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BY BONNIE DAVIDSON BY BONNIECOURIER DAVIDSON THE GLASGOW THE GLASGOW COURIER Valley County Weed and Mosquito Valley County Weed andbeen Mosquito Coordinator Stone Tihista has Coordinator Stone Tihista hasfight been working on a campaign to help working on a campaign to help noxious weeds. She recently spokefight at weeds. Grazing She recently spoke at thenoxious Valley County District's the Valley County Grazing District's annual meeting and asked ranchers for annual meeting and asked ranchers help spotting, locating and eradicatingfor helpbefore spotting, eradicating weeds theylocating becomeand a bigger weeds before they become a bigger problem. problem. Each month in Hi-Line Farm & Each month in Hi-Line Farm & Ranch, Tihista plans to feature a weed Ranch, Tihista plans to feature a weed

for the community to be aware of. formonth the community aware of. This the enemytoisbethe Canada This month the enemy is the Canada thistle (cirsium arvense). thistle (cirsium arvense). Strategy: Strategy: “Canada thistle is a perennial weed “Canada thistle is a perennial that can grow one to four-feet tall. Itweed that can grow one to four-feet tall. It came to us from Eurasia, probably came to usseed fromprior Eurasia, probably from a crop to 1800. This from a crop seedspread prior toweed 1800.we This is the most widely is the most widely spread weed we have in Montana. This thistle usually in Montana. usually hashave a pink flower butThis has thistle also been has a pink flower but has also been seen with white ones. In the spring the seen with white ones. In the spring the rosettes are normally small and hairrosettes are normally small and hair-

less and are not normally found alone, andofare normally found alone, asless many thenot plant are connected by as many of the plant are connected by the roots.” the roots.” Attack: Attack: “We have seen it in our lowest ag“We fields have seen it inasour lowest agricultural as well in meadows ricultural fields as well as in at our highest elevations thus itmeadows has at our highest elevations thus it has become one of our most damaging become onethe of our most damaging weeds. Once seeds mature they weeds. Once the seeds mature they develop a plume (like dandelions) that develop a plume dandelions) allow the seed to be(like blow for miles that the seed to be blow for miles byallow the wind. But interesting enough, I by the wind. But interesting enough, I would challenge anyone to see if any would challenge anyone to see if any

of the seeds actually grow into a plant. of the seeds actually plant. Instead, the plant has agrow vast into rootasysInstead, the plant has a vast root system (rhizomes) that allows the plant (rhizomes) that allows the plant totem ‘creep’ into adjacent properties and to ‘creep’ intoasphalt. adjacent properties and even through Canada thistle even through asphalt. Canada thistle tends to establish on disturbed ground tends establish disturbed ground such astoditch banks,onovergrazed such as ditch banks,sites overgrazed pastures, abandoned and tilled pastures, abandonedof sites and tilled fields. An infestation Canada thistle fields. An infestation of Canada thistle decreases productivity in pastureland decreases productivity pastureland and cattle will not grazein near infested and cattle will not graze near infested areas.” areas.” Defense: Defense:

“Canada thistle can be controlled thistle can be controlled with“Canada herbicides at three times of the with herbicides at three times of or thefall year, early spring, mid-summer, year, early spring, mid-summer, or (after the first killing frost). Contactfall (afterlocal the first killing frost). Contact your county weed coordinator your local county weed coordinator for the best herbicide choice. Many for the bestcontrol herbicide choice. Many biological insects are availbiological control insects arerhizomes, available. As with any plant with able. As with any plant with rhizomes, mechanical control is useless (in fact it mechanical control is useless encourages more growth).” (in fact it encourages more As always, callgrowth).” your local county As always, call your local county weed coordinator for more details. weed coordinator for more details. Tihista can be reached at 228-6237. Tihista can be reached at 228-6237.

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BY BYJIM JIMORR ORR THE GLASGOW THE GLASGOWCOURIER COURIER You've You'vesurely surelyseen seensome somepheasants pheasants along along the the back backroads roadsthis thiswinter. winter.Nature Nature photographer photographer Mona Mona Doebler Doeblerspotted spottedthe thecolorful colorfulone one pictured pictured with with this this article during one of her drives north of Hinsdale article during one of her drives north of Hinsdale and and Saco SacoininValley Valleyand andPhillips Phillipscounties. counties. MSU MSUExtension Extensionwildlife wildlifespecialist specialist Dr. Dr. Jim Jim Knight Knight discusses discussesring-necked ring-neckedpheasant pheasant management management for for Montana Montanalandowners landownersin ingreat great detail detail in in his his informainformative publication, “Manage Your Land for tive publication, “Manage Your Land for Wildlife,” Wildlife,” which whichyou youcan canfind findonline onlineeasily easily with with aa simple simple search. search. Here's Here'san anappropriate appropriateexcerpt excerpt for for this this time time of of year: year: “Pheasants “Pheasantsform formflocks flocksas as winter winter approaches. approaches. They Theyseek seekout outareas areaswith withcover cover that that are are close close to to food food sources. sources.They Theyare arecapable capableof of scratching scratching through through several severalinches inchesof ofsnow snowto toobtain obtain food. food. Pheasants Pheasants are very verycapable capableof ofsurviving survivingsevere severe winters winters if food and cover coverare areavailable. available.They Theycan can go go two two weeks weeks without food foodififthey theyenter enterwinter winterin ingood good condition. condition. “Pheasants “Pheasantswill willcertainly certainlystarve, starve, however, however, when heavy heavyice iceor ordeep deepsnows snowscover cover food food sources sources for prolonged longedperiods. periods.Sleet Sleetand anddriving driving winds winds can can suffocate pheasants pheasantsby byallowing allowingice iceto to freeze freeze over over their their beaks ororinintheir theirmouths. mouths. Knight Knightexplains explainsthat thatpheasants pheasants are are not not native totothe theRocky RockyMountain MountainWest West and and evolved evolved in Asia, wheresome someconditions conditionswere were similar similar to to the the West but where mostwere werevery verydifferent. different.These These birds birds –– the the brightly most coloredmales malesand andtan tanfemales females –– can can be be found found around colored theworld. world. the

