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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on July 23, 2012. The purpose of this initiative, announced by Secretary Vilsack in February, is to protect up to 750,000 acres of the nation's most highly erodible croplands. Producers may enroll at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office. Enrollment will continue until the 750,000 acre limit has been met. "CRP is an important program...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin sign-up for the Highly Erodible Land Initiative under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on July 23, 2012. The purpose of this initiative, announced by Secretary Vilsack in February, is to protect up to 750,000 acres of the nation's most highly erodible croplands. Producers may enroll at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office. Enrollment will continue until the 750,000 acre limit has been met. "CRP is an important program...
Three agricultural events are merging to provide a bigger and better farming promotion. The Williston Research Extension Center’s(WREC) Dryland Field Day and Nesson Valley Irrigated Field Day will unite with the Mon-Dak Ag Showcase to offer a more diverse two-day event. The activities will be held July 24-25, 2012 in Williston. Organizers hope the union will improve attendance at all three events. “We are trying to increase participation by producers, the general public and the oil and gas industry,” said Jerald Bergman, Director of the Willist...
An extra dose of certain amino acids can help cows better use dietary protein or the nutrients they consume, according to a new study published by Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory (LARRL) in Miles City. Amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — are essential; especially those that are “limiting,” to cattle that graze on poor-quality forage, the scientists said in an article they published in the online edition of the international journal “Amino Acids.” Methionine...
Every summer, area extension offices along with the Williston Research Extension Center and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center host field days so agricultural interests can learn what researchers and others have learned about crop varieties and crop management techniques. Growers can observe for themselves which crop varieties perform best under local environmental conditions and how well these same varieties perform under experimental conditions. The tours also provide disease management...
For those who missed the pesticide container recycling truck present at the USDA/ARS field tours at Froid and at Sidney last month but who have #2 high density polyethylene plastic pesticide containers for recycling, the Eastern Agricultural Field Day (EARC), scheduled for July 19 in Sidney, will offer participants the opportunity to recycle these containers. Ron Ahlgren, Pesticide Container Recycling Technician with the Montana Department of Agriculture, will have his truck and grinder on...
The annual Field Day in Sidney, Montana will be held Thursday, July 19th, 2012. Coffee and rolls will be available at 8:30 am (MDT). The field tour will begin at 9:15 am. MSU, NDSU, and USDA-ARS research staff, extension specialists, cooperating farmers and industry representatives will lead discussions on the following topics: Water table measurement & monitoring Weed control in Roundup ready sugarbeet crops Sugarbeet research at EARC Sugarbeet varieties & management Irrigation Research Dryland/irrigated small grain varieties Pulse crop produc...
Every summer, area extension offices along with the Williston Research Extension Center and the Eastern Agricultural Research Center host field days so agricultural interests can learn what researchers and others have learned about crop varieties and crop management techniques. Growers can observe for themselves which crop varieties perform best under local environmental conditions and how well these same varieties perform under experimental conditions. The tours also provide disease management...
For those who missed the pesticide container recycling truck present at the USDA/ARS field tours at Froid and at Sidney last month but who have #2 high density polyethylene plastic pesticide containers for recycling, the Eastern Agricultural Field Day (EARC), scheduled for July 19 in Sidney, will offer participants the opportunity to recycle these containers. Ron Ahlgren, Pesticide Container Recycling Technician with the Montana Department of Agriculture, will have his truck and grinder on...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to help promote sustainable economic development and job creation in rural communities. “Cooperative enterprises often lead economic growth and job creation in rural areas,” Vilsack said. “USDA is offering grants to help organizations start cooperatives, expand existing ones or help develop business opportunities in rural areas.” USDA is offering Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) to non-profit corporations and institutions of higher edu...
There are lots to learn this coming week at two ag research Field Day events planned in Froid and Sidney June 28th and 29th. The back-to-back events include discussions on crop weed herbicide resistance; spring- and fall-seeded cover crops; new oilseed variety studies, wheat stem sawfly management and yield loss, Russian olive removal and revegetation, and more, including a plastic pesticide container recycling opportunity for tour participants. Free meals and pesticide points are also provided. Agronomist Jeff Stachler, a weed science...
You count your calories and your reps why not count your drinks? There’s something you need to know about counting your drinks to help you continue your efforts on staying healthy and safe: Not all drinks are created equal. The Domino Strategy takes the guesswork out of healthy, safe alcohol consumption, and has recommendations for responsible drinking. Drinking alcohol affects your blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Knowing the number of drinks, size of drinks and what’s in your drinks will help keep you healthy and safe. The USDA enc...
Producers interested in recycling their plastic pesticide containers will have an opportunity to do so at two back-to-back field days set for June 28th and 29th at Froid and Sidney. A specially equipped, pesticide container recycling truck from the Montana Department of Agriculture will be on hand at both events to recycle cleaned containers from tour participants. On hand to demonstrate the portable unit will be Recycling Technician Ron Ahlgren from the Montana Department of Agriculture. As...
