April 2018 pages by The Trader's Dispatch

APRIL 2018

Vol. XIX No. 3 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

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Renewal options for expiring CSC

Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to renew their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contract. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of their entire operation. Participants with existing CSP contracts expiring on Dec. 31, 2018 can access the benefits of the recent program changes through an option to renew their contracts for an additional five years if they agree to adopt additional activities to achieve higher levels of conservation on their lands. NRCS will mail contract renewal notification letters to all participants whose contracts expire in 2018, which will contain instructions on how to apply for renewal. Applications to renew expiring contracts are due by April 13. Through CSP, agricultural producers and forest landowners earn payments for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management, buffer strips, and pollinator and beneficial insect habitat – all while maintaining active CONTINUED ON PAGE A3

AUCTION SALES

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Grazing permit renewal process workshop

By University of Wyoming Extension Practical guidance for navigating the grazing permit renewal process is being offered Friday, April 13, in Baggs, Wyoming. The workshop is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Valley Community Center, 255 W. Osborne St., with a break for lunch, said Glenn Owings, University of Wyoming (UW) Extension educator. Wyoming and Colorado ranch owners and managers and federal grazing permit holders and local policy makers are invited. The cost is free with lunch included. Interested persons are asked to RSVP to Owings, or for more information, at 307-367-4380 or email gowings@uwyo.edu. Those attending can learn how they can be involved in the permit renewal process, gain the tools to know what to do and who to call when they don’t, said Owings. CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

If you live in Montana you know that if you don’t like the weather “wait a day, it will change”. That was quite obvious the past couple of weeks. One day we have flooding, the next day we have snow drifts. Photo courtesy of Becky Kujava, Conrad, Montana.

When that time comes: some thoughts on successful pasture reseeding

By Brian Sebade, University of Wyoming Extension educator and Master Gardener coordinator based in Albany County and serving southeast Wyoming the plant’s physiological needs can mean Has your dryland pasture reached that almost certain failure. point? You know, when the plant species Many great resources for selecting speoriginally established no longer exist, maycies for reseeding are available. University be invasive or unwanted plants outnumber of Wyoming Extension Bulletin 1206 (bit. the desired species, or you just feel it is a ly/plantspecies) gives a great outline of time for change? No matter the reason, there grasses and forbs for reseeding based on are some important considerations to work annual precipitation, elevation and soil. through before you start planting a new field “Dryland Pastures in Montana and Wyoor pasture. ming,” available at bit.ly/drylandpasture, Understanding your soil is another great resource on species and The physical and chemical properties of seeding techniques. your pasture play a major role on the types CONTINUED ON PAGE A3 of plants that will succeed or fail. Completing a soil test prior to planting is an important step. Most routine or basic soil tests PRODUCTION SALES provide information related to soil texture, pH, nutrient levels, organic matter and salt Apr. 18, Milk River Angus, Chinook MT........................A2 Apr. 24 , Currant Creek Angus, Miles City..................A11 concentrations. Completing a soil test prior Apr. 26, Mangen Angus Ranch, Belle Fourche SD.......A7 to planting can steer your species selection May 3, Nelson Ranch, Glasgow MT.............................A17 to accommodate your soil’s physical and chemical properties. Follow-up testing is also a great way to see if you are building PRIVATE TREATY or loosing organic matter after a new field Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings.......................................A44 is established. Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A16 Selecting Species Curlew Cattle Co., Whitehall MT..................................A23 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek MT.................A4 Matching the plant species to the cliDuncan Ranch Co, Joplin MT......................................A10 mate of your pasture helps promote better Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek MT.....................A23 germination and establishment. Annual Elk Park Angus, Columbia Falls..................................A14 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan MT...............................A23 precipitation, number of growing days, avGeib Red Angus, Dagmar MT........................................A6 erage high and low temperatures and timing J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood MT...................................A23 of precipitation affect the ability of plants K & C Herefords, Deer Lodge......................................A23 to grow and produce desired forage. Newly LRK Cattle Co., Lolo.....................................................A12 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby MT...............................A23 seeded plants growing at the wrong time of McMurry Cattle, Billings MT........................................A23 year or in a climate that does not align with Peterson Angus, Drummond MT.................................A43

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MSU Voice of Montana Farmers workshop

MSU News Service A new Montana State University workshop invites Montana farmers to campus to deepen the connection between Montana’s agricultural industry and MSU’s cereal grain research. “The workshop is intended to constitute a link between the farmers of Montana and the academic community of MSU involved in agricultural research, in which farmers across the state share their perspective, history and view on the current status of agriculture in Montana,” said Hikmet Budak, MSU Winifred Asbjornson Plant Science Chair and professor of cereal genetics and genomics in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. The Voices of Montana Farmers workshop was initiated by Budak’s university Cereal Genomics and Targeted Breeding Program. At MSU, Budak leads a cereal grains research program meant to ensure Montana grain growers remain competitive and sustainable through research tailored specifically for Montana’s current and future challenges in production agriculture. The workshop series will be held the second week of every month in Room 108 of the Plant Bioscience Building at 1:30 p.m. Food and refreshments will be provided. Montana farmers are encouraged to attend or serve as speakers. “The workshop provides the academic community an opportunity to assess the impact of its current research agenda and to identify new areas of research,” Budak said. “It’s also an opportunity for other Montana producers in agriculture, and MSU faculty, students, and staff, to attend and hear firsthand some of the challenges, successes and desires in the industry.” Buzz Mattelin, a third-generation Montana farmer along the Missouri River in northeast Montana, was the workshop’s inaugural speaker in March. Mattelin spoke about his experiences with cereal marketing in the U.S. and internationally and addressed his experience with sustainable agriculture Lochiel Edwards, Big Sandy farmer and advisory member of the Winifred Asbjornson Plant Science Chair, will speak on Friday, April 13. Lyle Benjamin, owner of Skookumchuck Ag in Toole County, will share remarks on Friday, May 11. Montana Grain Growers Association President Michelle Erickson-Jones will speak on Tuesday, June 12. A full schedule of the series can be found at agriculture.montana.edu/ mtplantscienceschair.html. For more information on the workshop, or to serve as a speaker, contact Hikmet Budak at hikmet.budak@montana. edu or 406-994-6717.

Grazing permit renewal CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Participants include the Wyoming and Colorado Departments of Agriculture, Wyoming and Colorado ranchers, UW Extension, Budd-Falen Law Offices, Dick Loper of the Wyoming State Grazing Board, the Little Snake River Conservation District and BLM and U.S. Forest Service representatives.

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Renewal options for expiring CSC

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agriculture production on their land. CSP also encourages the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and new management techniques such as precision agriculture applications, on-site carbon storage and planting for high carbon sequestration rate, and new soil amendments to improve water quality. Some of these benefits of CSP include: • Improved cattle gains per acre; • Increased crop yields; • Decreased inputs; • Wildlife population improvements; and • Better resilience to weather extremes. NRCS recently made several updates to the program to help producers better evaluate their conservation options and the benefits to their operations and natural resources. New methods and software for evaluating applications help producers see up front why they are or are not meeting stewardship thresholds, and allow them to pick practices and enhancements that work for their conservation objectives. These tools also enable producers to see potential payment scenarios for conservation early in the process. Producers interested in CSP are recommended to contact their local USDA service center or visit www.nrcs.usda. gov/GetStarted.

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Planting When choosing seeds, it is important to pay attention to labels. Look for seeds that are not too old, contain very little or no weed contaminants and have been harvested from plants in a similar climate. Other important information to look for before seeding is percent germination value and number of pure live seed (PLS). Planting can be as simple as going out into the field or pasture and throwing some seeds on the ground or as involved as completely reworking the field and planting with machinery. Seeds can be planted in the fall or spring, depending on the species. UW Extension Bulletin 1248 provides a great overview of planting a new stand of plants. Find it at bit.ly/successfulforage. For more on plant species selection, pasture renovation and lots of other topics, go to University of Wyoming Extension publications at bit.ly/UWEpubs and the Barnyard and Backyards website at bit.ly/barnbackyard. For more help, contact your local extension office or one of the four agricultural experiment stations in the state.

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MSU agricultural grad student selected to meet with national ag leaders

By Evelyn Boswell for the MSU News Service agriculture leaders in academia, government A Montana State University graduate and industry. student who once picked rocks and cut Besides meeting current ag leaders and thistle heads on her family’s farm and now mingling with future ag leaders, Jobson met researches wheat genes recently returned with the director of the USDA program that from another round of meetings with nafunds her research in Giroux’s laboratory. tional ag leaders. Jobson’s research is currently funded by Emma Jobson, 25, was one of 10 national a $244,618 grant titled “Wheat Yield and graduate students and 20 undergraduates Quality Improvement via Testing of New who were selected for a weeklong trip to Semi-Dwarf Alleles.” The USDA grant Washington, D.C., through the U.S. Departwas made possible by preliminary results ment of Agriculture’s Student Diversity obtained with funding provided by the MonProgram. She was the only student from tana Wheat and Barley Committee. Montana selected to attend. Last year, JobDuring her final two days in Washington, son participated in a similar program offered D.C., Jobson attended the USDA’s largest by the Agricultural Tri-Societies. annual meeting, the Agricultural Outlook “I would encourage other graduate stuForum. dents to apply for those kind of programs,” “These students are the next generation Jobson said. “It’s good to see science beof agriculture, and it is important for the yond the research and how it’s applied to USDA to support their training as future policies.” agriculture professionals,” USDA Chief Jobson -- who also applied for and was Economist Robert Johansson said in a press selected to speak March 13 at the Nebraska release before the event. Plant Breeding Symposium in Lincoln -- is Jobson -- whose ancestors farmed in working toward her Ph.D. in plant genetics, Sweden and continued farming after imhoping that her work will benefit farmmigrating to the United States -- grew up on ers raising wheat under increasingly arid a corn and soybean farm near Fort Collins, conditions. Colorado. Her mother and uncle also manJobson was chosen for the USDA forum age farms in Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa. based on an essay she wrote and a letter Because of that background and the fact of recommendation from professor Mike that she conducts research funded by the Giroux, her adviser and interim head of USDA’s National Institute of Food and the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Agriculture, she was already familiar with Pathology in MSU’s College of Agriculture. many areas of agriculture, Jobson said. The Her essay addressed the significant chalUSDA program and forum exposed her to lenges of feeding the planet’s more than 10 commodities and rural development, howbillion people with depleted resources. ever. Speakers also discussed food safety, “Emma stands out because of her dedigovernment regulations, the need for higher cation to global food security and taking yields and the challenges of developing advantage of opportunities to expand her crops to feed a growing population. network and professional development on a “I think it’s really been eye opening in national scale,” Giroux said. “I know those regard to how research needs to fit into politraits will serve her well in the future.” cies and the way we describe and present The 30 students who were selected for our research. It needs to be accessible and the February forum came from land-grant informative to a broader public,” Jobson universities like MSU, Hispanic-serving said. “There are a lot of misconceptions. institutions and non-land-grant colleges It’s important that the research and scientists of agriculture. While in Washington, D.C., doing the research are able to accurately they learned about contemporary agribusiconvey what the science is behind the reaness, scientific research and agricultural soning.” policy. They participated in a USDA briefing and discussed career opportunities with

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue presents a certificate of appreciation to Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program winner Emma Jobson in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 2018. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.

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ACT NOW! Offers end on June 30, 2018. New Holland 575 14x18 square baler. Excellent!!...............................................$14,500 Hustler SL340 3-pt. chain bale feeder....$8650 Highline 6000 round bale feeder............$5500

LAWN & GARDEN

*For commercial use only. Customer participation subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital America LLC. See your participating New Holland Dealer for details and eligibility requirements. Down payment may be required. Offer good through June 30, 2018. Not all customers or applicants may qualify for this rate or term. CNH Industrial Capital America LLC standard terms and conditions will apply. Taxes, freight, setup, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in suggested retail price. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. © 2018 CNH Industrial Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland Agriculture is a trademark registered in the United State and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. CNH Industrial Capital and New Holland Construction are trademarks in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Walker mowers in stock along with Toro commercial and residential units. Come see all of our equipment at www.newhollandofbelgrade.com

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RETIRING - EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Miskin 15-ft. field plane. 15-ft. corrugator, 7-row with marker. Meyer B 3-point ditcher. Dunham Lehr 14-ft. roller harrow. International 140 rollover, 4 bottom plow. Hesston 4755 baler, 3x3, with accumulator. All equipment in excellent condition. Phone Lyle 406-590-5437, Helena, MT

The Risk Scenario Planning Course: Available online from RightRisk.org

GEIB RED ANGUS 5th Annual Private Treaty

Registered Red Angus Bull Sale

Sons of: Loosli Right On, Sleep Easy, Brown JYJ Redemption, Brown Legend, Profit Builder, GMRA Trilogy, GMRA Peacemaker, HXC Conquest, and other sires.

Gentle Dispositions

Please call, text or email for more information.

406-480-1148

geibredangus@nemont.net

www.geibredangus.com

JW FEEDS 406-390-5076 • Chester, MT

Providing all your cattle needs! • Cake • Tubs • Liquid Feed • KayDee Mineral • Salt

Supplementing Cattle With The Customer In Mind! COMPETITIVE PRICING!

Consignment April 14, 2018 @ 10:00 A.M.

Off HWY 200 At The Big Sky Deli in Vaughn, MT Farm, Ranch & Livestock Equipment

John Deere 530 round baler./New Holland 283 small square baler./Gysler 36’ duck foot plow./ 50’ Farm King grain auger./New Holland 790 forage chopper with 2 row 30” corn head and hay pickup./Fox 3000 forage chopper with 3 row 30” corn head and hay pickup./Forage dump wagon./Rem Bale Max 3600R, right hand delivery./Peque 710 hay tedder./Westgo 1310 10”x60’ auger with swing away./Case IH 8730 forage chopper with 3 row 30” corn head and hay pickup./12’ dump wagon./Oswalt 465 feed box on Ford F-700 truck./Rem 3600R Bale Max right hand delivery./ Shaver 3-pt. hydro post driver./ 3-pt. 10’ grader-leveler./ 12’ blade for 4 wheel drive tractor./ Portable 30’ single file, ally way with head catch./Thorson cattle squeeze chute./ Small square bale loader./Steel wheel ditcher./Horse drawn box wagon./1983 Charmac 20’ stock trailer.

Shop Tools & Miscellaneous

John Deere garden tractor (parts tractor)./Milwaukee sawsall with steel case./Lee Unlimited Steel adjustable table for cutting metal./Skil 471 1/2 inch impact./ 320 gallon water hauling tank (fits on truck bed)./4 steel rake wheels./ Horse tack.

Coins, Collectables

1904 $ 2.50 Liberty gold piece./1876-s $2.50 Liberty gold piece./1856-p type 3 $2.50 Liberty gold piece./1913-p, 1914-p, 1912, $2.50 Indian gold pieces./1957 A-B 1$ silver certificate./6 Morgan Carson City silver dollars uncirculated in gsa holders 1884, 1882, 1884, 1880, 1884, 1883./Sterling silver Montana Centennial belt buckle 1889-1989 with Morgan dollar inset.

Auctioneers Note: Many items not listed, accepting items up till sale day. For photos of items go to AuctionZip.com - my ID# is 47108.

Matt’s Auction Service 406-531-0919

Accounting for and managing risk and uncertainty in production agriculture has many facets. Every level of production and planning requires at least some risk management. Managers properly recognizing and addressing inherent risks is important, not just in the production side of the business, but also in the many planning and budgeting aspects. The RSP Course The Risk Scenario Planning (RSP) course from RightRisk.org first helps producers identify risk and uncertainty in their operations and then how to use the RSP tool to properly manage risk during budgeting. The course is divided into modules and provides several case studies showing how the RSP tool can be used in different situations. The RSP course gives an overview of the different types of risk in production agriculture, including: financial, production, human, institutional, and marketing/price risks. One important point to remember is risk doesn’t necessarily imply a negative outcome, but an uncertain one that could be positive, negative, or neutral. Reducing the chances of negative outcomes and increasing the chances for positive outcomes is one possible goal. Another common goal is to reduce the consequences of bad or undesirable outcomes when such an approach is financially feasible. In the module addressing future expectations, the course covers the three main types of risk preference: risk seeking, risk neutral, and risk averse, as well as describing the many different risk biases that influence our outlooks on the future. The Risk Management Framework module discusses how to foster an appropriate risk management culture within the business. Effective risk management should be a competitive advantage, proactive, a priority, and an integral part of an organization. The course highlights and goes into much greater depth for each level of the risk management framework and describes how to implement such an approach in an agricultural operation. RSP Tool Overview The last module highlights the RSP tool. Partial budgeting, in some form or another, is used by most crop and livestock producers to examine one or more potential changes to their current business strategies. This change could be anything from a change in cropping

practice, keeping extra breeding livestock, or a capital purchase. When assembling these partial budgets, many of the variables are estimated with imperfect knowledge; the inherent risk in the variables are rarely accounted for. Problems can arise when these estimates (for such items as expected prices or yields) are used as if they were 100-percent accurate forecasts. This approach can, and often does, lead to flawed decisions. The resulting budget estimates are really no better than a “best guess” when the risk and associated variability has not been included. Including variability in the budgeting process is a much better approach. The RSP tool can help a manager include and quantify the risks associated with a proposed management change or decision. The RSP tool assigns a range of probable outcomes associated with a management change for certain variables and can help managers account for the variability and, ultimately, make more informed production decisions. This unique feature allows RSP users to enter a range (minimum, maximum, and most likely) estimates for up to two variables and then generate a probability distribution showing the range of potential outcomes. The four case studies included in the RSP course describe one or more management decisions for different crop and livestock operations where the RSP tool is used to provide a clearer understanding of the tradeoffs between the choices available. RightRisk Analytics The RightRisk Analytics Toolbox contains several risk analysis tools covering a wide range of agricultural risk management areas and issues including budgeting, forage leasing, machinery costs, and whole farm budgeting. To view or download the toolbox: • Logon to RightRisk.org • Under the Resources tab, select Risk Management Tools.

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NH Bale Wagons & Retrievers FOR SALE & WILL PURCHASE

Sod Buster Sales, Inc.’s Farm Equipment Finding Service — Phone (406) 883-2118

ENGINE FOR SALE 2000 Cat 3126 engine........................ Asking $3000 Call or text for more info (406) 390-4413 • Joplin, MT

50-Ton Crane

– Fork Lifts – – Winch Trucks – – Cherry Pickers – 24-Hour Service

Dr. Gary Sides was one of the top speakers for Saturday with an outstanding presentation on maximizing the pounds of calves produced while keeping an eye on the bottom line. Sides, who is based out of Colorado, has worked with Zoetis for many years and had lots of information to share about everything from growth hormones in cattle to injectable dewormers and what it will add financially to a producer’s bottom line.

Educator joins UW Extension Wind River Indian Reservation office

By University of Wyoming Extension A natural resources/4-H educator has joined the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension office in Fort Washakie on the Wind River Indian Reservation office. Amanda Hitshew-Small began Friday, March 30, according to Kim Reaman, extension federal relations and staff development coordinator. Hitshew-Small has worked for the Bureau of Land Management as a rangeland management specialist since 2008. She contributed to and led several interdisciplinary teams in all aspects of rangeland management. Her work also included collaboration with the tribal communities on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Growing up on the family’s farm near Lander, she has been actively involved in agriculture her entire life participating in 4-H and FFA, according to Reaman. Hitshew-Small has been a project leader for 4-H in air rifle, archery, leathercraft, foods and nutrition, photography and Cloverbuds, along with livestock projects. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2008 with a rangeland ecology and watershed management degree.

DICK IRVIN TRUCKING 434-5583 – Shelby

18th Spring Fever Auction 18th Spring Fever Auction Timed Online Machinery Auction Sunday May 06, 2018

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Timed Online Auction May 06, 2018 Expecting Over 300 Items,Machinery Lots start closing at 1pm MST All items inSunday Miles City, Montana Preview Dates Online Expecting Over 300 Items, Lots closing at All Miles City, Preview Expecting Over 300I-94 Items, Lots start closing at 1pm 1pm MST MSTmile All items items in Miles City, Montana Montana Preview Dates Dates Online Online Directions: From Take Exitstart 141 then go downhill one & lookin left. 406-234-7355 www.SmithSalesCo.com Directions: Directions: From From I-94 I-94 Take Take Exit Exit 141 141 then then go go downhill downhill one one mile mile & & look look left. left. 406-234-7355 406-234-7355 www.SmithSalesCo.com www.SmithSalesCo.com

Trailers: 1982 Fruehauf Trailer 48 ft. x 95 inches Frue- Haying: Vermeer R23 rake is in good condition & has hauf Model C50LJ4; 4 axle Rated 125,000 lb. Haying: been stored inside. Norake welds Trailers: 1982 Fruehauf Trailer 48 ft. xx 95 FrueHaying: Vermeer Vermeer R23 R23 rake is is or in in breaks. good good condition condition & & has has Trailers: 1982 Fruehauf Trailer 48 at ft.GVWR 95 inches inches Frue1996 CircleC50LD 30J4; ft. Gooseneck well125,000 maintained, Farm Kinginside. 2450 Bale Carrier 14-16 Round Bales hauf hauf Model Model C50LJ4; 44 axle axle Rated Ratedflatbed, at at GVWR GVWR 125,000 lb. lb. been been stored stored inside. No No welds welds or or breaks. breaks. Fencing: Atlas Bale LP 13-30 Hydraulic powerBales unit & Post Steel floor, 1996 1996 Circle CircleDuals D D 30 30 ft. ft. Gooseneck Gooseneck flatbed, flatbed, well well maintained, maintained, Farm Farm King King 2450 2450 Bale Carrier Carrier 14-16 14-16 Round Round Bales T/A Trailer, driving tool, low & many other toolsunit available Fencing: Fencing: Atlas Atlas LP LPuse 13-30 13-30 Hydraulic Hydraulic power power unit & & Post Postfor Steel SteelHay floor, floor, Duals Dualswith nice bale rails Oil Field Pipe same power pack. T/A T/A Hay Hay Trailer, Trailer, with with nice nice bale bale rails rails driving driving tool, tool, low low use use & & many many other other tools tools available available for for Expecting 100 Sticks of 2 7/8th pipe 30 Rolls Used Chain Link Fence Oil Oil Field Field Pipe Pipe same same power power pack. pack. Livestock Panels: 20 ft. 6 bar panels with 30 6 Rolls ft. chain linkChain fencing, heavy gauge from State of MT Expecting Expecting 100 100 Sticks Sticks 20 of of 22Unused 7/8th 7/8th pipe pipe 30 Rolls Used Used Chain Link Link Fence Fence clips & pinsPanels: of way rollgauge is estimated at 100 ft. Livestock Livestock Panels: 20 20 Unused Unused 20 20 ft. ft. 66 bar bar panels panels with with 66Right ft. ft. chain chain link linkproject. fencing, fencing,Each heavy heavy gauge from from State State of of MT MT+/Portable Saw Mill Earthmoving: CATEach D5 roll sn. is 96J5460, 3306 engine, clips clips & & pins pins Right Right of of way way project. project. Each roll is estimated estimated at at 100 100 ft. ft. +/+/- w/ Mobile ripper CTY owned Portable PortableDimension Saw Saw Mill Mill Saw Model 128 Portable Saw Mill, Earthmoving: Earthmoving: CAT CAT D5 D5 sn. sn. 96J5460, 96J5460, 3306 3306 engine, engine, w/ w/ Michigan 125 B Wheel Loader, Good 23.5 -25 tires; These areSaw noted for being Mobile Mobile machines Dimension Dimension Saw Model Model 128 128 accurate Portable Portable and Saw Sawfast. Mill, Mill, ripper ripper CTY CTY owned owned Unused Skid Steer Attachments 6V– Detroit, historyLoader, These These machines machines are are noted noted for for being being accurate accurate and and fast. fast. Michigan Michigan 125 125good B B Wheel Wheel Loader, Good Good 23.5 23.5 -25 -25 tires; tires; Michigan Scraper, 14 cu. Yard; 6V92 Detroit; Lowe Hyd Auger 1650 w/ 9" 12" 18" Unused Unused Skid Skid Steer Steer Attachments Attachments 6V– 6V– Detroit, Detroit, 110-14 good good history history Lowe Hyd Auger 750 w/ 12" 18" sn. 7TGH153, good history;14 self Lowe Auger 1650 1650 w/ w/9" 9" 9"&12" 12" 18" Michigan Michigan 110-14 110-14 Scraper, Scraper, 14 cu. cu.elevating Yard; Yard; 6V92 6V92 Detroit; Detroit; Lowe Hyd Michigan 210H 23 cu. Yards; Cummins 335 Lowe Hyd Auger 750w/ w/9" 12" Lowe Auger 750 750 w/ 9" & & 12" 12" sn. sn. 7TGH153, 7TGH153, good goodScraper; history; history; self self elevating elevating Lowe Hyd Lowe Auger 750 750 w/ w/ 12" 9" 12" 15" engine; sn. 213-1339 good self Cummins elevating Michigan 210H Scraper; 23 cu. Lowe Lowe Hyd Hyd Auger 12" Michigan 210H Scraper; 23history; cu. Yards; Yards; Cummins 335 335 Multiple Stout Brush Grapple Lowe Lowe Hyd Hyd Auger Auger 750 750 66-9 w/ w/ 9" 9" 12" 12" 15" 15" engine; engine; sn. sn.Tractors: 213-1339 213-1339 good good history; history; self self elevating elevating Multiple Multiple Tractors: Tractors: Stout Brush Grapple Grapple 66-9 Stout Grapple Bucket66-9 HD72-FB JD Model A Slant front dash, runs good. Stout Brush Stout Grapple Bucket Bucket HD72-FB HD72-FB JD JD Model A A Slant Slant front front dash, dash, runs runsout good. good. JDModel 318 Tractor with Sweeper front, good running Stout Rock Bucket Grapple 72-3 Stout Grapple JD 318 318 Tractor Tractor withruns Sweeper Sweeper out front, good good running running Stout Rock Bucket Bucket Grapple GrappleGrapple 72-3 72-3 Combo HD72-3 Open- JD machine; Ford with 2n, good,out withfront, scraper blade; 1973 Stout Bucket/Brush Stout Rock machine; Ford 2n, 2n, Side runs runs good, good, with with scraper scraper blade; 1973 1973 Stout Stout Stout Rock Rock Bucket/Brush Bucket/Brush Grapple GrappleGrapple Combo Combo Combo HD72-3 HD72-3 HD72-3 OpenOpen- machine; JD 4320Ford w/ Tiger mower & Extra sideblade; mower End; Rock Bucket/Brush JD 4320 4320 w/ w/ Tiger Tiger Side Side mower mower & & Extra Extra side side mower mower End; End; Stout Stout Rock Rock Bucket/Brush Bucket/Brush Grapple Grapple Combo Combo HD72-3 Open-End; Unused Stout Material Bucket 84" w/HD72-3 double- JD Big Trucks Open-End; Open-End; Unused Unused Stout Stout Material Material Bucket 84" 84" w/ w/; doubledoubleBig Trucks Trucks 1989 Auto Car Mixer Truck MTM 10 1/2 yard mixer, cut edge; Unused Tree & Bucket Post Puller Unused Big 1989 Auto Auto Car Car Mixer Mixer Truck Truck MTM MTM 10 10 1/2 1/2 yard yard mixer, mixer, cut cut edge; edge; Unused Unused Stout Stout Tree Tree & & Post Post Puller Puller ;; Unused Unused Stout Grapple Attachment Add-On; Stout Regular Weld- 1989 one owner truck that was never abused. Stout Stout Grapple Grapple Attachment Add-On; Add-On; Stout Regular Regular Weldone owner owner truck truck that that was was never abused. 1990 Peterbilt Fuel & never Lube abused. Truck; multiple comparton Skid SteerAttachment Plate; Stout Solid Stout Weld-on SkidWeldSteer one 1990 Peterbilt Peterbilt Fuel Fuel & & Lube Lube Truck; Truck; multiple multiple comparton on Skid Skid Steer Steer Plate; Plate; Stout StoutPallet Solid SolidForks Weld-on Weld-on Skid Skid Steer ments; compressor; Cummins details online compartPlate; Stout Walk-Through 48" w/ skidSteer steer 1990 Plate; Plate; attach; Stout Stout Walk-Through Walk-Through Pallet Forks 48" 48"4w/ w/Maxam skid skid steer steer ments; compressor; Cummins Cummins details details online online 1991 compressor; GMC Top Kick T/A Flatbed Conveyer / Shingle quick Stout Add-onPallet Fork Forks Grapple; 10- ments; 1991 GMC Top Kick Kick T/A T/A Flatbed Flatbed Conveyer Conveyer // Shingle Shingle quick quickSkd attach; attach; Stout Stout10-ply Add-on Add-on Fork Fork Grapple; Grapple; 44- Maxam Maxam 1010- 1991 TruckGMC s/n: Top 1GDT7H4J4MJ521664 / Caterpillar 3116 6 16.5 Str Tires 16.5 16.5 Skd SkdSystems Str Str Tires Tires 10-ply 10-ply Truck Truck s/n: s/n: 1GDT7H4J4MJ521664 1GDT7H4J4MJ521664 // Caterpillar Caterpillar 3116 3116 66 Redline cyl, Eaton Fuller 15 spd, dbl frame, Hendrickson spring Redline Redline Systems Systems cyl, cyl, Eaton Eaton Fuller Fuller 15 15 spd, spd, dbl dbl frame, frame, Hendrickson Hendrickson spring spring 2 - 5500lb walk through pallet forks 60" tine; 1 - 4000lb over beam susp, 228 in. WB, 22 ft flatbed, FBR-6-31RT beam 228 22 FBR-6-31RT 2walk 2 -- 5500lb 5500lb walk walk through through pallet forks 60" tine; tine; 11 --plates; 4000lb 4000lb4 over over beam susp, 228 in. in. WB, WB,outriggers, 22 ftft flatbed, flatbed, FBR-6-31RT through pallet forkpallet 48" forks tines; 60" 2 receiver 16 in x 30susp, ft conveyor, hyd Great Candidate walk walk through through pallet pallet fork fork 48" 48" tines; tines; 2 2 receiver receiver plates; plates; 4 4 16 16 in in x x 30 30 ft ft conveyor, conveyor, hyd hyd outriggers, outriggers, Great Great Candidate w/ Plow & solid weld on qt plates; 1 double tine bale spear; 1 tree/ for hay hauler or grain bed.; 1971 F600Candidate for hay hay hauler hauler ortrucks grain grainexpected. bed.; bed.; 1971 1971 F600 F600 w/ w/ Plow Plow & & solid solid puller; weld weld on on qthigh plates; plates; 11 double double tine bale bale bucket; spear; spear; 1174" tree/ tree/ Sander & moreor post 84"qt volume/ light tine material HD for post postbucket puller; puller; 84" 84" high high volume/ volume/ light light material material bucket; bucket; 74" 74" HD HD Sander Sander & & more more trucks trucks expected. expected. 15-20 Trucks & Motorcycle Dirt 15-20 15-20 Trucks & & Motorcycle Motorcycle Dirt Dirt bucket bucket 2012Trucks Ford F450 4x4 Dually, 140k miles; 6.7 diesel; RV’s - Campers RV’s RV’s -5th - Campers Campers 2012 2012 Ford F450 4x4 4x4 Dually, Dually, 140k 140k at miles; miles; 6.7 6.7Sells diesel; diesel; New Ford TurboF450 at 120K, New brakes 120K; with 1996 wheel details pending 1996 1996 5th 5th wheel wheel details details pending pending New New Turbo Turbo at at 120K, 120K, New New brakes brakes at at 120K; 120K; Sells Sells with with to factory dually bed; one owner; fresh detailed & ready 1989 Prowler 5th wheel camper, 24 ft. 1989 1989 Prowler Prowler 5th 5th wheel wheel camper, camper, 24 24 ft. ft. factory factory bed; one owner; owner; fresh detailed detailed & & ready ready to to Welders work. dually ;dually 2007bed; Fordone F350 1 tonfresh Dually with 10 ft. flatbed, Welders Welders work. work. ; ; 2007 2007 Ford Ford F350 F350 1 1 ton ton Dually Dually with with 10 10 ft. ft. flatbed, flatbed, 2017 Lincoln Electric Eagle 10,000 Plus Welder Gen. gas engine; 1999 Chevy S-10 Extended cab, White 2017 2017 Lincoln Lincoln Electric Electric Eagle Eagle 10,000 10,000 Plus Plus Welder Welder Gen. Gen. gas gas engine; engine; 1999 1999 Chevy Chevy S-10 S-10 Extended Extended cab, cab, White White Kohler Engine - 225 Amp DC, 9,000 Watt AC Power, 16 Ford 9 pass van, two tone; 1997 Mitsubishi Mini Truck Kohler Kohler Engine Engine -- 225 225 Amp Amp DC, DC, 9,000 9,000 Watt Watt AC AC Power, Power, 16 16 Ford Ford 99 pass pass van, van, two two tone; tone; 1997 1997 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mini Mini Truck Truck hours use; Miller Big 40G w/ continental engine runs 1993 Mitsubishi Mini Truck; Diahatsu Mini Truck hours hours use; use; Miller Miller Big Big 40G 40G w/ w/ continental continental engine engine runs runs 1993 1993 Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mini Mini Truck; Truck; Diahatsu Diahatsu Mini Mini Truck Truck 1997 Suzuki Mini Truck; 2004 Ford F150 4x4; 2006 good w/ leads good good w/ w/ leads leads 1997 1997 Suzuki Suzuki Mini Mini Truck; Truck; 2004 2004 Ford Ford F150 F150 4x4; 4x4; 2006 2006 Ford F250 4x4 SD engine issue; 2000 Chevy 3/4 ton Misc. Equipment Misc. Misc. Equipment Equipment Ford Ford F250 F250 4x4 4x4 SD SD engine engine issue; issue; 2000 2000 Chevy Chevy 3/4 3/4 ton ton Long 3 point Backhoe; Smaller Murray Scraper; 12 ft. AC 4x4 w/ Utility Bed; 1999 Chevy 1 ton Crew Cab; 1995 Long Long 33 point point Backhoe; Backhoe; Smaller Smaller Murray Murray Scraper; Scraper; 12 12 ft. ft. AC AC 4x4 4x4 w/ w/ Utility Utility Bed; Bed; 1999 1999 Chevy Chevy 11 ton ton Crew Crew Cab; Cab; 1995 1995 Chisel plow, 20-30 Used Cattle guards; 9 ft. V plow w/ Chevy 3/4 ton w/ Flatbed; 1995 3/4 ton w/ Ext cab short Chisel Chisel plow, plow, 20-30 20-30 Used Used Cattle Cattle guards; guards; 99 ft. ft. V V plow plow w/ w/ Chevy Chevy 3/4 3/4 ton ton w/ w/ Flatbed; Flatbed; 1995 1995 3/4 3/4 ton ton w/ w/ Ext Ext cab cab short short bed; 1995 1995Ford FordBox Boxvan vanw/w/lift liftgate; gate;1984 1984Honda Honda grader mounts; Side Side wing wing plow plowfor forgrader; grader; 9ft. 9ft.one oneway way bed; grader grader mounts; mounts; Side wing plow for grader; 9ft. one way bed; 1995 Ford Box van w/ lift gate; 1984 Honda ShadowMotorcycle; Motorcycle;2 2Jet JetSkis Skis w/ trailer plow; 9 ft. ft. Truck Truck mounted mountedplows; plows;JD JD1010 1010drills; drills;JD JD71 71 Shadow w/ trailer plow; plow; 22 2 --- 99 ft. Truck mounted plows; JD 1010 drills; JD 71 Shadow Motorcycle; 2 Jet Skis w/ trailer UnusedTMG TMGIndustrial Industrial Items Corn Planter; JD 400 400 Rotary Rotary hoe; hoe; Buhler Buhler Farm FarmKing King333 Unused Unused TMG Industrial Items Items Corn Corn Planter; Planter; JD JD 400 Rotary hoe; Buhler Farm King 10FT 20 Drawer Heavy Duty Metal Work Bench with point 8ft back blade, all hydraulic function, 6 way blade; point point 8ft 8ft back back blade, blade, all all hydraulic hydraulic function, function, 66 way way blade; blade; 10FT 10FT 20 20 Drawer Drawer Heavy Heavy Duty Duty Metal Metal Work Work Bench Bench with with hangingpeg pegboard boardc/w c/w 40'' high hanging peg board, Farmhand 258 loader, loader, mounts mounts for for small small frame frame John John hanging Farmhand Farmhand 258 258 loader, mounts for small frame John hanging peg board c/w 40'' 40'' high high hanging hanging peg peg board, board, stainlesssteel steeldrawer drawerpanel, panel, metal handles Deere, Valve with with 333 lever lever control; control; 4-5 4-5 Flat Flat Beds Beds for for stainless Deere, Deere, Valve Valve with lever control; 4-5 Flat Beds for stainless steel drawer panel, metal metal handles handles 30FTX 65FTX 15FTPeak Peak Ceiling Double Door StorTrucks; Large Enclosed EnclosedTool Toolbox boxfor fordually duallytruck truck Trucks; Trucks; Large Large Enclosed Tool box for dually truck 30FT 30FT XX65FT 65FT XX15FT 15FT Peak Ceiling Ceiling Double Double Door Door StorStorMan Lift age Building C/W: commercial fabric, waterproof, Man Man Lift Lift age age Building Building C/W: C/W: commercial commercial fabric, fabric, waterproof, waterproof, UV UVUV 1998 Genie 4x4 Boom BoomLift, Lift,34 34ft. ft.Model ModelZ34/22 Z34/22 andFire FireResistant, Resistant,12' 12' x12' 12' drive through doors 1998 1998 Genie Genie 4x4 4x4 Boom Lift, 34 ft. Model Z34/22 and and Fire Resistant, 12' xx 12' drive drive through through doors doors Late Model Tillage 30FTX 40FTX 15FTPeak Peak Ceiling Double Door StorLate Late Model Model Tillage Tillage 30FT 30FT XX40FT 40FT XX15FT 15FT Peak Ceiling Ceiling Double Double Door Door StorStor*2014 Case 690 690 Disc Disc w/5 w/5tine tineripper ripperw/ w/only only110 110acres acresof ageBuilding BuildingC/W: C/W:commercial commercial fabric, waterproof, *2014 *2014 Case Case 690 Disc w/5 tine ripper w/ only 110 acres ofof age age Building C/W: commercial fabric, fabric, waterproof, waterproof, UV UVUV use, Fully loaded when when bought boughtnew, new,hyd. hyd.disk disklevelers levelerson on and andFire FireResistant, Resistant,12' 12' x12' 12' drive through doors use, use, Fully Fully loaded loaded when bought new, hyd. disk levelers on and Fire Resistant, 12' xx 12' drive drive through through doors doors front & rear 18 18 ft., ft., Details Details pending pendinginspection; inspection;at thetime time 20FT 20FTX 30FTX 12FTPeak Peak Ceiling Storage ShelterC/ front front & & rear rear 18 ft., Details pending inspection; atatthe the time 20FT XX30FT 30FT XX12FT 12FT Peak Ceiling Ceiling Storage Storage Shelter Shelter C/C/ of listing was snowed snowedin. in. 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Animal science students compete in academic quadrathlon By K-State Research and Extension News

Four students recently were named winners of the K-State animal sciences academic quadrathlon. Those pictured include team sponsors Zita Milligan, Fourth & Pomeroy CFO; Joe Ebert, Fourth & Pomeroy vice president and general manager; Joel Nelson, sophomore from Soldier, Kansas; Shane Newton, junior from Waverly, Kansas; Joel Martin, junior from Bucklin, Missouri; Will Patterson, senior from Holton, Kansas; Rod Bohn, Fourth & Pomeroy; and Karol Fike, assistant professor and quadrathlon coordinator.

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Four Kansas State University animal science students will be moving on to regional competition after winning the school’s academic quadrathlon recently. The team of Joel Nelson (Soldier, Kansas), Shane Newton (Waverly, Kansas), Joel Martin (Bucklin, Missouri) and Will Patterson (Holton, Kansas) beat 14 other teams to win the annual event. They advanced to represent K-State at the Midwest Society of Animal Science meetings in Omaha March 11-14. Each student received a $200 scholarship and a custom belt buckle for winning the competition. The academic quadrathlon tests students’ skills in four categories: laboratory practicum, written exam, oral presentation and quiz bowl. In the laboratory practicum, teams must demonstrate the ability to perform physical skills. They work at stations involving a species -- such as beef or swine -- or a disciplinary area -- such as physiology or meats. The written exam questions may involve any area related to animal production and products. Each team worked on one exam, dividing the questions as they choose. In the oral presentation, the students choose from a list of topics related to animal agriculture and had two weeks to prepare a 1014 minute presentation on the topic. In the quiz bowl, questions may be on any topic that relates to animal agriculture and can be answered in a short period of time. K - S t a t e ’s a c a d e m i c quadrathlon team is sponsored by Fourth & Pomeroy Associates of Clay Center. ##### Never be embarrassed about passing gas; it helps reduce high blood pressure and is extremely beneficial to your health.

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From sorghumcheckoff.com Weed control is critical for the success of any crop, and grain sorghum is not an exception. Unlike many other crops, the nonselective herbicides glyphosate and glufosinate cannot be used post-emergence to control weed escapes. In addition, research repeatedly has shown that maintaining weed control during the first 30 days after crop emergence is critical to protecting the yield potential of sorghum. For these reasons, the successful implementation of a pre-plant or pre-emergence weed control program is essential. Fortunately, products are available that do a good job of controlling the most common broadleaf weeds in sorghum and do a reasonably good job of controlling many annual grasses. Growers will get the best results when they use more than one active ingredient for pre-emergence weed control. When possible, use a mix of atrazine and one of the chloroacetamide herbicides: - Bicep II Magnum, Bicep II Lite Magnum, Cinch ATZ, other generics Contain atrazine and S-metolachlor (some generics use metolachlor) - Degree Xtra, Fultime NXT Contain atrazine and acetochlor - Lumax EZ, Luxar EZ Contain a three-way mix of atrazine, S-metolachlor and mesotrione All of these mixes require sorghum seed that is treated with the safener Concep III. If Palmer amaranth is the primary weed of concern, the two-way mixes of atrazine and either S-metolachlor or acetochlor normally will provide good control. Use the maximum rate for your soil type and rotation. Regardless which of these premixes is used, a grower should consider applying one-half to two-thirds of the treatment just after planting with the remainder to be applied early post-emergence. This helps protect against adverse weather conditions, such as not enough or too much rainfall, which may cause a single pre-emergence application to lose some of its effectiveness. If atrazine cannot be used because of soil type (only use in medium- and fine-textured soils) or other considerations, metolachlor (Dual), acetochlor (Warrant) or dimethenamidP (Outlook) should be used pre-emergence. Then, in most cases, atrazine can be applied early post-emergence to provide additional residual control. Another non-atrazine pretreatment that has gained in popularity over the last few years is Verdict + Outlook. Verdict contains saflufenacil (Sharpen), which has good burndown activity as well as some soil residual. The product can be a good one to use if small weeds are present at planting. In addition to saflufenacil, Verdict contains dimethenamid-P. However, Verdict does not have enough dimethenamid-P to provide adequate residual control. For this reason, it is recommended to apply Verdict at 10 ounces plus an additional 10 ounces of Outlook. Check labels for soil-type restrictions. Growers sometimes ask about the difference between S-metolachlor and metolachlor. These are slightly different forms (isomers) of the same molecule; however, S-metolachlor is more effective than metolachlor when applied at the same rate. When a label lists the active ingredient as metolachlor, it actually contains four different metolachlor isomers. In contrast, a label that lists the active ingredient as S-metolachlor will contain approximately 88 percent of the more active S-metolachlor isomer. Regarding formulations, growers also want to know the meaning of ‘II’ in Dual II Magnum and Bicep II Magnum. The ‘II’ indicates that the product includes the safener benoxacor. This safener has nothing to do with sorghum, but it increases the ability of corn to metabolize metolachlor and reduces the potential for plant injury. As mentioned earlier, sorghum seed must be treated with Concep III safener when using metolachlor, acetochlor or dimethenamid-P. All of the different environments and circumstances that determine if and how any given herbicide can be used cannot be discussed here. Consult the product label for the specific use of each herbicide. ##### Want to know how fresh your egg is? Put it in about 4 inches of water. If it stays at the bottom it is fresh. If the end tips up it’s not as fresh, so use it soon. If it floats to the top, it’s gone bad. ##### Popcorn contains more antioxidants than most fruits and vegetables.

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By NDSU Extension Service Canadian farmers or seed retailers occasionally contact North Dakota seed retailers seeking seed varieties marketed in the U.S. but selling to Canadian entities could be illegal. “While the temptation of gaining access to a new market may seem appealing to the retailer, one must understand the intellectual property rights of the owner before making that sale,” says Steve Sebesta, North Dakota State Seed Department (NDSSD) deputy commissioner. Low & Moderate Birth Weight • Excellent Dispositions Most varieties of the major crops produced and marketed in the state are protected by the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act. This federal law gives variety owners the excluLRK Cattle Co. • Lolo, Montana • (406) 207-0405 sive authority to determine who may produce and sell seed of their variety. Most variety owners also opt for additional protection by selecting the certified seed requirement (Title V) when they apply for protection under PVP. Certification helps ensure varietal identity and product quality standards. John Deere 1610 30-ft. plow with Degelman harrows.........................................................$5500 Under PVP Title V, selling seed that is not certified by 54-ft. harrow cart with Valmar 320 Fargo spreader...............................................................$5000 an official seed-certifying agency is unlawful, if the variety John Deere 5010 2WD tractor with Leon loader, 1000 PTO...............................................$7000 owner has specified the certification requirement. Flexi-Coil 5000 52-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, 2320 air cart, single shoot..........................$29,000 For public varieties protected by PVP Title V, authorizaFlexi-Coil S65 80-ft. sprayer, 1000 gallon tank, wind screens and single nozzle................$5000 tion to produce and sell seed generally is conferred through Summers pickup mounted sprayer with quick jet nozzles...............$4500, pickup is $1500 more the purchase of an eligible class of certified seed. These McCormick W9 tractor with Ezee-On loader, 540 PTO, gas................................................$3500 varieties are widely accessible to the public, and seed grow1990 Case IH 1680 combine with 30.5X32 drive tires, Case IH 1010 30-ft. header.........$21,000 ers are legally authorized to produce and sell certified seed 1975 Ford LN750 grain truck with 18-ft. box and hoist......................................................$11,000 to the public. Farm King 8” x 61-ft. PTO grain auger.................................................................................$1500 For privately owned varieties, production and market1995 Chevrolet 3500 service pickup...................................................................................$8000 ing of seed usually is restricted to the company’s licensed partners. Sakundiak HD733 auger with Briggs engine drive and Wheatheart bin sweep..................$9000 Sebesta adds, “Regardless of who owns the variety, pubJohn Deere 410 tractor, loader, backhoe..........................................................................$11,000 lic or private, it is an infringement of the variety owner’s 1970 Ford LN600 truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, Shurlock tarp, 83,500 miles....................$9500 intellectual property rights to sell a variety outside the U.S. 1987 GMC 7000 single axle truck, grain sides, 1500 gallon water tank...............................$7000 without authorization.” 1993 Versatile 876 4WD tractor, 20.8x38 duals, 2600 hours............................................$45,000 Some variety owners, including North Dakota State Uni1973 Versatile 800 4WD tractor, 5953 hours....................................................................$10,000 versity, have licensing agreements with Canadian partners, 1985 Versatile 956 4WD tractor, 8052 hours with 4 remotes 650-60-38 duals.................$31,000 so seed must be sold through those licensees. The University of Minnesota does not have any Canadian Call (406) 873-4819 or (406) 229-0662 • Cut Bank, MT licensees at this time, so sales of its varieties into Canada are prohibited. Variety owners also may place additional restrictions on seed of their varieties sold into Canada, and these most commonly include restrictions on eligible seed classes. Sebesta says, “It is important for seed producers Call Us For Your Price Before You Buy and retailers to understand seed intellectual property rights laws to maintain the integrity of the seed industry in North Dakota.” For additional informawww.wildhorseseeds.com tion and guidelines on marAC Metcalfe (PVP) Haxby Hockett (PVP) keting seed of protected varieties into Canada, see the “2018 Field Seed Directory,” published by the Montech 4193 yellow (PVP) Hampton green (PVP) Alzada Durum (PVP) NDSSD.

