FEBRUARY 2013
Vol. XIV No. 1 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306
Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
13th Annual MonDak Pulse Day Feb. 20 The thirteenth annual MonDak Pulse Day will be held on Wednesday, February 20 at the Airport International Inn in Williston, North Dakota starting with registration at 8:30 am CST. Researchers and extension personnel along with representatives from grower groups and private industry will discuss the latest recommendations on the production, marketing and utilization of pulse crops. Pulse crops produced in this area would include field peas, lentils and chickpeas. One of the featured speakers for this year’s Pulse Day will be Dr. Rosalind Bueckert. Dr. Bueckert is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in the Plant Science Department. continued on page a2
LIVESTOCK SALES
Feb. 18, Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings.................................................................A8 Feb. 19, Veseth Cattle Co., Malta.........................................................................A3 Feb. 26, JC Heiken Angus & Sons, Miles City....................................................A6 Feb. 26, Connelly Angus, Valier...........................................................................A5 Mar. 1, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville............................................A14 Mar. 1, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford..........................................................A9 Mar. 2, Veltkamp Angus, Manhattan..................................................................A11 Mar. 2, Bulls of the Bitterroot, Stevensville......................................................A12 Mar. 2, Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham............................................A19 Mar. 4, Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook...............................A19 Mar. 4, DK Red Angus & Charolais, Grenora, ND.............................................A10 Mar. 4, Mytty Angus Ranch, Florence...............................................................A55 Mar. 5, Apex Angus, Valier......................................................................... A20, A21 Mar. 6, Ox Bow Ranch, Wolf Creek....................................................................A15 Mar. 6, Kountz Ranch, Inc., Brockway...............................................................A23 Mar. 8, Diamond Bar S, Great Falls....................................................................A30 Mar. 8, Flesch Angus, Shelby.............................................................................A25 Mar. 8, Leland Red Angus, Sidney.....................................................................A16 Mar. 9, Birdtail Ranch & Black Hills Cattle, Simms..........................................A18 Mar. 9, Strawberry Ridge Reds, Livingston......................................................A34 Mar. 11, Turner Angus & Box O Breeders, Galata.............................................A40 Mar. 11, Box O Breeders, Galata........................................................................A40 Mar. 11, Holden Herefords, Valier.............................................................. A31, A45 Mar. 12, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek................................................A44 Mar. 14, Fritz Red Angus, Brady........................................................................A41 Mar. 16, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Fort Benton.....................................................A47 Mar. 18, Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls.......................................................A48 Mar. 18, Hawks Angus, Galata...........................................................................A32 Mar. 19, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Labortory, Miles City......A45 Mar. 19, Open Gate Ranch, Simms....................................................................A49 Mar. 27, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range.................................A39 Mar. 29, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls................................................A53 Apr. 3, Nissen Angus, Chinook..........................................................................A51 Apr. 4, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger................................................................A50 Apr. 4, Bowles J5 Reds, Glasgow......................................................................A72 Apr. 9, Montana Shorthorn Association, Miles City.........................................A46 Apr. 10, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola.....................................................................A52 Apr. 11, Kel McC Angus (Northern Premier Angus Sale), Chinook................A54 Apr. 17, Milk River Angus, Chinook...................................................................A56
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Feb. 13, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................C27 Feb. 20, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................C27 Feb. 27, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................C27 Mar. 9, Ophus Auction Service, ATV/Motor Sports, Great Falls........................A2 Apr. 27, Smith Sales Co., Spring Fever Auction, Miles City............................A50 Jun. 7 & 8, Smith Sales Co., Swap Meet, Miles City.........................................C22
Fishing Fun Day set for Lake Frances
A February fishing fun day has been set at Lake Frances to raise money for the Valier volunteer fire department. The Lake Frances Fishing Gathering will occur all day February 16 at the reservoir next to Valier. Raffle tickets are available in advance at Roberts Bait and Tackle in Great Falls and the following Valier businesses: One Stop Cenex, Panther Café, Froggies, and Christiaens Meats. The day of the event, tickets will also be sold until 12:30 p.m. at the park pavilion next to Lake Frances. continued on page a2
Maybe this is why it is called the Golden Triangle. This is taken from the interstate north of Great Falls, MT toward the west and the majestic Rocky Mountains.
Off-station spring barley trial results By Southern Ag Research Center, Huntley, Montana
The 2012 off-station spring barley trials were conducted under dryland conditions near Huntley, Billings and Broadview, and under irrigation near Fromberg and Hysham Montana (Fig. 1). Twenty spring barley entries comprised of 15 commercial cultivars and 5 experimental lines, representing both feed and malt types, were grown at all locations. All studies were planted using a randomized complete block design with three replications. All entries were seeded at approximately 0.6 million seeds per acre (~14 seed per foot2) under dryland conditions and 1.0 million seeds per acre (~24 seed per foot2) under irrigation. continued on page a60
PRIVATE TREATY
Storey Herefords, Bozeman.......................................... A8 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY................................ A17 Highwood Angus, Highwood........................................ A4 Webb Cattle Company, Malta...................................... A48 Sand Herefords, Fairfield............................................ A28 Morel Red Angus, Valier.............................................. A13 Mees Ranch, Forsyth................................................... A42 Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn.............................. A44 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan.................................. A44 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida........................... A44 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek..................... A44 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.................................... A44 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend........................................ A44 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood........................................ A45 K and C Herefords, Deer Lodge................................. A45 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby.................................... A45 McMurry Cattle, Billings.............................................. A45 M/D Herefords, Baker.................................................. A45 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus........................................... A45 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek.................................. A45 Wichman Herefords, Moore........................................ A45
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Off-station spring wheat trials By Southern Agricultural Research Center, Huntley, Montana
The 2012 off-station spring wheat trials in south central Montana were established under dryland conditions near Billings, Broadview and Huntley, and under irrigated conditions near Fromberg, Huntley and Hysham, Montana (Figure 1). The spring wheat trials for this region of Montana each possessed 25 entries made up of 22 commercial cultivars and 3 experimental line. All studies were planted using a partiallybalanced lattice design with three replications. All entries were seeded at approximately 0.75 million seeds per acre under dryland conditions (~45 lb/a) and 1.5 million seeds per acre under irrigation (~90 lb/a). Seeding rates were not adjusted for germination. Information pertaining to the traits and characteristics of the 22 commercial spring wheat cultivars are provided in Table 1. continued on PAGE A28
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