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Watford City’s Twist 2.0 had a grand opening Friday, July 22 from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. CT. Located at 501 6th Ave SE, Watford City, the event had several prizes including Twist 2.0 tank tops, t-shirts, and gift cards. The restaurant will be offering some different specials including slushies, appetizers, sandwiches, and a variety of ice-cream toppings. “We are excited for people to come in and enjoy the new atmosphere and ice-cream,” said Julie Grotte, Twist 2.0 manager. “Everyone in the area is just so excited to have the Twist back.” The restauran...
Nivon Hayes, Watford City High School, captured the North Dakota High School Wrestling Association’s heavyweight title at the Fargodome. This was the first time the Wolves have had a champion since joining Class A. Hayes is a junior at Watford City High School in his second year of wrestling. Last year, he was only able to win two matches, but he stays in shape throwing the discus in track and playing football for the Wolves. He came into the tournament with a 23-12 ranking. He first pinned Fargo South’s Cayden Nielson in 3:11 in his first mat...
McKenzie County participated in the State 4-H Consumer Decision Making Contest held on July 26 at the ND State Fair, Minot, and came home with top honors. The Junior Team of Kyle Best, son of Vawnita and Pete Best, Watford City; Jaden Murphy, son of Kim and Lee Murphy, Fairview, MT; Gracyn Darrington, daughter of Nikki and Partrick Darrington, Arnegard; and Gwen Signalness, daughter of Wade and Katie Signalness, Watford City; captured 1st place. Individually, Gracyn was honored with 9th...
On Saturday, July 16, community members gathered to see and use the Watford City Municipal Airport’s new extended runway. The event celebrated the two-year project with a ribbon cutting, free airplane rides, BBQ, and aircrafts. The new extended runway measures 6,550-feet long by 75-feet wide and allows the airport the ability to welcome bigger airplanes to the area. The old runway, measuring 4,400-feet long by 60 feet wide, has long awaited renovations. The area has been wanting to extend the runway for the past ten years. “When we started loo...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled in Williston at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W. on Feb. 1. The schedule begins with an Ag Appreciation Breakfast at 7 a.m. sponsored by American State Bank & Trust Beau Anderson, Williams County Commissioner; Dusty Berwick, Williams Co. Commodity Elections president and Kelly Leo, Williams Co. ag & national resources agent will welcome attendees at 8 a.m. Daryl Ritchison will present the Weather Outlook...
Evan Shout will be the keynote speaker at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave., Williston, Wednesday, Feb. 1. The show is scheduled from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Shout is the president and co-founder of Maverick Ag., a western Canadian firm, which offers risk management insurance strategies and financial consulting. He is also the president, co-founder, and lead coach at Farmer Coach which provides coaching programs and...
Wednesday, Feb. 1, after the dinner at 7 p.m. Greg Hager, will be the entertainment at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show to be held at the Grand Williston Hotel and Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W, Williston. Hager is a North Dakota native born and raised in Valley City, ND, west of Fargo. He was named the 2020 Academy of Western Artists' Artist of the Year for 2020 and the 2019 Pro Cowboy Country Artist Association's Entertainer of the Year. He has recorded nine albums so far...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Feb. 1 at the Grand Williston Hotel, 3601 2nd Ave. W., Williston. The primary objective of the Wheat Show is to provide information and education that will assist producers as they make decisions to maximize profit opportunities, be great stewards of the land, and promote area agriculture. Frayne Olson, PhD, NDSU Extension agriculture economist/marketing specialist, and Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives director, will present...
Joelle VanderLinden will be one of the many speakers discussing issues affecting the grain industry at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Wheat Show will be held at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W., Williston. VanderLinden will be speaking on the LoadPass Permits System. She is a North Dakota native who grew up in Watford City and attended Bismarck State College where she graduated with an associate in business degree. She is...
Daryl Ritchison, North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) Director will be speaking at 8:15 a.m., Feb. 1 at the 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center, 3601 2nd Ave. W. Williston. NDAWN is a network of 176 weather stations in North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota with an additional 12 rain gauge only sites. Ritchison has worked for NDAWN at North Dakota State University for nine years and has served six of them as the director or...
