, and proposing new thoughts on the
evolution of this group. His research resulted in four large manuscripts which are requiring
extensive revision, mainly due to language problems. His research has been extremely
fascinating. Another product of my work on the Pentatomoidea has been the development of a
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website devoted to research on this interesting group. It has become the main source of
information on the internet for this superfamily. Due primarily to this website, I receive requests
for information, identifications, and/or copies of papers nearly on a daily basis.
Survey of the Insects of North Dakota
This project involves documenting the insect biodiversity of North Dakota and the region. My
Research Specialist, Jerry Fauske, has been collecting records and saving them in a database
for quite a few years. I am specifically working on a series of papers which will document the
Hemiptera-Heteroptera or true bugs for our state; each paper will include keys to their
identification, and as such will serve as an identification manual for the state. Included in this
survey of Hemiptera, I have also initiated a study on the biology/ecology of Chlorochroa
belfragei, a very rare species of Pentatomidae. There are probably less than 25 specimens
total known in collections. This past fall, I was able to collect 6 specimens (including both sexes
and late instar nymphs) on a prairie near Grand Forks. I now know what habitat it lives in, and
this coming year I hope to identify its host plant. Also a part of this project, we have been
surveying for tree insects for several years. This project is supported with funding through the
North Dakota State Department of Agriculture. One of the main objectives of this project is to
monitor for several important tree pests (e.g. the emerald ash borer), and has resulted in a
manuscript (nearly ready for submission) on the bark beetles of North Dakota. Jerry has also
developed web pages on several groups for North Dakota (e.g. grasshoppers, flea beetles,
hawk moths). One of my graduate students, Patrick Beauzay, has also developed web pages
on the tiger beetles.
Systematics of Lepidoptera
My Research Specialist, Jerry Fauske, also works on the systematics of various moth groups.
He has been working on an identification manual of the Tortricidae, a group containing many
economically important species. He has also developed web pages for several Lepidopteran
groups, including the Notodontidae.
Prairie Insect Ecology
For over ten years, we have been investigating the effects of burning, grazing, and haying on
selected prairie insect groups. This project is winding down, but I still have one graduate
student who is associated with this project. Patrick Beauzay is currently writing his dissertation.
He studied the above treatment effects on various families of the Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
which are mostly small parasitic wasps.
Kevin Sedivec
Development of Baseline Vegetation Monitoring Points on the Little Missouri National
Grasslands
These points will provide point-in-time vegetation and ecological site description, including
graminoid presence/absence, forb density, graminoid density, shrub density, bare ground/litter,
and species composition by weight. This project will allow the US Forest Service to determine
current management on the range ecosystem/production and provide decision making plans for
AMPs.
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Impacts of Different Cutting Techniques and Prescribed Fire with an Interaction of Whitetailed
Deer Grazing on Bur Oak/Green Ash Regeneration in the Transitional Grasslands
of the Northern Plains
This project will help the North Dakota Army National Guard and other land agencies/owners
better managed bur oak savannas and forest that suffer poor regeneration with and without
browsing pressure of white-tailed deer.
The Use of Annual Forages and Cover Crops as an Alternative to Grazing Native Range
for Late Fall and Early Winter Grazing
This project will help ranchers develop late-season grazing alternatives that more cost efficient,
higher nutritional content, and improve soil health parameters on crop land.
Determine Best-use Land Management Practices on Post-contract CRP Land for the Land
and Wildlife
Help CRP land owners weigh alternative land management practice options for best economic
and ecological return of expiring CRP contracts while addressing impacts on pheasant
populations and potential hunting impacts.
Determine Impacts of Prairie Dogs at Different Intensities on Soil Physical and Chemical
Properties and Subsequent Vegetation Composition
Help land managers better understand reclamation options after heavy soil/vegetation
manipulation of rangeland of the northern plains.
Determine Impacts of Cattle Grazing Use on Nest Site and Brood-rearing Selection of
Sharp-tailed Grouse
This project will public land managers better understand the requirements of sharp-tailed grouse
for land area in different structural levels of habitat.
Joseph Zeleznik
Identification of Appropriate Tree Species and Seed Sources for Conservation Plantings
in the Northern Great Plains
In this project, we are reevaluating several provenance and progeny tests established by Dr.
Rich Cunningham, USDA-ARS (Ret.), in the 1980s and 1990s. Upon completion, we will make
recommendations about new seed sources and/or new species that we believe will provide
hardy stock for conservation tree plantings in North Dakota. In addition to making
recommendations, we are trying to make those seed sources available to the conservation
nursery industry in the Northern Great Plains.
