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Larry Signalness, Watford City, has been in the customs spraying service since his senior year in high school in 1975 when he started Larry's Spraying Service, He began spraying Fargo, Treflan and 2-4-D in the early days adding Roundup and many different chemicals for the next 25 years. In the late '90s wanting to go a different route in the Ag field he subcontracted the spraying part of the business out and added fertile, certified and registered seed and changed the business name to Larry's...
Sugar beet receiving stations around the area have been receiving truckloads of sugar beets since the end of September; most stations are soon to be finished with pre-pile. Culbertson is already finished with pre-pile and the Sugar Valley site and Sidney factory yard are around 50% complete followed by the Savage site. Pleasant View's receiving station is roughly around 11-12% complete, because weather has been holding them up. "The weather really hit those guys up there; first it was too hot...
Family and Community Wellness. The Adult Mental Health First Aid program assists participants to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health concerns, such as depression, and connect others with available resources. Addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of those working in agriculture or other areas will be focused on in several upcoming seminars sponsored by NDSU Extension and FirstLink. Registration is now open for three scheduled seminars in western North Dakota...
Park County, MT - Montana Non-Profit, the Producer Partnership, calls on the help of farmers and ranchers who want to work together in ending hunger in Montana. Since foundation in 2019, the Producer Partnership has donated nearly 80,000 pounds of beef to Montana Food Bank Networks (MFBN). “We are local producers, local meat processors, and local food centers working in partnership to provide Montana meat to those individuals and families with food insecurity. This is the spirit of Montana neighbors helping one another in times of t...
The McKenzie County 4-H range judging team placed first in the senior division of the North Dakota 4-H and FFA range judging contest at Reeder. Team members are Paige Delaney and Sylvia Boekelman, Alexander; Ryan Pingel, Watford City and Luke Smith, Arnegard. coaches are Morgan Wisness and Devan Leo. The team will represent North Dakota at National Invitational 4-H Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma in the spring of 2022. The Foster County team placed second in the senior division. Team members...
This year in McKenzie County harvest was “a little tough” for producers. One of the driest years to date in 127 years with soil moisture low and poor crop conditions. “Several crops were turned into forage for livestock because there was not enough of the crop to make any kind of desirable yield. Seed heads only filled part way before curing off and most small grain crops – aside from corn- had very low yields. Wheat was around the 5-to-15-bushel rate. That’s highly variable, but that’s the truth,” said Devan Leo, McKenzie County Agricultural...
Insect vector transmitted diseases can cause severe disease in wildlife and in some instances domestic livestock. "Two notable infectious diseases transmitted by biting and or sucking insects are Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease or EHD," says Gerald Stokka, NDSU Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. "The virus that causes EHD is closely related to the Bluetongue virus and is transmitted via insects belonging to the Culicoides species of midges, also known as...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha District) will be executing an experiment that involves fluctuating dam releases of Fort Peck Dam between April and July 2023. This experiment causes a variety of concerns for several people, especially area irrigators and farmers. The financial impact from executing these tests is estimated in the millions of dollars due to a decrease in power generation when water is dumped over spillways instead of through turbines, a blow to the recreation economy on Fort Peck Reservoir, and a loss of irrigation water...
Free virtual two-part workshop series Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 offers education and resources for selling raw milk, poultry and home kitchen prepared foods Statewide: AERO, the Alternative Energy Resources Organization based in Helena, in collaboration with Farm Commons, is offering a free virtual two-part workshop series on Wednesdays, Nov. 3 and 10, on the opportunities and legal risks associated with selling foods under the new Montana Food Freedom Law. Pre-registration is required to attend the...
The Roundup held their 18th Annual Sugar Beet Contest Thursday, Oct. 21. A special thanks to Neu's Super Valu and the Powder Keg, Fairview. for sponsoring the contest and all the entrants. Winners for each age group are pictured, but honorable mentions go to Jacob Unruh, with his “Chili Pepper” beet; Cameron Unruh, with his “Squid” beet; Taylor Unruh with her “Mermaid Tail” beet; Trey Watson with her “Jason Voorhees” beet in the age 9-12 category; Erik Seigfreid with his “Harold” beet i...
The Richland County Health Department continues to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Tuesday each week from 12:30 to 3:00. Moderna, Pfizer, and Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) are available at each clinic for those 12 years and older. Please bring your health insurance card if you have health insurance. The Health Department expects high client volumes at upcoming clinics and as such, you may wait 30 minutes or longer to receive your vaccine. For questions or accommodations outside of the regular clinic hours, contact the Health Department at...
Graveside services for Douglas "Doug" Bivens, 70 of Poplar, MT are at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at the Grandview Cemetery, rural Richland County, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevensons Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Douglas "Doug" was born on March 10, 1951, in Sidney, MT son of William "Harold" and Lois (Hershman) Bivens. He grew up on the family ranch in Poplar and attended Richey Schools....
