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The MonDak Ag Showcase is an annual public event showcasing and promoting the Mon-Dak region as an ideal place for new agricultural businesses and development. The event also promotes the irrigation development and potential in the region, as well as the crop diversity taking place on dryland conditions. The event is hosted to promote the region as a viable ag producing region on various crops and livestock and to showcase the current and potential ag processing located in the region. Some of...
Hans Schneider, currently living in the Netherlands, will join the Montana State University faculty and be both superintendent and associate professor of plant pathology at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, pending approval of the Montana Board of Regents. Schneider will assume his duties on July 15, thus he will participate in the Eastern Agricultural Research Center Field Day on July 18. Schneider will develop a field-oriented research program that focuses on integrated disease management in pulse crops, sugar beets, and...
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to bring their unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July. “This is a simple and non-regulatory program to help people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge,” Goehring said. “Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have brought more than three million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send collection sites.” Project Safe Send accepts old,...
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food booth. The memorial plaques are sheets of stainless...
Barrel racing instructor Judy Myllymaki held a two day clinic at the Rice Ranch arena near Fairview on June 1 & 2. Myllymaki, a former school teacher, has been involved in the sport of barrel racing for over 35 years and has conducted teaching clinics for over 25 years. She is a National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, a Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Champion, a Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finalist, a Dodge National Circuit Finals Qualifier, participated in Multiple Futurity Championships and has won more...
Sidney native Jade Brunsvold won the title of Miss Southeastern Montana Rodeo Queen at a pageant held during the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City in May. Brunsvold returned to the Miles City pageant after winning the Miss Southeastern Montana Teen Rodeo Queen title in 2012. Brunsvold, a 2013 Sidney High School graduate, lives on 25 acres near Crane, MT with her parents, Mary Jo and Lance Brunsvold. Brunsvold has grown up with her three horses Scotch, Jo Jo and Dakota. An equestrian by nature,...
It's that time of year again when July kicks off the annual Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede. This year marks 90 years of ropin, ridin and plenty dirt flyin! So, dust off that Stetson hat and shine up those silver studded belt buckles because this could be one of the wildest rodeos in the west! This year's events are taking place July 11, 12, and 13 at the Marvin Brookman Stadium. The rodeo lines offer something for everyone, whether they enjoy the thrill of watching bronc and bull riding, the wild horse race or just cozying up with fellow onlook...
You are invited to display exhibits in the Open Class Show held during the McKenzie County Fair, July 11-13 in the 4-H Building on the McKenzie County Fairgrounds. Top exhibit in each class can receive $10 and monetary awards will be assigned to all exhibits receiving ribbons as follows: Grand, $3; Purple Ribbon, $2.50; Blue Ribbon, $2; Red Ribbon, $1.50 and White Ribbon, $1. Entries can be brought to the McKenzie County Extension Office if you cannot bring them to the Homemaker Building during...
The 2013 Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) Mid-Year Meeting, held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula, June 7-8, drew approximately 175 participants from across the state for policy meetings and MSGA’s Annual Ranch Tour. “We had an enjoyable Mid-Year Meeting in Missoula,” said Tucker Hughes, MSGA President. “Meeting new folks from Western Montana and touring the Bitterroot Valley was an enjoyable experience for all.” Here are some of the highlights from the 2013 MSGA Mid-Year Meeting:...
Cotton candy. Hot dogs. Folks tempting you to step right up and win a prize. Youth chaotically running with tickets in hand from one ride to the next. Shrills, screams and genuine laughter. Must be fair time! For McKenzie County Fair Board members and volunteers, its crunch time as they are busily preparing for the annual fair taking place at the fairgrounds east of Watford City July 11-13. This year’s theme is “Wild, Wild West.” General admission is a $5 button good for all three days. Some of the entertainment highlights include a rodeo, carn...
Montana State University researchers have produced a new line of hard white winter wheat that shows potential to produce as well as one of the most popular red winter wheat varieties currently grown in Montana. The new hard white winter wheat variety, a line currently identified as MTW08168, is similar to the widely popular Montana variety of Yellowstone red winter wheat in yield, agronomic characteristics and resistance to prevalent races of stripe rust. The new variety stands out from Yellowstone as having a hard white kernel versus the hard...
Sidney Sugars Agricultural Manager Russ Fullmer was much more optimistic about this year’s sugarbeet crop last week than he had been. Sunshine and warmer temperatures have the beet fields looking much healthier. “Even the little ones are growing now,” Fullmer said. Even though the rains have been wonderful, the crop needs heat. The best fields should have leaves touching in the row by July 4th. That’s a normal indication of the health of the crop but Fullmer said that some of the new Roundup...
The Richland County Fair Board has announced the concert line up for the 2013 Fair, as well as announcing a new carnival. North Star Amusements out of Cody, Wyoming will be the carnival this year playing all 4 days. The concert line-up, performing on Saturday, Aug. 3 is MONTGOMERY GENTRY with special guest Gloriana. With a new album, a new label and a renewed sense of musical purpose, Montgomery Gentry is back in full swing. These two Kentucky boys first broke into the national country scene in 1999. With millions of albums sold, many sold out...