Bur Oak Regeneration Study
This study is an offshoot of a project entitled, “Natural resource data acquisition and integrated
pest management research to control leafy spurge and other noxious weeds 2006-2007,” at the
North Dakota National Guard’s Camp Grafton North. We are developed techniques and
recommendations for landowners to regenerate bur oak, a tree species that is notoriously
difficult to regenerate naturally. The results of this project are applicable far beyond the study
area.
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Riparian Restoration Project
This research is in collaboration with the Red River Riparian Project, sponsored by the Red
River Regional Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council in Grafton. We are
attempting to determine appropriate methods of forest reestablishment in ecosystems that have
been affected by Dutch elm disease and cattle grazing. Our project is focusing on the middle
Sheyenne River reaches. If we are successful, this project can result in re-creation of a forest
ecosystem along major waterways of the region, while maintaining productivity of the land for
grazing. This will result in cleaner water resources. In addition, we are developing Ecological
Site Descriptions for the middle Sheyenne River region.
Dendrochronology of Eastern North Dakota
This series of studies has just begun with small, preliminary efforts. In summary, bur oak trees
have the potential to reveal much about past history including information on historic settlement
of the region, precipitation and flooding. We have gathered approximately a dozen samples
from bur oak trees that grew in the region. Our results indicate periods of drought that are
broadly similar to those measured for eastern South Dakota. Although we have not been able
to determine pre-historic flooding of the region’s rivers, we hope to collaborate with researchers
at the University of Minnesota on such a project. If successful, these results could have an
impact on regional planners that focus on flooding as well as those working in the area of water
development. This project has remained small as it is currently unfunded; samples have been
collected only when opportunities arose while completing other duties.
2. Awards and Recognition of Faculty/Staff/Students
Norm Cattanach was the recipient of the Charles and Linda Moses Professional Staff Award.
His supervisor, Laura Overstreet, nominated him.
E. Shawn DeKeyser was nominated for the Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award –
NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources. He was nominated by
Don Kirby.
Tom DeSutter was nominated by Frank Casey for the Earl and Dorothy Foster Excellence in
Teaching Award – NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources.
Carolyn Grygiel was awarded the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award presented by
Gamma Sigma Delta.
Don Kirby was nominated by Kevin Sedivec for NDSU’s 51 st Faculty Lectureship.
Don Kirby is a Certified Professional in Rangeland Management
Janet Knodel was nominated for the AGSCO Excellence in Extension Senior Career Award.
Janet Knodel and Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth received the National Excellence in Multistate
Research Award, Project #S-1039, Biology, Impact and Management of Soybean Insect Pests
in Soybean Production Systems, April 27, 2009.
Janet Knodel received the “Best” multistate project by ESCOP (Experiment Station Committee
on Policy), #S-1039, Biology, Impact and Management of Soybean Insect Pests in Soybean
Production Systems, August 19, 2009.
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Janet Knodel was a member of the team that received 2009 Integrated Pest Management Team
Award from the Entomological Foundation.
Diane Pennington was the recipient of the Donald and Jo Anderson Clerical Staff Award. Diane
was nominated by Dr. Mark Boetel.
Kevin Sedivec was nominated by Don Kirby for the AGSCO Excellence in Extension Senior
Career Award.
Danelle Walker was nominated by Stephen Foster for the Rick and Jody Burgum Technical
Staff Award.
Frank Casey’s PhD advisee, Suman Shrestha, was awarded the Frank Bain Dissertation
Fellowship from College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources.
