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Creed third place place winner winner and and greenhand greenhandsecond secondplace placewinner winnerMickayla MickaylaJohnson Johnsonaccepting acceptingan anaward awardatatthe the Creed third state convention in Billings. state convention in Billings. competing they went went to to various various workshops workshopspresented presentedby bypast paststate stateofďŹ cers ofďŹ cersand andeven evennational nationalofďŹ cers. ofďŹ cers. competing they Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil served on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five seserved on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five seniors, Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt Pattiniors, Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt Pattison were awarded awarded their their State State Farmer Farmer Degrees Degrees at at the the State State Degree Degree dinner dinner on on Friday Fridaynight. night. son were There were over 500 members, advisors and their families attending that dinner. Mickayla Johnson There were over 500 members, advisors and their families attending that dinner. Mickayla Johnson competed for star star greenhand greenhand and and received receivedsecond secondplace. place.She Shealso alsocompeted competedwith withother othercreed creedspeakers speakers competed for from around the the state state and and received received third. third. from around AMY NELSON / FOR FARM & RANCH
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Former Courier photo intern Amy Nelson took this shot of the northern lights near Harlowton, Mont., in November, 2016. Nelson will be participating as a judge in the Courier's Sunlight & Storm photo contest. To enter, write courier@nemont.net (Attn: James). Deadline for entries is Aug. 6, 2017. See full story on Page 10.
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income, and expenses increased between 2007 and 2012. This telling information and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 thousands of other agriculture statistics are a direct result of responses to the Census of at the end of this year, is a complete count Agriculture. of all U.S. farms, ranches, and those who “Today, when data are so important, operate them. there is strength in numbers,â€? said Hamer. “The Census of Agriculture remains the “For farmers and ranchers, participation only source of uniform, comprehensive and in the 2017 Census of Agriculture is their impartial agriculture data for every county voice, their future, and their opportunity to in the nation,â€? said NASS Administrator shape American agriculture – its policies, Hubert Hamer. “As such, census results services and assistance programs – for years are relied upon heavily by those who serve to come.â€? farmers and rural communities, including Producers who are new to farming or did federal, state and local governments, agri- not receive a Census of Agriculture in 2012 businesses, trade associations, extension still have time to sign up to receive the 2017 educators, researchers, and farmers and Census of Agriculture report form by visitranchers themselves.â€? ing www.agcensus.usda.gov and clicking The Census of Agriculture highlights land on the ‘Make Sure You Are Counted’ button use and ownership, operator characteristics, through June. NASS deďŹ nes a farm as any production practices, income and expendi- place from which $1,000 or more of agritures, and other topics. The 2012 Census cultural products were produced and sold, of Agriculture revealed that over three or normally would have been sold, during million farmers operated more than two the census year of 2017. million farms, spanning over 914 million For more information about the 2017 ANDREWMCKEAN MCKEAN/ /FOR FORTHE THEHI-LINE HI-LINEFARM FARM&&RANCH RANCH ANDREW acres. a four percent decrease in Census Agriculture andthe to Little see how census Lih-AnThis Ellis McKean McKean workon onclearing clearing outof beaver damalong along the Little Brazil Creek, Yang,was Merlin, Iris and Ellis work out aabeaver dam Brazil Creek, the numberofofGlasgow. U.S. farms from the previous data are used, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov southwest census in 2007. However, agriculture sales, or call (800) 727-9540.
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