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Piled-up stress can lead farmers and ranchers to develop physical or mental health issues, but they can take steps to reduce stress and create healthy ways to manage it, says a North Dakota State University Extension expert. "Farm and ranch families often experience pressure, conflict and uncertainty, especially during harvesting and planting," says Sean Brotherson, Extension family science specialist. "If feelings of frustration and helplessness build up, they can lead to intense family...
Montana livestock producers are reminded to keep updated livestock inventory records. These records are necessary in the event of a natural disaster. When disasters strike, the USDA Farm Service Agency can assist producers who suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. To participate in livestock disaster assistance programs, producers will be required to provide verifiable documentation of death losses resulting from an eligible adverse weather event and must submit a notice of loss...
At the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show on Thursday, March 7th, Jim Staricka, Soil Scientist at the NDSU Williston Research Extension Center, will be discussing his research project on the effects of reduced irrigation on small grain yield and quality. “This study was done at our Nesson Valley research site using overhead (i.e. sprinkler) irrigation. We investigated four different irrigation rates on each crop. I will be presenting data collected during the past nine cropping seasons,” explained Staricka. In Staricka’s research project he wante...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will offer a two day farm management workshop in Culbertson at the Roosevelt County Complex, 307 Broadway on March 13th through the 14th. The workshop will begin at 9:30 am on the 13th and 9:00 am on the 14th. MSU Extension economists George Haynes, Kate Fuller and Joel Schumacher will lead the workshops. Other contributing faculty members will include agricultural economists Anton Bekkerman, Diane Charlton and Eric Belasco; family economist Marsha Goetting; cropping systems specialist Kent McVay; b...
Montana producers have until March 15, 2019 to sign-up for FSA’s Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2019 Spring Crops excluding spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat and mixed forage. NAP provides a catastrophic level (CAT) coverage based on the amount of loss that exceeds 50 percent of the expected production at 55 percent of the average market price for the crop. In order to meet eligibility requirements for NAP, crops must be noninsurable, commercially-produced agricultural commodity crops for which t...
Abortions can be a major concern for cattle producers. An "abortion" is the discharge of the fetus prior to the end of the normal gestation period, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. Many abortions occur within the first 45 days of conception (called early embryonic death), and the embryos or fetuses are so small that they may not be seen. Other abortions may occur near normal calving time, and determining...
The Roosevelt County Extension Office, located in Culbertson, has a full schedule of learning opportunities coming up in the next few months. The office is staffed by just two agents-4-H and FCS Agent Ardis Oelkers, and Agriculture Agent Jeffrey Chilson. The agents are tasked with collaborating with other regional Extension agents to offer educational outreach programs for community members. Early 2019 offerings include many programs for teachers, ag producers, and community members. One of the...
The 66th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will take place at the Raymond Family Community Center in Williston on, March 11th - 13th. The National Hard Spring Wheat Show is a free event, with the purpose to inform local farmers about the latest information on agricultural projects and research. "We strive to bring the newest information to the area, as sometimes learning the latest agricultural information requires many hours of travel. Northwestern North Dakota and Northeastern Montana...
The Donkey Basketball event in Watford City drew a big crowd as spectators young and old gathered to see their classmates, teachers and members of the police force compete for the title....
The annual trade show and education forum MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show is set for Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8, at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney. An effort of the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce, Ag Days brings "the latest and greatest in ag production technology, both for livestock and crop producers," said Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agriculture Agent. The event combines a trade show full of local agriculture and livestock-related vendors with learning sessions o...
Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process especially in times of tariffs and market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process. To make the planning process easier, North Dakota State University Extension has released its 2019 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota, says Ron...
The seventh annual North Dakota Reclamation Conference, "Reflecting on Reclamation," will spotlight the progress in reclamation policies, soil remediation and vegetation establishment. It will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Astoria Hotel and Events Center in Dickinson, N.D. "When we talk about reclamation, we often focus on the improvements needed to achieve successful remediation of lands impacted by energy development while losing sight of the strides that have been made in terms of knowledge,...
A calculator developed by North Dakota State University Extension to help producers estimate the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments they may receive in 2019 is available online. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/farm-bill or search for “NDSU farm bill.” The payments are for the 2018 crop year, but final determination and issuance of actual payments are not made until the last three months of 2019. Producers face a challenging profit environment for 2019 and any source of revenue will be important...
