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The online application for North Dakota’s 2011 tundra swan license lottery is available on the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is Aug. 17. Paper applications will be available the week of Aug. 1 from Game and Fish offices, county auditors and license vendors. Hunters can also apply by calling 800-406-6409. A service fee is added for license applications made by phone. The statewide tundra swan hunting season is Oct. 1–Jan. 1, 2012. A total of 2,200 licenses are available. Successful appli...
Some hunting season start dates are just weeks away. Here is a reminder for hunters and their families. 900 series antelope archery hunting season - Aug. 15. Archery hunting season for antelope, black bear, deer, elk, wolf and mountain lion - Sept. 3 Big horn sheep archery hunting season - Sept. 5 Fall hunting season for turkey, sage grouse, partridge, sharptailed and mountain grouse - Sept. 1 For details on fall 2011 hunting season dates, hunting regulations, and information to help plan a hunt in Montana, go to the Montana Fish, Wildlife &...
The Department of Environmental Quality has determined that public drinking water at Intake Fishing Access Site is now in compliance with DEQ human drinking water standards. Intake Fishing Access Site has met the requirements of the Public Notice Rule as described in the Administrative Rule of Montana 17.38.239. The site is open for day use and overnight camping as flood damage has been mitigated....
The Department of Environmental Quality has determined that public drinking water at Intake Fishing Access Site is now in compliance with DEQ human drinking water standards. Intake Fishing Access Site has met the requirements of the Public Notice Rule as described in the Administrative Rule of Montana 17.38.239. The site is open for day use and overnight camping as flood damage has been mitigated....
The deadline is Aug. 31 to purchase a mountain lion hunting license for the general season, or to apply for the special limited-entry license drawing. Mountain lion hunters may either choose to apply for a special license available through the drawing that is valid only in certain hunting districts— or they may purchase a general mountain lion license. Hunters cannot do both. Mountain lion hunting in most Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 and 2 hunting districts will be only by special mountain lion licenses. A general mountain lion l...
Savage residents cleaned up fallen trees from homes and survey the damage Saturday. An intense storm with 110 mph winds and damaging hail hit the Savage area Friday night. Pictured above is the clean up effort at the Karsten residence....
During this year’s annual field day at the Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), held on Thursday, July 14, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new Neil Riveland seed processing and research laboratories building addition. North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education named the new facility in honor of agronomist Neil Riveland, who served the WREC for more than 42 years. Riveland retired in June of this year. “He has mad...
Warm summer weather, coupled with plenty of moisture, has allowed beets to grow well this past month. Due to bad weather in early spring, however, Russ Fullmer, Sidney Sugars Incorporated agriculture manager, expects a light tonnage year even if the weather remains warm and sunny for the next few months. “The beets are growing well with lots of water, and the heat is good,” says Fullmer. “Beets love the mid 80 or lower temperatures; the 90º and higher temperatures shuts them down a bit during...
The North Dakota Ag Coalition has elected three officers to its executive board. Jeff Enger, Marion, North Dakota Corn Growers Association, was elected as chairman, and Fred Helbling, Mandan, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, was elected as vice chairman. Both will serve two-year terms. Darrell Oswald, Wing, North Dakota Stockmen’s Association, was elected to a three-year term as the livestock representative. Also serving continuing three-year terms on the executive board are Bruce Freitag, Scranton, North Dakota Wheat Commission, who is...
Each year, the Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) holds a field day in July in order to provide information and updates on a variety of research projects. Many area producers attend this field day to learn about current research, and those who attended were not disappointed in their quest for additional information. The tour began with a talk on durum wheat presented by EARC Agronomist Dr. Joyce Eckhoff, who discussed her research to produce quality durum varieties. “Durum is the n...
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will once again offer its very popular tractor pull event, scheduled for Aug. 27 at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The event features a steak fondue dinner sponsored by the Education Foundation beginning at 4 p.m., followed by tractor and truck pulls and pedal pulling beginning at 6 p.m. “We always look forward to this event,” says Sidney Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Wade Van Every. “This is a fun event for families. Everyone loves...
