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Chuck and Heather Nevins have been farming and ranching their entire lives and through it they are instilling a way of life, appreciation, and work ethic in their sons Kolton and CJ Nevins. The main homestead that Chuck grew up on has been in his family since 1910 and the land that they currently live on was an addition bought in 1996. Each person contributes including the boys who help with branding, fencing, operating some of the farm equipment, and harvesting wheat, barley, and oats....
(Helena, Mont.)—After being passed by the Montana State Senate with strong bi-partisan support and endorsed by Montana’s major agriculture and water use groups, the CSKT Water Compact begins its journey through the Montana State House with a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee. As the Compact moves through the legislative process, support for the Compact continues to grow. The Montana Agriculture Business Association (MABA) is the latest group to announce its support of the Compact. “Our members, and their customers, rely on a healt...
As demand grows for locally and regionally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, buyers are increasingly asking Montana’s produce farmers for assurance that they are using food-safety practices on the farm. Farmers need to be aware that even if they are exempt under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act – if a buyer requires a food safety plan; farmers will need to comply, in order to sell to that buyer. Buyers likely to require farmers to have an on-farm food safety (GAP) plan include grocers, restaurants, farmers markets, CSAs, schools, hos...
The Richland County Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), invites the public to a Natural Resource Issue - Local Working Group (LWG) meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 10 at the Richland County Extension meeting room- 1499 N Central Ave, Sidney, MT. Your local CD is made up of five board members elected by the public and 2 urban supervisors appointed by the incorporated towns. Many members of CD boards are actively engaged in farming and ranching. Residents are encouraged to...
Sidney High School Celebrated FFA Week February 23 - 27. On Februrary 24 FFA students and faculty member David McDonald drove their tractors to school. Pictured are (L-R) SHS science teacher David McDonald who drove his Farmall Super A, Trent Schilling who drove his John Deere 7930, Chris Gartner who drove his Farmall M and Dillon Lunderby who drove his John Deere 8530....
The arrival of March can lift spirits. We celebrate National Agriculture Week to honor and thank agriculturalists of all sorts for providing food and fiber for our use. The spring equinox arrives on March 20, heralding the approach of longer days and warm weather, and we also have the opportunity to participate in St Patrick’s Day festivities if we so choose. Considering agriculture remains Montana’s number one industry, and cow/calves head the list as the top agricultural product in Montana, coupled with the fact that St Patrick’s Day hovers j...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended one additional month, from Feb. 27, 2015 until March 31, 2015. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also remains March 31, 2015. “This is an important dec...
For the 53rd consecutive year, the Montana CattleWomen are offering a $1,000 scholarship to a Montana resident. Applicants must be enrolled in a Montana college or university, be at least a sophomore with a 2.7 or better GPA. Preference will be given to an applicant majoring a field beneficial to the livestock industry. The scholarship will be awarded to a student based on a balance of grades, citizenship and financial need. Last year's recipient was Ariel Overstreet-Adkins, originally of Big...
Before a sold-out audience, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) honored the 2014 Class of Inductees into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, Saturday, Feb. 7 in Helena. Family and friends of inductees traveled from 12 states and Canada to attend. Masters of Ceremony Mike Gurnett and Will Rasmussen entertained the capacity audience at the Great Northern Best Western Premier and shared the biographies of each of the 37 inductees. “It is a humbling experience to see an audience be so respectful and engaged to h...
Lower Yellowstone Irrigation District held its annual meeting Friday, February 13 at the Moose Lodge in Sidney with board of control chairman Richard Cayko as emcee. It was announced that Tony Barone is a new member of the board of control, replacing Bud Groskinsky who retired. Jamie Selting gave a report on the AWEP program which has provided funding for sprinkler irrigation. He stated that 2.5 million has been spent so far in Montana under the program. The benefits of the pivot system include saving an estimated 4000 acre feet, or 1.3...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service is holding a workshop on March 13th to assist producers with land reclamation challenges. The agenda includes: Development of a pre-plan for reclamation through a baseline inventory checklist – Dr. Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension Service rangeland management specialist. Recommendations for surface use agreements, easements, and surface issues – David Saxowsky, associate professor, NDSU Agriculture and Applied Economics Departments Suggested met...
Caring, Character, Connection, Confidence and Competence are the five Cs of 4-H; as 4-H members become involved in the in the program, they develop life skills that will teach them responsibility, decision-making, how to view themselves positively, compassion, and a continual concern for helping their neighbors and communities. With over 6 million youth involved nationally and 540,000 nation-wide volunteers, Montana makes up 18,700 of those members and 3,800 certified 4-H volunteers. Montana...
Canola growers in Williams County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Oilseed Council. All canola growers who have a definite interest in the membership of the council are encouraged to participate in the election at 10:00am on Wednesday, March 11. This will be held at the Williams County Extension Office in Williston. This is located at 302 East Broadway. Each person, landlord, tenant, husband and/or wife, who planted canola in 2014 or...
