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Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 33rd annual production sale on March 11 at the ranch located in SW McKenzie County, 35 miles SE of Sidney in the Squaw Gap Community. The ranch, whichg has raised registered Red Angus for 50 years, is operated by Melvin and Luella Leland and their son and daughter-in-law Todd and Carla Leland. Homesteaded in 1911 by Melvin Leland's father, Leland Red Angus breeds over 500 registered Red Angus females per year and will market 180 bulls and 65 yearling heifer...
JB Angus will be at the Stockman Livestock West sale in Dickinson, ND at 1:00pm mountain time Saturday, March 5. Owners Jonathan Ficek and Bobby Kubas will be selling approximately 65 bulls with about 60 replacement heifers for sale through private treaty. Both Ficek's and Kubas' families have been ranching in the area for generations, and each of them have independent family operated ranches, but in 2013 the two men bought a herd of cattle from Tuhy Angus and established JB Angus. Their main...
The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch, located twelve miles south of Tioga, ND, will be marketing forty yearling Red Angus bulls and fifty yearling Red Angus heifers at Sitting Bull in Williston, ND, Friday April 29th at 1:00 pm central time. Owner and operator Carl Frisinger bought the ranch in 1965. Having grown up in a ranching family, Frisinger grew up raising Herefords. However, when they became hard to sell, he bought six Red Angus Cows from the Leland Drought Reduction Sale and started...
Stroh Herefords and Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 26th annual production sale on Thursday, February 4th at 1:00pm mountain time at the ranch, located 1.5 miles east of the Killdeer Roundabout on Highway 200 and 5 miles west of Dunn Center, ND. Tony Stroh established Stroh Herefords in 1950 and owns it with his wife Leona. Stroh Hereford Ranch is owned by their youngest son Mike and his wife Dawn along with their sons Lucas and Matthew Stroh. Fifty-four Coming two-year-old bulls and...
Bar JV Angus Ranch is a proud part of the argiculture community in the Mon-Dak area, and are located in the Sioux Pass Community halfway between Sidney and Culbertson, MT on highway 16. Many great people are involved in raising livestock in the area, and they feel it is a great responsibility to provide clients with genetics that will continue to improve their cowherd along with Bar JV's own. Bar JV is a family run operation, operated by Jim and Loretta Vitt along with their son Dale Vitt and...
Wibaux, MT is home to Begger's Diamond V Ranch, where they have fundamental principles of cattle production and their branded cows have marginal room for error. This year will be Begger's 40th Annual Bull Sale and they look forward to selling their top quality Simmental and Angus breeds. Begger's Diamond V is working to own top genetics that produce pounds on sale day. They believe that their clients' success is their success, and are always finding a way to improve their consistent black and...
Regency Acres, located eight miles southeast of Lambert, MT, will be marketing approximately 90 bulls and 40 heifers at the Sidney Livestock Sale, Friday April 1st beginning at 1:00pm. Regency Acres is owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen along with their daughter Téa and son Tyler. Thiessen's family has been in the cattle business since moving to the area in the 1890s; Russ Thiessen's grandfather established the registered herd in 1957. Formerly the Thiessen Angus Ranch, it was changed...
Rambur Charolais is located just south Sidney, MT and was founded more than 30 years ago by Howard Rambur. When Howard started in the ranching industry, he wanted to work with a breed of cattle distinctly different from any other breeds in eastern Montana, so he chose the Charolais. The Charolais, at the time, was a relatively new breed to the area and it was still able to retain its full French heritage. Even though the breed grew quite large as adults, Howard had a goal to modify the...
The MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, which was formerly held in January, has been moved to March 3rd and 4th in 2016. The two-day trade show will hold educational sessions at the Richland County Event Center featuring the latest and greatest information and developments for Agricultural producers such as GMOs, livestock, and horticulture. It will begin at 9:00am on March 3rd with the Sidney Sugar's Growers Meeting taking place that afternoon; this is the first year that Ag Days and the Growers...
Best Angus & Quarter Horses started as a 4-H and FFA project in 1987 with the purchase of a heifer from the placement pen at McCumber Angus Ranch. Many of the cows in the herd are descendants of the original heifer, Rosetta 622 of McCumber. Best Angus grew slowly focusing on quality. Pete and Vawnita Best worked together in building their business; Vawnita worked as a meat inspector and Pete worked as an Agricultural Lender. The Best's continued to keep top heifers as replacements and invested...
The NDSU Extension Service in McKenzie County will host a workshop Jan. 15, 2016, for cow-calf producers, particularly those who are new to beef cattle production. This daylong cow-calf management school will cover forage production, cow nutrition, grazing management and the Veterinary Feed Directive through a combination of presentations, activities and problem-solving exercises. The program, held in the McKenzie County Courthouse in Watford City, will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. central time. Presenters and their topics are: * John...
Three miles east of White Earth, ND, you can find Feiring Angus Ranch. Doug and Ceylon Feiring own Feiring Angus Ranch, along with sons, Brett and Brady, and daughter Shambre. One of their major philosophies is, "To never overstock pastures with more animals than the land can handle." Generation after generation from Feiring Angus has all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular genetics in their breeding program, for they believe that cattle should adapt to mother nature...