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Montana 4-H seeks families to host Japanese youth and chaperones

MSU News Service ally start saving for an exchange trip when Montana State University Extension is the children are quite young. The students seeking host families for 25 Japanese youth study English in school, but are not yet and two adult chaperones from July 22 fluent. These parents want their children Aug. 17. The youth and their chaperones are to have the opportunity to be immersed part of an international exchange program in American culture and language to help with the Labo Language and Cultural Inthem learn.” stitute and with LEX, or Language ExperiDavison said that the American host ence, Experiment and Exchange. families also benefit from the program. Host families can be located anywhere in “When we have asked host families about Montana and should have a child at home the best part of their experience as hosts, who is between the ages of 9 and 18. Famimost have a similar reaction,” Davison said. lies hosting chaperones do not need to have “They cite examples such as learning about children in the home or may have children another culture while having fun; bonding of any age. with someone from another country; expeThe Japanese youth will know some riencing our own culture from a different English, but are not fluent. The purpose of perspective; and simply seeing the guest the program is for both the family and their student smiling and having fun.” guest to enjoy cultural immersion while The MSU exchange program is organized learning from one another, according to by Montana 4-H, the youth development Stephanie Davison, citizenship, sustainable program of MSU Extension, and has been communities and international programs active in Montana since 1972. coordinator with MSU Extension and MonThe application deadline for host families tana 4-H. is May 15. To apply, go to https://www. “In general, the youth who come to Monstates4hexchange.org/apply/host/ or contana as part of this exchange are 12-16 years tact Stephanie Davison at 406-994-3502 or old, though they may be slightly younger or sdavison@montana.edu. older,” Davison said. “Their families usu-

Growth Through Agriculture program

By Montana Department of Agriculture Governor Steve Bullock and the Agriculture Development Council recently announced the recipients of $726,600 in grants and loans to agricultural businesses and organizations. “Investing in innovative, value-added projects is vital to Montana’s agriculture industry and our rural communities,” said Governor Bullock. “These projects are a great representation of the diversity of Montana agriculture and showcase some of the ingenuity happening throughout the different sectors of Montana’s economy.” A total of 25 businesses and organizations were awarded funds through the Growth Through Agriculture program (GTA) which was established by the legislature to strengthen and diversify Montana’s agriculture industry by developing new agricultural products and processes. GTA grants and loans are awarded by the Agriculture Development Council, a seven-member committee appointed by the Governor. Two projects geared towards conventional agriculture aim to help producers in the areas of on-farm safety & storage and soil health, while another will assist in the expansion of a value-added family ranch operation. • Cowtown Ag Supply, LLC of Miles City was awarded a loan and a grant totaling $50,000 to assist with the expansion of the company’s manufacturing line of hopper cone bottoms that can be used to make farmers’ existing grain bins safer, easier to use and better able to preserve the quality of more sensitive grains such as pea and chickpeas. The funding will also help with the creation of 10 jobs in the community. • Beartooth Fertilizer Inc. of Bridger was awarded a grant for $50,000 to expand the company’s natural soil improvement products that will be able to help non-productive soil become productive and provide conventional and organiccertified soil treatments. • Prairie Grass Ranch of Havre was awarded a grant of $8,000 to assist in the vertical integration and marketing of the family’s grass-fed beef products. A full list of funded projects is available at http://agr. mt.gov/News/governor-bullock-agriculture-developmentcouncil-announce-over-700000-to-strengthen-and-diversifymontanas-ag-industry “Montana agriculture must continue to innovate, and we can’t be satisfied with just being a ‘raw commodity’ state,” said Agriculture Development Council Vice-Chair, Lars Hanson. “These grants and loans add value to Montana’s agriculture industry, while also supporting our rural communities and encouraging young people to come back to the operation.” The Montana Department of Agriculture’s mission is to protect producers and consumers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries.

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Prickly Pear Ranch • Simmental • Sim-Angus

BULLS FOR SALE Private Treaty Helena, Montana

Call Troy 406-949-1754 website: pricklypearsimmental.com

BACKHOES FOR SALE

2007 Case 590 Super M 4WD, air conditioning, extend-a-hoe, ride control, air seat, 4-in-1 bucket, quick attach forks, 4200 hours, new rear rubber, pilot controls, radio....................................................... $44,000 2013 Cat 420F 4WD, air conditioning, extend-a-hoe, pilot controls, new rear rubber, radio, 3300 hours.................................................. $59,000

Call (406) 253-1001 • Kalispell, MT

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Old Cars Wanted

Looking to buy old cars, pickups and parts up to 1974.

Call Wayne Lugalia 406-214-5910 (cell) or 406-821-0300 (home)

Elk Park Angus Selling:

14 full blood Black Angus heifers Bangs vaccinated, ready to breed

15 full blood Black Angus bulls Low birth weight, good temperment

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Free Risk Scenario Planning tool lets you assess changes

By James Sedman, a consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, a farm and ranch management specialist in the department ability curve with a lower bound ($69,253) and a higher bound ($75,678), suggesting the net return will fall somewhere in between (Figure 3). Taking the index values out of the risk equation shifts the range of potential net benefits lower. We could also change the range of expectations for the uncertain values The Risk Scenario Planning (RSP) tool in our example. Suppose the ranch manager from RightRisk.org is included in the Righwas less certain of both the basis and the tRisk Analytics toolbox. This toolbox is expected LRP index value at the end of the loaded with budgeting tools and risk analytcontract. We adjust the basis values to $15/ ics designed to assist you in accounting for cwt for the most likely, $30/cwt for the max and managing risk, including important areas and $2/cwt for the minimum. We also revise such as machinery risk, forage leases, and the index values to $150/cwt for most likely, comparing management alternatives. Point $125/cwt for the minimum and $190/cwt for your browser to RightRisk.org to get started. the maximum. Entering these values into the RSP tool and rerunning the analysis provides the output as shown in Figure 4. The broader range of possible outcomes for each variable and associated increased uncertainty pushes the overall range of outcomes downward, with the 50/50 value for net benefit falling at $71,303. Even though the most likely outcome would Using the Tool to Analyze Livestock result in a much higher indemnity payment, Risk Protection the overall net benefit is lower, given the In a previous example, we described a wider basis and expected lower price for ranch and the decision whether to purchase the cattle. Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) as part of About the Risk Scenario Planning Tool a risk management strategy. We assumed the The Risk Scenario Planning Tool (RSP) ranch is selling 100 head of 500-pound steer from RightRisk.org, is a spreadsheet tool calves, with an LRP premium cost of $3.68/ designed to help producers take in a wide cwt. Note that there are other aspects to esrange of values when considering a change tablishing LRP coverage, but for purposes of or decision. The RSP tool can help a producer our example we keep things simple. Previously, we assumed a $10/cwt basis (the difference between the cash price and LRP index price) with a corresponding LRP coverage price of $160.47/cwt, an index price of $157/cwt and an ending cash price of $147/cwt (Figure 1). RSP Tool Output and Probability Analysis quantify the risk values associated with a The resulting distribution shows the probparticular decision or change and gives reability of an outcome falling at or below a sults showing a probability distribution for particular value on the graph. The RSP tool the variables entered. generates results based on repeated random The tool contains a user guide to help start draws (1,000 total draws) from the distributhe process, as well as several crop and livetions of the uncertain values entered. stock examples to show how the tools work. For our present example, selecting the inTo begin using the tool or view the user dex price and the basis value as the uncertain guide: variables generates the results depicted in • Log on to RightRisk.org Figure 2. The resulting graph shows a 50/50 • Under the Resources Tab, select Risk probability that the total net benefit of the Management Tools. strategy is $73,289, with a range of $69,574 (low) and $78,051 (high). One of the most useful features of the RSP tool is the ability to change the details for a select variable and see the effect on the probability projections. For instance, selecting to include only the basis value in the analysis generates a prob-

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BOYUM FARMS INC. & THAT GUY’S FARM t n e m etire R

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Saturday, April 21st, 2018 • 11:00 a.m. Great Northern Fairgrounds, Havre, MT

2001 Case IH MX120

Live Auction with Online Bidding available @ www.ShobeAuction.com

2012 John Deere 9770 STS

2015 Mac Don FD 75, 40’

2014 Frontier, 40’ steel

2012 Mauer, 42’ steel TRACTORS 2010 Versatile 535, 4WD, 3136 hrs, Cummins, 16 spd. CAT shuttleshift, 535 hp., 6 hyd., large 1000 pto, deluxe cab, buddy seat, radio/cd, Outback S3 auto-steer, weighted rear tires, 900/50R42 tires 60%, Just serviced at Tillman’s and field ready! 2001 Case IH MX120, MFWD, 8676 hrs., w/Case IH L300 loader & grapple, 7’ bucket, 16/12 spd. synchromesh transm., dual pto, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 65% rubber. Best tractor Bruce has ever owned! Rock solid. 1981 John Deere 4840, 2WD, 8700 hrs., diesel, duals, 1000 pto, no 3 pt., CAH, 12 front wgts., 60% rubber. Clean tractor!

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2012 ATX700 air drill, 70’ x 10” spacing, C-shank, dutch opener, w/Case IH 3430 TBT cart, double shoot, 430 bu., 3-compartment, variable rate, hyd., PRO700 gps monitor, mtd. seed treater, Flexi-Coil 3450 TBH cart, triple shoot, 345 bu., 3-compartment, mechanical, monitor, hyd. auger control, equipped w/ wireless cameras (no monitor included), recv’r hitch, fine meter rollers. Seeded 40–50k acres. One owner (with the exception of the TBH cart). Sells as a unit. Set up, field-ready and ready to seed 500 acre a day! Sells as a Unit. 2009 Patriot 3330 sprayer, 2424 hrs., 120’, 1000 gal., hi-flo pump, Case PRO700 gps monitor, auto steer, aim command, wheel track adj., auto boom, auto fold, blue tips (mtd.) & red tips. Set up for up to 20 gal/ac. at 12 mph! Spray Tender, 4 x 1680 gal. poly tanks, inside lined, Handler III, 75 gal., 3” pump, additional induction cone, 110 gal., 3 chem. transfer pumps, on 1998 Fontaine 48’ drop-deck trailer, rear axle functional but needs work. A fast-moving, ready-to-go unit. 2012 Riteway 46’ land roller, 42” drum, folding transport, one owner Gysler 40’ cable wing lift cultivator Morris 28’ hyd wing lift cultivator Graham-Hoeme 10’ windbreak cultivator

2010 Verstile 535 & 2012 ATX700

2009 Patriot 3330

2004 Peterbilt

1997 Freightliner

2006 Timpte, 40’ aluminum

2003 Peterbilt

2012 Walinga 7614

1998 Circle D, 16’

2014 Farm King 1370

2012 NH 92C

Arts Way 240 shredder, 20’, 1000 pto Rock picker, 5’, hyd.

1981 John Deere 4840

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

HARVEST & GRAIN EQUIP. 2012 John Deere 9770 STS combine, 1143 rotor hours, 1543 engine hours, auto steer, push-button trans., big tires, axle extensions, GS3 monitor, small & large wire concave, near new rubber, header hitch. This combine is loaded and in excellent condition. 2015 Mac Don FD 75 header, 40’, flex header, single drive sickle, transport. Excellent condition & ready to go! 2017 Honey Bee Air Flex 240 flex-draper header, 42’, cross/ pea auger & transport, high condition! 2012 NH 94C 42’ draper header w/transport, good condition. 2014 Underferth 9250 grain cart, 1000 bushel, 1000 pto, Digi-Star digital scale, hyd. directional auger end, roll tarp. Super clean. 2014 Farm King 1370 swing-away auger, 13” x 70’, 1000 pto, cable swing, hyd. mover, hyd. lift, like new! 2012 Walinga 7614 grain vac, 174 hrs., new hose. High condition! John Deere 1293 12-row corn header

SEMIS & GRAIN TRAILERS 2004 Peterbilt, Mdl. 379, C15 Cat, 475 hp., auto-shift 10 spd. Eaton-Fuller, sleeper, 50% rubber, red, 938,250 mi. 2003 Peterbilt, Mdl. 379, C15 Cat, 500 hp., 13 spd Eaton-Fuller, sleeper pintle hitch, additional 5th wheel ball hitch, recent inframe overhaul (at 1.2M), 90% rubber, blue, 1,224,000 mi. 1997 Freightliner, N14 Cummins, 525 hp, 13 spd, Classic Long Nose, oversized sleeper w/ bunks, 90% rubber, gray, 1,055,782 mi. 2014 Frontier grain trailer, 40’ steel, elec. tarp, elec. trap, ag hopper, rear pintle hitch to pull pup 2012 Mauer grain trailer, 42’ steel, elec. tarp, remote elec. traps, ag hopper, Michaels unloading auger 2006 Timpte grain trailer, 40’ aluminum, elec. tarp, remote elec. traps, ag hopper, rear pintle hitch to pull pup, Michaels unloading auger

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2014 Underferth 9250

John Deere 690B excavator, late 1970’s model, rigid thumb, enclosed cab, appx. 25’ reach. An older model, but in good, clean shape! Allis-Chalmers road grader, 6-stick, 3 cyl. Detroit diesel, 12’ blade. A good ranch outfit! Russell Standard No. 3 grader, pull type, 11’ blade, hyd. lift, vintage

HAY & OTHER EQUIPMENT 2012 Case IH HDX162 swing-tongue swather, 16’, w/conditioner, good condition! 1998 NH 664 round baler, twine tie, 540 pto

AIR DRILL PARTS Meter rollers, extra-fine & course Asst’d. C-shanks & edge-on shanks, spring packs Hose, new roll 1”; Asst’d. 2 ½” hose; misc. tubes

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 1998 Circle D stock trailer, gn, 16’, center gate, good condition

Also, miscellaneous shop equipment, parts &

other equipment!

• 406-538-5125

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New Gear Reduction 12 Volt Starter 10 thru 60 Series

$275

Brothers, Wes and T.J. Brown won Grand Champion and Reserve Champion steers at the Ravalli County Fair, a once in a lifetime achievement. Wes would like to thank J&J Excavating and Valley Irrigation for buying his steer and T.J. would like to thank McDonalds of Lolo and Hamilton for buying his steer. Photo by Shelley Brown.

National Garlic Day

NOW IN OUR 47TH YEAR OF PRIVATE TREATY SALES!

If you’re looking for long, deep-bodied cattle with natural muscling and the ability to put extra weight on your calves, we are now offering: 50 two year old bulls • 180 Yearling bulls • 60 Calving Ease Heifer Bulls • 80 Replacement Heifers

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RR Rito 707

CED 0 BW +1.6 WW +19 YW +25 Milk +7

Coleman Charlo

CED +11 BW -.4 WW +50 YW +91 Milk +25

Connealy Spur

CED +8 BW +3 WW +68 YW +117 Milk +34

SAV Resource

CED -1 BW +4.2 WW +70 YW +134 Milk +18

Jim & Lori French

3334 Rd. 14 • Greybull, Wyoming 82426 • 307-762-3541 • www.claycreek.net • bulls@claycreek.net

Date When Celebrated: Always April 19 th National Garlic Day promotes the many uses of Garlic. And, there certainly are many uses. It’s a vegetable. It’s a herb. It is used in recipes around the world. Garlic has been used medicinally for thousands of years. And, Garlic is believed to ward off evil spirits. About the only negative thing you can say about it, is that it can negatively affect an otherwise romantic evening. As a medicinal herb: Phytochemicals in garlic are believed to provide protection against heart disease and cancer. Specifically, stomach and colorectal cancers. • Helps to fight off colds and flu. • Lowers blood cholesterol levels. • Reduces the buildup of plaque in arteries. • Used as a treatment for acne and warts. • Used for toothaches Celebrate National Garlic Day by using it heavily in your meals and snacks today. Spend some time researching its medical benefits. You might find you are adding more garlic to your menu everyday. Did you know? We all have fears. As a matter of fact, there are so many phobias, that psychologists can hardly keep track of them all. Just so you are well informed, Alliumphobia is the fear of garlic ##### Money often costs too much.

MSU releases green pea variety 12 years in the making By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service

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low boy service

40-ton RGN trailer for hire to transport combines, tractors, sprayers, floaters, construction equipment, etc. Within Montana & surrounding states. We also have 48-ft. step deck trailers available. Insured & experienced. Call Roger or Larry at Roger Rader Inc., Sun River, MT 406-264-5475 (MC# 170263 US DOT# 128029)

Red & Black Simmental & Sim/Angus

Bull Sale May 3 • Glasgow Stockyards

Lunch at noon • Sale starts at 1 p.m. 40 Head Solid Head Solid Red 50 Black Head• 40 Black 15 Head Solid Red Composite

yeARlINg BullS Thick – Meaty – Moderate Framed – Easy Calving A. I. Sires Represented

The Montana State University pulse crop breeding program has released a new green pea variety bred specifically for Montana growing conditions. The variety, currently named MT457, will be commercially available in 2020. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

More than a decade ago when Montana’s pulse crop industry was a sliver in northeastern Montana and there wasn’t much money to fund alternative crop trials, a Montana State University agricultural faculty member was planting the future. Chengci Chen, superintendent of the MSU Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney has spent the last 12 years developing pulse crops specifically adapted to Montana’s growing conditions. One successful green pea variety with high yield

and protein, currently named MT457, was released from the university last month. It will be commercially available in 2020. The new pea variety has a heavy seed weight and genetic resistance to Fusarium oxysporum Race 1, a widespread fungus that damages pulse crops. Chen said the variety also has nice height and produces multiple pods along the stem and is resistant to plant collapse, also called “lodging,” which can make harvesting harder and reduce yield. CONTINUED ON PAGE A18

Black Angus – Resource, Rampage, Payweight 1682, Visionary, HA Cowboy Up Red Angus – HXC Conquest, Redemption, Andras New Direction Simmental – Catalyst, Upgrade, Prime Beef, Beef King Red Stabilizer – Cadillac, 18 Karat, Big Gene Black Stabilizer – Trinity, Prophet This herd has produced the top rate-of-gain steer 8 of the last 10 years at the NE Montana Fair.

“Breeding Simmentals since 1969”

Nelson Ranch

Don Nelson

Floyd Nelson, Jr.

(406) 367-5261 • cell 263-5261 (406) 228-2024 • cell 263-5251 173F Nelson Rd. • Glasgow, MT 59230 PO Box 254 • Glasgow, MT 59230

FARM AUCTION CEDAR K FARMS

SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH * 10 AM

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Having sold their dairy cows and now leasing out the farm, Brad & Sandy Kamerman are offering their machinery & equipment for public auction. Brad has taken great pride in his machinery and it still shows. The sale shouldn’t last long and we are still working on getting more shop items. So come early and enjoy our great line up. Hope to see you on sale day! - Wes

3995 BUFFALO JUMP RD, THREE FORKS, MT

Take Logan exit between Three Forks & Manhattan on I90 4 miles South on Buffalo Jump Rd. Watch for Signs! TRUCKS & TRAILERS

*1968 Ford Model 600 2T, 4x2 Trans, 18’ Box w/Hoist, 64K, V8 *1984 Ford 250 4X4 Pickup, 460 cu. in. engine, standard trans *8X16 Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer, 5200 lb. axles, 6 hole wheels *18’x6” Homemade Bumper Pull Trailer, Electric Brakes, 3500# Spring Axles

TILLAGE

TRACTORS & HAYING EQUIPMENT *JD 4555 Tractor MFWD, w/cab, air, heat 15 sp Power Shift, 3 rear remotes, 1-3/4” PTO, 20.8X38 and 18.4X26 tires, front weights, 11,920 hrs, recent front axle overhaul *JD 4430 Tractor, 2 wheel drive, triple remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt, front weights, 20.8X38 rear tires, sound guard cab, 8 sp power shift, 13,640 hrs, complete engine overhaul *JD Model 40 Tractor, 2 cyl, 1953 w/JD 30 Loader complete frame up restoration - Very Nice! (This item being sold w/final bid price subject to owner approval) *JD Model 420, HC, Phase 1, Serial #91914, 1956, 1 of 182 built complete restoration - Nice! *Hesston 4910 4x4 Square Baler, w/ roller chute and 1/4 turn chute, 19,444 bales, 600 hrs, Field Ready

*Case IH 8850 Self Propelled Windrower w/15’ Disc Head, 2121 hrs, Steel Conditioners, Field Ready *Pro-Ag Model HD4SR 3X4 and 4X4 Square Bale Stacker *Vermeer R2800 Twin Basket Rake *NH Model 890 Forage Harvestor, 1 3/4” PTO, hyd hitch *Richardton Hy Dump

*Wishek Model 842-N Heavy Offset Disc, 10’ *Brillion Model ML1640 CultiPacker, large rollers, 15’ *JD Model 8200 Grain Drill, Double Disc, 7” spacing, w/ grass/alfalfa box *JD Model 825, 7 row Corn Cultivator, 3 pt

*JD Model 71 Flex Corn Planter, 6 row *older JD Model 650 Chisel Plow, 12’ , double spring *Melroe Model 115 Spray Coupe, 15’ booms w/ foam marker *5 sections Spring Tooth Harrow w/ draw bar *Disc Pivot Track Filler, 3 pt

MISC. FARM EQUIPMENT

* 600 Bushel Hopper Bottom Grain Bin on legs * Sioux 150 Bushel Hopper Bottom Bin * Big Dutchman 600 Bushel Hopper Bottom Bin * Roskamp Stationary Grain Roller, complete w/ vertical upright auger & Vibra Concentrate Mixer w/2) 7 1/2 hp motors * Skid Steer Pallet Forks, 4500 lbs * Skid Steer Rubber Tire Manure Scraper * Portable Fuel Tank, 100 gal * JD Model 301 Cake Feeder * BJM Model 660T Forage Pull Type Mixer Wagon * 4) Mira Fount Water Fountains * 1 lot of 4000- 440 Square Baler Twine * 2000 gal Liquid Manure Vacuum Tank * 13 sections of 5 hole Albers Self-Locking Mangers

MISC FARM, SHOP & TACK SUPPLIES

Kamerman Auction Co. wkauction.net

Wes Kamerman (406) 580-2202 Other Info: Registration will begin @ 9 AM Day of the Sale - ID Required. Terms: Cash or Bankable Check; All major credit cards accepted (3% buyer premium on cc transactions.)

*Ingersoll Rand Model 2340 Vertical Air Compressor, 80 gal, double pumper, 220V, 6 hp * Century 5 Star AC/DC Arc Welder, HD * Graco GTS 4900 Paint Sprayer * 3/4” Socket Set up to 2 1/2” * 36” Rigid Pipe Wrench * Coffing 1 1/2 T Chain Hoist *Craftsman Dust Collector * Delta Dust Collector * Miller Econo Twin ACDC Welder * Tire Breaking Bars * Bud Wrench *several air compressor hoses * several flood barn lights * old Fender Mount AM Radio *1 set 10.00X22.5 Tire Chains * Old Cole’s Cast Iron Cook Stove #8 from Chicago Manufacturing Firm * Miles City Coggshall #73 High Back Saddle *Sawbuck Pack Saddle * Handmade Saddle - very nice * Double Tree w/evener * 2 sets of Pack Panniers * Saddle Bags * 2 burner Camp Stove * Wall Tent Stove w/ Water Jacket * 16 1/2” Antelope Shoulder Mnt * 6X6 Shoulder Mnt Elk, scored 352 pts and 2) Shoulder Mnt Elks * Muleys & Whitetail Deer Shoulder Mnts MORE SHOP ITEMS COMING IN...

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Chengci Chen, superintendent of the Eastern Agricultural Research Center, has spent the last 12 years developing pulse crops specifically adapted to Montana’s growing conditions. MSU photo.

Chen and McPhee have been working together for more than a decade breeding and testing pea varieties for Montana -- before Montana produced the most pulse crops in the nation and before there were strong commodity markets for Big Sky peas. In Montana, pulse crops are chickpea, pea and lentil. In 2017, Montana farmers planted 525,000 acres of dry pea, according to the 2017 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Chen, who has a doctorate in agronomy, has been working on pulse crops since he started working at the MSU Central Agricultural Research Center in Moccasin as an assistant professor of agronomy and cropping systems in 2002, before moving to Sidney to become Preview will be all day Wednesday, April 18th & Thursday, April 19th superintendent of EARC in 2015. The Moccasin facility It’s our annual consignment auction with an acriculture focus, is one of seven statewide however listed below are other catagories featured at this auction. agricultural research centers in the College of Agriculture • Agriculture Machinery and the Montana Agricul•ATV’s/Snowmobiles/UTV’s tural Experiment Station. • Semi’s At CARC, Chen requested pea populations from the • Trailers (horse, utlity, U.S. Department of Agriculflatbed, dry van, etc) ture Agricultural Research • Horse tack and Service’s Grain Legume horse-drawn equipment Genetics and Physiology • Livestock handling Research Unit in Pullman, equipment - Feeders, Washington, where McPhee Water Tanks worked as the USDA unit’s • Irrigation research plant geneticist at • Power Equipment & the time. Following Chen’s request, Shop Tools McPhee sent pea popula• Fencing Supplies tions to Moccasin for Chen & Materials to make genetic selections • Miller Barns for potentially adapted high• Hay yielding plants for Montana. •Livestock It was a long process starting • Fire Trucks from a single plant. ...and many more catagories According to Chen, his that will come by sale day! pulse crop research program *This sale will offer a may have evaporated if it To Consign solid lineup of guns, musical weren’t for having a fullCall us ASAP! instruments, furniture time CARC research associand collectibles! ate, formerly Karnes Neill, who provided research support and field assistance. “It Be sure to check out was a long and hard 12 years, www.riverswestauction.com especially the first few years when Montana’s pulse crop as more listings come in! industry was in its infancy,” Chen said. “There weren’t Reed Tobol Jason Clinkenbeard Travis Jeppeson any check-off dollars from growers or funding sup406-249-1767 406-239-3529 406-314-0288 reed@riverswestauction.com jason@riverswestauction.com travis@riverswestauction.com port for pulse crop breeding “What’s unique about this variety is that it’s bred specifically to perform well in Montana,” said Kevin McPhee, who holds a doctorate in plant sciences as MSU’s pulse crop breeder and professor in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. “I’m not confident this variety would perform well outside of Montana, in fact.”

2018 Spring Farm & Ranch Consignment Auction Friday, April 20th, 2018 • 10:00 A.M. Mile Marker 10, Hwy 93, Evaro, MT

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Kevin McPhee, professor of plant sciences and pulse crop genetics and breeding in the College of Agriculture at Montana State University, provided the original plant populations for the newly releases MSU green pea variety. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

or variety trials. We did this without any funding support. It was challenging.” McPhee would stop at Moccasin once or twice a year on the way to visit family in Lewistown to check on the field trials and suggest new genetic selections to Chen. “Ultimately, our goal was to breed a variety that worked well for U.S. northwest production and future markets by sharing advanced lines and populations,” McPhee said. “Stopping at Moccasin to visit Dr. Chen was convenient, and I was happy to see the consistent trials at the location which made new selections maybe a bit faster than other field trial locations.” Despite researching a relatively new crop for Montana with little funding at the time, Chen said he was obligated to introduce new crops to the state.

“My job description is to introduce specialty crops to Montana in wheat-based cropping systems,” Chen said. “So, whether I have funding or not, I have to test specialty crops that have potential to grow in Montana. I’m happy to see this released finally.” After multiple genetic selections and field trials, Chen and Neill selected MT457. Chen said the new variety wouldn’t have been possible without his colleagues at the seven research centers and on the main campus in Bozeman, for their support in testing this variety at multiple locations statewide during the last three years. Chen said EARC Research Scientist Yesuf Mohammed, who has a PhD in soil science, coordinated the statewide testing. Chen, who researches how pea crop yield and protein are affected by genetics that interact with diverse environments, said the new variety has a big seed size and bright color, which may be ideal for the green pea market in soups, salads or fried snack peas. “This variety flowers and matures a few days earlier than other varieties, which presents some advantages to growers in central and southern regions of Montana to be able to avoid heat stress in the summer,” he said. “From our statewide testing results in the past three years, this variety also performs very well under irrigated conditions.” Montana Foundation Seed Program manager Doug Holen said after McPhee increases enough breeder seed, the university will increase its foundation seed quantity of MT457 and the variety will likely be available commercially in 2020. The MFSP provides foundation seed, or genetically pure seed, to statewide producers and certified seed houses.

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FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 14, 2018 9:00 A.M. RE

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Farm Machinery, Combine, Trucks, Trailers, Haying & Livestock Equipment, Fuel Tanks, Mower, Shop & Miscellaneous, Sprayer, Hopper Bins, Grain Bins & Augers, Windmills & Antiques. There is a wide variety of equipment at this auction. Most of the machinery has been shedded and all is in very good condition.

Dealer For New

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$39,900

$69,900

2005 Peterbilt 379 EXHD

ISX, 500 hp, 13 speed, American Class interior, headache rack, double bunk

,900

$45

2004 STERLING

Cat 3126, 300 hp, 8LL, Tuff Trac spring ride, new box, new paint, new push axle, new tarp with remote control gate & lift

$45,000

6NZ single turbo, 550 hp, 18 speed, 252” wheelbase, newer transmission, grille guard, headache rack, freshly painted frame

$38,500

2006 Peterbilt 378

C15 Acert, 475 hp, 18 speed, 247” wheelbase, all aluminum, headache rack

900

$19,

$55

,000

1997 FORD L9000 BOX TRUCK

Series 60, 430 hp, 10 speed, 3 stage headlift hoist, 349,000 miles

$55,000

1995 KENWORTH T800B

3406E, 550 hp, 18 speed, winch, headache rack, COZAD ramps, tail roll

2000 Peterbilt 378

3406E, 550 hp, 18 speed, double lockers, winch, headache rack, COZAD ramps

1987 International 9300 Cat 3406B, 425 hp, 10 speed, newer Southland box, pintle hitch, very clean truck!

2007 Ford F550 Dually

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~WANTED~

All types of hay to bale on shares. Call for custom baling. Phone (406) 799-8323

Arlene Henke, Lyle and Adele Benjamin, Toole County farmers, were quite interested in the many workshops offered during the 2018 Montana’s Next Generation Conference.

UW Extension publication explains backyard composting

By University of Wyoming Extension Information to help gardeners turbocharge soils by backyard composting is available in a University of Wyoming (UW) Extension free publication. “Backyard composting: Using simple, smallscale methods,” B-974R, describes the process by which organic materials, such as yard and some kitchen wastes, are decomposed into a dark-colored, nutrient-rich, soil-building conditioner called humus. Through composting, gardeners can manipulate temperature, oxygen and moisture to accelerate the process that occurs in nature. Authors are Karen Panter, UW Extension horticulture specialist, and Chris Hilgert, extension state Master Gardener coordinator at the University of Wyoming. The bulletin is available in pdf, HTML and ePub formats by going to www. uwyo.edu/uwe/ and clicking on the Find a Publication link. Type the title or bulletin number into the search field. ##### Coffee stains can be frustrating, but did you know you can get them out of your carpet by pouring beer on them? That’s right–just pour a couple of sips onto the stain and it should vanish. Dab up the extra beer with a paper towel, and if the coffee stain doesn’t go away completely, repeat the task a couple more times. This works for tea stains, too. ##### Montana’s most valuable crop is wheat, followed by hay, and then barley.

Sorghum checkoff celebrates 10-year anniversary

From sorghumcheckoff.com The Sorghum Checkoff kicked off its 10-year anniversary celebration with growers at Commodity Classic February 27 – March 1. This year, the Sorghum Checkoff reflects on a decade of advancements in sorghum genetics and breeding, market expansion, increased research efforts and educational resource development and distribution. “The Sorghum Checkoff was originally started so collectively it could do what individually the groups that existed at the time could not,” said Tim Lust, Sorghum Checkoff CEO. “The industry at that point in time had significant needs from a research and development standpoint, and the Sorghum Checkoff was an avenue to accomplish these goals and carry out the work needed to improve the industry.” The Sorghum Checkoff received an independent study (http://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/news-and-media/newsroom/2018/02/15/roi/) recently that shows the organization has had a positive impact on sorghum yields, acreage and farm value, illustrating a positive return on producer investment. Funding in crop improvement successfully boosted the average acreage and farm value of production since the Sorghum Checkoff launched, and for every dollar invested in crop improvement, the net return to producers was $8.57. The study also showed combined investments in highvalue markets and renewables enhanced the farm value of sorghum sales by near $107.4 million, providing a net return to the producer in this area of nearly $11.60. “We have made great strides in research, technology and market opportunity thanks to producer investments,” said Verity Ulibarri, Sorghum Checkoff chairwoman. “The Sorghum Checkoff will continue to work with producers and industry partners to meet the needs of our growers and pursue opportunities that make sorghum a smart choice.” In celebration of the Sorghum Checkoff’s anniversary, the organization also released an updated Sorghum: The Smart ChoiceTM logo. The brand is utilized by the Sorghum Checkoff to relay the message that sorghum is a smart choice for producers, livestock feed, ethanol, consumer food and other new and growing markets. The Sorghum Checkoff celebrates this 10-year milestone alongside sorghum farmers, acknowledging their continued dedication to the sorghum crop and industry. More information about the return on investment independent evaluation (http:// www.sorghumcheckoff.com/news-and-media/newsroom/2018/02/15/roi/) can be found at SorghumCheckoff. com

Administrative Professionals (Secretary’s) Day

Date When Celebrated: April 25, 2018 National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretary’s Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam. Klemfuss recognized the importance and value of the position to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to become secretaries. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss, promoted the values and importance of the job of secretaries. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries. The name of this special day has changed and evolved over the past few decades. But, the importance of recognizing these vital individuals remains. The two new terms in use today are: “Administrative Professionals” and “Executive Admins”. The two names sometimes mean different roles and responsibilities in different companies and organizations. Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than the original “Secretary” role. The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has changed significantly since 1952, and for the better at that. In Harry Klemfuss’ day, these positions were the realm of women. Today, you find males in these positions. The most common ways of recognizing your Administrative Professional(s) today are: • Flowers • Cards, often with shopping gift certificates • Take them to lunch • Candies • Assorted Gift Baskets

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MACHINERY AND PICKUPS FOR SALE 1981 Versatile tractor, new tires, rebuilt engine, 4 hydraulics, excellent condition...... $25,000 2012 Vermeer R2800 hydraulic rake, excellent condition............................................ $20,000 A&B 61/2-ft. 3-point blade.................................................................................................. $750 50-5x7 full treat posts. Each............................................................................................. $6.50 3-Honda 4 wheelers for parts or fix up....................................................................... $1000 all

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 - 2:00 P.M. LOCATION: SIDNEY, MT 601 SOUTH CENTRAL AVE.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This Motel and Apartments are a great income investment property with main highway frontage! Parcel Ill could easily be used for business offices. Don’t miss this great investment opportunity! Sale will be held at the property. Hope to see you on Saturday, April 28th! -Rick LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL I & II HAVE IDEAL HIGHWAY/CENTRAL AVE FRONTAGE PARCEL I -- SOUTH PARK ADD (SIDNEY}, S33, T23N, R59E, BLOCK OOA, Lot 001 MAIN MOTEL W/OFFICE AND (20) UNITS w/many remodeled PARCEL II -SOUTH PARK ADD (SIDNEY}, S33, T23N, R59 E, BLOCK 001, Lot 019, LOT-19 A AND N, 5 FT LT-19 BLK-1 SO PARK ADD (10) APARTMENTS W/FURNISHINGS (ALL ARE PRESENTLY RENTED AT TIME OF PRINTING) PARCEL Ill -- KENOYER ADD (SIDNEY}, S33, T23 N, R59 E, BLOCK 054, Lot 013, W 20’LT 13 ALL LT 14 BLK-54 SID K (20) ROOMS (This could easily be made into office spaces}. OWNERS: Ernie Clifton who lives in Sidney, Montana will offer the following property to the public at auction. The final bid will be subject to his approval. The Owner reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids. A title commitment has been ordered and will be available, at their request, to prospective buyers for inspection prior to sale day. The above may or may not be the proper legal description; it was taken from the Richland County tax receipts. The above does describe the property to be sold. Mineral Rights: No mineral rights transfer.

Water Rights: All water rights held will transfer. Taxes: Taxes will be pro-rated from the day of closing. Title Insurance: Standard owners’ title insurance will be provided by the seller through Richland County Title, 1050 S Central, Sidney, MT 406433-8584 Terms: Cash 10% down sale day, the balance due at closing approximately 30 days from the Auction at the offices of Richland County Title, 1050 S Central, Sidney, MT 406-433-8584 Buyers Premium: A 2 % Buyers premium will be added to the winning bid price to arrive at the total contract price paid by the purchaser.

Your bid is considered acceptance of the terms of this auction. If you, the Buyer fails to close, the down payment is non-refundable. If the Sellers fail to close, 100% of the down payment will be returned. At this time, there is no known reason that the Sellers would not be able to close. All funds are held in the escrow account of Richland County Title, 1050 S Central, Sidney, MT 406-433-8584 All information is from sources deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the Sellers or the Auctioneers. Offering is subject to error, omission, and approval of purchase by owner. We urge independent verification of each and every item submitted to the satisfaction of any prospective buyer. It is every potential bidder/purchaser’s sole responsibility to accomplish his or her due diligence in whatever manner he or she deems advisable. Announcements made sale day take precedence over any printed materials. The property sells “As lsWhere Is.”

RK Statewide Auction Service and its auctioneers are acting solely as auctioneers for the seller. For more information & showings contact: Rick Kniepkamp (406) 485-2548 or (406) 939-1632 cell RK Statewide Auction Service 3489 Hwy 200 S Lindsay, MT 59339

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SWATHER FOR SALE

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AIR DRILL, TRACTOR, TRUCK & GRAIN VAC FOR SALE 1995 Concord 4012 40-ft., 12” spacing air drill with 3400 cart, new monitor & electrical, 5” carbine tips, good condition..................................................................................... $23,000 1990 John Deere 8760 tractor, 12-speed manual transmission, 4000 hours, good tires, good condition................................................................................................................... $32,000 1988 Chevrolet C-30 1-ton, 4-wheel drive, 454 engine, 4-speed manual transmission, 8-ft. Marion service body, 200 gallon aluminum fuel tank with electric fuel pump, 157,500 miles. Recent work done, nice shape.................................................................................... $5000 2012 Rem 2700 grain vac, 116 hours, excellent condition........................................... $15,500 Phone (406) 397-3333, Hingham, MT

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$2 million barley project gets naked for the good of the grain

By Chris Branam, Oregon State University Extension Service It’s natural. It’s good for you. It’s naked. Barley is major cereal grain grown in temperate climates. The most commonly-used barleys in food and malted beverages have adhering hulls as they grow. Naked barleys are the result of a mutation that allows the seed to be threshed fully from the hull. Now, Oregon State University (OSU) is leading a fivestate effort to develop varieties of naked barleys that are not only organic, they can also be used in a variety of ways. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, through its Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI), awarded OSU nearly $2 million to lead the project. Worldwide, most barley is used for animal feed. But whole grain baked goods, porridges, grits, and cereals can all be made from barley, said Pat Hayes, a barley breeder in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences who is leading the initiative (https://eorganic.info/node/23562). “Naked barleys have been around for almost 10,000 years but they haven’t gained the traction that we would like to see in the United States,” Hayes said. “Plant breeders, bakers, chefs, brewers, distillers, animal feeders, we are all united in the goal to provide organic gardeners, growers, processors, and consumers with an alternative crop, food, and raw material that will be economically rewarding and sustainable.” The grain has an optimum level of beta-glucan, a soluble dietary fiber that lowers cholesterol and aids digestion, said Hayes, who founded the OSU Barley Project (aka Barley World), a team of barley enthusiasts and breeders. Naked barleys are also easier to process in the making of food because of their lack of a hull, he said. Indeed, OSU is partnering with a brewer in Portland on an experimental beer malted from the university’s recently released variety recorded as “Buck” in the Journal of Plant Registrations. Buck was developed under a prior grant from USDA through its Triticeae Coordinated Agricultural Project. Buck (https://www.soils.org/discover-soils/story/newbuck-naked-barley-food-feed-brew) is the first fall-planted naked barley variety to be bred specifically for the Pacific Northwest, said Brigid Meints, a postdoctoral research associate at OSU who was hired under the USDA-NIFA-OREI grant. Partnering with OSU in the research project are institutions in regions suited for barley farming – Washington State University (Pacific Northwest), the universities of Wisconsin-Madison and Minnesota (upper Midwest) and Cornell University (Northeast). The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative funds projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products.

Montana Hereford Directory Anchor Polled Herefords 406-467-2880, Vaughn, MT

Sam Anderson

406-848-2588, Emigrant, MT

Bar Star Cattle

406-399-7811, Loma, MT www.barstarcattle.com

Barker Herefords

406-450-9716, Shelby, MT

Bayers Hereford Ranch

406-684-5465, Twin Bridges, MT www.bayersherefordranch.com

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co 406-979-5720, Vida, MT www.beeryherefords.com

Churchill Cattle Co

406-580-6421, Manhattan, MT www.churchillcattle.com

Cooper Hereford Ranch

406-539-6885, Willow Creek, MT www.cooperherefords.com

Curlew Cattle Co

Feddes Herefords

Dan 406-570-1602, Manhattan, MT www.feddes.com

First West Insurance

K & C Herefords

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

L Bar W Cattle Co

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

406-922-6044, Bozeman, MT www.1stwestinsurance.com

Dallas Polled Herefords

Frank Herefords

406-425-2484, Absarokee, MT

Fort Keogh Livestock Research

M/D Herefords

406-368-2244, Canyon Creek, MT

Duncan Ranch Co

406-292-3503, Joplin, MT

Dutton Hereford Ranch

406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT

Ehlke Herefords

406-266-4121, Townsend, MT www.ehlkeherefords.com

Elings Polled Herefords 406-278-3406, Conrad, MT

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

Griffin Polled Herefords 406-821-0247, Darby, MT

Holden Herefords

406-450-1029, Valier, MT www.holdenherefords.com

406-891-0973, Baker, MT www.facebook.com/MD-Herefords

McKechnie Hereford Ranch 406-432-2296, Shelby, MT

McMurry Cattle

Indreland Ranch

406-254-1247, Billings, MT www.mcmurrycattle.com

J Bar E Ranch

Merrimac Cattle Co

406-549-4442, Missoula, MT 406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

Rafter Ranch Inc

406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

307-631-6012, Columbus, MT

Otis Ranch

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

Sparks Herefords

Storey Hereford Ranch

406-580-8255, Bozeman, MT www.facebook.com/ Storey-Hereford-Ranch

Thomas Herefords

406-544-1536, Gold Creek, MT www.thomasherefords.com

Vandeberg Ranch

406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

Wichman Herefords

406-350-3123, Moore, MT www.wichmanherefords.com

Pig in a Blanket Day

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Date When Celebrated: Always April 24 Pig in a Blanket Day is a day to eat a sausage wrapped in a pancake. Why? Because that’s what “Pig in a Blanket” is. Somebody, somewhere decided that this was a very special treat to them. So, they created a special day to celebrate this culinary delight. Aren’t you glad that they did? How does one go about celebrating Pig in a Blanket Day? Cook up some sausage. Make some pancakes. Wrap the sausage inside of the pancake. Add maple syrup. Then, chow down.

COMBINE PACKAGE FOR SALE

2000 Case IH 2388 combine with miscellaneous parts and multiple attachments including 25-ft. Case IH 1052 draper head with trailer, 30-ft. IH 810 batt head, and two 13-ft. 810 pickup heads. This combine has been in wheat all its life and has been setting as a backup the last couple years. It has 200 engine hours on a major $33,000 rebuild by Big Sky Equipment. Work order available upon request. Combine has 3529 engine hours and 2775 separator hours. Rebuild was performed at 3332 engine hours. Combine has AFX touch screen yield and moisture monitor, hopper extension, and chopper.............................................................. $40,000 or best offer Call (406) 431-3931, Townsend, MT

Montana Hereford Directory DUTTON HEREFORD RANCH HH Advance 5017C #43581352 and HH Advance 4251 #43470274 are two of the distinctive sires used in our current yearling bull offering. Length, thickness, muscling, pigment and docility are just a few of the favorable traits that have been passed on to their sons. Our other Herd Sires are: HH Advance 6215D #43688551 HH Advance 529C #43579204 IF Advance 6006D #43682401

2-year old virgin Horned Hereford bulls for sale

190 SUNNYSIDE LN. GOLD CREEK, MT 59733

Dean & Renee Dutton (406) 288-3330 or (406) 240-8014 drm3330@blackfoot.net

Yearling Bulls & Heifers

Modest birth, massive meat Our production sale is any time you want. We sell Hereford bulls and females by private treaty. Find out more at feddes.com. Better yet, visit the ranch.

