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  • McKenzie Co. 4-Hers Tour Sidney Meat Processing Facilities

    Feb 21, 2024

    The McKenzie County 4-H Junior Leaders traveled to Sidney on Feb. 18 for educational tours of M3 Meats and Reynolds Market to learn how livestock is processed and sold to customers....

  • MonDak Cropping Seminar To Be Held Feb. 20

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Feb 14, 2024

    The northeast group of Montana State University (MSU) Extension Agents are planning the MonDak Cropping Seminar, formerly known as MonDak Pulse Day, for Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Wolf Point, MT. This event will feature a wide range of topics and a great lineup of speakers. The event will be held at the Elk’s Lodge, 304 Main St. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is a $20 registration fee and lunch will be included. There will be a total of four pesticide points available during the MonDak Cropping Seminar, two available in the morning...

  • McKenzie Co. Ag Expo Farm Show Feb. 7-8

    Katelyn Sponheim|Feb 7, 2024

    The McKenzie County Ag Expo will host a Farm and Ranch show, Feb. 7-8 in Watford City, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday will include “Bull Days”, with beef breeders bringing a sampling of their bulls and/or heifers to showcase their herds’ genetics and what will be available at this spring’s sales. Twelve pens have been sold so far, with more available. Gooseneck Implement, Williston; Heggen Equipment, Watford City; 4 Fires Enterprises, Keene; Horizon Resources, Watford City; and Northern Pump & Compression Inc., Watford City; will have so...

  • MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show March 7-8

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Feb 7, 2024

    MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show is scheduled for March 7-8 at the Richland County Event Center Sidney. The trade show will open Thursday at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. and again on Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be vendors onsite with their information, products, and services. Breakfast will be served both days with the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce hosting on Thursday and Richland County Farm Bureau hosting on Friday. Lunch will be available at the Event Center both days, as well. In leu of the traditional banquet, the MonDak Ag Days...

  • MonDak Cropping Seminar To Be Held Feb. 20

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Feb 7, 2024

    The northeast group of Montana State University (MSU) Extension Agents are planning the MonDak Cropping Seminar, formerly known as MonDak Pulse Day, for Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Wolf Point, MT. This event will feature a wide range of topics and a great lineup of speakers. The event will be held at the Elk’s Lodge at 304 Main Street with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is a $20 registration fee and lunch will be included. There will be a total of four pesticide points available during the MonDak Cropping Seminar, two available in the...

  • Livestock Reports & Payments Due March 1

    Montana Department of Revenue|Feb 7, 2024

    Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own and to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports and payments are due March 1. Owners can report and pay online through the department’s TransAction Portal at https://MTRevenue.gov/livestock. Livestock owners must report what they owned as of Feb. 1, 2024. If you reported last year but no longer own livestock, you still need to submit a reporting form to let us know your livestock count is zero. Owners...

  • Including Sulfur In Soil Fertility Programs Can Benefit Crops, According To Montana State Extension Specialist

    MSU News|Feb 7, 2024

    Bozeman — Sulfur’s role as an agricultural nutrient is often overlooked, but including it in soil fertility programs can positively impact crop yield, quality, and economics, according to a Montana State University Extension specialist. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said that modern phosphorus and potassium fertilizers contain less sulfur as a manufacturing byproduct than they historically did. Coupled with higher-yielding varieties and...

  • McKenzie Co. Ag Expo Farm Show Feb. 7-8

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jan 31, 2024

    The McKenzie County Ag Expo will host a Farm and Ranch show, Feb. 7-8 in Watford City, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday will include “Bull Days”, with beef breeders bringing a sampling of their bulls and/or heifers to showcase their herds’ genetics and what will be available at this spring’s sales. Twelve pens have been sold so far, with more available. Gooseneck Implement, Williston; Heggen Equipment, Watford City; 4 Fires Enterprises, Keene; Horizon Resources, Watford City; and Northern Pump & Compression Inc., Watford City; will have so...

  • Hard Spring Wheat Show This Thursday

    Dianne Swanson|Jan 31, 2024

    The 71st annual Hard Spring Wheat Show takes place Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center. The show is always packed with excellent speakers, good food, and the most up-to-date information for area farmers and ranchers and this year is no exception. Start the day off at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast sponsored by American State Bank & Trust followed by a welcome from Sam Funk, Williston Research Extension Center director, and Brian Kase, Wheat Show treasurer. Williams County Commodity Elections led by Kelly Leo, Ag &...

