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Grasshoppers have continued to wreak havoc in Richland County and the surrounding areas. They have damaged both cropland and rangelands, with varying severity depending on the area. Cropland grasshopper damage has varied from defoliation to loss of field edges to total crop loss. Crop yields can be more directly affected as grasshoppers begin clipping off wheat heads. Producers have had to apply multiple insecticide applications to attempt to slow the progression of damage. Unfortunately, the...
AgPro Solutions & Purina Animal Nutrition in partnership with Thiessen’s Regency Acres Angus Ranch will be hosting the inaugural Badlands Cattle Conference this fall. The event will be hosted Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Russell and Jill Thiessen’s ranch located 8½ miles south of Lambert and 16 miles west of Crane. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with speakers lined up to start their presentations at 9:30 a.m. Mark Voll, Zoetis Animal Health, will be speaking about biosecurity threats and calf heal...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held their annual Ag Appreciation Golf Tournament Monday, July 10 at the Sidney Country Club. Robbie Bruer, Tim Cayko, Todd Cayko and Kyle Cayko won Top Team for the Tournament....
The North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education (SBARE) is seeking public input on needs in the state. SBARE provides the North Dakota legislature and governor with recommendations on how the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and North Dakota State University Extension can address critical state needs and ensure that the state's investments on behalf of North Dakota citizens will yield great long-term dividends. The input will help shape SBARE's recommendations...
Whitney Van Hook, Brorson Farmhands 4-H Club, has a long history with the program, starting as a Clover Bud when she was just 6 years old. She has been a full-fledged 4-Her since 2013 with various projects over the years including poultry, rabbits, steers, horses and sewing projects. But she has always had a quilt project and a hog. This year, she will show a steer and a hog, and have a beautiful quilt to enter in the Richland County Fair. The quilt project has been a constant throughout Van Hook’s 4-H years, with a more difficult pattern e...
Lane Papka, Savage, has really enjoyed his time in 4-H and how much it has helped him grow as a person. Over the past five years with the Yellowstone Valley Trailblazers, Papka has raised pigs and steers along with completing photography and woodworking projects. His favorite is the steers which he purchases from and keeps at Morgan Ernster’s farm. His pigs have been housed at the Peter’s farm. He has earned a Perfect Quality award for his pig and blue ribbons for the majority of his entries. He also served as vice president of his club for...
Another challenging year for spring moisture has created a deficit in hay production across much of the Dakotas and Minnesota, leaving ranchers to consider options to increase their forage supply. Lack of rainfall from mid-May to mid-June impacted forage production of perennial grass hay fields such as brome grass, crested wheatgrass, timothy and orchardgrass. State-wide reports have indicated as much as a 40% decline in hay production compared to the previous year. "Recent precipitation may...
If your cattle have been bunched up in corners of your pastures, they may be affected by stable flies. These stable flies are an annoyance, but they can also reduce average daily gains. Animals that are fighting stable flies may flick their tails, stamp their legs, twitch, stand in water, or bunch up. The economic injury level is as few as four flies per leg. A study from the University of Nebraska saw a reduction of 0.44 lb. of average daily gain from cattle affected by stable flies that did not receive an insecticide treatment vs. cattle...
On Aug. 1, at approximately 5:59 p.m. CT, on Hwy. 85-mile marker 177, five miles south of Williston there was a two-vehicle head on collision. A 2020 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Maria White, Groves, TX, with a passenger, Jose White, Groves, TX, was traveling northbound on Highway 85 near mile marker 177 when it hydroplaned on the wet road caused by a heavy downpour in the area. A 2021 Kenworth semi driven by Richard Poline, Minot, ND, was traveling southbound in the same location at the time. The Equinox crossed over center and struck the...
Celebration of Life Services will be Saturday August 19, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, MT with Pastor Barb Haugerud officiating. Kenneth will be laid to rest at the Lambert Community Cemetery in Lambert, MT and the burial will be followed by a luncheon at the Lambert’s Fox Lake Community Center. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Kenneth passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Spokane, M...
Chris J. King, 69, of Trenton, ND passed away July 28, 2023, at 9:15am surrounded by his children after a long and courageous seven plus year battle with small cell lung cancer. Chris was born in Pilot Mound, Canada on August 3, 1953, to Pearl Mae Sanders and Arthur D. King. Chris was a proud Navy veteran and a man of many trades. He enjoyed woodworking, construction, welding, painting, and operating heavy machinery - to name just a few. After serving in the United States Navy, he attended...
On Friday, August 4, 2023, around 3:45 AM, the North Dakota Highway Patrol received a report that a female pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on Highway 23 near mile marker 52 -- approximately 1 mile east of New Town. A 31-year-old female from Roseglen, ND was located deceased. A witness advised that a vehicle had struck the female and left the scene. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigating agency and are being assisted by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Three Affiliated Tribes Police, and the Mountrail...