Feddes Herefords www.feddes.com

For Sale Private Treaty

2009 Churchill Road Manhattan, MT 59741 tfeddes@msn.com Tim 406.570.4771 Dan 406.570.1602

Your Northern Montana source for quality Hereford bulls

J Bar E Ranch

Cory & Keesha Dutton Deer Lodge, MT 406-240-9301 dutton.cory@gmail.com

McMURRY CATTLE

Bulls, Registered Heifers, and F1 Baldy Heifers Available Now!

Plentywood, MT

Fred & Doreen McMurry 2027 Iris Lane Billings, MT 59102

Arvid Eggen - 406-765-7068 Lorrie Eggen - 406-765-8219 Jay-De Eggen - 406-671-7149

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Many sons of this polled Calving Ease trait leader selling at private treaty

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Yearling Hereford Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

Wintered until end of April, Flexible Payment, Multi-Bull Discount

Sires: Genetic 2U Britisher 1415 • AGA 18Y Standard 46Z WH 137Y Standard 333A ET • XTC 5C Total Recall ET 66A AGA 2Y MO LE Domino 119A • AGA 60H BO LE Domino 29B Justin Wichman (406) 350-3123 www.wichmanherefords.com

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MEAT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

4x5x7 walk-in cooler, Hobart commercial meat saw, 220 volt splitting saw, commercial meat grinder, 2-meat blocks, propane ondemand water heater, Quick Freeze freezer, knives and hook... $3000

MSU students get hands-on experience with calving By Marshall Swearingen, MSU News Service

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Montana State University students Brooke McCleary (left), Makae Nack and Caleb Bowey keep an eye on calving heifers at the MSU Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm on March 2, 2018 in Bozeman. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

Bowey of the dozen pregnant cattle hanging around the front of the calving barn. “But you can only guess. When it happens, 1-406-293-3097 TOLL FREE 1-877-368-3097 it happens.” That’s when Bowey and other MSU students jump into action, leading a heifer into the warmth of the barn, pulling a stuck calf out of the womb or helping the newborn onto its feet to nurse. “I didn’t have a lot of experience (with calving),” said Bowey, a junior from Sheridan who is majoring in agricultural education. “But to be out here and learning, Plant On Dryland I’ve really enjoyed it.” Bowey works on MSU’s 474-acre Bozeman Agricultural Research and TeachOn the Market t r o p ing Farm to earn money Never a Re l il K while studying at MSU; for 29 years r te of Win other students gain experi(and still unbeatable) Greenway ence with this foundational ranch activity by enrolling in a sophomore-level course land g Dry in t called calving management. n Pla use When We are a non-GMO lways alfa a ! lf d A e “We’d be calving no matse seed house! Never coated ove it!) Alfalfa a positive hit for r p s ter what because this is a (Let u GMO working ranch, but it’s also This Alfalfa has been called a tetraploid anomaly by alfalfa an opportunity for instrucbreeders. On the market for 25 years, and being improved twice, tion,” said Hannah DelCurto It remains the highest yeilding, low water alfalfa on the market! Wyffels, who teaches the calving course as an instructor in the Department of HERE’S WHAT GROWERS ARE SAYING: Animal and Range Sciences "We plant 360-D every year, and we now have over 1000 acres. We took a second cutting when many in MSU’s College of Agriother growers in our area only cut once." culture. “That’s the purpose of the MSU herd,” which is Bruce Davenport - Goldendale, WA owned by MSU’s Montana "We planted 360-D in an irrigated field that was very short on water. Side by side was field with normal Agricultural Experiment water. The 360-D yielded with the well irrigated adjacent field! No difference in yield!" Station. About 50 heifers were expected to give birth Ryan Telford - Richfield, ID this year at MSU’s Bozeman farm. Alan Greenway √ Will produce AT LEAST 80% of crop with 50% of water Makae Nack, a sophoSeedsman √ Will produce a subsequent cutting after water is gone more majoring in animal science, had helped with calv√ Plant on dryland/ guaranteed to out yield Ranger or Ladak ing on her family’s ranch √ Plant under pivots that only pump 400 gal/ near Geraldine but took the √ Plant on fields that have only early season creek water class to get more formal training. “I’ve learned some √ Plant under end guns on pivots new things,” she said. Over 40 Years Experiance √ Plant in the late fall with your dormant seeded grasses DelCurto caps the class Greenway Seeds enrollment at 15 students Caldwell, ID w w w. g r e e n w a y s e e d a n d i n d u s t r i e s . c o m “so that everyone has an Alan Greenway We have sold out by March 1st each of opportunity to handle the 208-250-0159 (cell) the last 3 years. Order early! cattle,” she said. “We want 208-454-8342 (message) it to be hands-on.” Just like ranchers across Montana, Montana State University student Caleb Bowey kept a watchful eye on heifers on a late February day, waiting for one to give birth. “Most of these are due tomorrow,” said

SHORT ON WATER ? Two Alfalfas in One Plant If Your Pivot Only Pumps 400gal/

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25.5HP, 48” DECK $ 13,019 E100 17.5HP, 42” DECK $ 1,499 X754 22HP, 48” DECKX750 $ 48”12,969 E110 19HP, 42” DECK $ 1,699 24HP, DECK $ 11,959 E120 20HP, 42” DECK $ 1,899 X758 22HP, 48” DECKX754 $ 48”13,579 22HP, DECK $ 12,969 E130 22HP, 42” DECK $ 1,999 E140 22HP, 48” DECK $ 1,999 X758 22HP, 48” DECK inspeCtiOn & serviCe $ 13,579 inspeCtiOn & serviCe E150 22HP, 48” DECK $ 2,099 Change engine oil Sharpen Blades E160 24HP, 48” DECK $ 2,299 hAnge engine il E170 25HP, 48” DECK $ 2,399 Replace engine oil filter Check mower drive belt 125HP, 54” DECKHP/DECK E180 $ 2,799 MODEL SIZE LIST PRICE (if equipped) Clean mower deck Z335E 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,499 MODEL HP/DECKRive SIZE elTs LIST PRICE heCk MoweR Z335M 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,599 Clean/replace air filter Check & level mower deck Z335E 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,499 Z345M 22HP, 42” DECK $ 2,699 Z335M 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,599 precleaner Check and adjust mower Z345R 22HP, 42” DECK $ 2,799 Z345M 22HP, 42” DECK $ 2,699 Z345R 42” DECK $ 2,799 Z355E 22HP, 48” DECK $ 2,899 heCk 22HP, inkAge djusTMenT Replace air filter element deck belt tension MODEL HP/DECK SIZE LIST PRICE Z355E 22HP, 48” DECK $ 2,899 Z355R 22HP, 48” DECK $ 3,099 Z355R 22HP, 48” DECK $ 3,099 Z375R 25HP, 54” DECK $ DECK3,499 Clean engine cooling fans (3-in-1 deck) X330 20HP, 42” $ 2,999 Z375R 54” DECK $ 3,499 Z525E 24HP, 48” DECK 3,899 hARpen25HP, lAdes X350 18.5HP,$ 42” DECK $ 3,199 Z525E 24HP, 48” DECK $ 3,899 Replace fuel filter Check and adjust mower Z525E 24HP, 54” DECK $ 3,999 Z525E 24HP, 54” DECK $ 3,999 LIST PRICE X350 18.5HP,$ 48” DECK $ 3,599 Z535M 25HP, 48” DECK 4,399 Replace spark plugs deck spindle brakes Z535M 25HP, 48” DECK $ 4,399 Z535M 25HP , 54” DECK $ 4,599 X350R 18.5HP, 42” DECK $ 4,399 Z535M 54” DECKof $ 4,599 $ 1,499 Z535M leAn 25HP, ndeRside eCk 25HP, 62” DECK $ 4,699 Clean batt ttery t terminals (3-in-1 deck) Z535M 25HP, 62” DECK $ 4,699 X354 18.5HP,$ 42” DECK $ 3,799 $ 1,699 Z535R 25HP, 54” DECK 5,799 Z535R 25HP, 54” DECK $ 5,799 X370 18.5HP,$ 42” DECK $ 3,999 Z540M 24HP, 48” DECK 4,799 Z540M 24HP, 48” DECK $ 4,799 $ 1,899 Z540M Z540M 24HP, 54” DECK $ 5,099 24HP, 54” DECK $ DECK5,099 X380 22HP, 48” $ 4,399 Z540M 24HP, 62” DECK $ 5,499 24HP, 62” DECK $ 5,499 $ 1,999 Z540M eRies oweRs X380 22HP, 54” DECK $ 4,699 Z540R 24HP, 48” DECK $ 6,099 oweRs Z540R 24HP, 48” DECK $ 6,099 Z540R 24HP, 54” DECK $ 6,299 $ 1,999 Z540R 24HP, 54” DECK $ DECK6,299 X384 22HP, 48” $ 5,099 Z540R 24HP, 60” DECK $ 6,499 24HP, 60” DECK $ DECK6,499 $ 2,099 Z540R X390 22HP, 48” $ 5,399 INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IF THE PURCHASE BALA LANCE A IS NOT PAID IN FULL WITHIN 12 X390 22HP, 54” DECK $ 5,699 $ 2,299 INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IF THE PURCHASE BALA LANCE A IS NOT PAID IN FULL WITHIN 12 MONTHS OR IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS OTHERWISE-IN-DEFAULT. X394 22HP, 48” DECK $ 6,099 $ 2,399 MONTHS OR IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS OTHERWISE-IN-DEFAULT.

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2,799

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¹OFFER VALID ON PURCHASES MADE BETWEEN 01 MARCH 2018 AND 30 APRIL TOF.S.B. APPROVED CREDIT ON A REVOLVING PLA LAN ACHARGED ACCOUNT, A2018. SERVICE OF SUBJECT JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, FOR CONSUMER USE ONLY. NO DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED. INTEREST WILL BE ACCOUNT, A SERVICE OF JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, F.S.B. FOR CONSUMER USE TO ONLY . NO FROM DOWN PAYMENT WILL BE 12 CHARGED YOUR ACCOUNT THE PURCHASE DATE AT 17.9%REQUIRED. APR IF THE PURCHASEINTEREST BALA LANCE A IS NOT PAID IN FULL WITHIN MONTHS OR IF YOUR ACCOUNT BALA IS OTHERWISE AVAILA LABLE A PAID AT PARTICIPATING U.S. DEALERS. PRICES AND MAY VARY BYOR DEALER. TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE PURCHASE DATE AT 17.9% APR IF THE PURCHASE LANCE A IN DEFAULT. IS NOT IN FULL WITHIN 12MODELS MONTHS IFOFFERS MODEL HP/DECK SIZE LIST PRICE AVAILA LABLE A ON NEW EQUIPMENT AND IN THE U.S. ONLY. PRICES AND SAVINGS U.S. DOLLA LARS. A YOUR ACCOUNT IS OTHERWISE IN DEFAULT. AVAILA LABLE A AT PARTICIPATING U.S. DEALERS. PRICES AND MODELS MAY VARY BYINDEALER. OFFERS X570 24HP, 48” DECK $ 5,999 AVAILA LABLE A ON NEW EQUIPMENT AND IN THE U.S. ONLY. PRICES AND SAVINGS IN U.S. DOLLA LARS. A MODEL SIZE LIST PRICE X570 24HP, 54” DECK $HP/DECK 6,299 inspeCtiOn & serviCe X580

X330 24HP, 54” DECK

X584

X350 24HP, 48” DECK

X584

X350 24HP, 54” DECK

X590

X350R 25.5HP, 48” DECK

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25.5HP, 54” DECK

X354 X370 X380 X380 X384 X390 X390 X394

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DECK $18.5HP, 7,779 42” DECK $18.5HP, 8,079 48” DECK $18.5HP, 7,699 42” DECK 18.5HP, 42” DECK $ 7,899 18.5HP, 42” DECK 22HP, 48” DECK 22HP, 54” DECK MODEL 22HP, 48” DECK X710 22HP, 48” DECK X730 22HP, 54” DECK X734 22HP, 48” DECK

$ 2,999 $ 3,199 $ 3,599 $ 4,399 $ 3,799 $ 3,999 $ 4,399 $ 4,699 $HP/DECK 5,099 SIZE 48” DECK $22HP, 5,399 48” DECK $25.5HP, 5,699 48” DECK $25.5HP, 6,099

Change engine oil & filter Check tire pressure Replace spark plugs Clean engine cooling fans Replace air filter (air cooled) elements, both foam and paper. Clean radiator fans Replace fuel filter (liquid cooled) Check mower beltoweRs eRies Tighten radiator clamps Sharpen Blades Clean underside of deck (liquid cooled)

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Change engine oil Sharpen orLOW replace Replace spark plugs blades AS X750 24HP, 48” DECK $ 11,959 AS $ X754 22HP, 48” DECK $ 12,969 Replace air filter Clean $ underside LIST PRICE X758 22HP, 48” DECK $ 13,579 LOW elements, both of deck $ 5,999 AS foam and paper Check tire pressure $ 6,299 Z Trak Mowers Zero Turn Mower inspeCtiOn & serviCe $ inspeCtiOn & serviCe Replace fuel filter Clean engine cooling $ 7,299 Change engine oil & filter Check tire pressure MODEL HP/DECK SIZE LIST PRICE Check/k/tighten / clamps air Replace spark plugs Z335E 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,499 Check mower belt fans (air cooled) Z335M 20HP, 42” DECK $ 2,599 $ 7,779 intake & cooling systems (X465, Replace spark plugs X475, X485) Z345M 22HP, 42” DECK $ 2,699 Clean engine cooling fans Z345R 22HP, 42” DECK $ 2,799 $ 8,079 Change engine oil & filter Check/k/tighten Replace air filter Z355E 22HP, 48” DECK $ 2,899 loose, LLC Z355R 22HP, 48” DECK $ 3,099 C & B/OperatiOns (air cooled) Z375R 25HP, 54” DECK $ 3,499 Replace fuel filter $ 7,699 elements, both foam hardware (2WD) Z525E 24HP, 48” DECK $ 3,899 Gary MaCzka Z525E 24HP, 54” DECK $ 3,999 Check/k/clean / battttery t & $ 7,899 Z535M 25HP, 48” DECK $ 4,399 and paper. Clean radiator fans Clean/level mowing 54272 HWy 2 edeck ast Z535M 25HP, 54” DECK $ 4,599 safety systems Z535M 25HP, 62” DECK $ 4,699 Replace fuel filter Z535R 25HP, 54” DECK $ 5,799 & check tire pressure G LasGOW , Mt (liquid cooled) Z540M 24HP, 48” DECK $ 4,799 Lubricate spindles, pivots, Z540M 24HP, 54” DECK Signature $ 5,099 X700 Series Check mower belt 406-228-2496 Sharpen blades Z540M 24HP, 62” DECK $ 5,499 & cylinder Tighten radiator clamps Z540R 24HP, 48” DECK $ 6,099 Sharpen Blades Z540R 24HP, 54” DECK HP/DECK $ 6,299 MODEL SIZE LIST PRICE Clean radiator fans, Change paper air Z540R 24HP, 60” DECK $ 6,499 C & B O peratiOns , LLC peratiOns , LLC C & B O C screens & B OperatiOns Clean underside of deck (liquid cooled) X710 22HP, 48” DECK $ 10,059 cleaner element & check fan, LLC belt INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE PURCHASE DATE IF THE PURCHASE BALA LANCE A IS NOT PAID IN FULL WITHIN 12 Mike kjOs Mike kjOs Mike Haynie MONTHS OR IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS OTHERWISE-IN-DEFAULT. X730 25.5HP, 48” DECK $ 10,739 804 east 1st avenue 21 inspeCtiOn W. 2nd street HWy 200 east ¹OFFER VALID ON PURCHASES MADE BETWEEN 01 MARCH 2018 AND 30 APRIL 2018. SUBJECT TO APPROVED CREDIT ON A REVOLVING PLA LAN A & serviCe X734 25.5HP, 48” DECK $ 11,749 ACCOUNT, A SERVICE OF JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, F.S.B. FOR CONSUMER USE ONLY. NO DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED. INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED p LentyWOOd, Mt C uLBertsOn, Mt CirCLe, Mt TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE PURCHASE DATE AT48” 17.9% APR IF THE PURCHASE BALA LANCE A IS NOT PAID IN FULL WITHIN 12 MONTHS OR IF Z TRAC MoweRs X738 25.5HP, DECK $ 12,359 Change engine oil Sharpen or replace YOUR ACCOUNT IS OTHERWISE IN DEFAULT. AVAILA LABLE A AT PARTICIPATING U.S. DEALERS. PRICES AND MODELS MAY VARY BY DEALER. OFFERS 406-765-1531 406-787-6201 406-485-2145 X739 25.5HP, 48” DECK $ 13,019 X738 X739

AS LOW AS

175.00

Change engine oil Replace spark plugs Replace air filter elements, both foam and paper Replace fuel filter Check mower belt 25.5HP, 48” DECK

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Sharpen or replace 195.00 blades 175.00 Clean underside of deck Check tire pressure Clean engine cooling fans (air cooled)Replace spark plugs

13,019

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MSU students get hands-on experience with calving CONTINUED FROM PAGE A24

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A recently born calf is shown at the MSU Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm on March 2, 2018 in Bozeman. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

Starting in January, DelCurto’s students met at the farm each week for instruction about calving practices. During that time she also conveyed the demands of this unconventional course: rotating five-hour shifts, often at night, sometimes in subzero temperatures or snowstorms. “Some students grew up doing this and it’s second nature to them, and others have never experienced it before,” said Tyrell McClain, MSU’s assistant livestock operations manager, who also helps instruct the students. Some students ventured to Judith Gap to help with calving on the EL Peterson Ranch, which has partnered with the MSU class for several years. The partnership provides additional cattle for the students to handle and a different experience for those who want it, according to DelCurto. Dana Melcher, a sophomore majoring in animal science, was part of a fourperson team that pulled five calves in three days at the EL Peterson Ranch. “You try to stay as calm as possible and work with (the cattle),” she said. “There’s a lot to it.” The Department of Animal and Range Sciences also offers a couple of internships to help with the calving of the MSU herd. Brooke McCleary, a senior majoring in animal science, interned to learn about new practices she might take back to her family’s ranch near Roundup after she graduates. “Every operation does it a little differently,” she said, “so it’s interesting to see how it’s done here.” Once the calving is done in March, the students in DelCurto’s class write a paper about their experiences and share their stories with their classmates. “With calving, no two situations are exactly alike,” DelCurto said. “It’s pretty unique that students have an opportunity to do calving just a mile from campus,” she said. “It’s such a great classroom.” ##### Chocolate comes from the Cacao or cocoa bean, grown on a Cacao tree. That’s right, it is from a plant, therefore, it’s a vegetable. ##### A chocolate bar is actually low in cholesterol. A 1.65 oz. bar contains only 12 mg. ##### The keys are on the seat next to the Doberman.

Conference educates, uplifts Nebraska women in agriculture

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Women in agriculture are business part“go-fer,” running errands, moving equipners, owners and operators; oversee finanment and supporting her husband wherever cial and human resources; and keep farms needed. While the resources the conference and ranches running. This was the message provides are helpful, Griess, like many of more than 250 women heard at the 33rd the attendees, attended to be part of the annual Nebraska Women in Agriculture community. Conference February 22 and 23 in Kearney. “When I first heard about the Women in The conference is one of the longestAg Conference, I thought it would be fun to running women’s conferences of its kind be around other farm women,” Griess said. in the country. It allows women to build “I’ve talked to elderly ladies that have been relationships with each other, attend workon the farm their whole lives and young shops and gain valuable knowledge that brides that have grown up in the city and will help them in support of their farms and now they’re out working on the farm. It’s a ranches. The theme for this year’s conferreally fun time.” ence was “Growing Our Future, Valuing Three women who play important roles in Our Traditions.” this community were at the conference to in“You are more than just a farm wife,” Jesspire and uplift the group. Ruth Hambleton, sica Groskopf, associate extension educator founder of Annie’s Project, spoke on emwith Nebraska Extension, told participants. powering and educating women producers. “It’s important for you all to know what Annie’s Project is an educational program a vital role you play on your farms and dedicated to strengthening women’s roles in ranches.” the modern farm enterprise. Leslie McCuisGroskopf said market trends further emton, senior territory manager for Pharmgate phasize this role as tighter budgets could Animal Health, spoke about investing in and mean making tough decisions affecting developing people. Ann Finkner, senior vice families in agriculture. president and chief administrative officer at To help women in agriculture during Farm Credit Services of America, shared challenging economic times, the conference tips for helping women recharge while dealfeatured more than 30 workshops focusing ing with complexity, stress and multitasking on risk-management topics and tools to help in agriculture. producers make profitable business deci“To truly live a life a purpose, welcome sions. Sessions covered risks in production, the full experience of life,” Finkner said. market, financial, human and legal areas. Welcome fear and conquer it, as well as all Training opportunities ranged from how of the joy and excitement it can bring you.” to use Quicken to keep tax and financial The 2019 Nebraska Women in Agriculrecords to what legal tools are available in ture Conference is scheduled for February estate planning. There was also a session 21-22, 2019. on ag policy outlook, which highlighted The conference is hosted by Nebraska regulatory issues, trade negotiations and the Extension and the Department of Agrinew farm bill due this year. cultural Economics at the University of Patti Griess and her husband, Mike, own Nebraska-Lincoln. a cow-calf operation in Hamilton County, Learn more about the conference at where they also grow corn, soybeans and https://wia.unl.edu alfalfa. Griess considers herself the farm

National Licorice Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 12th Well, aren’t we lucky!? Today is National Licorice Day. Licorice is one to the worlds favorite flavors. It is only fitting that we take a day to appreciate this great tasting herb... that’s right, Licorice is a herb. Licorice has been used for foods and medicinally, since ancient times. Licorice was even found in King Tut’s tomb. Licorice is best known for the candy that bears it’s name. But, it flavors many other things, including tea, many foods and desserts, alcohol and even tobacco products. You will even find licorice in cosmetics. Did You Know? Anise and licorice have a similar taste. But, they are not related. Since ancient times, licorice has been used medicinally around the world, for a wide range of ailments. For this reason alone, licorice earns the right to have a special day of recognition. Medicinal uses include: It is a natural laxative, relieves menstrual cramps and discomfort of menopause, relieves pain and discomfort from ulcers, good for adrenal gland, cancer treatments for breast and prostrate. It even lowers the effect of aging in the brain. It’s easy to participate in National Licorice Day. Go get some licorice candy, or anything that has licorice flavoring in it...... and enjoy! Origin of “National Licorice Day”: This special day was created by Licorice International in 2004, to promote it’s line of licorice candies. While this day was created for commercial purposes, licorice lovers, like you and me, will agree that licorice deserves its own day of recognition and appreciation.

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Dick was a Boeing Engineer that traveled the world during his career but retired to his Helena home and dedicated many years to western history preservation. He served on the Helena Historical Preservation Society and as chair of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission. His great love was Western Art and he collected Ace Powell, Robert Morgan & other Montana artist’s prints and originals as well as Bob Scriver bronzes and a CM Russell bronze pipe bowl. There are about 100 pieces of art + memorabilia, a few antique toys and several small very old hand guns including a Derringer. Some branding irons, an anvil, a streamer trunk, an interesting Mission style drop front desk, several clocks, two interesting clocks, etc. We are just doing the listing now, please check our web site www.frontrangeauctions.com click on 420 Alberts – for photos and more information We have several other auctions coming up this summer, check the web site for announcements and information. Thank you for 36 years of auctions from Minnesota to Missoula, Steamboat Springs to Eureka!

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Researchers using gene-editing technology to improve wheat

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Cover crops in nitrogen’s circle of life

By Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty, American Society of Agronomy A circle of life–and nitrogen–is playing out in farms across the United States. And researchers are trying to get the timing right. Some cover crops, such as hairy vetch or cereal rye, are not grown to be eaten. Instead, they capture nutrients, including nitrogen, from previous crops, the air, and the soil. When cover crops decompose, these nutrients are released. Cash crops, such as corn or soybean, planted afterward can use these nutrients to grow and thrive. But cash crops need different amounts of nutrients at different stages of growth. A new study assesses how quickly nutrients are released from two different cover crops. The goal, according to study co-author Rachel Cook, is to time nutrient release from cover crops to better match the nutrient needs of specific cash crops. “It’s like trying to time a meal to come out of the oven exactly when all the hungry dinner guests arrive,” says Cook, currently a researcher at North Carolina State University. The researchers focused on nitrogen because it “is typically the most limiting nutrient in crop production but has the most potential for environmental impact from losses.” The two cover crops, hairy vetch and cereal rye, are two of the most commonly planted cover crops in the Midwest. They found that hairy vetch and cereal rye had significantly different nitrogen release dynamics. “We now better understand the rate and quantity of nitrogen release from two of the more popular cover crops currently in use,” says Cook. “This information can help farmers estimate how much nitrogen they might expect to get from their cover crop and when it will be available.” The study showed that hairy vetch released more nitrogen overall compared to cereal rye. Nitrogen release was also quicker from hairy vetch plants whose growth had been halted. “Hairy vetch releases almost all available nitrogen in the first four weeks after it’s terminated,” says Cook. That’s before the major time of nitrogen uptake by corn, which is around week eight after planting. “So, terminating hairy vetch too early could cause losses of nitrogen before the corn crop can get to it.” Cereal rye, on the other hand, released nitrogen slowly over multiple weeks. “This would be beneficial before a cash crop with low nitrogen needs,” says Cook. The study was carried out in field test sites at the Agricultural Research Center at Carbondale, Illinois. Study plots were planted with either cereal rye or hairy vetch. After terminating the cover crops with herbicide, researchers planted soybean or corn, respectively. The researchers measured the growth of the two cover crops, how quickly they decomposed once terminated, and the ensuing quantity and rate of nitrogen they released. Overall, hairy vetch plants released almost three times as much nitrogen compared to cereal rye plants. More than 70% of the total nitrogen released by hairy vetch occurred within the first two weeks after termination. In contrast, nitrogen release from cereal rye occurred later, with almost no net nitrogen release in the first four weeks after termination. Cook hopes that more information on how different cover crops release nutrients will help farmers make more informed decisions. “They will be able to choose which cover crop works best for their farm and the specific cash crops they are planting,” she says. “They will also know when to terminate the cover crop prior to planting the cash crop.” Cover crops also do more than release nutrients after they are terminated. They can help manage soil quality and erosion, for example. “Long-term studies with cover crops will be really important,” says Cook. “These studies can help us understand how cover crops can improve soil properties over time and how that might improve cash crop yields.” Read more about Cook’s research in Soil Science Society of America Journal (https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/sssaj/abstracts/82/1/147). The study was carried out by Taylor Sievers. It was funded by the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. ##### If you ever find a driver’s license, just put it in any mailbox as is, and the postal service will return it to its owner. ##### Gum stuck to your clothes? Heat up some vinegar and rub it on the area. It will come off immediately.

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How weeds develop herbicide resistance

By Meryl Rygg McKenna Herbicides have allowed producers to control weeds and increase yields for decades, yet some weeds are no longer killed by certain herbicides due to the development of herbicide resistance. Herbicide resistance is defined as the innate ability of a weed “biotype” to survive and reproduce after treatment with a dose of herbicide that would normally be lethal. A biotype is a group of plants, animals, or microbes having the same basic constitution in terms of genetic or hereditary factors. At least seven weed species in Montana have been confirmed for resistance to one or more groups of herbicides: kochia, wild oat, Persian darnel, downy brome, Russian thistle, horseweed and green foxtail. Chuck Gatzemeier, a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) in Cut Bank, MT, described the process of plants developing herbicide resistance in this way: When any particular herbicide is applied to a weed population in a field, suppose 99 plants die and one survives. That plant survives because it has something a little different from the others — some basic genetic variation that makes it more resistant to that herbicide. Imagine one in 100 plants, or fewer, because herbicide resistance is rare. Plants’ variability arises from mutations in their genetic makeup. Genetic mutations happen naturally over time, affecting the plant’s chances of survival and also altering the biotype. The plant that survived the herbicide grows and goes to seed. The seeds blow across the field, sprout the following year and survive another application of the herbicide. The second-year seeds are scattered and thus the number of resistant plants grows each year, immune to the same herbicide. The higher the potential for the weed to reproduce, the more likely it is that the rare resistance gene is passed on, added Prashant Jha, Associate Professor of Weed Science based at Montana State University’s Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley.

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If you apply the same chemical or mode of action to plants that have already survived it, you are creating selection pressure; you are supporting an increased chance of resistant plants. Chemical modes of action and group numbers Each herbicide has at least one mode of action — the way it kills a plant. Some affect protein synthesis, acting at certain stages of growth or target sites. A target site is the gene or enzyme where the herbicide binds and affects a plant’s growth. Other herbicides are growth regulators, such as 2,4-D and dicamba, which bring about excessive cell expansion, creating odd tissue formation, twisting and curling, and causing the plant to die. “People may associate a product’s name with its mode of action, but they are not the same thing,” Gatzemeier cautioned. “Farmers need to know an herbicide’s mode of action to avoid falling for advertisements that say, ‘Use this product, it’s different,’ when it actually uses the same mode of action or active ingredient; it just has a different name.” Modes of action have group numbers. When manufacturers know how a product actually kills a plant, that tells them what group to put it in. Newer containers of herbicides show the group numbers right on the label. If the label is marked with just one group number, “Group 2” for example, the product uses one mode of action. If you see more numbers separated by commas, such as “Group 4, 7,” more than one mode of action is involved. Charts of the groups are available, showing how they work. Most importantly, remember to use more than one group number, make sure that all the chosen groups are labeled as effective on the target weed, and carefully follow all instructions on the labels. Manufacturers and distributors have used group numbers for modes of action for quite a while, Gatzemeier said, but understanding them is so much more critical now that plants have developed resistance. Farmers and ranchers can learn more about modes of action and their group numbers by going to University Extension meetings and workshops, reading articles, and connecting with other producers. It is in the best interests of the customer and agriculture as a whole to understand the labeling system for mode of action groups. Make use of multiple sources of information regarding chemicals. Gatzemeier’s advice is to visit with other producers and try to help everyone be aware of the growing problem of resistance. Resistance in a nutshell Three basic factors control development of resistant weeds: 1. Selection pressure. If you’re using the same product (or its mode of action) over and over, you are selecting for that resistant biotype to take over. One plant didn’t die, so its offspring can be resistant. In year two, maybe you have 20 resistant plants, and in year three maybe several hundred. 2. Weed biology. This brings us back to genetic variability in the biotype. Cross-pollination can happen between biotypes in the field, leading to changes in the biotype. The plants are doing this naturally; the process has nothing to do with the herbicide itself. 3. The genetics of resistance. Differences among the various herbicide target sites can dictate whether resistance is more or less likely to develop. Some target sites can develop resistance sooner than others — some take two or three years; some take 20 years or longer. Over time, a target site can develop resistance through continuous exposure to the same product. Where certain modes of action target particular places on plants, the plants can evolve to counter the herbicide’s effectiveness. In some cases, plants can reduce how much herbicide they absorb, reduce the distance the herbicide can move inside a plant, or break down the herbicide to reduce its effects. ##### A cowboy’s belt buckle is for more than just holding one’s pants together. It is usually a trophy they win in competition to show off their accomplishments. Before the 1920’s most cowboys wore suspenders or a type of belt that did not require a belt buckle. ##### Rodeo clowns aren’t just in the arena to entertain the crowd. They are highly skilled athletes whose top priority is to distract the bull when a cowboy falls so the cowboy can escape unharmed.

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Alice Henneman, a pioneer of food and nutrition education programming, retired from Nebraska Extension on March 30. “I can’t believe how fast the time has gone,” Henneman said. “I’ve been honored to be in a role where I feel like every day I can do something to help people lead a better life by sharing science-based information.” Henneman has been part of Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County since 1980. For 12 years, she administered the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, which works with limited-resource individuals and youth, before becoming a full-time educator working with the general public in food, nutrition and food safety. Over the course of her 37-year Nebraska Extension career, Henneman has witnessed extension and outreach transform. “When extension was first established in 1914, its audience used to be primarily a rural population,” she said. “Today, although fewer people live in rural areas, extension still plays an important role with that population, as well as those in urban or suburban areas.” A changing audience and advances in technology have meant an expansion of the ways in which Henneman and her extension colleagues reach the public. “Our goal has always been to help people,” Henneman said. “That goal hasn’t changed, but what has changed are the delivery methods we use to spread the knowledge base in addition to traditional face-to-face meetings.” Henneman is an industry leader in using new platforms to communicate with broader audiences. In 1996, she started one of the first email newsletters by an extension educator in the country, called Food Reflections. She also helped create, contribute to and recruit a team to build Nebraska Extension’s food website in 2010, which is one of the university’s top-visited sites. Site visitors will find a variety of resources from Henneman and other food team contributors. The website features information on food, fitness and recipes, educational resources, food safety and preservation, local foods and youth. Henneman said the most popular content relates to cooking basics, such as how to cut a recipe in half. In addition to newsletters and the web, Henneman has used blogs, videos, downloadable education materials and social media to share food-related information. She has amassed an impressive following of fans who regularly seek her guidance and helpful tips for eating healthier. Henneman is frequently recognized across the country by people who follow the work of the extension food team. “It’s special to be a part of the team that is helping people in Nebraska and from all over,” she said. “We’ve really made a name for ourselves in terms of being a go-to place for valid information.” Henneman is a member of many professional organizations, including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, and National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, from which she was named the outstanding extension educator of the year in the central region in 2017. Henneman earned a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer science education and a master’s degree in nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). A native of Hooper, she and her husband, David, reside in Lincoln.

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3V Distributing, Conrad MT ................................C16 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .........................A2 Action Toys, Billings MT ......................................B26 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman MT ...................................................... B6, B9 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls MT ....C24, C25 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls MT ...........C22 Ag Wise, Kremlin MT ............................................B7 AgraSyst Dealers..................................................C9 Bad Land Truck Sales, Glendive MT ...................A41 Basin Seed, LLC, Stanford MT ...........................B10 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown MT .................B16 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank MT ..............................C11 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby MT ...........................A45 Big Equipment Co., Havre MT ................... A48, C48 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad MT .........................B31 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn MT .C44 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby MT ..................... .................................................B17, C7, C37, C41 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings MT...A11, A16 Brandt Agricultural Products LTD........................C40 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank MT ....................................A45 Buckley Auction MT ............................................B16 C&B Operations, LLC, Circle, Culbertson, Glasgow, Plentywood MT ................................................A25 Cahill Seeds, Scobey MT ...................................A42 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls MT ......C41 Central Machine & Welding, Havre .....................A35 Chamley Pipe & Salvage, Williston ND.................C2 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula MT ......................C15 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..........................A35 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks MT.....A14 Clearview Seed, Denton MT...............................C19 Corder & Associates, Fort Benton MT ..................C2 Courtesy Ford, Conrad MT .................................C31 Cowtown Ag, Miles City ......................................C40 Cox Ranch Equipment, Winston MT.....................C4 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber MT ...................................................................A32 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank MT ...............................A30 D-Cat, Construction LLC, Sun River MT.............C22 David J Heine & Associates, Kalispell MT ..........B17 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brock Linker, Coffee Creek MT ...........................................................B4 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby MT..............................A7 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings MT ...............A3 Direct Ag Network, LLC Dan Thome, Billings MT..A41

Index

Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River MT.........................A17 Roofing By Frank Merchant, Great Falls, MT......A30 Rozel, Liphatech .................................................C18 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman MT ..........C3 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte MT.................A44 Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond MT. Donoven Ag, Havre MT ......................................A11 JW Feeds, John Wolery, Chester MT ...................A6 .........................................................................B29 Dust Master, Gruber Excavating, Inc, Clancy MT..A33 Keith Kessel Construction, Chinook MT ...............B3 Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield MT ......................C30 East Slope Kennel & Game Bird Farm, Conrad MT.B20 Krogmann Mfg. ...................................................B26 Shobe Auction & United Country Realty, Lewistown Empire Equipment, LLC, Canyon Creek.............C36 Lee’s Trapworks, LTD, Swift Currant Canada ......C26 MT .....................................................................C5 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls MTB18, B19 Lemken, T&T Farm Supply, Chester MT.............B22 Shop Specialties, Valier MT ................................A21 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish MT ...............B16 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown MT .............C14, C44 Shortline Ag, Scobey MT............................. A4, C23 First State Bank, Shelby MT ...............................A47 Liphatech, Rozel .................................................C18 Signalness Farms, Watford City, ND .....................C2 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton MT..............B28 M & W Machine, Three Forks MT .......................C42 Skierka Livestock Trucking, Pompeys Pillar MT ..B11 Fisher Truck & Equipment, Scobey MT...............C19 Maxwell Lumber, Lewistown MT .........................B20 Sod Buster Sales, Polson MT ...................... A7, B24 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power MT .............. A2, B10 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls MT .........C27 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ..............C37 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton MT ...................B30 Mesoo Remarketing, Moore ...............................C37 Steel Etc, Great Falls MT...................................B15 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness MT .............................C6 Mission Valley Rentals, John Dark, Polson MT...A27 Stokes Fencing, Conrad MT ...............................A19 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls MT ..... Mohrlang Fabrications, Brush CO ......................B28 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad MT .......C12 ......................................................... C1, C17, C33 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm Schertenlieb Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Avon MT.................................................. A40, C22 MT ...................................................................A47 Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Helena MT ..........C44 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls MT ..............A36 Belgrade, Livingston MT .........................C12, C13 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls MT ......A20 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester MT ........ B22, B23 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad MT ..........C31 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek MT ........ A47, C27 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby MT ............................A45 Gateway Arch & Fence, Wayne Thiem, Bozeman Montana Quality Structures, Stevensville MT .....C31 That Guys Fab Shop, Havre MT .........................A42 MT ...................................................................C28 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls MT .................B1 The Repair Shop, Choteau MT ...........................C23 Gerber’s, Great Falls MT ....................................C18 Montana Seeds, Conrad MT ..............................A31 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester MT.............................A43 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy MT .................C8 Montana Specialty Mills, LLC, Great Falls MT ....C30 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre MT....C28, C29 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard MT ..................C45 Motor Power, Great Falls MT ..............................C32 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange MT ..............................B14 Great Falls Fence, Great Falls MT ......................C10 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade MT ....................B11 Torgerson’s, Ethridge, Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Greenway Seeds, Caldwell ID ................... A24, C34 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall MT .............C26 Denton, Billings MT .........................................C38 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier MT ......C39 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville MT ..C32 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield MT ............... A37, C5 Gruber Excavating, Inc, Dust Master, Clancy MT...A33 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup MT......C47 Trendline Vermeer Sales, Baker MT .....................C4 Havre Ford, Havre MT ........................................C35 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade MT ...............A5 Tri County Implement, Sidney MT.......................B29 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin MT ...........C15 New Homes of the Future, Billings MT ...............C44 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton MT..................C42 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range MT ..B21 NM Machinery, Missoula MT ................................B8 Triple T Sales, Chinook MT ........................ B27, C45 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena MT..B25 North Star Equipment, John Myers, Simms MT .B33 TT&E Inc, Victor MT ...........................................C46 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex & Big Dog Mowers, Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank MT ........................C43 Van Motors, Conrad MT........................................B3 Chester MT .......................................................A3 Northern Ford, Cut Bank MT ..............................C43 VanDyke Trucking, Conrad MT ...........................C47 Hensley Hay & Grain, Toston MT ........................A40 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls MT ..................C35 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester MT ...................A39 Heritage Timber, Bonner MT ................................A3 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point MT........A13 Warne Chemical & Equipment Co, Rapid City SD ... Highline Communications, Cut Bank MT ............B20 Northwest Plastics, Libby MT .............................A24 .................................................................. B2, B22 Hodgskiss Seed, Choteau MT ............................A34 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton MT ...........B6 Weaver’s Auction Service, Baker MT..................A35 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls MT...B34, B35, B36 Powerhouse Equipment, Floweree MT .................A4 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad MT ........................A46 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank MT .. A12, B5 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre MT ....................A19 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula MT .....C7 Iron Horse Express, Coffee Creek MT................C34 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula MT ....A38 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger MT ....................C4 J Bar T Bins & Steel Buildings, Jeremiah Johnson & R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser MT ..............C4 Wild Horse Seed, Havre MT ...............................A12 Thad, Chester MT..............................................B8 RDO Equipment, Kalispell, Missoula, Ronan MTC23 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade MT ..................C3 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook MT ............ A46, C9 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell MT..........C14 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow MT .......................... B12, B13 Jason’s Agri-Motive, Lefleche, SK Canada .........A37 Rockwell Scales, Simms MT ..............................B14 Zomer Truck, Conrad MT ...........................C20, C21

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The deadline for advertising for the May issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be May 2nd.

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MSU named regional host of Western SARE

By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service Montana State University (MSU) has warming climate, urban and rural interfaces, been selected as the next Western region host and generational and demographic shifts in institution of the Sustainable Agriculture Reagriculture. These are pressing issues and they present opportunities for producer-led, search and Education (SARE) organization, collaborative research across the West.” the country’s foremost, producer-led research Menalled added that a greater focus on and education grant program for sustainable including minority populations and women in agriculture. the Western region, in addition to supporting Western SARE is one of four regions orand training the next generation of farmers ganized under the national SARE, a program and food producers, are priorities for both the of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its Western region and the U.S. mission is to advance American agricultural Utah State University has hosted the Westsustainability through innovations that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of ern SARE program since 1991. The decision life by investing in groundbreaking research to appoint MSU as the next host institution and education. The Western SARE region was based on a competitive process in which encompasses 13 western states, as well as universities presented proposals to host for a American Samoa, the Northern Mariana five-year period. Islands, Micronesia and Guam. “It’s a challenge to start a new program at Beginning in the fall of 2018 and with MSU, given Western SARE’s long history,” an annual grant and operational budget of Menalled said. “However, we’re commit$5.5 million — totaling $27.5 million over ted to continuing the trusted SARE brand five years — MSU will administer four of and improving the mission of ground-up, five grant programs through Western SARE producer-led sustainable agriculture research (https://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Typesfor the Western region. The goal is to help of-Grants): research and education grants, the administrative council be successful farmer-rancher grants, professional and in supporting grassroots research that will producer grants, and graduate student grants. meet the agricultural challenges of today and The University of Wyoming will administer tomorrow.” Western SARE’s professional development Larry Cundall, WSARE administrative grant program. chair, said MSU was selected as a host instiFabian Menalled, professor of weed tution because of the state and university’s ecology and integrated pest management focus on cutting-edge sustainability research in the Department of Land Resources and and practices. Environmental Sciences in MSU’s College “I believe the future is bright for the Westof Agriculture, has been named the Western ern SARE program, and we’re pleased to be SARE regional coordinator. Menalled is also working with MSU and Dr. Menalled to build Montana’s state SARE coordinator, a position upon SARE’s 30-year legacy,” Cundall said. that calls for him to help promote sustainable “We’re confident the new team at MSU will agriculture locally through noncompetitive demonstrate enthusiasm and innovation as grants operated through SARE. we work to maintain healthy communities “This is a wonderful opportunity for MSU and solve unique problems in sustainable and for the state of Montana, and we’re priviagriculture.” Montana has two agricultural producer leged to be at the center of discussions definrepresentatives on the Western SARE Admining what the future of sustainable agriculture looks like,” Menalled said. “As a scientist and istrative Council. The council sets guidelines, a state coordinator, I have been supported by develops calls for proposals, and establishes SARE for many years. I’m grateful now to project priorities and ensures funded projects be able to create a larger impact for agriculhave the appropriate balance and diversity that can represent the region’s wide-ranging ture in the West as regional Western SARE geography and subject matter. coordinator.” Kent Wasson, farmer and rancher in As the regional coordinator, Menalled northern Phillips County, sits on the Western will support Western SARE’s administraSARE Executive Council. Wasson said MSU tive council, a governing board composed being selected as the Western SARE host of farmers and ranchers along with repreinstitution will mean a great deal not only for sentatives from universities, government, Montana, but for the western U.S. as well. agribusiness and nonprofits. “The process to be selected as a host Charles Boyer, MSU vice president of aginstitution is hugely competitive,” he said. riculture and dean and director of the College “MSU came out on top, for several reasons, of Agriculture, said hosting Western SARE and it’s something the university should be is an immense opportunity for the university very proud of. There were some unbelievably and for the state of Montana. competitive applicants. I think MSU and “Over the years, alongside statewide Western SARE are going to do some very producers, agencies and grower groups, neat, innovative projects that will enhance MSU has worked incredibly hard to be an agriculture in the western U.S.” innovative leader in all facets of agriculture Anna Merriman, who owns 4M Farms near research, teaching and outreach,” Boyer said. Malta with her husband Cliff and serves as a “Being named the host institution of Western representative on the Western SARE adminSARE is evidence of our success. We are inspired by the opportunity to continue this istrative council as well. strong program and look forward to working Functioning in 50 states and supported with Western SARE and our regional instituthrough competitive grants that are conducted cooperatively by farmers, ranchers, researchtions and colleagues in supporting those pioneering 21st century sustainable agriculture.” ers and agriculture professionals, SARE’s Menalled and Western SARE staff in Wyomission is to advance sustainable agriculture that is profitable, environmentally sound and ming and California will support members of good for communities. Since 1988, SARE has the Western SARE Administrative Council. funded more than 5,000 projects throughout They will also coordinate sharing research its regions. SARE defines sustainable agriresults with agricultural stakeholders. “The Western region of the United States culture as agriculture that is economically is incredibly diverse, in agricultural econoviable, socially supportive and ecologically sound. It privileges on-farm research innovamies, demographics and geography,” Menalled said. “As we look to the future, our tion led by producers and multidisciplinary common challenges are certainly water, a teams of experts and researchers.