  • Including Sulfur In Soil Fertility Programs Can Benefit Crops

    MSU News Service|Jan 31, 2024

    Bozeman — Sulfur’s role as an agricultural nutrient is often overlooked, but including it in soil fertility programs can positively impact crop yield, quality and economics, according to a Montana State University Extension specialist. Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, said that modern phosphorus and potassium fertilizers contain less sulfur as a manufacturing byproduct than they historically did. Coupled with higher-yielding varieties and...

  • MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show March 7-8

    Marley Manoukian Voll|Jan 31, 2024

    MonDak Ag Days & Trade Show is scheduled for March 7-8 at the Richland County Event Center Sidney. The trade show will open Thursday at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. and again on Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. There will be vendors onsite with their information, products, and services. Breakfast will be served both days with the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce hosting on Thursday and Richland County Farm Bureau hosting on Friday. Lunch will be available at the Event Center both days, as well. In leu of the traditional banquet, the MonDak Ag Days...

  • Controlling Lice On Livestock

    Marley Voll|Jan 24, 2024

    Lice are most abundant in livestock during the cold months of the winter and early spring. They typically infest animals that are stressed due to cold weather, inadequate nutrition, suppressed immune system, or that are impacted with internal parasites. These issues compounded by moderate to heavy infestations of lice can cause lower weigh gains, lower milk production, reduced feed efficiency, a slower recovery time from disease, anemia, and general unthriftiness. Livestock infested with lice can become very agitated and will relentlessly rub,...

  • Cowhide Theme For 11th Annual Cattlemen's Ball Feb. 10

    Dianne Swanson|Jan 24, 2024

    The premiere event of the winter, the Cattlemen’s Ball, takes place on Feb. 10, at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. This fun event is for everyone, with a mouth-watering beef dinner and a wide variety of live auction items that anyone would love to own. Music by “Fast Forward” out of Melstone will keep you out on the dance floor all evening. The Cowhide theme will be carried throughout the décor and auction items which include a leather headstall made by Ryan Smith, an iron and wood cross, cowhide mirror and more. The popular...

  • McKenzie Co. Ag Expo Farm Show Feb. 7-8

    Katelyn Sponheim|Jan 24, 2024

    The McKenzie County Ag Expo will host a Farm and Ranch show, Feb. 7-8 in Watford City, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday will include “Bull Days”, with beef breeders bringing a sampling of their bulls and/or heifers to showcase their herds’ genetics and what will be available at this spring’s sales. Twelve pens have been sold so far, with more available. Gooseneck Implement, Williston; Heggen Equipment, Watford City; 4 Fires Enterprises, Keene; Horizon Resources, Watford City; and Northern Pump & Compression Inc., Watford City; will have so...

  • Dr. Audrey Kalil Hired as Agronomist/Research Specialist at Horizon Resources

    Jan 24, 2024

    Dr. Audrey Kalil obtained her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities in 2007 and worked in the commercial inoculant industry in research and development for three years prior to entering her graduate program.  Audrey obtained her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology with a minor in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied beneficial plant symbiosis with rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.  After completing her PhD in 2015, Audrey moved to Williston and joined Nort...

  • Eastern MT & Western ND 5th Graders To Experience Fun Educational Opportunity At 2024 Hard Spring Show Bread Fair

    Jaymi Mozeak|Jan 24, 2024

    Through the months of February and March, thanks to the generosity of Northern Lights Honey, North Dakota Mills, and LaSaffre Corporation, and the producer of Red Star Platinum Yeast, the 41st Annual Wheat Show Bread Fair committee will be going into middle schools across the MonDak region to enter 5th graders who want to learn to make bread from scratch. Until 2020, the Annual Bread Fair was part of the National Hard Spring Wheat Show. Since then the National Hard Spring Wheat Show Board continues to be integral in the decision making process...

  • Feeding Fertility: Understanding The Relationship Between Nutrition & Reproduction, Jan. 30

    Marley Voll|Jan 17, 2024

    Many experienced the widespread issues with breed back this fall. Hannah Speer, Northern Ag Research Center Animal Science assistant professor, Havre, MT, will be in Sidney on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the Meadowlark Public House to discuss Feeding Fertility: Understanding the Relationship Between Nutrition and Reproduction. Speer will be discussing body conditioning scoring (BCS) and how it relates to postpartum interval, pregnancy rates, and important times to think about evaluating BCS throughout the year and when/how to add...

