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The MonDak Ag Showcase is an annual public event showcasing and promoting the Mon-Dak region as an ideal place for new agricultural businesses and development. The event also promotes the irrigation development and potential in the region, as well as the crop diversity taking place on dryland conditions. The event is hosted to promote the region as a viable ag producing region on various crops and livestock and to showcase the current and potential ag processing located in the region. Some of...
Richland County Extension will be holding an organizational meeting for this year's Richland County Farmer's Market. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or have previously been a vendor, you are encouraged to attend this open meeting. Vendors can sell a variety of items, ranging from homemade crafts, to produce to certain baked goods. This meeting will discuss the organizational details of the Farmer's Market, as well as safety regulations regarding the sale of foods. The meeting will take place Monday, July 8th, at 6:00PM in the...
The Mon-Dak Ag Showcase is an annual public event showcasing and promoting the Mon-Dak region as an ideal place for new agricultural businesses and development. The event also promotes the irrigation development and potential in the region, with the crop diversity taking place on dryland conditions. The event is hosted to promote the region as a viable ag producing region on various crops and livestock and to showcase the current and potential ag processing located in the region. One of the...
Two special workshops are planned as part of the 2013 Sidney ARS Dryland Field Day set for this Friday from 9 am to noon, including a special sprayer calibration workshop, as well as a recap of the March 5th “Pipeline Reclamation Workshop” held in Sidney this past winter. A free lunch is provided. The sprayer calibration workshop will be conducted by Richland and Roosevelt County Extensions Agents Tim Fine and Ann Ronning, and participants can sign up for two commercial or private applicator pesticide points for attending. ARS Plant Eco...
Three special presentations, two workshops and a report out of Washington, DC, are planned as part of the 2013 Froid Research Farm Field Day set for this Thursday at 1 pm. First up is a discussion by Outlook area farmer Gordon Stoner, who as past president of the Montana Grain Growers Association, has been participating in the debate on the new Farm Bill heating up in Congress. He will share his insights on the debate and other ag issues in this update from DC. His presentation will be followed by two special workshops, the first a sprayer...
Hans Schneider, currently living in the Netherlands, will join the Montana State University faculty and be both superintendent and associate professor of plant pathology at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, pending approval of the Montana Board of Regents. Schneider will assume his duties on July 15, thus he will participate in the Eastern Agricultural Research Center Field Day on July 18. Schneider will develop a field-oriented research program that focuses on integrated disease management in pulse crops, sugar beets, and...
Heavy spring rains in portions of the state have probably increased yield potentials but may also be increasing nutrient losses of nitrogen, sulfur and chloride. In addition, water-logged soils and cool temperatures increase disease potential and decrease plant nutrient uptake due to poor root growth. “To prevent yield losses and low protein, fertilizer can be added now, but only after verifying that the crop is nutrient deficient,” said Clain Jones, Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Scien...
Richland County 4-H clubs are holding fundraisers to earn money to build a new food booth at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The fundraising efforts are already underway and they include selling brand boards, memorial plaques and various other fundraising events conducted by the 4-H clubs in the area. The brand board fundraiser consists of a square foot (12 inch by 12 inch) board on which area ranchers can place their personal brand. Each brand costs $50 and will be displayed at the 4-H food...
Two back-to-back dryland field days highlighting research being conducted at farmsites near Froid and Sidney are on tap for Thursday and Friday, June 20th and 21st.This year’s lineup for the two annual tours includes several shared topics, so if you have to miss one event, you can still catch much of the information at the other. Joint Field Day Talks: Headlining both events are two workshop presentations, the first a sprayer calibration workshop for local producers and the second a brief recap of the March 5th “Pipeline Reclamation Wor...
This year nine rodeos from across the region have sanctioned with NILE. Being a NILE sanctioned rodeo allows their top placing team the opportunity to compete at the NILE Ranch Rodeo Finals in October. The schedule of sanctioned rodeos is as follows: Saturday, June 8 – Eastern Wyoming Ranch Rodeo at Niobrara Fairgrounds in Lusk, WY; Saturday, June 22 – Neal Hermanson Memorial Ranch Rodeo at Richland County Fairgrounds in Sidney, MT; Saturday, June 22 – Custer Ranch Rodeo at Custer Arena in Custer, MT; Sunday, July 14 – Will James Roundup Ranch...
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to bring their unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July. “This is a simple and non-regulatory program to help people safely and legally get rid of unusable pesticides free of charge,” Goehring said. “Over the past 20 years, thousands of people have brought more than three million pounds of these chemicals to Project Safe Send collection sites.” Project Safe Send accepts old,...
The Richland County Farm Service Agency would like to remind producers to stop by the office to pick up their 2013 farm certification maps. Maps will not be mailed out for 2013. For more information, contact Tammy Lake at 406-433-2103 or stop by 2745 W. Holly Street, Sidney, MT....
