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North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden Keenan Snyder is seeking information on several illegal-taking-of-wildlife incidents over the last month in the Williston and Watford City areas. Anyone with information on the following incidents is asked to call the Report All Poachers telephone number at 800-472-2121, or contact Snyder at 701-770-1072. RAP is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any of these individuals. Sept. 10 – a headless whitetail buck was found at Demicks Lake. S...
Russ Fullmer, who has worked as the Agricultural Manager for Sidney Sugars since 1999, is retiring after 30 years in the sugar beet industry. Fullmer began working at the Sidney factory in 1985 as an Agriculturalist and after four years was transferred to California. In 1993, he was promoted to Agricultural Manager and moved to Wyoming where he worked for six years before returning to Sidney. Space planting has been one of two impactful changes in growing sugar beets; for many years sugar beets...
Once again, the kids who entered The Roundup’s Beet Decorating contest showed great originality and skill. Judging took place October 7 at Neu’s Super Valu in Fairview. Thank you very much to Neu’s Super Valu for hosting the event and Powder Keg for providing great prizes. Special thanks to all the kids who entered – you all did a great job!...
On Dec. 3-5, Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will celebrate 131 years of serving the state’s ranchers with their Annual Convention and Trade Show. This year’s meetings move to Rimrock Auto Arena, MetraPark, Billings, with a larger trade show, more educational workshops, policy meetings, over $100,000 in prizes and 2 nights of live music. “Montana’s ranchers have had a busy year following work during the legislative session and changes in a dynamic cattle industry,” says MSGA President Gene Curry, Valier. “Our 2015 Annual Convention will...
The USDA has announced that nearly one half of the 1.7 million farms that signed up for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will receive safety-net payments for the 2014 crop year. “Unlike the old direct payments program, which paid farmers in good years and bad, the 2014 Farm Bill authorized a new safety-net that protects producers only when market forces or adverse weather cause unexpected drops in crop prices or revenues,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “For example, the corn price for 2...
As a result of seeing several late-season stem diseases, Sam Markell, Extension Plant Pathologist has republished the following article in the Sept. issue of the NDSU Extension Service Crop and Pest Report. We are seeing several late-season stem diseases show up in North Dakota; notably, brown stem rot and charcoal rot. Now is a great time to examine your soybeans for diseases; particularly stem disease whose symptoms appear late in the season; brown stem rot, charcoal rot and sudden death...
Acting State Director Jangle Gustafson announced $1.1 million in loans and grants for 13 projects to help small rural businesses in Montana. “These funds are part of nearly $20 million USDA has invested in small rural Montana businesses this year,” Gustafson said. “These dollars represent our commitment to supporting and growing Montana’s rural businesses and agriculture industries which in turn, strengthens Montana’s economy and creates jobs.” USDA is awarding the $1.1 million through the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP), the Rural Busin...
The Keith Steinbeisser Memorial Livestock Judging was held Sunday, October 4th at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Sponsors for this year’s awards included Joe Steinbeisser and R&J Ag Supply who awarded belt buckles to the first place winners, Murdoch’s, Prewitt Company, Sidney Livestock Market Center, Gary and Laura Schieber, and Tim and Molly Fine. Winning first place and top reasons in the FFA division was Kyle Topp. The top FFA team was Kyle Topp, Liz Hill, Kelton Lefores, and John Bey...
Sidney Sugars is pleased to welcome Kathryn Cayko to the team. Cayko’s first day as the new Agriculturalist for Sidney Sugars was Mon., Sept. 28. Cayko is managing the Fairview pile grounds, taking over for Duane Peters who was recently promoted to Agricultural Manager. “I’m very excited about the position. I’m jumping in at the busiest time of the year. The pile grounds are busy and there is a lot going on, but it’s new and exciting for me,” said Cayko. The Maine native graduated from Montan...
Janelle Gustafson, USDA Rural Development Montana acting state director, has announced that Eric Joyce has joined Rural Development Montana as a loan specialist in the Billings office. “Eric brings years of diverse financial lending experience to the Community Programs team. We look forward to the great service we know he will provide to our Rural Development customers and partners,” said Gustafson. The University of Iowa alumni is a new transplant to Montana, relocating from the Midwest. Joyce’s background is in lending, with years of exper...
It's a rancher's dream. Over a million acres of land. Fresh water in abundance. Thousands of cattle belly deep in rich, lush grass. No predators, no disease. Except.... The ranch is in the Aleutians, on Umnak Island, south of Dutch Harbor where storms are frequent and the only transportation is by small plane or helicopter. Howard Rambur, owner of Rambur Charolais and Ryan Obergfell representing Prewitt and Company visited Bering Pacific Ranches on Umnak Island in late August. They flew from...
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) issues the following statement regarding the published ruling of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regarding the classification of red and processed meats as a carcinogen. The statement may be attributed to USCA Dietary and Nutrition Committee Chair Linda Chezam: “The IARC, an agency of the World Health Organization, is charged with promoting international collaboration in cancer research. However, the report issued differs greatly from current research on the nut...
Blueberry Crumble Pie Kysa Rasmussen Pie crust 1 c. flour 1/2 tsp. flour Stir together and add: 1/3 c. oil 2 tbsp. cold water Mix together until well incorporated. Place between 2 pieces of waxpaper & roll out. This crust works best in a cool setting. Blueberry filling 16 oz. frozen blueberries 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. lemon zest 1 tbsp. lemon juice Cornstarch slurry (1-2 tbsp. cornstarch, mixed well with cold water) Heat sugar, blueberries, lemon zest & lemon juice until bubbly, add the slurry & let boil for 1 min. & simmer until it thickens. Put...
The state of North Dakota currently has a pipeline restoration and reclamation oversight program in place through the Department of Agriculture. This program was created to connect landowners and tenants experiencing pipeline issues, reclamation and restoration, with an independent ombudsmen. After the ombudsmen has been notified of the issue, they will contact the landowner or tenant to asses and discuss the issue. The ombudsman will then write a report, contact the specific pipeline company...