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“She waswas always there in ainpromoBY BONNIE DAVIDSON County Sheriff Glen Meier, who worked “She always there a promoBY BONNIE DAVIDSON County Sheriff Glen Meier, who worked THETHE COURIER as aasbrand inspector forfor years, waswas in on way andand always helping with beef COURIER a brand inspector years, in on tional tional way always helping with beef andand grain activities,” Graham It'sIt's a social andand economic hubhub in in a little secret. LesLes Graham, thethe executive promotion grain activities,” Graham a social economic a little secret. Graham, executive promotion Northeastern Montana. As As thethe first bullbull secretary forfor thethe Montana Markets Asso“She also never lostlost track of the factfact Northeastern Montana. first secretary Montana Markets Asso- said. said. “She also never track of the sheshe waswas serving thethe salesale of the season took place at the Glassetset something up up with Meier notnot serving of the season took place at the Glas- ciation, ciation, something with Meier gow Stockyards, there were plenty of of long after Nielsen finished up up herher term livestock industry, sheshe gow Stockyards, there were plenty long after Nielsen finished term livestock industry, thethe Montana Livestock Board. She'd waswas always looking at at greetings from fellow ranchers. AnticipaMontana Livestock Board. She'd always looking greetings from fellow ranchers. Anticipa- on on thethe impact.” tiontion waswas growing as ranchers gotgot ready on on thethe board forfor a decade andand herher impact.” growing as ranchers ready served served board a decade meeting took place lastlast month. Graham went on on to to forfor thethe Wittkopp Angus sale. Some may meeting took place month. Graham went Wittkopp Angus sale. Some may lastlast explain thatthat 80 80 percent have come justjust to see where thatthat first bullbull Graham hadhad a plaque sent to Meier explain percent have come to see where first Graham a plaque sent to Meier salesale waswas headed, which waswas apparently up up with a plan to make sure sheshe gotgot thethe of cattle in Montana headed, which apparently with a plan to make sure of cattle in Montana recognition sheshe deserved. HeHe hoped areare exported, so so herher as the toptop bullbull sold forfor $12,000. recognition deserved. hoped exported, as the sold $12,000. rolerole waswas important What thethe owners of the stockyard thatthat some kind of presentation would important What owners of the stockyard some kind of presentation would place to give herher a pat on on thethe back. looking at the impact might notnot have been expecting waswas a little take place to give a pat back. looking at the impact might have been expecting a little take of beef producers. recognition before thethe announcer started himself served on on thethe board forfor NIELSEN of beef producers. recognition before announcer started Graham Graham himself served board NIELSEN to auction offoff thethe season's production. 25 25 years. HeHe said thatthat Nielsen hashas always SheShe spent lotslots of time to auction season's production. years. said Nielsen always spent of time talking to producLong time friend of Linda Nielsen, Valley very active. They metmet 30 30 years ago. talking to producLong time friend of Linda Nielsen, Valley been been very active. They years ago. ersers andand always made sure thatthat they were always made sure they were represented, something Graham said isn't represented, something Graham said isn't always thethe case with those who serve. HeHe always case with those who serve. explained thatthat he he lobbied forfor up up to eight explained lobbied to eight different agriculture organizations over different agriculture organizations over Linda & Mark Nielsen, Linda & Mark Nielsen, thethe years, andand what made Nielsen stand SERVING AREAAREA years, what made Nielsen stand ✯ S ERVING ✯ Owners Owners outout waswas herher steady service andand heavy steady service heavy PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK Iva Murch, Manager Iva Murch, Manager standings on on impact. With reading andand re-restandings impact. With reading 263-7529 YEARS ! ! FORF69 263-7529 OR 69 YEARS sponding a lot, and all the time, there was sponding a lot, and all the time, there was Dean Barnes, YardYard Manager Dean Barnes, Manager plenty of work for her on the board. plenty of work for her on the board. 