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Landowners, renters and other agribusiness professionals with an interest in farmland ownership, management and leasing should consider attending a farmland leasing workshop sponsored by The North Dakota State University Extension Service. Workshops scheduled for January through March are: Jan. 9, 9:30 a.m., Lake Region Roundup, Devils Lake Jan. 10, 9 a.m., North Central Research Extension Center, Minot Jan. 15, 1 p.m., Carrington Research Extension Center Jan. 16, 1 p.m., Burke County Courthouse, Bowbells Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m., Dakota Farms meeti...
The Lambert Hi-Liters had their second meeting of the 4-H year on December 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the Fox Lake Senior Center in Lambert. In old business we discussed: Junior Leaders and M.Q.A. In new business we introduced Josie Evenson to everyone in our club. It was our Christmas party. We watched some of the PBS 4-H documentary, exchanged gifts, and played games. Our next meeting is January 13, 2013 at 2 pm at Fox Lake Senior Center....
Ken Overcast, singing and writing Montana cowboy, is this year’s entertainer at MonDak Ag Days. He will be performing the evening of January 10th, 2013. Tickets are available for $25 at the Richland County Extension Office, Stockman Bank, and Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. When talking with Overcast about his upcoming performance he stated, “We try to have a variety. We try to keep things rolling. I’ll tell stories, play music, a lot of music, and read some poetry. It doesn...
Annie’s Project, a workshop for women on managing and decision-making in agriculture, will be held in Watford City beginning Tuesday, January 22 and continuing for six Tuesday evenings. Each session will start with 5 pm supper and conclude by 8 pm. Cost to attend is $100 (which includes all software, books, materials and meals) if registration is postmarked by January 7, 2013 and $135 thereafter. Session topics will combine lecture, discussion, individual and small group activities and c...
The annual MonDak Ag Days are coming up next week, January 10-12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Ag Days will offer educational sessions, trade show displays, and entertainment, with something to interest everyone. Starting out on Thursday, there will be a family program from 8:30 am until noon providing different gardening topics including square-foot gardening and raised beds, rainwater capture strategies, garden insects, bucket composting, and gardening in schools. From 12:45 until...
Annie’s Project, a workshop for women on managing and decision-making in agriculture, will be held in Watford City beginning Tuesday, January 22 and continuing for six Tuesday evenings. Each session will start with 5 pm supper and conclude by 8 pm. Cost to attend is $100 (which includes all software, books, materials and meals) if registration is postmarked by January 7, 2013 and $135 thereafter. Session topics will combine lecture, discussion, individual and small group activities and c...
Members of Montana Farm Bureau Federation have been appointed to serve on the advisory committees of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The advisory committees meet annually in Washington, D.C. to provide input for future Farm Bureau policy. Serving on the 2012 AFBF Advisory Committees are: Equine – Milee Malone Dailey, Pray; alternate, Troy Kurth, Missoula Forestry – Betty Biggs, Bozeman; alternate, Bruce Vincent, Libby Honey/Apiculture – Ross Geise, Augusta; alternative Susan Geise, Augusta Sheep – Darin Stanley, Conrad; Gary Heibert...
Jim Steinbeisser of VS Inc. in Sidney was elected to the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) Board of Directors during MSGA’s 128thAnnual Convention and Trade Show, held Dec. 13-15 in Billings, MT. Steinbeisser was elected by his peers to represent the Northeastern District on the 13-member board. “I met Jim a number of years ago at a national convention,” said Tucker Hughes, MSGA president. “Jim has done a superb job serving Montana as a Montana Beef Council member and on the nationa...
The 2013 Montana/Wyoming Sugar Beet Symposium will be held in Billings at the Big Horn Resort on Wednesday and Thursday, January 9-10, 2013. The symposium will feature top experts from Montana State University, University of Wyoming, North Dakota State University and Kansas State University, the federal Agricultural Research Service (from Sidney and Kimberly, Idaho stations), as well as from private industry. There will also be a trade show with exhibits by many agricultural input suppliers. Wednesday’s program will focus on malt barley p...
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) has released the following statement regarding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of the National Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) final rule today. USCA applauds the agency for the release of this long-awaited policy and the open and transparent process by which USDA promulgated the rule. Dr. Dick Bowman, USCA Animal ID Chairman and veterinarian who participated in the public rule-making process through the Cattle ID Group said, “This administration has invested consi...
A Crop and Pest Management School on small grain crops will be held from Jan. 2 to 4 at the Burns Technology Center at Montana State University. Enrollment is limited so those who wish to attend are asked to register now. Guest speaker for the 2 ½-day workshop will be Tim Murray, professor and chair of the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University. Murray, who will speak about cereal diseases, has 20 years of experience researching small cereal grain pathology and an extensive publication record. Also speaking will be...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North Dakota State Emergency Board reviewed and approved damage assessment reports for 16 North Dakota counties recently. The reports will now be sent on to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to support a potential disaster designation for those counties. The damage assessment process was completed in response to Governor Jack Dalrymple’s request to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for a secretarial disaster designation. The designation, if made by the Secretary, makes low-interest emergency loans ava...
The 2013 Montana/Wyoming Sugar Beet Symposium will be held in Billings at the Big Horn Resort on Wednesday and Thursday, January 9-10, 2013. The symposium will feature top experts from Montana State University, University of Wyoming, North Dakota State University and Kansas State University, the federal Agricultural Research Service (from Sidney and Kimberly, Idaho stations), as well as from private industry. There will also be a trade show with exhibits by many agricultural input suppliers. Wednesday’s program will focus on malt barley p...
