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Best Angus will be hosting their 9th Annual Best Angus & Quarter Horses Production Sale at 2 p.m., Monday, March 7, at the ranch southeast of Watford City. The sale will offer 75-registered yearling Angus bulls and 15 coming two-year-old registered Angus bulls. For more information, visit the ranch website, http://www.bestangusandquarterhorses.com. Prior to their annual production sale, Bests marketed their range ready registered yearling bulls by private treaty. What started in 1987 as a 4-H...
Begger's Diamond V Ranch is a family owned ranch operated by a father/son duo with second generation Bill and Darlene and 3rd generation John and Alicia, along with their children representing the 4th generation. The ranch has been in operation for over 71 years. When Bill's parents, Harry and Elaine were married, they purchased some land and struck out on their own to make a living raising wheat and cattle. As the years progressed they had nine children, four boys and five girls. Bob was the...
On Saturday, April 16, Feiring Angus and Ash Coulee Ranch will have their 28th Annual Production Sale. The ranch is located three miles east of White Earth, ND. 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 of Feiring Angus has all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular...
Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch (GDAR) is located just on the outskirts of Sidney, a close-knit family run ranch that focuses on raising efficient and functional cattle bred for the commercial cattle operation. GDAR began in 1957 when Joe Gartner and Russell Denowh bought 20 head of registered Angus cows from a dispersion sale in Montana. In 1974, Russ and his son, Micky, bought out Joe Gartner but kept the corporate name. At this time, they were calving about 150 cows and selling around 60 bulls...
Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 38th annual production sale on Friday, March 11 at the ranch located in SW McKenzie County, 35 miles SE of Sidney in the Squaw Gap Community. The ranch, which has raised registered Red Angus for over 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's father, Leland Red Angus breeds over 500 registered Red Angus females per year and will market over 180 bulls and 50...
Located 12 miles north of Watford City, resides KD Angus, a registered Angus breeding program that focuses on quality with a genetic selection goal of maintaining traits above the breed average. KD Angus focuses on docility, performance, natural thickness, and ease of fleshing ability while maintaining calving ease. The program utilizes the breeds top A.I. sires that Dragseth knows will enhance his breeding program while improving multiple traits including carcass traits that will add value to...
Prewitt & Company LLC has been the area's cattle marketing headquarters since 1996. The company has been involved in all avenues of the cattle industry including cattle buying, selling, and relocating. "We buy and sell cattle all over. We buy cattle off a lot of ranches in Montana and North Dakota and relocate them to feedlots in the Midwest," said Tim Larson, Prewitt & Company cattle buyer/seller and Sidney Livestock manager. The company also feeds its customers' cattle at their own feedlots th...
Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 32nd Annual Ranch Ready Production Sale at 1 p.m. MST, Thursday, Feb. 3, at the ranch located 1.5 miles east of Killdeer Roundabout or 5 miles west of Dunn Center. This year's sale will feature 30 registered Horned Hereford Bulls, 3 commercial Horned Hereford Bulls, 10 commercial grade heifers bred to registered Black Angus Bulls and 20 Blue Ribbon Quality F1 Baldy Heifers. Stroh Herefords was established in 1950 by Tony (Anton) Stroh, Killdeer, ND....
Howard Rambur started his herd as a youngster with two crossbred Charolais heifers and a purebred Charolais bull. "I got a small loan from the local bank and was on my way to having my purebred business. Of course, I've been borrowing money ever since," said Rambur, who raises purebred Charolais cattle near Sidney, MT. Even though his father was primarily a sugar beet farmer, young Rambur's interest in livestock was piqued when he began working with cattle as 4-H projects. He wanted to own...
Drought brings many nutritional and animal health-related challenges. Cow performance issues during the grazing season may result from reduced forage quality and quantity. It is possible that cows will enter the fall and winter in lower than desired body condition score and with other potential nutrient deficiencies that may not be noticeable. Vitamin A deficiency is one potential challenge that may arise when feeding drought-affected forages, according to North Dakota State University (NDSU)...
Bozeman — Registration is now open for the 2022 Montana and Wyoming Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium, which will be held Jan. 12-13 at Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which is comprised of industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The first day of the event will focus on barley production. Presentations will cover topics including precision agriculture and disease, nutrient and weed management. F...
Robert "Bob" Stortz started what is now known as Stortz Angus Ranch when he returned from the Korean War in 1953. The ranch ventured into both polled and horned Herefords along with F1 crosses before ultimately landing on the Black Angus breed. Bob and his wife, Carla Jeanne, had seven children together. Their only son, Ted Stortz, now heads the Stortz Angus Ranch. Ted and his wife, Tarena, have four children; Chelsea, Robbie, Tate and Ben. Ted bought the ranch's first registered cows in 1989...
Farmers in the western Dakotas and eastern Montana will have the opportunity to hear nationally-known speakers address topics affecting agriculture in the region during North Dakota University (NDSU) Extension's Diversity, Direction and Dollars agricultural forum. It will be held Tuesday, Jan. 11 at the Roosevelt Grand Dakota Hotel, Dickinson. The forum will provide ideas for improving productivity and decreasing costs while providing high quality food produced in a sustainable manner....