1946 2015 1946 - 2015 263-1175 263-1175 “That's a real service thatthat those people “That's a real service those people Ed Hinton, Auctioneer Ed Hinton, Auctioneer do, and we appreciate it,” Graham said. do, and we appreciate it,” Graham said. 783-7285 783-7285 “She's oneone who never backed off.” “She's who never backed off.” When Nielsen waswas presented with a a March 2015 April 2015 - cont. When Nielsen presented with March 2015 April 2015 - cont. plaque andand recognition by by Meier on on Feb. Thursday Thursday plaque recognition Meier Feb. Thursday Thursday 12,12, sheshe wasn't all all thatthat enthused on on getting wasn't enthused getting Humbert Fossum “North Country” Humbert Fossum “North Country” Special Feeder Auction Special Feeder Auction SheShe also served on on thethe Cattlea spotlight. also served CattleAngus Production Auction & Anderson Angus Production Auction & Anderson a spotlight. & All&Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction men's Beef Board and came back with men's Beef Board and came back with BarBar Triangle Charolais Production AucTriangle Charolais Production Auclotslots of knowledge to help promote beef. of knowledge to help promote beef. tiontion & All&Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction Stock CowCow & Bred Heifer Auction Stock & Bred Heifer Auction Nielsen said herher service on on thethe livestock Nielsen said service livestock & All&Class Cattle Auction Nelson Simmental & Simmental/AnAll Class Cattle Auction Nelson Simmental & Simmental/An- board started when former Gov. Brian board started when former Gov. Brian gusgus Composite BullBull Production Auc-Auc- Schweitzer appointed her. She said she Composite Production Schweitzer appointed her. She said she Special Feeder Auction tion,tion, andand “Going to Grass” All Class Cattle Special Feeder Auction “Going to Grass” All Class Cattle enjoyed thethe board andand during herher time of of enjoyed board during time & All&Class Cattle Auction Auction All Class Cattle Auction Auction service there have been a lot of issues thatthat service there have been a lot of issues have come up.up. From freefree roaming bison have come From roaming bison Woodland Farms Montana Angus SaleSale May 2015 Woodland Farms Montana Angus May 2015 to sage grouse. SheShe said thatthat thethe progress Thursday to sage grouse. said progress Thursday & All&Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction over thethe years hashas been a good thing. over years been a good thing. Koenig RedRed Angus BullBull andand Female Koenig Angus Female When asked about some highlights April 2015 When asked about some highlights April 2015 Production Auction, Fahlgren Angus Production Auction, Fahlgren Angus Thursday during herher time served, sheshe said thethe Thursday during time served, said Production Auction, CowCow CalfCalf PairPair Production Auction, brucellosis process has been a positive Bowles J5 Red Angus Bull & Female brucellosis process has been a positive Bowles J5 Red Angus Bull & Female Special & All&Class Cattle Auction Special All Class Cattle Auction change. When thethe first case waswas found in in Production Auction, Feeder Auction & & change. When first case found Production Auction, Feeder Auction thethe state, thethe rancher hadhad to kill thethe whole All Class Cattle Auction state, rancher to kill whole All Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction herd. Now thethe state takes on on thethe herd andand herd. Now state takes herd Eayrs Angus BullBull Production Auction, Eayrs Angus Production Auction, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE Wiseman RedRed Angus BullBull Auction, Wiseman Angus Auction, All Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction BredBred Heifer, PairPair & All&Class Cattle Auction Heifer, All Class Cattle Auction McRae’s BigBig DryDry Angus Production McRae’s Angus Production All Class Cattle Auction All Class Cattle Auction Auction, Replacement Heifer & Feeder Auction, Replacement Heifer & Feeder Special & All&Class Cattle Auction Valley County Sheriff andand former liveSpecial All Class Cattle Auction Valley County Sheriff former livestock brand inspector Glen Meier presents stock brand inspector Glen Meier presents 406-228-9306 406-228-9306 Linda Nielsen a plaque forfor serving on on thethe Linda Nielsen a plaque serving gsi@nemont.net gsi@nemont.net P.O.P.O. BoxBox 129129 Montana Livestock Board forfor a decade Montana Livestock Board a decade www.glasgowstockyards.com www.glasgowstockyards.com Glasgow, MTMT 59230 during thethe Wittkopp Angus bullbull salesale on on Glasgow, 59230 during Wittkopp Angus Thursday, Feb. 12.12. Nielsen hashas alsoalso volunThursday, Feb. Nielsen volunPlease call in in consignments soso buyers can bebe notiﬁed. Please call consignments buyers can notiﬁed. teered forfor other boards andand organizations. teered other boards organizations.

