MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends and Neighbors Day at the Mandan Research Facility on July 20
MANDAN, N.D., June 26, 2023 --The Friends and Neighbors Day at the Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory is back this year. The event is free and will showcase agricultural research presentations, exhibits, and activities for children. Visitors can tour the station, visit with exhibitors about agricultural issues, and join field tours of the research cropland and rangeland to learn about current research projects. Various exhibitors from federal, state, and local partners will also be present to share information on the health and safety of natural resources on the northern great plains.
WHEN: July 20, 2023, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. CDT
WHERE: USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, 1701 10th Ave SW Mandan, ND 58554
DETAILS:
- The Friends and Neighbors Day tradition began in 1915 with the first field day at the Mandan station.
- Presentations, exhibits, and children’s activities begin at 2:00 p.m. and will highlight local research and organizations.
- The research rangeland tour includes the LTAR Grazinglands experiment, which aims to sustainably intensify forage and livestock production on semiarid grazing land by using alternative land management practices.
- The cropland tour will explain how cropland agriculture affects the balance of the ecosystem and how different approaches to agriculture provide different benefits over the long-term.
- The station tour will offer a brief tour of some historic buildings and a brief demonstration of how research and the research process have changed over time .
- The event includes a free barbecue from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m.
CONTACT: Seth Archer, Technical Information Specialist, USDA-ARS, Email: seth.archer@usda.gov phone: 701-667-3046
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