Agricultural producers should do tax planning before the end of the year. “It is that time of the year again to think about year-end tax planning,” says Ron Haugen, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension farm management specialist. “Generally, all or most of the government payments that farmers and ranchers received during the year must be reported as income in the year it is received,” says Haugen. “When tax planning, it is best to start with year-to-date income and expenses and estimate them for the remainder of the year,” says Haugen...
Regency Acres Angus Ranch is located on the eastern plains of Montana owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen and their son, Tyler. Located south of Lambert, the ranch is a diversified dryland operation with registered Black Angus, hay, wheat, barley, oats, corn, peas, lentils, and canola being raised. The ranch is comprised of land that both of Russ's great grandparents homesteaded in the early 1900s. Russ's grandparents, C.R. and Ailee Thiessen purchased the ranch headquarters in 1944....
Sidney’s new Butler Ag Equipment shop has been up and running as of Nov. 1. The facility is located at the former B&B Rentals location, 34940 MT-23, near the intersection of MT-16 and MT-23. It is the company’s first store in Montana and 20th location throughout the Midwest. “So far it has been great! We have been getting a lot of positive feedback from the locals, along with our customers, “Butler Machinery Company Service Manager Colton Carlin said. The company offers a full line of AGCO equipment brands, select CLAAS equipment and other s...
11 MT Counties Triggered; U.S. Drought Monitor Updated Weekly Livestock producers in 56 Montana counties are eligible to apply for 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on small grain, native pasture, improved pasture, annual ryegrass, and forage sorghum. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or leased land or fire on federally managed land. County committees can only accept LFP applications after notification is received by the National Office of...
The weather this year has presented many challenges. A drought that started in 2020, a frost in late May and hot, dry weather during the summer had a huge effect on crop production. “Having the ability to irrigate during droughty weather conditions makes a difference in crop production,” says Tom Scherer, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension agricultural engineer. To help farmers with their irrigation management, NDSU Extension is holding an irrigation workshop in conjunction with the North Dakota Irrigation Association on Thu...
In an effort to get more students exposed to technical careers, Tri-County Implement Inc, Sidney, donated several tools to the Sidney High School Ag department. “It is hard for us to find technicians and anything we can do to help the school educate some students to be technicians would be a great thing,” said Tyler Christensen, Tri-County Implement parts and service general manager. The school was originally looking to purchase tools from Tri-County. Kelly Alvstad thought it would be a good idea to donate the tools instead. Christensen agr...
USACE Omaha - Col. Geoff Van Epps, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division commander, signed a Record of Decision for the Fort Peck Dam test releases Environmental Impact Statement on Nov. 12. The EIS assesses the ability of test flows out of Fort Peck Dam, Montana to potentially benefit the pallid sturgeon. The pallid sturgeon, a species of fish, is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. USACE prepared the EIS as part of its commitment in the January 2018 amendment to its October 2017 Biological Assessment...
Sioux Falls, SD - C & B Operations, a leading John Deere dealer in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming has partnered with Folds of Honor by donating prizes to their sweepstakes commencing on Nov. 11. Folds of Honor is a nationwide non-profit organization that provides educational assistance to children, dependents and spouses of fallen or disabled service members. As part of the Folds of Honor sweepstakes running Nov. 11- Dec. 19, 2021. C & B Operations has donated prizes ranging from tool chests to ZTrak™ Zero-Turn l...
Sidney, MT - Richland Federal Credit Union (Richland FCU) is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Fine as an Agricultural Loan Officer, effective Nov. 1, 2021. Tim will be joining the credit union’s experienced agricultural team alongside fellow loan officers Nancy Verschoot and Chris Gartner. As an agricultural loan officer, Fine will work on developing and analyzing the financial needs of the credit union’s agriculture members including operating loans, term loans for equipment and livestock, and real estate loans. “We are excited to add T...
Elaine Trudell, Fairview, was the grand prize winner in The Roundup’s 19th Annual Sugar Days Harvest Festival. Trudell won $100 gift certificates from Gem City Motors, Craig’s Meats, Meraki Boutique, Frontier Tires & Glass and The Depot. She entered at The Roundup....
Great Falls, MT - In response to two reported cases of mad cow disease (BSE) in animals and now two potential cases in humans, Montana Farmers Union (MFU) is calling for an immediate suspension of Brazilian beef imports. In September, Brazil announced two cases of BSE were detected in June, a significant delay in reporting that jeopardized the health of Americans. This is not the first time that Brazil has delayed reporting cases of BSE. In 2012, 2014, 2019, similar incidents occurred. This week, Brazil may have found at least two humans with...
Bozeman — Registration is now open for the 2022 Montana and Wyoming Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium, which will be held Jan. 12-13 at Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which is comprised of industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The first day of the event will focus on barley production. Presentations will cover topics including precision agriculture and disease, nutrient and weed management. F...
