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In the cow-calf production system, reproductive efficiency is the No. 1 driver of profitability. “That’s how this business works,” says James Rogers, North Dakota State University Extension forage crops production specialist. “We market the offspring from our herds. No offspring, no profit.” Rogers references a measure of reproductive performance used in the swine industry called “non-productive days”, or days that a gilt or sow is neither gestating nor lactating. Each non-productive day comes at a cost and serves as a benchmark measure of re...
The North Dakota 4-H Foundation recently elected new officers. They are: • Becky Peterson, chair, Mandan • Jennifer Hauge, vice chair of ends development and evaluation, Leith • Alana Sears, vice chair of policy monitoring, Wheatland • Vicki Monsen, vice chair of board fundraising and community outreach, Watford City • Julie Hassebroek, vice chair of financial management and treasurer, Cogswell • Deb Clarys, past chair, Center • Aidan Sears, 4-H Ambassadors representative, Wheatland The...
NDSU’s soybean and dry bean variety guides help farmers make crop variety selection decisions. Farmers and crop advisers needing crop variety information to make decisions for the 2024 crop season now have available the North Dakota State University Extension 2023 soybean and dry bean variety guides. These publications can be accessed online at ndsu.ag/varietytrials23. Printed copies are available at NDSU Extension County offices and Research Extension Centers. “Crop variety selection is one of the most important crop management decisions to...
North Dakota State University has set the 2024 Best of the Best in Wheat Research and Marketing meeting in western North Dakota for Jan. 31 at the Grand Hotel, Minot. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. CST and includes sessions on wheat variety selection, in-season nitrogen application for increased quality in durum, a scab fungicide update, current insect pest issues in wheat, wheat fertility recommendations, herbicide resistant weed update, and a market outlook. The program will end at 3:30 p.m....
The Badlands Fraternal Order of Police will be holding a spaghetti feed and silent auction at the Carl E. Rogan Post 29, Saturday, Jan. 20, from noon-3 p.m. to help the daughter of one of their own receive lifesaving healthcare. Katherine Beebe is only six years old and is the daughter of one of the members of the FOP as well as a deputy sheriff with the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office. In November 2023, her parents noticed that there was something wrong. They got her to a doctor and found she has a rare heart condition that is, of yet, u...
Fairview Mayor Brian Bieber, who is in his second year of his second four-year term, is pleased with the progress the town has made over the past year, but there is always more to accomplish. Along with City Council members Patricia Rose, Gerald Baxter, Mike Shannon, Kevin Dahl, Betty Cherrey, and Brian Renville as well as town clerk, Faye Carlson and office assistant Mary Norgard, Bieber has seen many positive developments. Phase II of the water main replacement project was completed in 2023,...
Watford City Municipal Airport was recognized as the 2022 General Aviation Airport of the Year by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the North Dakota Aviation Association. The airport attained this award for building a new runway and parallel taxiway, installing new runway lighting and instrument approach procedures. These projects were started in 2020 and completed in 2021. The airport closed for six months in order to tear out the existing runway and install a new...
7 was a potentially profitable year for McKenzie County, North Dakota. Several things happened that might serve to benefit the county’s economy over the following years. February KUMV The North Dakota Department of Transportation has approved a contract to begin construction work to expand Highway 85. They started work to create a four-lane highway between Watford City and the Long X Bridge in March according to a Roundup article and, “The expansion of the highway will safely accommodate more industrial, agricultural, and passenger tra...
Watford City’s Nivon Hayes captured his second consecutive North Dakota Class A wrestling state title in Fargo at 285 lbs. Also placing for Watford City were Ethan Dennis, 145 lbs - 2nd; Brier Arnegard, 138 lbs - 5th, and San Inman, 285 lbs - 8th....
The Red Carpet Premiere of the North Dakota western thriller, “End Of The Rope” in Watford City was a big hit. All four premiere showings were sold out. Those attending the premiere showings also were treated to a question-and-answer session with the cast and crew, “End of the Rope” merchandise and a behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the North Dakota film....
Ferin Moore is the McKenzie County Heritage Park & North Dakota Oil Museum’s new director....
In late August/early September the owners of Elite Cabinets and Building Supply in Killdeer were able to fulfill a longtime request of their loyal customers. They opened Elite Cabinets and Building Supply in Watford City. Josh and Becki Andersen had been supplying the people of Killdeer and the surrounding region with high quality building materials since 2018. They also do construction and were often frustrated with the fact that there was no lumberyard in Watford City and the Andersens were...
The North Dakota Petroleum Council recognized ND Senator Dale Patten Watford City for his service to the state and it’s oil and gas industry at their annual meeting on Sept. 20, in Watford City. Patten was awarded NDPC’s Outstanding Public Service Award for his career going above and beyond the “normal call of duty to make our state a better place to live and work”. The award is designated to shine a spotlight on and thank elected officials, legislators, and public servants for “excellence in public service and their efforts to improve t...
