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North Dakota State University Extension will offer the "2023 Getting It Right Canola Production" webinar on Thursday, March 9. The Zoom webinar begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon CST. Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available. The conference will consist of two parts. The first half features live presentations about canola cultivar considerations, plant establishment and plant development, weed management, fertilizer recommendations, and intercropping in canola....
The hardy, performing Angus cattle raised on Regency Acres Angus look good wearing their work clothes – and get their jobs done. "Our environment here is quite brutal," says owner Russ Thiessen. "We believe that our cattle are unique in that if they can survive our extremes in weather and on our short grass, they can survive anywhere." The Thiessen family: Russ and Jill and their children, daughter Téa, who teaches math in Stanford, MT and Tyler, who is now the fifth generation on the ranch, ra...
The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation and the Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee are offering several scholarships for students pursuing higher education. “Our Montana Farm Bureau Foundation and Women’s Leadership Committee are pleased to once again provide students with some financial assistance as they work toward furthering their education,” said Montana Farm Bureau’s Director of Events and Foundation Development Alena Standley. Scholarships Available: The Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Scholarships: Two $1,500...
Soil samples from North Dakota counties indicate low levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2023 season, says Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension entomologist. A total of 2,040 soil cores were collected from 22 counties in the fall of 2022 to estimate the statewide risk for wheat midge for the 2023 spring wheat growing season. The risk for wheat midge is based on unparasitized cocoons found in the soil samples. "The majority of the soil samples had zero...
Deshler, NE - Reinke Manufacturing, a global leader in irrigation systems and precision irrigation technology, has recognized Mon-Kota in Fairview with a Reinke Diamond Pride award for their performance in the last year. "Reinke is honored to work with Mon-Kota to help them serve the growers in their areas," said Chris Roth, Reinke president. "We're proud to award their efforts and we appreciate their dedication as we continue to develop and implement precision irrigation equipment and technolog...
Bozeman - The Montana State University College of Agriculture has announced finalists for a new leadership program focused on sustainable agriculture and agritourism. The Montana Agritourism Fellows Program will center on the goal of developing leaders to advance sustainable agritourism. The fellowship is designed to engage agricultural producers and train them in methods of communicating and promoting sustainable agriculture for farmers, ranchers, professionals and communities. It was funded by a grant from the Western Sustainable Agriculture...
Helena, MT - Meetings with legislators and agency directors plus learning to give testimony were part of the Montana Farm Bureau Calling on the Capitol Feb. 6-7, in Helena. Calling on the Capitol provides MFBF members with a chance to learn about the political process in the state’s capital during the legislative session. The event kicked off with legislative updates and training by the MFBF Legislative Team, followed by a history of Montana politics presentation and a reception in the Capitol Rotunda where legislators and legislative staff cou...
Bozeman - Montana State University scientists and their colleagues are sharing the results of a three-year study examining the importance of inoculant and sulfur fertilizer on lentil production. Scientists from MSU and North Dakota State University recently completed the study, which examined seven sites across the Great Plains. Researchers aimed to determine the effects of rhizobial inoculants and certain fertilizer nutrients (potassium, sulfur and micronutrients) on lentil yield at each site...
The North Dakota State University Extension projected crop budgets for 2023 are available for the state’s farmers, says Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. The 2023 projected profits vary by region and crop. “The budgets are guides for large multi-county regions,” says Haugen. “Returns and costs can vary considerably between producers within a region. Also, the budgets estimate returns to labor and management with no consideration of price and yield variability or risk. A perfect comparison of crops is not achieved because...
As spring approaches, backyard poultry owners and educators may be preparing for hatching season, which also means taking precautions against the spread of disease. "Even in a small and controlled environment, biosecurity threats are present," says Samantha Lahman, North Dakota State University Extension 4-H youth development specialist in animal science. "It is important that those working with poultry are prepared to keep these newly hatched birds and the people in contact with them healthy."...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled in Williston at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W. on Feb. 1. The schedule begins with an Ag Appreciation Breakfast at 7 a.m. sponsored by American State Bank & Trust Beau Anderson, Williams County Commissioner; Dusty Berwick, Williams Co. Commodity Elections president and Kelly Leo, Williams Co. ag & national resources agent will welcome attendees at 8 a.m. Daryl Ritchison will present the Weather Outlook...
