BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Meetings to help farmers make better management decisions for their 2013 crops are getting under way in western and central North Dakota.

The one-day workshops present the latest research on wheat, barley and soybean production. They’re sponsored by commodity organizations in North Dakota and Minnesota, university extension services in both states and the North Dakota Crop Improvement Association.

The workshops were getting under way Wednesday at the Carrington Research Extension Center and Thursday at the Ramada in Bismarck. There will be a Feb. 6 workshop at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks and a Feb. 7 workshop at the Courtyard by Marriott in Moorhead, Minn., across the Red River from Fargo.

There is no fee but advance registration is required.

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