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The 72nd annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will take place at The Grand Hotel in Williston, ND, this Jan. 28. The event will feature speakers from all aspects of agriculture, presenting research findings from previous years, as well as predictions as to what this year holds for local ag producers in terms of market, weather, weeds, new products, and improving their operation. It is made possible by these sponsors: North Dakota Wheat Commission, Western Region Economic Development, Horizon...
Dr. Carlos B. Pires, NDSU Soil Health assistant professor, will be speaking in the morning session of the 72nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Hotel and Conference Center in Williston, Jan. 28. He will speak on "How is Soil Organic Matter Like Money in the Bank". His presentation will explore why not all soil organic matter is made equal, highlighting its chemical, physical, and biological benefits to soils. Additionally, he will discuss how soil organic matter...
Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension crops economist and marketing specialist, is the closing speaker for the 72th Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show, Jan. 28 at the Grand Hotel and Conference Center, Williston. He will be providing an overview of the current crop market conditions and price outlook for corn, soybeans, spring wheat, and durum. He will discuss event possibilities that will alter the expectations of market traders and analysts; weather shifts, especially from South American at this time of...
Brian Jenks will present his "Weed Control Update" at the Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show in Williston, ND, on Jan. 28. Jenks is the NDSU weed scientist at the North Central Research Extension Center, Minot, ND. He will be covering kochia, horseweed, wild oat, and green foxtail resistance to herbicides. New herbicides for 2025 will be covered as well. Jenks will discuss alternatives for weed control in soybeans to replace dicamba. Weed control in lentils will round out his section of the...
As part of the afternoon session at this year's 72nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show, Dr. Clair Keene, NDSU Extension agronomist for Small Grains and Corn will be sharing her "Wheat and Durum Variety Update", as well as showcasing her graduate student Jose Bais's work on analyzing 14 site-years of yield and quality responses in four varieties of hard red spring wheat. Keene has her Ph.D. in agronomy, and is currently an assistant professor and agronomist at NDSU. She spent six years...
The 72nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will be held Jan. 28, 2025, at the Grand Hotel, Williston, ND. It will start at 7 a.m. with the free Ag Appreciation Breakfast, sponsored by American State Bank, and be followed by a welcome and roll right into their speaker lineup. First up will be the “Weather Outlook” with Mark Ewens of Home on the Prairie Weather. Climate crops and change will be discussed. Brian Jenks will follow with his “Weed Control Update”. Rob Sharkey, known from his podcast “The Shark Farmer” will give two presentatio...
The 72nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will be held Jan. 28, 2025, at the Grand Hotel, Williston, ND. It will start at 7 a.m. with the free Ag Appreciation Breakfast, sponsored by American State Bank, and be followed by a welcome and roll right into their speaker lineup. First up will be the “Weather Outlook” with Mark Ewens of Home on the Prairie Weather. Climate crops and change will be discussed. Brian Jenks will follow with his “Weed Control Update”. Rob Sharkey, known from his podcast “The Shark Farmer” will give two presentatio...
The McKenzie County Community Foundation has been awarding local organizations grant money since 2017. This year's organization's that will receive grant money include: McKenzie County Ambulance Service; McKenzie County Heritage Association; McKenzie County Nonprofit Network; Bakken Area Skills Center-Health Occupations Student Association; Alexander Public School District; Long X Arts Foundation; Bakken Oil Rush Ministry; Watford City Swim Team; McKenzie County Hockey Club; Watford City Park Di...
The Alexander Activities Club will be hosting their 4th annual Christmas Stroll on Dec. 5 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Alexander Public School. The club’s President Sherry Pelser and Vice President Elizabeth McKee will open with a welcome and the lighting of the community Christmas tree in the old gym. The students of Alexander School have been busy preparing for the stroll by decorating the hallways in an “Elf” theme, and cooking up treats for all that attend! Each class decorates a section, and a winner is picked from both the elementary and high...
Danica Denowh, daughter of Chad and Jen Denowh, Sidney, and Claire Steinbeisser, daughter of Jim and MayAnn Steinbeisser, Sidney, competed in “Stir Ups” at Montana State 4-H Congress, July 9-13. Despite winning a Richland County cooking workshop, making salsa, and thorough preparation, Danica and Claire were still shocked to hear their names called as the winners of the contest featuring 4-H member contestants from all over Montana! Their victory earned them a trip to National Congress, Atlanta, GA, at the end of this month. They will leave Tha...
Watford City has a full day of holiday excitement planned for its community this Nov. 29. The Parade of Lights will begin at 6:30 p.m., after the Watford City High School Student Council lights the community Christmas tree by Door 204 on Watford’s Main Street at 6:15 pm. The parade’s theme is “Christmas Around the World” and will start at the old Fairgrounds and head west on 4th Avenue, turn south on Main Street, and be followed by fireworks. Bakken Oil Rush Ministries will be accepting donated items for their winter clothing drive during...
The Alexander Activities Club will be hosting their 4th annual Christmas Stroll on Dec. 5 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Alexander Public School. The club’s President Sherry Pelser and Vice President Elizabeth McKee will open with a welcome and the lighting of the community Christmas tree in the old gym. The students of Alexander School have been busy preparing for the stroll by decorating the hallways in an “Elf” theme, and cooking up treats for all that attend! Each class decorates a section, and a winner is picked from both the elementary and high...
Danica Denowh, daughter of Chad and Jen Denowh, Sidney, and Claire Steinbeisser, daughter of Jim and MayAnn Steinbeisser, Sidney, competed in "Stir Ups" at Montana State 4-H Congress, July 9-13. Despite winning a Richland County cooking workshop, making salsa, and thorough preparation, Danica and Claire were still shocked to hear their names called as the winners of the contest featuring 4-H member contestants from all over Montana! Their victory earned them a trip to National Congress,...