The Watford City Oiler’s Girls 12 & Under team won the North Dakota state hockey tournament March 9-11 in Devils Lake. The 13 Watford City girls that make up the team have been playing hockey at their best since Nov. 11, 2022. Months of travel, playing on the weekends, and after school from the Rough Rider Center to rinks as far as Devils Lake came to a culmination in February. They did not have to win any certain number of games as every team in the league qualifies for the state championships. They did, however, go on an 11-game winning s...
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) awarded McKenzie County cattleman Keith Winter, a 49-year NDSA member, with the organization’s most prestigious award, the Top Hand Award, at the banquet during its annual convention in Watford City. The Top Hand Award recognizes Winter’s unselfish concern for the land, the country and the cattle industry. Winter joined the exclusive class of 26 ranchers who have received this elite award over the NDSA’s 94-year history when he accepted his bronze statue. The lifelong rancher and longtime grazing...
Funeral services for Leroy Leland, 89, of Sidney, Montana are Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 1:00 pm MST at the Squaw Gap Hall in McKenzie County, North Dakota with Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. Visitation is Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Sidney, Montana. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney, MT is assisting the family. Remembrances, condolences, and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Leroy Leland, 89 peacefully passed away on Wednesday...
On Jan. 22 a 2020 Kubota M5, driven by Lester LaDue, Trenton, ND, was traveling eastbound on Hwy 1804 at slow speed approximately 1 mile west of Trenton, ND. A 2009 Freightliner, driven by Michael McGrath, Benton, AR, was traveling eastbound behind the Kubota and two other vehicles. The two vehicles passed the Kubota in the left lane. The freightliner began to pass the Kubota in the left lane as well. The Kubota began to turn left onto 147th Ave NW. The Kubota was struck by the Freightliner. Both the Kubota and Freightliner came to rest in the...
The 71st annual Hard Spring Wheat Show takes place Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center. The show is always packed with excellent speakers, good food, and the most up-to-date information for area farmers and ranchers and this year is no exception. Start the day off at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast sponsored by American State Bank & Trust followed by a welcome from Sam Funk, Williston Research Extension Center director, and Brian Kase, Wheat Show treasurer. Williams...
In November 2023, a delegation from the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project visited Washington, DC, to personally advocate for the preservation of our local communities, including farmers in the Yellowstone Valley, and nationwide. Making the trip were LYIP general manager James Brower and his wife, Stacey; Mark Iverson, Montana Irrigation District president; and Todd Cayko, North Dakota Irrigation District vice-president. The issue at hand is the cost of maintaining the newly constructed fish...
Bismarck - Retired joint supervisor of the Williston Research Extension Center and Eastern Ag Research Center, Jerald "Jerry" Bergman, was honored by the North Dakota Irrigation Association (NDIA) with the Irrigation Excellence Award. This award, given annually by the NDIA to individuals who exhibit leadership, outstanding service, and advancement in the irrigation industry in North Dakota, was presented Dec. 7 during the 60th annual Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop, Bismarck. For nearly 50 years, Bergman has been...
Sam Funk is an expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption. Funk will join North Dakota State University as director of the Williston Research Extension Center. He began his appointment on Dec. 18. “Dr. Funk brings a wealth of experience and expertise in production economics to the center,” says Greg Lardy, NDSU Agricultural Affairs vice president. “He is a recognized expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption.” Prior to join...
The 2023 North Dakota State University Variety Trial Results and Selection Guide for Corn (A793) is now available online and in print. The guide can be accessed online at ndsu.ag/cornvt23. “The corn hybrid guide is a good source of information for farmers and agronomists looking for variety performance data from around the state,” says Clair Keene, NDSU Extension small grains and corn agronomist. “We appreciate our industry partners who participate in these trials and make this work possible.” Printed copies are available through your NDSU Ex...
NDSU’s soybean and dry bean variety guides help farmers make crop variety selection decisions. Farmers and crop advisers needing crop variety information to make decisions for the 2024 crop season now have available the North Dakota State University Extension 2023 soybean and dry bean variety guides. These publications can be accessed online at ndsu.ag/varietytrials23. Printed copies are available at NDSU Extension County offices and Research Extension Centers. “Crop variety selection is one of the most important crop management decisions to...
Prewitt & Company LLC has been the area's cattle marketing headquarters since 1996. The company has been involved in all avenues of the cattle industry including cattle buying, selling, and relocating. "We buy and sell cattle all over. We buy cattle off a lot of ranches in Montana and North Dakota and relocate them to feedlots in the Midwest," said Tim Larson, Prewitt & Company cattle buyer/seller and Sidney Livestock manager. The company also feeds their own cattle at feedlots throughout...
Sam Funk is an expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption. Funk will join North Dakota State University as director of the Williston Research Extension Center. He began his appointment on Dec. 18. "Dr. Funk brings a wealth of experience and expertise in production economics to the center," says Greg Lardy, NDSU Agricultural Affairs vice president. "He is a recognized expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and...
