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Tim Fine, Sidney MSU Extension Agent, conducted a winter corn grazing study. The purpose of the project was to see if a corn crop could sustain cattle over winter. The project was set up to see if dryland farmers/ranchers in Eastern Montana could graze standing corn as an alternative to feeding hay all winter. The study was conducted in Richey, Montana on Marlin Johnston's farm/ranch. They seeded a cover crop of turnips, radishes, clover, safflower, oats, and sudangrass in one field. In another...
Beef cows that have been underfed during gestation and lactation will be less productive than cows fed adequate diets. "For adequate production, a beef cow's daily ration must meet nutritional requirements," says Karl Hoppe, North Dakota State University Extension livestock systems specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center. "Cows will lose body weight when consuming less energy than needed for maintaining body functions and production demands." Extreme cold temperatures or wind...
R&J Ag Supply held their 3rd Annual Feed Like A Champion informational seminar on March 24 at their location in Sidney. The event is held every spring to educate 4-H members and parents on the proper care, handling and feeding of their 4-H fair project animals. They cover rabbits, poultry, lambs, goats, pigs and steers....
Montana livestock producers are reminded to keep updated livestock inventory records. These records are necessary in the event of a natural disaster. When disasters strike, the USDA Farm Service Agency can assist producers who suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. To participate in livestock disaster assistance programs, producers will be required to provide verifiable documentation of death losses resulting from an eligible adverse weather event and must submit a notice of loss...
Landowners will have an opportunity to discuss their concerns and experiences with brine spills during a series of informal meetings North Dakota State University Extension is hosting this spring. These meetings are open to all landowners to discuss their concerns and experiences with brine spills. NDSU researchers will provide an update on the current brine remediation research being conducted in the state. The goal of these meetings is for everyone to share information and voice their concerns...
BOZEMAN —Now is the time to plan for spring soil testing, according to a Montana State University Extension soil expert. The MSU Extension Soil Fertility program has published two reference sheets on getting a good soil sample and the questions that need to be answered before a sample is sent off for laboratory analysis. Clain Jones, Extension soil fertility specialist and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said MSU soil fertility guidelines are based on spring soil sample results. Spring sampling is i...
Lower Yellowstone Irrigation conducted an aerial survey earlier this week to assess damage to laterals and pumps caused by the devastating floods. According to project manager James Brower, most of the supplemental drain pumps, which pump the water into laterals, have been submerged and will require extensive repair. The main canal should be fine but the survey will take stock of any washed out points in laterals. LYIP employees will be working overtime, concentrating on making the repairs to...
Four Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings and visit with senatorial offices. Members included Tonya Rolf Liles, a cattle rancher from Terry, Animal Care Committee; Megan Mattson Hedges, a grain farmer from Chester, Farm Policy Committee; Chuck Rein, a rancher from Big Timber, Federal Lands Committee; and Don Steinbeisser, Jr., a diversified farmer from Sidney, Environmental Regulations Committee. The...
Each year the conservation district presents an award to an individual or entity that enhances conservation. We rotate the award between range conservation and irrigation. Irrigation is highlight for 2018. When thinking back about irrigation over the last couple of years, one thing stood out. Although the entity we are presenting this award to didn't cooperator with the conservation district, they did show the community that through cooperation, work can get done, canals can be reconnected, and...
Jessie Veeder provided the entertainment at the 66th Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show at the Raymond Family Community Center in Williston on March 13. The event and tradeshow featured agricultural seminars, a photo contest and a 5th grade bread fair. (Photo by Roger Riveland)...
(SIDNEY, MT) --- The Sidney-Richland County Library will be closed Tuesday, April 9 through Saturday April 13. Staff will be attending the annual statewide library conference in Helena. The Montana Library Association Conference provides critical training and resources, as well as opportunities for libraries throughout Montana to network and share resources. During the conference the Montana State Library Commission will recognize several libraries throughout the state who have provided outstanding services to their communities....
The Watford City High School Art Department and the Long X Arts Foundation will be home to mural artist, award-winning arts programmer and teaching artist Markus Tracy from April 1-12. Tracy's two week residency at WCHS is focused on working with the junior high, high school and after school art students to design, implement and create a comprehensive mural on the wall in the fine arts wing of the high school. This will be the first piece of public art in the school. Tracy is known for his succe...
Sidney, MT – Sasha Marie Hinds, 30, made her initial appearance in court in Sidney at 10 a.m., March 29. Hinds appeared before Sidney City Court Judge Luke Savage who advised Hinds of the charges against her. Hinds requested a public defender, but declined to have a probable cause hearing. Judge Savage bound the case over to District Court. Hinds' next court appearance will be in the 7th Judicial District Court in Sidney on April 15, 2019. Bail remained set at $1,000,000. Hinds is being held at...
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide flood emergency in preparation for the threat of significant spring flooding across North Dakota, as state agencies gathered to begin coordinating their response and resources. The governor also toured flood-affected areas in western McKenzie County, hearing heartbreaking stories from residents displaced by the flooding Yellowstone River. In an executive order declaring the emergency, Burgum cited flood outlooks from the National Weather S...
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum and emergency services officials toured flood-affected areas along the Yellowstone River in western North Dakota and eastern Montana on Wednesday and met with residents displaced by the floodwaters. Local officials report more than 40 families and homes have been impacted by the flooding near the North Dakota-Montana border, where ice jams have backed up the Yellowstone River. Floodwaters have submerged a section of Highway 200, which remains closed from Cartwri...
The Spring 2019 Northwest North Dakota Semi-Annual Job Fair was held March 25 at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, ND. Sixty-two area businesses attended presenting their companies to job seekers....
This Letter to the Editor is in response to a news-article in the April 3rd edition of The Roundup titled "Farm Bureau Members Attend Advisory Meetings, Meet With Congressional Offices In D.C." Wild horses stand ready to reduce the incidence of wildfire. If released in remote areas where dry old grass and twigs abound, they would graze down those "one-hour fuels" that could otherwise feed fires. The "Wild Horse Fire Brigade" would provide a safe, smoke-free, cost-free method of reducing the fuel-load. In fact, immediate and ongoing savings...