Evaluate hay inventory and cow condition By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

Good cow body condition is the precursor for a successful calving and rebreeding season. This year’s discussion actually started prior to bull turnout last year. Maintaining good cow condition is an ongoing, year-round discussion requiring input based on yesterday, today and tomorrow. Some of the facts we know, and we only can speculate about some others. But either way, the discussion gets serious at the start of the cow’s second trimester of pregnancy. This year, the question is even more sinister because last year’s dryness has forced producers to look critically at feed supplies and implement scenarios to conserve hay. Monitoring cow body condition is critical as producers count hay bales to access the available feed. Body condition scoring of the cows, recording the scores and analyzing the data are necessary to stay on top of herd management. An internet search on condition scoring beef cows will bring up copious examples. Many have charts and images. I like to review the “2001 IRM Pocket Reference” published and sponsored by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Let’s review: Cows with a body condition score of 3 or lower have little to no fat cover, with prominent backbone, hips and ribs evident, and in the extreme case, are emaciated. These cows are problematic because they seldom will rebreed in a timely manner and certainly exhibit indicators of pending nutritional issues. If present, these signs are indicating at least some of the cows are not meeting their nutritional requirements. The herd may look fine as a whole but pay attention to the younger and older cows. As pressure for feed increases with limited feed, herd hierarchy takes over. The middle-aged cows eat first, and the rest fend for themselves. When feed is plentiful, contentment within the herd offsets bullying by hungry cows. Thus, lower condition score cows are indicators that feeding issues are present.

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CONTINUED ON PAGE B4

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MACHINERY FOR SALE 2006 Morris Maxim II drill, 49-ft., 12” spacing, with 2005 7240 air cart, mechanical drive, single shoot...............................$60,000 2010 Apache 1010 973 hours, 100-ft. boom, 20” spacing, triple nozzle bodies, Raven Enviso Pro monitor, AutoBoom, Smartrax, AccuBoom....................................................................$120,000 Call (406) 271-7151 or 868-2814 • Conrad, MT Please leave message

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1997 International 8100 DT 530, 10 speed, twin screw, long wheel base, low miles...................................$16,500

Evaluate hay inventory and cow condition CONTINUED FROM PAGE B3

What percent of the herd is condition score 3 or lower? The answer is that even 1 percent is too many because these cows are unlikely to rebreed or, in some cases, even raise a calf. Producers should condition score monthly to watch for cows that are pushed aside. For every 100 cows that walk by, if five cows are trending to condition score 3 or lower, the operation has problems. More feed needs to arrive or fewer mouths need to be fed. Always keep in mind that as difficult as it is to part with cows, allowing cows to lose condition is not a good approach. On the positive side, the goal of the monthly walk-by is to see borderline condition score 4 cows advance to a condition score 5 or 6. That’s an indication the feed supply is meeting the cow inventory’s needs. Let’s review some more: Cows with a condition score 5 or 6 do not have visible ribs, and the backbone and hips are smoother, without pronounced visual evidence of individual bones. The cows appear physically fit, and move well, alertly and contently. Cows with body condition scores of 5 or 6 will assure a good pregnancy rate and certainly will reward the producer’s effort. Essentially, the management plan is working, reflecting the appropriate allocation of feed to meet good management goals with good genetics.

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Looking forward to this spring’s grass, revisiting the condition score 4 cows and setting them aside for some extra nutrition certainly will help initiate gain on grass and help boost their ability to rebreed as well. Thus, make sure pasture management provides good spring pasture as a final checkup coming out of a difficult winter-feeding period. Discussing heavily conditioned cows has little purpose in years when hay is short; however, keeping track of those cows that flesh well, and their sires, certainly should help plan for future genetic opportunity to combat feed shortages. Forage efficiency and gain for brood cows always should be part of long-term replacement discussions. Finally, let’s not forget the thin cows if present; those cows with a body condition score of 3 or lower simply should not be in the herd. But when they are, pen cows that are having difficulty, as noted by body condition, separately. Particularly do that for the older and younger cows. Feeding the correct amount plus some supplement while penning separately will help the thinner cows. When feed is short, always, always keep an eye on cow condition. However, producers have no magical cure. Cows need a daily supply of adequate feed. Not all plans work, though, and sometimes producers may find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Still, even if the answer is not the desired answer, if stored hay or upcoming grass is inadequate, then make plans to move the cattle. Every day a cow goes without adequate feed, the pending situation only will get worse. Cows need to eat, and calves need to nurse. May you find all your ear tags. For more information, contact your local NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu. ##### Miracle Stain Remover Recipe: Mix one tablespoon each of blue Dawn dish soap, hydrogen peroxide, and baking soda. Cover the stain with a small amount of mixture and leave for an hour or two. The stain will be gone like magic. ##### The bitterroot is the official state flower of Montana

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New Holland 1425 gas, self-propelled baler. Tag #Guy0418......................$6500 1993 New Holland 499 12-ft. pull type haybine. SN 539811. Tag #JohnDR0418. ..............................................................................................................$6000 International feed grinder, complete with PTO. Tag #Neal0418...................$400 2014 John Deere 9510 4-wheel drive tractor, 1000 PTO. Tag #Ralph0418. 2014 John Deere 9770S combine with header. Tag #Ralph0418. 1994 Top Kick truck with 18-ft. van box, 6-speed trans. Tag #D&B0418.....$8000 1991 Ford F700 truck with 24-ft. van body with tail lift, 427 gas engine, new radiator, 247,727 miles. Tag #D&B0418................................................... Call 1987 Ford F250 pickup with new bed, parts pickup, new exhaust system, engine runs, transmission work done. Tag #D&B0418. 1987 GMC truck with gas engine, 24-ft. van body.. Tag #D&B0418. 20-ft. 4-horse bumper pull trailer. Tag #D&B0418........................................$6000 12x60-ft. trailer frame. Tag #D&B0418. 30-gallon stock tank. Tag #D&B0418. Pickup rack. Tag #D&B0418...........................................................................$275 International 656 gas tractor, 540 PTO, no 3-point, 741 loader, 5302 hours, needs seat. Tag #D&B0418. Squeeze chute, good shape. Tag #D&B0418................................................. Call 1989 Ford with 12-ft. van body, 7169 miles. Tag #D&B0418.......................... Call Pickup rack. Tag #D&B0418...........................................................................$350 Farmhand small bale clamp. Tag #D&B0418..............................................$1750 Pickup tool box, white. Tag #D&B0418..........................................................$150 2-500 gallon round fuel tanks. Tag # #D&B0418......................................$500 ea. Fuel stand for 500 gallon tank. Tag #D&B0418..............................................$100 International 160 truck with 14-ft. box and hoist. Tag #D&B0418.................. Call International L160 truck with 16-ft. box and hoist, 4&2 speed transmission. Tag # #D&B0418............................................................................................. Call Chevrolet 60 truck with box and cattle rack, 4&2 speed transmission, 68,290 miles. Tag #D&B0418............................................................................... Call Series 16 truck, 14-ft. box & hoist. Tag #D&B0418......................................... Call 1984 GMC truck without tail gate, gas engine, 5 speed transmission, 24-ft. van body. Tag # #D&B0418............................................................................. Call New Holland 910 swather with 14-ft. header, gear drive. Tag #D&B0418...... Call John Deere 896A side delivery rake. Tag #D&B0418.................................$1000 New Holland 1048 2-wide bale wagon, 90 bale capacity. Tag #D&B0418..... Call 40 acres of hay ground for sale, near Great Falls, Montana. Tag #D&B0418..Call 1-ton box off Chevrolet pickup. Tag #D&B0418............................................... Call 2- 6-ft. spike tooth harrow with drawbar. Tag #JackW0418............................. Call Minn-Kota high lift rock picker, hydraulic drive. Tag #JackW0418...............$1500 1500 gallon fertilizer cart. Tag # #JackW0418.............................................$3500 John Deere LZB 32-ft. of drills, 4) 8-ft. with fertilizer boxes, hitch. Tag #JackW0418............................................................................................ Call 2-John Deere 628 28-ft. plow, Noble mounted harrow. Tag #JackW0418...... Call Noble M 24-ft. of V-blades, 3 – 8-ft. Tag #JackW0418.................................... Call John Deere 610 30-ft. plow with Degelman harrows, 11/4” shanks. Tag #JackW0418............................................................................................ Call Cat D7 for parts. Tag #JackW0418. Valmar 320 Fargo spreader mounted on 54 harrow cart, good shape. Tag #JackW0418............................................................................................. Call 2-John Deere LZB 12-ft. 10” spacing drills with steel packers. Tag #JackW04178.......................................................................................... Call John Deere 5010 tractor with 1000 PTO, 2 sets of remotes. Tag #JackW0418.... ................................................................................................................. Call John Deere 16-ft. plow. Tag #JackW0418...................................................... Call 18-ft. drawbar spike tooth harrow. Tag #JackW0418....................................... Call 4- 6-ft. mounted harrow. Tag #JackW0418...................................................... Call Degelman 6-ft. harrow. Tag #JackW0418....................................................... Call 3-John Deere LZB 8-ft. 12” spacing drills. Tag #JackW0418......................... Call 4–12-ft. 10” spacing drills with steel packers, manual lift. Tag #JackW0418..Call Flexi-Coil 5000 52-ft. 9” spacing air drill with 2320 tow behind air cart, updated loading auger. Tag #JackW0418. Flexi-Coil 65 80-ft. pull type sprayer with single nozzle, 1000 gallon tank, windscreens. Tag #JackW0418........................................................................ Call 1972 Ford F900 dump truck with 10-yard. Tag #JackW0418......................... Call Case IH 1010 straight cut header. Tag #JackW0418...................................... Call International W9 tractor, 540 PTO, gas, Koyker loader, great auger tractor. Tag #JackW0418............................................................................................ Call International hydro, 3-point, PTO. Tag #JackW0418..................................... Call 1993 Versatile 876 (blue) tractor, 20.8x38 duals, weights, manual transmission, only 2438 hours, tractor is immaculate. Tag #JackW0418........................ Call Versatile 800 tractor with 18.4x38 tires, (2 new tires), manual transmission, 5953 hours. Tag #JackW0418........................................................................... Call Tulsa 12-ft. flat bed with tail roll and winch. Tag #JackW0418........................ Call 14-ft. truck body. Tag #JackW0418.................................................................. Call Summers sprayer for parts. Tag #JackW0418................................................ Call Mineral feeder. Tag #JackW0418.................................................................... Call Booms for Summers sprayer. Tag #JackW0418.............................................. Call 3-Spike tooth harrows. Tag #JackW0418.................................................$125 ea. Noble harrows. Tag #JackW0418. 18.4x26 tires, 24.5x32 lug tires, 18.4x38 tires. Tag #JackW0418................... Call Case IH 1680 combine, 30.5x32 tires, good feeder chain. Tag #JackW0418..Call 1987 Holiday Rambler 35-ft. RV, sleeps 6, has new awning, 70,000 miles. Tag #JackW0418............................................................................................. Call John Deere 506 3-point 5-ft. rotary mower. Tag #JackW0418....................... Call GMC 7000 truck with 1500 gallon tank, 16-ft. flatbed, 114,363 miles, 5 speed manual transmission. Tag #Jack0418....................................................... Call Ford LN750 truck, red and white, 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLoc tarp, 88,354 miles, 5&2 transmission, nice, nice truck. Tag #JackW0418.................... Call 2-1500 gallon storage tanks. Tag #JackW0418.............................................. Call Summers 60-ft. sprayer mounted on pickup. Sprayer has triple nozzles, 8 hp Honda motor. Tag #JackW0418................................................................ Call 1952 rockpicking truck with 12-ft. box and hoist. Tag #JackW0418................. Call 1984 Ford F250 pickup, 4 speed manual transmission, 2WD. Tag #JackW0418. 1970 Ford LN600 truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 4&2 speed, 83,500 miles. Tag #JackW0418................................................................ Call Feterl 7”x27-ft. grain auger with Wisconsin engine. Tag #JackW041.............. Call John Deere 410 tractor/loader/backhoe, 5238 hours. Tag #JackW0418........ Call 1976 Chevrolet C65 grain truck, 20-ft. box, Allison automatic transmission, drill fill, hydraulic lift, roll tarp. Tag #RodC0418............................................$6500

Belarus 822 FWD tractor, 81 PTO hp, 690 Leon loader, 3-point, 540 PTO, 5021 hours. Tag #BenD0418.......................................................................$10,000 2013 Case IH 260 Magnum tractor, 3-point, duals, low hours. Tag #RogerW0418..........................................................................................$115,000 Flexi-Coil 820 50-ft. plow, knock-on sweeps, mounted harrow. Tag #RogerW0418. Hydraulic kit for grain cart. Tag #RoyB0418.................................................$2000 Supreme 900T mixer, new augers, knives and liners, 1000 PTO, 2 speed gear box, Digistar scale head, nice rebuilt wagon. Tag #PostEq0418........$47,000 Supreme 900T vertical mixer, reconditioned. Tag #PostEq0418..............$27,900 New Metal door. Tag #BobC0418..................................................................$600 Case IH DH363 36-ft. header with batt reel, fits 1203 swather.................$27,000 Case 1030 tractor with DuAl loader, 540 PTO. Tag #RichT0418.................$7000 2010 John Deere 85F 83 hp orchard tractor, FWD, runs great. Tag #RichT0418.. ...........................................................................................................$15,000 New Luck Now Tmr mixers. Tag #Larry0418. New Fair bale processors. Tag #Larry0418 New Harsh mixer wagons. Tag #Larry0418. MacDon 973 36-ft. header with pickup reel, fits Case IH 2188 combine. Tag #Jim0418...........................................................................................$18,000

MOWERS & MISC. HAY TOOLS

NEW H&S 1460 14-ft. wheel rake. Tag #Hug0617....................................$19,500 Woods 6-ft. 3-point rotary mower. Tag #BrokenP90117................................$650 Farmhand 8-bale clamp. Tag #TomS0617...................................................$1500

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

Melroe 210 Spra-Coupe 125 gal. tank, 31.5x13.5 tires. Tag #BrokenP0117...$6500 2012 Case IH PS100 100-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1600 gallon tank, excellent shape. Tag #RonH0317........................................$37,000 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 100-ft. booms, double nozzles. Tag #HerbK0516 1982 Valmar 240 granular applicator, hydraulic drive, mounted on homemade cart. Tag #HerbK0916 F/S sprayer mounted on 21/2 ton Kaiser Jeep, 80-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank. Tag #GBrunner0516.................................................................................$22,000 Big A 2500 sprayer, 60-ft. booms, windscreens, Cat 2308. Tag #JR0514...$15,000 1999 Valmar 2055 fargo spreader, was mounted on a 41-ft. plow. Tag #GaryW0317.........................................................................................$4500

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

2014 John Deere 569 round baler, Mega Wide pickup, net wrap. Tag #Sam1017. New Holland 644 round baler. Tag #Fred0717............................................$5000 1991 Hesston 550 twine wrap round baler, new tires, new belts, field ready. Tag #BobD0717...........................................................................................$4500 New Holland 660 twine wrap baler, new belts. Tag #NorthStar0516..........$6000 New Holland 664 round baler, twine wrap, Bale Command. Good shape. Tag #JasonA0916................................................................................................ $5500 (2) Massey Ferguson 12 balers. As is. Tag #PatH0217................................ $2000 Krone 3x3x8 baler. Only 11,000 bales have been through it. Tag #GaryS1217..... ...........................................................................................................$24,000

TRAILERS

Eddie Bauer gooseneck trailer with new brakes, new LED lights. Tag #DBK1117.............................................................................................$4800 Mirage 32-ft. triple axle gooseneck, 21,000# GVW, extra storage above gooseneck. Tag #Kerry1017............................................................................$6500 Lufkin 48-ft. double drop trailer. Tag #RianC1017....................................$17,000 1984 Load Master belly dump gravel trailer, 60,000 GVW. Tag #RianC1017....... ...........................................................................................................$12,000 2006 PJ 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7000 lb. axles. Tag #Pack0617.................$7500 1998 PJ 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7500 lb. axles, tie down straps. Tag #Pack0617. ..............................................................................................................$7500 35-ton lowboy trailer. Tag #Pack0617........................................................$12,500 PJ tilt trailer. Tag#Brent0717........................................................................$6000 Star 36-ft. tandem axle grain trailer. Tag #Kyle0616.................................$12,000 Star 48-ft. grain trailer. Tag #Kyle0616......................................................$20,000 1992 Twanco trailer. Tag#Brent0717........................................................$17,500 Star 51-ft. grain trailer, 3 axles, 11R22.5 tires, Shur-Lok tarp. Tag #Kyle0316 Star 45-ft. trailer, tandem axle, 10.00x22 tires, Shur-Lok tarp. Tag #Kyle03 1979 Cook 40-ft. belly dump gravel trailer, single gate, completely rebuilt. Tag #Pack0716.........................................................................................$17,500 32-ft. flatbed trailer with ratchets. Great trailer for hauling hay. Tag #DBK1117...... ..............................................................................................................$5500 1993 gooseneck 30x8 flatbed trailer, tandem axle, duals, 16,000 lb. capacity. Tag #BrokenP0117......................................................................................$6500 Homemade 17-ft. gooseneck trailer. Tag #Paul0817....................................$3500 1978 21-ft. tandem dually 5th wheel trailer, haul Cat D6C. Tag #BK0117....$4500 Swather trailer. Tag #RogF0416..................................................................... $3500 1974 Homemade flat bed trailer, 107” deck. Wide enough for older swathers. Tag #TSimo1117..........................................................................................$2500 Donahue swather trailer. Tag #Sam0218...................................................... $8500

PLOWS

Melroe 501 42-ft. plow, 1” shanks. Tag #DaveT0916 Gysler 30-ft. plow. Tag #JeffH0617..............................................................$3000 Gysler 36-ft. plow with Degelman mounted harrows and rod weeder. Tag #GaryS0117..........................................................................................$5000 Gysler 32-ft. plow. Tag #Russ0516..............................................................$2500 Edwards 18-ft. plow, Morris mounted harrow. Tag #MonteF0812................$1600 Massey-Ferguson 880 8-bottom moldboard plow in excellent condition. Tag #Hug0916............................................................................................... $6500 Melroe 33-ft. plow, no wing lift cylinders, Flexi-Coil mounted harrows. Tag #GeraldB0117...............................................................................................$4500 Melroe 30-ft. plow. Tag #GaryS0117...........................................................$4000 Graham-Hoeme 15-ft. plow, good shanks with shovels, needs depth cylinder. Tag #GuyM0617....................................................................................$1500 Gysler 40-ft. plow. Tag #Russ0516..............................................................$4500 Gysler 36-ft. plow. Tag #JoeF0117................................................................ $5000 John Deere 5-bottom pull-type moldboard plow. Tag #DanG1217.............$2500 John Deere 5-bottom pull-type plow with 16” shears. Tag #DanG1217......$2500

SWATHERS & MOWER CONDITIONERS

Hesston 8100 windrower with 30-ft. DSA header. Tag #BlakeS1117.......$18,000 Hesston 360 discbine. Tag #BlakeS1117.................................................$10,500 International 5000 swather with 21-ft. header. Tag #BlakeS1117...............$7500 International 5000 swather with 14-ft. auger header, diesel. Tag #BlakeS1117.... ..............................................................................................................$6500 New Holland 116 16-ft. pivot tongue swather, conditioner, 540 PTO. Tag #DanB0717...........................................................................................$6500 2001 John Deere 4890 windrower with 16-ft double sickle header, 1700 cutting hours. Tag #Harvey0218...................................................................... $42,000

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

International Farmall Cub tractor, new paint, 540 PTO. Tag #RonA0316..$4500 John Deere B tractor, 540 PTO, new tires all around, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 John Deere 60 tractor, 540 PTO, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 John Deere R tractor, 540 PTO, cab. Tag #WSpiecher1008.......................$5000

SKID STEERS and MANURE SPREADERS FOR RENT

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEM

24-ft. pipe panels. Tag# Joe 0318..................................................................$350 New Wacker Neuson skid steer loader and other construction equipment available. 1999 Ford F350 pickup with flatbed and 5th wheel ball, 4x4. Tag #BrokenP0318 ..............................................................................................................$6500 2013 John Deere S690 combine, 1000 engine hours, 995 separator hours, Premier chopper. Tag #Grant0318. MacDon D60 45-ft. header to fit S690 combine. Tag #Grant0318. 1995 Concord 4012 40-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing with 3400 air cart, 5” carbide tips, good condition. Tag #RonH0318.................................................$29,000 Melroe 36-ft. plow with 1 1/4” shanks. Tag #JoeK0318.................................$4500 2000 John Deere 9650 combine, conventional machine. Tag #RickW0318. Haybuster 1130 tub grinder. Tag #BrockT0318........................................$70,000 1948 John Deere Model B tractor. Tag # DaveM0318. New Holland BR780 round baler, twine tie, less than 5000 bales. Tag #GaryC0318. XL2410 skid steer mounted snowblower used very little. Tag #GaryC0318. 2010 Chevrolet 2500 HD Duramax pickup, 125,000 miles, automatic, quad cab, long box. Tag #RichT0318..................................................................$29,000 Case RB562 round baler, net wrap, 6500 bales. Tag #Jaym0318...............$8500 John Deere 360 36-ft. swinger disc. Tag #BC0318. 2-35-ft. pickup reels. Tag #BC0318. MacDon 24-ft. reel. Tag #BC0318. H&S F-18-20 flex frame rake. Tag #BC0318. 2007 New Holland SF216 sprayer, 80-ft. booms, wind screens, rinse tank, mixer tank, 1600 gallon tank, double nozzles. Tag #Dale0318.....................$15,000

TRUCKS

International 4900 truck with Mohrlang 480 mixer. Tag #BrokenP1217....$15,000 GMC 7000 truck with 1500 gallon tank, 16-ft. flatbed, 5-speed manual, 114,363 miles. Tag #JackW0417.........................................................................$7000 1989 GMC 7000 gravel truck, 5 speed/2speed, 47,116 miles. Tag #BrokenP0117..............................................................................................$8500 1994 Ford LT900W truck. Tag#Brent0717................................................$22,000 1994 Ford 700 24-ft. van truck. Tag #Brent0717.........................................$6000 1989 Ford F600 truck (less box or tank). Tag #Paul0817............................$2500 Ford LN700 truck, red and white, 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 5&2 speed transmission, 88,354 miles, nice, nice truck. Tag #JackW0417..........$11,000 1994 Ford LT9000 dump truck. Tag#Brent0717.......................................$36,000 1999 Kenworth W900 truck. Tag#Brent0717...........................................$26,000 1983 International 1724 2-ton truck with 18-ft. flatbed with tailgate hoist. Tag #BrokenP0117......................................................................................$5500 1981 International cement truck. Tag#Brent0717.......................................$3000 Mayflower truck, 30-ft. van body. Tag #LarryK1117 1984 Chevrolet C70 truck, hydraulic endgate. Tag #Kyle0616.................$12,000 International truck with grain tender. Tag #JoeF0117.

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS

Vermeer BPX 9000 bale processor, round and square bales. Tag #KlintS1017... ................................................................................................Price Pending 2011 Supreme 700T twin screw mixer wagon, has gone through shop. Tag #PostEq0617......................................................................................$29,000

GRAIN AUGERS

Harvest International H1372 13”x72-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #Jess0917..... ...........................................................................................................$17,000 Westfield MK100 10”x61-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #GaryS0917...........$3900 Batco 18”x45-ft. elevator, 15 hp 3 phase motor, drive-over conveyor. Tag #ChuckC0816.......................................................................................$7500

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

Grizzly 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #ANF1017.........................................................$3500 2011 Marv Haugen broom. Tag #Brent0717...............................................$4000 2012 Marv Haugen 76 tiller. Tag#Brent0717...............................................$4500 2012 Marv Haugen land plane. Tag#Brent0717..........................................$3500 Cat 650H dozer/crawler. Tag#Brent0717..................................................$46,000 2015 Hitachi 50G mini excavator. Tag#Brent0717...................................$79,000 2016 New Wacker Neuson ST track skid steer loader. Tag #LarryB0617. John Deere 50 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #Dan1216.............................................$2500 Melroe 811 skidsteer mounted backhoe. Tag #KenBert0916........................ $6500 Case 850 crawler/dozer, 10-ft. dozer blade, bucket. Tag #BrokenP0117....$15,000 Badger Hopto trailer mounted backhoe. Tag #Hug1017............................$1500 2016 New Wacker Neuson WL34 wheel loader. Tag #LarryB0617. 2) Allis Chalmers graders. Tag #Jess0717.............................$6000 for the pair Case W36 wheel loader, 550 hours on replacment engine, 2814 hours, new paint, excellent shape. Tag #DanG1217.......................................................$38,000

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

Concord 6012 3 rank air seeder with Fargo 3350 stainless steel air cart. Tag #DBK1117..........................................................................................$25,000 John Deere 1590 14-ft. grass drill, 7” spacing, grass, grain and fertilizer boxes. Tag #Sam1017. 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, 31/2” steel packers with 2320 tow between tank. Tag #DaveH0617..................................................$29,000 Case IH Concord 6012 ATX 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, ADX 3360 tow between tank. Tag #BirchCreek0516......................................................$75,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3450 tow behind tank, variable rate, double shoot. Tag #ArtH0516.....................................................$49,000 Case IH Concord 5010 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, 3400 2-compartment tank, single shoot. Tag #Kyle0616...............................................................$35,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 91/2” spacing, double shoot, 1720 tow behind tank. Tag #ArtH0516...................................................................................$45,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 2320 tow between tank. Field ready. Tag #BirchCreek0516........................................................................$38,000 Haybuster 32-ft. drills, for parts. Tag #Russ0516........................................$5000 Hay Buster 40-ft. no-till drill, 12” spacing. Tag #Russ0514.......................$15,000 2-John Deere 9450 12-ft. 12” spacing drills, fertilizer box, one has a grass seeder. Tag #0517...................................................................................$2500 ea. Victory 35-ft. air seeder, 14” spacing with 5” spreader (actually will spread 7” spacing), 2320 tow behind tank with auxiliary 3rd tank, rubber packers. Can be either single or double shoot. Tag #Rick0416....................................... $18,500 John Deere 10” spacing drill with fertilizer. Tag #JackW0417.

PICKUPS & CARS

1996 Dodge 2500 fuel pickup. Tag#Brent0717............................................$5000 1984 1-ton service pickup, 200 gallon fuel tank, 2WD, 4-speed manual transmission, 103,000 miles. Tag #JackW0417..................................................$4000 1981 Ford F250 2WD pickup with service box. Tag #Ruth0617..................$1500 2000 Ford F350 pickup, Stahl service box. Tag #JasonA0916...................... $7500 Mitsubishi 350 mini pickup truck. Tag #BrokenP0117................................$4000 2015 Dodge 2500 pickup. Tag #VicC0218................................................. $28,000

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

1979 Massey-Ferguson 2745 2WD tractor with 11.00x16 front tires, 18.4x38 rear tires. Tag #DBK1117......................................................................$9500 1999 White 6710, 101 PTO horsepower with loader, 3-point, FWD, 540 PTO, FWD grapple, 6000 hours, box scraper. Tag #Kerry1017...................$35,000 Allis-Chalmers 170 gas tractor with 460 loader, 3-point, 540 PTO, cab, 1939 hours. Tag #ArleeJ0817.........................................................................$9500 1983 Versatile 1150 4WD tractor, 1150 KT engine, 30.5Lx32 tires 60-70%, set up to pull air seeder. Tag #Russ0617.................................................$45,000 Case 2870 4WD tractor, 219 HP drawbar horse power, new tires, only 6600 hours. Tag #BrianB1217...............................................................................$18,000 John Deere 4430 MFD tractor with loader, 3-point dual PTO, 6600 hours. Tag #ArtH0617..........................................................................................$35,000 Allis Chalmers 7020 2wd tractor with Farmhand F236 loader, 3-pt. Tag #VicC0218.............................................................................................. $6500 John Deere 7330 FWD tractor, loader, grapple, 3-pt, dual PTO, low houred. Tag #Riley0218........................................................................................... $85,000

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

John Deere 4840 tractor, 6150 hours, good tires, no 3-pt. Good cheap horsepower.................................... $20,000 New Holland 1033 balewagon, 1st table chain and remote cables have been replaced, good tires, in nice shape.... .............................................................................. $5000 Call 406-648-5450, Hinsdale, MT

MOVING - MUST SELL ITEMS 1995 Premier 34-ft., 5th wheel camp trailer. 13 cubic foot freezer. 20-ft. shipping container. 40-ft. shipping container. Brillion 10-ft. grass seeder. Thorsen squeeze chute. John Deere 10-ft. grain drill. John Deere 12-ft. tool bar. John Deere 10-ft. land plane. Kewanee 10-ft. culti-packer. New Holland side delivery rake. (30) 16-ft. welded wire cattle panels. 1972 Chevrolet 3/4-ton, 4x4. Miscellaneous fuel tanks and stands. Eversman 10-ft. tandem disk. (2) Old cast iron bathtubs. Many old decorative implement steel wheels. Call for information - (406) 366-5647 or 262-3769, Lewistown, MT

2017 TMG Industrial TMG80 3 point rear rotary tiller, 80” working width, 84” overall width, 8 piece flange, 48 blades, SAE 90 degree oil gearbox lubrication, 540 PTO (PTO included)....................................................................... $2100

Call Jim at Affordable Equipment 406-690-0737

Power Motors has Augers, New Conveyors & Parts

Westfield 1545 “full mule” WCX Conveyors 32 horsepower engine. 9000 bushel rating. Rebate.

New truckload of Westfield augers all set up. Call George (406) 799-7459

USED AUGERS

42x8 Harvestor International, GX690 Honda engine, absolutely like new, must see............................................................................ $6500 SOLD D L 51x10 Westfield PTO drive, good auger.............................................. $1350 O S 61x10 Westfield MK series, standard mechanical swing hopper, #54913........................................................................................ $4400 61x10 Westfield MK, standard mechanical swing hopper, #50531...... $3850 91x13 Wheatheart lo-profile hopper, hydraulic hopper lift, hopper mover, 540/1000 dual PTO option................................................. $16,000

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Think about long term disease control when planning rotations with pulse crops

There has been some concern about the proposed new Risk Management Agency (RMA) dry pea type and lentil rotation statement that was developed in collaboration with plant pathologists in multiple states to help prevent disease buildup on pulse acres. The primary concern is that we have virtually no chemical or variety options for root rot control. Crop rotation currently is our only management strategy that will help slow the crisis they are experiencing in other pulse-growing areas. To give you some background, RMA’s current dry pea type and lentil rotation statements do not allow and have not allowed for many years wheat/ lentil/wheat/lentil or wheat/pea/wheat/pea rotations. The proposed new statement adds the change to not allow wheat/lentil/wheat/ pea or wheat/pea/wheat/lentil rotations. The proposed new statement that is planned to be put into effect for the 2019 crop year for dry pea types and lentils states ‘Insurance will not attach to any acreage on which field peas (Austrian Peas, Forage/ Feed Peas for Seed, Marrowfat Peas, and/ or Smooth Green or Yellow Peas) or lentils were planted in either of the previous two (2) crop years or on which chickpeas or Fava/Faba beans were planted in the previous crop year. Chickpeas and Fava/Faba beans that were planted and then all plant growth is terminated by chemical or mechanical means prior to June 15, will not be considered planted for rotational purposes only. The insured is responsible to provide proof of insurability. This statement applies to field peas, lentils, chickpeas, and Fava/ Faba beans grown either as a grain, cover crop, or in a cover crop mixture.’ Here, I’d like to provide some background and justification for that change in statement that was developed to protect the entire pulse industry long term. 1. What are the major disease concerns we are going to have with increased pulse production? Root rots have been a primary driving force of moving pea production from areas of Canada with 18‐24” rainfall to areas with 10‐14” of rainfall. Of those, Fusarium is the most common and root and seedling blights may be contributing to crop collapses the Canadian farmers have been seeing near harvest. Root rots are a longterm problem and there is no easy fix. Every crop is quite susceptible to all the major root rot pathogens, especially Fusarium. Some species and/or races of Fusarium definitely prefer certain crops, but they can survive in soil and crop residue for quite some time, which is one reason why longer (3‐4 year), diversified rotations perform better over the long term. With a diversified rotation you don’t experience the high highs and the low lows economically, but over the long term they are more profitable (see below for published references by Krupinsky and Davis and contact me if you would like a PDF and can’t access it on google scholar by searching by the title). Since the pulse crops are relatively new in Montana, we haven’t seen major root rot issues except in very wet springs. Long-term rotational studies with pulse crops at MSU have not had severe root rot problems, and with our rainfall and soils being different than Canada, we may have less of a problem. It’s much too early to tell. However, a survey of Montana has found widespread root rot in pea, primarily caused by Fusarium spp. The most common of those species is Fusarium avenaceum, which is highly aggressive on pulse crops and causes major issues in other pulse-growing areas. Fusarium was most commonly identified in

fields in Northeastern Montana with a longterm history of pulse production and in the Gallatin Valley, which had a pea canning industry in the 1940s. Fields in the Golden Triangle had fewer to zero isolations of Fusarium. This preliminary data from this survey suggests the story in Canada will not be different in Montana. In a review by Gossen et al. in 2016, I think they said it very well: “In the early years of pulse crop introductions on the Canadian prairies, root rot was not an issue in most fields (B. D. Gossen, unpublished data). However, over the last 15 years, there have been numerous observations of pulse fields with severe root rot (e.g., Chang et al. 2003, 2004a, 2007), and increasing numbers of experienced pulse producers have reported unexpectedly low yields in and around the main centers of pulse production. At the same time, root rot has become ubiquitous across the region, present at damaging levels in almost every field each year (e.g., McLaren et al. 2013, 2015). This indicates that the root rot complex has become an important constraint to pulse crop production throughout the northern Great Plains. To date, no strong sources of resistance to the components of the root rot complex have been identified. Although some sources of partial resistance (reduced disease intensity relative to susceptible lines) or tolerance (maintains yield despite symptom development) have been identified, commercial cultivars with useful levels of resistance are not yet available.” Root rot is not commonly identified as a major issue until yield losses are significant. Legume crops in general can compensate for reduced stand establishment by creating more branches on the plant, and thus root rot issues don’t always cause yield loss. However, if you look closely at your pulse crops at or after flowering, I think you’ll find a significant number of roots that are discolored by Fusarium and/or other root rotting organisms. These discolored roots increase in incidence the longer a field is in pulse production. As an example, here’s a picture of a field in Canada. This entire field was planted to pea. On the right, there was a history of intense pulse rotations (yellow area) and on the left (green area), there was not. 2. What are other root rots besides Fusarium we’ll need to be concerned about? In wet springs, Pythium and Aphanomyces cause significant stand losses. Pulses are incredibly susceptible to early season root rots, and populations build up very quickly in the soil. In chickpea, the routine use of seed treatments has likely contained the problem to a very large extent, but lack of seed treatments with peas and lentils has exacerbated the problem. All pulses should be treated with a fungicide as well as a product active against the oomycete Pythium – metalaxyl or mefenoxam. Ethaboxam is excellent at managing metalaxyl/mefenoxam resistant Pythium, which have been identified in WA and may be present in Montana (we haven’t looked yet). Both kinds of fungicides are included in products such as Apron Maxx, refer to the table of registered seed treatments on pulse crops available on my website at http://www.msuextension.org/plantpath; this will be updated in the spring to reflect 2018 registrations. No seed treatment, including ethaboxam, provides adequate control of Aphanomyces under field conditions. Once Aphanomyces is established in an area, crop rotation for susceptible hosts including pea, lentil, soybean, sugarbeet and alfalfa are 8‐20 years between crops. The CONTINUED ON PAGE B8

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overwintering spore, called an oospore, is extremely long‐lived in the soil. 3. How many years will it take these pathogens to build up to cause problems in these tight rotations? There’s no definite answer to this question. Plant pathologists recommend 3‐4 years between any crop as a best management practice. As far as pulse crops are concerned, the pulse crops should be considered as the same crop from a pathology perspective when thinking about a crop rotation. Pea and lentil are particularly susceptible to root rots. Chickpea is more resistant to Aphanomyces but is susceptible to Fusarium. Canola can be highly susceptible to root rots. Cereals are likely more tolerant due to their more extensive root systems. Tight rotation intervals make these crop‐specific disease problems develop more quickly. Once they are present in a field, the survival structures of the pathogens can live many years and there aren’t any good chemicals or varieties to mitigate them. 4. Are the newer seed treatments going to be better against soilborne pathogens in pulse crops? It’s difficult to say and they are starting more trials now. The new chemistry is just getting labeled on

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By NDSU Extension Service Keeping stored grain cool is important as outdoor temperatures fluctuate and eventually start to warm this spring, a North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service grain storage expert advises. “Not only will daytime temperatures be increasing, but the bin works as a solar collector,” Extension agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang says. More heating occurs on the south wall of a grain bin on March 1 than during the middle of the summer. “This heats the grain next to the bin wall to temperatures exceeding average outside temperatures,” Hellevang says. “This is of more concern if the grain exceeds recommended storage moisture contents.” He recommends producers run the aeration fans periodically during the spring to keep the grain temperature cool, preferably near 30 F in the northern part of the country during March and April, and below 40 F in southern regions. Nighttime temperatures typically are near or below 30 F in March and below 40 F in April across the north-central region of the U.S. “Temperature sensors are an excellent tool but remember that they only measure the temperature of the grain next to the sensor,” Hellevang says. “Because grain is an excellent insulator, the grain temperature may be much different just a few feet from the sensor and not affect the measured temperature.” He encourages placing a temperature cable a few feet from the south wall of a bin. Aeration fans or ducts should be covered when not operating. The wind and a natural chimney effect will push warm, moist spring air through the grain. If the wind blows primarily during the daytime, the grain will be warmed to the daily maximum temperature. Typical maximum temperatures, even in northern states in late March, are in the mid-40s and increase in late April to around 60 F. Also, grain moisture will increase as the grain is warmed. “The goal for summer storage should be to keep the grain as cool as possible to limit insect activity,” Hellevang says. “Insect reproduction is reduced at temperatures below about 60 F.” Provide an air inlet near the bin roof eave and an outlet near the peak to reduce the hot air in the top of the bin. Similar to venting an attic, the heated air rises and is exhausted at the peak. A ventilation fan to exhaust the hot air is another option. Hot air under the bin roof will heat several feet of grain at the top of the bin to temperatures conducive for insect infestations. Running the aeration fan for a few hours to push air up through the cool stored grain will cool grain near the top. Pick a cool morning every two to three weeks during the summer to run the aeration fan, and only run the fan a few hours to minimize heating grain at the bottom of the bin. Cover the fan when it is not operating to prevent additional heating of the grain. Having grain at an appropriate warm-season storage moisture content is very important to store grain safely during the summer, according to Hellevang. The maximum moisture content for warm-season storage is 13 to 14 percent for corn, 11 percent for soybeans, 13.5 percent for wheat, 12 percent for barley and 8 percent for oil sunflowers. Mold growth will occur at summer temperatures if the grain exceeds the recommended moisture content. The allowable storage time for 15 percent moisture corn is only about four months at 70 degrees and two months at 80 degrees. Checking the grain moisture content is important because moisture measurements at harvest may have been in error due to moisture gradients in the kernel, grain temperature and other factors. In addition, the moisture may have changed while the grain was in storage due to moisture migration or moisture entering the bin. When checking the moisture content, follow the moisture meter manufacturer’s procedure for obtaining an accurate moisture measurement. Temperature adjustments, cold grain, inaccurate sample quantity and moisture variations across the kernel frequently cause substantial measurement errors. Verify the accuracy of the measurement by warming the grain sample to room temperature in a sealed plastic bag before measuring the moisture content. A period of six to 12 hours in a sealed container also permits grain moisture to reach equilibrium across the kernels. Compare the on-farm measured value to that of the sample using a meter at the elevator or other market location. CONTINUED ON PAGE B11

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By Chris Branam, Oregon State University Extension Service Environmental chemists at Oregon State University (OSU) will lead grants totaling $2.9 million to conduct studies of chemicals that have contaminated military installations and are also detected at fire training areas in the United States, including Oregon. Jennifer Field will lead a $1.5 million project to characterize and control per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, of PFASs, which are common contaminants at sites where aqueous film-forming foam was used to extinguish fires for half a century. Staci Simonich will lead a $1.4 million project to study and develop the removal of several classes of chemicals at these sites, including PFASs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs; and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. Simonich’s team, which includes Field, Tyler Radniecki and Meghna Babbar-Sebens in the College of Engineering and Greg Wilson in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, will conduct studies at the OSU-Benton County Green Stormwater Infrastructure Research Facility in Corvallis. Last fall, the Port of Portland announced it had found soil and groundwater at Portland International Airport that was contaminated with PFASs. The potential for health effects from PFASs in humans is not well understood. Studies have found that animals exposed to PFASs at high levels resulted in changes in the function of the liver, thyroid, pancreas and hormone levels. The three-year grants, which start June 1, were made by the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, the U.S. Department of Defense’s environmental science and technology program. The program, known as SERDP, is planned and executed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The grants are among a half-dozen recently awarded SERDP grants on which Field is either the principal or coinvestigator, totaling another $1.9 million. “The thrust of all of these grants are all aimed at helping the Department of Defense try to determine the extent of contamination and identifying technologies to remove these substances, which are difficult to measure,” Field said. “It is also challenging to predict when they degrade once in ground and the way they move through soil into water sources.” Field’s project focuses on Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Mich. Wurtsmith operated from 1923 until decommissioning in 1993. For decades, fire training at the base involved aqueous film-forming foam that spilled into the soil and didn’t degrade. “Many residents in the zone surrounding the base had been drinking contaminated water for quite some time,” Field said. “Our labs are not studying health effects under these grants. We’re helping understand the accumulation of the chemicals. It’s a large amount of work.” Field and Simonich are environmental chemists in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Simonich has a dual appointment in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Science and also serves as associate vice president for research at OSU. For her work on PFASs at military sites, Field was awarded SERDP’s 2017 Project of the Year Award for Environmental Restoration. Simonich’s research has shown that remediation of PAH-contaminated soils can result in the formation of toxic byproducts.

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Hellevang suggests checking the stored grain at least every two weeks. While checking on the grain, measure and record the grain temperature and moisture content. Rising grain temperature may indicate insect or mold problems. Insect infestations can increase from being barely noticeable to major infestations in three to four weeks when the grain is warm. “Grain temperature cables are a wonderful tool, but do not rely on them to replace inspecting for insects or crusting and detecting odors or other indicators of storage problems,” he says. Visit NDSU’s grain drying and storage website at https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/graindrying for more information.

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across from Fremont Ford on Big Horn Ave.

2013 Case 590 Super N, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, hydraulic thumb. Only 160 hours!!........... $95,000 2009 Ammann 55” smooth drum compactor, cab and heat, 950 hours.............................$36,000 1991 Raygo 420C vibratory smooth drum roller.....................$12,500

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MOTOR GRADER

1992 John Deere 770BH, cab, heat, snow wing, 17.5x25 tires........... ..................................... $36,500

EXCAVATORS & PARTS

Komatsu excavator buckets, 200 and 300 size.........Call for Price

TELEHANDLERS

2007 Pettibone T-8044, 44-ft. reach, 8000 lb capacity, cab, heat, 5200 hours............................ $42,500

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2015 New Holland T7.210 165 hp, 210 hours, 18 speed full powershift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO’s, 42” tires, loaded with loader and grapple.....................................................CALL!