Steven Edwardson Steven Edwardson has served as Executive Administrator of the North Dakota Barley Council since April 2004. Steve and the North Dakota Barley Council directors work together in developing markets for barley in malting, human food, pet food, and livestock applications. Alliances with U.S. Grains Council, universities, and barley suppliers collectively assist in a balanced market development program. Steve has experience in international trade and has conducted business in Japan,...
The 70th Annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show is scheduled for Feb. 1, at the Grand Williston Hotel, 3606 2nd Ave. W., Williston. The Wheat Show Board of Directors and their committee members have finalized the educational program which addresses important issues of our food producers. The primary objective of the Wheat Show is to provide information and education that will assist producers as they make decisions to maximize profit opportunities, be great stewards of the land, and promote area...
Bozeman, MT - A late October winter storm brought widespread precipitation to many SNOTEL stations in Montana. That snow was within one to two weeks of the typical snowpack onset and earlier than the fall of 2021, which was nearly a month late in some locations due to an unseasonably warm and dry fall. “Other good news is that November and December brought cool and wet weather, above normal precipitation, and snowfall across most of Montana. The result was a good start to the snowpack accumulation season and currently all major rivers basins ha...
(Sidney, MT) - Jan. 12 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Tammy Lyseng in Richland County reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Any foreign person who acquires, transfers or holds any interest, other than a security interest, including leaseholds of 10 years or more, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the t...
Extreme cold temperatures throughout the winter months can cause challenges to hydraulic hose lines in tractors and machinery. "The temperature of a piece of machinery can fluctuate from -20º F to 200º F in a matter of minutes," says Angie Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension farm and ranch safety coordinator. "The hydraulic hoses on tractors and implements used in the winter months must be in prime condition to withstand the extreme temperature changes we face in the Northern P...
Bozeman - Survey results have shown Montana State University researchers that farmers and ranchers throughout Montana and the West experience, on average, a medium level of stress, which could impact their sleep, physical health, mental health and/or relationships, according to Michelle Grocke, MSU Extension health and wellness specialist and, MSU Department of Health and Human Development assistant professor. Agricultural stress can be caused by a range of issues, she said, including commodity...
North Dakota State University Extension again will host the Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinar series starting in February. Experts from across the region will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely in this eighth annual webinar series, which has reached thousands of people. The Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars will begin Feb. 15. The webinars will be held online from 2-3 p.m. Central time Wednesdays through April 26. They also will be archived for later viewing;...
Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) certifies their acreage report. “FSA’s continuous certification option simplifies future acreage reporting of perennial crops, and it can also help streamline...
San Juan, P.R. - On Jan. 9 at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation. “At USDA, our goal is to provide all farmers, including new and underserved producers, with the opportunity to receive the assistance they need to continue farming, to build and maintain their competitive-edge, and to access more, new, and better markets,” said Vilsack, who spoke at...
America’s farmers and ranchers now have the opportunity to be represented in the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory. USDA has mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture to all known agriculture producers across the nation and Puerto Rico. Producers have the option to respond securely and conveniently online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail. The deadline for response is Feb. 6, 2023. Collected in service to American agriculture since 1840 and now conducted every five years by USDA’s Natio...
Ranchers in North Dakota have been observing calves showing signs of coccidiosis this fall and winter, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension’s veterinarian. Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several different animal species. In cattle, it may produce clinical symptoms in animals from 1 month to 1 year of age, but it can infect all age groups. Coccidia is a protozoan parasite that has the ability to multiply rapidly and cause clinical disease. “Coccidia are very host-specific; that is, only cat...
San Juan, PR - An Alder rancher and couple from Choteau had the opportunity to compete in the Young Farmers & Ranchers Competitive Events during the 104th American Farm Bureau Convention which runs through January 11 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mark Boyd, who had won the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet in November, spent Saturday talking about agricultural issues with other young producers, ranging from supply chain issues to ways young agriculturalists can begin or remain in agricultural production. The Discussion Meet...
All living things require nutrients for survival. The most basic of these are protein, energy, vitamins, minerals and water. Testing forage and feed for nutrient quality helps ranchers ensure they are meeting nutrient requirements for optimum beef cattle performance. “Compared to a human, a beef cow needs to be supplied with a massive amount of nutrients daily to meet requirements for movement, fetal growth, temperature maintenance, digestion, milk production and other functions,” says James Rogers, North Dakota State University Extension for...