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gather at the knowledge, further saidsaid thatthat sheshe beliewed without restrictions – unless it’sit’s Labor’s proposed rules willwill destroy jobSALE opFORFOR HI-LINE & RANCH gather at theFARM knowledge, further beliewed or ranch or ranch without restrictions – unless Labor’s proposed rules destroy job opCORN GRAIN FOR HI-LINE FARM & RANCH CORN GRAIN FOR SALE programs willwill be abelarge partpart their parents’ place. portunities for young people and damage thethe “Farm Bureau What’s going to happen with thethe Farm “conservation programs a large their parents’ place. portunities for young people and damage “Farm Bureau What’s going to happen with Farm “conservation $3.75 perper bushel onon thethe farm. $3.75 bushel farm. of the cuts, with reductions in Conservation “That leaves outout aunts, uncles, grandnation’s economy. Proud” display BillBill and the Department overof the cuts, with reductions in Conservation “That leaves aunts, uncles, grandnation’s economy. Proud” display of Labor’s and the Department of Labor’s overWilling to to deliver. Willing deliver. Reserve Program land. There is land in CRP parents, or even having a neighbor kid over “The Department of Labor’s reasoning reach on “child labor” were hot topics during the Reserve Program land. There is land in CRP parents, or even having a neighbor kid over “The Department of Labor’s reasoning reach on “child duringlabor” the were hot topics Contact Mitchell Norman isn’t erodible andand should notnot even be be to help stack hayhay bales,” notes Thatcher. for for these newnew policies is Mitchell that kids like me,me, Contact Norman during thethe Montana Farm Bureau ConvenAmerican isn’t erodible should even to help stack bales,” notes Thatcher. these policies is that kids like during Montana Farm Bureau Conven- thatthat American of the program. There may be some cutscuts “Under thethe proposed rules kidskids under thethe thethe ones under 16,406-230-1116 lack cognitive ability to to tiontion Nov. 6-9 in Bureau Missoula. American Farm Farm Bureau of the program. There may be some “Under proposed rules under ones under 16, lack cognitive ability Nov. 6-9 in Missoula. American Farm partpart 406-230-1116 Farm in working lands programs. Right now there age of 16 wouldn’t be able to bale hay, milk perform these tasks. I have been working Bureau Public Policy Director Mary Kay in working lands programs. Right now there age of 16 wouldn’t be able to bale hay, milk perform these tasks. I have been working Annual Bureau PublicAnnual Policy Director Mary Kay 23 23 conservation programs; Farm Bureau help with newborn calves or suckling animals, operating machinery andand rid-ridThatcher covered thein ever-changing inforconservation programs; Farm Bureau cows, cows, help with newborn calves or suckling with with animals, operating machinery Convention in Thatcher covered the ever-changing infor- areare Convention hashas long been a proponent of combining piglets, or even rideride a horse to gather cattle. horses all all mymy lifelife andand suddenly mymy ageage mation about theDiego. Farm Bill. long been a proponent of combining piglets, or even a horse to gather cattle. inging horses suddenly mation about the Farm Bill. San Diego. San FOR SALE FOR SALE some of them. I suspect thatthat when thethe dustdust Farmers andand ranchers need to speak up up andand is what determines my ‘cognitive ability,’” Although thethe so-called congressional some of them. I suspect when Farmers ranchers need to speak is what determines my ‘cognitive ability,’” Although so-called congressional FORFOR HI-LINE FARM & RANCH HI-LINE FARM & RANCH HAYBET BARLEY SEED HAYBET BARLEY SEED clears, there willwill be five or less programs.” how outrageous thisthis is. Visit www.regusaidsaid in his speech. “Super Committee” after thethe convention clears, there be five or less programs.” saysay how outrageous is. Visit www.regu- Prince Prince in his speech. “Super Committee” after convention Thatcher explained a proposal for comlations.gov to file comments on the rule.” Prince said because of the work ag kids Cleaned. Call Beery's at Vida failed to come up with a deficit reduction Thatcher explained a proposal for comlations.gov to file comments on the rule.” Prince said because of Beery's the work ag Cleaned. Call atkids Vida failed to come up with a deficit reduction programs, noting thatthat with thethe cuts, Even thethe youth who would be be affected at aatyoung age, they a strong work plan as some expected, its earlier ideaidea to cut modity programs, noting with cuts, Even youth who would affected do do a young age, have a strong work plan as some expected, its earlier to cut modity Matt – they 406-979-5720 Matt –have 406-979-5720 done right, there cancan stillstill be abesafety these laws areare speaking out.out. During ethic, resourcefulness responsibility. $23$23 billion outout of the USDA budget drew if it’s done right, there a safety by by these laws speaking During ethic, resourcefulness and responsibility. billion of the USDA budget drew if it’s Joanne –and 406-773-5710 Joanne – 406-773-5710 net for agriculture. the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation’s “In a time when our country is battling comments from Thatcher. net for agriculture. the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation’s “In a time when our country is battling comments from Thatcher. topic offaced discussion was thethe De-De- Youth Speech Contest, Garett Prince from a struggling economy andand “Agriculture isHI-LINE definitely going to be Another topic offaced discussion was Youth Speech Contest, Garett Prince from unemployment, a struggling economy “Agriculture isFARM definitely going to takbe tak- andAnother FORFOR HI-LINE & RANCH courage when with pressure-filled Saco echoed Hanley’s sentiments. “No“No matter FARM & RANCH and courage when with pressure-filled Saco echoed Hanley’s sentiments. matterunemployment, partment of Labor’s proposed restrictions on Drummond had a lot to say on that exact generation of unmotivated youth, our govingForty-nine aForty-nine good share of cuts,” she said. “Howpartment of Labor’s proposed restrictions on Drummond had a lot to say on that exact generation of unmotivated youth, our goving a good share of cuts,” she said. “HowMontana Farm Bureau members situations. Relating to serving in leadership, who you visited with at the convention, you Montana Farm Bureau members situations. Relating to serving in leadership, who you visited with at the convention, you agriculture. Under thethe subject. is2-YEAR-OLD going to un-employ thousands of of ever, it’s better to San deal with this now in this children inmilitary agriculture. Under subject. ernment is2-YEAR-OLD going to un-employ thousands ever, it’s better to deal with now in this children HAY who traveled to San Diego for thethis American whether itworking isitworking