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USED TRACTORS

2015 Case IH 580 QuadTrac 1050 hours, high output hydraulics, 6 remotes, Autosteer, 36” tracks, luxury cab. #UTCA90......................................$340,000 1998 Case IH 9370 4WD tractor, 4800 hours, 24 speed transmission, 20.8x42 tires (85%), 360 hp, Cummins diesel, 30 hours on engine.....$55,500

USED AIR DRILLS

2015 New Holland T6.165 MFD, 405 hours, semi powershift, 540/1000 PTO’s 3-pt., 42” tires with NH 845TL with loader and grapple assembly. #UTN115............................................... JUST IN

USED PULL TYPE & SUSPENDED BOOM SPRAYERS

2013 New Holland T6.165 MFD, 3800 hours, 540/1000 PTO’s 3-pt., 16x16 Powershift, Class 4 front axle, 42” rear tires, NH loader & grapple. #UTN117................................................$70,500

USED ROUND BALERS

1991 Case IH 9270 4WD tractor, 6385 hours, 335 hp, Cummins, 42” tires (80%). #UTCA91......$51,000

USED WINDROWERS

New Holland 1431 disc mower, 13-ft., rubber conditioners, 2 point swivel hitch, 1000 PTO. #UWN109..................................................$9500 1999 Case IH 8312 12-ft. discbine, rubber/steel conditioner................................................ Just In Case 425 21-ft. draper header (fits Hesston 8650)... ...................................................................$9500

New Holland SD550 60-ft. folding drill, 12” spacing, 5.90 x15 Concord packers, double shoot, variable rate with SC430 tow between tank, 430 bushel. #UDNH29................................................$69,000

2012 New Holland BR7090 extra wide pickup, floatation tires, 1000 PTO, #UHN139.............. $24,500 2009 New Holland BR7090 wide pickup, twine and net, float tires, #UHN136........................ $24,000 1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43..................................... $11,500 2000 Hesston 856A auto cycle, wide pickup..$5500 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $5500

USED BALE MOVERS

2009 Morris Pro-Ag 4D4SR bale scoop................... .............................................. $23,000.....$20,000

1998 Flexi-Coil System 67XLT twin tank, 130-ft., foam marker, hydraulic unfold, air inductor tips. #USF139....................................................$5500 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67 110-ft., 1000 gallon, windscreens, wheel boom, FlexControl monitor. #USF151....................................................$5500 2007 New Holland SF216 100-ft. wheel boom, 1600 gallon, auto rate controller, windscreens, hydraulic unfold. Nice! #USNH63...........................$12,000 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft., 1500 gallon wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, FlexControl, dual nozzles, windscreen. #USNH00......$20,000 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom, 1500 gallon tank, windscreens, SP655 AutoRate. #USNH55................................................$20,000

2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25.........................$89,000 2003 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550 lb trips, 31/2” steel packers, single shoot with steath bodies, 3450 tow between air cart, dual fan, variable drive, 30.5x32 tires. #UDF254..........................$55,000 1999 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 4” VW spread, Goose shooter, 2340 tow between, variable rate drive, 5.5” rubber packers. #UDF244................................................$50,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550# trips, stealth bodies, 2320 tow between cart. #UDF237.$35,000 Concord 4412 12” spacing with 3000 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive fan. #UDCN13.................$15,000 Seed Master 5012 50-ft. 12” spacing w/Eze-On 400 cart.......................................................... Just In

USED AUGERS

2011 Brandt 20110 grain belt conveyor, 110-ft., end drive PTO................................................ $22,500 2011 Brandt grain deck drive over conveyor with hydraulic mover....................................... $10,000

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1-800-228-5393 – 406-228-4311 SALES: Mike Guttenberg - Travis Volk

1950

68 Years

2018

Glasgow, MT

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USED COMBINES

2013 Case IH 8230 450 hp, 30” rotor, 350 bushel hopper, duals, long auger, chopper, Autosteer, 1243 engine/876 seperator hours. #UCCA15...... ..............................................................$230,000 Case IH 2188 2200 seperator hours, 30.5x32 tires, 260 hp. #UCCA18.................................... Just In 2004 Gleaner R65 Cummins engine, 973 MacDon 36-ft. draper header with pickup reel and transport. #UCAG20...............................................$88,000 1994 Gleaner R62 30.5x32 tires, water cooled, 30-ft. 962 MacDon, 2200 seperator hours.......$31,500

2010 John Deere 9770 STS 360 hp, 30” rotor, 1550 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, chopper. #UCJD48..............................................$109,000

CONSIGNMENTS

1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28............................$36,500......$25,000

USED SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

2015 Apache AS1220 Plus II 1200 gallon 100-ft. boom, AutoSteer, AutoBoom, section control, 275 hp Cummins, 46” duals, Viper 4 AutoRate, 640 hours. #USAP31............................$229,000

1997 John Deere 9400 4WD tractor, 3600 hours with 24 speed transmission, 710/70R38 tires, 425 hp............................................................$85,000 1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader.........................................................$2500 1994 Hesston 4655 inline square baler, 16”x18” chamber.....................................................$9500 2015 Danuser pallet fork with top tine grabber, for skid steer....................................................$1900 2006 Freightliner 425 hp, Cat diesel, 13 speed transmission, Columbia series................$18,000

2008 Ford F350 service pickup, 4x4, 113,000 miles, diesel, tool racks, 120 gallon fuel tank, welder & generator................................................$18,500 1999 Contrail C20 20-ft. trailer, air brakes, pintle hitch, all new tires, heavy duty.............................$8500 John Deere 230 28-ft. tandem disc with rock flex..... ....................................................$4900.....$4000 Friggstad 600 plow, tool bar, 44-ft. 5-section, 1 1/4” shanks w/harrow...................................... Just In Harrell 3606 6 bottom switch plow, 3 pt. mount........ ...................................................................$5500 Melroe 1000 plow, 29-ft. 13-18” bottoms.........$6500 Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with carbide points.............................................$6000

2008 New Holland CR9070 1610 separator hours, extended wear augers, chopper, yield/moisture, 420 hp. #UCNH92.................................$135,000 2008 Apache AS1010 1880 hours, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank, Envisio Pro monitor, Auto steer, AutoBoom, 215 hp Cummins diesel. #USAP30... ..............................................................$110,000

2008 New Holland CR9070 400 hp, 900/60R32 tires. #UCNH80.............................................$117,000 2005 New Holland CR960 Class 7, deluxe cab, 17” rotors, 900/60R32, front tires, 600/28 rears, #UCNH91...............................................$69,000

USED HEADERS

2013 Case IH 2152 (MacDon) 45-ft. draper header, double knife, transport package, cross auger. #UHCA20................................................$49,000 2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH87........................$19,000 2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH88........................$19,000 2009 John Deere 635F 35-ft. flex header, CWS wind reel w/fingers. #UCJ047..........................$25,500 2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header, finger reel, transport package, upper cross auger, Empire rollers, CNH adaptor. S/N-186785-09.....$50,000 2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header with pickup reel, CA20 MacDon adaptor fits New Holland/ Case. #UHMD45.....................................$49,000 2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header with pickup reel, CA20 MacDon adaptor fits New Holland/ Case. #UHMD45.....................................$49,000 2005 MacDon 973 39-ft. draper transport package, upper cross auger, finger reel, gauge wheels, JD adaptor. #UCM044..................................$19,000 New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper header, finger reel and transport with cross augers, fits NHCR. #UCNH93................................................$10,500 Horst header trailer, wagon style, low profile tires. #UCHR00...................................................$2900

2013 New Holland SP240FXP Guardian front boom, 275 hp Cummins, 100 ft., 1200 gallon tank, deluxe cab, 985 hours, Auto Steer/Auto Boom/Accu Boom. #USNH62...................................$219,000

2011 New Holland S1070, 100-ft. suspension boom, 1600 gallon tank, AutoBoom...................$40,000 2006 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, SP655 auto rate....$20,000 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens.............$12,000 Flexicoli S67 XLT 104-ft. wheel boom sprayer..$3000

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2008 John Deere 1895 air disc drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, all run blockage, 1910 tow behind cart, 430 bushel......................................$99,000

2008 Case IH ATX700 70-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 550 lb trips, 5.5” rubber packers, single shoot, Stealth body with 4” Dutch spread tip, all run blockage, ADX3430 tow behind air cart, 430 bushel, duals, variable rate drive...................................$66,000

2004 Flexi-Coil 2340 tow between air cart, 230 bushel, variable drive, 48-ft. spreader boom, dual fan, 23.1x26 tires, 8” auger assembly.....$32,000

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 2925 separator hours, 800/65R32 tires, chopper with 9360 header....................................................$82,000 New Holland 116 16-ft. swing tongue, double sickle, 1000 PTO, pump........................................$4500 2009 New Holland 88C flex draper header, 36-ft., upper cross auger, transport, finger reel..$25,000 2011 MacDon FD-70 flex draper, 40-ft., finger reel, double knife, upper cross auger, slow speed transport, CNH adaptor...........................$59,000

2000 Keystone Sierra 5th wheel camper, slide, queen bed, new furnace and hot water heater......$5500

2660 & 2665 Bale Processors

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WAGON FOR SALE

Custom built ranch wagon, heavy, strong construction, brakes, rear entry, eight passengers. This beautiful wagon is ready to go..................................................... $2200 Pair harness in new condition................................... $1200 Contact Michael (307) 217-0916 - mmark@collinscom.net

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North Central Montana family ranch looking to hire qualified, experienced person. Location: Conrad/Shelby area. We run a cow/calf operation. Utilization of low-stress cattle handling techniques and prior experience working/calving/ moving/hauling cattle is a requirement. Our main crop is alfalfa, along with some acreage in grains. All fields irrigated with pivots & wheel lines. Basic knowledge of irrigation & maintenance is required. Knowledge of machinery & equipment operation – and maintenance - is crucial. Must have experience operating large farm equipment such as tractors, semi-trucks, air-seeders, haying equipment, manure spreaders, etc. Self-starting a must. CDL not required. Competitive compensation, depending on experience. Housing provided.

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Scientist wins grant to research consequences of forest management decisions

By Denise Hoepfner, MSU News Service Kleindl said that incorporating forest management and disturbances into Earth systems models will improve the models. That will allow scientists to better predict the effects of changing management policy, disturbance regimes and environment on forests across the continental U.S. “This computer modeling framework will be used to test the relative importance of forest management across environmental conditions and assess the strength of these relationships by region in determining the structure of the forest, the ecological functions they perform and the services they provide across scales from individual forest stands to forests across the continent,” William Kleindl, assistant research professor in the he said. Department of Land Resources and Environmental A key component of the project is evaluSciences at Montana State University, recently ating the impacts of changing forest policies received a grant from the National Science Founcompared to the direct effects on forests dation’s Macrosystems Biology and Early NEON Science Program. MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchezfrom human-driven disturbances such as Gonzalez climate change and pollution, especially in regard to adapting forest management in the A Montana State University environmenface of these changes, Kleindl said. tal scientist was recently awarded $312,000 “A goal of this project is to integrate our from the National Science Foundation to increased understanding of how humans and study how cumulative forest management forest ecosystems interact – the socioecodecisions at local scales influence the health logical relationship -- into relevant policy of forests and the ecological services they and management,” he said. “This increased provide at large scales. knowledge will assist future decisionThe award is part of a $1.2 million grant makers in evaluating potential changes that in which MSU researchers will collaborate are economically and socially important.” with the University of Florida, University of Kleindl said that, in the past, links beAlabama, University of Wisconsin, Coloratween ecological theory, forest management do State University and Boston University. and policy have been applied to forests at “Forest management is an extensive and local scales, such as the Custer Gallatin continual driver that shapes forest structure, National Forest, and to regions, such as the affecting the success of associated commuMontana Rockies. However, he said, this nities of plants and animals, as well as the new study addresses a longstanding need forest ecosystem services that maintain huto address those links at even larger scales, man well-being,” said William Kleindl, assuch the entire Rocky Mountains, Pacific sistant research professor in the Department Northwest or the Southeast. of Land Resources and Environmental Sci“What we propose is novel by challengences in the MSU College of Agriculture. ing ecological theory, developing socioecoMost of the world’s forests are managed logical understanding and integrating them at relatively local scales to provide goods into a policy- and management-relevant and services such as wood, biodiversity analysis,” Kleindl said. “Our project will and purified water, Kleindl said. But at develop multi-disciplinary methods and large scales, forests play an important role conceptual frameworks and then provide in things like regulating weather or providthese approaches to a diverse range of stakeing connections between biomes, large holders involved in forest management, naturally occurring communities of flora policy and science.” and fauna. Kleindl’s expertise is in disturbance “As a result, cumulative changes in ecology and socioecological systems. His management practices that influence forest research goal is to provide straightforward structure and productivity also influence analysis of ecological data to make it apclimate, hydrology and biodiversity,” he plicable to management activities. That said. “Yet, little is known about how these often requires complex research into the cumulative forest management decisions problems that crop up where natural and influence forest ecology from regional to human environments intersect. Kleindl curcontinental scales.” rently teaches courses in wetland ecology With the grant from the National Science and management, applied restoration and Foundation’s Macrosystems Biology and MSU Honors College seminars. Early NEON Science Program, Kleindl and his colleagues will create computer Before MSU, Kleindl spent 28 years as models to evaluate national and regional an aquatic ecology research scientist and forest management policies, environmental consultant, assisting clients throughout the disturbances, and consequences for ecology, country in the science, policy and managethe economy and society. ment of aquatic environments. That includThe goal is to provide ecologists and fored assessment, restoration and management est managers information to assist in their of degraded wetlands and rivers at multiple decision-making and lead them toward scales. He earned his bachelor’s degree in improved stewardship of forest resources botany from the University of Wisconsin, in a changing world. Madison, his master’s in aquatic ecology The researchers will use satellites to map from the University of Washington and forest management types — such as produchis doctorate in systems ecology from the tion, mixed-use and wilderness — across University of Montana. the U.S. at scales relevant for national and “Bill has an amazing background across a regional policy, and at scales that will help wide range of scientific disciplines and land in understanding the forests’ interactions management experiences,” said Tracy Sterwith the environment. They will then use the ling, head of MSU’s Department of Land maps in computer models to estimate forest Resources and Environmental Sciences. characteristics under various management “This expertise, coupled with his desire and environmental scenarios. CONTINUED ON PAGE B16

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John Jackson, international ag consultant

By Ron Wilson, director of Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development, KSU The plane is arriving. Here are the pastants. He worked in the U.S. and overseas sengers. There are no hugs or handshakes with such clients as Native American for these passengers because these air pastribes, agribusinesses, U.S. Agency for sengers are beef cattle being transported International Development, World Bank, from the U.S. halfway around the globe Food and Agriculture Organization of the to Abadan, Iran. The man who helped arUnited Nations, UN Development Prorange this project is John M. Jackson, an gram, and more. international agricultural consultant based John has also been involved with numerin Great Bend, Kansas. ous projects involving Dr. Robert (Bob) JuJohn Jackson is the founder of Agrilian, agricultural administrator of K-State’s cultural Management Group, Inc. (AMG) Food and Feed Grain Institute. One was the which specializes in agriculture and agriCochran Fellowship Program under which business, private enterprise development agricultural specialists and administrators and resource management. from emerging democracies around the John grew up in Illinois and studied world are brought to the U.S. for training. agriculture at Western Illinois University. Through this program, John and his team There he met and married Sharon, his fuhelped bring several teams of international ture business partner and wife. visitors to K-State. One day on campus, John saw a booth “I’ve worked with people in 40-some for the Peace Corps. Recognizing the opcountries and 40-some states, from Hawaii portunity to experience another culture and to Florida,” John said. At some periods to put their skills to good use, John and of his career, he has been overseas for 90 Sharon both decided to join. Six months percent of the year, often living in counlater, they were on a plane to Iran to help tries experiencing conflict. He remembered a village that had been destroyed by an visiting Kiev and reading 60 days later that earthquake and had no water or electricity. 105 demonstrators were shot on the very John and Sharon helped the local people to streets where he had been walking, only a rebuild. He also learned to speak Farsi, the 20-minute walk from AMG’s office. language of Iran. One famous advertisement states that the After two years in the Peace Corps, John Peace Corps is looking for volunteers with and Sharon returned for a second two“a good back, strong stomach, level head, year period. When Iran launched a major and a big heart.” John fit that bill when he agricultural project, John was hired to joined, as he does now. John has found join the team because of his knowledge of that people around the world have much in agriculture and Farsi. John helped develop common, especially as they become intera large-scale farm and bring in livestock. ested in technology to benefit their people. “We brought the first beef cattle to Iran,” For more information, go to www.amgJohn said. “We brought in 450 head of logistics.com. Brahma and Brahma cross heifers and 15 It’s time to leave this plane which bulls. They came in two stretch DC-8s.” brought these cattle halfway around the After that project, they returned to Ilglobe. We commend John and Sharon linois. In 1982, John joined the AmeriJackson, Dr. Bob Julian, and all those can Society of Agricultural Consultants who are making a difference by enhancing (ASAC) whose members included both agricultural technology around the world. domestic and international consultants. I’m glad to see these enterprises take off. Connections with ASAC led John to join a Audio and text files of Kansas Profiles seed company for which he became district are available at http://www.kansasprofile. sales manager for central Kansas. He and com. For more information about the Huck Sharon relocated to the rural community Boyd Institute, interested persons can visit of Great Bend, population 15,535 people. http://www.huckboydinstitute.org. Now, that’s rural. While supporting John’s The mission of the Huck Boyd National consulting projects, Sharon provided acInstitute for Rural Development is to encounting services to international and local hance rural development by helping rural businesses, including agriculture and tribal people help themselves. The Kansas Profile enterprises in the western U.S. radio series and columns are produced with In 1994, the seed company sent John to assistance from the K-State Research and do market development in eastern Europe. Extension Department of Communications He had responsibility for sales in Ukraine, News Media Services unit. A photo of Ron Moldova and Romania. In 1995 when the Wilson is available at http://www.ksre.ksu. project ended, he began consulting with edu/news/sty/RonWilson.htm. Audio and other international clients and expanded text files of Kansas Profiles are available AMG, with offices at the time in Moldova, at http://www.kansasprofile.com. For more Ukraine, and Great Bend. information about the Huck Boyd Institute, In 1998, John was president of the interested persons can visit http://www. American Society of Agricultural Consulhuckboydinstitute.org.

Scientist wins grant to research consequences of forest management decisions CONTINUED FROM PAGE B14

to apply new tools to important societal questions, were key to the NSF recognizing his novel approach for exploring how ecological, social and economic factors are interrelated and how together they influence forest management.” The Macrosystems Biology and Early NEON Science Program awards support research to better detect, understand and predict the effects of climate and land-use changes on living systems and to predict feedback to the environment that crosses local and continental scales.

“The scientific community has seen a recent boon of new tools, from remote ecological sensor networks to citizen scientist-generated data, that allows us to study biology at scales that were never possible before,” said James Olds, head of the NSF Biological Sciences Directorate, which oversees the program. “These projects take advantage of those new tools, asking questions about how measurements made at one scale can be applied to others. Macrosystems science studies every dimension of biology, from genes to the globe.”

We enjoy environmental services Dumbest without paying for them Laws, cont. By Robert Hearne, Professor, NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department I teach a course in Natural Resource Economics each year at NDSU. This course highlights the differences between market goods and nonmarket environmental goods and services. We fully expect markets to allocate market goods such as Coca Cola efficiently. But other goods, such as parks, roads and a clean environment, are not allocated well by markets. These public goods are characterized by the difficulty of excluding beneficiaries and by the simultaneous consumption by many people. These public goods generally are supported by the public sector, and their allocation is part of public policy decisions. Public policy decisions about nonmarket environmental goods and services require analyses, and public policy analysis is part of my classroom instruction. Nature-based recreation, such as hunting, fishing, boating, biking and camping, often utilizes public resources, such as public space, waters, and publicly supported fish and game management programs. Management decisions often imply trade-offs between revenue-generating activities and nonrevenue-generating nature-based recreation. What is important when we assess these trade-offs is that we understand that individuals receive benefits from naturebased recreation without paying for them. These benefits should be accounted for when we assess public-policy decisions concerning public lands and environmental programs. In our earliest principles of economics classes, we introduce the concept of consumer surplus. Consumer surplus is the difference between an individual’s willingness to pay and the price that actually is paid. This represents the benefit that comes to a consumer in a transaction. For example, if someone truly desires a cup of coffee and is willing to pay $7 for a cup, and only pays $4.50 for the cup, the resulting benefit of the purchase to the consumer is $2.50. To assist in the analysis of public policy questions involving recreational resources, environmental economists have used travel costs and responses to hypothetical survey questions to estimate the demand for outdoor recreation. The consumer surplus for one person enjoying a day of recreation has been estimated in hundreds of studies. Results of a recent Forest Service analysis of these studies has shown the average consumer surplus for one person-day of outdoor recreation in the U.S. to be $99 for biking, $73 for fishing, $77 for hunting and $78 for hiking. This is substantial enjoyment and demonstrates the value of maintaining public spaces, public parks, public waters and public programs to maintain environmental quality. Hunters, fishers, campers, bikers and hikers do spend money on their recreation. They pay for equipment, licenses and travel. Sometimes they pay entrance fees for parks and recreation sites. These financial costs do not represent the value of their recreation, but only the lower bound of their value. These financial expenditures support businesses and employment. Thus, these expenditures create influential stakeholders to support recreational activities. Certainly, our northern Great Plains sportsmen and women realize the enjoyment that they receive from outdoor activities often is due to the environmental quality of the region. They intrinsically understand the consumer surplus they enjoy from these activities. Understanding these values and ensuring that they are incorporated into our public policy discourse on water, land, wildlife, fisheries and ecosystem management is important.

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South Carolina: No working (or dancing!) on Sundays. Good news: In South Carolina it is still illegal to work on Sundays! Bad news: it is also illegal to dance on Sundays. Fans of work and/or footwork will both be happy to hear, these antiquated laws are in the process of being repealed. Virginia: No skunks as pets. In Prince William County, it is illegal to keep a skunk as a pet. Man, the law stinks. Texas: Keep litter on aircrafts. It is illegal in Galveston, Texas to throw litter out of an aircraft. Besides, using the blue bins is so much easier.

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By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service Montana State University (MSU) is ricultural Statistics, 1 million barley acres now home to Montana’s first public Malt were planted in Montana, and growers Quality Lab, the only lab of its kind in the averaged 57 bushels per acre, valued in Northern Great Plains region that can prototal at $270 million. Montana Wheat and vide a complete quality analysis of barley Barley Committee Executive Vice Presimalt used in craft brewing, human and dent Collin Watters said the MSU Malt animal food industries. Quality Lab is an investment in the future The lab is funded largely in thanks of Montana’s barley production. to Montana’s wheat and barley farmers “The committee invested in the Malt through check-off funds, voluntary funds Lab primarily to deliver high quality barley charged at point of sale used to fund varieties to Montana growers in a timely research and development with the Monfashion,” Water said. “However, the lab’s tana Wheat and Barley Committee, and capacity also allows for cooperative funwith additional support from the National damental research and fee for service funcBrewers Association and the Montana tions, which is unique. The new varieties Agricultural Experiment Station. Outfitand other discoveries which come from the lab will improve profitability of barley ted with state-of-the-art equipment that production in Montana.” includes a densitometer and Gallery analyzer -- instruments that can determine the MSU Malt Quality Lab Director and overall quality, enzyme potential, starch MSU Research Associate Hannah Turner availability and protein content of barley said the process to generate a quality analymalt, the lab serves a unique purpose for sis from a sample takes about one week. one of Montana’s cornerstone agricultural The grain is first placed into a temperatureindustries. controlled micromalting machine that can The establishment of the lab means that process up to 16 different lines of barley the MSU Barley Breeding Program can at one time. The grain is first mixed with process data points of malt barley six times water where it steeps for two days and faster than using a national lab, the closest begins the germination process. of which is 2,000 miles away in Wisconsin, Turner said the goal is to elevate the according to Jamie Sherman, MSU barley grain moisture level to about 45 percent. breeder and assistant professor of plant Once there, the grain is kept for four to sciences in the Department of Plant Scifive days in high humidity conditions with ences and Plant Pathology in the College intermittent turning to allow for germinaof Agriculture. tion just up to the point before a plant shoot Located in the Plant Biosciences Buildwould emerge. Next, the grain is dried in ing on the MSU campus, the lab is able to a kiln for 24 hours in a low-heat regime take fee-for-service samples for malt data that preserves enzymes required for the analysis from the public, a service that will grain’s starches to form fermentable sugbenefit Montana’s agricultural community, ars, which is important later to produce barley farmers and associated malt barley alcohol, Turner said. industries, Sherman said. “Essentially, at this stage, we’re paus“The lab is an incredible asset for MSU, ing the germination process of the grain, Montana and the industries we have here which is now considered malt,” she said. that use barley malt in products either as a “The goal at this stage is to dry the grain in central ingredient or as an additive,” Shera low and slow manner to about 4 percent man said. “Ultimately, the lab gives us an moisture content, a percentage that grinds opportunity to select for qualities important and stores well.” to the market, so that we can find out faster Next the malt is milled into a fine granuwhat barley lines produce the highest quallar consistency, mixed with water, and ity malt.” heated in a controlled program for two Sherman added that the lab is also hours to create a sugary liquid called wort, conducting research to identify unique a process known as extraction. malt qualities, such as flavor and quality “The malt extract is kind of like yield for stability under stress. This research will a brewer and is one of the most important complement MSU’s Barley Breeding Proqualities for barley breeding,” Turner said. gram, Sherman said, because it allows for “Greater than 81 percent malt extraction is quality selection earlier so that MSU can optimal.” improve malt quality as well as agronomic The malt extract is then measured in a performance. The lab also provides redensitometer, a machine that measures the search opportunities for graduate students level of vibration of the wort. The denser in various areas aspects of barley breeding the wort, the more sugars it has. Next, a such as the impact of field management on Turbidimeter shines a light through the malt quality and genetic quality analyses. wort to measure the wort clarity via refrac“Our goal is to introduce unique quality tion of the light. Remaining quality tests are traits identified by the lab into barley variautomated with a Gallery analyzer, a maeties for Montana growers and end-users,” chine that uses different light wavelengths Sherman said. “Given the hundreds of posto determine quality characteristics of the sible barley breeding crosses and thousands wort such as soluble protein, beta-glucan, of barley lines, an analysis of barley malt free amino nitrogen, color and enzyme earlier on in the process will guide us when levels. it comes to selecting genetic traits for flavor “Depending on the end user and their deand other qualities.” sired quality, there are varying criteria and Malt, or germinated cereal grain, is used quality parameters for each test,” Turner in flour, cereal products, dairy products, said. “For example, craft beer producers cookies, breads and pet food and is a cenare looking for lower enzyme levels than tral ingredient in the craft brewing industry. a distiller.” According to the Montana Brewers AsSherman said given the decrease in sociation, there are 53 licensed breweries planted barley acreage across the United in Montana that use more than 7 million States, barley growers needed a reliable pounds of malted grain, half of which is pipeline of barley lines and genetic regrown in Montana. The association estisearch, so they can remain profitable and mates a collective annual economic impact malt barley markets can remain competiof $60 million. tive. According to the United States Depart“We’re lucky to have a truly collaborament of Agriculture’s 2016 National AgCONTINUED ON PAGE B22

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By Scott Cotton, the University of Wyoming Extension area educator serving Converse, Natrona, and Niobrara counties to drop a 90-pound calf. Her intake in OcBeef producers on western rangelands tober is mostly range grasses with about 7.3 face times when forages grazed or fed are percent protein, is about 54 percent digestpoor quality or in short supply. ibility, and provides 85 percent of her crude Whether due to drought, budget chalprotein (CP) since supplementation has not lenges, or insufficient amounts of stored started because there is no snow cover. feed, these episodes challenge the goals She is consuming 26 pounds of this forand stability of western agricultural operaage every day. If she calves in May, she tions. 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Most producconsidering alternative forages. ers use range supplements to meet these • Research shows cattle need to be on an shortfalls while using regular range grass increasing plane of nutrition during their and stored hay. last trimesters of gestation, so they calve But when alternatives must be fed, the successfully, are in suitable condition to shortfalls become pronounced and often rebreed in a timely matter, and their calves cannot be rectified with normal suppleare programmed before birth to be able to mentation. An example would be feeding process feed very effectively. wheat straw, which is often cheaper but • Cattle and other ruminants cope with still provides suitable dry matter needs. low quality feeds by slowing their “passage This feed has less than 3 percent CP and rate” in an effort to squeeze more nutrients less energy than range grass on an intake out of what little of poor feed is available. basis. This leaves the cow with a shortfall • A cow’s ruminant system is dependent 2.22 pounds of protein and 30 percent of on the structural fiber intake and the balance her protein needs. Often, the cow slows her of protein, energy, and other nutrients. metabolism to cope, and her body condition Testing alternative feed for crude protein and gestation security drop dramatically. is not sufficient to show what is provided. Since live calves on the ground are the acAll nutrients and other factors must be tual engine of profitability, most producers closely evaluated in times of nutritional provide additional supplement during tough challenge. This evaluation must include times with a focus on protein. But cows can protein, fiber, energy, and macro and mionly eat limited amounts of supplement, escronutrients. pecially if combined with salt and mineral, Many producers simply purchase inexwhich many are. pensive feeds such as straw, sorghum-sudan A number of creative ideas were evaluathybrids, or corn by-products as roughage ed with ration balancing software in reviewand then provide more supplement sources ing work with over 60 ranches facing feed than during normal periods. challenges. In most cases, meeting protein Proteins Provide the Energy needs with supplements was easy, but most Cattle must have sources of digestible rations (54 of 60) were dramatically short protein (DIP) and undigestible protein (UIP) of energy for maintenance, growth, and and energy for the bacteria in their ruminant gestation. Often, purchasing high-energy system to effectively break down roughsupplements is daunting because of cost ages. If the bacteria are not effectively fed, and availability. the roughage and fiber will not be broken The Important Points down and used effectively. The take away message here is when Combined, low quality forages and insuffaced with periods of feed challenge, a ficient nutrients reduce a cow’s metabolism producer should: and performance to survival levels and • Find available feedstuffs and get a test threaten and affect the cow and any unborn sample for analysis. fetus. • Test these alternative feeds and your A cow’s condition reflects the status of range or existing forage. its nutritional state eventually leading to • Work with an extension professional or the use of body condition scoring (BCS) nutrient consultant to develop and evaluate as a tool to assess nutritional adequacy and several ration options. processing. But these changes are after the • Always watch alternative feeds for risks fact and providing suitable nutrition before such as prussic acid, nitrates, fungus, rusts, observing a change in body condition is and other issues. vital. • Decide on the combination that fits your An Example operation and is economically feasible. Let’s look at an example of alternative Extension educators have access to referfeed use while considering the nutritional ences and ration software that can help nail needs of a cow based on the Nutrient down viable options, whether evaluating Requirements of Cattle (NRC) guidelines wheat, canex, corn stover, or other options and a wide body of herd-based research in during challenging times. Don’t let your several states. cows or operation slow just due to a lack Let’s use a 1,200-pound cow with a modof normal feeds. erate milk production level and is expected

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By K-State Research and Extension News The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) honored Kansas State University faculty members J. Anita Dille and Phillip Stahlman at its annual meeting January 29 - February 1 in Arlington, Virginia for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science. J. Anita Dille, professor of weed science, was awarded the 2018 WSSA Outstanding Teacher Award. Dille’s teaches three undergraduate courses as well as a graduate course in weed ecology. She plays an active role in undergraduate advising and has advised 16 master’s and seven Ph.D. graduate students. Dille has served on the executive committee for the North Central Weed Science Society, as the first female vice president, president-elect, president, and past president, finishing her term in 2017. She also has served on the WSSA executive board as treasurer. Her research program focuses on the biology and ecology of key weed species and the evaluation of integrated and site-specific weed management programs for Kansas cropping systems. Phillip Stahlman is the 2018 recipient of the WSSA Public Service Award. This honor is bestowed each year to a WSSA member for accomplishments in advancing public understanding of the scientific principles of weed science. Stahlman retired in 2017 after 42 years of service to Kansas State University and the weed science profession. Most of his career was spent at the Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center in Hays where he was in charge of weed management research in dryland cropping systems. His research focused on weed-crop interactions, integrated weed management strategies, and the evaluation and development of experimental herbicides. During his career, he published 95 peer-reviewed manuscripts, a book chapter, and over 600 abstracts and reports. Stahlman was honored by the WSSA in 2012 with its highest recognition of Weed Science Fellow. In 2017 he was presented with the Presidential Award of Merit from the Western Society of Weed Science. The WSSA is a non-profit professional society that promotes research, education, and awareness of weeds in managed and natural ecosystems. With about 2,000 members from around the world, members include scientists from academia, government, industry, students, educators, extension agents, and private producers.

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MSU Extension employees awarded for excellence at annual conference

By MSU News Service leading Extension in a new direction. BurMontana State University (MSU) Extension agents, staff and supporters from across chak is credited for bringing positive and Montana recently received awards during transformative changes to 4-H Online. Extension’s annual conference held at MSU The Montana Association of Extension in Bozeman. 4-H agents awarded the following: Nikki J a n e Wo l e r y, Bailey, an agent in Carbon County, and Josie MSU Extension Evenson from Richland County won the a g e n t i n Te t o n Achievement in Service award (3-6 years County, received the of service); Alice Burchak and Stephanie 2017 Silver Buffalo Davison won the 4-H Center for Youth DeAward in recognivelopment Distinguished Service award (7 or more years of service); Nori Pearce from tion of 19 years of Lake County won the Meritorious Service exceptional service. award for 15 or more years of service, and The award, given Tara Andrews from Custer County and Julie by Montana’s Joint Council of Extension Riley from Powder River County both won Professionals, is MSU Extension’s highest the Meritorious Service award for over 25 honor. Wolery, who in 2015 became the first years of service. Extension county agent to be promoted to Communicator Awards were given as folfull professor at MSU, was recognized for excellence in programming including: Strong lows: Campbell Barret of Missoula County People; Change Program for Healthier Food; won for best promotional piece; Susan AnStrong Hearts; e-parenting; 4-H Bioscience deregg and Sara Adlington, from the state of Montana Program; weekly blogs and more. communications office, and Alice Burchak Wolery has received 13 national awards from and Jane Wolery were regional winners for the National Association of Family Consumer best educational piece; and Lisa Terry of Sciences and the National Association of Stillwater County won for best healthy living Extension 4-H agents, as well as 19 regional programming. awards for her educational programming. The Montana Association of County AgShelly Mills, ricultural Agents awarded the Distinguished MSU Extension Service Award (10 years or more of service) a g e n t i n Va l l e y to Mike Schuldt, Extension agent currently County, received serving in Custer County. The Achievement the Anne Wiprud Award (less than 10 years of service) went Memorial Award, to Tyler Lane of Choteau County. which recognizes an In addition, MACAA awarded the ExcelMSU Extension prolence in 4-H Programming Award to Wendy Becker, Fort Peck Reservation agent, for fessional with fewer her program “Financial Skills Fun on the than 10 years of experience for outstanding Fort Peck Reservation.” The Search for achievement. Mills is a leading authority on Excellence in Livestock Production for “Bonarrow leaf hawksbeard, a new invader that is a major concern in crop and range land vine Connection” was awarded to Colleen in eastern Montana. She organizes the anBuck, Sheridan County, Tim Fine, Richland County, and Wendy Becker and Jeff Chilnual Northeast Montana Pulse Plot Tour and helps plan and facilitate programs including son, Roosevelt County. Becker was also the MonDak Pulse Day and New Trends in Agsecond-place national finalist in the poster competition. riculture. To address the needs of her clients, The Montana Exshe recently developed a beekeeping curriculum, is active in developing an apple orchard tension Association study to see how various varieties performed of Family and Conin northeastern Montana and is working with sumer Sciences reca producer to grow grapes. ognized Lisa Terry Bill Bryan, president and board member for being awarded a of One Montana, won the JCEP Arrowhead National 2017 DisAward, which recognizes a community tinguished Service partner for their support of MSU Extension. Award, the highest Bryan has been working together with MSU honor of the MEAFCS. Wendy Wedum, Extension since 2015. He first partnered with Pondera County, received second place agents and specialists to develop and implein the western region for the Food Safety Award, which is presented for an outstandment a climate science conference for faculty in 2016. He has since helped develop a coling educational program. Jane Wolery won second place for a written press release and laboration with MSU Extension and the MSU for a radio spot, both in the western region Center for Mental Health Research and Recommunication division. covery focused on developing mental health First place in the Community Partnership advances across Montana. Bryan has helped Award for the Western Region went to the bring the Youth Aware of Mental Health Diabetes Empowerment Education Program. (YAM) and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Extension professionals who offered DEEP projects to Montana through Extension. programming in their communities included: The Montana chapter of Epsilon Sigma Lisa Terry, Lynn Paul (retired food and nutriPhi, a national fraternity of Extension educators, awarded the following awards to tion specialist at MSU in Bozeman), Denise Extension agents across the state: Flathead Seilstad of Fergus County, Kendra Seilstad County Extension agent Pat McGlynn won of Blaine County, Jane Wolery, Katrin Finch the Montana ESP Early-Career Award (less of Cascade County, Tara Andrews, Sheila than 10 years); Mandie Reed of Wheatland Friedrich of RichCounty won the Mid-Career Award (10-20 land County, Janell years); Joel Schumacher, economics associBarber of Chouate specialist, won the Montana ESP Distinteau County, Alice Burchak, Jackie guished Service Award; and Bernie Mason, Rumph of YellowYellowstone County agent from 1988-2012, won the Montana ESP Retiree Service Award. stone County, Nori The Montana ESP Visionary Leadership Pearce, Juli ThurAward was given to Alice Burchak of Toole ston of Sanders County in recognition of accomplishments CONTINUED ON PAGE B25

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Research increases producers’ options for feeding pigs

By Kansas State University Research and Extension Researchers at Kansas State University have completed a large trial with pigs to determine the feeding options that are best for producers’ profitability. The research shows that swine producers have a lot of ways to reach the same amount of profitability, depending on the cost of feed and the market value of finished pigs. “When raising pigs, producers can have two goals, basically,” said Mariana Menegat, a Kansas State doctoral student in swine nutrition who led the research. “They may want to feed the lowest feed cost, or they may want to follow a program that gives them the best profitability.” Menegat tested combinations of diets with 1,188 pigs in a commercial research barn. Over the course of 120 days, some pigs were fed lower-cost, lower amino acid diets, and others were fed a diet formulated with a higher-costing feed that included protein-rich amino acids. “Sometimes when feeding the lowest feed cost, they may lose some performance. Producers know that they are giving up some growth performance, but they are paying less for feed,” she says. “On the other hand, they may be willing to pay more for feed, but they know that the pig is going to perform better and that they are going to get paid back in return.” The researchers also tested the profitability of feeding diets in two or four phases, meaning the number of different diets that a pig gets during the grow-finish stages. In the swine industry, it’s known as phase feeding. “Depending on the producer’s situation, we can manage with different strategies and get the same results in the income-over-feed costs,” Menegat says. “The idea is to get to the same profitability or the same result but using different strategies for different production systems.” Throughout a given year, Menegat adds, producers could choose to change strategies when feed costs are lower, or when market prices for pigs are higher, for example. “What it means is that the producer has some options,” says Mike Tokach, a university distinguished professor in the department of animal sciences and industry who oversaw Menegat’s work. “It comes back to what their personal endpoint and their personal goals are. If they really want maximum performance, they want to feed a little more amino acids. This research provides us with some good numbers to use for calculating economic returns under different scenarios.” Tokach notes that KSU has routinely published recommendations for including amino acids in swine diets. One purpose of this study was to assess whether the university’s current recommendations are still appropriate. “As genetics improve, we need to keep re-assessing what the pigs’ needs are,” he says. “Some of the genetic companies just came out with new recommendations for their genetics, and their recommendations used to be lower than K-State’s recommendations for the same breeding lines, but now they are higher. “One of the purposes of the trial was to compare what our standard recommendations were to these new amino acid recommendations.” In the United States, pigs are fed as many as six different diets during various stages of growth. Menegat initially tested two- and four-phase feeding, but thinks that testing finishing diets in three phases or even one phase could produce similar profitability for producers. Feeding fewer diets to pigs could ultimately save money in other areas, she says, such as in transportation and other related costs. Menegat will discuss this study at the 50th annual K-State Swine Day, Nov. 16 in Manhattan. Click here for more information on this year’s event.

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Sorghum checkoff evaluates producers’ return on investment

From sorghumcheckoff.com percent of the crop. The Sorghum Checkoff has had a positive Exports is now the leading market for sorimpact on sorghum yields, acreage and farm value, illustrating a positive return on proghum accounting for more than 50 percent of the grain. Over the same time period, the ducer investment, an independent study finds. market for Food, Alcohol and Industry Use Over the past 10 years, the Sorghum increased significantly. This market increased Checkoff has worked to properly invest from an average of 16.7 million bushels producer dollars into areas that offer growth, between 1975-1998 to an average of 86.6 profitability and industry strength, and this million bushels between 2008-2017. return on investment evaluation indicates the organization is positively impacting the sorghum industry. Funding in crop improvement program areas has successfully boosted the average acreage and farm value of production since the Sorghum Checkoff launched in 2008. Crop improvement investments also demonstrate a slight increase in sorghum yields, moving from an average 57.6 bushels per acre from 1960-2008 to an average of 65.2 bushels Figure 2. Sorghum End Uses by Type of Use per acre during the time of the checkoff program (2008-2017). Figure 1 Figure 2 demonstrates the shifting demand demonstrates the increase of sorghum yield for sorghum across Feed and Residual Use; over time, spanning from 1960-2017. Exports; Food, Alcohol and Industry Use; and Seed Use since 1975. This independent evaluation was conducted in order to measure the effectiveness of the Sorghum Checkoff, ensuring the checkoff is properly investing funds and expanding markets that have a higher opportunity to return producer profitability and create success for farmers. Figure 1. U.S. Sorghum Yield by Selected Periods of Recommendations were provided to inTime crease funding for crop improvement activiThe farm value of U.S. sorghum producties that have successfully boosted acreage and farm value of production. In addition, tion increased by an average of $12.6 milit was recommended to continue increasing lion per year during that same time period, investment into food and industrial uses to given estimated production and price impacts provide maximum opportunities for producer of Sorghum Checkoff investments. These profitability, market expansion and overall investments show a tangible benefit to progrowth of the industry. ducers evidenced by the evaluation that for The Sorghum Checkoff board of directors every Sorghum Checkoff dollar invested in has reviewed the evaluation and recommencrop improvement, the net return to producers was $8.57. dations provided, and they will meet to disEfforts by the Sorghum Checkoff to invest cuss ways to strategically invest in the areas in food and industrial use have also been sucshown to provide the best possible return to producers. cessful, showing that sorghum use in these This evaluation took into consideration markets increased by an average of 6 milall projects and investments made over the lion bushels per year from 2008-2017. This course of the past 10 years, regardless if equates to a total of 47.8 million bushels of they are complete or at the initial stages. additional sorghum sales since the checkoff Producers may not feel the full weight of began. the net return or increase to farm value at The Sorghum Checkoff’s investment into the moment because of this, but the Sorghum high-value markets and renewables comCheckoff expects the impact to be felt as bined enhanced the farm value of sorghum results continue to deliver positive outcomes sales by near $107.4 million. The net return in the future. to the producer in this area is nearly $11.60. A full copy of the report can be found at With such successful returns in these http://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/newsprogram areas, the evaluation recommends and-media/newsroom/2018/02/15/prothe allocation of funds to promote the use of sorghum in ethanol, gluten-free products, pet ducer-return-on-investments-in-sorghumfood, aquaculture and renewable chemicals research,-promotion,-and-information-anto maximize the opportunity for increasing updated-analysis/. The evaluation was confuture producer profitability. ducted by Oral Capps, Jr., Ph.D., executive The evaluation also showcases the shift professor, regents professor and co-director in demand for sorghum across multiple marof the Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center along with Gary kets. Starting in 1975, the primary market W. Williams, Ph.D., professor and co-director for sorghum was classified under Feed and of AFCERC and Mark Welch, Ph.D., profesResidual Use. 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NEW STOCK & HORSE TRAILERS

New Circle D 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer with 2 sliding center gates, full bull package, 14-ply tires.......................................................................................................$11,595 New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailers with sliding center gate. 14-ply tires. Bull Package...........................................................................................................$10,595

New Circle D 24-ft. stock trailer, 8K axles, 14 ply tires, 2 sliding center gates, full bull package ..........................................................................................................$12,795 New Hillsboro aluminum 6.8-ft. x 20-ft., 1 sliding center gate............................$15,995

G ll steel flatbeds

NEW GOOSENECK TILT TRAILERS

New Circle D pickup flatbeds

(2) Diamond C 25-ft. partial tilt, (2) 7,000 lb. axles, tool box......................................................................$7595 Diamond C 24-ft. full tilt deck-over power tilt, (2) 7,000 lb. axles, tool box.....................................................$8995 Hillsboro 23.5-ft. partial tilt.....................................$7595

NEW BUMPER PULL TILT TRAILERS

Diamond C 24-ft. full power tilt deck-over, (2) 7,000 lb. axles...................................................................$7995 Diamond C 22-ft. partial tilt.....................................$6495 Hillsboro 21.5-ft. partial tilt.....................................$6595

NEW DUMP TRAILERS

New Diamond C 14-ft. gooseneck........................$9495 New Diamond C 14-ft. bumper pull with tarp........$8495 New Diamond C 12-ft.x77” bumper pull with 5200 lb. axles..................................................................$5995 New Travalong 16-ft. gooseneck, triple axle......$13,000 New Travalong 14-ft. gooseneck.......................$10,895 New Travalong 14-ft. bumper pull.........................$9895

New LOOK Enclosed Trailers

Circle D flatbeds, gooseneck hitch plate, lights, headache rack, rear skirt. Black 7x7..................................................................$1450 71/2x81/2...........................................................$1450 71/2x9..............................................................$1520 8x9..................................................................$1850 8x11................................................................$2150

Your Local HydraBed Dealer PRONGHORN UTILITY Stop in or call for more info.

Excellent Selection On Hand

LOTS OF NEW BUMPER PULL UTILITY TRAILERS 5-ft. x 8-ft. to 83” x 14-ft. Prices Range from $1425 - $2295

IN STOCK NOW!!!

NEW HEAVY DUTY FLATBED TRAILERS

Diamond C 32-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece with folding beavertail, dual jacks, tool box, bridged frame, torque tube.... . .......................................................................$11,895 Circle D 31-ft. (3) 7,000 lb./6 torsion axle, 3 piece folding beavertail, chain basket, dual jacks....................$9695 Diamond C 30-ft. (3) 7,000 lb. spring axle, 2 piece beavertail, bridged frame, tool box, dual jacks.........$9895 Circle D 29-ft. tandem dual, 3 piece beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket.......................................................$9995 Diamond C 28-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece beavertail, dual jacks, tool box, bridged frame..........................$10,595 Circle D 27-ft. tandem dual, 3 piece beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket.......................................................$9695 Circle D 25-ft. (2) 7,000 lb. torsion axles, dual jacks, chain basket, 3 piece beavertail...................................$7595

TURNOVER BALL A hitch when you need it... A level bed when you don’t

COMPANION™ 5th WHEEL RV HITCH

Mounts to rails bolted under the bed, or attaches easily to B&W’s turnover ball gooseneck hitch. Easy adjustment of height & lateral positions.

New Diamond C car haulers

3500, 5200 & 7000# axles 16-ft. 18-ft. & 20-ft. IN STOCK

Large Trailer Parts Inventory

Axles • Springs • Lights Fenders • Straps Tie-downs • Jacks Bearings & seals • Etc.

$1200 NEW

3-point Bale Unroller

Includes cylinder and hoses.

MISCELLANEOUS USED EQUIPMENT

USED SEMI TRAILERS

4x7’ Heavy Duty Trailer Mats Each.....$65 1971 King 5-ft.x16-ft. stock trailer .................................... $1500

1994 Load King 43-ft. triple axle belly dump.............. $19,000

2003 Ranco 40-ft. double gate, bottom dump trailer.............. ............................... $17,500

2006 Wilson 8.5-ft. x 53-ft. drop deck trailers................. $19,995

1992 Wilray heavy duty flatbed trailer, 45,000 lb. GVW, 24-ft. beavertail.....................................$8500

1991 Load King 20-ton equipment trailer, 19-ft. with 5-ft. beavertail.. ..........................................$6995

2002 Container chassis, like new..... ..........................................$7500

2015 Sundowner 3-horse slant with living quarters, never used. New: $28,995 ............. NOW: ...................... $19,995

1979 Ford LN9000 20-ft. aluminum grain box, and hoist, Detroit 9 speed...... $15,000

2002 Trail King 24-ft. tilt trailer, 40,000 GVW................................$9500

1992 Interstate 24-ft. tilt deck, 20ton equipment trailer......$8500

2016 Diamond C HD 20-ft. skid steer trailer, like new.... ..................................$4500

Ponderosa 6-ft.x16-ft. bumper pull ............................. $2000 1996 Featherlite aluminum 3-horse slant w/walk-in compartment, LIKE NEW, one owner, original tires, been shedded ....... $9750

2014 Kaufman tandem dual, 18ft. with 5-ft. beavertail, electric brakes, 10,000 lb. axle.... $6500

2013 Utility 6-ft.x8-ft. trailer....$900

Give us a call about any of our trailers or let us find what you need! 2 horse bumper pull ..............$1400

Triple T Sales

Donohue 16-ft. 7x16 goosneck stocktrailer ................. $3500

Contact Dave Taylor: 406-357-2166

2012 Sportclub 14-ft. utility trailer........................ $1000

Chinook, MT

Home Phone - 406-357-2162 Highway 2 West, Chinook, MT 1/2 miles west of Chinook

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Grill guard for 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee............................$250 Rear chrome bumper for 2006 or newer 1-ton or 3/4-ton Dodge.. ...........................................................................................$350 Monarch 4-hole wood cook stove, good condition..............$350 Maytag built-in gas range.....................................................$400 1997 Ford 3/4-ton 2WD pickup, 460 engine, new rubber, 98,000 miles. Very good condition...............................$6700 or offer 50,000 BTU pellet stove, used very little................$500 or offer Phone 406-676-0555 or Randy 406-214-0793, Ronan, MT

##### Meteorologists often define winter as the three calendar months with the lowest average temperatures. For the Northern Hemisphere, this is December, January, and February. For the Southern Hemisphere, it is June, July, and August.

