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Signup for Farm Service Agency’s Direct and Counter Cyclical Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program during the 2012 crop year began on Jan. 23. Signup for both programs will continue through June 1. Aaron Krauter, North Dakota state FSA executive director, is encouraging producers to sign up early. “We want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get in and sign up, and doing it before spring field work begins means one less thing a producer needs to worry about,” Krauter said. Producers who choose to participate in ei...
The Keith Steinbeisser Memorial Livestock Judging competition was held Saturday, March 3 at the Gartner Denowh Angus Ranch, Sidney....
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is offering two scholarships for MSGA member students. For graduating high school seniors, MSGA is offering the Swede Schlesinger Scholarship worth $2,500. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be graduating from a Montana high school this year, be a member of MSGA, or have at least one parent who is a member, and demonstrate a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. Applicants must complete the application form, include a copy of their current high school transcript, include three sealed...
The MonDak has always stood out as an agricultural area, which is the prime reason many of us chose to make this region our home. We liked the farming way of life and preferred the peace of the country to the bustle of commercial centers. Well, our cherished way of life has practically vanished as agriculture and its lifestyle has had to move aside for the oil industry. The oil boom continues to trump agriculture in numerous ways and many area farmers feel that in the coming years, agriculture i...
In the last ten years, beef and cattle trade between the United States and foreign countries has become increasingly complex with respect to economic and political factors. The U.S. exports not just meat, but also many non-meat items as well as live animals. Understanding all of the export/import numbers of many reports is often difficult, for me anyway. However, Jim Robb, Livestock Marketing Information Center director, based in Denver, recently sent a report which analyzes U.S. beef trade. I...
Sidney High School FFA members Ryan Steinbeisser (right) and Jake Lunderby (left) receive a cash donation from staff members (L-R) Trisha Schepens, Kaila Forbs and Dr. Jessica Waldock employed at High Plains Veterinary Clinic, Sidney. A national Pfizer Animal Health promotion program recognizes FFA chapters through local businesses. This financial assistance helps the chapter travel to Career Development Events throughout the year and conduct community service activities. Sidney FFA appreciates...
The 2007 Census of Agriculture pointed out some inescapable facts that will affect the next few generations if we don’t take steps to reverse the trend. According to the Census, “Our agricultural landscape continues to change, but behind the numbers is also a story – a story of stewardship, hard work, and the unending fight to protect the working lands that sustain us. Every minute two acres of farmland are lost to development. Fewer and fewer farmers are able to stay on the land, and farms are...
Boys never grow up; their toys just get bigger and more expensive. Or so says Dave Vanek, Billings, who delights in acquiring old tractors and then restoring these antiques to working condition. Vanek recently sold one of his three restored ‘toys’, a 1912 Case Steam Traction Engine, to Jerry Satra, Crane. “I bought this Case Steam Traction Engine (tractor) in 1987 from a family estate sale near Medicine Hat, Alberta,” Vanek remarks of the tractor now in Crane. “I restored it in 1989 and took...
Fitness and Wellness Raymond Jolley has been selected as student of the month by the Fitness and Wellness Department. Raymond moved to Montana from Wyoming four years ago and likes living in Sidney because he believes the people in Sidney are very supportive and understanding. Raymond is very involved in the wrestling program at Sidney High School and respects his coaches and teammates. What impressed Ms. D is the fact that Raymond is deaf but his disability DOES NOT interfere with his...
Northern Crops Institute (NCI) announces the Pasta Production and Technology Short Course will be April 10-12 at Northern Crops Institute, Fargo. This short course introduces pasta manufacturers to the fundamental and applied aspects of manufacturing extruded and sheeted pasta products. Raw material quality criteria, specifications and processing variables and their impact on final pasta product quality are presented in detail. Participants will have an opportunity to do actual hands-on pilot-scale pasta processing, followed by a cooking...
West Side Elementary School in Sidney celebrated “I Love to Read” this week with “Go Wild For Reading”. The top three readers in each grade were honored....