  • 71st Annual Hard Spring Wheat Show Feb. 1, Williston

    Dianne Swanson|Jan 10, 2024

    The 71st annual Hard Spring Wheat Show takes place Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Grand Williston Hotel & Conference Center. The show is always packed with excellent speakers, good food, and the most up-to-date information for area farmers and ranchers and this year is no exception. Start the day off at 8 a.m. with a free breakfast sponsored by American State Bank & Trust followed by a welcome from Sam Funk, Williston Research Extension Center director, and Brian Kase, Wheat Show treasurer....

  • Feeding Fertility: Understanding The Relationship Between Nutrition & Reproduction, Jan. 30

    Marley Voll|Jan 10, 2024

    Many experienced the widespread issues with breed back this fall. Hannah Speer, Northern Ag Research Center Animal Science assistant professor, Havre, MT, will be in Sidney on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the Meadowlark Public House to discuss Feeding Fertility: Understanding the Relationship Between Nutrition and Reproduction. Speer will be discussing body conditioning scoring (BCS) and how it relates to postpartum interval, pregnancy rates, and important times to think about evaluating BCS throughout the year and when/how to add...

  • MSU Extension & Montana Stockgrowers Association Announce 2023 Steer Of Merit Certifications

    MSU News|Jan 10, 2024

    Bozeman — Montana State University Extension and the Montana Stockgrowers Association awarded 2023 Steer of Merit certifications at the association’s Dec. 7 convention in Billings. MSU Extension beef cattle specialist Megan Van Emon presented the top five winners of the carcass and ultrasound Steer of Merit contests at a Best of Beef Luncheon. MSU Extension and Montana Stockgrowers Association distinguished 136 “Steers of Merit” out of 1,290 entries in 2023. Out of 555 steers entered in the carcass division, 83 were deemed Steers of Me...

  • Bergman Honored With Irrigation Excellence Award

    Dani Quissell|Jan 3, 2024

    Bismarck - Retired joint supervisor of the Williston Research Extension Center and Eastern Ag Research Center, Jerald "Jerry" Bergman, was honored by the North Dakota Irrigation Association (NDIA) with the Irrigation Excellence Award. This award, given annually by the NDIA to individuals who exhibit leadership, outstanding service, and advancement in the irrigation industry in North Dakota, was presented Dec. 7 during the 60th annual Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop, Bismarck. For nearly 50 years, Bergman has been...

  • Save the Date for the 11th Annual Cattlemen's Ball

    Dianne Swanson|Jan 3, 2024

    The premiere event of the winter, the Cattlemen’s Ball, will be held on Feb. 10 at the Richland County Event Center, Sidney. Dust off your boots and join us for this fun event, open to the whole community. The evening will feature a steak dinner, a wide array of live auction items and music by the band “Fast Forward” which plays all kinds of music. The goal of the event has always been to showcase the beef industry and the role it and all of agriculture plays in Richland County. Proceeds this year will go to Getting Local Beef in the...

  • Funk Named Director Of NDSU Williston Research Extension Center

    NDSU Agriculture Communication|Jan 3, 2024

    Sam Funk is an expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption. Funk will join North Dakota State University as director of the Williston Research Extension Center. He began his appointment on Dec. 18. “Dr. Funk brings a wealth of experience and expertise in production economics to the center,” says Greg Lardy, NDSU Agricultural Affairs vice president. “He is a recognized expert in farm and ranch management, agricultural policy and evaluation of on-farm technology adoption.” Prior...

  • 2023 NDSU Corn Hybrid Variety Trial Results Now Available

    NDSU Agriculture Communication|Jan 3, 2024

    The 2023 North Dakota State University Variety Trial Results and Selection Guide for Corn (A793) is now available online and in print. The guide can be accessed online at ndsu.ag/cornvt23. “The corn hybrid guide is a good source of information for farmers and agronomists looking for variety performance data from around the state,” says Clair Keene, NDSU Extension small grains and corn agronomist. “We appreciate our industry partners who participate in these trials and make this work possible.” Printed copies are available through your...

  • NDSU Soybean & Dry Bean Variety Data Publications Available For 2024 Crop Production Decisions

    NDSU Agriculture Communication|Jan 3, 2024

    NDSU’s soybean and dry bean variety guides help farmers make crop variety selection decisions. Farmers and crop advisers needing crop variety information to make decisions for the 2024 crop season now have available the North Dakota State University Extension 2023 soybean and dry bean variety guides. These publications can be accessed online at ndsu.ag/varietytrials23. Printed copies are available at NDSU Extension County offices and Research Extension Centers. “Crop variety selection is one of the most important crop management decisions...

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