Entomology awarded the following Scholarships during this academic year:
Beatty-Munro Scholarship; Saddha Ganeihiarachchi
Frank Bain Scholarship; Patrick Beauzay
Natural Resources Management awarded the following Scholarships during this academic year:
Frank Bain Freshman Presidential Scholarship; Daniel Giesen
Johnson-Neppl Memorial NRM Scholarship; Bethany Fischer
NRM Club Scholarship; Carlee Elke and Joshua Elke
Brett Hovde Memorial Scholarship; Shawn Koltes
Range Science awarded the following Scholarships during this academic year:
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship (Fellowship); Andrew Fraase
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship; Miranda Meehan
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship; Lindsey Meyers
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship; Fawn Wasin Zi
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship; Eva Sebesta
Adrian C. Fox Scholarship; Guojie Wang
Matt Kirby Memorial Scholarship; Paul Brown
A. D. Stoesz Scholarship; Christopher Olson
Roy A. Erickson Herbarium Scholarship; David Hagberg
Northern Great Plains Society of Range Management-Sharpe Memorial Scholarship; Cory Barth
Soil Science awarded the following Scholarships during this academic year:
Dr. Charles Kellogg Scholarship; Gabriel Aher, Shawn Koltes and Adam Guy
Enoch and Ruth Norum Scholarship; Keith Anderson
Roy A. Erickson Scholarship; Kimberly Zitnick
Clarence and Cora Engberg Scholarship; Xuelian Bai
Ben Hoag Scholarship; Carlee Elke
Frank Bain Graduate Student Scholarship; Ambika Badh
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3. Personnel
Professor Donald R. Kirby (Head)
Pam Loose (Administrative Secretary)
Valerie Larson (Account Tech)
Diane Pennington (Office Manager)
Danelle Walker (Account Tech)
Assistant Professor Adnan Akyüz
Radu Carcoana, (Research Specialist)
Barbara Mullins (Research Specialist)
Dallas Morlock (Computer Programmer)
Ambika Badh (Graduate Research Assistant)
Rob Kupec (Graduate Research Assistant)
Navaratnam Leelaruban (Graduate Student)
Professor Mario Biondini
Breanna Paradeis (Research Specialist)
Kalia Jones (Graduate Student)
Wesley Newton (Graduate Student)
Catherin Wiley (Graduate Student)
Steve Atwood (Graduate Student
Edward Schmidt, Graduate Student
Andrew DiAllesandro (Graduate Research Assistant)
Patrick Hoolihan (Graduate Research Assistant)
Associate Professor Mark Boetel
Robert Dregseth (Research Specialist)
Allen Schroeder (Research Specialist)
Wenlong Chen (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)
Prasad Burange (Graduate Assistant)
Anitha Chirumamilla (Part Time Graduate Student)
Jacquelin Stenehjem (Part Time Graduate Student)
Associate Professor Francis Casey (Soil Science Program Leader)
Nathan Derby (Research Specialist)
D. Aaron Sawatzky (Graduate Research Assistant) – Completed M.S. Degree August 2009
Heather Matthees (Graduate Research Assistant) – Completed M.S. Degree December 2009
(co-advisor with David Hopkins)
Kimberly Zitnick (Graduate Research Assistant)
Xuelian Bai (Graduate Research Assistant)
Suman Srestha (Graduate Research Assistant) [Co-advise with Dr. Padmanabhan, Civil
Engineering]
Associate Professor Larry Cihacek
Gabriel Ahers (Graduate Research Assistant)
Christopher Augustin (Graduate Research Assistant) – Completed M.S Degree December 2009
Jason Riopel (Graduate Research Assistant) – Completed M.S. Degree December 2009
Edward Kraft (Graduate Research Assistant)
Shawn Koltes (Graduate Research Assistant)
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Gayatri Yellajosula (Graduate Research Assistant)
Keith Anderson (Part Time Graduate Student)
Kevin Misek (Part Time Graduate Student)
Assistant Professor Edward (Shawn) DeKeyser
Christina Hargiss (Rangeland Specialist)
Miranda Meehan (Graduate Research Assistant)
Lindsey Meyers (Graduate Research Assistant)
Fawn WasinZi (Graduate Research Assistant)
Assistant Professor Thomas DeSutter
Kevin Horsager (Research Specialist)
Lee Briese (Graduate Research Assistant)
Adam Guy, (Graduate Research Assistant)
Kim Zitnick (Graduate Research Assistant) [Co-advise with Dr. Casey]
Shokhrukhmirzo Jalilov (Graduate Student) [Co-advise with Dr. Jay Leitch]
Professor Stephen Foster
Chris Johnson (Research Specialist)
Artem Abdukakhrov (Part Time Graduate Student)
Hanan Eltahlawy (Graduate Student)
Assistant Professor Amy Ganguli
Jeff Schulte (Graduate Research Assistant)
Professor R. Jay Goos
Brian Johnson (Research Specialist)
Chris Perleberg (Graduate Student)
Frances Poderbarac (Graduate Research Assistant)
Associate Professor Carolyn Grygiel (NRM Program Leader)
Barbara Magnusson (Assistant to Director/Public Relations Associate)
Mikayla Bosche (Graduate Student)
Melissa Harmon (Graduate Student)
Mike Huffington (Graduate Student)
Josiah Olson (Graduate Student)
Stephanie Paavola (Graduate Student)
Carl Pedersen (Graduate Student)
Kevin Kermes (Graduate Student)
Breanna Paradeis (Part-Time Graduate Student)
Sardorbek Musayev [Co-advise with Dr. .Padmanabhan] (Muskie Scholar/Non-Degree)
Assistant Professor Jason Harmon
Donald Carey (Research Specialist)
Professor Marion Harris (Entomology Program Leader)
Kirk Anderson (Research Specialist and Part Time Graduate Student)
