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Another harvest is very close to being completed and everyone is ready to celebrate. Join in our Harvest Festival Celebration this Wednesday, October 22, through Satuday, November 1, and salute the backbone of the MonDak region...Agriculture. We appreciate area growers, Sidney Sugars Incorporated, and anyone and everyone who has anything to do with providing the world with the basic commodity of food. Register at participating merchants to win a bag of Crystal Sugar and the grand prize of a $500 TriFecta Home Center gift card. Enter or just sam...
Love to Bake? Love to Win Prizes? Enter your tastiest concoction in The Roundup’s Make It With Sugar Contest on Friday, October 24 at Reynolds in Sidney. Categories this year include Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Candy, “Other” and Breads and Rolls. The basic requirement is that the recipe contain at least 1/2 cup of sugar. The prizes are always great, thanks to our generous Sidney merchants. The People’s Choice winner receives a $100 Reynolds gift card and everyone receives a bag of sugar just for entering....
Dale Edam, a fourth generation wheat farmer in the area, is still working the land that his father and grandfather worked before him. The original homestead of his great-grandfather is about a mile away from the current farm which is located west of Crane, MT. In 1912 Edam's great-grandfather Bert Edam established a homestead and farmed 160 acres near Crane, MT as well as owning the first tractor and threshing machine in the area. Edam's grandfather, Wilbert Edam, and his brother George began...
The entries for the annual beet decorating contest were fantastic again this year, making the judges work hard to pick only three in each age group. A huge Thank you to The Powder Keg, Lori Yadon (Avon), Fairview Super Valu and Kayla Watters (Something About a Cupcake) for providing great prizes, and Fairview SuperValue foir providing space for the contest....
I guess the most appropriate word to use for the 2014 harvest in Richland County is interesting. Not necessarily bad, not necessarily good, just interesting. When the barley harvest started in July, it looked like everything was going to be good and maybe even terrific. The winter wheat that actually made it through the winter was looking good and for the most part the barley could have been classified as phenomenal. I remember visiting fields to certify them for the noxious weed seed free...
The annual Keith Steinbeisser Memorial Livestock Judging Contest was held Sunday, October 12 at the Richland County Fairgrounds. The judging, which used to be held during Ag Days, now takes place in October and gives 4-H members an opportunity to practice their judging skills before the Northern International Livestock Expo (NILE) held in Billings, MT later this month. The judging was moved from Ag Days in January to October because of frigid winter temperatures and conflicts with sports...
After 34 years at Sidney Sugars, Randy Jones is working his last harvest. He will be retiring from his position as the Ag Finance Superintendent to enjoy his family, hobbies and volunteer work. "I'm 67 years old and it's time to step aside and do some of the things I've missed out on like pheasant hunting which is always during harvest season. It's time to let younger people step in and take over," says Jones about his decision to retire. The factory employs about 230 people during the harvest...
Staff from North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers across the state were honored for their years of service at the recent NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Those recognized were: Five Years - Cameron Wahlstrom, Williston Research Extension Center. Pictured: 20 Years - Jerald Bergman, Williston Research Extension Center....
NDSU Extension recognizes 37 people for years of service. North Dakota State University Extension Service faculty and staff were honored for their years of service at the recent NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Pictured is: 25 Years - Marcia Hellandsaas, McKenzie County...
Individuals and a team were honored at the NDSU Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference. Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Extension Service honorary organization, presented awards to 10 individuals and teams at the recent North Dakota State University Extension Service/Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Above: The Meritorious Service Award is presented to Marcia Hellandsaas, McKenzie County Extension agent, family and consumer sciences....
Montana State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension will host an annual Agricultural Economics Outlook Conference Friday, Nov. 7. This year’s conference, “Montana Agriculture: Current Issues and the Role of Agriculture Research,” will run from 8:30 a.m.-noon in the Procrastinator Theater in MSU’s Strand Union Building. The program will feature MSU faculty experts on agricultural policy, the Montana economy and livestock and grain markets. The conference’s keynote speaker, Philip Pardey, will addres...
Montana State University’s College of Agriculture will hold its annual Celebrate Agriculture Weekend Nov. 7-8 in Bozeman. All events are open to the public. Events will include an agricultural outlook seminar, presentations, tours, a classroom dedication and recognition of the Outstanding Agricultural Leaders Don Burnham and Sky Anderson and Monica Switzer. “This event is one of the most important events our college does annually,” said Glenn Duff, interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. “It’s...
Several years ago when scab first became a major problem in durum and spring wheat grown in eastern North Dakota, many of us thought it never would be a problem for us in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. How wrong we were. This year it has been a major problem for growers of the area. Scab, technically referred to as Fusarium head blight (FHB), most notably causes shriveled kernels which can be easily separated. However, there can be a hidden problem not noticeable to the eye. This is...
Characteristics of ND1406HP include 0.6 maturity, purple flower color, gray pubescence, yellow hila with dull seed coat luster and brown pod color. Producers in the soybean specialty market may be interested in ND1406HP, a new variety developed by the North Dakota State University soybean breeding program. ND1406HP is a conventional (non-GMO) soybean that was released this year from the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. "ND1406HP is intended for the high-protein, tofu or soymilk...
Because of this summer's weather – Montana has been hot, cold, rainy and, in some parts, snowy – the grain harvest was delayed in many areas, and some barley and wheat have sprouted in the seed heads. These sprouted grains, although not suitable for traditional markets, can be used as a feedstuff for livestock. Based on research, sprouted grains have similar feed value to non-sprouted grains. Daily gains and feed efficiency in the feedlot are similar between cattle consuming non-sprouted or spr...