In a January, 2015 News Release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service states that “In response to the rapid and severe decline of the northern long-eared bat – a species important for crop pest control – the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a special rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would provide the maximum benefit to the species while limiting the regulatory burden on the public.” The Service proposed to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the ESA in...
The Montana Farm Bureau Federation will present two $1,000.00 scholarships made available through special efforts of the MFB Women’s Leadership Committee and the county Farm Bureaus. The scholarships are available to both males and females. The winner will be selected on the following criteria: 1) Must be an incoming college freshman. 2) Scholarship must be used the year it is awarded. 3)Must be a current paid Montana Farm Bureau member, or an immediate member of a current paid Montana Farm Bureau family. 4) Will be judged in order of importanc...
The 2015 Wheat Show promises to be two days packed full of information and association to break the winter doldrums. As is tradition we will start the show with a hearty breakfast and a look at the weather as Leon Osborne, director of the regional weather center at UND, walks us through the possibilities and probabilities for the 2015 growing season. Updates on grain transportation plus the latest on fad diets and wheat gluten intolerance round out the morning leading us to lunch sponsored by the Williams County Farmers Union. We all have a...
Join University of North Dakota's, Leon Osborne, Jr., Director of Regional Weather Information Center, on Tuesday, February 3rd as he kicks off the 2015 National Hard Spring Wheat Show. Osborne is scheduled to speak during the breakfast meeting of the Wheat Show on Tuesday, February 3rd. He is a nationally recognized speaker for his ability to predict long-term weather patterns and has been asked to share his outlook for the 2015 growing season. Professor Leon Osborne has been on the faculty of...
Join Dr. Mike Boehlje, on Wednesday, February 4th at 9:00 am for his presentation on ‘New Directions for Agriculture.’ Dr. Boehlje, a Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business at Purdue University conducts research and teaches in the area of farm and agribusiness management and finance. His research interests include alternative systems of coordination of the food and industrial product chain, innovation and risk and uncertainty. Professor Boehlje teaches a gra...
An article recently written by Professor and Food and Nutrition Specialist Julie Garden-Robinson claims that, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation, an estimated 1 percent of the population has celiac disease. They must avoid gluten in all foods, as well as other gluten-containing items they might swallow such as toothpaste, mouthwash or glue on an envelope. People who are female, Caucasian and of European descent appear to have a greater risk of celiac disease. People with celiac disease m...
The 62nd Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will focus on a variety of issues but much emphasis will be given to strategies of preventing Fusarium head blight (SCAB) and marketing this year's crops which are heavily infested with scab and vomitoxin. These issues will be discussed by Dr. Senay Simsek of the Northern Crops Institute, NDSU Crop Quality Specialist and Grain Marketers. Another hot issue on the agenda is grain transportation. Dan Wogsland, Executive Director of the Northern Grain...
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the structure of the U.S. cattle industry and gain insight on the legislative process that guides our business. Montana Stockgrowers Association’s Research and Education Endowment Foundation will send one Montana delegate on this year’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC), held May 27 – June 5, 2015. Applications, due March 1, are available at mtbeef.org. The Young Cattlemen’s Conference is an opportunity for cattlemen and cattlewomen between the ages of 25 and 50 to visit segments of the beef in...
The Lower Yellowstone Wool Pool has been a great asset to area producers for many years. In case you are not familiar with the reason for the existence of a pool, its sole purpose is to gather wool from area sheep producers in one central location, grade said wool, and then combine that wool with other producers’ wool to make a larger shipment. By combining these graded pools of wool together, instead of one person trying to market their product, there is now a greater amount of wool being marketed at one time. This process of combining and g...
Seminars for sugar beet growers are scheduled during February in Grafton, Grand Forks, Fargo and Wahpeton. The seminars are sponsored by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension. Topics include: Subsurface water management Integrated management of aphanomyces Challenges and solutions for sugar beet insect pests Weed management Strategies to manage sugar beet diseases Using the NDSU Extension pest management app The seminars at each location will begin at 9 a.m. Dates and locations are: Feb. 5...
Forty-nine Montana Farm Bureau members who traveled to San Diego for the American Farm Convention January 9-14 had the opportunity to participate in workshops, hear speakers at the General Session, listen to the Young Farmer and Rancher contests, and meet other agriculturalists from across the country. The meeting kicked off with AFBF President Bob Stallman addressing the successes of Farm Bureau as well as the challenges. “Farmers and ranchers care deeply about our environment and are focused on continuous improvement. However, we cannot s...
One of my very favorite parts of the Wheat Show has been the photo contest. I look at the photos as art seen through the eyes of other people. The photos are placed into four categories; a) landscape, b) people, c) equipment/buildings and d) animals. Any photo that does not fit into one of these four is put into the miscellaneous group. The photos are also grouped by the experience of each exhibitor. The "Advanced" division is for people who have been a member of a camera club for two years or...