Guotai Yu (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)
Kristina Fox (Part Time Graduate Student)
Mangala Genehiarachchi (Part Time Graduate Student)
Julie Hochhalter (Graduate Assistant)
Hao Zhang (visiting Ph.D. student from China, arrived May 2008)
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Associate Professor David Hopkins
Rodney Utter (Research Specialist)
Eric Viall (Graduate Research Assistant) [Co-advise with Dr. Overstreet]
Heather Matthees (Graduate Assistant) – Completed M.S. Degree December 2009
Timothy Amundson (Part Time Graduate Student)
Assistant Professor Jack Norland
Mike Hargiss (Graduate Research Assistant)
Tyler Larson (Graduate Research Assistant)
Caitlin Smith (Graduate Research Assistant)
Krista Vogel (Graduate Research Assistant)
Assistant Professor Laura Overstreet
Norman Cattanach (Research Specialist)
Sarah Gegner (Graduate Research Assistant) – Completed M.S. Degree December 2009
Eric Viall (Graduate Research Assistant) [co-advise with Dr. Hopkins]
Assistant Professor Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth
Warren Gene Schmidt (Research Specialist)
Rebecca Andres (Graduate Assistant)
Samantha Brunner (Graduate Assistant)
Professor Lyle Prunty
Joel Bell (Research Specialist)
Professor David Rider
Gerald Fauske (Research Specialist)
Patrick Beauzay (Part Time Graduate Student)
Larry Swenson (Research Specialist)
Kristin Newman (Assistant Lab Manager)
Keith Jacobson (Lab Director)
EXTENSION
Professor Dave Franzen
Assistant Professor Joe Zeleznik (Extension Forester) – Transferred from Plant Sciences
January 1, 2009.
Marilyn Geiszler (Office Coordinator)
Assistant Professor Janet Knodel
Patrick Beauzay (Research Specialist)
Anitha Chirumamilla (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)
Mangala Ganehiarachchi (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)
Kiran Ghising (Graduate Assistant)
Denise Markle (Part Time Graduate Student)
Professor Kevin Sedivec (Range Science Program Leader)
Dennis Whitted (Research Specialist)
Brittany Hanson (Graduate Student)
Marc Murdoff (Graduate Research Assistant)
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Eva Sebesta (Graduate Research Assistant)[co-advise with Christopher Schauer]
Derek Woehl (Graduate Student)
Andrew Fraase (Graduate Research Assistant)
Dean Houchen (Graduate Student) [co-advise with Christopher Schauer]
Kristine Larson (Graduate Student) [co-advise with Christopher Schauer]
Timothy Halberg (Graduate Research Assistant)
Benjamin Geaumont (Graduate Student) [co-advise with Christopher Schauer]
Guojie Wang (Graduate Student)
Amanda Gearhart [co-advise with Christopher Schauer] (Ph.D.)
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SOIL TESTING LABORATORY ANNUAL REPORT (JULY 1, 2008-JUNE 30, 2009)
From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, the Soil Testing Laboratory analyzed 11,123 samples.
2,806 Samples were from various research projects on campus and the various research centers in North
Dakota.
3,905 Samples were submitted by farmers for fertilizer recommendations.
4,351 Samples were submitted for producer research.
Breakdown of research samples analyzed by the Soil Testing Laboratory:
Departments on Campus: Samples
Ag and Biosystems Engineering......................................................................................... 6
Plant Pathology ................................................................................................................. 21
Plant Science................................................................................................................... 211
Soil Science.................................................................................................................. 1,454
Total ............................................................................................................................ 1,692
Research Extension Centers: Samples
Carrington Research Extension Center............................................................................. 38
Central Grasslands Research Extension Center .................................................................. 0
Dickinson Research Extension Center............................................................................ 230
Hettinger Research Extension Center ............................................................................. 100
Langdon Research Extension Center .............................................................................. 219
North Central Research Extension Center ...................................................................... 146
Oakes Irrigation Research Center ..................................................................................... 26
Williston Research Extension Center ............................................................................. 355
Total ............................................................................................................................ 1,114
Some of the agricultural consultants and producers are not interested in fertilizer recommendations and
therefore request only soil test data. Such samples are classified as producer research by the Soil Testing
Laboratory.