Feiring Cattle Company located in Beach, ND, is a family run operation owned and managed by Donnie and Trisha Feiring, along with their two daughters, Harley and Taylor. Feiring's herd originates back to 1983 when Donnie purchased his first QAS Traveler 23-4, but heritage reigns throughout the company back to 1945 when Donnie's grandfather, Arnold Feiring, started his cowherd. Today, Feiring Cattle Company's herd consists of 150 head of registered Angus cows that trace back to Shoshone Viking...
Bull buying from your desk at home? It sounds far-fetched, but that is a very real option in today’s bull market. Each year, a new generation of bulls is offered for sale, along with more and better data regarding the bulls we buy. Last year’s bull calves are growing up and will be ready for turnout in a few months. Bull-buying basics are the same, so why bring up the subject? In reality, many producers do not take advantage of the data and tools available for buying bulls. Not all bulls are the same and certainly do not have the same val...
The goal is to help participants integrate crop insurance and other risk management strategies in production and marketing decisions. The latest information on crop insurance will be presented at the North Dakota State University Extension Service’s annual crop insurance conference in Fargo on Jan.18. The conference will provide practical information for agricultural producers, and agribusiness professionals, as well as crop insurance agents. A registration fee of $110 includes a social on the evening of Jan. 17, and continental breakfast, l...
Russ Fullmer, who has worked as the Agricultural Manager for Sidney Sugars since 1999, is retiring after 30 years in the sugar beet industry. Fullmer began working at the Sidney factory in 1985 as an Agriculturalist and after four years was transferred to California. In 1993, he was promoted to Agricultural Manager and moved to Wyoming where he worked for six years before returning to Sidney. Space planting has been one of two impactful changes in growing sugar beets; for many years sugar beets...
Once again, the kids who entered The Roundup’s Beet Decorating contest showed great originality and skill. Judging took place October 7 at Neu’s Super Valu in Fairview. Thank you very much to Neu’s Super Valu for hosting the event and Powder Keg for providing great prizes. Special thanks to all the kids who entered – you all did a great job!...
On Dec. 3-5, Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will celebrate 131 years of serving the state’s ranchers with their Annual Convention and Trade Show. This year’s meetings move to Rimrock Auto Arena, MetraPark, Billings, with a larger trade show, more educational workshops, policy meetings, over $100,000 in prizes and 2 nights of live music. “Montana’s ranchers have had a busy year following work during the legislative session and changes in a dynamic cattle industry,” says MSGA President Gene Curry, Valier. “Our 2015 Annual Convention will...
The USDA has announced that nearly one half of the 1.7 million farms that signed up for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will receive safety-net payments for the 2014 crop year. “Unlike the old direct payments program, which paid farmers in good years and bad, the 2014 Farm Bill authorized a new safety-net that protects producers only when market forces or adverse weather cause unexpected drops in crop prices or revenues,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “For example, the corn price for 2...
As a result of seeing several late-season stem diseases, Sam Markell, Extension Plant Pathologist has republished the following article in the Sept. issue of the NDSU Extension Service Crop and Pest Report. We are seeing several late-season stem diseases show up in North Dakota; notably, brown stem rot and charcoal rot. Now is a great time to examine your soybeans for diseases; particularly stem disease whose symptoms appear late in the season; brown stem rot, charcoal rot and sudden death...
Acting State Director Jangle Gustafson announced $1.1 million in loans and grants for 13 projects to help small rural businesses in Montana. “These funds are part of nearly $20 million USDA has invested in small rural Montana businesses this year,” Gustafson said. “These dollars represent our commitment to supporting and growing Montana’s rural businesses and agriculture industries which in turn, strengthens Montana’s economy and creates jobs.” USDA is awarding the $1.1 million through the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP), the Rural Busin...
The Keith Steinbeisser Memorial Livestock Judging was held Sunday, October 4th at the Richland County Fairgrounds. Sponsors for this year’s awards included Joe Steinbeisser and R&J Ag Supply who awarded belt buckles to the first place winners, Murdoch’s, Prewitt Company, Sidney Livestock Market Center, Gary and Laura Schieber, and Tim and Molly Fine. Winning first place and top reasons in the FFA division was Kyle Topp. The top FFA team was Kyle Topp, Liz Hill, Kelton Lefores, and John Bey...
Sidney Sugars is pleased to welcome Kathryn Cayko to the team. Cayko’s first day as the new Agriculturalist for Sidney Sugars was Mon., Sept. 28. Cayko is managing the Fairview pile grounds, taking over for Duane Peters who was recently promoted to Agricultural Manager. “I’m very excited about the position. I’m jumping in at the busiest time of the year. The pile grounds are busy and there is a lot going on, but it’s new and exciting for me,” said Cayko. The Maine native graduated from Montan...
Janelle Gustafson, USDA Rural Development Montana acting state director, has announced that Eric Joyce has joined Rural Development Montana as a loan specialist in the Billings office. “Eric brings years of diverse financial lending experience to the Community Programs team. We look forward to the great service we know he will provide to our Rural Development customers and partners,” said Gustafson. The University of Iowa alumni is a new transplant to Montana, relocating from the Midwest. Joyce’s background is in lending, with years of exper...
It's a rancher's dream. Over a million acres of land. Fresh water in abundance. Thousands of cattle belly deep in rich, lush grass. No predators, no disease. Except.... The ranch is in the Aleutians, on Umnak Island, south of Dutch Harbor where storms are frequent and the only transportation is by small plane or helicopter. Howard Rambur, owner of Rambur Charolais and Ryan Obergfell representing Prewitt and Company visited Bering Pacific Ranches on Umnak Island in late August. They flew from...
