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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...
Stroh Hereford Ranch will be holding their 29th annual production sale on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. mountain time at the ranch, located 1.5 miles east of the Killdeer roundabout on Highway 200 or 5 miles west of Dunn Center, ND. At the sale, they will be selling 60 Stout rugged Ranch ready 2-year-old bulls, ten registered heifers ( bred to black Angus bulls), 5 Commercial heifers (bred to black Angus bulls). Sires represented at the sale will be CL1 DOMINO 3146A, BCC L1 DOMINO,...
Three miles east of White Earth, ND, you can find Feiring Angus Ranch. 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 have all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular genetics in their breeding program, for they believe that cattle should adapt to mother nature...
In the rolling green hills of Golden Valley, ND, you can find Isaak Angus Ranch. Isaak Angus has been in the ranching and farming business for 4 generations, with Ron Isaak and his wife Jackie being the current owners and operators. Isaak's great grandfather and grandfather homesteaded on the land and even built a brick house in 1925, which is still on the ranch to this day. Isaak Angus Ranch has been raising registered Angus cattle for over 20 years, and one of their main philosophies is to...
JB Angus is a family owned and operated ranch located in Western North Dakota. The ranch is located near Belfield, ND and is operated by Bobby and Erika Kubas along with their four children: Conner, Jaden, Matthew, and Kasey. The JB Angus annual production sale will be at Stockmen's Livestock in Dickinson, ND at 1:00 pm mountain time Wednesday, January 30th. Bobby and Erika Kubas will be selling 30 select yearlings and two-year-old bulls. Sires represented at the sale will be RB Tour of Duty...
Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch (GDAR) is located just on the outskirts of Sidney, Montana, 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 Russel 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...
What once started as a way to make a living turned into a family run ranch consisting of 60 registered purebred red Angus cows, 100 head of commercial red Angus cattle, 25 Charolais cattle, and a cross of Charolais and red Angus feeder calves. "We crossbreed our Charolais and Red Angus cattle to produce our feeder calves. Our Charolais bulls we just use mainly for ourselves, but we sell our yearling red Angus bulls private treaty," said John Franz. The Franz Ranch sits just 20 miles north west...
Located in the hills south of Lambert, MT, Regency Acres is a registered black Angus ranch owned and operated by Russ and Jill Thiessen, along with daughter Téa and son Tyler. Russ is the fourth-generation ranching and farming the land settled by his great grandfathers. Russ's grandfather, C.R. Thiessen, founded the registered herd in 1957 under the name Thiessen Angus Ranch. In the early 80s, Russ's dad, Jim, added registered Gelbvieh to the herd and the name was changed to Regency Acres....
Each December at the American Crystal Sugar Company Annual Stockholders Meeting, in Fargo N.D., Tom Astrup, President and CEO, recognizes a few outstanding employees with the President’s Award. All employees of American Crystal & Sidney Sugars are eligible for nomination by their fellow employees. The award recognizes their superior performance and contribution to the success of the company during the previous year. We at Sidney Sugars are proud to announce that DeeAnn Sifuentes was one of the six employees recognized this year from the e...
Gibbs Angus Ranch and Stortz Angus Ranch will be selling 120 yearling Angus bulls at Glendive Livestock Exchange in Glendive, MT on Wednesday, February 27th. For the past 15 years, the Gibbs and Stortz families have sold bulls together and both families have been involved in the cattle industry for multiple generations. The quality of their cattle is contributed to good maternal selection with an emphasis on disposition, udder quality, foot structure, and feedlot and carcass genetics. Their...
Rambur Charolais is located just south of Sidney, Montana and was founded more than 30 years ago by Howard Rambur. When he started in the ranching industry, Howard wanted to work with a breed of cattle distinctly different from any other breeds in eastern Montana, so he chose the Charolais. At the time, the Charolais was a relatively new breed to the area and was still able to retain its full French heritage. Even though the breed grew quite large as adults, Howard had a goal to modify the...
Farmers and ranchers in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program's North Central Region (NCR-SARE) have until Dec. 6 to submit grant proposals to explore sustainable agriculture solutions to problems on the farm or ranch. "Proposals should show how farmers and ranchers plan to use their own innovative ideas to explore sustainable agriculture options and how they will share project results," says Karl Hoppe, a North Dakota State University Extension livestock systems specialist...
This October 28, just before Halloween, four generations from the James family did something they've done through the years when they can get together. Kathy (Jess) James, her 91-year-old mother Marilyn James, sister Bonnie Guenther and her daughter Kelci Rolfstad, Kathy's niece Jessica Hanna and her daughter Lohgan gathered at Bonnie's lake house and amid much talking and laughter made lefse together. Even though Marilyn is Norwegian and German, she had never made lefse before she married her...