Evan Shout will be the keynote speaker at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave., Williston, Wednesday, Feb. 1. The show is scheduled from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Shout is the president and co-founder of Maverick Ag., a western Canadian firm, which offers risk management insurance strategies and financial consulting. He is also the president, co-founder, and lead coach at Farmer Coach which provides coaching programs and...
Wednesday, Feb. 1, after the dinner at 7 p.m. Greg Hager, will be the entertainment at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Williston Hotel and Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W, Williston. Hager is a North Dakota native born and raised in Valley City, ND, west of Fargo. He was named the 2020 Academy of Western Artists' Artist of the Year for 2020 and the 2019 Pro Cowboy Country Artist Association's Entertainer of the Year. He has recorded nine albums so far...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Feb. 1 at the Grand Williston Hotel, 3601 2nd Ave. W., Williston. The primary objective of the Wheat Show is to provide information and education that will assist producers as they make decisions to maximize profit opportunities, be great stewards of the land, and promote area agriculture. Frayne Olson, PhD, NDSU Extension agriculture economist/marketing specialist, and Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives director, will present...
Joelle VanderLinden will be one of the many speakers discussing issues affecting the grain industry at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Wheat Show will be held at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W., Williston. VanderLinden will be speaking on the LoadPass Permits System. She is a North Dakota native who grew up in Watford City and attended Bismarck State College where she graduated with an associate in business degree. She is...
Daryl Ritchison, North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) Director will be speaking at 8:15 a.m., Feb. 1 at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W. Williston. NDAWN is a network of 176 weather stations in North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota with an additional 12 rain gauge only sites. Ritchison has worked for NDAWN at North Dakota State University for nine years and has served six of them as the director or...
Steven Edwardson Steven Edwardson has served as Executive Administrator of the North Dakota Barley Council since April 2004. Steve and the North Dakota Barley Council directors work together in developing markets for barley in malting, human food, pet food, and livestock applications. Alliances with U.S. Grains Council, universities, and barley suppliers collectively assist in a balanced market development program. Steve has experience in international trade and has conducted business in Japan,...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Feb. 1, at the Grand Williston Hotel, 3606 2nd Ave. W., Williston. The Wheat Show Board of Directors and their committee members have finalized the educational program which addresses important issues of our food producers. The primary objective of the Wheat Show is to provide information and education that will assist producers as they make decisions to maximize profit opportunities, be great stewards of the land, and promote area...
Bozeman, MT - A late October winter storm brought widespread precipitation to many SNOTEL stations in Montana. That snow was within one to two weeks of the typical snowpack onset and earlier than the fall of 2021, which was nearly a month late in some locations due to an unseasonably warm and dry fall. “Other good news is that November and December brought cool and wet weather, above normal precipitation, and snowfall across most of Montana. The result was a good start to the snowpack accumulation season and currently all major rivers basins ha...
(Sidney, MT) - Jan. 12 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tammy Lyseng in Richland County reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the t...
Extreme cold temperatures throughout the winter months can cause challenges to hydraulic hose lines in tractors and machinery. "The temperature of a piece of machinery can fluctuate from -20º F to 200º F in a matter of minutes," says Angie Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension farm and ranch safety coordinator. "The hydraulic hoses on tractors and implements used in the winter months must be in prime condition to withstand the extreme temperature changes we face in the Northern P...
Bozeman - Survey results have shown Montana State University researchers that farmers and ranchers throughout Montana and the West experience, on average, a medium level of stress, which could impact their sleep, physical health, mental health and/or relationships, according to Michelle Grocke, MSU Extension health and wellness specialist and, MSU Department of Health and Human Development assistant professor. Agricultural stress can be caused by a range of issues, she said, including commodity...
North Dakota State University Extension again will host the Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinar series starting in February. Experts from across the region will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely in this eighth annual webinar series, which has reached thousands of people. The Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars will begin Feb. 15. The webinars will be held online from 2-3 p.m. Central time Wednesdays through April 26. They also will be archived for later viewing;...
Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) certifies their acreage report. “FSA’s continuous certification option simplifies future acreage reporting of perennial crops, and it can also help streamline...