Maroun Atallah, Group Science technology and Quality Grains and Food Plant researcher from Barilla attended the Eastern Agricultural Research Center’s field day last week. Atallah, who traveled from the Barilla plant in Parma, Italy, came to the field day to inspect the quality of durum wheat grown in the area. “Quality durum wheat is important for our supply chain,” Atallah remarked. “This is an important area for durum wheat in America and we wanted to see the quality of the durum grown h...
With the completion of the new facility north of town, the Richland County Extension office and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) will soon share their new modern building. Staff at both the EARC and Extension invites the public to stop in an visit at any time during normal working hours. The Extension staff moved to the facility in early June and the EARC staff will complete their move in the near future, depending on when the furniture for the EARC personnel arrives. Extension...
Weebee’s, Gallatin Gateway Inn, and the Mint Bar and Café will dish up their own unique takes on beef during the 5th Annual Montana Cattle Crawl, slated for Sunday, Aug. 21 in Bozeman. The Cattle Crawl, held prior years in Billings, is a project of the Young Stockgrowers committee of the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) to acquaint urban beef consumers with local ranchers and to encourage food service establishments to feature beef in a creative way. It is funded by Montana beef producers and checkoff dollars. The Montana Cattle Cr...
At the close of the Eastern Agricultural Research Center’s (EARC) field day, held on Tuesday, July 26, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new $1.6 million EARC and Richland County Extension facility, located on the EARC grounds on the east side of Hwy. 200 just north of Sidney. The facility has a 150-seat meeting room and conference center, research laboratories, two greenhouses, and offices for both research and extension staff. “The capital campaign project raised $753,000 fro...
Although Montana farmers and ranchers are benefiting from good commodity prices, rising costs of fuel and fertilizer remain a concern, according to the Montana Farm Bureau Federation. The state’s largest agricultural organization says although hay is plentiful and crops are growing well the costs associated with fertilizing, harvesting and irrigating are hitting the farmers’ bottom line. “Many Montana farmers and ranchers are haying right now, and whether they’re swathing, baling or bringing in bales from the field, they’re using fuel. Hig...
Gardeners face endless choices when seed catalogues arrive each winter. After wading through all the hype describing different varieties, people still face the choice of trying to determine what varieties will work best under northern conditions, which varieties will pay for themselves in yield and which ones will leave us disappointed at harvest time. Tom Kalb, NDSU horticulture educator, tries to answer these questions for gardeners by conducting garden trials that demonstrate what varieties...
Producers, agricultural consultants and others interested in agriculture can use a new updated canola production (spiral bound) pocket field guide to obtain the latest information about canola production. The previous field guide was published in 2005 and was in need of major updates, especially on the canola diseases of blackleg and sclerontina, canola insects, weed management and desiccation at harvest, and other management issues. NDSU State Extension staff and other canola specialists wrote...
Thanks to historic high water levels on both the Yellowstone and the Missouri rivers this spring, the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) faced unusual problems this season. Crews not only dealt with collapsed banks and washouts, but they also had to take steps to prevent the flooding of 1500 acres that lie below the river bank in the Nohly area. LYIP closed off three open drains in that area this spring to prevent water from flooding farmland. “We’ve never had this situation bef...
Millions of acres in North Dakota could not be planted this year because of wet conditions. This has many producers considering cover crops on prevented planted acres. North Dakota State University Extension Service agents and specialists have these recommendations for producers: * Some crops have rotation restrictions for insurability primarily due to disease issues. Don’t plant a cover crop, either alone or as a part of a cocktail mix, this summer that will preclude you from insuring your intended crop in 2012. A cover crop is considered t...
If you’ve got cattle…. they’re gonna get out. You can count on it. That’s a law that must be written down someplace. A friend of mine shared a little tale with me the other day that needs repeatin’. He made me promise not to reveal his true identity, and after you hear the story, I think you’ll be able to see why. The Donaldson family ran Black Angus cattle, and like most ranchers, were pretty proud of their herd. They had a good bunch of cows, but back in those days black cattle weren’t as...
