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As the United States takes steps to address climate change, renewable energy development (particularly wind and solar) has become a critical component in reducing the nation’s carbon emissions. But as with many things, these new energy options bring their own sets of problems….and opportunities. This is the message being shared by Dr. Steve Grodsky, assistant professor of natural resources and the environment at Cornell University and an Assistant Unit Leader with the U.S. Geological Survey’s New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resea...
The Board of Directors of Richland Federal Credit Union (RFCU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Korey Hagan as the new chief executive officer at Richland Federal effective Jan. 23. A northeastern Montana native who grew up on the family ranch near Plentywood, Hagan holds an MBA in business administration from St. Thomas University, Minneapolis and a B.S. in agricultural, business management with an economics minor from Montana State University. He brings 20 years of progressive lending and management experience in the financial...
Fifteen years ago, the United States Senate unanimously approved the designation of a "National Pollinator Week" in June to address the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. This year's Pollinator Week is June 19-25 and appropriately, pollinators are the focus of a special segment of the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day set for Thursday, June 22 from 1-5:30 p.m. Registration is at 12:45 p.m. During that special segment, field tour participants will be introduced to the many...
The Froid Research Farm Field Day is back and this year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators in agricultural systems, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees on their farms. Grasshoppers, their biology and management, are also a topic of discussion as is new research underway on field pea. Learn about all of these topics and more at the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday afternoon, June 22, beginning at 1 p.m. The event is hosted by the S...
The Froid Research Farm Field Day is back and this year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators in agricultural systems, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees on their farms. Grasshoppers, their biology and management, are also a topic of discussion as is new research underway on field pea. Learn about all of these topics and more at the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday afternoon, June 22, beginning at 1 p.m. The event is hosted by the S...
The Board of Directors of Richland Federal Credit Union (RFCU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Korey Hagan as the new chief executive officer at Richland Federal effective Jan. 23. A northeastern Montana native who grew up on the family ranch near Plentywood, Hagan holds an MBA in business administration from St. Thomas University, Minneapolis and a B.S. in agricultural, business management with an economics minor from Montana State University. He brings 20 years of progressive...
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotations? What about weed management in row crops and rangeland, and soil health measures? All those topics and more will be featured in the 2023 MonDak Ag Research Summit returning this Jan. 19. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State University’s Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), Mon...
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotations? What about weed management in row crops and rangeland, and soil health measures? All those topics and more will be featured in the 2023 MonDak Ag Research Summit returning this Jan. 19. The summit is coordinated by North Dakota State...
The dates for the 2022 "E-rase your E-waste" event have been set. MonDak area residents will be able to clean out their closets, garages and storage bins and recycle their damaged and outdated electronic equipment on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9–10, organizers announced this week. The weekend collections will be done in Sidney on both days, and Fairview on Saturday, with times yet to be determined. "We had considered reinstituting a spring event this year like we've had in the past, but schedule...
Oh no! Here we go again! After eastern Montana and western North Dakota farmers and ranchers endured the second largest grasshopper outbreak of the last 35 years in 2021, they're naturally nervous about what may be coming next, particularly given persistent drought in the region. And it appears everyone is rightfully on edge. Annual grasshopper surveys taken last fall by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) indicate another bad year for grasshoppers, with more than 20...
The 17th annual “Erase your Ewaste” event gets underway in Sidney this coming Friday, Sept. 24 from 3-7 p.m. at the Richland County Public Shop next to the fairgrounds. MonDak area residents…not just Richland County…are encouraged to bring their obsolete or damaged electronic items for recycling in both Sidney and Fairview this weekend, according to Event Coordinator Heather Luinstra. Sidney’s event begins Friday and then continues from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 25. Fairview’s event will be Saturday only from 10 a.m.-noon, at the water d...
It’s on! This year’s annual E-rase you E-waste event is set for Sept. 24-25 so clear out those closets and let us help you recycle all your damaged and obsolete electronics for free! “We’ve had a number of questions from people asking about our fall event so we’re happy to let everyone know the dates have been set,” event Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “It’s a little later in September than has typically been the case. Previously our fall e-waste collection events have all been held the weekend after Labor Day, but our e-cycler wa...
It’s on! This year’s annual E-rase you E-waste event is set for Sept. 24-25 so clear out those closets and let us help you recycle all your damaged and obsolete electronics for free! “We’ve had a number of questions from people asking about our fall event so we’re happy to let everyone know the dates have been set,” event Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “It’s a little later in September than has typically been the case. Previously our fall e-waste collection events have all been held the weekend after Labor Day, but our e-cycler wa...
