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State Game and Fish Department officials are confirming that a rural western North Dakota homeowner shot and killed a 38-lb. mountain lion kitten inside his home on Wednesday evening. According to chief game warden Robert Timian, upon returning to his farmstead northwest of Grassy Butte Wednesday, the homeowner discovered the mountain lion kitten lying on his couch. The man then grabbed a .22 pistol kept near his doorway, shot the animal, and then contacted Game and Fish. Timian said the initial investigation revealed the garage door was open d...
This year’s MonDak Ag Days Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a dynamic line-up of trade show businesses that will showcase new products and provide information about these agricultural innovations and improvements. With over 50 booths filled by area businessmen, attendees will have a marvelous opportunity to see a great mix of products and learn new information about agricultural products including seed products, i...
This year’s MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a good mix of educational sessions and trade show displays, with something to interest everyone. The show will provide agricultural presentations dealing with a wide range of relevant information, and a trade show that highlights new ideas and technology within the field of agriculture. “I invite people to mark this year’s Ag Days on their calendars,” says Ti...
Many factors influence field efficiency: heat of the day, tire pressure, type of fuel, idling the tractor, tire size, ballast, and a host of other possibilities. To discuss these many influences that impact field efficiency, the MonDak Ag Days committee has invited Lawrence Papworth, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Ag Tech Center, to speak at Ag Days. Papworth will discuss field efficiency with an emphasis on tractors at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Richland County Fair Event...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, an extremely entertaining man who always give his audience their money’s worth, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 Ag Days after dinner speaker at their banquet to be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Tickets are now on sale at Stockman Bank and the Richland County Extension office for $30 each. Loos, a 6th generation rancher who cares about agriculture and passes this message along in an interesting m...
Lamb prices have reached a historic high, so now may be the time to increase sheep numbers. To explore increasing sheep production and to explain the Two Plus growth program advocated by the American Sheep Industry Association, the Ag Days committee has invited Larry Pilster, a second generation sheep producer from Alzada to speak at Ag Days. Pilster will discuss the Two Plus flock increase program in detail at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. “Sheep n...
This year, to kick off the MonDak Ag Days presentations, organizers have set aside Thursday morning, Jan. 12 to present four sessions of general interest to everyone. These four family-oriented morning sessions begin at 8 a.m. and run until 11 a.m., with topics including decluttering the house and office, managing tax records, the use of hoop houses and high tunnels to extend the gardening season, and a session dealing with probate and other property transfer issues. “Although this is billed a...
Improper settings on a harvester can negatively impact harvest results. With this in mind, the Ag Days committee has asked Kelly Sharpe, GK Technologies, to demonstrate the proper settings and setup of a beet harvester. Sharpe will work on an actual harvester and will give his demonstration at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Richland County Public Works Shop, 2140 W. Holly St., just west of the Richland County Fairgrounds. “I will walk people through the process of how to set up a harvester f...
Until very recently, we’ve considered the MonDak a pastoral area, with agriculture playing the major role in the economics of the region. That has all changed in the blink of an eye, as oil continues to make larger and larger inroads in this formerly rural culture. With two very different industries, oil and agriculture, both using the land, problems can arise. Oil and agriculture don’t always cohabitate peacefully; misunderstandings arise, spills and accidents may happen that contaminate wat...
This year’s 59th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will once again offer an outstanding informative event that will provide important, timely information to area Ag producers. This year’s educational portion of the show, scheduled for Feb. 7-8 at the Williston Airport International Inn, will offer attendees information and updates on a wide variety of topics, including market information, precision farming, soil health and ecology, cropping practices, and best management practices. Peo...
The Sidney High School FFA and AgEd students have begun Phase II of the Learning to Serve Grant, obtained through the USDA Rural Youth Development Program. This grant focuses on developing and applying leadership and classroom skills in youth who then use these newly learned skills to improve their own lives and the health of their rural communities. The grant partners the students with the county, the city, and ROI (Richland Opportunities, Inc.) to improve and enhance recycling efforts within R...
The Wheat Show committee has invited Dr. Danny Klinefelter, Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Extension economist, to serve as one of three keynote speakers for this year’s 59th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show, scheduled for Feb. 6-8 at the Airport International Inn, Williston. Klinefelter will deliver two presentations on Tuesday, Feb. 7 beginning at 9 a.m. and through these discussions will present new ideas, stimulate thought and provide attendees with useful information to t...
The cost of feed is the highest line item of all costs incurred to produce a beef calf. Some say it is around 50% of the total cost while others report it can get as high as 70%. We do not know what next spring will be like but the weather so far this winter sure points to lower feed dollars which will be applied to the 2012 calf crop. Although daily temperatures and lack of snow, so far, can be described as “beautiful” by North Dakota standards, cattle managers realize these conditions can cha...
The 59th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show committee has identified soil health and quality as one of the essential issues farmers and ranchers will have to deal with in the coming years. To address soil quality, the committee has invited James Hoorman, Ohio State University assistant professor and Extension educator, as one of three keynote speakers. Hoorman will present three separate talks during the Wheat Show, scheduled for Feb. 6-8 at the Airport International Inn, Williston. Hoorman...
Charles Bair was a famous member of the Montana Wool Growers Association. Around 1910, Bair’s ranch was estimated to have roughly 300,000 head of sheep and produce nearly 1.5 million pounds of wool a year. Bair’s accomplishments as a sheep producer are almost unrivaled; and his production numbers are made even more impressive when one compares his ranch’s production to total sheep production in Montana in 2010. According to the United States National Agriculture Statistics Service, Monta...
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Sidney, have recently confirmed the arrival of a new, troublesome form of net blotch in barley in the MonDak region. Sidney ARS Plant Pathologist Robert Lartey identified the new form recently at the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory from samples collected near Sidney and at Nesson Valley in Williston. Dr. Lartey used a new DNA technique which he developed that can accurately identify the presence of the disease in just two days...
“Mend Them Teach Them.” The Empty Saddle Memorial Foundation’s motto defines its focus on our youth. In the past three years, the ESMF has worked to honor the lost horsemen of the area by helping out with the education and the medical needs of area youth with donations made to the foundation in memory of its honorees. Honorees for 2010 were Neal Hermanson and Levi Wisness. Richard Bahm, A.J. Franzen and Bud Sperry were honored for 2011. ESMF honorees spent an important part of their lives in the lives of their horses. This time shaped who t...
Except for housing, most families spend more on transportation than on any other expense category. Consumers prefer the latest technologies and multi-year warranties of new cars, but the vast majority does not buy new cars. The reason is simple. Used cars are considerably cheaper to own and operate than new cars. According to a new publication of the North Dakota State University, the cost of owning and operating a new medium sized car such as Chevrolet Impala, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Nissan...
Sherry Arnold has been missing since early Saturday, January 7, 2012. She was last seen running on East Holly Street in Sidney, Montana; wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, red tear-away pants with blue stripes, black mittens & a headband, at approximately 6:40 a.m. Sherry is 5’10”, weighs 140 lbs., has short brown hair, brown eyes and has an athletic build. Please call the Sidney Law Enforcement at 406-433-2210 or the F.B.I. at 406-433-4026 with any information. If no answer, please leave a mes...