inisthe military or in have something in common,” DePuydt says. HAY who traveled to Diego for the American whether inin the oragriculture, in agriculture, have something in common,” DePuydt says.ernment proposed rules, youth under the age of 16 “I am only 12 years old and I help run the hard-working individuals? That just doesn’t committee than waiting until next year.” proposed rules, youth under the age of 16 “I am only 12 years old and I help run the hard-working individuals? That just doesn’t committee than waiting until next year.” Farm Convention recently hadhad thethe opportunity ability to stay calm andand let your training “I learned a lota lot in the workshops on precision Farm Convention recently opportunity thethe ability to stay calm let your training “I learned in the workshops on precision 11% Good chop oror 11% Good would notis bewhat ableable to do any labor on on a to farm thatthat hasand been in my family for for over make sense. Iprotein. hope thethe Department of chop Labor herher comments on on current not to do any a to farm ranch ranch has been in my family over make sense. Iprotein. hope Department of Labor Thatcher, comments to participate inbasing workshops, hear speakers atcurrent over Denver said is labor critical agriculture using the Unmanned Arial toThatcher, participate inbasing workshops, hear speakers at takewould take over isbewhat Denver said is critical agriculture and using the Unmanned Arial 140 years,” Prince said in his speech that wakes up and realizes that kids who start 140 years,” Prince said in his speech that wakes up and realizes that kids who start filler feed. $40/ton. Delivery filler feed. $40/ton. Delivery thethe General Session, listen to the Young Farmer when thethe stakes areare highest. Vehicles, as well as enjoyed a leadership workGeneral Session, listen to the Young Farmerperforming performing when stakes highest. Vehicles, as well asinenjoyed a leadership workwon him second place junior division. working long before turning 16 16 years oldold areare won him second place inimproving the junior division. working long before turning years andand Rancher contests, andand meet other agricul“Calm is contagious. If you keep your head, on saying “yes” andthe communiRancher contests, meet other agricul“Calm is contagious. If you keep your head,“Ishop shop on saying “yes” and improving communiavailable. 406-942-0377 available. 406-942-0377 plan to remain a part of the agricultural ones who areare notnot standing in the unem“I plan to remain a part of the agricultural thethe ones who standing in the unemturalists from across the country. you keep your head,” Denver said, relating cation in our organization.” turalists from across the country. you keep your head,” Denver said, relating industry cation inhope our organization.” and to continue mymy involvelineline by by thethe ageage of 25.” industry and hope to continue involve- ployment ployment of 25.” TheThe meeting kicked off off with AFBF Presicalm when leading others on the meeting kicked with AFBF Presi- to staying to staying calm when leading others on the ment in my family’s ranching operation. It Other hothot button issues during thethe conment in my family’s ranching operation. It Other button issues during condentdent BobBob Stallman addressing thethe successes “Calm is being focused on the jobjob at at Stallman addressing successes battlefield. battlefield. “Calm is being focused on the scares me to think my future career and the vention were the proposal to move Yellowscares me to think my future career and the vention were the proposal to move YellowWHEAT FARM CENTRAL MT: 9,090 deeded acres with 7,150 (+/-) acres WHEAT FARM CENTRAL MT: 9,090 deeded acres with 7,150 (+/-) acres of Farm Bureau as well as the challenges. hand when youyou need to do intense of Farm Bureau as well as the challenges. hand when need to it doatitits at most its most intensefuture of my family’s ranch may beison thethe Includes stone National Park bison tooffour locations future of my family’s ranch may begrass. on stone National Park bison tobuildings four locations dry cropland and balance an incredible set with dry cropland and balance is grass. Includes an incredible set of buildings “Farmers and ranchers care deeply about our moment.” “Farmers and ranchers care deeply about our moment.” lineline today.” around Montana, riskrisk management andand with today.” around Montana, management two nice homes, large fully-equipped shop bldg, small office/bunkhouse, twotwo environment andand areare focused on on continuous There were many workshopS, ranging two nice homes, large fully-equipped shop bldg, small office/bunkhouse, environment focused continuous There were many workshopS, ranging Prince believes thethe Department of of estate taxtax planning. Prince believes Department estate planning. improvement. However, we we cannot sustain from Farm BillBill decisions andand a Crop Market equipment storage bldgs, feedlot setup, 3-phase power, plenty of of water with improvement. However, cannot sustain from Farm decisions a Crop Market equipment storage bldgs, feedlot setup, 3-phase power, plenty water with thethe nation’s food supply if excessive restricto Food Safety andand Compliance andand 3 artesian wells & several reservoirs, good proven yields and approximately nation’s food supply if excessive restric- Outlook Outlook to Food Safety Compliance 3 artesian wells & several reservoirs, good proven yields and approximately tions andand regulatory costs make thethe business of of several leadership workshops. tions regulatory costs make business several leadership workshops. 300, 000+ bushels of metal grain storage bins and bldgs. There’s good poten300, 000+ bushels of metal grain storage bins and bldgs. There’s good potenfarming andand ranching economically unsusMFBF members feltfelt thethe workshops proved farming ranching economically unsusMFBF members workshops proved tial for irrigation development of approximately 1500 acres from water storage tial for irrigation development of approximately 1500 acres from water storage CHEVROLET CHEVROLET tainable,” Stallman toldtold thethe group, indicating tainable,” Stallman group, indicating educational. educational. in reservoirs. Farm is along good all-weather gravel road justjust 35 35 miles from in reservoirs. Farm is along good all-weather gravel road miles from thatthat Farm Bureau will continue to oppose the Former Yellowstone County President Farm Bureau will continue to oppose the Former Yellowstone County President Lewistown in Fergus County. $13.5 Mil.Mil. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 3 and have a passion their job. and have a passion forfor their job. Mark Nielsen said that they've faced Mark Nielsen said that they've faced many challenges since they took on many challenges since they took on thethe place, some bigger changes place, butbut some of of thethe bigger changes

