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The Peterson Farm Brothers have been a strong voice for agriculture while entertaining through videos and in concert over the last seven years. They will share their message at this year’s MonDak Ag Days’ banquet on Friday, March 13. “We will be performing parody music and talk about how we pretty much started promoting farming,” leader of the group Greg Peterson said. He said the group has performed in more than 40 states. Their parody videos have attracted more than 100 million viewers on Face...
The Peterson Farm Brothers are set to entertain at this year's MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show. The two-day event will be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center on March 12-13. The trio will make their appearance during the annual banquet on Friday, March 13. Tickets for the banquet include (1) free drink during the pre-banquet social, dinner and the great show from The Peterson Farm Brothers. The brothers are from Kansas where their family lives the farm life. They are known for their...
The Peterson Farm Brothers are set to entertain at this year’s MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show two-day event held at the Richland County Fair Event Center on March 12-13. The trio will make their appearance during the annual banquet on Friday, March 13. Tickets for the banquet include (1) free drink during the pre-banquet social, dinner and the great show from The Peterson Farm Brothers. The brothers are from Kansas where their family lives the farm life. They are known for their entertaining and educational videos they put up on YouTube, f...
North Dakota State University Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) are hosting a webinar Thursday, Dec. 5, to provide producers with information on available disaster recovery assistance. The webinar will begin at 2 p.m. Central time. "Because of flooding and the October blizzard which impacted growing and harvesting conditions in the state this year, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue approved a secretarial disaster declaration request for 47 counties...
Sidney resident Joel Krautter, has returned from three days in Billings with the REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership) program. For Krautter and other members of REAL Montana Class IV, this was the second seminar in their two-year educational journey. The focus of seminar two was media and communications. While in Billings, class members received individual training on vocal control and how to handle challenging interviews, participated in 13 live television and radio...
The MonDak region has lost a newspaper icon. Russ Wells, born Dec. 5, 1945, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 just a few months shy of his 74th birthday. Wells exhibited a talent for newspaper work from the outset. He participated in the publication of his high school paper and when he attended Dickinson College, he joined the college newspaper staff. He and a friend collaborated on the Me & Mrachek column, a feature that proved so popular everyone on campus knew Wells and his friend Don,...
Connecting our youth with information and understanding of our local foods is the goal of the National and Montana Farm to School Programs. In 2018 staff and FFA and FCCLA students of Fairview High school decided to move forward with adopting and managing this program. The structure of Farm to School is in the program's core elements: Education, School Gardens, and Procurement. According to Montana State University's website (montana.edu/mtfarmtoschool/) detailing the program, it "enriches the...
The Mission of FCCLA (Family, Consumer, Community Leaders of America) is "To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communications, practical knowledge and career preparation. Four members from Fairview and one from Sidney attended the National FC...
Now in its 99th year, the Richland County Fair & Rodeo offers food, fun, and everything in between, including popular events from years past. Fair opens Wednesday, July 31, offering over 100 food and commercial vendors, and ag, 4-H and school exhibits daily. The week’s packed entertainment schedule begins with the return of wrestling duals in the Old Commercial Building at 5:30 p.m. Team Germany will return stateside to wrestle against Team Sidney. Also returning is the Wednesday evening concert, headlined this year by Two Way Crossing, a N...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association congregated in Miles City June 13-15 to learn, discuss policy and enjoy camaraderie with fellow ranchers from across the state. Three days of events filled the agenda, starting with committee meetings to update members and offer the opportunity to bring forth resolutions that guide the association in shaping policy and lobbying by the association. Representatives from various state and federal agencies spoke on current issues at the three committee meetings,...
Pesticide credits have been awarded for upcoming field days in Sidney and Froid on June 20 and June 27 respectively. First up is the joint dryland field day with MSU’s Eastern Ag Research Center and USDA’s Northern Plains Ag Research Lab at their adjoining research farms near Sidney on Thursday morning, June 20th, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. The event has been awarded 2 private and commercial pesticide credits. Featured tour talks include a special weed identification workshop, along with an update on winter and spring cereal variety trials usi...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that are often compounded by the arrival of new weed species and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is a key component for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new weed species. Producers will have two opportunities to hone their identification skills at field days being conducted later this month in Sidney and Froid, along with learning about other dryland research underway in this area. The...
