Sorted by date Results 361 - 382 of 382
Ag in the Classroom, traditionally a part of the Ag Days event, will once again be part of this year’s MonDak Ag Days. However, this year Ag in the Classroom will hold its educational sessions at the Sidney High School, not at the Richland County Fair Event Center as it did last year. Organizers decided to return the classroom Ag activities to the Sidney High School and hold it on Friday, Jan. 13 during regular school hours. “We’ve made the decision to return Ag in the Classroom to the Sidney Hi...
Most of us are all too familiar with the infamous 2006 study that declared domesticated livestock produces 18% of the world’s anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The report also fingered runoff from pastures for creating dead zones in the ocean, where aquatic life can’t survive because unicellular organisms proliferate from the extra nutrients, die, and decompose. The big problem with all this, of course, is that the report is not accurate, but the livestock industry has been dealing wit...
Diversity, Directions and Dollars 2012, an agricultural forum, will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Ramada Inn Grand Dakota Lodge, Dickinson. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. MT followed by a welcome given by Haylie Schipp, Northern Ag Networking at 9 a.m. This program will feature internationally-known speakers on topics affecting agriculture in the western Dakotas and eastern Montana. It will provide producers with ideas for improving productivity and decreasing costs while providing high quality food produced in a suitable manner....
This year’s MonDak Ag Days Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a dynamic line-up of trade show businesses that will showcase new products and provide information about these agricultural innovations and improvements. With over 50 booths filled by area businessmen, attendees will have a marvelous opportunity to see a great mix of products and learn new information about agricultural products including seed products, i...
This year’s MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a good mix of educational sessions and trade show displays, with something to interest everyone. The show will provide agricultural presentations dealing with a wide range of relevant information, and a trade show that highlights new ideas and technology within the field of agriculture. “I invite people to mark this year’s Ag Days on their calendars,” says Ti...
Many factors influence field efficiency: heat of the day, tire pressure, type of fuel, idling the tractor, tire size, ballast, and a host of other possibilities. To discuss these many influences that impact field efficiency, the MonDak Ag Days committee has invited Lawrence Papworth, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Ag Tech Center, to speak at Ag Days. Papworth will discuss field efficiency with an emphasis on tractors at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Richland County Fair Event...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, an extremely entertaining man who always give his audience their money’s worth, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 Ag Days after dinner speaker at their banquet to be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Tickets are now on sale at Stockman Bank and the Richland County Extension office for $30 each. Loos, a 6th generation rancher who cares about agriculture and passes this message along in an interesting m...
Lamb prices have reached a historic high, so now may be the time to increase sheep numbers. To explore increasing sheep production and to explain the Two Plus growth program advocated by the American Sheep Industry Association, the Ag Days committee has invited Larry Pilster, a second generation sheep producer from Alzada to speak at Ag Days. Pilster will discuss the Two Plus flock increase program in detail at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. “Sheep n...
This year, to kick off the MonDak Ag Days presentations, organizers have set aside Thursday morning, Jan. 12 to present four sessions of general interest to everyone. These four family-oriented morning sessions begin at 8 a.m. and run until 11 a.m., with topics including decluttering the house and office, managing tax records, the use of hoop houses and high tunnels to extend the gardening season, and a session dealing with probate and other property transfer issues. “Although this is billed a...
Improper settings on a harvester can negatively impact harvest results. With this in mind, the Ag Days committee has asked Kelly Sharpe, GK Technologies, to demonstrate the proper settings and setup of a beet harvester. Sharpe will work on an actual harvester and will give his demonstration at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Richland County Public Works Shop, 2140 W. Holly St., just west of the Richland County Fairgrounds. “I will walk people through the process of how to set up a harvester f...
Until very recently, we’ve considered the MonDak a pastoral area, with agriculture playing the major role in the economics of the region. That has all changed in the blink of an eye, as oil continues to make larger and larger inroads in this formerly rural culture. With two very different industries, oil and agriculture, both using the land, problems can arise. Oil and agriculture don’t always cohabitate peacefully; misunderstandings arise, spills and accidents may happen that contaminate wat...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, an extremely entertaining man who always give his audience their money’s worth, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 Ag Days after dinner speaker at their banquet to be held at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Tickets are now on sale at Stockman Bank and the Richland County Extension office for $30 each. Loos, a 6th generation rancher who cares about agriculture and passes this message along in an interesting m...