The second summer “E-rase your E-waste” collection event is coming up Thursday, June 21st from 3-7 pm at the Richland County Shop in Sidney. The event is FREE and is the second of four planned for the summer months as part of the 2012 E-rase your E-waste campaign. The E-rase your E-waste committee has set aside the third Thursday of every month (May through August) to do a collection, according to organizers. The dates for the remaining summer month collections include June 21st, July 19th and...
The Northern Plains Agricultural Research Service is helping host two dryland field days highlighting research being conducted at farmsites near Froid and Sidney on Thursday and Friday, June 28th and 29th.This year’s lineup for the two tours includes several shared speakers, demonstration studies and other festivities, so if you have to miss one event, you can still catch much of the information at the other. Field Day Talks: Headlining both events is North Dakota State University Professor Jeff Stachler, who will discuss herbicide r...
North Dakota’s fall turkey season is set with 4,145 licenses available to hunters, a decrease of 10 percent from last year. Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said harvest and population data from hunting units in the southwest and in some units in the central part of the state indicate poor production and chick recruitment from 2008-2011. “Even though last winter was beneficial to our turkey population, we don’t know what turkey production will be like, and the number of breeding adult birds...
The Maka Flora Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society has planned two field trips for 2012. If you enjoy the outdoors, have an interest in plants, like to hike or are just curious about trying something new, plan to attend one or both of these outings. You do not need to be a Native Plant Society member to participate. In advance of the field trips, Maka Flora member and USDA National Grasslands Botanist, Libby Knotts, will be presenting a program on native plants at the Sidney Public Library on June 6 at 7:00 pm. This presentation is...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept 3.9 million acres offered under the 43rd Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. During the extended five-week signup, the Department received nearly 48,000 offers on more than 4.5 million acres of land, demonstrating the CRP’s continuing leadership as one of our nation’s most successful voluntary efforts to conserve land and improve our soil, water, air and wildlife habitat resources. Under Vilsack’s leadership, USDA has now enrol...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that it will accept 3.9 million acres offered nationwide under Farm Service Agency’s 43rd Conservation Reserve Program general signup. In North Dakota, 190 thousand acres were accepted into CRP. “2,017 out of 3,513 CRP offers were accepted, which is right around 57% percent,” North Dakota State Executive Director Aaron Krauter said. “County offices across North Dakota are preparing written notifications to everybody who submitted offers. Please give the offices a few days to process those n...
USDA North Dakota Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Aaron Krauter has announced that FSA has allocated an additional 400,000 acres nationwide to the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program that improves habitat for high-priority wildlife species. “SAFE is a voluntary conservation initiatives that provides an opportunity for grassroots conservation partners to develop related projects to address high priority wildlife needs through habitat restoration,” said Krauter. Various conservation practices currently offered und...
On Tuesday, May 15, FFA members and Agriculture Education students took the old recycling sheds and replaced them with blue and yellow recycling sheds in the Pamida parking lot. The new recycling sheds were constructed by FFA members and Ag Ed. students with the funding from an FFA grant called “Living to Serve.” Living to Serve is a federally funded program focused on rural communities to develop, implement, and evaluate community-based service-learning projects that meet an identified com...
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Joyce Swartzendruber reminds potential applicants to contact their local NRCS office soon to apply for the agency’s Organic Initiative. Applications for the final ranking period of 2012 are due at NRCS offices by close of business on June 1, 2012. “Part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Organic Initiative offers a wide array of conservation practices specifically designed for organic production,” Swartzendruber said. “Practices will help the selecte...
Here's your chance to clean out your offices, closets, basements and attics, wherever you've stowed those mismatched cables, outdated computers and TVs and castoff gaming equipment. The Richland County "E-rase your E-waste" committee is once again hosting several "mini" e-waste collection events this summer, leading up to its 8th annual weekend event on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8 this year. This year's summer-month collections - held every third Thursday from May through August from 3-7 pm - will begin Thursday, May 17. All collections are...
Are you looking for an opportunity to lend a helping hand? Do you like to get a little exercise when helping out? Are you concerned about your community and your environment? If you answered yes to any of the above, then we may have the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! The Richland County “E-rase your E-waste” Committee is looking for volunteers to help with its annual electronic-waste collection events. Held four times throughout the summer and once over a September weekend, the “E-rase your E-waste” collection events allow local r...
Here’s your chance to clean out your offices, closets, basements and attics, wherever you’ve stowed those mismatched cables, outdated computers and TVs and castoff gaming equipment. The Richland County “E-rase your E-waste” committee is once again hosting several “mini” e-waste collection events this summer, leading up to its 8th annual weekend event on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8 this year. This year’s summer-month collections – held every third Thursday from May through August from 3-7 pm – will begin Thursday, May 17. All collections a...