I think it might be safe to say that Richland County Forever Buds 4-H member, Ali Jo Merritt, excelled in the livestock competitions at the 2018 Richland County Fair and Rodeo last August. Merritt, who is in her ninth year as a 4-H member, has participated in market beef and breeding beef projects for 8 of her 9 years and poultry for six years. In 2018, the market steer, breeding beef and rooster Merritt brought to the fair were outstanding in their respective classes. Ali brought her Red Angus...
Each year the conservation district presents an award to an individual or entity that enhances conservation. We rotate the award between range conservation and irrigation. Irrigation is highlight for 2018. When thinking back about irrigation over the last couple of years, one thing stood out. Although the entity we are presenting this award to didn't cooperator with the conservation district, they did show the community that through cooperation, work can get done, canals can be reconnected, and...
Each year the conservation district presents an award to an individual or entity that enhances conservation. We rotate the award between range conservation and irrigation. Irrigation is highlight for 2018. When thinking back about irrigation over the last couple of years, one thing stood out. Although the entity we are presenting this award to didn't cooperator with the conservation district, they did show the community that through cooperation, work can get done, canals can be reconnected, and...
Comedian and viral video sensation Chad Prather performed during the MonDak Ag Days banquet on March 8 at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney....
At the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show on Thursday, March 7th, Jim Staricka, Soil Scientist at the NDSU Williston Research Extension Center, will be discussing his research project on the effects of reduced irrigation on small grain yield and quality. “This study was done at our Nesson Valley research site using overhead (i.e. sprinkler) irrigation. We investigated four different irrigation rates on each crop. I will be presenting data collected during the past nine cropping seasons,” explained Staricka. In Staricka’s research project he wante...
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is excited to provide 3 days of FREE occupational safety and health classes open to all Montana workers and business owners. SafetyFest will be teaming up with this year’s ABC Clinic. Dates for the upcoming training will be April 30 – May 2 to be held at St. Matthew’s Parish Center, 219 7th St. SE, Sidney, MT. Classes include but aren’t limited to: ABC Clinic Track; First Aid/CPR/AED Training; Flagging Certification; 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher; OSHA 10-Hour Construction; OSHA 10-Hour General Industr...
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7, and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The "supernaturally articulate" Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years' experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking "armchair philosophy", most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of...
Thursday, March 7 at 9 a.m., as part of MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show the Montana Department of Ag's Industrial Hemp Program Coordinator will speak about the Industrial Hemp Program. Originally, Ian Foley was going to do the talk but recently the department has reallocated some duties due to the workload in the hemp program. Andy Gray will be doing the talk in his stead. According to Andy Gray, the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program allowed growers in Montana to grow industrial hemp in the U.S....
The MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show will be held on March 7 and 8 in Sidney at the Richland County Event Center. Hosted by the Richland County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, the event will host speakers on a range of topics and will include country comedian and pundit, Chad Prather. The event will also highlight RanchHacks, an Information and Technology Systems organization that seeks to equip farm and ranch operations. Operated by Smittie Smith and based in Montana, RanchHacks is focused...
Educational opportunities abound for sugarbeet growers eager to keep up on the latest information in their field. From Ag Days and the EARC Field Days in Sidney to symposiums in Billings and Fargo, resources that enhance production are readily available. The newly formed Montana State Crop Education Association hosted the Malt Barley and Sugarbeet Symposium in Billings on January 8 and 9, 2019. Sidney Sugars agriculturalist Kathryn Cayko is a member of the association and attended the symposium. She said it was really successful this year with...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The “supernaturally articulate” Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years’ experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking “armchair philosophy”, most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, and his Facebook page has more...