FUEL STORAGE ~ SINGLE WALL DOUBLE WALL ~ FUEL SYSTEMS Turnkey System features: Tank Mounting Base • Pump Stand • Fuel Filter Level Gauge • Required Venting and Valves Horizontal Fuel Tanks from 500 to 6000 gallons Vertical Fuel Tanks 2000 to 10,000 gallons ALL TANKS are UL 142 Certified –– DOUBLE WALL TANKS meet SPCC Secondary Containment Rules

Variety of pumps/meters from 18 GPM to 100 GPM 1” to 1 1/2” discharge hose with spring rewind reels Service Body Tanks • Galvanized Water Cisterns

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Researchers model optimal amount of rainfall for plants

By Chris Branam, Oregon State University Extension Service Researchers have determined what could be considered a “Goldilocks” climate for rainfall use by plants: not too wet and not too dry. But those landscapes are likely to shrink and become less productive in the future through climate change, said Stephen Good, a hydrologist at Oregon State University and lead author on a recent study, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-03718). Good led a research team that used models to determine the optimal amount of rainfall for the plants to be most productive in ecosystems. “We found that the fraction of rainfall an ecosystem can use is largest at intermediate climates,” said Good, assistant professor in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “We’re seeing through climate change that wet landscapes are getting wetter and dry landscapes are getting drier. Ecosystems in both of these types of climate will use less of their rainfall for growth.” The study is based on measuring transpiration – the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. Transpiration is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves, Good said. “When you think of water as a resource, transpiration is the total amount of water a plant is able to use,” Good said. “It’s the part of the water cycle that is most linked to productivity of plants, ecosystems and agricultural systems. If environments could become more extreme, then plants could be less productive.” Georgianne Moore, study coauthor and associate professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University, said the researchers determined a “mesic maximum”—the middle of the curve between the two ends of the climate spectrum. “The fraction that occurs in a climate in that range is the balance where the plants can use slightly more moisture than what they usually get, which makes plants optimize the use of water for beneficial growth. You could call it the sweet spot,” she said. This new information can help scientists determine where optimal transpiration is in a given climate and how different management practices might change that, i.e., replacing older trees with younger trees or replacing grassland with cropland. The researchers used data from real landscapes, and they also modeled the outcomes using a novel mathematical approach. The model shows how rainfall is partitioned between plant water use, evaporation, runoff and interception. “The projection very closely matches what was observed in field stations around the globe,” Moore said. “We produced a map based on the model to show what parts of the world will fall off the curve and no longer use their rainfall as efficiently for beneficial growth.” If these ecosystems don’t get irrigated or have another option to get water, their production can be expected to decline, said Moore, who holds a doctorate in environmental sciences from OSU. “It’s going to be a wet gets wetter, dry gets drier world,” she said. “There could be big consequences, as it will affect forests, grasslands, savannas and deserts. Scientists can now use the model we have to help make predictions about the future of these plant communities.” The study was also coauthored by Diego Miralles of Ghent University in Belgium. The research was funded by NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and the European Research Council.

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83,000 bushel storage at Lewiston, ID

• Sale and erection of Brock grain storage • Sale and erection of grain legs, conveyors, and towers by Schlagel • Complete millwright and concrete service

Who knew?

• Bin roof repairs or replacement

The old adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is correct! Apples (with their skins intact) are high in nutrients that deter inflammation. Red Delicious, Cortland, and Northern Spy are the best varieties.

• Projects completed in Montana, Idaho and Washington

THE EQUIPMENT YOU NEED TO RUN YOUR FARM! New Harvest Equipment In Stock Case IH 8240 Combine Case IH 3152 40' Header

Used Harvest Equipment:

2005 2042 35’ draper head ... $32,000 MacDon 960 35’ draper head, CIH adapter ... $10,000 1999 Case IH 2388, 2580eng/2071 Sep Hrs., very nice condition ... Just Traded Case IH 6088, 970 Hrs, duals ... $185,000 Case IH 2042 draper, transport ... Just Traded

New Miscellaneous

Haybuster 2650 bale processor with hydraulic chute Schulte FX 1200 batwing mower CASE IH 8240 Combine Rem VRX grain vacs PUMA 185

Used Miscellaneous:

Farmhand 25’ mulcher ... $9,500

In Stock Equipment New New Haying Equipment In Stock Farmall 120AWheel IH Case • Farmall 130A IH Case 12, 14 & 16-Wheel H&S High Capacity Rakes (2) ProAg 1400 Hayhiker, 14-Bale Movers Case IH 8240 Combine

Case IH WD 1504 Windrower With 16' HDx162 Header Case IH LB434 Big Square Baler, 3x4 Bales Case RB 565 Round Baler • Puma 165 & 120A 130A Farmall 150 •IH

Lease Returns Available

Maxxum Used Haying Equipment In310 Stock CVT 185 • Magnum 125 • Puma Maxxum

2002 Case IH LBX331 Square Baler ................................$29,000 2008 Case IH RB564 round baler, 8700 bales, mesh wrap, wide pickup, endless belts, hydraulic pickup lift, central lube ......$26,500 $79,000 Case IH Maxxum 140 MFD, loader, 2000 hours....... 2013 2003 CaseIH RBX562, MeshWrap, Like New $24,500 $99,000 .... loader..................... MFD, 155 Puma IH Case 2009 1999 Case IH RS561 .....................................................$12,500 . consigned. owner, one autosteer, hrs, 4040 375 STX IH 1995 Case 8465 .........................................................$8,995 Case 2004 1994 Case IH 8480 Softcore ............................................$6,995 $79,000 .................................................................... 1990 Hesston 560 Round Baler ........................................$5,500 . $22,000

Used Tractors In Stock

1979 John Deere 4840 3 point, PTO........................ John Deere 4440 quadrange, 3 pt, 14.9x46 duals.......... $22,000 New6800 Tractors In Stock Good Condition$43,500 hrs, 3 pt, MFD, 2002 Case IH MX270 Case IH Farmall 356B w/loader Holland 9682 4600 hrs, Trelleborg duals, weight kit, EZ-steer New CaseIH Magnum 315, front & rear duals, lease return ............................. guidance.................. Lease Returns Available This.......... Fall $75,000 . $59,000 speed...................... 12 hrs, 7600 9370 IH 1997 Case IHCase Farmall 75C, cab & loader CaseIH Puma 130 • CaseIH Maxxum 125 CaseIH Maxxum 140 • CaseIH Puma 165 CaseIH Puma 185• CaseIH Magnum 260

Used Tractors In Stock

Used Combines

Case IH Farmall 356B w/loader 2008 Case2388 IH Steiger 14801010 Hrs, Cummins 2000 Case combine 480, with 30-ft. header, 3469 engine, engine 710 radials, like new .................................... $179,000 hours/2636 separator, hopper extensions, chopper. Consigned.. 1979 JD 4840, 3 pt, PTO .............................. $22,500 ...................................................................$55,000 2009 Case IH Puma 155, MFD, loader ........ Just Traded

2015 Case IH 7240 539E/408S hours. Comes with 40-ft. Case IH 3152 rigid draper, very nice combine, owner is retiring. Consigned......................................................... $375,000 2005 Case IH 2042 36-ft., finger reel, good condition....$26,000

New Haying Equipment In Stock H&S 12 wheel rake ProAg 900 round bale carrier Case IH RB 565 round baler

New Skidsteer Loaders Case SV280 Cab, air, heat

Used Skidsteer Loaders

Case IH TR270 skidsteer, new tracks, 958 hours................. Call

New Skidsteer Attachments In Stock

Danuser Pallet Forks - 48”, 4000 lb. Danuser Hydraulic Post Hole Digger & Augers Danuser T3 Hydraulic Post Drivers Snowblowers, Snow Buckets In Stock New Grasshopper Mowers

All Available With 52”, 61” or 72” Powerfold Deck 623, 727K Fuel Injected, 729 Big Block, 729 Liquid Cooled 725D Diesel Baggers Are Available For All Models

Mowers In Stock Used Used Seeding, Tillage, Sprayers

Concord 4710 air drill, 3400 tow behind cart............. $28,000 Brandt SB4000 suspended boom sprayer, 90-ft. booms.. $19,900 New Skid Steer Attachments In Stock Case IH 490 disc, 30-ft...........................................$8900 Case 60” Rotary Cutter John Deere 2100 inlineCase ripper..................................$3500 72” Broom Case 72” Hopper Broom Case 72” Snowblower Danuser Palet Forks - 48”, 4000# Danuser Hydraulic Post Hole Digger & Augers Danuser T3 Hydraulic Post Drivers

New Seeding, Tillage, Sprayers Case New IH Precision Air 100 Pull-Type Sprayer Skidsteer Loaders Case air, heat Case SV280 IH 530C Cab, Disc Ripper Case SV300 Cab, air, heat

New Seeding, Tillage, Sprayers

Case IH Precision Air 100 Pull-Type Sprayer Case IH 30 Turbo, 25’ w/ rolling baskets Case IH 530C Diskripper, 5 shank Case IH RB562 twine and mesh..........................$22,000 Parma 24’ Landplane

Miscellaneous Used Equipment

2003 2011 Amity 12 row 24” scrub harvester.......................$75,000 Used Seeding, Tillage, Sprayers:

Concord 4710 Drill, 3000 tow behind cart, hydraulic drive ... $30,000 2005 Brandt 2SB4000, suspended boom, 90’, 1500 gal. tank ...$25,000

New 3pt. Equipment In Stock

Farm King Rear Blades, 10' & 12', All Hydraulic Bobcat 7' Rear Blade • Bale Carrier • Gooseneck Hitch Tebben 10' Rotary Cutter

Case IH 9370

New Holland 9682

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FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE

Ford New Holland Versatile 9480 tractor............. $39,500 New Holland Versatile 946 tractor........................ $25,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill with 3450 cart.......... $25,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill with 2340 cart.......... $25,000 Kahlen combine trailer, expandable 8-12-ft. wide..... $7500 Flexi-Coil 800 47-ft. chisel plow................................ $7500 Friggstad 47-ft. chisel plow...................................... $4000 Flexi-Coil 67XL 100-ft. sprayer................................. $3500 Call 605-580-5886

FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

John Deere 9600 combine, 630 head, 5200/3900 hours... ........................................................................... $45,000 John Deere 9600 combine, variable speed feederhouse, (2) 930 heads, 4400/3300 hours........................ $45,000 John Deere 930 header............................................ $3500 John Deere 212 pickup header, new condition, new belts. .............................................................................. $3000 Case IH Steiger 9270, 8200 hours........................ $60,000 John Deere 9400 drills, 40-ft. 12” spacing................ $4000 John Deere 610 41-ft. toolbar, harrows, new rods, near new shovels and new spikes.............................. $10,000 Brandt 10x70 auger, extra long swing, new condition, 100,000 bushel use............................................ $12,000 1963 International 1700 truck, drill fill, 16-ft. box..... $2500 2014 Champion 16x80-ft. trailer house, 3 bed/2 bath, excellent condition, very little use.......................... $45,000 Call (406) 697-3446, equipment located at Jordan, MT

Fort Benton Realty, LLP

1426 Front Street

Fort Benton, Montana 59442

Irrigated Hay Farm: 208 acres located 5 miles east of Harlem, MT. 153 acres of flood irrigated hay, very nice 5-bedroom home, 30’x60’ heated shop, storage shed/tack room, corrals, & some farm equipment. Good Pheasant hunting area. Price reduced to $521,000. Call Shane Ophus for details at 788-6662 or go to www.fbrealty.com

“We look forward to assisting you with all of your Real Estate needs”

406-622-3803 www.fbrealty.com

TRACTORS WANTED TOP $$ PAID We want

Steiger: Turbo Tiger II, 3300, 1700, 2200, 1250, pre-1965. Versatile: 100, 118, 125, 300 Minneapois Moline: G1000 fwa, G900 fwd, 504 fwd, 604 fwd. Cockshutt fwd’s. John Deere 80, 830, 3020, 4020, 4320, 4520, 4620, 6030, 8020. Green Wagners. Allis Chalmers 210, 440, D21, 220. Oliver diesel tractors, running or not. International 826, 1026, 1206, 1456, 1468,1568, 4156, 4300. Rite 4x4 tractors. Big Buds. Also older front wheel drive or 4-wheel drive, running or not. Will pick up. Phone Nathan anytime (cell) 701-240-5737 or 1-800-735-5846

MSU faculty seek to increase participation of women in agriculture

By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service said. “There are many career opportunities Six female professors at Montana State for young women besides production that University and Flathead Valley Community don’t require farming or ranching backCollege hope to increase the percentage of ground. When we developed the class, we women agricultural scientists, engineers and wanted to facilitate communication between policymakers by way of a $94,000 USDA an older generation of seasoned professionNational Institute of Food and Agriculture als in agriculture and the current, or next, grant, “Empowering Women in Agriculgeneration of women in agriculture for an ture.” The grant is funded by the USDA opportunity to connect and empower each National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s other.” Women and Minorities in Science, TechnolAgriculture is a very male-dominated ogy, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields STEM field, Estrada added. “The more we Program, a federal initiative that invests in can explore and recognize the wonderful a diverse 21st century agricultural science and diverse contributions of women in agworkforce and aims to increase representariculture, the more we can think outside the tion of women and minorities in American box and find opportunities to contribute.” agriculture. The course will be offered through Data from the U.S. Bureau of Statistics FVCC, but credits will be transferable to and United States Department of Agriculother institutions across the Montana Uniture show while women constitute less versity System. The grant covers two-thirds than 1 percent of the nation’s agricultural of the course’s tuition for students for the scientists, engineers and policymakers, they duration of the project, and Estrada said she occupy the majority, about 60 percent, of hopes the course will be taught for many lower-paid agricultural jobs on America’s years to come. farms and ranches. The partnership between MSU and “Representation and participation by FVCC is particularly important, Sterling women is an incredibly important focus in said, because it’s a sharing of resources in 21st century agriculture,” said Irene Grima rural, agricultural state, and it targets hisberg, MSU professor of cell biology and torically underrepresented students — those neuroscience in the College of Letters and first-generation college students, American Science, and one of the grant’s six principal Indian students and non-traditional students investigators. “It’s a privilege to administer who typically enroll in community colleges the grant with my colleagues so that we can or two-year workforce programs. begin to explore how we can elevate and “Community colleges are wonderful support a diversified agricultural workforce places to begin the call for a diversified in Montana.” workforce,” Sterling said. “We need to In 2015, the USDA published a jobs begin to look critically and deeply about report in the food, agriculture, renewable all walks of life having something to offer, natural resources and environmental secparticularly in agriculture, if higher educators. The report’s strongest career projection is going to address global questions tions are in agricultural science, technology, like water resources, climate change and engineering and mathematics (STEM) food production. Land-grants are the institufields, sustainable food and biomaterials. tions of access, and it’s important we take The report also cited a need to diversify a leadership role in actively recruiting the America’s agricultural workforce. next generation agricultural workforce.” According to project organizers, the cenSterling, who managed New Mexico tral goals of the grant are threefold: integrate State University’s ADVANCE grant funded research and education to increase the parby the National Science Foundation, said ticipation of women in agriculture, prepare the NSF-ADVANCE and USDA-WAMS the next generation agricultural leaders in programs share similar tenets of inclusion Montana and bring greater public awareness and support of women in higher education. to the critical role of females in agriculture. Sterling also sits on the MSU President’s According to the USDA, 34 percent, or Commission on the Status of University 15,065, of Montana farmers are women. Women, a 28-member commission created The grant’s five other principal investigato study, evaluate and advise the president tors are Tracy Sterling, head of the Departon issues related to diversity and gender ment of Land Resources and Environmental equity at MSU. Sciences; Tracy Dougher, associate dean of “Gender equity and diversity are certainly the College of Agriculture; Jane Mangold not new issues,” she said. “However, they and Lisa Rew, associate professors in the become increasingly important as we see Department of Land Resources and Enviseveral fields where there’s a small percentronmental Sciences who focus on a wide age or complete absence of women at the variety of weed and invasive plant ecoltop levels of administration and manageogy and management issues in range and ment, especially in STEM fields.” agricultural systems; and Heather Estrada, A second aspect of the grant is a stateassociate professor and program director of wide survey of Montana women who work agriculture at FVCC. in agriculture. Grimberg said the survey The grant’s investigators will provide seeks to identify the women workers’ needs, an online two-credit course, “women in aspirations and achievements. Its questions the agricultural workforce in the 21st cenaddress pay inequity, women in leadership tury,” that targets freshman and sophomore roles, entrepreneurial support, workplace students enrolled at institutions in the Moncharacteristics, land and capital access, and tana University System. The course will be principal roles in agriculture. team-taught by Estrada, Rew and Mangold. “The survey study is intended to gauge Estrada said the course will highlight women’s dreams, aspirations and expectathe diversity of roles and contributions by tions, in addition to their needs,” Grimberg women currently working in agricultural said. “We don’t know what kinds of recareers in farming and ranching, research, search, programs and tools are needed to Extension, administration and marketing. better support Montana women in agricul“The idea is to expose students to the ture unless we have some baseline data.” incredible variety of agricultural workforce In an effort to increase students’ realpathways and their associated rewards and life experience in agriculture, the grant demands, shared by women working in diverse roles in Montana agriculture,” Estrada CONTINUED ON PAGE B33

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Big Sky Equipment Co. Phone 406-278-3277 Sales Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell FAX 1-406-278-7882 Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

TRACTORS 1979 Versatile 875 tractor, 4 remotes,

20.8x38 dual tires @ 70%, 7417 hours. Engine overhauled at 5741 hours.......... .................................................. $18,900

1996 Case IH 9370 tractor, powershift transmission. Very clean tractor....... $67,500 Steiger 9150 4WD, L10 Cummins 300 hp, 12 speed powershift, 4 remotes, 520/85R38 duals @ 85%, recent reman front & rear axles. Includes EZ-Guide 250 with EZ-Steer. Good condition............... Was $49,900......................................... Then $42,900.....NOW ONLY $39,900

GREAT VALUE ON ALL DRILLS IN STOCK

Flexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill, 70-ft., 12” spacing, 4.5” steel press wheels, 4350 tow between tank. Very nice condition. Let’s Deal!................................... Was $109,900 HUGE SAVINGS!.......................... $89,900 Huge Discounts available on Hold-Over

2007 New Holland TC30 MFD tractor, cab, loader, remote valve, LOW HOURS...... .................................................. $11,900

USED COMBINES

New Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive, good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only....... $16,995 2011 Case IH 7088 combine, rock trap, AFX rotor, internal chopper.......... Just Traded Case IH 7010 combine, yield and moisture, rock trap............................... Just Traded Case IH 1680 combine, rock trap................. ............................................. Just Traded Case IH 1480 combine with 810 24-ft. header................................................ $12,500

2009 John Deere 9870STS, well equipped, 2014 640D draper header. Very good condition. Rental. Reduced........ Call Us

NEW & USED HEADERS MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pick-

New Holland P2060 air drill with P1060 cart, 70-ft., 12” spacing.............Call for Pricing

2015 Morris 9450 air cart, tow between, mechanical drive, dual fan. Like new......... .................................................. Let’s Deal Ezee-On 7400 40-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 160 bushel cart, ground driven fan. Very good condition................................. Just Traded

BALE PROCESSORS

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Bale King 880 bale processor........... $9500 Vermeer BPX7000 bale processor.... $8995

up reel, transport. Let’s Deal!.......Was $67,900.................................. Drastically Reduced.................................... $52,900 2011 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, good condition..................... Just Traded 2007 New Holland 94C 36-ft. draper header, dual knife, pickup reel, transport......... .................................................... $39,900 Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oilbath wobble drive................... Let’s Deal Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oilbath wobble drive................ Just Traded 2014 John Deere 640D draper header. Rental. Reduced..............................Call Case IH 1015 pickup header....... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 pickup header....... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 pickup header, Swathmaster attachment.................................. $10,900 1995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment......................... $8995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment..................................... $6500 Case IH 1015-12 pickup header........ $4900 International 810 13-ft. pickup header, Rakeup raking pickup. Very little use..... $8995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header with Sund attachment........................... $2995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header less attachment..................................... $1495 Massey 1859 13-ft. pickup head less attachment................................................. $995 MacDon R85 16-ft. rotary header, steel conditioner, reconditioned............ Let’s Deal New Holland 2314 hay header, sickle rubber conditioner........................... Just Traded New Holland 2330BF header adapter, fits most New Holland bidirectional tractors.. ....................................................... $3995

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2012 Apache AS1020 self-propelled, Top-Con X20 with RTK, Auto-Steer, Auto-Boom, 100-ft. booms, 5 section control............................................. $159,900 2011 Apache 1020 self-propelled, 1000 gallon tank, 100-ft. booms, Power Glide boom control, Envision Raven Monitor, AccuBoom, Smart Trax auto steer, nice condition............................... Just Traded

2011 Apache AS1020 self-propelled, 42 inch crop clearance, 100-ft. boom, 5 ball valves, Raven Envizio monitor with Autosteer, Auto Boom and AccuBoom, inductor. ................................................... $156,500

SPRAYERS

2009 Miller Condor self-propelled sprayer, 120-ft. booms, stainless steel tank, Raven Envisio monitor, Auto-rate.... Just Traded

Flexi-Coil S67XL wheel boom, 120-ft. wheel boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, FlexControl or Raven interface, TeeJet double nozzle bodies, inductor cone, hydro pump, 6 ball valves, foam marker, windscreens, 18.4x26 diamond tires (U21171) Reduced............................................ $5995

INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE

Hold-over New Holland Big Baler 340 Hold-over New Holland T6.155 with loader Hold-over New Holland Powerstar T4.75 with loader Hold-over New Holland P2060 air drill with air cart Flexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill

TRAILER

Compare to new at close to $100,000

2005 Trail-Eze 80HT drop deck equipment trailer with 2-stage hydraulic tail, 80,000 lb GVW, triple axle, hydraulic winch, slide outs widen to 13-ft., good rubber............. Was $52,500......................Now $49,900

Flexi-Coil S67XL suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, lug tire, Flextrol Auto Rate, foam marker, rinse tank................... Now only $19,900 2005 Flexi-Coil S67XL suspended, 1600 gallon, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, Auto Rate, SP655 controller............... $19,900 2007 Brandt SB4000 suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, 5 section, single nozzle bodies, wind cones, Trimble Field IQ................................. $19,900

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT Hesston 8100 self-propelled windrower, 14-

ft. hay head, 25-ft. draper header............ ............................................. Just Traded John Deere 946 mower conditioner, 13.5-ft. cut, flail conditioner.Excellent Condition New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... .................................................... $11,900 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... .................................................... $11,900 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... .................................................... $11,900 2009 Case IH RB564 round baler, net/twine. Good condition...................... Let’s Deal! 2008 Case IH RB564 round baler, twine...... ................................................ Let’s Deal Vermeer R23 hydraulic driven rake. Good condition........................................ $7995 Swather transport trailer, sideways pull style............................................... $5250

SKID STEER LOADERS

We are carrying an excellent selection of skid steer loaders with great pricing available.

MISC. EQUIPMENT Huge inventory of pallet forks and bale

John Deere 1600 chisel plow, 35-ft., set up with liquid fertilizer kit..................... $4995

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Pasture management by the seasons

By Laura Kenny, PennState Extension Educator, Equine Equine Pasture Evaluation Disc (https://extenthe N will jump-start grass growth and you will Whether you want to improve your pastures have a lush, productive pasture. Either divide or simply maintain them so that they stay lush sion.psu.edu/pasture-evaluation-equine-pasthe recommended amount of N from your soil and green for years to come, there are many ture-evaluation-disc). This can help you make test result into 2 or 3 applications, or apply 40steps to take. For a great primer on these condecisions about renovation. Cool season grass 50 pounds of N (not fertilizer- different fertil(orchardgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, tall cepts, read Pasture Management Basics for the fescue, brome, etc.) growth slows significantly Equine Owner (https://extension.psu.edu/basicizers contain different proportions of N. The when it gets hot and dry. If grazing rotationally, pasture-management-for-the-equine-owner). bag will say the percentage of N, so just take you may need to confine horses to a stress lot/ For example, your first step should always be that percentage of the bag weight to figure out dry lot while you wait for a paddock to recover soil testing! Some steps can be done at any time, how much N is in the bag). If your pastures are to 8-10 inches. Make sure to feed hay since and others should be done on a schedule. Read sparse or mostly weeds, then you should work they’re not consuming pasture forage. on for a seasonal pasture management timeline. on establishing more grass before applying N. If it’s a mild summer and there’s plenty of Winter After applying fertilizer (especially N), you moisture, you can make another nitrogen apWinter is a great time to think about your should keep horses off the pasture until about pasture management and come up with a plan a half inch of rain has washed the fertilizer off plication for increased summer growth. Around for what to accomplish this year. Especially the grass. June, you can apply another 40-50 lbs of N if when renovating or reestablishing pastures, it Phosphorus and Potassium there is adequate rainfall. Identify weeds of conis often a multi-year process. Pull up a map of Your soil test results will also have recomcern and make a pasture weed inventory. By the your farm and consider your pasture layout. time they are large and mature in the summer, mendations for phosphorus (P) and potassium • Can you change anything to make it more you can’t do much other than mow them and (K) fertilizers. These can be applied any time efficient? prevent them from spreading seeds. However, after the first grazing, so think May or June. • Do you need to add laneways or stress lots? once you identify them and their life cycles, you The soil test recommendations are meant to • If you are interested in rotational grazing, can look up the most effective herbicide and the be applied yearly for 3 years, then another test think about which pastures you will rotate bemost effective time to control them next year. should be taken. If you plan on hiring someone to do pasture Lime tween or split into smaller paddocks. Can all of work in the fall, get in touch with them early. Lime can also be applied any time during your horses go out together in one group or will Fall is a very busy season for custom applicathe year. Your soil test report will tell you how you need multiple grazing systems? much to apply. Note that this recommendation Price out any projects for the coming year tors. Find out if your laneways and pasture is intended to be applied ONCE during the (reseeding, building a stress lot, fencing, etc.). gates are wide enough for the equipment to get 3-year period between soil tests. Do not apply Contact experts and agencies for technical assisthrough and turn around. it yearly. Lime takes about 6 months to react in Fall tance with design and engineering. If possible, the soil, so plan ahead and apply it 6 months Late summer/early fall is a great time to keep horses off pastures during the winter. The before seeding. Spring is a good time to apply reseed pastures because there is less weed presgrass is not growing, but they continue to nibble lime for a fall seeding. everything down to the ground. This damages sure and temperatures will be getting cooler, Weed Control and Forage Management perennial grass plants, which will take longer to which benefits cool-season grasses. The optiKeep an eye out for weed seedlings and try recover in the spring. In addition, your horses’ mum seeding window for Pennsylvania pastures to identify them. Summer annuals grow in the hooves slice through the soil in wet conditions, is August 15 to September 15. Again, make sure spring and die in the fall; therefore, the best time damaging root systems and further slowing to keep horses off a newly seeded pasture until it to spray them is in the spring when they are spring recovery. is well established - at least 6 inches of growth. small and tender. It is best to identify the weed A stress lot would be an ideal place to turn If you are not sure what kind of grasses you and select an herbicide that has demonstrated horses out during the winter, or designate one have in your pastures, look at the color when effectiveness on that plant. You can look up pasture as the “winter pasture,” knowing that temperatures start getting cold. Desirable coolherbicides in the Penn State Agronomy Guide it will need to be renovated in the spring. If season grasses like orchardgrass, tall fescue, (https://extension.psu.edu/the-penn-stateyour stress lots get very muddy in the winter Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass will agronomy-guide). Make sure to read the label and spring, look into installing heavy use pads, be green and growing. Summer annual weed carefully and follow all requirements including which improve drainage dramatically. grasses like crabgrass, foxtail, barnyardgrass, grazing restrictions and reseeding intervals. Try to avoid spreading manure in the winand Japanese stiltgrass will be ending their life You can plant cool-season grass seed like cycles and turning brown. If your pastures are ter, especially if there is snow cover or the orchardgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial brown in late fall, you may want to consider ground is frozen. When plants aren’t growing, ryegrass, etc. in the spring time, but it may be reseeding with cool-season grasses. they don’t take up the nutrients in manure. less successful than a fall seeding due to weed If you do have a lot of summer annual Winter is a good time to review your Manure pressure and approaching hot summer temgrasses, mow when you see seed heads forming. Management Plan (https://extension.psu.edu/ The only way they regrow from year to year have-a-horse-in-your-backyard-you-need-aperatures. New seedings should not be grazed is through dropped seeds. Mowing before the manure-management-plan) for changes or write for one grazing season to ensure the plants seeds drop will reduce the number that grow one if you don’t have one yet. Every farm with become well-established with deep, healthy back next year. Some difficult perennial weeds livestock needs a plan. root systems. like horse nettle and Canada thistle can’t always Spring Regular mowing is great for pastures. Immabe controlled by mowing, and they will spread Again, keep horses off the pastures until they ture, leafy grass plants are high in nutritive value from year to year via the root system. Fall is the have recovered and grown back from winter. (carbohydrates for energy, protein) and mature, most effective time to spray them with herbicide A good guideline is to wait until there is 5-6” stemmy grass plants with seed heads have lower because they are transferring energy reserves of growth before grazing. Introduce horses to nutrition but higher fiber. Regular mowing endown into their roots, and they will pull the spring grass gradually. Large amounts of any courages the plant to replace leaves instead of herbicide into the roots with it. new feed can upset your horse’s gut, and these going to seed. It also helps control some weeds! As temperatures cool off and grasses break spring grasses have a lot of sugar that can cause If using a rotational grazing system, a great time summer dormancy, another application of nilaminitis and founder. Start them off with 15 to mow is right after you switch horses to a new minutes a day, and gradually increase until they paddock. Never mow below 3-4”; this damages trogen (N) will provide more forage growth are grazing for your target turnout time. If you grasses and increases recovery time. during the fall green-up. Another 40-50 pounds have horses with metabolic issues such as CushGrazing Management of N around September is appropriate. Again, Once horses are acclimated to spring grass, remember to let some rain wash the fertilizer ing’s Disease, Equine Metabolic Syndrome, or it’s time to start your grazing rotation. Start off the grass before returning horses to pasture. are laminitis-prone, remember that early spring grazing a pasture when grasses have reached Conclusion grasses are highest in non-structural carbohy8-10 inches, and move horses when grasses Maintaining your pastures in lush, green drates all year. are 4-5 inches tall. If this takes longer than a grass takes significant work and investment. Soil Testing week, you could add horses to the group or use However, you will find many rewards in the If you have not tested your soils within the temporary fencing to make the paddock smaller. beauty of your fields, the reduced weeds, and the last 3 years, you can take soil samples any Grass regrowth will be rapid in the spring (2 to 3 amount of extra feed it provides for your horses. time the ground is not frozen. Testing kits are weeks), so as long as you have enough paddocks Note that lush, high-quality pasture does proavailable from your county Penn State Extenin the rotation, you shouldn’t need to confine sion office and contain instructions for taking vide a significant source of calories for horses; horses to stress lot unless it is raining and soggy. the perfect representative sample from each of horses at maintenance can have their energy Summer your pastures. and protein needs met with pasture alone. Keep Any time that grasses aren’t dormant is a Nitrogen an eye on weight by body condition scoring or good time to evaluate your pastures. Take a Spring green-up is an important time to apply using a weight tape regularly. Obese horses or walk through each one and note the amount of nitrogen (N) fertilizer, which causes a flush of those with metabolic problems may need to bare ground, weed cover, and desirable cover. green, leafy growth (that is, if you have grass). wear grazing muzzles or even be kept on dry A quick and easy method for this is called the Once pastures start turning green in April or so, lots. Consult with your veterinarian!

MSU faculty seek to increase participation of women in agriculture CONTINUED FROM PAGE B30

provides a year’s funding for up to 10 paid interns. Interns will choose from five agricultural career paths to shadow an intern host, who is preferably a female agricultural professional in Montana. In a culminating event, the grant’s project leaders plan to organize a two-day public summit of women in agriculture to be hosted at MSU that will include panels, student presentations, talks and discussions on women’s experiences in agriculture. The summit will include a photography contest and video presentations showcasing the diversity of jobs, journeys and lives of women working agriculture. To increase public awareness of women’s contributions to Montana’s agriculture, a team from the MSU School of Film and Photography will produce a repository of video clips and interviews with students and women in agriculture. Charles Boyer, MSU vice president of agriculture, said he’s thrilled to support the grant and its goal of diversifying the agricultural workforce. “As we look to a robust 21st century ag workforce that can meet the demands of global food security and safety through technology and science, we need to uplift, mentor and support every resource possible. That begins with women and minority populations,” Boyer said. “My hope is that Montana students from diverse backgrounds seriously consider the agricultural fields. We need them.”

Turn extra-large tees into extra-stylish tees

If you’re like us, you have a million XL t-shirts that you’ve gotten from various organizations and events. Unfortunately, all of them make you look like a formless blob. Fix them into something you would actually wear by getting a little creative. To make a scoop-necked shirt that’s perfect to wear over bathing suits or tank tops, cut off the piece of fabric that runs along the neck hole with a pair of scissors. Try the shirt on and cut a little at a time until it fits your style and shape. To make a fitted tank top from your XL shirt, cut off the sleeves, then slice up the sides of the shirt and stitch them back together more tightly to fit your form. For instructions on how to perform these T-shirt surgeries and many more (most of which don’t even require a sewing machine) check out the book Generation T by Megan Nicolay. (And make sure to get it for free at the library!)

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2006 Arnes T/A belly dump, air ride.......................$22,500

1995 Peterbilt 370 Cat 3406E, 13 speed, new tires.... ..................................$30,000

2009 Cat 257B skid steer, enclosed cab, heat, air conditioning, 2700 hours....$30,000

2004 Peterbilt 379 day cab, C15............................$45,000

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1998 Kenworth W900L day cab, Cat 3406E..........$19,500

2006 Bobcat 331E excavator, cab with heat, air conditioning, Extend-A-Hoe, 2 buckets........ ..................................$26,500

2008 Ford F150 crew cab, 4x4, 5.4L V8, 190,000 miles... .....................................$5500

2006 Kenworth T800 C15, 600 hp, 18 speed, Tridrive, 28” sleeper, low miles......$75,000

1997 Kenworth T800 day cab, Cat 3406E, 550 hp, 18 speed, full lockers, rebuilt title. ..................................$29,500

1997 Gerrys T/A Jeep, air ride, nice shape.........$15,000

2007 Fontaine 55 ton lowboy......................................... $49,500

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Hoven Equipment

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USED TRACTORS

Case IH Puma 185 with 750 hours..$149,900 Case IH Puma 210 tractor with loader.$84,900 2013 New Holland T7.185 with loader and grapple..........................................$109,900 Massey Ferguson 6280 with loader and grapple............................................$47,000 Massey Ferguson 4609.....................$49,900 John Deere 4955 tractor....................$49,000 David Brown 1212 3 pt., 540 PTO........$5900 David Brown 1200A tractor..................$6500 Versatile 700 parting out, engine and some tires gone.

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

MacDon 1300 bale stacker.................$14,900 H&S rake...............................................$7900 Vermeer WR24 12-wheel low capacity..$3500

It’s hard to believe you can take the best loader in the industry and make it better. But that’s exactly what Bobcat has done. Our loaders offer more cab space, improved visbility, increased fuel capacity and more. It’s increased comfort and performance all across the board.

Versatile 450....................................$206,000 Valtra T140-4 with loader.............. $65,000 (L) Valtra C120 with loader......................$53,900 Versatile 835 tractor...........................$14,900

USED COMBINES

2015 New Holland L230 skid steer, 3060# lift ROC.......$39,900 (L)

New Holland TR98 combine..............$29,900 New Holland TR97 combine..............$19,900

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USED AUGERS

2013 Wheatheart 13x91 auger with hopper mover..............................................$14,900 Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger...........$1500 Westfield TF8x51 auger........................$2400

Westfield MK13x91 swing auger.......$10,500 Westfield MK13x71 auger.................$14,500 Westfield 13x71 Plus auger with hopper mover..............................................$11,200

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Pasture Harrows • 5/8” diameter high carbon steel • 50 lbs./ft. • 6-ft. deep mat • 45° & 15° angle teeth • Width (bar included)

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USED SWATHERS MacDon M200 with R85 header.........$74,900

USED PROCESSORS

Vermeer BPX9000 processor..............$21,000 Vermeer BP8000 with final cut............$15,500 Vermeer BP8000 processor................$11,900 2012 Highline CFR650 processor..$18,500 (L) Highline 6800 processor with Highline 500 mover.................................................... Call Haybuster 256 Plus processor................. Call Hesston BP25 processor.......................$3900

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MacDon M155 draper ready...............$74,000 MacDon 7000 with 30-ft. 960 header.$27,900 2014 MacDon A30D pull type............$29,900

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Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; Andy – 590-0372; Rob Campbell – 231-4254; Kaity Leppel – 727-7153; Lance Bethel – 788-8012

Ag Shield 1500 sprayer...................... $24,900 Brandt 85-ft. pull type sprayer............... $3900 Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; Andy – 590-0372; Rob Campbell – 231-4254; Kaity Leppel – 727-7153; Lance Bethel – 788-8012

Freightliner with F/S sprayer............. $25,900

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ATTENTION: Hoven Equipment is having a Versatile Sprayer Clinic on 4/17 in Great Falls and a New Holland Combine Clinic on 5/7 in Great Falls. We are also having a New Holland Sprayer Clinic in Lewistown on 4/18.

If interested please RSVP for sign up and more information by April 9th.

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ROUND BALERS

Massey Ferguson Hesston 2856A twine and net wrap............................ $29,900 New Holland BR780A twine only... $7900 New Holland 664 twine only........... $7900 3-New Holland 560 balers. Each..$48,000 Vermeer 605M net wrap baler..... $17,900 Vermeer 605XL twine only............. $8900 Vermeer Super 605J twine only......CALL Case IH ATX400 air drill with Flexi-Coil Super J twine only.......................... $4900 3850 tow between cart..............$66,000 John Deere 535 baler.................... $6000 John Deere 535............................. $5500 USED HEADERS

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John Deere 9450 50-ft. with 12” spacing. Case 800 50’ x 10”, 43 VRT with Flexi-Coil Will sell individually......................$9900 3430 cart..................................$99,000

Ford F350 4WD, automatic, flatbed.... $19,900 Matthews MC flail mower...................... $7900 John Deere Z445 rider, 54” deck.......... $3200 Grasshopper 721 with mower, brush and blower collection system.................... $4300 John Deere 148 loader with grapple..... $5500 Kelly 3-pt. backhoe................................ $3100 Shaver HD-10 post pounder......................Call Danuser F8 3-pt. post hole auger.......... $1100 Flatbed trailer........................................... $850

- COMING IN Case IH RB565 round baler New Holland BR780 baler John Deere 705 rake Sitrex 12-wheel rake

2014 MacDon D65D 40-ft. header.$57,900 Agco 5200 36-ft. draper header... $19,900 MacDon D60D 30-ft. header........ $36,000 MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header.......... ................................................. $29,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. with pickup reel.......... ................................................. $14,900 MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, pickup reel........................................... $14,900 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header.......... $799

SQUARE BALERS

Massey Ferguson 2190 baler..... $52,000 Massey Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter......... ................................................. $44,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter..$54,900 New Holland BB960 baler.......... $29,900

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Haybuster CNF 430 vertical mixer with scales............................................. $28,900 Haybuster H-1100 1000 PTO mixer... $30,000 Hesston BP20 processor...................... $3390 Ag Shield 12-52-3 roller..................... $50,000 Deutz 9150 tractor.............................. $36,000 John Deere 4650 2WD tractor, loader & grapple............................................ $33,250 Steiger ST310 tractor......................... $18,000 Ford 841 loader tractor.......................... $5000 Case IH 2188 combine, 1015 pickup header... ....................................................... $42,500 Massey-Ferguson 8570 combine, 24-ft. header, pickup header.................... $39,000 Massey-Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft. header, air reel.................................. $4500 New Holland TR97 combine with 36-ft. Honeybee header and 13-ft. pickup with Swathmaster pickup attachment.............. $42,500 John Deere 7700 combine.................... $5500 New Holland 94C 42-ft. double sickle, pickup reel, double swath.......................... $24,900 New Holland 971 header with Rake-Up pickup attachment......................................... $6000 MacDon 2052 30-ft. header, Case 88 Series adapter........................................... $26,000 MacDon 962 36-ft. header.................. $16,900 Batco 20-120 conveyor auger............ $65,900

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Westfield MKX13x84 auger............... $19,900 Westfield MK13x71 auger................. $15,000 Westfield TFX10x36 auger.................... $9900 New Holland H8080 swather with 419 header. ....................................................... $85,000 New Holland 1442 15’3” rotary disc...... $6700 International 4000 14-ft. swather.......... $8000 Ag Shield 300 recon hay conditioner..$24,000 Spra-Coupe 4640 with 60-ft. booms.. $29,500 Summers 80-ft. pickup sprayer, 500 gallon..... ....................................................... $12,900 Bourgault 950 sprayer, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank......................................... $8000 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, 120ft. booms............................................ $8000 Bourgault 3320 air drill with L6455 cart.......... ..................................................... $220,000 Case 800 70-ft. x 12” spacing air drill..$80,000 Bourgault 7200 harrow, 5/8” tines...... $52,000 Quicke 660 loader - grapple.................. $5000 Toro Z 5000 riding lawn mower with bagger.... .......................................................... $1900

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By Carmen Rath-Wald, Logan County Extension Agent When our kids were still at home, they set the table, helped with food preparation and did the dishes (they were the dishwasher). As a result all three kids can prepare meals for themselves and others, and clean up after themselves. These are valuable life skills, but I think they also had fun while they were learning. In the summers when our boys were elementary school age and went with dad on the semi, John taught them about cooking meals on the engine. They made roast with potatoes and carrots, hot sandwiches and whatever else they could think of. They carefully double-wrapped the food before placing it on the engine, and looked forward to lunch all morning. I was recently reading a Cooking for Kids newsletter from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and had to laugh when I read the directions for Salad in a Bag, said to gently hit a plastic bag of fruit and vegetables with a rolling pin. What kid (and adult) wouldn’t have fun with that? I’ll share it, but please use your rolling pin responsibly! Salad in a Bag Ingredients: • 1 apple, cored, cut into 8 pieces • 1 carrot, cut into 8 pieces (or handful baby carrots) • 1 cucumber, remove seeds, cut into 8 pieces • 1 handful of radishes, cut into 4 pieces • 1 handful of cooked baby beets (canned beets can also be used) Directions: Place the apple, carrot, cucumber, radishes, and beets into a large self-closing freezer plastic bag. Seal the bag and gently hit with a rolling pin. Open the bag and break up any larger pieces. To prevent choking, avoid serving food that is as wide as a nickel or wider. Pour into a serving bowl. Add a little of your favorite dressing and gently toss together — remember to dress it lightly, you can always add more dressing. Enjoy! Tips: Smash beets after the other vegetables to prevent them from coloring all the vegetables. The cucumber and apple can be peeled to make them easier to break apart. Tips for Cooking with Children • Don’t try to cook with children when you are in a hurry – choose a time when you can enjoy the experience. • Start with simple recipes (less than five ingredients) so your child can see fast results and not get impatient waiting. • Children will be messy. Allow extra time for clean-up. • Read through the recipe and decide which steps are appropriate for your child’s skill level. You want your child to have a positive experience in the kitchen Whether your kids are making a Manifold Manicotti or CAR-B-QUE (sorry, I couldn’t help myself), it is always important to remember food safety. Testing the temperature with a food thermometer and being meticulously clean are crucial. For more information about this topic or something else, please contact me at the NDSU Extension Office in Logan County at 754-2504 or email carmen.rath.wald@ndsu.edu

Snowpack and spring weather critical

Snowfall in some locations of Montana has been recordbreaking during February, resulting in snowpack totals for March 1st that are well above normal for most river basins, according to snow survey data collected by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Twenty-five SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) stations and manual measurement locations set new records for February totals, and 21 measurements at other locations were the second highest on record. “Abundant mountain, valley and plains snowfall this winter has Montana under a blanket of snow at the beginning of March,” said Lucas Zukiewicz, NRCS water supply specialist for Montana. “While this is great news for longterm water supply, it’s been hard on a lot of families and businesses in the plains.” Snowpack totals are above normal in all major river basins of the state of Montana for March 1, and some measurement locations are setting records for this date. Fifteen snowpack measurement locations have set a new record for March 1, and 12 are the second highest on record. Most of these records are being set in the headwaters of the Upper Clark Fork, mountains of the Missouri Mainstem around Helena and in the headwaters of the Upper Yellowstone and Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River basins. While not recordsetting, most other river basins have seen consistent and above normal moisture this winter due to the favorable La Nina weather patterns this winter. Many snowpack measurement locations have already reached the normal “peak,” or maximum amount of snow water contained in the snowpack, on March 1st. Zukiewicz said only one area seems to be left out of this year, the Centennial range which serves as the headwaters for the Red Rock River in southwestern Montana. It has a snowpack that remains below normal for this date. “As we approach spring, water users across the state start to plan for the coming growing season, water supply and allocations from spring runoff of the mountain snowpack,” Zukiewicz said. “This year looks to deliver above average flows in the rivers in most locations due to the deep mountain snowpack.” On March 1, the NRCS Montana Snow Survey began to issue forecasts for the spring and summer runoff with many locations forecasted to be above to well above average. Some forecasted volumes for rivers in south-central Montana for the April 1 through July 31 period are approaching records. “The median forecast for the Clark’s Fork at Belfry, Mont., is above the record for that location,” Zukiewicz said. “There’s going to be a lot of water coming out of the Beartooth Range this spring and summer.” While spring is always critical to the timing and volume of water supply, Zukiewicz said he will keep a close eye on the week-to-week weather patterns over the next few months. CONTINUED ON PAGE C4