Outside, there was snow on the ground and a chill was in the air. This was the special day I had been waiting for all year. This was the day we would go looking for the perfect Christmas tree. We dress warm for the cold and head on out to the pickup to take the trip down the long winding narrow road in the badlands to find the magical tree that would help fill our living room with the spirit of this special time of year. The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree during my childhood was one I will...
The Three Buttes 4-H club made Christmas Ornaments to give away, designed by 4-Her Addison Foss. The Christmas trees were made using cinnamon sticks and buttons, glued to the branches. The raindeer were made using sticks, googly eyes and a red pom-pom for the nose. (Submitted by Amariah Hier)...
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Pulse Crop Committee (MPCC) is seeking proposals for the Montana Pulse Research & Market Development Program. The MPCC invites proposals to fund research projects, market development projects and educational projects designed to address Montana’s pulse industry. Research proposals are to be submitted through the US Dry Pea and Lentil Council (USADPLC) and are due December 8th. The Research review process will be held February 12-14, 2019 in Fargo, ND. USADPLC will finalize its budget by June 30, 2019 and award not...
The Roundup spoke to Marcia Hellandsaas, the McKenzie County Extension Agent, about how the local area celebrates the Christmas Season in their own unique way. Hellandsaas explained that McKenzie County residents typically celebrate the holiday with family, food and generosity-filled traditions. Hellandsaas explained, "We're a very generous community that remembers the people who struggle. We do have a pretty large population that struggles in the oil boom. In the Bakken, we always have people...
BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2019 Montana and Wyoming Malt Barley and Sugar Beet Symposium, which will be held Jan. 8-9 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in 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 topics related to seed treatments and grain storage, as well as soil conservation and precision a...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University has released a report summarizing the university’s agricultural research on subjects ranging from beef breeding to optimizing the protein content of pea crops. The 2018 Research Report, authored by MSU Extension and MSU’s College of Agriculture, highlights 11 studies conducted by MSU faculty throughout Montana. “It’s practical information that we make readily available so it can be easily used,” said Megan Van Emon, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Animal and Range Sciences and a beef cattle speciali...
• Nov. 12: All Hay Bales Must be Removed from Managed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) • Nov. 15: 2019 Acreage Reporting Deadline for Apiculture, Perennial Forage, Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) including Native Grass, Fall Wheat (Hard Red Winter), and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains. Please note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2018 reports for these crops. • Nov. 16: Last day of 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP) Signup • Dec. 1: 2019 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance (NAP) Applicati...
BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2019 Montana and Wyoming Malt Barley and Sugar Beet Symposium, which will be held Jan. 8-9 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in 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 topics related to seed treatments and grain storage, as well as soil conservation and precision a...
St. Louis, Missouri – October 31, 2018 – EGT, LLC, a joint venture between Bunge North America and ITOCHU, announced that it has purchased a grain elevator in Sidney, Montana from Busch Agricultural Resources, LLC, a division of A-B InBev, N.V. “Purchasing the Sidney elevator strengthens our origination capability in support of our export terminal in Longview, Washington,” said Adam Johnson, president & CEO, EGT. “The facility is located in a key draw area for wheat, particularly spring wheat, which is experiencing increasing demand....
Branden Turcotte, Alexander, ND, has rodeo in his blood. He used to ride bucking bulls, but now raises them through his Western Edge Bull Company, with outstanding results. Turcotte's two year old bull "OutKast" earned first place, and "Mighty Merle" finished in a three-way tie for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th out of 37 bulls at the Midwest Bucking Bull Assn. futurity final in Colome, SD in June. "For a little guy to come away with the top prizes against some of the big breeders was real special," Turcotte...
On Saturday, November 10th, the McKenzie County Health Systems will be offering Free Stop the Bleed Classes. The courses will be taking place during Women’s Day Health Expo at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, North Dakota. Starting at 9:00 a.m. the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Mary Aaland, a surgeon with over 20 years of experience from Fargo, ND, will be discussing the Stop The Bleed Program. Dr. Aaland will be instructing the Stop The Bleed courses. She is motivated to teach participants that they can save a life if provided with the proper t...
The Roundup newspaper in Sidney, MT, held their first ever Harvest Carnival in conjuction with the annual Trail of Treats on Saturday, October 27. Children and their parents were invited to participate in the various activities both on the street and inside the Yellowstone Marketplace....