were replacing scale when they were replacing thethe scale when they bought place with a digital one that bought thethe place with a digital one that was ground and switching a lot was in in thethe ground and switching a lot fences and gates over from wood of of thethe fences and gates over from wood steel. said they've also tinned to to steel. HeHe said they've also tinned barn, built loading dock and thethe barn, built upup thethe loading dock and done cement work. They've also over done cement work. They've also over come other challenges, like purchasing come other challenges, like purchasing

land from BNSF and meeting thethe land from BNSF and meeting allall thethe EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standards. standards. The Glasgow Stockyards opened The Glasgow Stockyards opened forfor business 1946. Several local ranchers business in in 1946. Several local ranchers and businessmen contributed effort and businessmen contributed to to thethe effort back then. Next year will years back then. Next year will bebe 7070 years since opening stockyards. since thethe opening of of thethe stockyards.

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monitors them individual basis. monitors them onon anan individual basis. She said that a state veterinarian oversees She said that a state veterinarian oversees whole thing. She said other recent thethe whole thing. She said other recent issues that have come have been issues that have come upup have been interesting, like double dating milk interesting, like double dating onon milk containers and selling raw milk. containers and selling raw milk. helped represent auction mar“I “I helped represent thethe auction markets and Northeastern Montana,” Nielsen kets and Northeastern Montana,” Nielsen said. said. Meier said that their work Meier said that their work onon thethe stockyards keep it open was something stockyards to to keep it open was something the family didn't have to do, as they've the family didn't have to do, as they've their hand plenty other work gotgot their hand in in plenty of of other work keep them busy. said that they to to keep them busy. HeHe said that they allall saw a need keep stockyards open saw a need to to keep thethe stockyards open and they decided jump and keep and they decided to to jump in in and keep it afloat. said that service it afloat. HeHe said that allall herher service in in other groups and organizations someother groups and organizations is is something take note thing to to take note of.of. “This lady is a volunteering son “This lady is a volunteering son of of a a gun,” Meier said. “They're impressive gun,” Meier said. “They're anan impressive family Valley County.” family in in Valley County.” Murch, manager and who IvaIva Murch, thethe manager and who hashas worked Glasgow Stockyards worked forfor thethe Glasgow Stockyards forfor more than three decades, said that Nielsmore than three decades, said that Nielswas also involved Montana WIFE enen was also involved in in Montana WIFE (Women Involved Farm Economics) (Women Involved in in Farm Economics) and been involved EPAC (Ethanol and hashas been involved in in EPAC (Ethanol Producers and Consumers). She's also Producers and Consumers). She's also served ESGR (Employers Support served forfor thethe ESGR (Employers Support Guards and Reserves) board. of of thethe Guards and Reserves) board. Glasgow Stockyards Glasgow Stockyards Meier explained that Mark and Linda Meier explained that Mark and Linda

Nielsen and bought into Glasgow Nielsen and bought into thethe Glasgow Stockyards after it shut down May Stockyards after it shut down in in May 1992. Jeff, Steve, Kyle and Scott Pat1992. Jeff, Steve, Kyle and Scott Pattison also bought into the stockyards tison also bought into the stockyards at at time, later Nielsens bought thethe time, butbut later onon thethe Nielsens bought their share. The stockyards remained outout their share. The stockyards remained closed a short time, purchase closed forfor a short time, as as thethe purchase took place in the fall of 1992, there took place in the fall of 1992, there were lots repairs and improvements were lots of of repairs and improvements that needed made, including pipes that needed to to bebe made, including pipes that froze over winter. The gates that froze upup over thethe winter. The gates finally reopened March 1993. finally reopened in in March 1993. Murch said that economic impacts Murch said that thethe economic impacts stockyards. Somewhere areare bigbig forfor thethe stockyards. Somewhere around $65 million last year passed around $65 million last year passed through the local stockyards. Also through the local stockyards. Also thethe people it draws into Glasgow businesses people it draws into Glasgow businesses brings extra economic impact. Nielsen brings extra economic impact. Nielsen said that they sold 50,000 head there last said that they sold 50,000 head there last year. year. The stockyards can have The stockyards can have upup to to 4040 people staff busier seasons. Many people onon staff in in busier seasons. Many of them work part time, but Murch said of them work part time, but Murch said that a lot good employees have that a lot of of thethe good employees have been there more than one decade. been there forfor more than one decade. Dean Barnes, yard manager, been Dean Barnes, thethe yard manager, hashas been working at the stockyards since 1983. working at the stockyards since 1983. HeHe started fresh high school age started fresh outout of of high school at at thethe age Murch started working part time of of 18.18. Murch started working part time 1978 and went full time 1986 and in in 1978 and went full time in in 1986 and eventually took on the manager posieventually took on the manager position after a previous one left somewhere tion after a previous one left somewhere around 1998. around 1998. She explained that success She explained that thethe success of of thethe stockyards has a lot to do with the good stockyards has a lot to do with the good employees who know cattle business employees who know thethe cattle business CONTINUED PAGE CONTINUED ONON PAGE 10 10

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New technology transforms grain farming Statewide average in Montana for spring wheat in 2014 was 36 bushels per acre

and more efficient while producing bigger yields. The Aug. 21, 1914 issue of the Box Elder Valley Press said that local producers Cowan & Son yielded about six bushels of spring wheat per acre. Today, wheat harvest numbers have increased significantly. Phil L. Bruckner, professor and winter wheat breeder of the Montana State University department of Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology, said in an email that the statewide average in Montana for spring wheat in 2014 was 36 bushels per acre.

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Grain farming practices have transformed dramatically throughout the years as new technologies surfaced, making farming techniques of today less labor-intensive

Les Rispens, Hill County executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, said farming technology has transformed dramatically throughout the years.

