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Our Sidney team took 1st place at the Cowboy this weekend. Ethan Graves, Cody Johnson, Cody Christian and Ryan Chatterton placed 1st. Trace Jones took 2nd and Wyatt VanBuren placed 3rd. CURRENT WRESTLERS STATEWIDE RANKINGS Sidney Currently Ranked 2nd in the State. Wyatt VanBuren 3rd at 113 lbs, Gresh Jones 1st at 126 lbs, Ethan Graves 2nd at 132 lbs, Bridger Coffman 5th at 145 lbs, Ryan Chatterton 1st at 152 lbs, Doug Rooney 3rd at 160 lbs, Cody Johnson 1st at 170 lbs, Cody Christian 1st at 182...
Richland County Conservation District has been recognizing individuals who co-operate with the district to implement conservation practices on the land for many years. In 1977 Jean Bidegaray received the distinction of conservation district co-operator of the year. Building on the conservation practices that their father began, Remi and Claude Bidegaray have been named Richland County Conservation District Co-operators of the Year for 2014. Remi and Claude operate their diversified farm and ranc...
7 proved to be a great year for ONEOK, one of the nation's premier energy companies involved in the natural gas and natural gas liquids businesses. In February 2014, ONEOK successfully completed the separation of the company's natural gas distribution business into a stand-alone, publicly traded company that is now called ONE Gas, Inc. The separation allowed each company to have a greater focus on its individual strategy, financial strength and growth potential. The "New ONEOK" is now the...
RICHEY – Jim Trotter has recently been promoted to branch manager for Stockman Bank in Richey. His responsibilities include overseeing bank operations and expanding all lending activities for the branch. Trotter grew up in Richey on the family farm and ranch and was the Richey High School valedictorian for the class of 2005. He then went on to graduate with highest honors from Montana State University with a master of professional accountancy degree in 2010, and a bachelor of science degree i...
The SHS Speech and Drama Team travelled to Huntley Project for their last meet before divisionals in Glendive on January 24th. Competing against 29 schools the Drama Team placed 1st in Class A Sweeps and the Speech team took 3rd in Class A Sweeps. The Drama Team was led by Tess Ler & Tessa Hill who went up against 34 different competitors and placed 2nd in Humorous Duo. Also competing in Humorous Duo were Sarah Turek and Camden Berka who placed 7th and Ben Broadhead & Luke Turek competed. Serious Duo Laura Elmore and Jaz Hodge placed 4th....
The only thing that stays constant is change. The Richland County Steering Committee recognizes that change is happening all around our community, and wants to start a discussion about it through a project called Photovoice. Photovoice is a project that uses photography as a method to explore different points of view through pictures, which then become the basis for group discussion of community issues and concerns. The Steering Committee is asking community members of Richland County to use their Photovoice by participating in this project....
Sidney, Mont. – Irrigators in the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project (LYIP) area in Dawson and Richland Counties have until Friday February 20, 2015, to apply for financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to install sprinkler irrigation systems on irrigated land. For the past five years, owners and operators of land within the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project have received funding from NRCS through its Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) to increase irrigation efficiency on agricultural land....
For Don and Doreen Snideman who were named Top Grower with 50-282 acres, farming is a family tradition that they are proud to continue. The farm located west of Glendive along the Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project has been in Doreen Snideman's family since the late 1920s-early 1930s. Doreen Snideman's grandfather came to the area from Nebraska when the beet factory opened; the factory went to Nebraska looking for farmers who were willing to relocate and grow sugar beets. Since then, her father...
The Top Ten Beet Growers Awards were held on Wednesday, January 14 at the Elks in Sidney. Recognized were the top five growers with 50- 282 acres and the top five growers with more than 282 acres. Tons per acre, sugar percentage and rating were all factors in determining who would be recognized. Before the growers were announced, Russ Fullmer of Crystal Sugars reviewed the 2014 season noting that it's one of the best in years in terms of sugar content and tonnage. The record breaking crop can...