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IN STOCK ermeer R2300, NEW 51⁄ Stand 51⁄22’’ xx 24’ 24’Walter Stand Alone Alone Panels Panels $375 $375 ea. ea. & NEW & USED USED 406-350-0380 Hesston 4790 , 3x4 square ...........EQUIPMENT 2017 Vermeer R2300 ,baler rakes ..EQUIPMENT ........EQUIPMENT ..............................................................$27,500 .Vermeer ..In Stock 605M, reconditioned ................pipe, ...............fittings, ...........$22,000 HDPE and welder NEW & USED for JD 740 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 Bucket & Grapple, NEW & USED EQUIPMENT Vermeer 605N net , twine, floats . USED DEMO Vermeer 605N net , twine, floats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USED DEMO 24’ Stand Alone Wind Break Panels $875 24’ Stand Alone Wind Break Panels $875 ea. Vermeer 605XL , completely rebuilt .............COMING .............USED .IN .......Vermeer ..$14,600 BP8000, used bale processor............................$13,500– Geyser,ea. 406-735-4374 MT NEWVermeer Vermeer TM1410 , USED 21’ cuttwine, .........EQUIPMENT .......floats. ........................... Vermeer 605N net, DEMO 51⁄ 2 ’ x 24’ Stand Alone Panels $375 ea. Geotherm Waterers & Parts In Stock NEW & 2017 R2300 , rakes . . In Stock nt Hole Auger , NH9030 bi-direct 15” auger . . . . $3,480 2017 Vermeer R2300 , rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Stock Vermeer 555 , rebuilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 HDPE pipe, fittings, and welder NEW Vermeer TM850 , trailed mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK HDPE pipe, fittings, and welder Cox Ranch Equipment (2) Vermeer BP7000, scales......CALL 605XL Vermeer 605XL completely rebuilt ...USED ..$14,600 $14,600 Vermeer 605N net,,, completely twine, .processors ......................................................................with ........IN .........STOCK DEMO rlmccray@3rivers.net 15.5’ cut,floats demorebuilt unit Vermeer TM1200 Stand Alone WindMTMachine, Break Panels $875 ea. (2) 2016 2016 Vermeer R2300, Demos ..........$2,150 ...............IN STOCK post pounder, all hydraulic aver , Vermeer R&L Seed and LLC Cliff Cox 24’ 406-594-2204, Winston, Geotherm Waterers && Parts In (2) Vermeer R2300, Demos. . .............$16,900 Geotherm Waterers Parts In Stock Stock NEW Vermeer R2300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK rebuilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................In .......$9,250 Vermeer 555 , 555 , rebuilt $9,250 2017Vermeer Vermeer R2300 , rakes . Stock NEW MDS Bucket & Grapple, for JD 740 loader . $4,500 Nate Cox 406-594-2205, MT– Geyser, NEW Vermeer VR1224,R2300’s, with center splitter ...................IN STOCK HDPE Winston, pipe, fittings, and welder New Vermeer ......................................IN STOCK 406-735-4374 (2) 2016 Vermeer R2300, Demos STOCK (2)NEW 2016 Vermeer ..15” ..STOCK ......auger ........IN IN STOCK R&L and Quick Mount Hole Auger ,Demos ....$3,480 completely rebuilt $14,600 Vermeer 605XL ,605XL, rotary rake .NH9030 ...........................bi-direct ..........................IN Vermeer RR140 ,R2300, Vermeer 605M ,Seed reconditioned ..Machine, .....................MT ....LLC ..............$22,000 Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, NEW & USED EQUIPMENT Vermeer completely rebuilt..............$14,600 Geotherm Waterers & Parts In.....Stock reconditioned .all ...JD .JD .hydraulic ....740 .740 .........loader .loader ..$8,000 (2) Vermeer R23 Rakes rlmccray@3rivers.net NEW MDS Bucket for for .....................$9,250 $4,500 NEW MDS Bucket &..,.Grapple, Grapple, 3PT Worksaver ,..& post pounder, .............ea. .$4,500 $2,150 White Sulphur Springs, MT Vermeer 555 , rebuilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vermeer BP8000 , used bale processor . . . . . . . . . . ..............$13,500 Vermeer ................................................$9250 ..................................................COMING .......$3,000 IN Vermeer, WR24 Wheel Rake 406-735-4374 – Geyser, MT eer(2)TM1410 21’555, cut .Rancher .Auger .rebuilt. .........Demos Quick Mount Hole NH9030 ....STOCK Quick Mount Hole Auger NH9030 .$3,480 $3,480coxranchequip@gmail.com .............................$19,500 ...moisture ..bi-direct .bi-direct .................IN.15” .15” ..STOCK ...auger .auger ......IN 2016 R2300, NEW Vermeer Vermeer 6650 ,,,net, twine, R&L Seed and Machine, LLC Morris 900 8 bale mover. . Vermeer 605Mrlmccray@3rivers.net ,rlmccray@3rivers.net reconditioned..........................................$22,000 NEW &..USED trailed .....for ..all .all.JD ..hydraulic .EQUIPMENT .740 ......loader .............IN eerNEW TM850 , Bucket 3PT Worksaver ,,mower pounder, 3PT Worksaver post pounder, hydraulic ...........STOCK ......................$4,500 .$2,150 $2,150 Vermeer BP8000 MDS &post Grapple, , used bale processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 Beltec digger, multi-auger.................................$3300 PULLEY & WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND NEW & USED EQUIPMENT NEW Vermeer TM1410 , 21’ cut....................................IN .......STOCK .....COMING IN 406-735-4374 – Geyser, MT M1200 ,Vermeer 15.5’ cut, demo unit 6650 Rancher , baler .......pounder. ......................bi-direct .................................. ..........15” ..........auger .NEW . .80 QuickWorksaver Mount Hole Auger ,USED NH9030 ..$3,480 chain, 60Vermeer chain, 60 Heavy chain, 50 .chain 3TM850 pt& post $1850 605M ,Ranch ........................Winston, ..................$22,000 Vermeer 605M , reconditioned reconditioned $22,000 Cliff Cox 406-594-2204, MT NEW Vermeer , trailed mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........IN STOCK Cox Equipment NEW EQUIPMENT NEW & USED EQUIPMENT NEW Vermeer R2800 , hydraulic rakes ............................................IN STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK eer3PT R2300 Cut to Length rlmccray@3rivers.net post pounder, all hydraulic ..............STOCK ........IN ...$2,150 Worksaver , R2300 Vermeer Vermeer BP8000 BP8000,, used used bale bale processor processor.............................$13,500 $13,500 Vermeer TM1200 15.5’ ................COMING STOCK NEW Vermeer , ,rake .,.,..21’ .21’ ...cut, ....cut .cut ...demo .....................unit .....................................IN NEW Vermeer TM1410 IN NEW Vermeer TM1410 . . . . . . . . . . . . COMING IN Cliff Cox 406-594-2204, Winston, MT Nate CoxBaler 406-594-2205, Winston, MT withN..center eer VR1224 ,Vermeer NEW ...IN .......STOCK ........IN STOCKWe Sell & Cox Repair Belts .....R2300 ...........,.,.splitter ..trailed .......................mower ..mower .....................................................................................IN Vermeer 605 NEW Vermeer TM850 trailed STOCK Call about specials..Equipment NEW Vermeer TM850 ......STOCK .....................IN IN STOCK Vermeer 605M ,Ranch reconditioned ..on .......new .Winston, .........and ..........used .MT ..........$22,000 Nate Cox 406-594-2205, NEW & NEW Vermeer VR1224 ,.USED with center ....STOCK IN STOCK net, twine, floats, ramps ........EQUIPMENT ......splitter .............................IN $18,900 Vermeer 605M , rake NEW & USED EQUIPMENT All Makes & Models rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eer RR140 , Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, equipment through April! Vermeer TM1200 ,,,TM1410, 15.5’ cut, STOCK Vermeer TM1200 15.5’ cut, demo demo unit ..........................IN IN STOCK twine,, rebuilt pickup ..unit ...........................................$7,500 Vermeer Rebel 5500 BP8000 , used bale processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MT .....$13,500 NEW Vermeer 21’ cut........................ IN STOCK Vermeer NEW Vermeer RR140 rotary rake . IN STOCK Cliff Cox Winston, Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, Cliff Cox 406-594-2204, 406-594-2204, Winston,...MT NEW Vermeer TM1410 .............COMING IN ...reconditioned ea.STOCK r R23 Rakes , reconditioned NEW Vermeer R2300 NEW Vermeer R2300 .R2300 .IN IN STOCK Trendline Vermeer Sales JD , twine only .........Rakes ...,.....21’ ............,...cut .......................rakes........................ ...............................................................................$8,000 .................$5,000 (2) NEW Vermeer IN STOCK ...............$8,000 ea. (2)566 Vermeer R23 White Sulphur Springs, MT White Sulphur MT Nate Cox 406-594-2205, Winston, MT NEW Vermeer TM850 ... .......$3,000 . IN.IN STOCK Nate Cox 406-594-2205, Winston, MT NEWVermeer Wheatheart Post ,..................rakes........... NEW ,.,.with STOCK Cox Equipment NEW Vermeer IN STOCK .VR1224 .VR1224 .Heavy ...Wheel ..,.trailed ..Hitter .VR .with ...series .mower .center .center ....Driver .........splitter ...splitter R24 Wheel Rake 406-778-3777 (shop) –Ranch Baker, MT Springs, (2) NEW Vermeer STOCK Vermeer WR24 Rake .......wheel ..............................................CALL ..................IN ....$3,000 Techno 980, 8 bale mover,.,cut, ..rotary .rotary .......demo ......rake ........unit ............................................$32,500 Vermeer TM1200 , 15.5’ . . . . . . . . IN STOCK . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer RR140 coxranchequip@gmail.com NEW Vermeer RR140 rake . . . . . . . IN STOCK coxranchequip@gmail.com Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, Vermeer used wheel rake. ........................... $4500Greg 406-978-3777 NEW Vermeer Rancher , .net, twine, . . . . .IN STOCK net,bale twine, moisture . . .moisture . .IN STOCK eer 6650 Rancher , 6650 (cell) Cliff Cox 406-594-2204, Winston, MT round Red Rhino , 8WRX12 NEW(2) Vermeer R2300 ........,trailer .,.reconditioned .reconditioned .baler. ................................................. .....................................................$7,500 ...........$8,000 IN ea. Vermeer R23 Rakes $8,000 ea. (2) Vermeer R23 hay Rakes NEW Vermeer 605N INSTOCK STOCK White Sulphur Springs, MT White Sulphur Springs, MT MT Nate&Cox 406-594-2205, Winston, WR24 Wheel ..........splitter PULLEY WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND NEW &Rake USED EQUIPMENT NEWVermeer Vermeer VR1224 , with center Vermeer WR24 Wheel Rake ..................................IN .....STOCK .$3,000 $3,000 Vermeer 605M, rebuilt pickup.................................... CALL PULLEY & WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND NEW & USED EQUIPMENT coxranchequip@gmail.com coxranchequip@gmail.com Vermeer 6650 Rancher ,, net, NEW Vermeer 6650 Rancher net, STOCK NEWNEW Vermeer RR140 , rotary rake .......twine, .twine, ...........moisture .moisture Vermeer 6650 Rancher , baler ...................... IN ...IN .IN ...STOCK ..STOCK ..$5500 ..NEW 80 chain,Shane 60 chain, 60 Heavy chain, 50 chain Vermeer 504I used baler......................................... Sereday 406-547-4749, 650(2)Rancher , baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW 80 chain, 60 chain, 60 Heavy chain, 50 chain rakes ..............$8,000 ....IN$13,000 STOCK NEW Vermeer R2800 , hydraulic reconditioned ............................. ea. Vermeer R23 Rakes , used Vermeer BP8000, bale processor. Cut to Length White Sulphur Springs, ON MT HAND PULLEY & WELD-ON SPROCKETS NEW & USED EQUIPMENT PULLEY & WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND NEW & USED EQUIPMENT NEW Vermeer R2300 , rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK Vermeer BPX9000, bale processor. . ................ AVAILABLE Vermeer WR24 Wheel Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 eer R2800, hydraulic rakes. ... .... . . .. IN STOCK Cut 60 to Heavy Length Vermeer 6650 Rancher 60 chain, chain, Vermeer 6650 Rancher .............moisture ..........................IN ...IN ..STOCK ..STOCK ....NEW NEW 80 80 chain, chain, 60 chain, 60 Heavy chain, 50 50 chain chain Wecoxranchequip@gmail.com Sell & Repair Baler Belts ..........,,..baler .baler ...,..net, .........twine, Vermeer 605 N..Rancher Vermeer 6650 eerNEW R2300 , rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer R2800 rakes ..................................IN STOCK NEW Vermeer R2800 hydraulic rakes IN STOCK Vermeer 605M , net,,, hydraulic twine, floats, ramps ..$18,900 Note: Streamflow forecasts are issued for multiple points Cut All Makes Models Cut to to&Length Length We&Sell & Repair Baler Belts ....Vermeer ....Vermeer ......NEW ...Rebel ....R2300 .R2300 ...& .....USED .,,..rake .twine, ...............rebuilt ..................pickup .............................IN 05 N..NEW STOCK NEW Vermeer .EQUIPMENT ......STOCK ..........IN STOCK PULLEY .IN ....$7,500 5500 ,rake WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND on rivers and streams within a major river basin and are We Sell & Repair Belts Trendline Sales JD 566 ,605 twine only ..,..baler ....................................EQUIPMENT ..IN ........$5,000 STOCK 605 NN.NEW We60 Sell &Vermeer Repair Baler Belts 50 chain given as a range of exceedance probabilities. Consult the ..........ramps ..& .....USED Vermeer 05M , Vermeer net, twine, floats, All Makes &Baler Models Vermeer 6650 Rancher ...................................................$18,900 ........................IN .STOCK .NEW 80 chain, chain, 60 Heavy chain, Vermeer BPX 9000, round and square bale processor ........... In Stock NEW Wheatheart Heavy Hitter Post Driver , . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL Vermeer 605M , net, twine, floats, ramps . . $18,900 Vermeer 605M , net, twine, floats, ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,900 All Makes & Models All Makes & Models 406-778-3777 – Baker, MT NEW Vermeer R2800 , hydraulic ......IN STOCK rebuilt pickuprakes ..............................$7,500 ebel 5500 , twine, Cut(shop) to Length individual river basin of interest to see the range of values Vermeer BP8000 processor, final with...grain tank TechnoRebel 980 , 85500 bale .rebuilt .cut, .................$17,999 ......$32,500 Vermeer ,mover twine, .STOCK .$7,500 $7,500 Vermeer Rebel 5500 , twine, Vermeer R2300 ,..rake ...............rebuilt ..or ............without ..............pickup ...pickup .................grain .......................tank .................................. ............IN ne NEW onlyJD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 (cell)Sales Greg 406-978-3777 for streams of interest. $16,499 8 round hay bale trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Red Rhino , Trendline Vermeer 566 , twine only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 JD 566605 , twine ................................IN .....STOCK .$5,000 We Sell & Repair Baler Belts .650, ......Post ..round ........Driver ..bale .......processor .....,.................................................... Vermeer N...only New Highline In Stock theart Heavy Hitter .....,,.....................CALL *Highest point forecast is the highest 50% forecast of all NEW Wheatheart Heavy Hitter Post Driver CALL NEW Wheatheart Heavy Hitter Post Driver . . . . . . . . . . . CALL 406-778-3777 (shop) – Baker, 406-778-3777 (shop) –– Baker, MT 406-778-3777 (shop) Baker, MT MT Vermeer 605M , net, twine, floats, rakes ramps..........................$18,900 All Makes & Models NEW Vermeer R2800, hydraulic STOCK bale mover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 8Vermeer Techno 980 ,,..88..bale mover Techno 980 bale mover ........................................................................IN ............................$32,500 ..............$32,500 $32,500 forecast points within the basin. pickup.........................$7,500 5500 , twine, NEWRebel Vermeer R2300, rakerebuilt .....................................................IN STOCK Greg 406-978-3777 (cell)(cell) Greg 406-978-3777 406-978-3777 (cell) Greg hay bale trailer ................................................$7,500 .............$7,500 Red Rhino ,, 88 round round hay bale trailer $7,500 Red Rhino 8 round hay bale trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Lowest point forecast is the lowest 50% forecast of all Vermeer STOCK Trendline Vermeer Sales JD 566 , twine605N. only...........................................................................IN ...............................................................$5,000 voag2@midivers.com forecast points within the basin. JD 568, net, twine, floats, above avg. cond., 17,900 bales ..... $21,999 NEW Wheatheart Heavy Hitter Post Driver,......................CALL 406-778-3777 (shop) – Baker, MT JD 566 round baler . . ...................................................................... $5000 ***Basin average forecast is an average of all 50% foreTechno 980, 8 bale mover..................................................$32,500 Greg 406-978-3777 (cell) Red Rhino, 8 round hay bale trailer.......................................$7,500 casts within the basin.

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Reed canarygrass: environmental foe, cattle food?

By Rossie Izlar, American Society of Agronomy How do you host tens of millions of migratory waterfowl every year? The Rainwater Basin of southeast Nebraska provides a vital resting stop and feeding station. There, the native wetland plants produce enough seed to replenish the birds—some of them threatened or endangered species—for their long journey. But a non-native grass species has been wreaking havoc in wetlands all over the U.S. Reed canarygrass displaces native, high-seed producing species. The grass forms dense stands and clogs patches of open water in the wetland. It can survive through cold winters and tolerates both drought and moist conditions. “It’s aggressive; nothing stops its growth,” said John Guretzky. Guretzky is a grassland systems ecologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He’s been studying an innovative way to contain the reed canarygrass’s destruction of seed-producing plants in wetlands. But reed canarygrass isn’t the only threat to Nebraska wetlands. Most land surrounding the Rainwater Basin is farmed. Less than one percent of the original Rainwater Basin wetlands remain. Most wetlands in the area have been converted into cropland. Guretzky is hoping to make the prospect of keeping wetlands more attractive. His experiment tests the usefulness of wetlands invaded by reed canarygrass as a feed source for cows. In theory, producers could rent out wetlands as grazing land to cattle farmers, or let their own cows graze it. Producers could also harvest the reed canarygrass. By grazing or haying the wetlands, producers could access a free feed source for their cattle. The cattle would disturb the reed canarygrass enough to create open spaces for other vegetation. More open waters would be available for foraging water birds. Birds, cows, and producers would all benefit. “We’re trying to encourage producers to graze or harvest the wetlands,” he explained. “That way producers could still get value through the land.” Guretzky wanted to know how repeated forage harvests would affect reed canarygrass. He also wanted to know how productive and nutritious the wetlands were with harvest. “Cattle producers are concerned about their cattle health,” said Guretzky. Guretzky simulated repeated grazing events on two wetlands in Seward County, Nebraska. During the dry, summer season, he and his research team “grazed” (mowed) wetland plots between zero and three times. They found that the wetlands produce enough fodder to satisfy cattle nutrient needs. They also found that the more plots are grazed, the more likely other species besides reed canarygrass will have a chance. “Removing all that top growth lets more light in on the soil,” he said. Reed canarygrass stems and leaves tend to smother annual plants and block the sunlight. By repeatedly mowing, the team gave other plants a chance. But reed canarygrass proved more stubborn than Guretzky thought. Over the three-year experiment, they made a slight dent in the reed canarygrass’ hold in only one of the locations. “If you don’t maintain that grazing pressure, you won’t see a strong decline in the reed canarygrass,” he said. “We didn’t have quite the impact we expected to.” Guretzky said the next step would be to bring cows into the wetlands and let them graze repeatedly during the growing season. A longer experiment, with consistent grazing pressure, might loosen reed canarygrass’ stronghold enough to let other species in. But Guretzky said there’s probably no way to fully eradicate it without using herbicides and cutting the root structure with sharp disks. Read more about this research in Agronomy Journal (https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/aj/abstracts/110/1/200). Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Environmental Trust funded the research. ##### Rodeo has a unique quality of origin to which no other professional sport can lay claim. It emerged from an industry... from the daily routine and tasks of a low paying job with long hours performed by ranch hands who came to know very well the animals with which they lived. ##### Before the 1940s, the most popular competitions included trick riding and fancy roping. Also in demand were gymnastic feats performed on horseback at high speed, and Roman standing races where riders stood upon a pair of horses, one foot on each horse.

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TRACTOR FOR SALE 2015 Case IH Maxxum 140 with Case IH L755 loader, Deluxe Cab, Powerboost

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LADAK'65

no fairweather friend Developed in Montana for Montana and intermountain conditions. Ladak’65 remains the best variety for dryland and limited moisture sites. A proven performer. Guaranteed genetic purity. Preinoculated - Ready to seed.

There are alfalfas and there are alfalfas. Some do well in one climate or region and just can’t make it in another. That’s why Ladak’65 is so right for the dryland, intermountain grower. Ladak’65 proves a real winner, offers winterhardiness you probably can’t match with any other strain.

Resists Bacteria Wilt

Out-yields other Alfalfas

In normal, dryland conditions Ladak’65 shows its colors fast. In ideal, irrigated conditions Ladak’65 may not prove your biggest yielder, but, when the going’s tough, moisture is limited, Ladak’65 will outperfom the rest.

Holds its vigor

In dry years, when moisture is light, Ladak’65 retains its vigor. Recovers fast when moisture comes to give you good tonnage in adverse conditions.

Animals love it

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2018 AUCTION CALENDAR Saturday, April 14th

Saturday, May 12th

10 a.m. • Fairgrounds • Lewistown

10 a.m. • Biegalke Ranch • Windham

Jim Dullenty Auction

Biegalke Estate Farm Auction

Western Books, Coins and Collectibles

C. M. Russell Signature in 1st Edition Jack London book

Hull

Birchleaf 3 gal

Oak Ice Box with rear door

Saturday, April 21st

11 a.m. • Fairgrounds • Havre

Boyum Farms Inc. & That Guy’s Farm Equipment Auction Excellent line of major farm equipment. SEE AD IN THIS ISSUE

PARTIAL LIST INCLUDES TRACTORS & EQUIP. VEHICLES 1992 Ford 8630 tractor w/ DuAl 275 loader & grapple, 1,706 hrs. JD 4100 compact tractor, MFWD, w/ loader Ferguson 30 utility tractor, 4 cyl gas, 3 pt, PTO Farmall M tractor, FH wideframe loader JD 7700 combine, 24’ JD 224 header, 3,255 hr NH 855 round baler JD 550 3 pt rototiller JD D110 lawn tractor, 34 hrs.

2005 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 pickup, crew cab, 5.4 L, auto, 96k miles 1969 Ford F-250 high boy 4x4 pickup, 6 cyl, 4 speed, hyd. bale bed, 100k miles.

FENCING EQUIPMENT, STOCK SADDLES, PORTABLE CORRALS, FIREARMS, COINS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.

TAKING SELECT GUEST CONSIGNMENTS. Call Jayson @ 406-366-5125 or Kyle @ 406-366-0472

Saturday, June 2nd

10 a.m. • Miller Farm • Moore

Montana Horse Progress Days Auction Driving & Riding Horses and Mules. Carriages, Wagons, Buggies, Implements, Harness and Tack

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Vet Diagnostic Center’s cuttingedge facilities benefit students

By Deann Gayman, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, University Communication After the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center opened at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in June 2017, its presence immediately benefited the state’s animal producers with cutting-edge technology for quick diagnosis of diseases that have the potential to wipe out entire herds and livelihoods. Soon after, students in the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine also felt the advantages of the center. It offers a state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory and has become their home base for learning. “We’re in class 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. everyday,” said Tina Novak, a second-year veterinary medicine student. “It’s a benefit to have this dedicated space.” The center was built to provide the best disease diagnosis, research and student facilities. The classroom offers students a quiet space to study 24 hours a day with Ncard access. It also connects via large video screens and software to classrooms at Iowa State University to offer a broader range of classes. Nebraska partners with Iowa State to offer the veterinary medicine program, in which Huskers study two years in Lincoln before finishing the last two years in Ames, Iowa. “Everything is in one place,” said Dominic Gentile, a second-year student. “With the lab specifically, everything is at our disposal, including computers, lab coats. It’s very modern with the newest technology.” The student laboratory, where students do microbiology and parasitology lab work, benefits the students with its close proximity the diagnostic center. “We have a few teachers who work in the center and they bring some of the more unusual real-world cases into the classroom,” Novak said. “We’ve done necropsies on some of these animals to solve the puzzle of how it died.” Both Novak and Gentile are thankful for the opportunity the Nebraska-Iowa State partnership provides and for the new facilities on East Campus. “It’s nice to be in a modern space having all the different technology available to us,” Gentile said. “It’s set up for learning in a comfortable environment.” Novak said the new facility, when combined with the smaller class sizes and lower tuition of the first two years of the veterinary professional program, will help the state keep its best and brightest as working veterinarians in Nebraska. The center was approved by the 2012 Nebraska Legislature, with state funds covering $40.6 million of the total $44.7 million project. The remaining $4.1 million was raised via private donations.

Husband Appreciation Day

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Titanic Remembrance Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 15 Titanic Remembrance Day is dedicated to the memory of the Titanic, and over 1500 people who died. On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the north Atlantic ocean. The Titanic was called “unsinkable” and the “safest ship afloat” by her builder and designer. However, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City, the cruise ship Titanic hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. This occurred on May 14, 1912 at 11:40 p.m. Two hours later, with a gaping gash in her side, the ship quickly sank in icy waters. 1522 passengers and crew died. The historic sinking of the Titanic spurred numerous television documentaries, specials, and big screen movies. The most recent was the blockbuster movie Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Did you know? The Titanic had a sister ship, the Olympic. The ships were constructed around the same time, with the Olympic starting first. The Olympic was launched in 1910. She served as a cruise liner until pressed into service during WWI as a troop carrier. She was retired in 1935.

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Mudsnails provide water quality indicators

By Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty, American Society of Agronomy A tiny snail could be a big help to researchers measuring water quality along the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic coast. Nitrogen is an important nutrient, but high levels can severely affect aquatic ecosystems. For example, when large amounts of nitrogen are available, dense blooms of algae can form. These algal blooms use up a lot of oxygen. That can cause low-oxygen dead zones where other aquatic organisms have difficulty surviving. In a recent study, researchers show that eastern mudsnails can serve as proxies for how much nitrogen is in an ecosystem. That knowledge is key to identifying and remedying ecosystems where water quality is compromised. “This is perhaps the first study to highlight the use of these snails as water quality indicators,” says Elizabeth Watson, lead author of the study. “I think scientists will now be much more confident in applying this approach in areas across the Northeast.” Watson is a researcher at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia. In this study, researchers measured levels of two different versions, or isotopes, of nitrogen in mudsnail tissues. “The proportions of heavier and lighter versions of nitrogen show how much nitrogen is available in that ecosystem,” says Watson. Higher levels of the heavier version in mudsnail tissues signal higher overall levels of nitrogen in the environment. Researchers collected mudsnails from over 40 study sites. These sites were spread across Long Island, New York. They found that the heavier version of nitrogen was enriched in mudsnail tissue in several study sites. “These sites were near areas with high population densities, or where land use is more urbanized,” says Watson. “We also had similar results from sampling sites next to wastewater treatment plant discharges.” Some of the study sites are extremely nutrient-polluted, according to Watson. An example is areas that experienced the discharge of untreated sewage during heavy rains. However, nitrogen pollution is also a concern in more pristine coastal areas, such as eastern Long Island and Barnegat Bay. In these areas, the goal is to detect and undo human impacts. “We want to preserve coastal wildlife,” says Watson. “We also want to protect human activities, such as harvesting (fishing, clamming) and recreational opportunities.” Mudsnails could help researchers do that. Mudsnails are convenient organisms to use as water quality indicators. They are small, usually less than an inch in length. They are abundant, with up to 1,500 mudsnails per square meter. “They are also pretty easy to catch,” Watson adds. Mudsnails also live for a long time–over 50 years in some cases. Although water samples “reflect just one instant in time,” says Watson, a mudsnail sample reflects an entire lifespan. “By analyzing mudsnails, researchers can get an idea of conditions over a much broader period of time.” Also, using mudsnails as indicators of water quality could engage local populations. According to Watson, citizen scientists and organizations can help collect and prepare mudsnails for isotopic analyses. Watson is now trying to establish water quality baselines for New York and New Jersey based on analysis of older material. She is working with the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. “The academy has collections of mudsnails that are at least a hundred years old,” says Watson. “We can analyze recently-collected mudsnail shells and compare them with shells from a century ago.” That can help researchers detect how much nitrogen levels in coastal areas have changed over the last hundred years. Watson’s research is published in Journal of Environmental Quality (https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/ abstracts/47/1/177). The Zegar Family Foundation and the Pritchard Family Trust supported this research.

Yet another use for packing peanuts

Packing peanut will take several decades to decompose, so you can make better use of them than throwing them away. Place them at the bottom of flowerpots before covering with soil and planting flowers and other plants. They’ll keep the pot well drained and much lighter than if you had used rocks.

Opportunities to reduce wildfire risk

The goal of the Capital 360 partnership is to improve forest health by integrating resource management across all administrative boundaries. Fuels reduction treatment projects will be strategically placed across Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Powell counties in Montana. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Forest Service are working together to fund the Capital 360 partnership across private and public lands. NRCS projects will use Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds. While EQIP applications are accepted year-round, applications for the Capital 360 initiative must be received by May 18, 2018, to be considered for this funding period. Contact your local USDA field office for more information and to apply. Broadwater – Justin Meissner, 406-266-3146 x 103 Jefferson County – Nancy Sweeney, 406-287-3215 x 301 Lewis and Clark County – John George, 406-449-5000 x 101 Powell County – Glen Green, 406-415-4040 “The Capital 360 landscape restoration efforts continue to build on the successful implementation of smaller-scale fuels reduction projects by many partners in the project area,” said Lori Ziehr, acting state conservationist for NRCS in Montana. Other partners in the Capital 360 project area include the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Tri-County FireSafe Working Group, City of Helena, and the Bureau of Land Management. Mortality associated with the mountain pine beetle is prevalent on more than 75 percent of the project area, resulting in above average fuel loading which could result in a high-intensity/high-severity wildfire. Conifers are also colonizing native grass and shrub lands in the project area. Single-species colonization leads to a reduction of habitat diversity and wildlife forage while adding to the risk of large fire growth. “Improving forest health and resiliency in the Capital 360 project area will provide multiple benefits to the communities in the area, including a reduced risk of large-scale wildfires that have the potential to impact their homes, community infrastructure and backyard recreation areas,” said Ziehr. “These communities will enjoy greater security when wildfires occur due to improved conditions for suppression operations.” ##### In 1942, the first chocolate bar was made by English chocolate company Cadbury.

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Alfalfa loss? Annual ryegrass is a win

From American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America Meet alfalfa, a perennial legume used mainly as highquality feed for dairy cattle. Alfalfa is also used as feed for beef cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. It’s high in protein (1620% crude protein). It contains a lot of calcium and other minerals and vitamins. It contributes billions of dollars to the United States economy annually. But alfalfa faces a cold challenge. In the U.S., alfalfa is grown mainly in western and northern states. The cold winters and other factors in many of these states can damage alfalfa crops. That can lead to losses for farmers and forage shortages. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are working to help farmers offset losses caused by alfalfa winterkill. They are trying to identify annual forage crops that can be cultivated in fields with winter-killed or terminated alfalfa. “Planting annual forage crops into terminated alfalfa is an economically viable strategy in response to alfalfa winterkill,” explains M. Scott Wells. Wells is an extension specialist at the University of Minnesota. However, net economic returns can vary depending on which forage crop is planted. Different forage crops have different characteristics, including yield, nutritive value, tolerance to frequent cutting, and whether they can take root and grow-that is, be established-efficiently. Wells and his colleagues identified annual ryegrass as the forage crop with the highest net returns when planted into terminated alfalfa in Minnesota test sites. Finding forage crops that can help farmers offset losses due to alfalfa winterkill will have widespread benefits. In 2013, 93% of alfalfa growers surveyed in Wisconsin and Minnesota reported alfalfa winterkill or injury. Many reported alfalfa losses that were greater than 60%. But why not simply re-plant alfalfa into the killed or injured alfalfa stands? Older alfalfa release chemicals that can reduce the productivity of newly-seeded alfalfa, and in some cases kill the new stands. “Even if the alfalfa plants do live, there is a chance the plants will be less productive,” says Wells. “It’s best to rotate to silage or a small grain forage crop.” The researchers grew seven different forage crops on terminated alfalfa. They also tested a mixture of annual ryegrass and red clover. They measured yield, nutritive value, how the crops were affected by nitrogen fertilizer, and economic viability. The study found that the highest yielding forage crops didn’t necessarily have the highest economic returns. For example, teff-a grain-and Sudangrass often had the highest yields. But they also provided lower nutritive values. That lowered their economic returns. On the other end of the spectrum was annual ryegrass, with high yields and high nutritive value. It also established consistently across study sites and years. “Our work suggests that annual ryegrass is the most reliable and economically viable option to providing early season forage with alfalfa winterkill,” says Wells. The researchers also tested whether applying nitrogen fertilizer increased economic returns. In general, it didn’t. At study sites, nitrogen from terminated alfalfa was often enough to meet the needs of the forage crops. Applying nitrogen fertilizer usually didn’t lead to increases in economic returns. Wells shares research findings through field days, workshops, and newsletters. “The goal is that our research and education will aid farmers in making changes that improve their economic outlook,” he says. Read more about this research in Agronomy Journal.

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It’s true you can get that root canal you’ve been putting off and keep your retirement account. Find a dental school in your area to visit for regular cleaning and check-ups, and you’ll save big. Be prepared however, for crowded waiting rooms long visits and less privacy. While you’re waiting start dreaming about that cruise to Alaska. ##### The Aztecs once used cacao beans for currency.

UW horse judging team finishes in the top By University of Wyoming Extension

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The University of Wyoming (UW) horse judging team strung one strong finish after another last fall to complete the season in the top five at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress and National Reining Horse Association Futurity and top 10 at the All-American Quarter Horse World Show. “They work hard, traveling Wyoming and Colorado with practices and workouts inside and outside the classroom at horse shows and seminars,” said coach Jennifer IngwersonNiemann. With Ingwerson-Niemann on maternity leave last fall, coaching was taken up by Laramie native Lacey Lindsay, a UW graduate who earned a degree in animal science production. Lindsay was a member of the highly successful 2011 horse judging team and now works as an independent contractor for horse shows. The fifth-high finish at the National Reining Horse Futurity collegiate contest in Oklahoma City November 28-29 was UW’s best performance ever at that competition. Team members completed a written rule book exam on day one and scored live horses on day two. The team’s top individual was Tanner McClure of Riverside, California, who was 15th. McClure joined the team with no previous experience. At the Quarter Horse World Show, “the best of the best,” November 12 in Oklahoma City, the judging team earned eighth overall, seventh in halter (standing), seventh in performance (riding) and ninth in reasons. Rayne Benson of Laramie placed 14th out of 66 competitors. At the Quarter Horse Congress October 18 in Columbus, Ohio, the UW team earned fifth overall, fifth in halter class, sixth in performance and sixth in reasons. Robin Ferguson of Gordon, Nebraska, was ninth-high individual and Benson 15th out of 66 competitors. Lindsay notes the season’s results brought attention to Wyoming, as they placed among the top in the nation out of 23 schools, many of which recruit heavily and have the depth of two teams. “The horse judging team is grateful for funding from the Riley Endowment, founded by Mel and Isa Riley, and the UW Department of Animal Science,” Lindsay said. In addition, the judging team hosts judging clinics, participates in a team holiday meat sale, a tailgate cookout and a football game day raffle to raise funds to cover expenses. “The UW horse judging team is appreciative of the department and community support that helps our program provide this experience for current and future students,” said Ingwerson-Niemann. “Not only do they get to see the nation’s top horses, they develop leadership and skills outside the classroom and are exposed to careers in the industry.” For more information, contact Ingwerson-Niemann at jingwers@uwyo.edu or 307-766-4373.

When insurance isn’t a good idea

When purchasing a cell phone never sign up for insurance or a warranty–and if you’re paying a monthly fee for insurance, cancel it immediately. The insurance plan of many cellular providers has a deductible of up to $50 that you are responsible for paying, and the phone you’ll usually receive as a replacement will be an already-outdated model from last year. The cost of taking your chances and buying a cheap replacement if necessary is much less than what you cellular company is offering you.

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2011 FORD F150 LARIAT brown, leather heated seats, remote start, lots of chrome, one owner, 92,875 miles, tonneau cover. #17T57A..... $22,995

2015 BUICK LACROSSE AWD, leather heated seats, heads up display, backup camera, 45,052 miles. #18U04.................................... $20,495

2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LT 4x4 Crew cab, short box, 5.3L V8, 4-speed automatic, 7000 lbs. GVW, StabiliTrak, electronic Autotrac, heated mirrors, remote keyless entry, AM/FM stereo with CD player/MP3 player, Driver Information Center. #17T47A.......... $29,499

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500LT 4x4 5.3L V8 engine, 6-speed automatic, crew cab, short box, Bluetooth, hands free smartphone, remote keyless entry, cruise control, air conditioning. #17T51A.............. $28,995

2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ double cab, standard box, 56,563 miles, heated steering wheel, heated seats, bed mat. #17T94A.............. $29,995 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT 71,375 miles, 30 MPG, 3.6L V6, 6-speed automatic, AM/FM stereo with CD player, air, cruise, Stabilitrak, theft-deterrent system. #17U31................................................ $9500

2004 FORD F-150 5.4L motor, leather seats, 173,221 miles. #17T45B.... $12,500

2009 CHEVROLET 1500LTZ with 130,669 miles, 6.0L motor, sun roof, leather heated seats. #17U17A..................................................... $19,500

COME IN AND TAKE ONE FOR A TEST DRIVE TODAY!! 1-800-823-2355 (BELL) 406-873-5515 CUT BANK

2008 BUICK LUCERNE cloth seats, 3.8L motor, 79,522 miles #18T10A............$7995

See us at Bell Motor Co. for all your new and used car needs!

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##### Selling an item online? You can get a professionallooking photo of it by using your bathtub as a white backdrop.

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Plow in your water lines, gas lines, etc. Up to 4” in diameter and up to 6-ft. deep

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National Sibling Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 10 National Sibling Day is a day to appreciate and cherish your brothers and sisters. Siblings are truly a special blessing that we probably all too often take for granted. They are often our best friends and supporters through life. Another reason to celebrate is that not everyone is lucky enough to have siblings. Their lives are significantly different growing up, and throughout life. Celebrate National Sibling Day in a variety of ways. It’s a great time to be thankful for your sibling. But, most importantly get in touch with your siblings. Visit them if they live nearby. Call them, if they live far away. Send them a card, a letter, gifts, or flowers. National Sibling Day is similar to Brothers and Sisters Day, which is celebrated on May 2nd. Origin of “National Sibling Day”: Claudia A. Evart, President and Founder of this day, initiated National Sibling Day after the tragic deaths of her brother and sister. Twenty two state governors have issued proclamation on this day. President Bill Clinton has supported it. However, we are not aware of any presidential proclamation or an act of congress making this a true “National “ day.

Neighborhood changes can mean lower insurance

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A big factor in how much you’re charged for homeowners insurance is where you live. So if there have been improvements to your neighborhood or subdivision, such as storm drains being installed or a fire hazard being cleared away, make sure to alert your insurance company and see if they will lower your rates.

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88 new units added this month! Contact your local salesman to be the first to hear about new inventory!

100 HP+ MFWD TRACTORS

40+ total units - including 20 late model John Deere loader tractors and row crop tractors with as few as 250 hours. Many units with warranty. 7 units AutoTrac ready

2010 John Deere 7330 Premium, TLS, 20/20 AutoQuad Plus, cold start package, PTO, 3-pt.Stock #61533............................................... $92,750 (3) 2016 John Deere 6215R, IVT, PTO, triple link HD brakes, rear weights, premium cab with command arm. Extended warranty through March 2021. Stock #60150......................... $194,500 (1) 2016 John Deere 6155M, 20/20 AutoQuad transmission, 640R loader, grapple. Extended warranty through September 2021.Stock #59232..... ....................................................... $136,500 (11)

2012 John Deere 6150R, 20 speed AutoQuad, 100” axle, H380 loader, grapple, AutoTrac ready. Stock #57606............................................... $99,000 (4) 2017 John Deere 6145M, 16 speed PowrQuad, 640R loader, grapple, 520/85R38 rear tires. Warranty through March 2019 or 2000 hours. Stock #60261........................................... $125,000 (14)

<100 HP TRACTORS

Inventory always changing. Post pounders, rock pickers, bale spears, pallet forks, grain augers, and grain vacs always available

10+ Great utility tractors with wide array of attachments and options

2014 John Deere 5075E, 12 speed PowerShift, open station with canopy, 2 SCV’s, 3-pt., 540 PTO, 16.9-28 tires. Stock #59707...... $24,900 (4) 1980 John Deere 1050, loader, 2WD, power steering, canopy, 2 SCV’s, 3-pt., 540 PTO. Stock #60918................................................ $9900 (16) 2016 New Holland Boomer 54D, CVT transmission with reverser, loader, MFWD, open station, 2 SCV’s, only 155 hours. Stock #59531............... ......................................................... $32,500 (11)

MATERIAL AND GRAIN HANDLING

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

13 new units this month! We have you covered with great used construction equipment. Many wheeled or track skid steers in stock now!

COMBINES

60+ total units - including over 30 John Deere S-series combines with service records and fully inspected and repaired. Ask about great lease options

2017 John Deere S690, 349 engine/249 separator hours, complete GPS system, adv powercast TB, powerfold grain tank, 1100/45R46 LSW singles. Stock #59076................................... $412,500 (1) 2014 John Deere S680, 806 engine/629 separator hours, turn key GPS, 520/85R42 duals, chopper with manual vane TB, premium cab. Stock #60478........................................... $285,000 (14) 2012 John Deere S670, 1496 engine/1050 separator hours, premium residue TB, powerfold grain tank, ProDrive transmission. Stock #60867......... ......................................................... $199,000 (2) 2013 Case IH 8230, lateral tilt, magnacut deluxe, 620/70R42 duals, distance lights, luxury cab, powerfold grain tank covers. Stock #60435.......... ......................................................... $208,900 (2) 2012 Lexion 740, 997 engine/630 separator hours, duals, twin rotor, chopper, lateral tilt feederhouse, yield mapping, manual fold grain tank. Stock #61318............................................. $169,900 (4)

11=Lewistown: 800-823-3373 12=Havre: 800-621-5701 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

SQUARE BALERS

15 units available - Get a great deal on a large square baler today! 3x3, 3x4 and 4x4 options available

COMBINE HEADERS

SWATHERS

Rakes, mower conditioners, bale processors, bale wagons, and more. If you need it, we have it!

22 total units including auger and rotary platforms available in a variety of cutting widths. Come in today before the use season for best selection of units!

1=Conrad: 888-397-6851 2=Cut Bank: 888-673-9310 3=Choteau: 888-728-9254 4=Dillon: 888-213-2793

2016 John Deere 569, twine/net wrap, monitor included, 1000 PTO, MegaWide Plus pickup. Stock #58286............................................... $39,900 (4) 2014 John Deere 569 Premium, twine/net wrap, 1000 PTO, moisture tester, push bar, ISO harness. Stock #60302........................... $39,900 (1) 2013 John Deere 569, floatation tires, hydraulic pickup, twine/net wrap, push bar, 1000 PTO. Stock #59618..................................... $30,500 (1) 2012 John Deere 568, variable core valve, BaleTrak Pro monitor, twine/net wrap, push bar. Stock #60610............................................... $24,900 (4)

2015 John Deere L340, large squares, Harvest Tec moisture sensor, roller chute, tandem axle, fast fill auto grease, LED lights. Stock #59834........... ....................................................... $114,900 (15) 2016 Massey Ferguson 2270, large 3x4 bale size, ISO compatible, bale eject, bale chute rollers. Stock #59671................................. $104,500 (15)

HUGE selection of headers including flex headers, pickup headers, draper headers. Sizes from 30-ft. to 45-ft. We are ready to deal!

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ROUND BALERS

35 total units - Experience the benefits of a John Deere baler! Most units with net & twine. Get the best selection of used balers before the use season!

2016 John Deere W235, 13-ft. 994 header, steel conditioner, cab with air conditioning, 480/80R38 tires. Stock #58700.......................... $131,900 (4) 2007 New Holland HW305, 12-ft. hay head, rubber/ urethane conditioner, buddy seat. Stock #58620. ........................................................... $39,900 (4)

OTHER HAY AND FORAGE TOOLS UTVs

Great side-by-side options with cabs, power dump box, power steering, and many more options

LAWN MOWERS

Grass will be green before long, come in and see our large inventory of lawn tractors and zero turn lawn mowers

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View our FULL inventory at www.FrontlineAgSolutions.com

88 new units added this month! Contact your local salesman to be the first to hear about new inventory!