Comedian Chad Prather returns to Sidney to entertain at the MonDak Ag Days on Friday, March 8th. The “supernaturally articulate” Georgia native-turned Texan graced Sidney to perform at Ag Days in 2017, and will return with a few more years’ experience under his belt, as well as countless viral Facebook videos. Prather is known for his fast-talking “armchair philosophy”, most often portrayed in his viral Facebook video rants from the front seat of his pickup. His viral videos have hundreds of millions of views, and his Facebook page has more...
FFA students from all over the district converged in Sidney Monday for day long competitions. Floriculture took place at St. Matthews multi purpose center. Hinsdale advisor Patti Armbrister explained how valuable the competition is, stating that the students learn job interview, problem solving, sales and marketing and customer service skills. "They come out of this contest with pretty good business skills," she said. The goal is to prepare the students for college and a career and Armbrister...
The 41st annual Glendive Agri-Trade Expo (GATE) will be Friday and Saturday, February 8 & 9, 2019 at the Eastern Plains Events Center on Merrill Avenue in Glendive. This is a winter event we always look forward to. Consider becoming a GATE vendor – or mark the calendar and simply join us at the tradeshow. Vendors come from every sector of the agriculture industry and are from multiple states and Canada. Industry professionals will be on hand to provide information about new innovations and products for the Ag industry and to help us know how t...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service in Williams County started the new year with a new Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lucas Holmes. Holmes is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. "I've been a city slicker all my life and had no farming experience growing up," explained Holmes. Although he grew up in a non-agricultural community, he developed a passion and interest for agriculture-related sciences. "I've always been interested in biological sciences and...
Best Angus will be hosting their 5th annual Best Value in the Badlands Production Sale on March 4th, 2019 in Watford City. The sale will offer 75 registered yearling Angus bulls, 5 coming two year old registered Angus bulls, 25 registered open heifer calves, and 2 ranch raised geldings. For more information, visit the ranch website: www.bestangusandquarterhorses.com Prior to their annual production sale, Best's marketed their range ready registered yearling bulls by private treaty. What started...
The Early Morning Red Angus Ranch, located twelve miles south of Tioga, ND, will be marketing 32 yearling Red Angus bulls, eight two-year old bulls, and yearling Red Angus heifers at Sitting Bull in Williston, ND Wednesday, March 6th, 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 marketing Red Angus cattle in 1984...
Leland Red Angus will be hosting their 35th annual production sale on Friday, March 8th 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 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 over 185 bulls and 60...
On a ranch tucked in the rolling hills of Eastern Montana south of the small town of Wibaux, MT, sits a seed stock ranch that produces cattle that are designed to work for every segment of the industry. Begger's Diamond V Ranch began raising seed stock black Simmental, Angus, and Sim-Angus cattle in 1974, with over 43 annual bull sales, and over four decades of selection criteria that has always been focused on the success of the commercial cattle industry. You can be assured that the breeding...
Bar JV Angus Ranch is a proud part of the agriculture community in the Mon-Dak area, and is located in the Sioux Pass Community halfway between Sidney and Culbertson, MT on highway 16. In its 43 years as a registered Angus business, Bar JV has continued to produce a product that will provide quality and increase profitability for their customers. This year marks their 10th annual production sale. In the previous 33 years the bulls were offered private treaty at the ranch. Bar JV Angus has...
After a two-year absence, the Watford City FFA is excited to bring back Donkey Basketball. It will be held at Watford City’s Rough Rider Center on Monday, January 14, 2019 starting at 7 p.m. Again, Watford City FFA chapter will receive the proceeds from almost an hour and a half of hooping, hollering and braying fun. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Preschoolers and under are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Watford City high school office. This year the game will c...
The 19th Annual MonDak Pulse Day will take place at the Area Recreation Center (ARC) in Williston, North Dakota on Thursday, February 7th. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 am CST, and Speaker Presentations will start at 9:00 am CST. There will be a registration fee of $20 per person, payable at the door. The MonDak Pulse Day is a local area program that provides the latest information on production, marketing, and utilization of pulse crops. For the past 18 years, Pulse Day has...
February 8th and 9th, 2019 (always the second weekend in February) marks the upcoming Glendive Agri-Trade Expo. We hope you will all note it on your calendars and join us as we celebrate our agricultural industry with our neighbors, friends and the companies we do business with. Informative seminars will be held both days. They are still being arranged and scheduled so look for the listings on posters or at the GATE website, www.gatexpo.com as we get nearer to the date. A raffle will also be held that will have two impressive firearms and one...