“In the old days, guys would just through experience know where to drive the tractor so their tools that they pulled would overlap (already seeded rows) as little as possible,” he said. The majority of farmers today incorporate a global positioning system device. Rispens said there are two different GPS systems that he has seen. One incorporates turn signal lights that are placed above the steering wheel of a tractor, providing a visual guide for the driver to help eliminate

www.havredailynews.com overlapping. “If you need to go to the right, it’ll light up a light on your right side. If you need to go to the left, it’ll light up on the left side,” he said. The other GPS system Rispens has seen incorporates an electric motor that controls the driver’s steering wheel, eliminating the driver’s steering efforts in the field. “GPS has made it possible to use these

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Courtesy photo E.J. Briese, grandfather of Havre resident and farmer Darrel Briese, farms his homestead north of Loma in 1913.

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Dietary guidelines panel suggests tax on sugary foods MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON — A tax on sugary drinks and snacks is one way a government panel of nutrition experts thinks Americans can be coaxed into eating better. Some members of Congress are already pushing back on the idea, saying the panel has overstepped its bounds. The panel's recommendations will help determine what gets into the new version of dietary guidelines being prepared by the Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments. The advice includes eating more fruits and vegetables and whole grains and limiting added sugars and fat. However, the panel goes beyond previous versions of the dietary guidelines by suggesting a broad list of possible policy changes — a tax is just one — that could make it easier for people to follow that diet advice. "Taxation on higher sugar- and sodiumcontaining foods may encourage consumers to reduce consumption and revenues generated could support health promotion efforts," the committee wrote as part of the recommendations released this week. Such taxes have mostly failed to gain traction around the country, though voters in Berkeley, California, approved a special, per-ounce tax on sugary drinks in November. In New York City, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to cap the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants and other venues at 16 ounces, but legal challenges spearheaded by the beverage industry brought down the effort in the courts. Other ideas put forth by the committee were placing nutrition labels on the front of food packages and requiring public buildings to serve healthier foods. The committee also suggested incentives for eating fruits and vegetables, though it didn't detail how that could work. Panel members said incentives might be vouchers for farmers markets or subsidies for growers or grocery stores. The panel endorsed adding a line on the nutrition facts label for added sugars, which the Obama administration has already proposed. It also backed the administration's standards for healthier school lunches. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., criticized the report shortly after it came out Feb. 20, saying the committee strayed from its science-based nutrition recommendations. "This is economic, not nutrition, policy," he said.

Congress weighed in on a draft of the report last December, noting that the dietary guidelines panel was poised to suggest a more environmentally friendly diet of plantbased foods. In a massive spending bill, lawmakers instructed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack "to only include nutrition and dietary information, not extraneous factors" in the final guidelines. After the report was issued, Vilsack said the guidelines are supposed to be informed by the "latest and best science and medical knowledge." He wouldn't address the content of the report specifically, but said he doesn't want the final report to have "anything outside of the lines in the guidelines that would potentially undercut the legitimacy, credibility

and acceptance of the guidelines. ... The law is fairly clear to me, it's about nutrition and it's about diet." Committee members say their panel was charged with looking at implications of its findings, and the policy changes were just suggestions. "The idea is to stimulate thinking on how to get there," Barbara Millen, the chairwoman of the committee, said Feb. 21. Alice Lichtenstein, a member of the panel and a professor at Tufts University, said there is some data that similar policy initiatives have worked, like efforts to ban trans fat from the food supply. She said the policy suggestions are to raise the issue for the future. "To bring it up as something for future

consideration, I think that's appropriate," she said. One former member of a dietary guidelines advisory panel disagreed. Joanne Lupton of Texas A&M University, who served on the 2005 dietary guidelines advisory panel, said her committee was told just to stick to the science. "They should show us studies that taxes have a beneficial effect," she said of this year's panel. The beverage industry argued the same point. "The committee does not have the authority to make such recommendations, nor the scientific evidence or expertise to back up its recommendations," the American Beverage Association said in a statement.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File A variety of healthy fruits and vegetables are displayed April 24 for sale at a market in Washington. Drink less sugary soda, but an extra cup of coffee or two is OK. So are eggs. And as always, don’t forget your vegetables. A government advisory committee is recommending the first real limits on added sugars, but backs off stricter ones for salt and cholesterol intake. It calls for an environmentally friendly diet lower in red and processed meats.

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Goat farmers, producers handle increased demand for dairy KOURTNEY LIEPELT Associated Press MADRID, Iowa — Buying two goats in August 2008 was little more than an experiment for farmer Paula Olson and some entertainment for her daughters. Six and a half years, 14 milking goats and roughly $300,000 later, she's in the midst of constructing a small-scale creamery in Madrid, Iowa, that's set to feature

goat milk, cheese, ice cream and more. And though her creamery isn't yet open, Olson said local businesses have begun inquiring about her products, prompting her to already consider expanding. Americans' growing taste for more unusual fare has contributed to a steady increase in demand for goat products in recent years, and producers across the country are trying to determine how to

secure enough milk to give consumers what they want while continuing to develop their merchandise. The nation's dairy goat herd climbed 2 percent in the past year to 365,000 animals, but producers said their annual sales are rising even faster — up by 15 percent or more. In Iowa, the number of goat farms has climbed from less than 20 a decade ago to about 200, behind only Wisconsin and California. Sheep and goat milk accrued $92.2 million in sales in 2012, according to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Agriculture Department's census, with combined sales about a third higher than in the previous 2007 census. Goat dairies remain a relatively new market, however, so those in the industry are trying out new techniques largely by trial and error. "It's not like the cow world," said Larry Hedrich, owner of LaClare Family Farm in Chilton, Wisconsin. "There aren't reams and reams of research available." Shelby Cornelius, president of the Iowa Dairy Goat Association, said membership has doubled since he took over in 2013 as farmers search for guidance in how to get the most from their goats. The association has provided information on topics ranging from cheese-making to artificial insemination, he said. Much of the new demand appears to be due to increased interest in artisan cheeses and populations that are more accustomed to goat milk, such as Hispanic and Jewish communities, Cornelius said. In much of the world, goat milk is more common than cow milk. "As time goes on, goats won't surpass dairy cattle, but I think they're going to become more competitive," Cornelius said. Some believe goat milk has significantly greater health benefits than cow milk, but Leo Timms, a professor in Iowa State

