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USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Tariffs FOR THE COURIER U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Aug. 27, announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade GDPDJH IURP XQMXVWLÂżHG UHWDOLDWLRQ E\ IRUHLJQ nations. President Donald J. Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the long run to help American farmers compete JOREDOO\ $V DQQRXQFHG ODVW PRQWK 86'$ ZLOO DXWKRUL]H XS WR ELOOLRQ LQ SURJUDPV consistent with our World Trade Organization REOLJDWLRQV “Early on, the President instructed me, as Secretary of Agriculture, to make sure our IDUPHUV GLG QRW EHDU WKH EUXQW RI XQIDLU UHWDOLDWRU\ WDULIIV $IWHU FDUHIXO DQDO\VLV E\ RXU WHDP at USDA, we have formulated our strategy to PLWLJDWH WKH WUDGH GDPDJHV VXVWDLQHG E\ RXU farmers. Our farmers work hard, and are the most productive in the world, and we aim to protect them,â€? said Secretary Perdue. These programs will assist agricultural producers to meet the costs of disrupted markets: USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to provide payments to corn, cotton, GDLU\ KRJ VRUJKXP VR\EHDQ DQG ZKHDW producers starting Sept. 4. An announcement DERXW IXUWKHU SD\PHQWV ZLOO EH PDGH LQ WKH

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is not a normal part of aging. Currently, the greatest risk factor is increasing age, with the PDMRULW\ RI SHRSOH ZLWK $O]KHLPHUœV EHLQJ or older. However, it is not just a disease of old DJH (DUO\ RQVHW $O]KHLPHUV DQG \RXQJHU affects nearly 200,000 Americans. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a QXPEHU RI \HDUV ,Q LWV HDUO\ VWDJHV PHPRU\ ORVV LV PLOG EXW ZLWK ODWH VWDJH $O]KHLPHUœV LQGLYLGXDOV ORVH WKH DELOLW\ WR FDUU\ RQ D FRQversation and respond to their environment. Those with Alzheimer’s live an average of HLJKW \HDUV DIWHU WKHLU V\PSWRPV EHFRPH QRWLFHDEOH WR RWKHUV EXW VXUYLYDO FDQ UDQJH IURP four to 20 years, depending on age and other health conditions. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s EXW WUHDWPHQWV IRU V\PSWRPV DUH DYDLODEOH and research continues. Although treatments cannot stop Alzheimer’s from progressing, they can slow the worsening of symptoms

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From Science to Solutions: Understanding Dementia & Building Skills for Positive Outcomes ROUBIE YOUNKIN, MSU EXTENSION FOR FARM & RANCH

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Tariffs: Bekkerman: Some good signs are coming up ■Continued from page 9 U.S. and buyers might stick with the deals they have made with other countries. He added that it is difficult to tell what the long-term effects of the tariffs might be. “If this continues into next year, we will certainly start seeing some real ramifications that could really affect farm businesses in a negative way,� Bekkerman said. “It is really important to see how quickly this can be resolved.� Some good signs are coming up, as well, Bekkerman said, with negotiations progressing with NAFTA and some movement

with the Farm Bill. Reopening negotiations with Mexico is certainly a good sign, he added. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said the tariffs are fall out the political arena, and it is hard for producers to mitigate these tariffs. Tuss, a Havre Democrat who is challenging state Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, in his bid for re-election in Senate District 14, added that, in the modern world, the world is shrinking when it comes to commerce due to global online markets. Tariffs, he added, are only going to hurt the econo-

my. “I don’t think that was appropriate in the ’70s and ’80s when it occurred, and I certainly am not an advocate for these tariffs now,� he said, adding that although these tariffs may have an adverse effect on the market, Montana producers are work-

ing hard to push on through. “We’ve got the best products that you can find anywhere in the world. We’ve got the hardest-working people you’re going to find anywhere else in the world,� Tuss said. “Our farmers and ranchers — our ag community — know how to compete globally.�

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Preventing Fires and Staying Safe During Harvest Season MICHELLE BIGELBACH FOR FARM & RANCH Harvest season is upon us with some farmers already done for the season while others still have weeks to go. For those farmers who IHHO WKH\ DUH EHKLQG DQG DUH UXVKLQJ WR VWD\ RQ schedule or get caught up, the rush to get the FURSV KDUYHVWHG FDQ QRW FRPH EHIRUH VDIHW\ of you, your land, your equipment and the ¿HOGV QHDU \RX According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, the month of August has seen EHORZ DYHUDJH GU\ FRQGLWLRQV )RU WKH SDVW two seasons now, farmers have not had much relief in terms of Mother Nature cooperating ZLWK WKHP DQG WKHLU FURSV 6HSWHPEHUœV RXWlook of precipitation doesn’t look promising, as the Climate Prediction Center does not KDYH FRQ¿GHQFH WR VD\ ZKHWKHU WKH DPRXQW RI UDLQ H[SHFWHG WR IDOO ZLOO EH EHORZ RU DERYH average. Not only does this dry weather hinder WKH JURZWK RI FURSV EXW LW DOVR LQFUHDVHV WKH likelihood of heavy machinery equipment VWDUWLQJ RQ ¿UH GXH WR UHVLGXH DQG GXVW DFFXPXODWLQJ :LWK EHORZ DYHUDJH UDLQIDOOV DQG ZLQG\ GD\V ZKHQ D ¿UH VWDUWV QRW RQO\ GRHV WKH IDUPHU ORVH RXW RQ WKH HTXLSPHQW EXW WKH

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 and improve quality of life for those affected and their caregivers. *ODVJRZ QHLJKERUKRRG KHDOWK SDUWQHUV DUH sponsoring a seminar for caregivers, Sept. DQG DW WKH &RWWRQZRRG ,QQ 9DOOH\ &RXQW\ 5HVSLWH )0'+ 9DOOH\ 9LHZ +RPH 3UDLULH 5LGJH 9LOODJH DQG 068 ([WHQVLRQ KDYH SDUWQHUHG WR EULQJ LQ 'HPHQWLD &DUH Trainer and Consultant Heather McKay to work with family caregivers as well as health care professionals. McKay is an award-winning occupational therapist and dementia care specialist, consultant, and international trainer/speaker, providing training for professional and family caregivers, services to individuals with aging issues, and consultation with facilities on topics related to dementia and Alzheimer’s care. 0F.D\ ZLOO EH FRPLQJ IURP 1RUWK &DURlina where she is the director of disease management for Hospice of Alamance-Caswell and Life Path Home Health. She has worked in hospital, home health, and community settings. She has personal as well as professional experience with dementia caregiving and will address caregiving from a professional and personal perspective.

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The Month in Weather: Yet Again Hot and Dry Weather Persists MICHELLE BIGELBACH FOR FARM & RANCH August was another month across northeast 0RQWDQD FKDUDFWHUL]HG E\ KRW DQG GU\ ZHDWKHU 7KH ÂżUVW ZHWWLQJ UDLQV RI WKH PRQWK GLG QRW RFFXU XQWLO $XJ ZKLFK LV RQO\ ÂżYH GD\V away from the end of the month! There were ÂżYH GD\V GXULQJ $XJXVW LQ ZKLFK WKH KLJK temperature in Glasgow topped 100 degrees. /RRNLQJ IRUZDUG WRZDUGV 6HSWHPEHU FRQÂżGHQFH LQ WKH WUHQGV IRU ERWK WHPSHUDWXUHV DQG

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Havre Daily News/Ryan Welch A riders trail cattle in the Bear Paw Mountains in July. The impact of President Donal Trump’s tariffs on agriculture, including a plan by China’s JD.com to buy $200 million worth of Montana beef and to invest in a beef processing facility in Montana, is not known.

