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Based on a June survey of approximately 2700 producers, the top two hard red spring wheat varieties in North Dakota remain Glenn and Faller, according to Jim Peterson, North Dakota Wheat Commission marketing director. Combined, the two varieties account for nearly 30% of the acres. Barlow, RB07 and Brennan round out the top five. Divide remains the leading durum variety in the state with nearly one third of the acres. Acres planted to Divide have grown each of the past five years. The other top...
“Debate over the age of the universe and earth and the duration of the Genesis creation days have . . . deeply divided” the Christian community. So says Hugh Ross, astronomer, pastor, and author of the book, A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy. In his book (which was loaned to me by my son) Dr. Ross says that it is his hope that his work will “bring reconciliation” to this controversy. Ross’s book states that the scientific community almost uniformly agrees that the earth is...
Is your house filled with too much stuff? Ours certainly is. Twenty-six years of “Conspicuous Consumerism” has taken its toll on our household. It’s a common problem. To paraphrase Thoreau, author of Walden, instead of us owning our possessions – it has gotten to the point where our possessions now own us. Thank God for Yard Sales. They are an opportunity for us to clean out our garages, basements and attics of stuff that we no longer use. And this is the season when Yard Sales are especia...
A few weeks ago I wrote about a fungal disease on ash trees known as anthracnose. This was causing a lot of premature leaf drop. The past two weeks have brought numerous specimens of oak leaves along with many telephone calls inquiring about the desiccation of leaves of oak trees. Almost all have been found to be infected with anthracnose. This is a different organism than that of anthracnose on ash trees but the symptoms and damage are very similar. The fungus causing oak anthracnose also...
Last weekend my wife (Shelley) decided to have a gathering. It was a belated “4th of July” celebration. It was also a chance for her to make a statement about where she thought our country has been, where it is now, and where it might be heading . . . The theme of the day was “God & Country”. We had two dozen people at our picnic, and they were warned ahead of time that there would be a program consistent with the title of this event. With that being the case, the guests squeezed into our fam...
A topic of recent interest is whether President Obama has ignored the law by engaging the U.S. Armed Forces in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere. Hopefully this article will shed light on that subject. On this issue the Constitution is of little assistance. While the President is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (Art II, Sec. 2) only Congress has the power to declare war (Art. I , Sec. 8(11) ) It appears the drafters of the Constitution, being well aware that war is a major undertaking, intended to require consent of both the Executive and...
By Jerome Kessler Dennis Dahl hopes to be a “flag bearer” in this year’s Fairview Old Timers Reunion and Summer Festival. He is usually one of the horseback flag bearers for this event. He relishes the chance to do so, and enjoys being able to carry on the flag bearer tradition that both his father and his grandfather did before him. But Dahl, who is a 68 year-old cowboy, was recently injured in a “horse and bull” accident – and doesn’t know if his doctor is going to let him ride in this year...
When I was in medical school I thought I was a big adventurer when I rode my bicycle from St. Paul to Duluth. That was a 165-mile trip on the back roads of Minnesota. I have a 95-year-old friend who made a bicycle trip that makes my trip pale in comparison. Perhaps you know him. His name is John Bock. In 1937 he took his single speed wide-tired bicycle on a 700-mile bike trip from Sidney MT to Duluth MN. I learned about this trip from John himself and from reviewing postcards that he sent home...
Of the few acres planted this spring it is my observation that a higher percentage of lentils were put in the ground than any of our other primary crops-durum, peas, and hard spring wheat. One of the major yearly threats to lentils is ascochyta blight. Plant pathologists at the Carrington Research Center and North Dakota State University report observing the presence of ascochyta blight in a commercial production field near Carrington. Another devastating disease, anthracnose has been found in...
