FEBRUARY 2018
Vol. XIX No. 1 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997
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NDSU variety selection guides available
By NDSU Extension Service Variety selection guides are available for all of the major crops grown in North Dakota. These guides summarize the results of variety trials conducted in 2017 by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service and can be found at http://bit.ly/NDSUVarietyGuides, where they can be downloaded and printed. Printed copies also can be obtained from NDSU Extension Service county offices or from Print and Copy Services at NDSU. “This is a comprehensive publication series with variety information about North Dakota’s main crops, which include barley, oats, rye, canola, corn, dry edible beans, dry field peas, durum, flax, hard red spring and winter wheat, soybeans and sunflowers,” says Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension Service broadleaf crops agronomist. The agronomic data presented in the variety trial publications are from replicated research plots that allow for rigorous comparisons of the tested varieties or hybrids. “Thousands of plots are grown and harvested to generate the unbiased information that goes into these publications,” says Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension cereal crops agronomist. CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
PRODUCTION SALES
Feb. 17 Sparks Herefords, Plevna MT.................................................. A9 Feb. 19 Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings MT............................................. A5 Feb. 21 Veseth Cattle Co. & Score Angus, Malta MT.......................... A4 Feb. 24 Peterson Angus, Worthing SD................................................. A6 Feb. 24 Neel’s Angus & Never Sweat Ranch, Missoula MT............. A13 Feb. 27 JC Heiken Angus & Sons, Miles City MT............................... A7 Feb. 27 Connelly Angus, Valier MT..................................................... A15 Feb. 27 Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford MT................................. A11 Mar. 2 Diamond Bar S, Great Falls MT.............................................. A12 Mar. 2 Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville MT........................ A10 Mar. 3 Bulls of the Bitterroot, Stevensville MT.................................. A20 Mar. 3 Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham MT........................ A19 Mar. 3 DK Red Angus & Charolais, Williston, ND.............................. A17 Mar. 5 Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook MT.......... A23 Mar. 6 Apex Angus, Valier MT............................................................. A21 Mar. 7 Ox Bow Ranch, Wolf Creek MT................................................ A26 Mar. 7 L Bar W Cattle Company & Sidwell Ranch, Absarokee MT..... A9 Mar. 8 Fritz Red Angus, Brady MT...................................................... A27 Mar. 9 Flesch Angus, Shelby MT........................................................ A29 Mar. 10 Like It Like That Red Angus, Columbus MT......................... A24 Mar. 10 Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Lab, Miles City MT... ................................................................................................................. A9 Mar. 10 Duncan Ranch Co, Joplin MT..........................................A8, A25 Mar. 12 Holden Herefords, Valier MT.................................................... A9 Mar. 13 Veltkamp Angus, Manhattan MT............................................ A32 Mar. 13 Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek MT.....................A8, A25 Mar. 15 Kicking Horse Ranch, Great Falls MT................................... A33 Mar. 15 Malek Angus Ranch, Highwood MT...................................... A31 Mar. 19 Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls MT.................................. A34 Mar. 20 Open Gate Ranch, Simms MT................................................ A36 Mar. 25 Hi-Line Show Pigs, Havre MT.................................................. A3 Mar. 28 Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range MT............ A38 Mar. 30 Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls MT............................ A39 Mar. 31 O’Hara Land & Cattle, Shelby MT.......................................... A47 Mar. 31 Golden Triangle Breeders, Shelby MT................................... A43 Mar. 31 Turner Angus, Shelby MT....................................................... A48 Apr. 11 Pass Creek Angus, Wyola MT................................................ A49 Apr. 12 Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook MT........................ A50 Apr. 13 Thiessen’s Regency Acres, Sidney MT................................. A53 Apr. 18 Milk River Angus, Chinook MT.............................................. A62
AUCTION SALES
Feb. 1-27 Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Farm Equipment, Online.. A18 April Otto’s Auction Service, Consignment, Vaughn MT............................... A53 May. 18 Fritz Auction, Consignment, Chester MT.......................................... A62
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Registration opens for 2018 Women in Agriculture Conference By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News
Women in the agricultural industry looking to increase their business management skills are encouraged to register for the 2018 Women in Agriculture Conference organized by the University of Nebraska– Lincoln (UNL). The annual conference will be held February 22 – 23, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 110 S. 2nd Ave., Kearney, Nebraska. The Women in Agriculture Conference is one of the longest-running women’s conferences of its kind in the country that allows women to build relationships with each other, attend workshops and gain valuable knowledge that will help them support their own farms and ranches. The theme for this year’s conference is, “Growing our future, valuing our traditions.” Over 30 concurrent workshops will be hosted over the two-day event that focuses on production risk, market risk, financial risk, human risk and legal risk. Anita Keys, a rancher from Cherry county, said, “When you look at the workshop assortment, there are a lot of choices, which is really nice.” She feels that she has gained a lot of really great resources through the Women in Ag conference and her husband, Kerry, agrees, “She challenges me with the information that she brings and so we take that information and begin to incorporate it into our ranching operation.” In addition to the opportunity to grow market, financial and overall ranching knowledge, the opportunity to connect with other woman producers is what brings most women to the conference. “I started 12 years ago, and I fell in love with it,” says Linda Barrett, a producer from Banner county. Barrett has now started bringing her granddaughter, Kurstin, with her to the conferences. “Women in Ag is really cool because it lets you know that you’re a super vital part of every operation,” says Kurstin. “There’s a bunch of women there realizing that we’re really important in what we do.” Participants will have the opportunity to hear from three women who have made their livelihoods in the agricultural industry. Ruth Hambleton, the founder of Annie’s Project, will speak on empowering and
educating women producers. Ann Finkner, Farm Credit Services of America senior vice president chief administrative officer, will share resources to help women recharge while dealing with complexity, stress and multi-tasking in agriculture. Lastly, Leslie McCuiston, who was selected as America’s Pig Farmer of the Year in 2017 and will share her story. Registration is available online at wia. unl.edu. Paper registration forms can be requested by calling 402-472-1576. For more information about the Women in Agriculture conference, including the conference proceedings, go to wia.unl.edu. CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
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PRIVATE TREATY Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn MT...........................A8 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida MT.............. A8 & C6 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A40 Curlew Cattle Co., Whitehall MT....................................A8 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek MT.................A5 Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek MT.......................A8 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend MT.....................................A8 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan MT.................................A9 Freeman Ranch, Augusta MT......................................A52 Geib Red Angus, Dagmar MT......................................A18 Hawks Angus, Galata MT.............................................A16 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood MT.....................................A9 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay MT..........................A9 M/D Herefords, Baker MT...............................................A9 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby MT.................................A9 McMurry Cattle, Billings MT..........................................A9 Montana Red Angus Association...............................A42 Schweitzer’s Tiber Angus, Geyser MT........................A28 Storey Herefords, Bozeman MT...................................A14 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek MT...............................A9 Wichman Herefords, Moore MT.....................................A9
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