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John Pulasky will be at this year's Williston Wheat show discussing El Nino and the price of chicken. This seminar will be about how severe weather can alter history. Pulasky comes from a heavy agricultural backround that included memberships in 4-H and FFA. Through these programs he has developed dedicated stewardship of Montana's resources and way of life. He has working relationships with diverse county, state and federal agencies and associations; including serving as a supervisor with the...
Edwin Haugen, CLU and FIC at Thrivent Financial in Minot, ND, will be very busy at this year's Wheat Show in Williston, ND. He will be discussing topics such as tax issues, oil and mineral production areas, subsidy issues, partnership and corporation issues, farm and children and tax saving issues. Another topic he is excited to share is charitable options. "This has been an area that is often neglected in the Ag Industry, but is something that can benefit both these charities and the farmer as...
This year Haidle Farms, owned by Ryan Haidle, received the 20/20 award for Top 10 Beet Growers. The 20/20 reward is given to beet farmers that produce 20 Tons Per Acre(TPA) of beets with a 20+% sugar outage. Haidle Farms managed to produce 31.28 TPA with 20.08% sugar yield on 489 acres. “We were very lucky with nutrient soil and great weather this year,” said Ryan, when asked how he achieved this year’s harvest. Haidle Farms is a family run operation which Ryan Haidle manages with his broth...
DMC Detailing owned by Dan and Monica Cayko opened January 4th, 2016. The new business will feature services such as interior and exterior cleaning and even headlight restoration. "We are very excited to open the business," said Dan Cayko, "I have always been very passionate about cleaning and we have a shop right at home run to our business." Dan Cayko was recently working in the oil field but later sold his company; he has opened the detailing business to stay active in his community and to...
Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch (GDAR) is located just on the outskirts of Sidney, MT, a close-knit family run ranch that focuses on raising efficient and functional cattle bred for the commercial cattle operation. GDAR began in 1957 when Joe Gartner and Russel Denowh bought 20 head of registered Angus cows from a dispersion sale in Montana. In 1974, Russ and his son, Micky, bought out Joe Gartner but kept the commercial name. At this time, they were calving about 150 cows and selling around 60...
In the rolling green hills of Golden Valley, ND, you can find Isaak Angus Ranch. Isaak Angus has been in the ranching and farming business for 4 generations, with Ron Isaak and his wife Jackie being the current owners and operators. Isaak's great grandfather and grandfather homesteaded on the land and even built a brick house in 1925, which is still on the ranch to this day. Isaak Angus Ranch has been raising registered Angus cattle for over 20 years, and one of their main philosophies is to...
Bar JV Angus Ranch is a proud part of the argiculture community in the Mon-Dak area, and are located in the Sioux Pass Community halfway between Sidney and Culbertson, MT on highway 16. Many great people are involved in raising livestock in the area, and they feel it is a great responsibility to provide clients with genetics that will continue to improve their cowherd along with Bar JV's own. Bar JV is a family run operation, operated by Jim and Loretta Vitt along with their son Dale Vitt and...
Wibaux, MT is home to Begger's Diamond V Ranch, where they have fundamental principles of cattle production and their branded cows have marginal room for error. This year will be Begger's 40th Annual Bull Sale and they look forward to selling their top quality Simmental and Angus breeds. Begger's Diamond V is working to own top genetics that produce pounds on sale day. They believe that their clients' success is their success, and are always finding a way to improve their consistent black and...
Rambur Charolais is located just south Sidney, MT and was founded more than 30 years ago by Howard Rambur. When Howard started in the ranching industry, he wanted to work with a breed of cattle distinctly different from any other breeds in eastern Montana, so he chose the Charolais. The Charolais, at the time, was a relatively new breed to the area and it was still able to retain its full French heritage. Even though the breed grew quite large as adults, Howard had a goal to modify the...
Best Angus & Quarter Horses started as a 4-H and FFA project in 1987 with the purchase of a heifer from the placement pen at McCumber Angus Ranch. Many of the cows in the herd are descendants of the original heifer, Rosetta 622 of McCumber. Best Angus grew slowly focusing on quality. Pete and Vawnita Best worked together in building their business; Vawnita worked as a meat inspector and Pete worked as an Agricultural Lender. The Best's continued to keep top heifers as replacements and invested...
Three miles east of White Earth, ND, you can find Feiring Angus Ranch. Doug and Ceylon Feiring own Feiring Angus Ranch, along with sons, Brett and Brady, and daughter Shambre. One of their major philosophies is, "To never overstock pastures with more animals than the land can handle." Generation after generation from Feiring Angus has all received the same lecture. Feiring Angus does not use popular genetics in their breeding program, for they believe that cattle should adapt to mother nature...
Feiring Cattle Company located in Beach, ND, is a family run operation owned and managed by Donnie and Trisha Feiring, along with their two daughters, Harley and Taylor. Feiring's herd originates back to 1983 when Donnie purchased his first QAS Traveler 23-4, but heritage reigns throughout the company back to 1945 when Donnie's grandfather, Arnold Feiring, started his cowherd. Today, Feiring Cattle Company's herd consists of 150 head of registered Angus cows that trace back to Shoshone Viking...
When Prewitt & Co. purchased the Sidney Livestock 4 years ago, Tim Larson became manager and has been able to slowly grow the business to where it is today. The past few years, Sidney Livestock has grown substantially and has proven to be quite an asset to Sidney's Community. This year Sidney Livestock has been able to add on more cattle pens in August to make room to bring in even more animals for sale days. They even replaced their water tanks and Tim Larson goes on to say, "We definitely try...
On the corner of Central, Sidney citizens can see the new Trendz Hair Salon building. Sarah Huft purchased Trendz in February of 2014, the new establishment is bigger, better and offers a lot more services and products since their smaller, hard to find salon. "We needed a new location because there was barely enough room for my three hair stylists and three nail technicians I had. We were tripping over each other constantly. There is such a lack of commercial real estate in Sidney there was...
On Wed., December 9, Jaycees donated a $1,500 check to Gifts from the Heart for their food bank. This generous donation will help Jackie and Arien Waller, a mother-daughter team, provide food and other goods for over 300 families in Sidney and surrounding areas. Some items Jaycees has been able to bring this year are turkeys, 5lb bags of potatoes, toothbrushes and hopefully toothpaste. "This helps a lot of kids, and Jaycees has helped tremendously throughout the years. Jaycees has been donating...
Froid High School was dishing out Christmas spirit this year as they held their K-12 Christmas Concert Thurs., December 11. The musical feast featured song-writers and composers Teresa and Paul Jennings, Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks, John Riggio, Randall Standridge and much more. Kindergarten through 4th grade started the concert by performing "Jingle Bell Parade", written by Teresa Jennings. There were students dressed as nut crackers and Christmas elves as they danced around the gym singing,...
On Thursday, July 9, High Plains Veterinary Clinic in Sidney, MT began moving into their brand new facility and were ready to go by July 11. The brand new development, owned by Dr. J.J. Hovde and Dr. Gary Shieber, has all new supplies, technology, and services available geared towards household pets and specializing in horses and large cattle. The old development, though very spacious, had only one surgery room and one exam room. The new facility has a brand new surgery room with two tables,...
“Put A Jingle In Your Step” is this year’s theme for the 15th Annual Parade of Lights Celebration in Watford City, ND. On November 27 at 6:30 p.m. you can expect to see floats of all shapes and sizes decorated to popular Christmas songs. Citizens can look forward to enjoying hot chocolate, food and Main Street local shopping along with the parade. Watford City is also setting up for their new Food Drive. This year will be the second drive and they expect a great turnout. For every non-p...
