Farm Breeding Club

30/09/2019

Such a well-deserved honor! Had to share this here with all Brad did to further the work of the FBC and NPSAS! Congratulations, Brad!!!

North Dakota State University Extension agent Brad Brummond has been named to the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Hall of Fame.

20/03/2018

Happy Spring from NPSAS and the Farm Breeding Club!

How many of you still have snow on the ground on this first day of Spring? Here's a little color to brighten your day!

15/02/2018

Outstanding Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society members indeed and long time FBC members! A shout out to Cathy Jents Scheibe and Owen & Michele McCrea Trangsrud!

Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society (NPSAS), headquartered in LaMoure, N.D., recently hosted their 39th annual Winter Conference held in Aberdeen, S.D. Each year, two NPSAS member awards are given out: Friend of the Farmer and Steward of the Year.

17/01/2018

You can still pre-register for the NPSAS conference on January 25-27 in Aberdeen, SD. Learn about soil, livestock and human health! Go to www.npsas.org and sign up today!

There’s still time to get pre-registered for the NPSAS conference and walk-ins are always welcome at the door.
You won’t want to miss this year’s conference...loaded with information and inspiration! Looking forward to seeing you next week, January 25-27, in Aberdeen, SD. Visit www.npsas.org to register.

09/01/2018

Weds., Jan. 10 is the last day to register for the early bird $25 discount. Get signed up today! It's shaping up to be a great conference. www.npsas.org

Can plant and animal diversity offer a glimmer of hope for the future of agriculture? We believe the answer is “YES!” But, find out for yourself by attending the 2018 NPSAS Winter Conference in Aberdeen, SD on January 25-27. Workshops cover a wide range of topics including healthy livestock management, pastured pork, direct marketing, organic w**d control, crop insurance, crop marketing panel discussion, soil health, cover crops, fermentation, wild & medicinal plants, beekeeping, youth workshops (18 & under always attend free), evening entertainment, plus much more! Find the schedule and get pre-registered at www.npsas.org by January 10 and receive a $25 early bird discount.

30/12/2017

Check out the 2018 NPSAS Winter Conference...a great lineup of presenters and a nice variety of topics covering soil, livestock and human health.

The 2018 Winter Conference agenda places a strong emphasis on regenerating soil health by utilizing a diverse combination of crop and livestock management practices.
NPSAS invites you to join and engage with hundreds of like-minded conference goers as we learn, share, teach, inspire, celebrate and reunite with one another to sustain us through the upcoming year.
Register by January 10 at www.npsas.org and save $25.

29/12/2017

This result is very interesting - diets featuring ancient wheats or rye slowed some of the changes that lead to diabetes in a rat feeding study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397290/

AIM: The main objective was to investigate the physiological effects of ancient wheat whole grain flour diets on the development and progression of type 2 diabetes in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, and specifically to look at the acute glycemic responses. ...

08/12/2017

Or a longer promo like this one? Would love to see FBC members and our agronomist partners, bakers, kids, etc. in a nice, short introduction of OUR fine varieties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlMPRbNLdzY

opis odmiany: http://www.hrsmolice.pl/pl/zboza/pszenica-zwyczajna-ozima/84-belissa artykuł w prasie: http://bit.ly/2vw2azR Każdego roku rolnicy zadają sobie ...

08/12/2017

When we release varieties we need promotional videos like this one for this Polish winter wheat from HR Smolice. Maybe we could do one for our cowpea from Botswana or FBC-Dylan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZx8jA-XMOw

08/12/2017

FBC members had a productive meeting in Medina, ND today. We discussed formalizing our process of developing projects, the status of our current seed supplies and equipment, and the exciting developments with Pulse USA and both the organic peas and cowpeas identified with recent research. Just a few years ago we started out with over 90 packets of cowpeas from the USDA, each with just 50 seeds. This summer one of the cowpea lines we found to be useful here has been increased up to about 50 thousand pounds. Can you believe it?

30/11/2017

Steve Zwinger's organic einkorn field data from the Carrington Research Extension Center is now online. We are looking forward to crunching his results, those from Morris, MN, and all of the grain quality data that our recent Ceres Trust project has generated. Fun! https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/varietytrials/carrington-rec/2017-trial-results/2017-trial-results-einkorn-dryland-organic-carrington/at_download/file

30/11/2017

NPSAS Farm Breeding Club Meeting
Thursday, December 7 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
There will be a potluck lunch.

ICS Classroom
301 5th Ave SE
Medina, ND 58467

If you are interested in seeing an agenda or if you plan to attend, please RSVP to [email protected]

07/11/2017

Got these photos today from NDSU graduate student Kutay Yilmaz. He is assisting Burton Johnson in a further evaluation of the sorghum we have been looking at over the past few years. Looking forward to seeing how things did.

06/11/2017

This book, later retitled Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden, was published one hundred years ago this month. Still an exceptional read for anyone who is interested in keeping seeds and growing high quality crops. Enjoy if you have not already! https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/178029

03/10/2017

Illinois has released a variety of wheat specifically for organic farmers: http://www.illinoisfarmertoday.com/news/crop/new-wheat-variety-introduced-to-organic-grain-growers/article_2842adbc-a493-11e7-a784-7b6898fab285.html.

URBANA, Ill. – A new, taller wheat variety designed for hardiness and for the organic market has been certified, and was introduced to the public Sept. 14.

01/10/2017

Just discovered this video of Erin Silva, our cowpea and radish evaluation partner in Wisconsin, talking about cowpeas. It is awesome to be able to partner with great scientists at universities across the region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXs5Zs3pcd0

Erin Silva is an organic agriculture specialist at the University of Wisconsin. She is one of several researchers working with the Northern Plains Sustainabl...

09/08/2017

Cowpeas are a self pollinated species, so when you make a cross, interesting things happen. Here is a photo of an F1 hybrid between one of the FBC varieties that is a little viney with a bush variety. Just growing like crazy! Of course it would be nice to get a bush variety out of the offspring some year down the line.

02/08/2017

Here is a very small seed increase of a winter wheat and a vetch that were donated to FBC. Yes, gardeners can be key parts of the team!