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Concerned about what happens to your hard drive when disposing of your old electronics? Get a little peace of mind by recycling it during the 15th annual “E-rase your E-waste” community collection event, this coming Friday and Saturday in Sidney. “For a minimal fee of $7, your hard drive will be destroyed by our e-cycler, not just wiped and reused,” according to Beth Redlin, one of the event organizers. “Our e-cycler will also provide you with a certificate of destruction noting the serial numbers of the equipment destroyed. It’s a practice co...
As the summer draws to a close and harvesting season is upon us; canning, pickling, and preserving season is here too. The number one priority when preserving your harvest is the safety of the finished product by destroying any bacteria, and molds that might cause foodborne illnesses, one of them being botulism, caused by a toxin in bacteria. The bacteria can grow, especially in improperly processed home-canned foods. Have no fear, home-canning foods is still a great way to preserve your harvest. It is recommended to use recipes that have been...
The sign-up period for the 2019 Market Facilitation Program is now open, says Bryon Parman, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural finance specialist. The program provides aid to farmers growing specified crops in the form of a county-wide payment rate as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The county payment rates were released at the end of July and varied from a minimum of $15 per acre to a maximum of $150 per acre. Many North Dakota counties in the...
E-rase your E-waste organizers have announced the dates for their annual fall collection event: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7, but have also noted a time change for Saturday. That collection will now end at noon mountain time, according to event coordinator Beth Redlin. Collection times are now 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event is open to area residents throughout the MonDak. “Our e-cycler, Yellowstone E-waste Solutions of Billings, requested the change and since the bulk of our traffic c...
The Richland County Farmers Market opened on Saturday, July 13 at the Courthouse parking lot in Sidney. Vendors selling homemade crafts, jams, jellies, baked goods and fresh, raw farm produce begin sitting up their tables each Saturday at 7 a.m. Farmers markets have deep roots in the history of our country, dating as far back as 1730, when the first market started in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson bought beef, eggs and vegetables at a market in Georgetown. In the...
Don't invite botulism to your dinner table. Botulism is a deadly form of food poisoning. The toxin, or poison, causing the illness commonly is associated with improperly processed home-canned vegetables, such as peas, peppers, corn, lima beans, green beans and mushrooms, as well as other low-acid foods that are canned at home, including soups, meats, fish and poultry. If canned food isn't processed properly, spores of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum aren't killed. Even a taste of...
Washington – Signups are open for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of unjustified trade retaliation from foreign nations. Through MFP, USDA will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to impacted producers, part of a broader trade relief package announced in late July. The sign-up period runs through Dec. 6. “Our team at USDA reflected on what worked well and gathered feedback on last year’s program to make this one even...
Washington – A new online tool can help farmers and ranchers find information on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) farm loans that may best fit their operations. USDA has launched the new Farm Loan Discovery Tool as the newest feature on farmers.gov, the Department’s self-service website for farmers. “Access to credit is critical in the agriculture industry, especially for new farmers,” said Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “This new interactive tool can help farmers find information on USDA farm loan...
Washington – Signup are open for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of unjustified trade retaliation from foreign nations. Through MFP, USDA will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to impacted producers, part of a broader trade relief package announced in late July. The sign-up period runs through Dec. 6. “Our team at USDA reflected on what worked well and gathered feedback on last year’s program to make this one even...
Fargo, ND – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to file crop acreage reports for agricultural producers in North Dakota impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to reporting spring-seeded crops to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices and federal crop insurance agents. “Agriculture operations throughout the state have been hit hard by heavy rains and flooding that have affected their operations,” said Brad Thykeson, FSA State Executive Director in North Dakota. “The dead...
Schedule of Events: 8-8:30 p.m. – Refreshments 8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome – Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC Superintendent Tour Begins: 8:45-9 a.m. – Drs. Bill Franck and Fatemeh Etemadi: Improving pea protein content through Rhizobium inoculants, plant growth regulators, and variety selection Dr. Bill Franck is a Research Scientist at MSU-EARC, who has a Ph.D. degree in microbiology and Dr. Fatemeh Etemadi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate, who has a Ph.D. degree in Agronomy. Drs. Franck and Etema...
FARGO, N.D., July 10, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to file crop acreage reports for agricultural producers in North Dakota impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to reporting spring-seeded crops to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices and federal crop insurance agents. “Agriculture operations throughout the state have been hit hard by heavy rains and flooding that have affected their operations,” said Brad Thykeson, FSA State Executive Director in Nort...