This year’s Bovine Connection, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2 in the meeting room at the MSU EARC and Extension building, 1499 N. Central Ave., Sidney, promises to provide an interesting program, complete with a variety of pertinent information for cattlemen and agribusiness people. Committee members have worked hard to provide a quality program for those who attend. Richland County Extension Agent Tim Fine points out that people will certainly benefit by attending this year’s pro...
This year’s Bovine Connection, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2 in the meeting room at the MSU EARC and Extension building, 1499 N. Central Ave., Sidney, promises to provide an interesting program, complete with a variety of pertinent information for cattlemen and agribusiness people. Committee members have worked hard to provide a quality program for those who attend. Richland County Extension Agent Tim Fine points out that people will certainly benefit by attending this year’s pro...
This year’s MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a good mix of educational sessions, trade show displays, and Ag in the Classroom, with something to interest everyone. The show will provide agricultural presentations dealing with a wide range of relevant information, and a trade show that highlights new ideas and technology within the field of agriculture. “I invite people to mark this year’s Ag Days on their...
The Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, passionate advocate for agriculture, will serve as the Thursday night, January 12 Ag Days after dinner speaker. Loos, a 6th generation rancher, began speaking out on behalf of agriculture in 2000 and uses radio, publications, the Internet, and public speaking engagements as tools to get the positive message and the truth out about agriculture and food production today. For his topic of discussion at the Sidney Ag Days, Loos will...
A Montana State University researcher who analyzed 100 years of data has found a significant link between extreme Montana weather and the ocean temperatures near Peru. Montanans who want to know what to expect from the weather should look to the Pacific Ocean in the fall or maybe find a way to chat with some Peruvian fishermen, according to Joseph Caprio, MSU’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences professor emeritus and former Montana State climatologist. If the average s...
This year’s early frost could make drying corn more difficult. The corn’s moisture content likely will vary greatly, according to Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service grain drying expert. “The first step is to determine the corn’s maturity and expected harvest condition,” he advises. For example, corn just in the dough stage contains about 70% moisture, moisture content is about 52% in corn at the 75% milk stage, 40% at the 50% milk stage, 37% at the 25 milk stage and...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, passionate advocate for agriculture, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 after-dinner speaker at the 2012 MonDak Ag Days banquet to be held at the Richland County Fair Events Center. Loos, a 6th generation rancher, began speaking out on behalf of agriculture in 2000 and uses radio, publications, the Internet and public speaking engagements as tools to get the positive message and the truth out about agriculture and food...
The MonDak Ag Days Committee is pleased to announce that Trent Loos, passionate advocate for agriculture, will serve as the Thursday night, Jan. 12 after-dinner speaker at the 2012 MonDak Ag Days banquet to be held at the Richland County Fairgrounds Events Center. Loos, a 6th generation rancher, began speaking out on behalf of agriculture in 2000 and uses radio, publications, the Internet and public speaking engagements as tools to get the positive message and the truth out about agriculture and...
The Richland County Fair and Rodeo’s theme this year will be “Friends, Family, Community”. The fair will kick off on Wednesday, Aug. 3 and go through Saturday, Aug. 6. This year’s lineup in the grandstands starts off on Wednesday night with the free-admission Horse Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. followed by rodeo action on Thursday and Friday nights by PRCA Rodeo with Brookman Rodeo Company at 7:30 p.m. Don’t forget to wear pink for Friday night’s rodeo theme “Tough Enough to Wear Pink”. Fair g...
Each year, when fair time approaches, Luella Dore, Sidney, recalls good times, good friends and a lot of exciting activity. Dore served as Richland County Fair culinary division superintendent for 17 years and loved every moment she spent performing her duties. “I started as superintendent in 1982,” she recalls. “They wanted someone for this position who was involved with 4-H and who knew food. My kids were in the Hay Creek Busy Bees 4-H Club and both my husband and I were heavily invol...
