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The Roosevelt County Extension Office, located in Culbertson, has a full schedule of learning opportunities coming up in the next few months. The office is staffed by just two agents-4-H and FCS Agent Ardis Oelkers, and Agriculture Agent Jeffrey Chilson. The agents are tasked with collaborating with other regional Extension agents to offer educational outreach programs for community members. Early 2019 offerings include many programs for teachers, ag producers, and community members. One of the...
The 66th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will take place at the Raymond Family Community Center in Williston on, March 11th - 13th. The National Hard Spring Wheat Show is a free event, with the purpose to inform local farmers about the latest information on agricultural projects and research. "We strive to bring the newest information to the area, as sometimes learning the latest agricultural information requires many hours of travel. Northwestern North Dakota and Northeastern Montana...
The Donkey Basketball event in Watford City drew a big crowd as spectators young and old gathered to see their classmates, teachers and members of the police force compete for the title....
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions o...
Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process especially in times of tariffs and market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process. To make the planning process easier, North Dakota State University Extension has released its 2019 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota, says Ron...
The seventh annual North Dakota Reclamation Conference, "Reflecting on Reclamation," will spotlight the progress in reclamation policies, soil remediation and vegetation establishment. It will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Astoria Hotel and Events Center in Dickinson, N.D. "When we talk about reclamation, we often focus on the improvements needed to achieve successful remediation of lands impacted by energy development while losing sight of the strides that have been made in terms of knowledge,...
A calculator developed by North Dakota State University Extension to help producers estimate the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments they may receive in 2019 is available online. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/farm-bill or search for “NDSU farm bill.” The payments are for the 2018 crop year, but final determination and issuance of actual payments are not made until the last three months of 2019. Producers face a challenging profit environment for 2019 and any source of revenue will be important...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The “supernaturally articulate” Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years’ experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking “armchair philosophy”, most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, and his Facebook page has more...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
The 41st annual Glendive Agri-Trade Expo (GATE) will be Friday and Saturday, February 8 & 9, 2019 at the Eastern Plains Events Center on Merrill Avenue in Glendive. This is a winter event we always look forward to. Consider becoming a GATE vendor – or mark the calendar and simply join us at the tradeshow. Vendors come from every sector of the agriculture industry and are from multiple states and Canada. Industry professionals will be on hand to provide information about new innovations and products for the Ag industry and to help us know how t...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service in Williams County started the new year with a new Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lucas Holmes. Holmes is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. "I've been a city slicker all my life and had no farming experience growing up," explained Holmes. Although he grew up in a non-agricultural community, he developed a passion and interest for agriculture-related sciences. "I've always been interested in biological sciences and...
