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This year’s early frost is a reminder that North Dakota is a cold-climate state. People have a few simple ways to reduce their energy bills and make their homes more comfortable, according to Carl Pedersen, North Dakota State University Extension Service energy educator. The warm summers and cold winters have a tendency to wreak havoc on buildings in North Dakota. Building materials can expand and contract with temperature swings. This movement easily can break seals that are meant to keep the conditioned air inside a home. By allowing air l...
About 40 members of Northern Plains Resource Council, including landowners affected by the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, attended a national hearing last week at the Dawson Community College, Glendive. “The pipeline is for the purpose of generating profit for a private company – it’s for a private use,” said Terry Blevins, a Wolf Point-area landowner crossed by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and member of the Northern Plains Pipeline Landowners Group. “It will generate few, if any, local jobs, and the oil is likely to be destin...
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) is seeking nominations for the 2012 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame induction round. In 2012, the MCHF & WHC will honor inductees who made their mark in Montana between 1880 and 1980, no matter the year of death or closure. Nominees can be men, women, ranches, stagecoach lines, animals, hotels, etc.—anyone or anything that has made an impact on Montana’s western heritage. Past inductees have included historical figures such as Sitting Bull, Evelyn Cameron, N Bar N Ranch, Cha...
“Montana Agriculture in Volatile Times” will be the focus of a conference hosted by Montana State University Extension and the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics on Oct. 28 in Bozeman. The conference will feature experts on agricultural policy, livestock and grain markets, and the Montana economy, addressing current issues facing Montana agricultural producers. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Procrastinator Theatre in MSU’s Strand Union Building. Following the conference, at 3:30 p.m. in the Procr...
No one “plans” to get stuck in the winter when traveling, but I’m willing to bet you either have, or know someone who has gotten stuck in a drift for a few hours, maybe even overnight! It takes just a few minutes to put together a winter survival kit to carry in your vehicle, and you’ll never regret having it if you do become stuck, or just can’t drive any farther because of blizzard conditions. Here are a few ideas, and in the end, we know you will put together what works best for your car...
Grasshopper populations increased dramatically in Montana from 2007 to 2010, from one million acres with more than 15 grasshoppers per square yard in 2007, to 17 million acres with more than 15 grasshoppers per square yard in 2010. However, crop and rangeland damage has been somewhat moderated by the cool and wet spring weather of 2010 and 2011. The recent warm dry weather has favored grasshopper development and based on the August 2011 adult grasshopper rangeland survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health...
Twelve food processors and importers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam were at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) to learn more about the use and marketing of dry pea-based ingredients in food products. The course is co-sponsored by USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council. “USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (USADPLC) is pleased to once again team up with Northern Crops Institute in order to educate food processors and distributors on the uses of pea flour and pea fractionates in processed foods,” says Pete Klaiber, USA...
