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</article> </div> </div> <div class="block-field block-field-page-title"> <div class="builder-label">Page Title</div> <div class="field field-page-title string"> <h1 class="page-title">Ag Research</h1> <h2 class="subtitle">Research that generates results.</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="node-section-2" class="node-section"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block-field block-body"> <div class="builder-label">Body</div> <div class="field body text-with-summary"> <p>The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station is a state-wide network of NDSU professionals that provide the research that helps our state prosper. This research improves lives through scientific advances in crop systems, livestock and rangeland management, value-added activities, and protects our great land and resources for future generations of North Dakotans.</p><p><a class="arrow-link" href="/agriculture/ag-research/about-ndaes-0" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="37032a2d-ca90-4cc7-9d6c-d3b3e6ca58e5" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Learn more about the N.D. Agricultural Experiment Station.</a></p><p><a href="/agriculture/academics/academic-programs/graduate-programs/graduate-assistantships" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="11c0ffff-5773-4944-9b68-86c49bca3201" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><strong>LEARN ABOUT GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSITANTSHIPS FUNDED BY THE N.D. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="node-section-3" class="node-section"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="block-field block-field-paragraphs"> <div class="builder-label">Sections</div> <div class="field field-paragraphs paragraph-reference"> <div class="section backless full wide-title"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--landing-page-section paragraph--view-mode--default paragraphs-item-22976"> <div class="field field-section-widgets entity-reference"> <div class="section-wrapper"> <div class="section-item si-promo-grid"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promo-grid paragraph--view-mode--default paragraphs-item-22975"> <div class="widget-wrapper"> <div class="field field-promo-items entity-reference-revisions"> <div> <div class="section-item si-promo-item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promo-item paragraph--view-mode--default 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environment in North Dakota It's an important component of agriculture鈥檚 $30.8 billion economic contribution to North Dakota.</p><p><a href="/agriculture/ag-research/impact-stories/new-harvester-will-boost-efficiency-accuracy-ndsu-sugarbeet-researchers" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5e64dbd8-6a3e-4ecb-a0b3-0fe7499482c5" data-entity-substitution="canonical">New Harvester Will Boost Efficiency, Accuracy for NDSU Sugarbeet Researchers</a></p><p><a href="/agriculture/ag-home/impact-stories/ndsu-extension-central-grasslands-rec-explore-high-tech-cattle-grazing">NDSU Extension, Central Grasslands REC Explore High-Tech Cattle Grazing Management</a></p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><div> <div class="section-item si-promo-item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promo-item paragraph--view-mode--default paragraphs-item-22974"> <div class="widget-wrapper"> <div class="field field-image entity-reference"> <article class="media-item image _20x472" 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/agriculture/sites/default/files/styles/448x300_1_5x/public/2023-05/Supplemental%20IrrigationIMG_8575.JPG.webp?itok=q7E3N4Ul 1.5x, /agriculture/sites/default/files/styles/448x300_2x/public/2023-05/Supplemental%20IrrigationIMG_8575.JPG.webp?itok=GYys7Foc 2x" type="image/webp" width="448" height="300"/>  <img loading="eager" width="720" height="472" src="/agriculture/sites/default/files/styles/720x472/public/2023-05/Supplemental%20IrrigationIMG_8575.JPG.webp?itok=09WQ2qXM" alt="Supplemental irrigation for HRSW scab trial" /> </picture> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="promo-text"> <div class="field field-headline string"> <h2>RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTERS</h2> </div> <div class="field field-long-text text-long"> <p>North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station researchers at the Agronomy Seed Farm and Research Extension Centers throughout the state develop and share technology to enhance the quality of life, sustain food, feed, fiber and fuel production, and protect our heritage - the great land and resources of North Dakota.</p> </div> <div class="promo-list"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="promo-list-wrapper two-col"> <div class="promo-list-item"><a href="/agriculture/ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/agronomy-seed-farm" hreflang="en">Agronomy Seed Farm</a></div> <div class="promo-list-item"><a href="/agriculture/ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/carrington-rec" hreflang="en">Carrington REC</a></div> <div class="promo-list-item"><a href="/agriculture/ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/central-grasslands-rec" hreflang="en">Central Grasslands REC</a></div> <div class="promo-list-item"><a href="/agriculture/ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/dickinson-rec" hreflang="en">Dickinson REC</a></div> <div class="promo-list-item"><a href="/agriculture/ag-hub/research-extension-centers-recs/hettinger-rec" hreflang="en">Hettinger REC</a></div> <div class="promo-list-item"><a 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href="/agriculture/academics/academic-units/animal-sciences/facilities/beef-cattle-research-complex" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4d3e5b70-09e6-4fdd-9d17-35e4e8abac70" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Beef Cattle Research Complex</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/greenhouse">Jack Dalrymple Agricultural Research Complex</a></li><li><a href="http://ndawn.ndsu.nodak.edu/">North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Center (NDAWN)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ndsu.edu/vpag/newsletter/peltier_complex_a_partnership_for_agricultures_future/">Peltier Complex: Ag Products Development</a></li><li><a href="/agriculture/academics/academic-units/plant-pathology/plant-diagnostic-lab" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="12ec9eaa-a96c-4653-a600-dcd265432b06" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Plant Diagnostic Lab</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vdl.ndsu.edu/">Veterinary Diagnostic Lab</a></li></ul><p>Several additional labs, centers and institutes within NDSU Agriculture are part of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Visit these academic department pages with in the <a href="/agriculture/academics" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="47504c91-8b10-48cc-9fca-39d41b99e8bf" data-entity-substitution="canonical">College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources</a> to learn more.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><div> <div class="section-item si-promo-item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promo-item paragraph--view-mode--default paragraphs-item-23008"> <div class="widget-wrapper"> <div class="field field-image entity-reference"> <article class="media-item image _20x472" data-quickedit-entity-id="media/7502"> <div class="media-image-wrapper"> <div class="field field-media-image image"> <picture>  <source srcset="/agriculture/sites/default/files/styles/720x472/public/2022-06/IMG_2662%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=LY43_9uu 1x" media="(min-width:896px)" type="image/webp" width="720" height="472"/> <source 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