February 2019 Trader's Dispatch

FEBRUARY 2019

Vol. XX No. 1 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

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Golden Triangle herbicide-resistance meetings Golden Triangle MSU Extension agents will be hosting herbicide-resistance meetings on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in both Conrad and Fort Benton. A special thanks to our sponsors for lunch. Sponsors include Chouteau County Farmers Union, Corteva, Wilbur Ellis, CHS Cut Bank Group, Cargill and Centrol Crop Consulting. Please RSVP by Friday, February 15 to ensure an accurate headcount for lunch.

Due to the increase of herbicide resistance in the Golden Triangle over the past five years, there has been additional interest in finding ways to manage resistant weeds. Herbicide–resistant plants often develop from repeated use of a single mode of action herbicide. Plants can then develop CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

PRODUCTION SALES

Feb. 16, Sparks Herefords, Plevna MT..............................................................A23 Feb. 18, Bulls of the Big Sky Simmental, Angus, SimAngus, Billings MT.......A3.

Feb. 20, Veseth Cattle Co. Angus & Score Angus, Malta MT............................A4 Feb. 26, JC Heiken Angus & Sons, Miles City MT..............................................A6 Feb. 26, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford MT.................................................A5 Feb. 26, Connelly Angus, Valier MT...................................................................A17 Mar. 1, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville MT......................................A14 Mar. 1, Diamond Bar S Simmental & SimAngus, Great Falls MT......................A7 Mar. 2, Bulls of the Bitterroot Black Angus, Stevensville MT.........................A16 Mar. 2, DK Red Angus & Charolais, Williston, ND..............................................A8 Mar. 2, Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham MT......................................A13 Mar. 4, Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook MT..........................A9 Mar. 5, Apex Angus, Valier MT............................................................................A15 Mar. 7, Split Diamond Bulls, Angus, Billings MT..............................................A11 Mar. 8, Flesch Angus, Shelby MT......................................................................A19 Mar. 8, L Bar W Cattle Company Hereford, Absarokee MT..............................A23 Mar. 9, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Lab. Hereford, Miles City MT..A23 Mar. 9, Duncan Ranch Co, Joplin MT................................................................A18 Mar. 11, Holden Herefords, Valier MT.................................................................A23 Mar. 12, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek MT.........................................A22 Mar. 12, Veltkamp Angus, Manhattan MT..........................................................A32 Mar. 14, Fritz Red Angus, Brady MT..................................................................A29 Mar. 18, Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls MT................................................A35 Mar. 19, Open Gate Ranch, Simms MT..............................................................A36 Mar. 21, Kicking Horse Ranch, Great Falls MT.................................................A45 Mar. 21, Malek Angus Ranch, Highwood MT....................................................B12 Mar. 25, Cole Creek Angus Ranch, Columbus MT...........................................A40 Mar. 25, Hager Cattle Co., Mandan, ND.............................................................A42 Mar. 27, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range MT..........................A30 Mar. 29, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls MT..........................................A41 Mar. 29, Golden Triangle Breeders, Shelby MT.................................................A43 Mar. 29, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Shelby MT........................................................A46 Mar. 29, Turner Angus, Shelby MT.......................................................................B7 Mar. 30, Sidwell Ranch, Columbus MT..............................................................A23 Mar. 31, Hi-Line Show Pigs, Havre MT..............................................................A34 Apr. 4, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger MT..........................................................A34 Apr. 10, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola MT................................................................B3 Apr. 11, Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook MT......................................A48

Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Nebraska farmers can learn how to give their soil a little love at the Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference on Valentine’s Day. While there are many benefits to using cover crops, such as improved soil heath and reduced erosion, it’s the details that can present challenges. The conference offers problemsolving information for growers, from those just getting CONTINUED ON PAGE A3

AUCTIONS

Feb 1-28, Musser Bros Auction & Real Estate, Farm & Ranch, Online.......... A12 Feb 25-Mar 12, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Huskinson, Online........... A14 Mar. 9, Weishaar Auction Service, Stoveland Farm Equipment, Golva ND...... C9 Apr 6-7, Creston Auction & Country Fair, Creston MT...................................... A8 May. 4, Smith Sales Co., Spring Fever, Miles City MT...................................... C28

Sam McDonald, Browning, visits with Matt Harrington, Native American Community Development Corporation Financial Services, during the Friday social hour of the 2019 Montana’s Next Generation Conference.

Harrington served on the planning committee for the conference and NACDC helped sponsor the event.