Richland County 4-H Alumni have scheduled a potluck meal for Veteran’s Memorial Park in Sidney on Sunday, June 9th, beginning at 5 p.m. The event is being held to welcome home Chris Bengochea, former 4-H member and now a nationally acclaimed opera singer. Bengochea will be in Sidney to perform at Richland Farm Mutuals 100th Anniversary Celebration at Pella Lutheran Church on Saturday night, June 8th. On Sunday he will be performing a public benefit concert for Foundation for Community Care at 2 p.m. at the Pella Lutheran Church. Guy Salvevol w...
Agricultural producers have until June 7, 2013 to sign up for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE). The SURE program is part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). Under the 2008 Farm Bill, SURE authorizes assistance to farmers and ranchers who suffered crop losses caused by natural disasters occurring through September 30, 2011. The 2011 SURE program provides benefits for farm revenue losses due to natural disasters that occurred during the 2011 crop year. SURE is available to eligible producers on...
The Richland County Farm Service Agency would like to remind producers to stop by the office to pick up their 2013 farm certification maps. Maps will not be mailed out for 2013. For more information, contact Tammy Lake at 406-433-2103 or stop by 2745 W. Holly Street, Sidney, MT....
In 2012, Farm Credit Services of ND sponsored a wide variety of activities in the local communities we serve. As part of our ongoing commitment to these communities we contributed over $120,000 in sponsorships to various organizations, programs and events in our business territory. “We take pride in participating in local community events and working closely with the people whose efforts make their communities so successful,” says Claude Sem, CEO. “Our Pat-NOW program keeps interest rates low for our customers which in turn provides them with...
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. Vilsack also announced the restart of sign-up for continuous CRP, including the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative, the Highly Erodible Land Initiative, the Grassland Restoration Initiative, the Pollinator Habitat Initiative and other related initiatives. Sig...
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today encouraged farmers and ranchers to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) or the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) before the deadline. Producers who wait until the last minute to sign up could face increased waiting time in FSA county offices. “We understand that producers have gotten busy, but they can’t forget to visit their county office and sign up for DCP or ACRE,” said Garcia. “Just as farmers and ranchers plan their spring...
Producers interested in submitting bids to enroll land in Conservation Reserve Program acres have from May 20 through June 14. Applications received during the CRP signup period will be ranked against others according to the Environmental Benefit Index. Kevin Kading, North Dakota Game and Fish Department private land section leader, said there are some EBI factors that producers can influence. “Game and Fish Department private land biologists and other conservation partners such as Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever can help producers f...
As a sign of large bi-partisan support between Democrats and Republicans, the Montana legislature has endorsed Senate Bill 252, sponsored by Senator Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive. Montana Governor Steve Bullock has now added his support for the bill by allowing the bill to become law this week. Earlier in the session the State Senate approved the bill 45 to 2 and a few weeks later the house added their approval with a final vote tally of 74 to 21. The Rosendale bill addressed three main points important to irrigation election law. First, the new...
The Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development is recruiting families to host Japanese youth for one month this summer. Program dates are from July 22-August 18. Host families should have children ages 10-14, and the desire for an in-depth cultural experience. Japanese delegates come with their own spending money and health insurance, and come to experience everyday life in an American family. For more information about hosting, contact Stephanie Davison at [email protected], call (406) 994-3502, or go to http://www.states4...
Montana WIFE (Women Involved in Farm Economics) announces the winners of their twenty-seventh “The Art of Farming” calendar art contest. WIFE received 515 student entries and we thank the students and their teachers for sending some excellent art that made judging them a challenge. Cash prizes and certificates have been awarded to first, second and third place winners, and certificates for the honorable mention places, in kindergarten through eighth grades. Only 25 drawings can be used on the 2013 calendar that will be ready for dis...
There are many pressures on livestock farmers today. Many of these pressures are not the typical economic and resource challenges faced by all businesses, but additional political pressures related to antibiotic use in food production. Setting aside the politics, all scientific risk assessments published to date have shown a negligible risk to human health from resistant bacteria resulting from food animal antibiotic use. Those that argue against the use of any antibiotics in livestock raised for food should consider that animals not treated...
The new, “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” consumer advertising campaign is premiering this month, bringing the recognizable tagline to older millennials and Gen-Xers. The new campaign, funded by the beef checkoff, will feature sizzling beef recipes, juicy details about essential nutrients and the voice of one of Hollywood’s most promising new talents. “This campaign builds upon the core benefits that only beef offers - its great taste and 10 essential nutrients. While most folks just look at bee...
Experts in soil chemistry at Montana State University caution that applying all the nitrogen fertilizer required for wheat at one time can be risky. According to MSU Extension, in irrigated systems, too much nitrogen early in the growing season can produce excess tillers, lead to lodging, and reduce yields. In dryland systems, nitrogen fertilizer may not get fully used for plant growth especially in dry years. In both dryland and irrigated systems, large, one-time applications have a high chance to be lost to groundwater from leaching or to...