Brothers Todd and Dean Steinley of DC and T&J Farms were named Top Grower of the over 282 acres category with 648 acres, 36.4 tons per acre, a sugar content of 18.39% and a rating of 32.94. Todd Steinley has been farming since 1990 and Dean Steinley has been farming since 1995. Their grandfather began growing sugar beets in the late the 1920s when the factory opened and since then it has been a family operation for them as their dad continues to farm and all of their kids with them. The...
Richland County Conservation District is currently taking applications for their conservation cost share program. The program is in its fifth year with funding for the program provided by the Richland County Commissioners. In prior years, Richland County landowners were able to improve irrigation systems, drill water wells for livestock, install stockwater tanks, fences and pipelines and plant trees with this program. The District is targeting landowners that would like to implement conservation practices but they never rank well with the NRCS...
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) extends an invitation to all to attend the 9th Annual Circle the Wagons Convention in Helena, Feb. 6 & 7 at the Great Northern Best Western Premier. “This is an exciting time for the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame,” said MCHF &WHC President Bill Galt of White Sulphur Springs. “In this world focused on celebrity, fame and fortune, we are so glad to be able to honor those who set a positive example in their communities through their everyday deeds and hard work. We hope to see a...
A positive is that projected yields for most crops have increased. Many projected crop budgets show a negative return to labor and management for 2015, according to Andy Swenson, North Dakota State University Extension Service farm management specialist. Crop prices have declined but total production costs have resisted this decline. A positive is that projected yields for most crops have increased and some cost items, most notably fuel, will be lower. About half the regions project a positive...
For several years Andrew Swenson and Ron Haugen of the NDSU Extension Ag. Economics Department have been providing yearly crop budgets for individual regions of the state. These have provided an estimate of revenues and costs for selected crops grown in the region. They acknowledge there is considerable variation in soil type, productivity, weather conditions, as well as management and production practices within each region. These profitability budgets account for full economic opportunity...
Seminars for sugar beet growers are scheduled during February in Grafton, Grand Forks, Fargo and Wahpeton. The seminars are sponsored by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension. Topics include: Subsurface water management Integrated management of aphanomyces Challenges and solutions for sugar beet insect pests Weed management Strategies to manage sugar beet diseases Using the NDSU Extension pest management app The seminars at each location will begin at 9 a.m. Dates and locations are: Feb. 5...
Montana Stockgrowers Association’s Research & Education Endowment Foundation (REEF) is offering an Educational Heritage Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. This annual scholarship is awarded to a MSGA student member. Last year’s scholarship recipient was Ariel Overstreet Adkins of Big Timber, MT. Upon receiving the 2014 award, Ariel, a student at the University of Montana School of Law said, “this scholarship means a tremendous amount to my family and I as we work to pay for school. Scholarships allow students like me to graduate with less...
Helena, Mont., As the 64th Legislative Session entered its third day the one thing no one had to worry about was lunch. Legislators were provided lunch by Montana's major agriculture organizations, including the Montana Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, Stockgrowers and Grain Growers. "This was an opportunity for agriculture to show our elected legislators the unity within our industry and the overall impact agriculture has on the state of Montana. While there certainly was...
The Sidney Area Dollars for Scholars Phonathon will be Jan. 26-27, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. Our future of tomorrow is growing up today. Please consider making a donation during this time....
Oil spill response workers recovered approximately 240 barrels of crude oil from the Poplar Pipeline Tuesday. Workers recovered the oil from the south side of the Yellowstone River where the pipeline crosses about six miles upstream from Glendive, MT. Responders earlier had calculated the pipeline breach to have a worst-case discharge of up to 1200 barrels (50,000 gallons) of crude oil. Today’s recovery reduces the total that could have escaped into the river to about 960 barrels (or 40,000 gallons.) Drinking water is still being made a...
