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Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs
FARGO, N.D., March.9, 2023 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year have until March 15, 2023, to elect and enroll a contract. The U.S....
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Meagan Dotson
Katelyn McCullock, Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) director and senior agricultural economist, will be speaking at the MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show March 2 and 3. LMIC is a...
USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application To Improve Customer Service
Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan...
The MonDak Ag Research Summit, A Collaboration Between Three Research Stations
The MonDak Ag Research Summit was held Thursday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Richland County Event Center. Researchers from the Eastern Ag Research Center and USDA-ARS in Sidney, as well as...
Snowpack Conditions Ideal After Two Months Of Consistent Precipitation
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 som...
Foreign Persons Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings
(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...
Montana State Researchers, Collaborators Launch Projects To Help Combat Stress For Farmers & Ranchers
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...
USDA Reminds Producers Of Continuous Certification Option For Perennial Forage
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...
USDA Announces Major Program Improvements, Progress, & Investments To Benefit American Farmers, Ranchers, & Producers
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...
The 2022 Census Of Agriculture Is Underway
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...
Senator Tester Visits Sidney
On Wednesday, January 11th, 2023, Senator Jon Tester visited the Northern Plains Ag Research Laboratory, in Sidney. He set up and hosted these listening sessions because he wants to hear from folks...
The 2022 Census Of Agriculture Is Underway
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...
Foreign Persons Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings
(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...
USDA Reminds Producers Of Continuous Certification Option For Perennial Forage
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...
MonDak Ag Research Summit Returns Jan. 19
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new soybean varieties and cereals to your irrigated rotat...
Pasture To Plate Beef In Your Own Back Yard
Mark Voll and Teresa Tescher Voll own Dakota Badlands Beef, located south east of Sidney in North Dakota. This family owned and operated ranch is located 20 miles southeast of Sidney. Mark and Teresa were asked how long they’ve been selling beef....
Pasture To Plate Beef In Your Own Back Yard
Mark Voll and Teresa Tescher Voll own Dakota Badlands Beef, located south east of Sidney in North Dakota. This family owned and operated ranch is located 20 miles southeast of Sidney. Mark and Teresa...
MonDak Ag Research Summit Returns Jan. 19
Are you worried about grasshoppers or wheat stem sawfly this coming year? Are you interested in intercropping and disease management in dryland pulses and irrigated sugarbeet? How about adding new...
Additional Detections Of Avian Influenza Confirmed In Montana
Helena, MT - On Thursday, Dec.15, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) killed a small backyard poultry flock in Flathead County. This case marks the 16th HPAI affected flock in the state...
What Is The Census Of Agriculture & The Agricultural Resource Management Survey?
Agricultural producers should be expecting a Census of Agriculture in the mail in the near future. You may be wondering, “what is the Census of Agriculture?”, “why is it important?”, or “I did not receive a census, but I received an...
NRCS In Montana Accepting Applications For The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Bozeman, MT - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) enrollment option and the Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE)....
NRCS In Montana Accepting Applications For The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Bozeman, MT - The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) enrollment option and the Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE)....
NDSU Extension Offers Considerations For Backgrounding Calves
Feed costs are always a concern for cattle producers, but 2022 to 2023 numbers have shown some of the highest feed costs in over a decade. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Christmas Tree Lighting In Arnegard Dec. 3
Saturday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m., the Arnegard Park Board will be having their annual Christmas tree lighting. On that night, the people of Arnegard are welcome to come to Nelson Park with their ornaments for the 23-year-old Blue Spruce that is decorated...
Bergman Retires After Serving 48 Years As Ag Research Agronomist/Safflower Breeder In MonDak Region
Jerry Bergman, Sidney, started his long time ag career 48 years ago with the Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center, Sidney, as a research agronomist/safflower breeder in 1973. He served in this position until 1980 when he...
