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Pesticide points have been awarded for two local dryland field days coming up on Thursday and Friday, June 22nd and June 23rd. Two private applicator points will be awarded for attendees at each event, along with a mix of commercial points, organizers reported. The field days include the Annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 22, from 1-5 pm and the Sidney ARS-MSU Eastern Ag Research Center dryland field day set for Friday morning, June 23 from 9 am-12:30 pm. The June 22 Froid Field Day line-up is as follows: FEATURED TALK:...
Pesticide points have been awarded for two local dryland field days coming up on Thursday and Friday, June 22nd and June 23rd. Two private applicator points will be awarded for attendees at each event, along with a mix of commercial points, organizers reported. The field days include the Annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 22, from 1-5 pm and the Sidney ARS-MSU Eastern Ag Research Center dryland field day set for Friday morning, June 23 from 9 am-12:30 pm. The June 22 Froid...
Froid, Sidney, and Williston have held annual Field Day Tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research within the agricultural world. The main purpose of Field Days is to inform and make the public aware of what the research centers around our area are performing and accomplishing. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies for the public to analyze. Froid Research Farm Field Day will be...
Montana State University College of Agriculture has received a $99,896 grant from the USDA Farm Service Agency to increase education and awareness of FSA programs to new and non-traditional agricultural producers over the next year. Shannon Arnold, project director and an associate professor in MSU’s Division of Agricultural Education, will manage the grant. She said that many people don’t realize they may qualify for a low interest rate loan through the FSA. And, some FSA farm programs have recently been expanded, some are new or improved, and...
On Thursday, March 2, Fairview’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) helped serve food at the Richland County area at the Mondak Ag Days banquet. Mondak Ag Days & Trade Show is an annual event that provides the newest technology and education related to agriculture production with new innovations in the farming world. The FFA members served cranberry cake with butter sauce dessert and helped clean up after the event. Lexie Selting, Fairview’s FFA secretary said,” I enjoyed helping out and talking to farmers from around our area. Our FFA chapt...
As the days get longer and the weather warms, many of us begin to plan and dream of the upcoming growing season. Warmer seasons for many mean connecting with the land and enjoying the fresh produce from our efforts. This connection to our food and how it is produced is a fundamental aspect of our nature. For those in Montana on the nearly 25,000 family farms and ranches, their connection is year-round. Whether they are feeding their livestock or protecting newly born calves from extreme weather and wildlife, ranchers are always on the clock....
As the days get longer and the weather warms, many of us begin to plan and dream of the upcoming growing season. Warmer seasons for many mean connecting with the land and enjoying the fresh produce from our efforts. This connection to our food and how it is produced is a fundamental aspect of our nature. For those in Montana on the nearly 25,000 family farms and ranches, their connection is year-round. Whether they are feeding their livestock or protecting newly born calves from extreme weather and wildlife, ranchers are always on the clock....
On Thursday, March 2, Fairview's Future Farmers of America (FFA) helped serve food at the Richland County area at the Mondak Ag Days banquet. Mondak Ag Days & Trade Show is an annual event that provides the newest technology and education related to agriculture production with new innovations in the farming world. The FFA members served cranberry cake with butter sauce dessert and helped clean up after the event. Lexie Selting, Fairview's FFA secretary said," I enjoyed helping out and talking to...
To co-operate is defined as working together, jointly or united in producing a common effect. Each year the Richland County Conservation District recognizes a local entity or individual that co-operates with the district on promoting or practicing conservation. For 2016 the Conservation District supervisors chose Dunlap Creek Inc. as the Co-operator of the Year. Dunlap Creek Inc. is a family operation, Matt and David Ler work together on their farm/ranch in the Savage area. They run a...
The MonDak Ag Days for 2017 will be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Montana on Thursday, March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd. There will be a wide variety of topics to learn about from crops, diseases, and water reservation to agricultural safety, the crop market outlook, the cattle market outlook, and the weather outlook with experts concentrating on this local farming area. There will also be a banquet on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. featuring Chad Prather. Tickets are available at Stockman Bank, Richland County Extension,...
The MonDak Ag Days for 2017 will be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Montana on Thursday, March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd. There will be a wide variety of topics to learn about from crops, diseases, and water reservation to agricultural safety, the crop market outlook, the cattle market outlook, and the weather outlook with experts concentrating on this local farming area. There will also be a banquet on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. featuring Chad Prather. Tickets are available at Stockman Bank, Richland County Extension,...
Edwin Haugen, Thrivent Financial Edwin Haugen, CLU and FIC at Thrivent Financial in Minot, ND, will be discussing Farm Transition Planning at MonDak Ag Days. Haugen is a third generation farmer and rancher and his family owned operation is over 100 years old. He is a registered commercial cattle breeder and ND Organic and traditional farmer. In 2008, Haugen co-created "Keeping the Farm in the Family" program, which is one of the most requested seminars by Thrivent Financial nation-wide. He has...
Richland County Ag Days is excited to welcome Chad Prather as entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The social begins at 5 pm followed by the banquet at 6 pm at the Richland County Event Center at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Prather's website, watchchad.com, provided the following information. Chad Prather is a student of living life to the fullest. Never one to shy away from adventure or a new experience he faces the world with a smile. Chad is an adopted Texan that cal...
