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The MonDak Stockgrowers Association and the Foundation for Community Care held a Cattlemen’s Ball on Feb. 23 at the Richland Co. Fair Event Center. The event preliminarily grossed over $33,000 to be donated to the Foundation for Community Care and the American Heart Association....
The Sidney FFA Varsity Mechanics team of (L-R) Ethan Chamberlain, Duran Vigesaa, Jimmy Topp and Travis Obergfell (far right) receive a first place plaque from the Career Development event host Culbertson FFA President Ty Handy. Nine various skills/aptitude areas were tested of 33 students from nine schools. This Sidney FFA team continued tradition by winning this mechanical event for the ninth year in a row. Sidney FFA members also placed individually with Topp placing first, Chamberlain...
Montana Farmers Union (MFU) President Alan Merrill and 15 MFU members will travel to the National Farmers Union convention in being held March 2-5, 2013, Springfield, MA. The group includes seven delegates who will help shape the direction of the organization’s national public policy. Delegates include Brett Dailey, Jordan, MFU board representative; Erik Somerfeld, Power, MFU board representative; Terry Anvik, Fairview; Doug Crabtree, Helena; Will Downs, Molt; and Sarah Eisenzimer, Lincoln, youth delegate. Other MFU members joining President M...
The MonDak Area Stockgrower’s Association has partnered up with the Foundation for Community Care to bring the area a night of rockin’ good fun, music and dancing. The 1st Annual Cattlemen’s Ball will be held Feb. 23rd at the Richland County Fair Event Center. There will be a social at 6:30 followed by a prime rib dinner catered by The Ranger Lounge at 7. The live band will start at 9 with plenty of dancing until midnight. The evening will give guys and gals a chance to get all dressed up and g...
Montana State University Extension and the Schutter Diagnostic Lab are offering new online courses covering plant anatomy and the diagnostic features of 32 state-listed noxious weeds. The free courses are offered to assist early detection of noxious weeds in Montana and provide pesticide applicator credits. The three-course series has been designed to assist with early detection and rapid response (EDRR) across Montana. The goal of EDRR is to recognize high priority plants and take action to manage them while populations are still small. Often...
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) welcomes Dr. Gadi V.P. Reddy, the new Superintendent at Montana State University’s Western Triangle Ag Research Center, to Sidney this Thursday and Friday to meet ARS and MSU scientific staff, discuss possible collaborations, and present a Friday BrownBagger on Feb. 15th. A recent arrival to Montana, Dr. Reddy previously worked at the University of Guam’s Western Pacific Tropical Research Center where he was engaged in biocontrol of weeds and i...
Rangeland reclamation is no easy task, and the need for more information on how to do it effectively is growing as the number of pipelines criss-crossing the open prairies of eastern Montana and western North Dakota increase with oil and gas development in the Bakken. To meet that need, a one-day workshop that brings together reclamation researchers, energy company representatives and ranchers and land managers to discuss the best methods for managing pipeline reclamation is planned for Tuesday, March 5th in Sidney. The all-day workshop runs...
Students from Williston State College’s Post-secondary Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) attended the ND State PAS Conference for the 26th straight year on January 23-25 in Minot. The event was held in conjunction with the Ag Expo. WSC PAS students competed in many different events, including but not limited to: the Mechanics contest, Ag Sales, Livestock Specialist, Soil Specialist, Crop Specialist, Equine Specialist, etc. The award highlights: Justin Jacobs took second place in Ag Sales i...
The 35th Annual Glendive Agri-Trade Exposition (GATE) will be held Feb. 8-9 at the Eastern Plains Event Center in Glendive. This premier ag-related exposition will again offer a forum for contacting hundreds of people, showing and sharing ideas, and visiting with friends, old and new. The 2013 GATE will also feature the 13th Annual Bull Show and the 8th Annual Stallion Show on Friday, February 8. The GATE will be open 9 am to 6 pm on Friday and 8 am to 4 pm on Saturday. Gateway Cowbelles will...
Four members and leaders of Richland County 4-H program participated in the 14th bi-annual 4-H legislative breakfast in Helena, Mt on January 22nd. They were Holly Bouchard and Sierra Osborne of the Richland Rockets 4-H club, Taylor Schepens of the Brorson Farmhands 4-H club, and leader Kathy Helmuth of the Lambert Hi-Liters 4-H Club. The Breakfast is sponsored by the Montanans for 4-H, an all-volunteer group of concerned citizens. The 4-H legislative breakfast is one of the best-attended in...
The thirteenth annual MonDak Pulse Day will be held on Wednesday, February 20 at the Airport International Inn in Williston starting with registration at 8:30 am CST. Researchers and extension personnel along with representatives from grower groups and private industry will discuss the latest recommendations on the production, marketing and utilization of pulse crops. Pulse crops produced in this area would include field peas, lentils and chickpeas. One of the featured speakers for this year’s Pulse Day will be Dr. Rosalind Bueckert. Dr. B...
For the past several years change seems to be the only consistent item on the menu for Richland County. Energy development has brought many opportunities as well as challenges to the region. Meeting immediate needs and managing crisis after crisis, although necessary, it is not an effective long-term strategy. Water, when left to flow unchecked will always find the path of least resistance. However, when effectively managed, with a simple goal in mind, an irrigator can expertly spread water across an entire field delivering needed moisture to a...