The senior class of Alexander, ND, led by Amber Severson, Alexander Public School social sciences teacher, want their classmates and community to understand not only how important voting is, but every factor in the process. Working in 5 separate teams, they put together slideshows to show their classmates, which varied depending on grade level, and had the Alexander School bus to take them and any interested community members to the Cartwright, ND, voting station Nov. 5. Team Who, consisting of William Richards, Jordan Hernandez, and Paiten Ive...
One of five sisters, Kendel Hofer, Williston, ND, had years of duck hunting under her belt before she could even lift a shotgun. Today, she can say she has bagged bucks by bow in North Dakota, elk hunted in Montana, brought down snow geese, and even watched her dad successfully hunt stag in New Zealand. Her grandfather, Charles Nehring, made hunting a family priority. Both he and his wife, Persis, were excellent shots, competition winning even for his part. Her grandmother encouraged the girls...
Since Oct. 5, McKenzie and Williams County have battled fire, some only being fully contained in the last few days. Watford City, Mandaree, Ray, Arnegard, Tioga, and surrounding areas now face the devastation left behind on the over 22,000 scorched acres. Two men, Ed Coppersmith and Nicolaas van Eeden, lost their lives working to save livestock. Tioga and Ray producers were hit the hardest, some losing the majority of their herd. The livestock that were lost are yet to be totaled, and more will...
The senior class of Alexander, ND, led by Amber Severson, Alexander Public School social sciences teacher, want their classmates and community to understand not only how important voting is, but every factor in the process. Working in 5 separate teams, they put together slideshows to show their classmates, which varied depending on grade level, as well as arranged for the Alexander school bus to take them and any interested community members to the Cartwright, ND, voting station this coming Nov....
This October, the McKenzie County Ag Expo will continue their tradition of providing events for the community to enjoy. Fridays the “Pumpkin Pickin’ Palooza” will be open from 3-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays from 12-4 p.m. Admission on Friday and Sunday is $5/person, and Saturday is $10 per person. Saturday, Oct. 5, the Ag Expo and Rough Rider Center will team up for Fall-ooza Fest! which will feature food trucks, petting zoo, vendors, bounce houses, a train, corn maze and more! The Rough Rider Center is hosting the Fall Fr...
Each fall, just a few weeks after the Richland County Fair & Rodeo wraps, the Richland County Rodeo Club starts knocking on doors, asking for the community’s support for the Montana High School Rodeo in Sidney; and boy, does Richland County show up. The tremendous support for both the Pro and High School/Youth Rodeo in Sidney is unique and well-appreciated by the rodeo community. Sidney’s event ran Aug. 30-31, with Kraken Oil & Gas, Tri-County Implement, the Cattle-Ac, Clark & Associates-Denver Gilbert, Dawson County Rodeo Club, Glendive Liv...
For generations, hunting season has been an all-hands-on-deck event for the Eskridge family. Donn Eskridge grew up hunting pheasant, duck, fur, and deer in his home state of Iowa. His wife, Vicki (Reimers), grew up hunting elk, deer, rabbits, and upland birds with her family in the mountains of Wyoming. After meeting and marrying in Montana, they packed up our brothers, John Baker, Clayton Eskridge, and on all their adventures. Pheasant hunting in eastern Montana, deer and antelope hunting in th...
Each fall, just a few weeks after the Richland County Fair & Rodeo wraps, the Richland County Rodeo Club starts knocking on doors, asking for the community's support for the Montana High School Rodeo in Sidney; and boy, does Richland County show up. The tremendous support for both the Pro and High School/Youth Rodeo in Sidney is unique and well-appreciated by the rodeo community. Sidney's event ran Aug. 30-31, with Kraken Oil & Gas, Tri-County Implement, the Cattle-Ac, Clark & Associates-Denver...
Tim Klasna and his son, Dylan, closed out another successful harvest this fall on their dryland farm 25 miles northwest of Lambert. They raise wheat, oats, and triticale (a wheat/rye hybrid forage or grain crop) to feed the cattle portion of their operation. Oats can be purchased from Klasnas by the bag or truckload. They bale the straw from their winter wheat and oat fields to bed their cattle, and save some of the triticale seed to plant the following year. Their combination of crop rotations work well to keep soil nutrients and quality...
The 24th Annual Heritage Day in Watford City will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the McKenzie County Heritage Park and North Dakota Oil Museum. After the opening ceremony led by Veteran Services Officer Mark Honstein at 11 a.m., The Lingenfelters will perform their musical talents, and food will be served by Slezak BBQ. At 12:30 p.m., there will be a demonstration of an "Old Time School" lesson, giving children and all attendees a view of what class looked like for previous...
The Fairview Fire Department responded to calls on Tuesday Sept. 10 about a semi starting four grass fires along ND Highway 200 due to an unconfirmed mechanical issue. The semi driver continued on his route and was not stopped at any point. Fairview Fire Chief Ryan Taylor was assisted by Sidney Fire Department and Alexander Fire Department in shutting down the fire. He felt Sharbono Creek assisted as a physical barrier in preventing its spread, and if not for the creek's location, they would...
Tim Klasna and his son, Dylan, closed out another successful harvest this fall on their dryland farm 25 miles northwest of Lambert. They raise wheat, oats, and triticale (a wheat/rye hybrid forage or grain crop) to feed the cattle portion of their operation. Oats can be purchased from Klasnas by the bag or truckload. They bale the straw from their winter wheat and oat fields to bed their cattle, and save some of the triticale seed to plant the following year. Their combination of crop rotations...