NDSU Extension to host lambing workshop

By NDSU Extension Service

New and experienced shepherds will have an opportunity to learn more about lambing at a clinic North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension is holding Tuesday, February 12, near Carrington, North Dakota.

“There has been extraordinary interest in expanding operations with sheep in North Dakota,” says NDSU Extension sheep specialist Travis Hoffman. “Lambing time is the culmination of your breeding program, and an exciting and rewarding time as sheep

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The clinic starts at 10 a.m. Central time at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center, 663 U.S. Highway 281, and will include a producer tour at A & L Ranch, Woodworth, North Dakota.

“A healthy lamb and caring ewe are important, so the clinic topics will benefit novice and experienced sheep producers alike,” Hoffman says.

Presenters and topics they will discuss are: • Hoffman - wool management • Cindy Wolf, a veterinarian at the University of Minnesota and member of the O’Neill Family Farm near Rushford, Minnesota - ewe health • Cody Krause, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - predator control • Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center (REC) - lamb nutrition and marketing CONTINUED ON PAGE A3

OTHER DATED EVENTS

Feb. 8, Treasure State Seed Growers Meeting, Fairfield MT....................................................................................C4 Feb. 26, Belle Pulses Growers Meeting, Hingham MT...... .......................................................................................A36

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resistance to additional herbicides, and then require more costly management techniques. The workshop will cover the current status and future directions of herbicide-resistant weeds, management, perspectives from industry, Palmar Amaranth monitoring and management, and improving herbicide efficacy.

Dr. Prashant Jha, an associate professor at the Southern Agricultural Research Center at the MSU College of Agriculture and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will cover Herbicide Resistance: Current Status and Future Directions. He will also address chemical, cultural and mechanical weed control practices for herbicide management.

Jared Unverzagt, Technical Service Representative at BASF, will cover Industry Perspectives on Herbicide Resistance and New Trait Technologies.

Shelly Mills, MSU Extension Valley County, will introduce producers to Palmar Amaranth. Palmer Amaranth is a type of pigweed that has devastated crops in the South and Midwest. It has now been identified in North Dakota.

Mat Walter, MSU Extension Musselshell-Golden Valley County will cover Factors Affecting Herbicide Efficacy and how it Contributes to Herbicide Resistance.

Lunch time speakers for Fort Benton will include Bill Evans, Chouteau County Farm Service Agency and Marni Thompson, NRCS Resource Conservationist. They will speak on tillage compliance when managing resistance weeds.

The lunch time speaker for Conrad will be Tim Stott, Territory Manager for Cargill. Tom will update producers about the new canola varieties they have available.

Representatives from Corteva, Wilbur Ellis, CHS, Mountain View Coop, and Centrol Crop Consulting will form a panel to discuss industry perspective on herbicide resistance and what they are doing to help mitigate the problem. Company participation may vary in each location.

Both locations will begin with registration at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude by 4 p.m. The Conrad workshop will be held at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road, Conrad, and the Fort Benton workshop will be held at the Ag Center, 1205 20th Street.

A total of six Pesticide points will be available at both locations. For any questions regarding the event or to RSVP, please contact Tyler Lane (MSU Extension – Chouteau County, 622-3751, tyler.lane@montana.edu) or Adriane Good (MSU Extension – Pondera County, 271-4054, adriane. good@montana.edu). Please RSVP by Friday, February 15 to ensure an accurate headcount for lunch.

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started to those already integrating cover crops in their operation.

The conference, February 14 at the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead, runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.

“At the conference this year, we have a few speakers who are considered rock stars when it comes to their knowledge and expertise as it relates to soil,” said Nebraska Extension Educator Keith Glewen. “I’m very confident that those who attend will leave with a better understanding and appreciation of soil and management factors that impact soil quality.”

Topics and presenters include: • “Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life,” David R. Montgomery, professor of geomorphology, University of Washington • “Rebuilding and Maintaining Life in the Soil,” Jay Fuhrer, soil health specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bismarck, North Dakota • “How My Farm has Responded to Cover Crops and Crop Rotation,” Ray

NDSU Extension to host lambing workshop CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

During the tour of their sheep operation, Brent and Codi Kuss will offer an interactive look at their lambing barn and protocol during their lambing season and discuss potential challenges to help sheep producers.

“Our opportunity to succeed is first focused on providing optimal lambing management,” Hoffman says. “Our ability to learn from each other will provide positive experiences for all producers.”

The clinic is free of charge. Lunch will be provided. The event will run until 3 p.m.

For more information, contact Hoffman at 701-2312222 or travis.w.hoffman@ ndsu.edu.