www.havredailynews.com University's Department of Animal Science, said the two are quite similar. The most notable difference, he said, is that goat milk is naturally homogenized, meaning the fat globules in the liquid have already been broken up so they're digestible, whereas cow milk homogenization must be simulated. Proteins in the milks also differ, so someone who is allergic to cow milk might be able to drink goat milk, though lactose is still present in goat's milk. Another distinguishing factor is in milk production — dairy cows produce about 20,000 more pounds of milk annually than goats. Cow milk accounted for nearly 95 percent of milk consumption in 2014, compared to 0.02 percent for goat milk, according to a statement from Dairy Management Inc., which collects money from the nation's approximately 47,000 cattle dairy farmers for product promotion. Still, goat products serve a niche in the dairy market. Jennifer Bice, founder of Redwood Farms in Sebastopol, California, has been in the dairy goat business for 45 years and witnessed the changing industry. Besides an interest in traditional dairy alternatives, many people favor goat milk because they think it has a lower environmental impact, Bice said, attributing it to the fact that goats aren't factory-farmed like cattle and produce less manure. The increasing popularity of natural foods also has aided demand for products such as Redwood's goat milk yogurt; Bice's company, which complies with various organic standards, contracts with several grocery stores and restaurants that emphasize organics. As goat farmers continue to grapple with best methods and test new products, Bice said she expects interest to only grow. "I don't see any reason for it to stop," she said.

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Havre Daily News/file photo Combines work into the night to harvest wheat north of Gildford in mid-August 2010. A 1914 edition of the Box Elder Press said Cowan & Son harvested 6 bushels an acre at their farm. Montana State University Professor Phil Bruckner said the average for the state in 2014 was 36 bushels an acre.

Farming: Size plays a huge role in today's farming practices. n Continued from page 4 great, big pieces of equipment and still be efficient with your use,” he added.

Size matters

Size also plays a huge role in today’s farming practices. “(Back then, the tools) would have been maybe 12 feet wide,” he said. “Today, it’s not uncommon for drills to be 50 or even 80 feet wide.”

In 1914, a tractor would have been, maybe, in the 20 to 25 horsepower range, and today these tractors are commonly four or five hundred horsepower. Les Rispens, Hill County executive director U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency

Rispens also said the tractors of today can produce far more power from their engines than they could in the past. “In 1914, a tractor would have been, maybe, in the 20 to 25 horsepower range, and today these tractors are commonly four or five hundred horsepower.” AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Paula Olson watches two goats walk out of the building Feb. 18 after milking them on her farm near Madrid, Iowa. Demand for goat milk, cheese and other products has steadily increased in recent years, and goat farmers and dairy producers across the country are grappling with meeting this demand while continuing to develop their products.

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Unmanned flight

Rispens added that a new technology has just come onto the farming scene — unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, that are used in conjunction with the

GPS technology. “(The drone) flies over top and uses three different cameras to take pictures of the ground. These cameras pick up infrared, ultraviolet and high definition color,” he said. “By overlapping those three images, it creates a map that tells the sprayer where the weeds are in the field … . As they drive across that field, the areas that have more weeds have been mapped by this picture and it will get extra spray where the weeds are and less spray where the weeds aren’t.” Rispens said that as of now the Federal Aviation Administration does not allow farmers to use a drone for commercial use. “That’s kind of a sad deal because there’s a lot of technology that would be able to be adapted more quickly,” he said. “I know the FAA is working on rules right now to make that happen — allow it somehow.”

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R ya n M c C o r m i c k , ow n e r o f t h e McCormick Land Company in the Kremlin area, said he raises spring and winter wheat. “What we’re in right now is probably the technology revolution,” he said. “Our expectations are much higher now for yields than they were even 10 years ago.” Lochiel Edwards with Edward’s Farm, which is outside of Big Sandy, said technology has transformed the way he farms grain. Edwards utilizes GPS-based technology on his farm. “That allows us to have good records on a square-foot basis,” he said. “Rather than just knowing how many bushels of wheat

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Farming: Edwards: Field work takes less time due to the advent of technology and larger equipment. n Continued from page 5 came off of a field, you can know how many bushels came off of each individual acre in those fields.” Edwards also said that field work takes less of his time due to the advent of technology and larger equipment. “When it used to take me most of the day to seed a quarter section, which is 160 acres, now I seed 640 acres,” he said. Edwards raises hard red winter wheat and some spring wheat on his 8,000-acre farm. He said his tractors are 600 horsepower. Last year, Edwards harvested about 150,000 bushels of winter wheat and 16,000 bushels of spring wheat. “I think you’d have a hard time finding a farmer who does not like at least some of the technology because it makes it much less tiring to do field work — and then it gives you better information to do your business management with,” he said.

Havre Daily News/file photo A Hi-Line farmer loads a truck with wheat he just harvested in 2005. Changes in technology, seeds and practices have dramatically increased the amount of grain harvested from each acre planted compared to a century ago.

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