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The conference will focus on prospects for cover crops and soil health improvements. North Dakota State University’s Carrington and Dickinson Research Extension Centers and the Northern Crops Institute on the NDSU campus are sites for the live broadcast of the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health at 9 a.m. CST on Feb. 18. Attending the nationwide broadcast of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)-sponsored conference in Omaha, Neb., is free of charge. The broadcast is open to anyone who is interested in h...
Montana State University Extension has a new research bulletin on glyphosate-resistant kochia. The guide outlines best management practices and herbicide recommendations for growers, and it is available from MSU Extension at no cost. “Glyphosate-resistant Kochia in Montana,” gives an introduction to kochia weed biology and helps readers understand the development and spread of the evolutionary weed, and the best practices to contain and manage herbicide-resistant weed populations. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide, known as Roundup, or...
In recognition of its importance to the state’s economy and to its own mission, Montana State University is elevating its dean of the College of Agriculture to a vice presidential position within the university. The change came in the context of assessing the position as the university conducts a national search for a new leader for its College of Agriculture and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. “We made this change with input from representatives of Montana’s agriculture industry,” said Waded Cruzado, MSU president. “Agricu...
This is an opportunity to connect with and learn from the experts about the regulations, the science behind the issues and reclamation approaches on oil development. The second annual North Dakota Reclamation Conference is set for Feb. 24-25 at the Astoria Hotel and Suites in Dickinson. The theme for this year’s conference is “What is Successful Reclamation? The Regulation, the Science and the Application.” “This is an opportunity to connect with and learn from the experts about the regulations, the science behind the issues and reclama...
The Montana Department of Revenue’s Property Assessment Division mailed out property reporting forms earlier this month, and livestock owners should already have received their forms. “If you own livestock in Montana, you’re responsible for reporting the number owned and should receive a reporting form,” said Christian Mackay, executive officer for the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock owners simply fill the form out by reporting the number of livestock owned on February 1 and return it to the local Department of Revenue office in the cou...
On Jan. 9 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held its oral arguments on the COOL lawsuit. In this lawsuit, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and its meatpacker friends are fighting to get rid of COOL. R-CALF USA along with SD Stockgrowers Assn., Food & Water Watch and Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) are interveners in the case to help protect COOL. During the oral arguments, a number of issues only raised by R-CALF USA and its partners were discussed. The battle of COOL is not over and everyone’s help is needed to...
Did you miss our workshop earlier this week? No problem! You can still download Centennial Farms & Ranches forms from the MonDak’s website. If you run into any trouble filling it out, give us a call. Once complete, please submit to the MonDak. We want to recognize Richland County’s Centennial Farms & Ranches during the Centennial Celebration June 13-15! Mark your calendar!...