4WD TRACTORS

Large selection of wheeled, 2 track, and 4 track 4WD tractors. In stock options include: PTO, high flow hydraulics, and complete GPS

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#58201

2017 John Deere 9470RX, 4 track! 30” DuraBuilt tracks, premium cab, 18 speed PowerShift, 4 SCV’s, PTO, turn key GPS. Powertrain warranty through May 2020! Stock #60678...................................$425,000 (14) 2017 John Deere 9470R, new 710/70R38 dual tires, turn key GPS, PTO, heavy weight package. Powertrain warranty through March 2020, 360 hours! Stock #60263........ ...............................................$327,500 (14) 2017 John Deere 9470R, IF 800 dual tires, turn key GPS, PTO, LED lights, heavy weight package. Powertrain warranty through March 2020, 410 hours! Stock #60264...................................$327,500 (14) 2016 John Deere 9470R, IF 800 tires, PTO, HID lights, heavy weight package, turn key GPS. Powertrain warranty through February 2019, 815 hours! Stock #56400................... .................................................$317,500 (3)

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DRILLS AND PLANTERS

Don’t let a late spring slow you down, upgrade your drill to optimize your stand. We have disk drills and hoe drills in a variety of spacing and widths

2017 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, #58822 spoked gauge wheels, 550 bushel TBH cart with section control, dual tires, all run blockage. Only 5000 acres. Stock #61498............ .................................................$335,000 (3) 2014 John Deere 1890, 42-ft., 7.5” spacing, 350 bushel TBT cart with hydraulic drive, all run blockage. Stock #60834...$155,000 (14) 2014 John Deere 1830, 60-ft., 12” spacing, 430 bushel 3 compartment tank, 5.5” semi-pneumatic press wheels, all run blockage, single 2011 Seed Hawk 6612, 500 bushel cart and 2500 gallon liquid cart, 66-ft., 12” spacing, shoot. Stock #57126..................$133,000 (2) double shoot. Stock #58822.....$149,000 (1)

2005 John Deere 9420, PowerShift transmission, 6 new tires, AutoTrac ready, 4 SCV’s, case drain.Stock #58201........$103,900 (11) 1995 John Deere 8970, 520/85R42 duals (70%+), PowerShift, 4 SCV’s.Stock #57543. .................................................$68,500 (12) 2013 Case IH Steiger 550, 1000 PTO, highflow hydraulic pump, IF 800/55R46 duals. Available late spring. Stock #60326.............. .................................................$234,900 (1) 1991 Case IH 9270, 1000 PTO, 30.5x32 duals, #61312 12 speed transmission. Stock #60371.......... 2013 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, ...................................................$47,900 (1) 550 bushel TBH cart, new disks. Stock 2000 Caterpillar CH75E, 10 speed powershift, #61312.......................................... $225,000 4 SCV’s, 3-pt., 25” tracks, EZ-Steer system #59784 included, 340 hp. Stock #61356................... .................................................$53,900 (15) 1977 Versatile 850, 250 hp, 4WD, duals.Stock #56854.......................................$10,500 (3) 1975 Massey Ferguson 1805, 210 hp, 3208 CAT engine, 18.4x30 duals (75%+).Stock 2009 John Deere 1830, 60-ft., 12” spacing, #59248..........................................$7500 (3) 350 bushel TBH cart, all run blockage, 4” steel press wheels, single shoot, 1” openers. Stock #59784...........................$104,500 (1) 2005 John Deere 1820, 59-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot drill with 270 bushel TBT cart, 3” steel press wheels. Lots of recent work completed by dealership. Stock #56851....... ...................................................$40,000 (3)

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2010 Morris Contour 1, 60-ft., 10” spacing, independent contour opener, single shoot drill, primary blockage, 1/2” Atom Jet openers, 445 bushel TBT. Stock #55622.............. ...............................................$119,900 (14) 2009 Morris Maxim II, 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot drill, 1” carbide tips, Ag Tron primary blockage, capped steel press wheels. Stock #58850...........................$99,500 (14) 2012 Case IH Precision 800, single owner drill, 70-ft., 12” spacing drill with Dutch boots and openers, all run blockage, 430 bushel TBT variable rate cart. Stock #56800........... ...............................................$105,000 (14) 2009 Case IH Flex Hoe 700, 70-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3430 TBT variable rate cart, duals, primary blockage. Stock #52199.......................................$99,000 (1)

SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

2016 John Deere 9470R, 1000 PTO, premium Self-propelled sprayers that have been reconditioned and most include complete GPS systems lighting, 800/55R46 duals, big weight pack#60564 2016 John Deere R4038, 100-ft. booms, IF 2015 John Deere R4038, 100-ft. booms, turn age, turn key GPS. Powertrain warranty 420/80R46 tires, deluxe lighting, manual key GPS, auto solution control, boom air through February 2019, 635 hours! Stock solution control, 1130 hours. Stock #59836. purge. Powertrain warranty through Febru#60796...................................$299,000 (14) ...............................................$247,000 (15) ary 2020, 1060 hours. Stock #56047........... 2015 John Deere 9470RT, PowerShift, PTO, 2015 John Deere R4045, turn key GPS guid...............................................$256,500 (11) 30” tracks, turn key GPS. Stock #53018....... ance, auto solution control, air purge, 120-ft. ...............................................$326,900 (14) #59555 booms, 20” spacing, boom leveling system, 2015 John Deere 9470R, 1000 PTO, premium cab and radio, eductor, 420/95R50 710/70R42 duals, big weight package, tires. Warranty until November 2019. Stock turn key GPS. Powertrain warranty through #60346.....................................$267,500 (1) March 2019, 865 hours! Stock #60797........ ...............................................$277,500 (14) 2017 John Deere R4045, 120-ft. booms, auto #55884 solution control, front fill, boom air purge, boom leveling system, premium cab, VF 420/95R50 tires, turn key GPS guidance, 325 hours. Stock #60564..........$377,500 (1) 2017 John Deere R4038, 100-ft. booms, turn key GPS guidance, IF 420 tires, high-flow pump, boom leveling, 125 hours. Stock 2014 John Deere 4940, turn key GPS #60273...................................$299,500 (14) guidance, 120-ft. booms, boom level2016 John Deere R4038, turn key GPS guiding, 380/105R50 tires, 1550 hours. Stock #60308 ance, auto solution control, air purge, 120-ft. #59555.....................................$229,900 (1) 2013 John Deere 9560RT, high-flow hydraulic booms, boom leveling system, premium cab 2015 John Deere R4038, 120-ft. booms, turn 2014 John Deere 4940, turn key GPS guidkey GPS guidance, premium cab, auto solupump, 5 SCV’s, 30” DuraBuilt tracks, deluxe and radio, 380/90R46 tires, 850 hours. Warance, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, deluxe tion control, 380/90R46 tires. Stock #55884. cab, premium lighting, turn key GPS, 1180 ranty until October 2019. Stock #61300....... cab, 380/150R50 tires, boom leveling, .................................................$269,000 (4) hours. Stock #60308...............$285,500 (14) .................................................$287,500 (1) chemical educator, HID lights, 1650 hours. Stock #60347...........................$227,500 (1)

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2009 Marflex Field Star 1500, 120-ft. booms, 1500 gallon tank, 2009 International, automatic transmission, 380/90R46 tires (75%), Raven guidance. Stock #61016.................... .................................................$109,000 (1) 2000 Miller Nitro 275, 100-ft. booms, 20” spacing, stainless 1200 gallon tank, hydraulic thread adjust, includes 2 sets of tires and Top Con autosteer. Stock #57915................ ...................................................$54,900 (1)

1=Conrad: 888-397-6851 2=Cut Bank: 888-673-9310 3=Choteau: 888-728-9254 4=Dillon: 888-213-2793

11=Lewistown: 800-823-3373 12=Havre: 800-621-5701 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

PULL TYPE AND PICKUP SPRAYERS Many economical wheel boom and suspended boom pull type sprayers available

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See what’s in store for you at LewistownHonda.com

2017 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 EPS $16,499

2014 Honda Pioneer 700 $8,500

e 2002 Honda TRX 350 ................................$2,500 e 2015 Honda Fourtrax Foreman Rubicon....$5,999 e 2015 Honda Fourtrax Foreman Rubicon....$6,399 e 2016 Polaris Ranger XP900 EPS ............$15,790 e 2017 Polaris Ranger XP1000 EPS .........$15,950

We are always happy to discuss price and financing. Call John, Breck or Jeff. 538-9435

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Assistance available for healthier forests and reduced fuel hazards

In its second year, the Tri-County Fuels Reduction Initiative is building on work done in areas with high fuel hazards in Broadwater, Lewis & Clark, and Meagher counties of Montana. Agricultural landowners can access technical and financial assistance through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to address forest health. Assistance for eliminating excessive fuels, improving forest health, treating conifer encroachment, preventing runoff after fires, and revegetating treatment areas is available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). While EQIP applications are accepted yearround, applications for the Tri-County Fuels Reduction Initiative must be received by May 18, ##### North Dakota is the 19thlargest state in the United States. However, it is the 3rd-least populous and the 4th-least densely populated state in the U.S.

Reddig Equipment and Repair 406-755-7595 • 2866 Highway 2 East • Kalispell, MT

2006 Deere 872D, 14-ft. moldboard, push block, rear ripper scarifier, low pro cab with AC, very good tires. Very nice all wheel drive grader................................................ $85,000

FORKLIFTS & BOOMS

2006 Cat 308CCR, 92” blade, 24” bucket, Q/C, hyd dual link thumb, heat, AC, 6500 hours. Nice machine......... $39,900

CRAWLERS

1998 John Deere 650G, 6 way hyd blace, ripper. Very nice... ............................................................................... $30,000

EXCAVATORS

Case 880, bucket, no thumb............................................. Call 1996 Cat 312, cab guard, long arm, hyd thumb, 36” dig bucket, good undercarriage, cat walks, 15,000 hours. Runs excellent. Going through shop....................................... $32,500 Cat 312C, blade, hyd Q/C, thumb.......................... Coming In 2006 Deere 35D, hyd thumb, 24” bucket, wedge coupler, 3780 hours............................................................... Please Call 2008 Deere 35D, heat, A/C, 24” bucket, 30” bucket, hyd thumb, newer tracks, 3300 hours................................ Please Call 2005 Hitachi ZX35UNA-2 new 24” bucket and used 12” bucket, hyd thumb, good tracks, nice tight boom, blade, rebuilt bucket pin, wedge coupler, excellent machine...... $23,000 2000 Hitachi ZX120, progressive link thumb, 36” dig bucket, 9000 hours.................................................................. Call 2011 Hitachi ZX120-3, hyd dual link thumb, 36” dig bucket, 20” pads, AC/heat, 3100 hours. Quality machine.........$79,000 2006 Hitachi ZX135, blade, thumb, 2 buckets, Q/C... $52,500 2007 John Deere 135C, blade, hyd Q/C, 2 buckets, hyd thumb........................................................................... Call Komatsu PC138USLC-2, blade, bucket, thumb........... P.O.R. Volvo EC160, going through shop................................... Call

FORESTRY

Cat 518 skidder................................................................ Call Hurricana 20 saw head, accumulator arm, hyd tilt, low hours on saw motor rebuild, came off a 2520 Timber Jack, a very good head................................................................ $7250 Thunderbird 1236 delimber............................................. Call Timbco 2515 feller/buncher with bar saw, low hours on new engine, will go to work.......................................... $29,000 Timberjack 2520 feller/buncher, parts machine.............. Call Fire Tank & Trailer water tank trailer............................. $5500

Parting out many slide boom delimbers

View our entire inventory with pictures at www.reddigequipment.com

Ingersoll Rand VR90, very good forklift........................... Call

GRADERS

1973 Wabco 777B, Detroit 671, 14-ft. moldboard. Working, very good ranch grader............................................ $9900

LOADERS

Case 621F with Q/C, third valve, bucket, very good tires, 4400 hours. Can’t beat this loader.................................. $82,000 1985 Clark Ranger 55C, Detroit 453 120 hp, 17.5x25 matched rubber, good bucket, 23,000 lb weight. Nice tight machine, runs excellent. Excellent 3 yard loader.................. $16,900 John Deere 210LE 4WD skip loader, power shuttle, Gannon box blade with ripper bar, very good tires on back, front blade bucket is 85” wide with reversible cutting edge, 5385 hours...................................................................... $22,500

OFF HIGHWAY TRUCKS

Deere 250C, very clean truck, 8150 hours, good tires, new walking beam bushings, good brakes, good truck.$81,500

POWER UNITS

(3) John Deere 4039D engine and power unit. Test ran very well. Comes complete including stand and radiator........... ........................................$2500 each or Buy 2 for $4000

SKIDSTEERS

2006 Bobcat S-185, hand/foot, 5200 hours............... $14,500 2013 Cat 289C Series II, enc cab, hyd Q/C, 2 speed, 3900 hours..................................................................... $35,500 2013 Kubota SVL75W, OROPS, 3200 hours............ $31,000

TRACTORS

John Deere 2840 tractor, 80 hp, loader, bale spear, bucket, 4200 hours. A good tractor................................... $13,500

TRUCKS

1982 Freightliner Conventional for parts including: Cat 3406A with low miles, 15 speed, Rockwell differential, SQHD, hi/ low lockers, good components................... For parts only 1980 International water truck, leaky tank, water system as shown, 13-speed, 400 Cummins, runs.................... $8000 Kenworth T800 with a HL 12-68 crane................ Please Call

PREPARE FOR SUMMER

PARTING OUT MANY MACHINES

NEW & USED REPAIR PARTS & COMPONENTS UNDERCARRIAGE, ATTACHMENTS (BUCKETS & THUMBS) Ground Engaging Tools, Hydraulic supplies

2018, to be considered for this funding period. Contact your local USDA service center for more information and to apply. Broadwater County – Justin Meissner, 406266-3146 x 103 Lewis & Clark County – John George, 406449-5000 x 101 Meagher County – Jenney Paddock, 406547-3633 x 101 “Landowners and NRCS work together to figure out what needs to be done and how to accomplish management goals on private forest lands,” said Lori Ziehr, acting state conservationist for NRCS in Montana. “Healthy forests decrease the chances of large, severe fires, improve water and air quality, and provide many recreational benefits.”

Cheyenne horse tests positive for rabies

By Myrna Miller, Veterinary virologist, Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory A Cheyenne horse has tested positive for rabies, adding to the four cases of skunk rabies found in Laramie County so far in 2018, reported by the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory in Laramie. Many people associate rabies in domestic animals with dogs and cats and only consider these animals for vaccination, said Myrna Miller, veterinary virologist with the WSVL. “But in Wyoming, cattle are the most common domestic animal diagnosed with rabies followed by horses, dogs and cats,” she said. The WSLV determined 11 cases of skunk rabies for all of 2017 in Laramie County, said Miller. Owners should be aware livestock and horses can be infected with rabies, and any animal showing abnormal behavior may be infected, she said. Vaccinating pets is important to prevent infection should a rabid animal bite them, said Miller. Vaccination for rabies may also be considered for horses and livestock with close contact with humans. Miller said the WSVL and Wyoming Livestock Board support free testing for rabies in animals. “Unfortunately, the only method to detect rabies in animals is by testing of the brain,” said Miller. “So it is especially important to protect pets from rabies with vaccination. Anyone who thinks they have been in contact with a rabid animal should contact their health care provider. Wild animals observed to be sick or acting abnormally may be reported to animal control and should not be approached or touched.” Northeastern Wyoming has been the endemic area for rabies in Wyoming since 1988 but in 2011, a new strain of rabies, the south-central skunk variant, spread into Laramie County from northern Colorado. The WSLV, associated with the University of Wyoming, and the National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins identified the strain. The WSLV is tracking that rabies strain to map the spread of the disease. Miller said the WSLV is testing the Cheyenne case further to determine the rabies strain.

Unwanted perfume

Someone gave you perfume as a present and although it smells nice, it’s just not your bag. Instead of using it on yourself, use it to freshen rooms in your home. Squirt a small amount near light bulbs, and when you turn on the lights you’ll turn on a lovely scent with them. You can also use perfume as a refill for a bottle that contains aromatherapy sticks.

Gas cards

Take an extra-careful look at credit cards offered by gas companies–most have a higher interest rate then average credit cards. Before you sign up, make sure to ask about their fraud protection, which is usually pretty weak. You may be better off using a “regular” credit card that offers rebates on gas purchases. Two good choices are the Discover Platinum Gas Card and the Chase Cash Plus Card.

Watershed program is ‘catalyst’ in new approach

By K-State Research and Extension News With a population of nearly 390,000, the City of Wichita has plenty of people depending on clean, reliable water. Kansas State University brought rural agricultural producers upstream from the city together with Wichita officials and the results are benefitting the farmers and Wichita residents, alike. The project involves farmers voluntarily using best management practices, also called BMPs, including not tilling their fields. That helps reduce sediment and phosphorus going into public waterways, which in this case, flow into Wichita, said Ron Graber, watershed specialist with K-State Research and Extension. The result is cleaner water downstream in the Little Arkansas River, a key source of water for the city. This project aims to address water quality holistically, targeting water quality practices to priority areas of the watershed by giving developers in Wichita the option to contribute to a yearly fee rather than installing stormwater treatment systems as part of their developments. The fee is then paid to farmers via a one-time, five-year contract for implementing water quality BMPs upstream of Wichita. “This offsite stormwater BMP program is the first agreement of its kind in Kansas in which an urban area is paying landowners for practices that reduce pollutants, including sediments, in public waterways,” said Trisha Moore, K-State assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering. “Rural and urban entities within the same watershed typically implement water quality programs separately, but rural-urban partnerships are increasingly viewed as the most effective way to manage water quality.” The program is designed to keep water cleaner, reduce costs for developers, provide financial incentives for farmers (estimated $30 to $40 per acre per year) which partially offset the cost to farmers to implement BMPs, save money for the City of Wichita, and potentially reduce homeowners’ water bill if the city spends less to remove pollutants. Through K-State’s Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) program, which works to protect water resources all over the state, Graber and Moore, along with Scott Schulte, environmental planner at Vireo, brought key people together in the urban and rural areas and developed the proposal. After approval by the Wichita City Council, Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the program is in its first year. Already, the program is estimated to have reduced sediment loads in runoff by 370 tons through adoption of no-till practices upstream of Wichita, Moore said: “This represents about 8.5 times more sediment than is estimated to be generated by new developments and redevelopments participating in the program.” The cost to achieve this sediment reduction through the offsite program is estimated at $42 per ton of sediment, Moore said. The cost to remove sediment from stormwater with hydrodynamic separators typically used in Wichita to address water quality issues would have cost nearly $20,000 per ton. “K-State Research and Extension’s experience in the rural watershed management arena provided a catalyst for the program,” said Alan King, director of the department of public works and utilities for the City of Wichita. “The city relies on the relationships that have been established with producers through the successful Little Ark WRAPS program. The experience and relationships combine to ensure effective management of the offsite BMPs. This is critical, as sustaining the program in perpetuity is the key element of the program.”

Towel rod turned organizational tool

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Holling Family Awards for Teach60 students have participated across courses, ing Excellence were presented to 10 faculty independent studies and student worker positions via a Food for Health grant since the fall members and teaching assistants on March 2 semester of 2016 when Streaming Science at the Nebraska East Union. The annual awards began. honor outstanding teaching in the Institute of • Jeffrey Peterson, assistant professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) at practice, agricultural economics; Peterson the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL). brings with him 22 years of experience in the Awards were given to senior faculty, junior faculty and teaching assistants. All three grain industry. He was instrumental in establishing the Ag Econ Commodity Trading room award categories emphasize imaginative and and developing new commodity marketing creative teaching efforts in carrying out IANR curriculum. He teaches two courses in grain educational programs. Levels of teaching can merchandizing and advanced commodity include college campus, external campus or marketing. His real-world daily experience community. gives him instant credibility with his students. The Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence • Santosh Pitla, assistant professor, bioAward recognizes individuals who have been logical systems engineering; Pitla started his employed in faculty positions with IANR or teaching career in the fall of 2014. He has the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) for more than six years. Award developed 15 different prototypes to conduct recipients: hands-on learning in five courses. He provides • John Hay, extension educator, biological teaching automation-related principles to systems engineering; Hay has created edustudents ranging from freshmen to graduate cational programs for Nebraska’s youth and level students. He teaches approximately 100 lifelong learners. Since joining the faculty in students per year with topics covering software 2004 he has provided innovative educational programming languages, hydraulics, data acquisition, and hardware tools. experiences addressing renewable energy issues and sustainability in cropping systems, The Teaching Assistant Teaching Excellence Award recognizes students who are responding to critical issues with Nebraska’s currently in graduate degree programs under wind industry, developing curriculum for the supervision of IANR faculty members inyouth and engaging IANR students in experiential classroom opportunities. volved with agricultural sciences and natural • Fabio Mattos, assistant professor, agriculresources. Award recipients: tural economics; Mattos was instrumental in • Tiffany Luethke, agricultural, leadership, establishing the Ag Econ Commodity Trading education and communication; Luethke began Room and developing new commodity marteaching ALEC 102 in the fall of 2014. She keting curriculum that utilizes the room. He breathed new life into it by introducing new developed and is teaching five courses in agriactivities, creating comprehensive and incultural economics. Since coming to Nebraska novative teaching materials, and sharing her he has taught approximately 1,332 students. knowledge and skills by assisting in creating • Lisa Pennisi, associate professor of praca comprehensive training for all ALEC 102 tice, School of Natural Resources; Pennisi instructors. Luethke also took on the challenge has developed a series of courses in the area of teaching ALEC 302 online during the summer with a shortened timeline. of natural resources communication. In the • Kate McCain, agricultural leadership, newly developed NRES 301 course, students education and communication; McCain has address deficiencies in communication skills taught multiple sections of ALEC 102 and has that will be used in their careers. After taking begun teaching ALEC 302. She teaches one this course, students perform higher in writing section of each in the fall and in the spring. exercises and are able to present on policies Kate uses a dramaturgical style of teaching in that affect the use of agricultural and natural ALEC 302 where she “role plays” as the type resources. Pennisi teaches approximately 200 of leader according to the style being taught students per year. in that section. As an educator, McCain is a The Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence lifelong learner through the opportunity to Award recognizes individuals who have been learn from her students. She uses a variety of employed in faculty positions with IANR or learning methods to appeal to the diversity of NCTA for six years or less. Award recipients: students in her classroom. • Nicole Iverson, assistant professor, • Aaron Shropshire, agronomy and horticulbiological systems engineering; Iverson is ture; Shropshire has served as the teaching asthe instructor for BSEN 317. Since joining sistant for AGRO 445/845 and ASCI 451/851 the faculty in 2015, Iverson has fostered an during the fall semester of 2017. He has guided atmosphere promoting the welfare of her students. She introduces them to a wide range of students in the development of ranch plans biomedical engineering opportunities through that include five sections and a description of hands-on learning. Two senior level biological the case-study ranch. Shropshire stepped in systems engineering students who expressed at the beginning of the semester to become interest in gaining experience with teaching one of the instructors in out-of-the-classroom academia were engaged with her in the deinstruction and advising of the students. He is velopment of the in-class laboratory activities. an outstanding teaching assistant in terms of • Jamie Loizzo, assistant professor, agribeing fully engaged in advising students and cultural leadership, education and commucritically evaluating all sections of the ranch nication; Loizzo has been the driving force plan throughout the semester. behind the development of Streaming SciThe Holling Family award program for ence, which was created in collaboration with teaching excellence was made possible by Nebraska Extension. Streaming Science is an a gift from the Holling family to honor their undergraduate, student-driven, project-based pioneer parents. John Holling was a 1912 electrical engineering graduate of the University science literacy program that benefits students of Nebraska–Lincoln and his brother, Gustave in her agricultural and environmental sciences Holling, attended the College of Agriculture communication courses, as well as PK-12 before farming the family’s land in the Wood students in greater Nebraska via a real-time, River Area. on-site interactive web stream. Approximately

Enrollment available now for open fields program

By Bruce Auchly, MFWP It’s time for landowners to enroll in the state-sponsored Open Fields for Game Bird Hunters. The voluntary program, offered through Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program, is available to private landowners who have a minimum of two years left on their federal Conservation Reserve Program contract or are enrolling new lands into CRP. Over 81,000 acres have been enrolled in Open Fields since 2012. Participating landowners receive $5-per-acre each year the land is enrolled in CRP. Landowners may enroll up to 320 acres of CRP for a maximum payment of $24,000 on a 15-year contract. Landowners may submit more than one application if the CRP is located on a separate parcel of land. Producers who enroll cropland into new CRP contracts will also be eligible to receive a bonus payment of up to $1,600 to help cover seed costs for wildlife friendly seed mixes. All counties located within FWP’s administrative regions 3 through 7 are eligible to apply. Open Fields leases may be eligible for managed or emergency harvesting or routine grazing activities but only once in five years. All enrollments must be on private lands that are legally accessible by public right of ways and allow free walk-in game bird hunting without further permission. Because this program is intended to expand areas open to the public for game bird hunting, lands that are already enrolled in FWP’s Block Management Program or the Upland Game Bird Enhancement Applications for enrollment in the Open Fields program will be scored by FWP. Landowners may offer additional acreage to help square up access boundaries and increase evaluation scores. Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2018. For more information and an application, visit FWP online at fwp.mt.gov/ugbep, then click “Open Fields Enrollment”. Funding for Open Fields has been made possible through a grant awarded by the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. For details, contact Debbie Hohler with FWP at (406) 444-5674, or by e-mail: dhohler@mt.gov.

Richter Scale Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 26 Richter Scale Day celebrates the birth of the inventor of the Richter Scale. Born on April 26, 1900, American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985) invented the Richter Scale in 1935. The Richter Scale measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake by measuring the magnitude or seismic waves produced by an earthquake. The Richter Scale measures from 0 to 9. On the scale, each increase in number represents an earthquake 10 times more powerful. At 4.5 an earthquake can damage buildings and structures. At 7 on the Richter scale, severe and catastrophic damage can occur. Deadliest/ Strongest Earthquakes: August 24, 70: Mount Vesuvius, Italy erupts, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum. Thousands killed. January 23, 1556: Shaanxi province, China. Deadliest earthquake in history kills 830,000 people. April 18, 1906: The famous San Francisco earthquake and fire. 7.8 on the Richter scale. December 16, 1920: Gansu province, 200,000 killed. 8.6 on the Richter scale. September 1, 1923: Tokyo and Yokahoma, Japan. 8.3 magnitude earthquake destroys 1/3 of Tokyo and most of Yokohama. Over 140,000 killed. May 22, 1927: Xining, China: 8.3 magnitude earthquake, approximately 200,000 killed. May 22, 1960: Strongest earthquake ever recorded, at 9.5 magnitude, occurs off the coast of Chile. In 1964, Alaskan earthquake measured 8.4. Feb. 9, 1971 - Sylmar Earthquake measured 6.6 on the Richter scale Jan 17, 1994 - Northridge Earthquake 6.7 Recent Major Earthquakes: December 26, 2004: An earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia creates the deadliest Tsunami in history. The waves reach numerous Asian and African countries. More than 225,000 killed, millions homeless. October 2, 2005: Kashmir, Pakistan, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake kills more than 80,000 people.

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1988 Fruehauf dry van 28-ft.x102”, roll up door, single axle, spring ride, very clean , ............................................................$6750

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Sorghum and tillering

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ent, it promotes rapid main stalk growth, resulting in a reduction in the initiation and survival of viable tillers. Conditions that promote rapid seedling growth tend to decrease the amount of tillering, as more resources are needed to support the fast growth of the main stalk. These conditions are adequate water, optimum sunlight interception by the leaves and favorable temperatures. Higher seeding rates will decrease tillering because there are more plants competing for available water and nutrients. In addition, leaf shading occurs when plants are closer together, reducing the amount of light being intercepted by each plant. Shading also likely affects plant hormones that are involved in tiller initiation. So, back to the original question: Is tillering in sorghum good or bad? As is often the case, the correct answer is: It depends. Tillering can compensate for poor initial stands and take advantage of good environmental conditions to produce high yields. Conversely, when environmental conditions are poor, particularly post-sorghum bloom, tillering can lead to an unsustainable amount of biomass and potential grain numbers that cannot be supported by the available resources.

National Pretzel Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 26 National Pretzel Day celebrates pretzels of all shapes and sizes. How do you like your pretzel? Thick or thin? Straight or twisted? Crisp and crunchy, or soft? Salted, unsalted, mustard flavored, perhaps? There’s no shortage of types of pretzels. If you are having trouble deciding which ones, we suggest you mix a bunch of different types of pretzels in a big bowl, and grab a handful, or two, or three, or..... Did you know? Pretzels are believed to be the world’s oldest snack. Pretzels date back to 610AD in Southern France. Monks baked thin strips of dough into the shape of a child’s arms folded in prayer. Add a little salt, and Voila! ...the pretzel industry was born.

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UNL, Neb. collaborate on trade mission

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News in Omaha. A collaboration between the University of “From DED’s perspective, this trip was Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Nebraska successful not only because of the trade and Department of Economic Development investment opportunities that it promoted (DED) is helping strengthen international between Japan and Nebraska, but because it trading ties between the Cornhusker State saw both agencies come together to pursue and Japan. their mutual goals of growing the Nebraska In early February, Nebraska delegates economy and expanding our international embarked on a five-day visit to Tokyo and presence,” said Dave Rippe, director of the parts of Japan’s Hyōgo prefecture, includDepartment of Economic Development. ing the city of Kobe. The delegation met The delegates’ visit was punctuated by a with government officials, industry repredinner at Prime 42 by Nebraska Farms – a sentatives and academia for the purpose of Tokyo steakhouse rebranded, following a promoting business and trade relationships. September trade mission by Gov. Pete RickThe trip featured a visit with Kazuo etts, to feature Nebraska beef and products. Kanazawa, vice governor of Hyōgo prefecThis showed firsthand the impact that trade ture, in addition to meetings with compamissions have on growing the state’s foreign nies, including Kewpie and S Foods, which relations and investment. operate Nebraska’s Henningsen Foods and “It’s so powerful to be able to tour the Fremont Beef, respectively. factories, talk with the representatives, ask To help expand university research and questions and listen to what they have to academic ties in the Asia-Pacific region, the say about their experience doing business delegates also met with leaders and faculty in and with Nebraska,” said Daniel Jackson, from the University of Hyōgo and Kobe Nebraska’s international business manager. University. “Japan is one of the state’s most important “The relationships we are building are trading partners, and a big part of that is key as we grow as a global university,” the work that continues to be done by the said Michael Boehm, vice chancellor for governor, as well as agencies like DED and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural university, to forge and strengthen those Resources. “The partnerships evolving relationships.” between Kewpie, the state of Nebraska and Members of the delegation representing the university are exciting and impactful the university included Boehm; Steve Godfor all.” dard, interim vice chancellor for research The visit also provided the opportunity to and economic development; Curt Weller, promote the upcoming 50th annual Conferhead of the Department of Food Science ence of the Midwest U.S. Japan Association, and Technology and director of the Food which brings together political and busiProcessing Center; and Jon Kerrigan, global ness leaders to foster international business exchange and Asia-Pacific region coordirelations. More than 400 executives and nator for the Institute of Agriculture and senior government officials are anticipated Natural Resources. to attend the event, which is in September

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MSU to co-host annual Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum

From MSU News Service The annual Montana Nutrition Conference nomics, forage sampling and analysis, beef and Livestock Forum will be held April 17-18 cattle supplementation strategies, water qualat the GranTree Inn in Bozeman, Montana. ity and geological indicators, post-fire grazing The conference is co-hosted by the Montana management, cost of cow production and State University College of Agriculture’s Deinsurance programs during drought, and forpartment of Animal and Range Sciences and age storage techniques and impacts on quality. the Montana Feed Association. Tuesday evening’s keynote speaker will be This year’s conference will focus on Amberley Snyder, who will present “There is drought resource management. Speakers from No Future in Giving Up.” MSU, University of Wyoming, U.S. DepartThe cost to attend both days of the conferment of Agriculture-Agriculture Research ence is $155. Registration is available online Service Fort Keogh and elsewhere will cover at montana.edu/nutrition/. For more informaa wide variety of topics, including a 2018 tion and a detailed conference schedule, visit weather outlook, alternative forages and ecoanimalrange.montana.edu/conferences.html.

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Keyhole Steel Brace System

With over 40 years of experience, we specialize in large ranch projects and offer competitive pricing. Available exclusively through Gateway Arch & Fence, our Keyhole Brace System alleviates 100% of the torching, plasma cutting, and welding typically done while building running H braces and corners. While safety is a huge issue, time is of the essence when building fence. The Keyhole Brace System allows one person to drive and assemble a full corner in under thirty minutes. A two person team can fully set posts, cut rails, and wire a corner in close to 10-15 minutes. A simple H brace can be done in five minutes.

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Science can help with the dry times ahead

By Sanjay Tawani, Prairie Populist Montanans might have spring floods on their mind right now, but we know what could be coming: a spring with little rain and then a hot, dry summer — in other words, drought. And California may be the root of at least some of all evil, but its experiences can be a warning to the rest of us. It declared a six-year drought over last April — but with the rains came massive flooding. And then came the worst fire season the state has ever seen, burning into December and making nearly a quarter-million people evacuate. Just in from the coast, Leon Szeptycki, of Stanford University, has some advice for Montana based on the experience of his state. For starters, he said at the Montana Water Summit in Helena March 6, you need good data. The True Facts In the last 65 years, our temperature has been rising in Montana: up to a half-degree per decade, all around the state, Marco Maneta, a hydrology professor at the University of Montana, told the Water Summit. Plus, the temperature is rising more in the summer than in the winter. And it’s rising more in Eastern Montana than in the west. Precipitation has stayed steady overall — but it’s shifted more toward the winter and spring, and less in the growing season, when it’s needed the most. This pattern is similar throughout the West. And Maneta said that even if the world reduces its carbon emissions, the temperatures are expected to continue to rise past the middle of the century. But here’s the good news: In Montana, crops have shown resilience to the changing conditions. Winter wheat yield has even increased by three bushels per acre every decade, on average, and barley by five bushels per acre per decade. Maneta attributes that to better technology and methods. Alfalfa, on the other hand, hasn’t seen the same kind of improvements in yield. The yield growth varies widely from county to county, so there’s plenty of improvement to be found. Where The Bad Things Come From So, what can we learn from what happened in California? Plan for drought, said Szeptycki, director of the Water in the West (http://waterinthewest.stanford.edu) program at Stanford. Take care of your infrastructure before you have a situation like the February 2017 failure of the Oroville Dam spillway, damaging a hatchery downstream and forcing the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people. The places that do well will have good local storage infrastructure and the ability to transfer water where needed. Californians, like Montanans, are anticipating the possibility of another year of drought and fire. But here, we have to first contend with a mountain snowpack two to three times normal. There, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 23 percent of normal, Szeptycki said. And it’s getting warmer like the rest of the west. “What we really started to realize in California, is cool winters are a thing of the past,” he said. Got something to say to Prairie Populist? Send news tips, story ideas and comments to editor@prairiepopulist.com. If you have something to submit, or an idea for a story you’d like to write for us, check out our Submission Guidelines at http://prairiepopulist.org/submission-guidelines/

Bat Appreciation Day

Date When Celebrated: Always April 17th Let’s celebrate bats today!! No, we are not going batty. We just think that bats deserve a little respect. There are many varieties of bats, some as small as your thumb. Counter to what horror movies lead us to believe, these night flyers won’t bother you, if you don’t bother them. Bats can actually be your friend. Bats are nocturnal flyers, emerging after dark, from caves, steeples, and the attics of old buildings. They use a form of radar to seek their favorite food source of mosquitos and other night time insects. Gardeners certainly appreciate bats. Bat guano is among the best manures you can use, in your home garden. When we think about bats, we often think of them as Halloween Bats, a symbol of the Halloween holiday. So, let’s use today to better understand, and appreciate our fine feathered friend, the Bat.

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WITH A BUSY WET SPRING, WOULD A SECOND DRILL MAKE SENSE FOR YOUR OPERATION?

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*2016 Bourgault 3320 QDA independent opener drill, 60-ft., 10” spacing, mid-row banders, 6550 trailing cart with 4 metering augers

*2003 Bourgault 5710 47-ft., 10” spacing, 5350 leading tank, just in from lease

*2014 Bourgault 3320 QDA air drill, 76-ft. 7700 series, 700 bushel cart with side saddle tank, 10” spacing, V-packers, mid-row banders 2014 Bourgault 3710 disc drill, 60-ft. 10” spacing, 6550 leading tank, mid-row banders and metering augers 2008 Bourgault 5710 50-ft., 10” spacing, 6450 leading cart, mid-row banders

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FOR SALE: 45-FT FLATBED TRAILER TANDEM AXLE with SLIDER and INSIDE FRAME RAILS.

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TRACTOR AND BALER FOR SALE

2006 John Deere 5303 tractor, 640 hours and 2008 John Deere 348 square baler, made 40,00050,000 bales. Shedded, looks and works like new. Asking.................................... $21,000 for the pair Phone 406-736-5177 or 406-231-1576, Stockett, MT

Larry Bauer, Fort Benton, Ken Gagnon, Chester and Butch Gillespie, Ethridge, had front row seats for another outstanding workshop during the 2018 Montana’s Next Generation Conference. The two day conference provided attendees 36 workshops to choose from on a variety of production and financial managment topics for all ages.

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National Stress Awareness Day

Date When Observed: Always April 16th Is work or school putting on the pressure? Are the kids on your nerves? Is there enough money to pay all of those the bills? There are literally thousands of reasons for you to get stressed out. RELAX!!! Today is National Stress Awareness Day. This is your opportunity to recognize that there is plenty of stress in your life... as if you didn’t already know. More importantly, today is an opportunity to learn, and to do something about the stress...... before it drives you batty or worse. May is also designated as Stress Awareness Month. Did you know? There was method behind the madness. April 16 was designated as Stress Awareness Day, because it is the day after taxes are due! Origin of Stress Awareness Day: Stress Awareness Day and Stress Awareness Month is sponsored by the Health Resource Network(HRN). They started this holiday in 1992, to increase public awareness of the causes and cures of stress. ##### Explorers William Clark and Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery spent more time in what is now North Dakota than any other place on their journey.

K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day helps producers look forward

By K-State Research and Extension News Nearly 800 cattle producers and beef industry supporters from Kansas and surrounding states were on hand for the 105th annual Cattlemen’s Day at Kansas State University on March 2. K-State agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor and newlyconfirmed U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud highlighted the event’s general session, outlining many of the key factors that affect trade in agriculture and other industries around the world. Doud, a native Kansan and K-State graduate whose appointment as chief agricultural negotiator was finalized just one day earlier, gave a talk based on years of experience in international trade, most recently as president of the Commodity Markets Council. Tonsor is widely recognized for his work in tracking the economic outlook in the beef industry. During the session, he helped paint the picture of the importance of international trade as U.S. producers expand the beef herd. “We got a good feel for the potential going forward for beef and all proteins, not only domestically, but in the export markets,” said Matt Teagarden, the chief executive officer for the Kansas Livestock Association, who attended the session. “I think as you look at some of those supply projections, not only for beef but also the other proteins, it drives home the importance of working with consumers not only in the states, but also around the world to make sure we’ve got a market for those coming supplies,” Teagarden said. Shannon Blocker, an agriculture and natural resources agent for K-State Research and Extension in Pottawatomie County, said it’s easy to get locked in only on what’s important on a local scale. “A lot of times we have a very closed picture of marketing our commodity and what we’re working with, but when we think about it in the bigger picture, it helps us all understand why certain things are the way they are, and that trade is an important factor for all of us,” Blocker said. Teagarden added: “(Cattle producers) like to produce.

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Montana Farm Bureau took a delegation of 38 participants to the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference February 16-19 in Reno, NV. The theme, “Agriculture: Biggest Little Industry in the World” reflected different workshop topics including Collegiate, Engagement, Family, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, On The Farm, Relationships and Technology. Jasmine Evans, president of the Collegiate YF&R at Miles Community College primarily attended the leadership and engagement workshops, and gleaned many new ideas to bring ideas back to campus and her county Farm Bureau. She had praise for the speakers, as well. “Motivational speaker Mark Lindquist’s address really resonated with me,” Evans said. “He grew up on a farm in western Minnesota and talked about growing up in ag. His theme was that farmers and ranchers must have passion to continue what they are doing. They don’t make a lot of money in their chosen profession, so it’s their passion for agriculture that keeps them going.” Evans toured a small dairy at the Northern Nevada Correctional Facility where inmates milk 100 cows and have a small plant where they bottle and distribute milk to other institutions. “In addition, we learned about the program where the inmates train BLM wild horses,” Evans said. “While we were visiting, they were getting the horses ready for an upcoming auction. It was eye-opening to see everything that goes into the inmates working with wild horses.” The student was impressed with the entire travel experience offered by YF&R. “When you attend a conference like this, it’s incredible. There are so many different breakout sessions tailored to what you want to do in college to what you want to do on your ranch,” she said. “The grand finale dance and dinner was a wonderful time to network and share contact information with people from all over the country.” MFBF YF&R Chair Gil Gasper is no stranger to the YF&R National Conference and had nothing but praise for the Reno event. “Since I’m the YF&R chair, I mainly attended the leadership workshops. We visited with state YF&R chairs and coordinators and discussed what we all are

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By Sanjay Talwani, Prairie Populist With parts of Montana buried under record-breaking snow, is drought like last year’s even a possibility? Well, yes. Yes, we’ve had a cold, wet February, and parts of the state now have two to three times their normal moisture. Yes, we still expect a cold, wet month ahead. But, just like last year, all that water might not stave off dry conditions in summer and fall. “It’s the next eight weeks that will really determine where things go,” a state water expert told Montana legislators on March 5. “We’re right at that point where they could go either way.” Yes, we even have more moisture now than the recordsetting, epic flood year of 2011. But Michael Downey, of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), reminded the Water Policy Interim Committee about last year, when the state had above-average moisture everywhere except the Musselshell-Judith drainage. Like he told the panel in January, the wrong combination of conditions — fast melt off, heat and no rain — can change things quickly. Last year, the Middle Fork of the Flathead reached its high point later than usual, on June 9. Overall, West Glacier got 40 inches of rain, well above its average of 29 inches. “And yet, by September 1, they were evacuating West Glacier because it was all burning up,” Downey said. That’s because after June, he said, the rain dwindled to nothing, and the place heated up. Yes, he said, the Northern Rockies is a bright, wet spot in the West. But California is experiencing some of its driest conditions on record, and parts of Idaho, Oregon and Nevada are drier than usual. Downey thinks it’s still possible we’ll see drought conditions in the southwest part of the state — Beaverhead County for example — as well as far away from the mountains, in northeast Montana. One reason: Summers are hot nowadays — consistently warmer in every recent summer than in the legendary hot summers of 1984 to 1988. And all that snow? If things warm up quickly, with the ground still hard and cold, all that water will roll off and not do us much good. Downey said we’ll know more after April and May — or maybe after June. So, what should we prepare for in the short run? It looks like Montana this year could face floods AND drought. If we get a mid- or late-March warmup, that water will pour off the mountains fast. Downey looked to the mid-90s, when Tenmile Creek outside Helena flooded in mid-March. This year’s water also has to go somewhere. “Frankly, it could warm up here in the next two weeks, and I think it’s fair to say that we’re probably going to see some flooding to one extent or the other,” he said. “But in terms of what kind of bearing that’s going to have on the summer, it’s really too early to tell.” Got something to say to Prairie Populist? Send news tips, story ideas and comments to editor@prairiepopulist.com. If you have something to submit, or an idea for a story you’d like to write for us, check out our Submission Guidelines http://prairiepopulist.org/submission-guidelines/.

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The concern is a dwindling hay pile

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service But we are close, and we are offsetting This time of year, most beef producers the hay shortage as follows: The calves have an eye on the hay pile, knowing pasture receive 4 pounds daily of a commercial 15 turnout is still several weeks away. percent protein supplement (44,688 pounds As they scan the cow herd and count bales, for 49 days) and the cows receive an average they know the hay pile has to match the of 6 pounds daily of a 22 percent protein herd’s daily feed intake, and several weeks supplement alfalfa plus 30 percent pea cake of winter feeding still are left. A country (72,618 pounds drive will note for 49 days). This the status of the is a savings of 90 hay pile, and to bales. be honest, this The center year’s hay piles contracted for are noticeably an alfalfa plus dwindling. 30 percent pea Generally, folcake early to help lowing a good ensure adequate f o r a g e y e a r, feed when the producers have growing season those hay piles comes up short. that are fed out of The cake was a and those that are good investment set aside as carthis winter. ryover for next Additionally, year. But they the center shops for and purchases hay of won’t have much, if any, carryover this good quality with well-prepared bales that year, and copious hay is not found close to ship well and, in reality, average around many cow herds. 1,700 pounds. Obviously, the attention to the hay pile is The center will make it. This past winter increased this year because of the memories could have been much worse. Memories of the limited forage harvest last summer. of prior winter feedings from November The drive for me is relatively short because through April (roughly 180 days) are vivid. those of us at the Dickinson Research ExIf the center had to feed harvested feed for tension Center also are eying the hay pile. those six months, the center would need The hay bales are easy to count because the 2,439,000 pounds, 1,220 tons or 1,876 big numbers are getting low. round bales that average 1,300 pounds; The center’s livestock inventory includes that’s 63 trucks of 30 bales per load. That 228 calves born in 2017, 247 cows, nine is a lot of feed. bulls, four long yearlings, one spayed cow, If that were the case, the center would be 116 sheep and nine horses. On a good note, looking for more than 20 loads of additional the 86 bred heifers have been at a feedlot, hay. However, the center sold half the cow but they to need to come home by the end of herd in anticipation of a low hay inventory March to prep for calving starting in May. and sent all the bred heifers to the feedlot What does all that inventory mean? It to be custom fed. means the center has a lot of breathing, In addition, the move to May calving has living livestock that are solely our responbeen a lifesaver. If the cows were calving sibility, something we take very seriously. in March/April, the daily feed intake could This responsibility is a daily obligation to go up another 35 to 40 percent, or another provide shelter and feed, something farmers 90 bales or three truckloads of hay, to meet and ranchers understand well. the demands of lactation and motherhood. But what does that mean in terms of feed? But as the winter season comes to an First, let’s calculate just how much living end, adequate feed will be laid in with the mass the center must feed. Using the body anticipation of upcoming spring rain and weights that the center knows and estimatan optimistic growing season. That is all ing the body weight on the rest, the center we can do. has 542,000 pounds (271 tons) of living Remember, the glance at the hay pile is body weight that must be fed every day. We more than a glance. The glance at the cows usually do not think of the livestock that is more than a quick look. Producers need way, but we must know the total weight to to pull the pencil out, calculate the hay calculate the center’s feed needs. inventory, determine the pounds of cattle The 271 tons of livestock are going to reand other livestock to be fed, and plan acquire 2.5 percent of their living body weight cordingly. in daily feed intake, or 13,550 pounds of The nice winter was a plus. Every three feed from now until the end of April. May days that the center does not have to deliver 1 is the target for turnout on spring grass harvested feed spares one truckload of hay. for the center. But you don’t cheat Mother Nature. Plan So, let’s figure our feed needs. If the on enough hay to get to pasture turnout in bales’ average weight is 1,300 pounds (bale May. Early turnout is not an option. Cows weight will vary, and I estimated on the light need to be cared for, but that dry grass from side), the center needs about 11 bales every last year needs care as well. day (rounding up 13,550 pounds divided May you find all your ear tags. by 1,300 pounds), or 539 bales for the next For more information, contact your local seven weeks (49 days). NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// The current center hay inventory is 97 www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or bales, with contacts made to deliver 350 Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extenbales. The current inventory and purchased sion Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND hay bales total 447 bales, leaving the center 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris.ringwall@ 92 bales, or three-plus standard truckloads ndsu.edu. of hay, shy of what it needs. ##### Diet...A short period of scarcity before a sharp gain of ten pounds. ##### Egoist...Someone me-deep in conversation.

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Patriot’s Day

Date When Celebrated: Third Monday in April Some people know little or nothing about Patriot’s Day. To New Englanders, it is a big, big day. In the states in New England, it’s a holiday with a day off of work. Banks, schools, post offices, and businesses have the day off. Patriot’s Day commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. This battle began the American Revolutionary War. It

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