Producer Research: Samples
Ag Soil Science............................................................................................................ 2,724
American Crystal Sugar.................................................................................................... 24
Bismarck State College..................................................................................................... 43
Eastern Agricultural Research Center............................................................................. 728
Great Plains Agronomics .................................................................................................. 23
K&S Soil Analysis............................................................................................................ 18
Kieffer Farms.................................................................................................................... 84
Mack Farms ...................................................................................................................... 36
Towner County Extension Service ................................................................................... 30
UND-Geology................................................................................................................... 90
USDA-NRCS.................................................................................................................... 57
Others.............................................................................................................................. 494
Total ............................................................................................................................ 4,351
Samples analyzed at no charge to customer ................................................................. 49
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2009 Soil and Water Environmental Laboratory Annual Report
July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
11,308 tests were run on 5,334 samples.
Breakdown of sample sources:
4,632 – Soil Science Department.
634 – Other NDSU departments and research centers in the state.
68 – State residents and public companies.
There were 17 Mineralogy Slide Preparation samples. Most samples come to us from
Agvise Laboratories. This service is a cooperative effort with the NDSU Center for
Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Cation Exchange Capacity samples numbered 26.
There were 209 Irrigation and Herbicide Compatibility Water Samples. The work
included tests for electrical conductivity, pH, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides,
calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and iron. Irrigation recommendations are then
given to customers by Dr. Larry Cihacek of the Soil Science Department. Herbicide
recommendations are given by Dr. Richard Zollinger of the Plant Sciences Department.
Lawn and garden recommendations are handled by Dr. Ronald Smith of the Plant
Sciences Department.
Pipette Particle Size samples numbered 127. Results are reported on a per cent basis
for very coarse sand, coarse sand, medium sand, fine sand, very fine sand, total sand,
total clay, coarse silt, fine silt, and total silt.
Saturation Paste Extracts numbered 1,329. Analyses run are the same as with water
samples, with the addition of saturation percent.
Carbon analyses of soil and plant material continued to be a large part of our work.
Total Carbon was run on 3,626 samples with Inorganic Carbon run on 3,560 of those
samples.
Tours of the lab were given to students in NDSU classes in Soil Science, Geosciences,
and Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering. Both undergraduate and graduate students
were trained to run samples using laboratory instruments.
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H. DIVERSITY
1. List of Accomplishments to Create a Respected and Safe Environment
All faculty and staff in the School of Natural Resource Sciences participated in the on-line
training and education concerning diversity and racism in 2009.
Faculty, staff, and student workers in the School of Natural Resource Sciences completed
Baseline Safety Training. Other training sessions completed by several of our faculty and staff
included Supervisor Safety Training, Radiation Safety Training and the Defensive Driving
course.
2. Progress Made to Increase Representation of Historically Underrepresented Groups
Among Students, Staff, Faculty
CULTURAL DIVERSITY: Nineteen international students are currently enrolled in the School of
Natural Resource Sciences (4-BS, 6-MS, and 9-PhD). There are 10 men and 9 women. These
students are from, India, Nepal, Nigeria, China, Egypt, Uzbekistan, the Ukraine, Tanzania, Sri
Lanka, Australia, Kazakhstan, Niger Republic, Japan, the Philippines, Jordan and Sudan. In
addition, Entomology has three male international Post Docs; two from China and one from
India. One Professor is from Argentina; one Assistant Professor is from Turkey and another is
multi-racial (Iranian), while one Research Specialist is from Romania.
The NRM Program has had four international students who were Fulbright Scholars. One
Fulbright Scholar from Niger will complete his program in May 2010 and they expect to
admit one additional Fulbright Scholar from Zimbabwe for Fall Semester 2010. They also
currently have three international students who have been admitted as Edmund S. Muskie
Graduate Scholars and expect to admit additional Muskie Scholars for Fall Semester 2010.
Additionally, NRM currently hosts three international students who are recipients of GRA’s
and two international undergraduate students who are self-supporting, as well as one
international MS student enrolled under a special agreement with the North Dakota Trade
Office.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The student population in the School of
Natural Resource Sciences as of March 2009 included 71 women. One Afro-American male is
enrolled in the NRM master’s program and one Native American woman is enrolled in the NRM
doctoral program. One Native American male is scheduled for enrollment in the NRM
undergraduate program in Fall 2009.
The School of Natural Resource Sciences employs 16 women (1 Professor, 1 Associate
Professor, 4 Assistant Professors; 2 Research Specialists, 1 Rangeland Specialist. 1 Assistant
Lab Manager and 6 office assistants.
3. Strategic Plan to Address the NDSU Strategic Plan of Diversity
All faculty are encouraged to participate in international activities (See Section D2.)
Dr. Tom DeSutter judged presentations at the Mississippi Valley State University summer intern
research symposium.
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