It’s on! This year’s annual E-rase you E-waste event is set for Sept. 24-25 so clear out those closets and let us help you recycle all your damaged and obsolete electronics for free! “We’ve had a number of questions from people asking about our fall event so we’re happy to let everyone know the dates have been set,” event Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “It’s a little later in September than has typically been the case. Previously our fall e-waste collection events have all been held the weekend after Labor Day, but our e-cycler wa...
This year’s May e-waste recycling event was cancelled again this spring, in part to give organizers an opportunity to review the “E-rase Your E-waste” program and plan for the long-term future of e-cycling in this region. “We’ve had a number of calls and emails from people asking about our spring event and we’ve asked them, in turn, to please hold on to their items until September when our regular fall collection will go forward as usual,” new “E-rase Your E-waste” Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “We decided to forgo the spring ev...
This year’s May e-waste recycling event was cancelled again this spring, in part to give organizers an opportunity to review the “E-rase Your E-waste” program and plan for the long-term future of e-cycling in this region. “We’ve had a number of calls and emails from people asking about our spring event and we’ve asked them, in turn, to please hold on to their items until September when our regular fall collection will go forward as usual,” new “E-rase Your E-waste” Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “We decided to forgo the spring ev...
What can producers expect as the economy recovers from COVID-19 and discussion begins on innovative agricultural policies leading up to a new farm bill? What about existing risk management tools? What support can producers expect in the next few years? Montana State University Ag Economist Dr. Vincent Smith, an internationally recognized expert on agricultural and international trade policy, shares his considerable insight into these questions in the final webinar of the 2021 MonDak Ag Research...
Farmers and ranchers in the MonDak region are readying their equipment for spring planting. The big question now is the weather. What can farmers and ranchers expect this growing season? Patrick Gilchrist with the National Weather Service Office, Glasgow will help answer that question in the fifth webinar of the 2021 MonDak Ag Research Summit Series to be held on Thursday, March 11 at 10 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. CT. In his keynote presentation – Seasonal outlooks and potential climate change impacts for eastern Montana and western North Dakota – Gilchr...
Farmers and ranchers in the MonDak region are readying their equipment for spring planting. The big question now is the weather. What can farmers and ranchers expect this growing season? Patrick Gilchrist with the National Weather Service Office, Glasgow will help answer that question in the fifth webinar of the 2021 MonDak Ag Research Summit Series to be held on Thursday, March 11 beginning at 10 a.m. MT, 11 a.m. CST. In his keynote presentation – entitled Seasonal outlooks and potential climat...
Whether herbicide resistant or just aggressive spreaders, weeds are a constant plague in both crops and pastures, which is why management options are a key research subject for university and federal scientists. For Dr. Brian Jenks, North Dakota State University’s North Central Research Extension Center weed scientist, Minot, weeds have been at the heart of his research program for more than two decades. That research and its application to local farms and ranches is featured in the fourth webinar of the 2021 MonDak Ag Research Summit Series ...
Whether herbicide resistant or just aggressive spreaders, weeds are a constant plague in both crops and pastures, which is why management options are a key research subject for university and federal scientists. For Dr. Brian Jenks, North Dakota State University’s North Central Research Extension Center weed scientist, Minot, weeds have been at the heart of his research program for more than two decades. That research and its application to local farms and ranches is featured in the fourth webinar of the 2021 MonDak Ag Research Summit Series ...
Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has attracted the interest of pulse crop researchers who have come together in a large, multistate collaboration focusing on root rot in lentil under the direction of Dr. Mary Burrows, Extension Plant...
Weeds and plant diseases are perennial problems for farmers and ranchers in the MonDak and a ripe research topic for university and federal scientists. That research and its application to local farms and ranches is featured in two February webinars from the 2021 MonDak Ag Research Summit Series, which began in January and concludes in March. Tuesday, Feb. 9: Dr. Mary Burrows, Montana Agricultural Experiment Station plant pathologist and associate director and Research Development at Montana State University will present a keynote address on...
Technology's role in agriculture is rising exponentially, but that doesn't mean there aren't other factors of equal importance, particularly in irrigation management. That's the message to be delivered by Dr. Thomas Scherer on Thursday, Jan. 28, in the second webinar of this year's 4th annual MonDak Ag Research Summit online seminar series. "Over the last 15 years there have been many technological developments for more informed irrigation water management," Dr. Scherer, North Dakota State...
The 4th annual MonDak Ag Research Summit has moved online due to COVID-19 and features a series of six webinars, each an hour and a half long, focusing on agricultural issues and research applicable to area farmers and ranchers. The 2021-webinar series kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 10 a.m. MST/11 a.m. CST with a keynote presentation looking at appropriate fertilizer application decisions in the face of our recent fall drought. That presentation will be followed by three short talks by...
