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In January of 2014, Ted Fulgham made the switch from working in the oilfield to becoming the Vo Ag teacher at Sidney Senior High School. Having previously taught at Montana schools in Hardin for eight years, Lodge Grass for 3 years, and Joliet for two years, Fulgham is pleased to once again be working with students. The Vo Ag department includes Animal, Equine and Livestock studies, as well as Agronomy and Welding. These programs teach basic skills for continued education or entering the...
At 12 years old, Becca Deming shows a work ethic and sense of responsibility beyond her years. At this year’s Richland County Fair she won Grand Champion Market Lamb for the second year in a row along with Grand Champion Breeder Lamb, Grand Champion Junior Lamb Showman and Grand Champion Junior Over-all Showman. This year Deming was up against approximately 17 other market lambs and plans on attending the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) held in Billings MT in October which is a m...
At 12 years old, Becca Deming shows a work ethic and sense of responsibility beyond her years. At this year’s Richland County Fair she won Grand Champion Market Lamb for the second year in a row along with Grand Champion Breeder Lamb, Grand Champion Junior Lamb Showman and Grand Champion Junior Over-all Showman. This year Deming was up against approximately 17 other market lambs and plans on attending the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) held in Billings MT in October which is a m...
At 12 years old, Becca Deming shows a work ethic and sense of responsibility beyond her years. At this year's Richland County Fair she won Grand Champion Market Lamb for the second year in a row along with Grand Champion Breeder Lamb, Grand Champion Junior Lamb Showman and Grand Champion Junior Over-all Showman. This year Deming was up against approximately 17 other market lambs and plans on attending the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) held in Billings MT in October which is a...
Montana State University’s Eastern Ag Research Center (EARC) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab (NPARL) are teaming up for a joint Dryland Research Field Day set for Tuesday morning, July 1st near Sidney. “We share adjoining research space and already work together on a number of projects, so it only made sense to combine our dryland field day efforts, too,” NPARL Research Leader John Gaskin said, in announcing the joint venture. “We both host other Field Days – ARS at Froid in June and ou...
23 was an inventive year in the automotive industry. It was the year post-war era vehicles were introduced. Their designs were sleeker, swoopier, wider and lower. Back then showroom floors touted the all new Ford F-1 pickup truck and the woody station wagon. It was the age of coupes, tudors, newly designed two-door sedans, and customers could drive brand new cars off the lot for no more than $2,200. 1949 was the first year since 1941 that any civilian vehicles were manufactured. In between...
Montana State University’s Eastern Ag Research Center (EARC) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab (NPARL) are teaming up for a joint Dryland Research Field Day set for Tuesday morning, July 1st near Sidney. “We share adjoining research space and already work together on a number of projects, so it only made sense to combine our dryland field day efforts, too,” NPARL Research Leader John Gaskin said, in announcing the joint venture. “We both host other Field Days – ARS at Froid in June and ou...
Sidney High School's FFA Chapter is now being run with a new advisor. Ted Fulgham of Libby accepted the position in January and has been busy ramping up the program and implementing some new ideas. "My short term goal is to get the students really active in the community and my long term goal is to have a balanced and successful chapter that is strong in all aspects of the program," Fulgham said. Some of the categories the students participate in include speaking, horticulture, mechanics, and...
Sidney High School's Future Farmers of America Chapter is now being run with a new advisor. Ted Fulgham of Libby, accepted the position in January and has been busy ramping up the program and implementing some new ideas. "My short term goal is to get the students really active in the community and my long term goal is to have a balanced and successful chapter that is strong in all aspects of the program," Fulgham said. Some of the categories the students participate in include speaking,...
Can this community afford a 1.2 billion dollar loss, every three years? That is the potential impact if the new Intake diversion plan is not approved this year. The Endangered Species Act requires a fish passage on the Yellowstone River. Regional Montana Fish and Wildlife leaders have said they prefer a complete removal of the existing diversion dam and the return of the river to its pre 1907 state. Goodbye Sidney Sugars. Goodbye Busch Ag. Goodbye to many businesses from Glendive to Trenton...
mitment to rangeland education, the Montana Range Days program has announced that $3000 in college scholarships will be offered for 2014. Three different $1000 scholarships will be given, including the “Bob Sitz Memorial Scholarship”, and the “Harold and Lillian Jensen Scholarship”. These scholarships are provided to assist young persons with an interest in Range Science. Since its beginning in 1977, Montana Range Days has grown to become the largest rangeland education event in the region, involving over 300 adults and youth for three days of...
The Sidney FFA program was recognized for 75 years of Agricultural Education at the MonDak Ag Days Banquest held on January 9. FFA President, Emily Schaff, highlighted the club's notable happenings over the 75 year span....
Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Kick off the day with a KEYZ 660 breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning’s speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on “Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation”. His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about noon. Friday, January 10, Richland County Exten...
Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Kick off the day with a KEYZ 660 breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning's speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on "Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation". His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about...
Learning to do. Doing to learn. Earning to live. Living to serve. Ask any local National Future Farmers of America Organization student the FFA motto and it will effortlessly roll off their tongue. For 75 years that mantra has served as the backbone of a local, state and national organization that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by teaching them leadership through agricultural education. The Sidney High School Chapter of the FFA will celebrate 75 years in January w...
Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Kick off the day with a KEYZ 660 breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning’s speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on “Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation”. His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about noon. Friday, January 10, Richland County Exten...
Mark Henning is the Area Agronomist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Area (NRCS) office in Miles City, MT. He works with producers in eastern Montana to improve their soil health by using tools such as cover crop mixes, crop diversity, no-till and grazing.He views improving soil health as the foundation for helping farmers and ranchers improve their operations and overcome challenges, which means core problems have to be addressed versus only treating symptoms. Mark is currently...
At the age of six, Karen Redlin started gardening with her mother in their home garden. “Everyone had to work and be a part of the garden in our family,” she recalls. Five decades later, she integrates what her mother taught her years ago with what she believes is the best way to garden today; naturally. “I have always felt that chemicals alter the soil and the chemistry in our bodies. That is why I grow everything as naturally as possible,” she said. On Jan. 10, Redlin will be giving a seminar...
So You Thought You Were Buying the Family Farm - Guess Again! Dr. Ron Hanson, Neal E. Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be speaking on four topics Thursday morning Jan. 9 at Ag Days in Sidney: 1) You Can Buy Our Family Farm But Remember That I Still Own It 2) How Much Did Your Lawyer Cost Our Family Farm Estate? 3) What If The “What If” Actually Happens In Our Family? 4) Keeping Your Farm In The Family For The Next Generation-Is There A Plan? Dr. Hanson wil...
Amanda Radke, blogger, author, Ag advocate and fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, SD., will be the guest speaker on January 9th, 2014 at the Ag Days banquet in Sidney, MT. Radke grew up on her family's purebred Limousin cattle operation in SD and is currently active in the day to day operations along side her husband Tyler and her parents. She became active in advocacy for the U.S. beef industry at a young age and continued her passion at South Dakota State University, where she obtained a...
Hydroponics is a combination of two Greek words, “hydro” meaning water and “ponics” meaning labor. It is a method of growing plants using a mineral solution in water, without using soil. Research has proven soil is not required for plants to thrive. When a plant root is placed in a mineral nutrient solution or in an inert medium, such as gravel, mineral wool, expanded clay, coconut husk or pebbles, it will grow at a rate of 30-50 percent faster than plant roots planted in soil and will produce a...
Learning to do. Doing to learn. Earning to live. Living to serve. Ask any local National Future Farmers of America Organization student the FFA motto and it will effortlessly roll off their tongue. For 75 years that mantra has served as the backbone of a local, state and national organization that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by teaching them leadership through agricultural education. The Sidney High School Chapter of the FFA will celebrate 75 years in January...
Richland County Ag Days will take place Thursday, January 9, 2014. Organizers plan to kick off the day with the Chamber breakfast and then go right into the educational sessions which will focus on agronomic topics and livestock production. There will also be a tour, whether actual or virtual. Thursday morning’s speaker is Dr. Hanson, who will speak on “Farm Business Ownership, Family Succession and the Transfer of Business Management to the Next Generation”. His talk will start at 8:30 a.m. and conclude about noon. Friday, January 10, Richland...
The life of a bull is not simple because, for the most part, his life is somewhat confrontational. The other day while reviewing the bulls, two of the bulls still were sparring for dominance. They have been out of the pasture for almost two months, but they still seem to find the energy to spar. Too often, bulls are penned and the rest of the fall activity goes on, so we forget to check on the bulls. However, the Dickinson Research Extension Center evaluates bulls critically following breeding. Bulls that have a high risk of not passing next...
So You Thought You Were Buying the Family Farm - Guess Again! Dr. Ron Hanson, Neal E. Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be speaking on four topics Thursday morning Jan. 9 at Ag Days in Sidney: 1) You Can Buy Our Family Farm But Remember That I Still Own It 2) How Much Did Your Lawyer Cost Our Family Farm Estate? 3) What If The "What If" Actually Happens In Our Family? 4) Keeping Your Farm In The Family For The Next Generation-Is There A Plan? Dr. Hanson will...