Varsity Mechanics Team of Travis Obergfell, Dalton Thomas, Jimmy Topp and Ryan Steinbeisser from Sidney FFA participated in a recent event held in Billings. The John Deere Expo hosted 50 FFA chapters in Agriculture Mechanics. This team placed 3rd in the contest. Jimmy Topp led the chapter with a 3rd individual placing among the 200 contestants. Freshman Chris Gartner (not pictured) placed 4th individually among 140 other JV mechanic participants. The eight FFA chapter members participated in...
Richland County 4H Clubs gathered together Saturday December 8th, for their monthly Shooting Sports event. During this event, 4H kids are shown how to safely and properly shoot air rifles and bows. The kids attend this every month and their scores are kept to track their progress throughout the year. Also held on Saturday was their Craft Day. The kids got together and made some crafts to take home....
Three Farm Credit organizations, Farm Credit Services of Mandan, Farm Credit Services of ND in Minot, and Ag Country Farm Credit Services in Fargo presented a check for $25,000 to North Dakota 4H Foundation Development Directors, Mylie Lavold and Duane Hauck. “We are proud to support annual 4-H programs throughout our territory every year, but this special request to help provide youth with a quality educational experience at their 4-H camp was well deserving of additional funding,” said Claude Sem, CEO, Farm Credit Services of North Dak...
The Lambert Hi-Liters had their first meeting of the 4-H year on November 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm at the Fox Lake Senior Center in Lambert. In old business we discussed: the state horse show; Fall Ambassador training; beef and cheese sales. In new business we had a report from the leader’s and livestock meetings. We drew names for our Christmas gift exchange and discussed plans for our Christmas party. We will watch part of the PBS 4-H documentary as well as play board games. We set our meetings for the second Sunday of the month at 2 pm. E...
The 2013 Montana/Wyoming Sugar Beet Symposium will be held in Billings at the Big Horn Resort on Wednesday and Thursday, January 9-10, 2013. The symposium will feature top experts from Montana State University, University of Wyoming, North Dakota State University and Kansas State University, the federal Agricultural Research Service (from Sidney and Kimberly, Idaho stations), as well as from private industry. There will also be a trade show with exhibits by many agricultural input suppliers. Wednesday’s program will focus on malt barley p...
The Williston State College is accepting steer donations through December 10th from area livestock producers for their 3rd Annual Carcass Challenge. Donated steers will be used to raise funds for establishing and maintaining an Ag Ambassador program to help recruit and maintain enrollment for the WSC agriculture program and advocate for agriculture. By donating a steer at weaning time and you’ll be providing educational opportunities for students which include: * Brand inspection process * Brand...
Today three Farm Credit organizations announced more than a quarter of a million dollars in grants for projects that support Western North Dakota communities. St. Paul based AgriBank joined Farm Credit Services of Mandan and Farm Credit Services of North Dakota in announcing the first ever awards made under the Rural Community Grant Fund. The organizations started the fund to support infrastructure and development projects that benefit communities in Western North Dakota. Eleven grants totaling $266,984 were awarded to worthy community...
Richland County Farm Bureau Federation will be hosting a Technology Workshop on Thursday, November 29th at 6:00 PM at the High School Computer Lab next to the library. The instructor, Nicole Rolf, Eastern Montana Farm Bureau Federation Regional Manager, will discuss the importance of being informed of ongoing issues via our computer and social media. She will walk through the new system to receive updates during the legislation session also. This training is open to the general public and all skill levels are urged to attend. It will be a fun...
The MonDak Stockgrower's Association held their meeting Monday, November 19th. They discussed many issues in the industry and had two main guest speakers. The speakers were Dr. Jude Capper and Julie Ellingson. Following dinner, Errol Rice, Executive Vice President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association spoke briefly on the advancements in the organization. He also spoke about the new book, Big Sky Boots. The first in the five-part Montana Family Ranching Series: a photographic story-telling...
Mondak Area Stockgrowers will hold its annual meeting and dinner Monday, November 19 at the Sidney Country Club . The social takes place at 5:30p.m. folowed by a beef entre dinner prepared by ‘The Fringe’. Ms. Jude Capper will present, “Despite the drought, US beef production is green.” Jude L. Capper, Ph.D. is an independent Sustainability Consultant based in Bozeman, MT; and an Adjunct Professor of Animal Sciences in the Department of Animal Sciences at Washington State University. Jude’s current research and outreach work focuses on modeli...
This past growing season came with several issues for growers from getting the crop planted in dry conditions to quality issues then having again dry conditions. Crop rotation and diversity are considerations producers must think about to while managing their farm operation. One of the biggest question marks in irrigation is how to achieve consistency in crop management and yields along with maintaining quality. To address some these questions, an irrigation workshop has been developed emphasizing research taking place in the region and specifi...
The extremely dry conditions in much of Montana may affect how producers manage nutrients for crop production next year, according to a Montana State University Extension soil expert. There are a few recommended differences between nutrient management during drought conditions and normal conditions. “The nutrients available for the next season’s crops may be either higher or lower than normal because the amount removed by the drought-stressed crop may be different than in a normal year and soil-nutrient cycles are altered,” said Clain Jones, Ex...