It takes a special brand of man to start from very little, seek the knowledge he needs to begin a lifelong career, and begin without hesitation. Ethan Chamberlain, 21 years old of Sidney, MT, is a Factory District grower for Sidney Sugars. He farmed 75 acres this past year with a crop that averaged 30 tons per acre. Chamberlain, born and raised in Sidney by Tony Chamberlain and Wendi Chamberlain, began working as a farmhand while attending Sidney High School. While he was in school, he was a...
According to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agriculture Health and Safety, about every 3 days a child dies in an ag-related accident. Every day 38 children are injured in an ag related accident, yet 80% of those injuries were not from working when the injury occurred. For the past 22 years the Progressive Agriculture Foundation has trained hundreds of volunteers about agriculture safety and how to hold a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in your community. Lambert School was the c...
Richland County Ag Days is excited to welcome Chad Prather as entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Prather’s website, watchchad.com, provided the following information. Chad Prather is a student of living life to the fullest. Never one to shy away from adventure or a new experience he faces the world with a smile. Chad is an adopted Texan that calls the Fort Worth (not Dallas!) area home. Although he grew up in Augusta, GA he migrated to Texas in 2003. Through life’s many winding roads he has managed to keep his pos...
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service facility in Sidney is pleased to partner with the Richland County Extension Office to host an interactive forage analysis workshop to open the lab’s 15th annual winter BrownBagger series on Friday, Jan. 20th. This special kickoff presentation features Montana State University Extension Beef Specialist Rachel Endecott and will be held from noon to 1 pm in the Tech Transfer Room at the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab (NPARL) in Sidney, MT. The lab is located at 1500 N. Central Avenue. Dr. E...
Richland County Ag Days has provisionally confirmed that Chad Prather will provide the entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Tickets will go on sale the second week in February. Check upcoming issues of The Roundup for the exact date tickets will be available for purchase....
Wade Whiteman has been promoted to vice president, ag loan department manager at Stockman Bank in Sidney. His responsibilities include developing and servicing agricultural loans, assisting clients with their lending needs, and supervising the ag loan department. Whiteman brings over 7 years of banking experience to the position and has been with Stockman Bank since 2010. He was previously vice president ag loan officer. Prior to joining the Stockman team, he was the Richland County Extension...
Richland County Ag Days has provisionally confirmed that Chad Prather will provide the entertainment for the banquet on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Prather's website, watchchad.com, provided the following information. Chad Prather is a student of living life to the fullest. Never one to shy away from adventure or a new experience he faces the world with a smile. Chad is an adopted Texan that calls the Fort Worth (not Dallas!) area home. Although he grew up in Augusta, GA he migrated to Texas in...
"I found a supreme parking spot!" my husband noted as he arrived at the mall with our younger daughter. She nodded and grinned. Then she began eyeing the food court for a snack. Parking a distance from your destination is a common recommendation for increasing your physical activity. Winter tends to push that recommendation out of people's thoughts, and my family was no exception. I was drinking coffee with our older daughter after an afternoon of last-minute holiday shopping. The mall was swarm...
The fifty-eight Conservation Districts from across the State of Montana will be meeting in Sidney November 15-17 to discuss the state’s water and soil issues along with the other renewable natural resources. Conservation districts were formed in the 1930s in response to severe erosion problems of the “Dust Bowl” days. Montana’s 58 conservation Districts are political subdivisions of the state, governed by a board of five elected supervisors and in some cases two appointed urban supervisors. This collective group of Supervisors and Distric...
The Roundup is proud to sponsor Harvest Days, Oct. 19th – 28th, as a way to celebrate and honor those in the agricultural industry. Stop by participating businesses to enter for a chance to win $500 in gift certificates, and while there, take a minute to admire some local talent. Richland County Boys & Girls Club members and students in the MonDak Heritage Center’s Wednesday afternoon enrichment classes entered fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enrichment classes,...
The Roundup will be sponsoring Harvest Days, Oct. 19th – 28th, as a way to celebrate and honor those in the agricultural industry. Stop by participating businesses to enter for a chance to win $500 in gift certificates, and while there, take a minute to admire some local talent. Richland County Boys & Girls Club members and students in the MonDak Heritage Center’s Wednesday afternoon enrichment classes will be entering fall and harvest related artwork for a chance to win six weeks of enr...
Novice Junior Division Ag Days 2016 individuals: First place Jordan Hov, Dawson, 447; second place, Rhett Hoffer, Dawson, 437; third place, Jesse Selting, Richland 2, 436. Teams: first place Dawson, Cassidy Rau, Stephanie Hov, Jordan Hov and Rhett Hoffer, 1273: second place, Custer, Anna David, Sophie David, Paige Shaw and Katie Jo Shaw, 1217; third place, Richland, Shelby Reese, Landry Larson, Jori Horsburgh and Maddie Scheiber, 1197. 4-H Junior Division 2016 Ag Days individuals: First place,...
