This year’s MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 12-13 at the Richland County Fair Event Center, has a good mix of educational sessions and trade show displays, with something to interest everyone. The show will provide agricultural presentations dealing with a wide range of relevant information, and a trade show that highlights new ideas and technology within the field of agriculture.
“I invite people to mark this year’s Ag Days on their calendars,” says Tim Fine, Richland County Extension agent. “This will be a good show with a lot of information and new ideas for those who attend. Our entertainment for the banquet, Trent Loos, is very interesting and those who hear him will not be disappointed. He is an excellent speaker who gets his message across in an entertaining manner.”
The event begins Thursday morning when vendors will have until noon to set up their display booths. The morning also includes four sessions of general interest to the family, with sessions beginning at 8 a.m. Topics include decluttering your home and your life, a session dealing with decluttering your taxes, a talk on the new hoop houses which lengthen the gardening season and therefore increase vegetable production, and a session dealing with probate and other estate questions.
The agricultural presentations begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, when Jude Capper, assistant professor of dairy science will discuss her research dealing with carbon footprints in cattle, and how U.S. producers can and have reduced the carbon emissions of livestock.
Following a noon lunch, at 1 p.m. Andy Roberts, Fort Keogh, will discuss the factors that affect cow efficiency. At 2 p.m., Larry Pilster, Alzada sheep producer, will discuss the Two Plus program for increasing flock size. At 3 p.m., Drs. Michelle Mostrom and Jon Ayers will talk about some of the issues concerning cattle and oilfield production.
The afternoon educational sessions wind up at 4 p.m. when Julie Goss, Richland County Conservation District administrator, will discuss the Dry Redwater Rural Water program.
The Thursday portion of Ag Days winds up with a social that begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Trent Loos, agricultural advocate, will serve as the entertainment following the banquet. Loos always provides a good talk and pleases his audience.
The Friday portion of Ag Days begins at 7 a.m. with the Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture breakfast. Ag in the Classroom will be held at the Sidney High School and run all day on Friday. The trade show and presentations open at 9 a.m. Several officials from departments such as the DEQ and the Army Corps of Engineers will discuss permitting, water use and other water issues. At 10:30 a.m., Jeff Nesbit, Precision Ag Partners, will discuss the newest technology, and at 11:30 a.m., Lawrence Papworth, Alberta Agriculture, will talk about equipment efficiency. Papworth will target tractors in particular, as tractors are the heart of the farming operation.
Kelly Sharpe, GK Technology, will wind up the Friday afternoon Ag Days sessions with a discussion and demonstration of the proper setup of a beet harvester.
Plan to attend this year’s Ag Days event, visit with friends, and learn a lot of new, valuable information.
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