Havre Daily News/Ryan Welch A farmer harvests wheat near Kremlin. Kremlin farmer Ryan McCormic says imposing tariffs could have a beneficial impact, forcing countries to negotiate for better trade agreements and forcing them to stop abusing international trade, but also says it could cause problems by reducing volume with some of the United States’ biggest trading partners. trade laws and rules, but the downside is that China made up 80 percent of the U.S. export market for soybeans. When one part of the market takes a large hit like that, McCormick said, the entire market usually takes a hit as well. He said the grain market has rallied this year, to the highest in three years. Smith said soybeans have received much attention because of the Chinese retaliatory tariffs, adding that this has damaged the market. At the same time though, he added, soybeans are set for record production levels because anticipation had been for relatively good prices. “The best possible outcome would be the

end of the ‘tariff war,’” Smith said, adding that the business relationships with these countries could be fractured and take years to repair. “The truth is I don’t have a definite answer,” he said, “but (farmers) have a reason to be upset with the trade war associated with the current administration’s policy.” Bekkerman said that with the Chinese retaliatory tariffs, U.S. exports will become more expensive and the Chinese market will look for other cheaper markets, adding that even if the trade war is settled soon, the markets lost might not return to the

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Sandy who has served as president and in many other offices of Montana Grain Growers Association, said he has noticed some volatility in the market, with prices swinging farther and quicker than what is normal for the summer market. He said he believes that the primary reason for this is from the weather news from around the world, the weather the areas such as the Black Sea region and other main wheat regions are experiencing. But going into the market in the future for deliveries this winter may be affected by the tariffs, he added, it is hard to tell, markets have many moving parts and it is hard to pick out any one cause. “It is my belief that the tariffs have put

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enced in the area. “It’s not very good,” Rismon said. “Grain prices need to go up. It’s tough going.” Overseas, producers have had a high production year in other countries, but the world market is not very good, he said, adding that something needs to be turned around. He said the prices of grain haven’t changed very much since the 1970s, but the cost of operations has and has made it harder for farmers. Over his career, he said, he has seen ag markets like this before, but it’s something that farmers have to work through. It was not a terrible harvest, he added, but it was noticeable which areas got more rain than others. Ryan McCormick, a farmer out of Kremlin who has held multiple offices in

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enced in the area. “It’s not very good,” Rismon said. “Grain prices need to go up. It’s tough going.” Overseas, producers have had a high production year in other countries, but the world market is not very good, he said, adding that something needs to be turned around. He said the prices of grain haven’t changed very much since the 1970s, but the cost of operations has and has made it harder for farmers. Over his career, he said, he has seen ag markets like this before, but it’s something that farmers have to work through. It was not a terrible harvest, he added, but it was noticeable which areas got more rain than others. Ryan McCormick, a farmer out of Kremlin who has held multiple offices in

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Sandy who has served as president and in many other offices of Montana Grain Growers Association, said he has noticed some volatility in the market, with prices swinging farther and quicker than what is normal for the summer market. He said he believes that the primary reason for this is from the weather news from around the world, the weather the areas such as the Black Sea region and other main wheat regions are experiencing. But going into the market in the future for deliveries this winter may be affected by the tariffs, he added, it is hard to tell, markets have many moving parts and it is hard to pick out any one cause. “It is my belief that the tariffs have put

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Tariffs effect on the agricultural market unknown Derek Hann dshann@havredailynews.com Opinions about the effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the agricultural market is almost as unclear as the market itself, although many agree that this past year has been hard on Montana’s agricultural producers. “Markets are never as simple as some commentators would like them to be,” said Vincent Smith, professor of economics at Montana State University. “The prices of a commodity, if we look at it at any point in time, are affected by a great difference of elements on the supply side as well as the demand side of things.” One of the things that is affecting the market, Smith said, is the predictions of record numbers or near-record numbers of crops in the market. Those predictions offset the commodities and inflate or deflate prices, he added. Montana State University associate professor Anton Bekkerman said the tariffs

Havre Daily News/Ryan Welch A riders trail cattle in the Bear Paw Mountains in July. The impact of President Donal Trump’s tariffs on agriculture, including a plan by China’s JD.com to buy $200 million worth of Montana beef and to invest in a beef processing facility in Montana, is not known.