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.The NDSU Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), located 4.5 miles west of Williston, will be hosting their annual Dryland Tour on Wednesday, July 10th. Registration will start at 3:00 p.m. and the tour will begin at 4:00 p.m. During the tour, NDSU Extension specialists and researchers will be discussing different topics including...
Montana State University's Eastern Agricultural Research Center (EARC) and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Northern Plains Ag Research Lab in Sidney held a joint field day on June 20. The field day was held at Sidney ARS research farm located about 4 miles north of Sidney off MT Highway 16. Tour talks included a Weed ID talk looking at common herbicide resistant crop weeds in dryland agriculture as well as new weed arrivals, such as Palmar amaranth, identified in North Dakota this...
Farmers and ranchers wage a continuous battle with weeds in their crops and pastures, battles that have grown fiercer with new weed species popping up and the development of herbicide resistance in existing weeds. Knowing your enemy is key for combating resistance and preventing introduction of new species and area producers have an opportunity to brush up on their weed skills at the 2019 Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 27, from 1-5 p.m. The day's program features discussions on...
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...
Helena - A program to offer student debt assistance to young farmers and ranchers in Montana was signed into law on Friday, May 10, and will encourage young people to pursue a career in agriculture, Montana's leading industry. Governor Steve Bullock signed HB 431, which will create a student loan debt assistance program to aid young farmers and ranchers in paying off up to 50 percent of their student loans when they commit to at least 5 years of farming or ranching. Students must have graduated from a Montana University System university or...
Washington – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications beginning June 3, 2019, for certain practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) continuous signup and will offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized CRP, one of the country’s largest conservation programs. “USDA offers a variety of conservation programs to farmers and ranchers, and the Conservation Reserve Program is an important tool for private lands management,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “CRP allows agricultura...
USDA’s Farm Service Agency has announced that higher levels of coverage are being offered through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), a popular safety net program. The 2018 Farm Bill also increased service fees and made other changes to the program, including service fee waivers for qualified military veterans interested in obtaining NAP coverage. “When other insurance coverage is not an option, NAP is a valuable risk mitigation tool for farmers and ranchers,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “In agriculture, losses...
Bozeman, MT - *USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for grants until July 1, 2019, to fund Montana projects that could stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies. Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) generally fund pilot projects, field demonstrations and on-farm conservation research.** Tom Watson, NRCS state conservationist for Montana, said $225,000 is available for the state-component CIG this year. He said applicants could request up to $75,000 for...
Clear out your closets and bring your damaged and outdated electronic equipment to our weekend “E-rase your E-waste” recycling event Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, in Sidney and Fairview! This event will be held both days at the Richland County Shop at 2140 W. Holly in Sidney, and on Saturday morning, May 4 in Fairview at the city water depot on 9th St. Times for the event are Friday, 3-7 pm and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Sidney, and 8 a.m. to noon in Fairview. Please note, drop offs accepted during event times ONLY. All MonDak residents wel...
Four years ago, at 1 p. m. on April 30, Tim and Laura Neu purchased the Super Valu store in Fairview from Bill and Marilyn Huft. Next Tuesday, May 7, they will host their 4th Anniversary Renovation open house and Fairview Showcase from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Neus have a lot to celebrate right now. The store has undergone a complete facelift and has more of a country look now that the yearlong renovations have been completed. And Tim just had a good checkup in Salt Lake City. Tim was raised in...
(Big Sandy, Mont.)—U.S. Senator Jon Tester delivered good news to Montana hemp farmers, *“There is no more red tape keeping farmers from growing hemp in Montana.” Tester successfully forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue new guidance and allow Montana producers to purchase their hemp seeds from Canada. Prior to Tester’s push, farmers weren’t allowed to purchase hemp seeds as a result of USDA’s inaction to approve the State of Montana’s updated hemp growing plans. *“This welcome news will ensure producers can purchase and cle...
Farm and ranch owners are urging their Congressional delegations to support S. 1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, sponsored by Senator Steve Daines, R-MT. This important legislation will make permanent the Section 199A qualified business income deduction, which is currently set to expire after 2025. “Many farm and ranch families and other self-employed business owners should be interested in this bill as it has positive implications for retaining this helpful deduction,” said Cyndi Johnson, chair of the Montana Farm Bureau Federation Tax...
