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Researchers at Montana State University are seeing an increase in the number of samples of pulse crops containing significant amounts of the fungus blight Ascochyta over the past year. The findings represent an increase compared to blight researchers found in the 2010 samples, particularly in the lentil crop. With pulse crops going into the ground soon, there is some confusion about the acceptable level of Ascochyta in a given crop. Ascochyta is a potentially serious fungal disease in pulse crops, including lentils, peas and chickpea. The disea...
For as long as I can remember, livestock producers have recognized that not all forages are equal in their ability to produce animals. For decades the feedlot, dairy and swine industries have used laboratory analysis of available feeds to balance rations to obtain maximum economic returns. Beef cow-calf producers have been slow to incorporate this technology. However, I sense there is a growing trend among ranchers to analyze forages to be fed during the winter months. Getting a representative...
Agriculture has been the number 1 industry in Montana since the territory became a state, and agriculture will remain the number 1 industry into the foreseeable future. As global population increases and arable land decreases, the real challenge of feeding hungry mouths will continue to escalate, yet rather than supporting agriculture, including ag research, the State of Montana seems to have a cavalier attitude towards the entire concept of reaping a living from the earth. This fact becomes...
In its 2010-2011 Annual Report to Producers, the North Dakota Wheat Commission states that wheat producers can take pride in knowing the wheat industry continues to be one of the largest economic contributors to the North Dakota economy, agricultural or otherwise, accounting for nearly one third of all farm and ranch marketings. The direct cash value of the North Dakota wheat and durum crop is nearly $2.4 billion, which generates an additional $4.8 billion in commercial activity for a total...
“Mend Them Teach Them” The Empty Saddle Memorial Foundation’s motto defines its focus on our youth. In the past three years, the ESMF has worked to honor the lost horsemen of the area by helping out with the education and the medical needs of area youth with donations made to the foundation in memory of its honorees. Honorees for 2010 were Neal Hermanson and Levi Wisness and Richard Bahm, A.J. Franzen and Bud Sperry were honored for 2011. ESMF honorees spent an important part of their lives in the lives of their horses. This time shaped who t...
If cowboy BS’ers had a union, they’d more than likely kick me out ... that is if they’d ever let me join in the first place. I really don’t think there’ll probably ever be such an organization, (… because who in the world could they possibly trust to take care of the dues money?) but if such an association did actually exist, there are a couple of rules that would most definitely be in their by-laws. 1. Never, ever tell a story that’s 100% the truth. (There are lots of good reasons for t...
Marilyn Bail, after 27 years as a truck driver and compliance officer, has opened Custom Compliance and Consulting in the Yellowstone Marketplace Mall 102 N Central Ave., Sidney. Bail came to Sidney from western Montana after spending two years in Williston. The new company offers all DOT compliances both federal and state, hours of service, a collection site for DOT and non-DOT drug screens, pro rate permits and fuel taxes. They are first responders in regards to truck accidents and post-accident drug screens. They also offer complete startups...
Attention cattle ranchers - don’t miss this event! This year’s Winter Grazing Seminar will feature some of the top names in the agriculture industry. Come see Fred Provenza, Marni Thompson, Chris Christens, Marsha Goetting and Patsy Houghton in Conrad. The first day of the seminar will feature Dr. Fred Provenza, Utah State University professor emeritus, with a very interesting presentation on grazing animal behavior. This information can be used to assist and improve grazing management on any ranch. The next speakers will be Marni Tho...
The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program has created a new website for homeowners and applicators across the state. The “Pesticide Contamination Around the Home and Garden” website was built in response to the MSU Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory receiving over 112 garden samples which showed symptoms consistent with pesticide exposure from a class of chemicals known as “growth regulator herbicides” in 2009 and 2010. The website links tools from MSU, the University of Arizona, University of Minnesota and Washington State Univers...
The Montana Farmers Union (MFU) made the following statement concerning President Obama’s recent Keystone XL Pipeline decision: “The Montana Farmers Union at its convention held in October 2011, passed a Special Order of Business that addressed the Keystone XL Pipeline, its safety needs and landowner protections. “The Special Order of Business pointed out that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline does not include any additional requirements beyond those required for the Keystone 1 Pipeline, which has s...
Cereal grains such as wheat and barley are viable alternative hay crops and can provide valuable grazing opportunities. Due to drought resistance, good yields and ability to break pest cycles of perennial crops, annual forages can be a good fit in northern Great Plains production systems. An ongoing study provides preliminary nitrogen guidelines for some annual forage crops in Montana. “In the most recent year with collected data (2008), approximately 200,000 acres of cereal forages were grown in Montana, making it the fourth largest acreage cr...
A Rwandan scientist is working with Montana State University scientists to understand a disease that is devastating to staple food crops in his country. Theodore Asiimwe, director of agriculture in Rwanda’s southern agriculture zone and coordinator of biotechnology unit of his country’s agriculture board, is completing a three-month fellowship at MSU that will help him understand Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of potato bacterial wilt as well as wilt in crops that belong to the sol...
Jan. 27 – East-West Tournament - New Salem 106# Lucas Brown (Carrington) maj. dec. Logan Gumke (WC) 13-0 Dalton Jangula (Napoleon) pinned Gumke 3:45 Gumke pinned Chauncey Hughes (Hettinger) 3:56 Gumke pinned Matt Carlson (Bowman Co.) 3:56 Gumke pinned Aaron Sandy (Bishop Ryan) 3:32 Gumke placed 7th 113# Austin Becker (Napoleon) tech. fall Coleton Jore (WC) 4:08 Patrick Freeman (Carrington) pinned Jore 0:43 Jore pinned Kobe Murphy (Standing Rock) 4:11 126# Austin Kelly (Oakes) pinned Clay J...
Watford City’s Shawn Fulwider and Michael Schulz team up for a double block against Blake Harstad, Stanley. The Wolves defeated Stanley 67-51....