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end of the ‘tariff war,’” Smith said, adding that the business relationships with these countries could be fractured and take years to repair. “The truth is I don’t have a definite answer,” he said, “but (farmers) have a reason to be upset with the trade war associated with the current administration’s policy.” Bekkerman said that with the Chinese retaliatory tariffs, U.S. exports will become more expensive and the Chinese market will look for other cheaper markets, adding that even if the trade war is settled soon, the markets lost might not return to the

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Tariffs: Bekkerman: Some good signs are coming up ■Continued from page 9 U.S. and buyers might stick with the deals they have made with other countries. He added that it is difficult to tell what the long-term effects of the tariffs might be. “If this continues into next year, we will certainly start seeing some real ramifications that could really affect farm businesses in a negative way,� Bekkerman said. “It is really important to see how quickly this can be resolved.� Some good signs are coming up, as well, Bekkerman said, with negotiations progressing with NAFTA and some movement

with the Farm Bill. Reopening negotiations with Mexico is certainly a good sign, he added. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss said the tariffs are fall out the political arena, and it is hard for producers to mitigate these tariffs. Tuss, a Havre Democrat who is challenging state Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, in his bid for re-election in Senate District 14, added that, in the modern world, the world is shrinking when it comes to commerce due to global online markets. Tariffs, he added, are only going to hurt the econo-

my. “I don’t think that was appropriate in the ’70s and ’80s when it occurred, and I certainly am not an advocate for these tariffs now,� he said, adding that although these tariffs may have an adverse effect on the market, Montana producers are work-

ing hard to push on through. “We’ve got the best products that you can find anywhere in the world. We’ve got the hardest-working people you’re going to find anywhere else in the world,� Tuss said. “Our farmers and ranchers — our ag community — know how to compete globally.�

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USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Tariffs FOR THE COURIER U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Aug. 27, announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade GDPDJH IURP XQMXVWLÂżHG UHWDOLDWLRQ E\ IRUHLJQ nations. President Donald J. Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the long run to help American farmers compete JOREDOO\ $V DQQRXQFHG ODVW PRQWK 86'$ ZLOO DXWKRUL]H XS WR ELOOLRQ LQ SURJUDPV consistent with our World Trade Organization REOLJDWLRQV “Early on, the President instructed me, as Secretary of Agriculture, to make sure our IDUPHUV GLG QRW EHDU WKH EUXQW RI XQIDLU UHWDOLDWRU\ WDULIIV $IWHU FDUHIXO DQDO\VLV E\ RXU WHDP at USDA, we have formulated our strategy to PLWLJDWH WKH WUDGH GDPDJHV VXVWDLQHG E\ RXU farmers. Our farmers work hard, and are the most productive in the world, and we aim to protect them,â€? said Secretary Perdue. These programs will assist agricultural producers to meet the costs of disrupted markets: USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to provide payments to corn, cotton, GDLU\ KRJ VRUJKXP VR\EHDQ DQG ZKHDW producers starting Sept. 4. An announcement DERXW IXUWKHU SD\PHQWV ZLOO EH PDGH LQ WKH

coming months, if warranted. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will administer a Food Purchase and 'LVWULEXWLRQ 3URJUDP WR SXUFKDVH XS WR ELOOLRQ LQ FRPPRGLWLHV XQIDLUO\ WDUJHWHG E\ unjustified retaliation. USDA’s Food and 1XWULWLRQ 6HUYLFH )16 ZLOO GLVWULEXWH WKHVH commodities through nutrition assistance programs such as The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and child nutrition programs. Through the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Agricultural Trade Promotion Program $73 PLOOLRQ ZLOO EH PDGH DYDLODEOH to develop foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products. The program will help U.S. agricultural exporters identify and access new markets and help mitigate the adverse effects of other countries’ restrictions. Âł3UHVLGHQW 7UXPS KDV EHHQ VWDQGLQJ XS to China and other nations, sending the clear message that the United States will no longer tolerate their unfair trade practices, which LQFOXGH QRQ WDULII WUDGH EDUULHUV DQG WKH WKHIW of intellectual property. In short, the President KDV WDNHQ DFWLRQ WR EHQHÂżW DOO VHFWRUV RI WKH American economy – including agriculture – in the long run,â€? said Secretary Perdue. “It’s important to note all of this could go away tomorrow, if China and the other nations simply FRUUHFW WKHLU EHKDYLRU %XW LQ WKH PHDQWLPH WKH SURJUDPV ZH DUH DQQRXQFLQJ WRGD\ EX\V WLPH for the President to strike long-lasting trade GHDOV WR EHQHÂżW RXU HQWLUH HFRQRP\ ´

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