NDSU School of Natural Resource Sciences

10/15/2026

Your next chapter could start here🤘

Come hang out with us at NDSU CAFSNR Visit Day on November 14! Meet future friends, explore campus, check out what you could study, and get a feel for what life as a Bison is really like.

From animals and plants to business, science and everything in between, there’s a lot to discover. Come see where you could fit in!

📅 November 14
⏰ 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
🍽️ Free lunch included!

Come find your people, find your passion, and see yourself here. Register for Visit Day and we’ll see you there >>> https://bit.ly/4yJZ5rD

10/15/2026

Dr. Larry Cihacek was a recent author for an Extension publication that shares long-term soil salinity and sodicity data on a tiled field and the negatives impacts soil sodicity can have on the performance of tile drainage system. This publication details the effects of sodicity on slowing the infiltration of excess soil water into the tiles through the sodic layers.

Breadcrumb Ag Home Extension publications Using Soil Amendments for Treating Soil Sodicity in Tile-drained Soils Title Using Soil Amendments for Treating Soil Sodicity in Tile-drained Soils (SF2302, July 2026) File Publication File: SF2302 Using Soil Amendments for Treating Soil Sodicity in Tile-dra...

10/13/2026

Congratulations to Clay Sell, one of our Natural Resource Management undergraduate students, on receiving the 2026 Undergraduate Scholarship awarded by the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society!

This page highlights the annual undergraduate scholarship for the North Dakota Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society and will include application instructions and announcements of recipients.

10/08/2026

A former hourly worker for Dr. Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth - Sarah Schroeder - who's now doing her PhD at the U. California Riverside, has just discovered 12 new species of insects (within the Hemiptera: Miridae, or the plant bugs). Being a devoted fan of Taylor Swift, Sarah named a new Australian mirid genus and four species to honor her.

She named one genus after Taylor Swift (Swiftiephylus), which includes 4 species inspired by the famous singer and her music: Swiftiephylus taylorae (shown in the attached picture), Swiftiephylus amator (album: Lover 2019), Swiftiephylus intrepidus (album: Fearless 2008), and Swiftiephylus poetorum (album: The Tortured Poets Department 2024).

(As a footnote, Sarah is engaged to be married to Dr. Mark Boetel’s son, Collin, in July of 2027.)

Read more here: "Meet Swiftiephylus, an Australian bug named after Taylor Swift" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/swiftiephylus-bug-named-taylor-swift

And here's the citation for the corresponding journal article: S. Schroeder and C. Weirauch. New genera and species of Australian sheoak-associated plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae: Pilophorini and Semiini). Insect Systematics & Evolution. 2026. doi: 10.1163/1876312X-Bja10090.

Four newly described species of Australian plant bug have been named in honor of renowned recording artist Taylor Swift.

10/06/2026

Huge thank you to Marty Melchior for providing this great opportunity for our students!

09/14/2026

SNRS Entomology graduate students Reed Thoma and Maggie Bagatta presented on their research at the Sugarbeet Root Maggot Plot Tour/Field Day near St. Thomas in July!

Reed is investigating the impacts of insecticide/fertilizer/fungicide combinations on sugarbeet root maggot control and plant health, and is advised by Dr. Mark Boetel.

Maggie is studying role of plant volatile organic compounds in mediating sugarbeet root maggot behavior, and is co-advised by Drs. Emily Russavage (USDA-ARS Research Entomologist and NDSU SNRS adjunct assistant professor) and Dr. Boetel.

09/09/2026

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08/27/2026

The first highlighted speaker is our very own Dr. Kevin Sedivec. Dr. Sedivec will be kicking off our symposium at 1pm on Wednesday, October 7th.

08/25/2026

We're back and excited for the first day of classes! It was wonderful seeing both familiar and new faces at yesterday's SNRS welcome event. Buckling up for an eventful semester!