Although the overview generated for the Farm Service Agency states, ‘The Farm Service Agency administers farm commodity, crop insurance, credit, environmental, conservation and emergency assistance programs for farmers and ranchers’, that doesn’t begin to describe the in-depth work they do. The employees at the Richland County FSA office do far more than what can be described in one overview statement. The Richland County FSA office has a County Executive Director and four Program Techn...
With only 13-14 inches of average annual rainfall, dryland farmers in the MonDak region need to know the best farming strategies for utilizing that limited moisture and improving nutrient use to sustain yields and remain profitable. Researchers with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) in Sidney are studying new rotations and management practices to help make that happen and ARS Agronomist Brett Allen will share results from existing dryland research and upcoming new projects as p...
The Richland County Weed District has been chosen the “2012 Oustanding Weed District” at the State Convention of the Montana Weed Control Association held in Great Falls January 15-17. The RCWD has been in operation since the early 60s. It’s present Weed Coordinator is Dick Zoanni. The County Weed Board, representing all areas of Richland County, is made up of Johnnie Johnston, Don Iverson, Dale Edam, Dan Thornton, and Mark Casterline. Previous Weed Coordinators include Ken Babcock, Con Donvan, and Red Lovec. All have been assisted by Louis...
The 2013 Dummy Team Roping will be held at the VFW in Sidney, February 2nd. Entries will be taken from 4-5 pm with the roping beginning at 5:30 pm. Kids 10 and under will rope first, with adults following. It is a progressive roping format. People can pick one and draw one for $20, with a three head progressive after the first round. All interested people can come to compete or just to watch, as it promises to be an entertaining evening. There will be cash prizes for the top placing...
The North Dakota State University Extension Service is hosting a farm and ranch transition planning workshop at five locations Feb. 7, 14 and 21. The workshop will help farmers and ranchers: - Design an orderly and successful transition plan for their farm/ranch business - Choose the successor(s) best suited to continue the business into the future - Understand the transition plan’s financial impacts and tax consequences - Learn about the best tools and strategies to create a plan The sessions will run from 6:15 to 9:30 p.m. CST and 5:15 to 8...
Producers can compare projected fuel costs and use based on alternate crop acreages, tillage systems and crop rotations. Farmers can use a new Farm Fuel Budget cellphone app to plan their farm fuel budget and use for the next year or more. John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural machine systems specialist, developed the Android cellphone app for crop producers to compare projected fuel costs and use for their farming operation based on alternate crop...
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. 23, 9 a.m., City Hall, Forman Jan. 23, 1:30 p.m., Fireside Restaurant, Ellendale Jan. 28, 1 p.m., McKenzie County Courthouse, Watford City Jan. 29, 9 a.m., Divide County Courthouse, Crosby Feb. 11, 1 p.m., Morton County Fairgrounds, New Salem Feb. 12,...
MonDak Ag Days went off without a hitch, even though the weather tried to prevent it. A few of the speakers didn’t make it to town, but the attendance was still decent. The trade show was buzzing with conversation, while next door there was concentration as everyone listened in to the presentations. Thursday evening brought a packed house, as the Banquet was sold out. Ken Overcast, with 9-year old fiddle playing granddaughter Molly Rose Halingstad, was a hit. There couldn’t have been a soul tha...
The Airport International Inn in Williston will be hosting the 60th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show February 4th, 5th & 6th. This year’s show will be targeting a program which addresses the following: 1) providing relevant information relating to public policy, 2) Providing information offering substantial profit opportunities, 3) challenge the thought process of those involved in all levels of food production. This year’s show will offer several featured speakers including Jolene Bro...
The Richland Co. Fair Event Center will be the place to be on the evening of February 23, 2013. The Foundation for Community Care and the MONDAK Stockgrowers are teaming up to bring Richland County its first annual Rocking Your Heart Cattleman’s Ball. The Ball will provide an opportunity for the community to unite under one roof to support local healthcare through the Foundation for Community Care and the American Heart Association. The evening’s events will include a social hour beginning at 6:30, a prime rib dinner catered by The Ranger Lou...
There will be an open house at the Richland County MSU Extension Office Tuesday, January 22nd from 3pm-6pm. All are invited to join in welcoming the new Family and Consumer Science Agent, Ludmila Keller and Josie Evenson, the new 4-H Agent. Everyone is welcome to come and find out about MSU Extension programs and ask any questions that you may have. Refreshments will be served. The Extension Office is located at 1499 North Central Ave in Sidney....
The Richland County 4-H Winter Carnival was held on December 28th at the Richland County Extension Office, hosted by the county’s 4-H Jr. Leaders. This event is geared towards the junior 4-H members as a way for them to meet other 4-H members in the county, as well as have some fun and was very successful. The Jr. Leaders planned dinner, a cookie decorating station, a roping station and games for the whole group. The games included interactive games involving a parachute, which was a huge h...
The annual MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show are this week, January 10-12 at the Richland County Fair Event Center. Ag Days will be offering many trade show displays to browse as well as a number of presentations. Thursday, beginning at 8:30 am, there will be presentations ranging from gardening and water rights, to farm and ranch insurance. Following that, starting at 5 pm will be the banquet with entertainment by Ken Overcast. Friday there will be a breakfast starting at 7 am, followed by presentations on roaming buffalo, grazing cornstalks, and...