Richland County Extension will be holding an organizational meeting for this year's Richland County Farmer's Market. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or have previously been a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Vendors can sell a variety of items, ranging from homemade crafts, to produce to certain baked goods. This meeting will discuss the organizational details of the Farmer's Market, as well as safety regulations regarding the sale of foods. The meeting will take place Monday, July 8th, at 6:00PM in the...
Friday, June 14, 4-H members and leaders from Daniels, Richland, and Roosevelt Counties gathered at the American Legion Hall in Culbertson for the Tri-County Sewing Camp. Leslie McMillen, Richland County sewing leader, began the camp by instructing the sewers on how to make a catch-all basket using recycled denim jeans and fusible fleece for stability. Basket linings ranged from solid pink, polka-dots, bright neon to camouflage. Under the direction of Josie Evenson, Richland County Extension...
Montana State University (MSU) Extension has published a new guide for growers of peas and lentils. The “Montana Cool-Season Pulse Production Guide” provides current best management practices for dry pea, lentil and chickpea for Montana producers. In the traditional wheat-fallow system of crop production common in Montana, the use of annual legumes, or pulse crops, in rotation with wheat can help bring agronomic and financial benefits in terms of soil health, biological activity and overall potential productivity. As of 2012, pulse crops rep...
The Richland County Farm Service Agency would like to remind producers to stop by the office to pick up their 2013 farm certification maps. Maps will not be mailed out for 2013. For more information, contact Tammy Lake at 406-433-2103 or stop by 2745 W. Holly Street, Sidney, MT....
State wildlife officials have embarked on an extensive survey of hunters and landowners to determine their opinions about Chronic Wasting Disease, a rare brain disease that is always fatal in deer, elk and moose. CWD belongs to a family of diseases that include mad cow disease in cattle, scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease in humans. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is conducting the survey in anticipation of creating a new plan to impede the fatal diseases entry into Montana – and for managing the risk of spreading should it be d...
The Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo was held June 22 at the Richland County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Town & Country Festival in Sidney. Ranch Rodeo Results 1st place – Genex/Sperry Horses (participating in NILE this fall); 2nd place – Earl’s Boys; 3rd place – Rieger Cattle and Leaf Ranch Ranch Horse Competition Placements Senior Horse Division 1st place – J.J. Hovde; Junior Horse Division 1st place – Bruce Johnson; Youth Division 1st place – Daryn Wolff; Junior Youth Divisio...
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today encouraged farmers and ranchers to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) before the deadline. Producers who wait until the last minute to sign up could face increased waiting time in FSA county offices. “We understand that producers have gotten busy, but they can’t forget to visit their county office and sign up for DCP,” said Garcia. “Just as farmers and ranchers plan their spring plantings, producers should plan to schedule an appoint...
In 1990, Mark Pacovsky bought his wife Shellie, a Tennessee Walking Horse. This was the beginning of a new adventure, as they quickly fell in love with her and continued to want more horses. The Pacovskys now own 40 Tennessee Walking Horses, including 4 stallions. The Pacovskys now operate as Slush Creek Walkers, breeding and raising Tennessee Walking Horses. A Tennessee Walking Horse(TWH) is known for its ‘running walk’ and flashy movement. Originally used on plantations and farms in the sou...
Plans are coming together for two annual dryland Field Days to be held in Froid and Sidney in June. The 2013 Froid Field Day, which is co-sponsored by the Roosevelt and Sheridan County Conservation Districts and Extension Offices, along with the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab (NPARL) in Sidney, will be held on Thursday, June 20, with the Sidney ARS Dryland Field Day following on Friday morning, June 21. That event is also co-sponsored by the S...
Sugar beet farmers and Sidney Sugars personnel are smiling right now with multi-million dollar rains producing good stands of beets. Sidney Sugars agricultural manager Russ Fullmer says the season got off to a rocky start. Planting was late and then the crop was really in trouble with moisture leaving the seedbed. Stands were spotty and some areas were in tough shape. On the positive side, less than 100 acres had to be replanted due to wind damage. Then the rains came. With the plentiful moisture all over Sidney Sugars growing area, the...
9 of the top PBR bull riders will be featured each night against some of the greatest bulls the PBR has to offer. Several bulls that have been seen on the weekly televised events such as “Buck Wild”, “Pandemic”, “Pimp Daddy”, “Brush Fire” and others will bring all the bull power these pro cowboys can handle. Also featured this year is the World Class Bronc Riding Futurity. 12 different contractors will feature their best four and five year old bucking horses to compete against each other whil...
For the 5th year, the Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo and Ranch Horse Competition will once again run as part of the Town and Country Festival held each June in Sidney. The ranch horse competition and rodeo will take place at the Richland County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 22, with tickets costing $5 each, children under 6 free. The Ranch Horse Competition begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a junior horse division for horses 5 years of age and younger and a senior horse division...