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By Carmen Rath-Wald, Logan County Extension Agent North Dakota State University Extension (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/fieldtofork) again will host the Field to Fork webinar has a link to register for the webinars. series starting in February 2019.

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What are fish doing these days?

By Bruce Auchly, FWP Region 4 Information Officer

Perch are a popular species for ice fishing.

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The short answer is: about the same as the rest of the year.

They breathe, eat and try to avoid being eaten. There are, however, some differences in winter.

First, it’s important to remember that freshwater fish like reptiles and amphibians are coldblooded. (Scientists prefer the more precise word, poikilotherms, but we’ll forgive them.)

That means their body temperatures are controlled through external means, in this case, water temperature. They do not maintain a constant body temperature like us mammals.

Close to 80 percent of human energy goes towards heating our bodies to a stable temperature. For fish, this is not an advantage. For one reason, their source of food, often insect based, is limited in the winter. In Montana, the winter temperature of water that doesn’t freeze usually is in the 30s or low 40s. To raise an organism’s body temperature to 98.6 in that cold environment would require a tremendous amount of food, which just isn’t there for fish.

Rather than devote large amounts of energy simply to heat up their bodies, fish have adapted to the cold rather than adopted a “central heating system” like a mammal.

And what a magnificent adaptation. A warm-blooded animal requires five to 10 times as much food as a cold-blooded animal of the same size and build; so, cold-blooded animals are better at surviving in barren environments, though not all fish species respond the same.

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Burbot, a cold-water species, are more active in the winter than summer.

to cold water pockets like in the summer and may range more widely. Other species, such as bluegills, may do the opposite – that is hang out and not expend much energy.

They can accomplish this by not eating for weeks or months.

Generally, however, everything underwater slows down, and life continues just swimmingly, thank you, as long as there’s oxygen. Ah yes, oxygen.

In an average winter, ice and snow form a lid on a lake or reservoir. If that lid is too thick, it prevents light penetration thus shutting down oxygen production from photosynthesis by aquatic plants. In addition to producing no new oxygen, the existing aquatic plants die.

Microbes at the bottom of the lake decompose the organic matter, the dead aquatic vegetation. If the lake is too shallow and the winter too long, those microbes will use up all the oxygen breaking it down. The result can be too little oxygen to support a lake’s fish, and they die.

In deeper lakes or mild winters, most fish survive. Plus, fish have adapted to slow down in the winter, as being too active would burn through their oxygen reserve.

Then, as water warms under the spring sun, ice-out occurs, insect life increases, and a fish’s metabolism rises just in time to take advantage of the increasing food.

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Date When Celebrated: Always February 11 White Shirt Day honors the men and women who participated in a sitdown strike at General Motors in 1937. These autoworkers helped the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to become the sole bargaining agent for General Motors autoworkers. The strike ended on this day in 1937.

According to the UAW’s website, the traditions of White Shirt Day are simple: • Everyone must wear a white shirt or blouse • Your white shirt must not get dirtier than your boss’s shirt • Safety and work rules must be followed.

Somewhere along the way, this day evolved into White T-Shirt Day for some people. Except for UAW workers and their families, this UAW event was probably lost or forgotten. Those who chanced across reference to White Shirt Day, most likely created their own version of this day, giving birth to the term White T-Shirt Day. Please wear a white shirt today. And, honor UAW workers, along with their accomplishments.

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National Margarita Day

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General Merchandise Auction

Saturday, April 6th • 9am RV, Marine, Auto & Equipment Sale

Sunday, April 7th • Starts at 11am

NO BUYERS PREMIUM - Bid tickets Available Friday.

Bring your items to sell to the Creston School grounds on Friday, April 5th, 7am to 7pm, and we will take care of the rest. a great chance to make some money and support the Creston Fire Dept.

Sunburst area farmer Jake Roark was all ears during the Saturday workshops at the 2019 Montana’s Next Generation Conference. This was his second year attending and he has enjoyed learning more each year from the talented speakers.

Date When Celebrated: Always February 22 National Margarita Day is today, smack dab in the middle of winter. Many people think of Margaritas as a summer cooler. A date in February was selected, as Margaritas can be enjoyed any time of the year. There’s all kinds of flavors, from strawberry and peach to mango and berry, and much more. Almost any fruit you can imagine can be used to make the perfect Margarita.

Margaritas are comprised of tequila, citrus or other fruits, and sugar. It is the most popular alcoholic beverage that uses Tequila.

Margaritas are poured over ice, or can be put through a blender to make frozen margaritas.

Historically, Margaritas have been around since the 1930s and 1940s. The actual origin and creator is unknown. Frozen Margaritas came on the scene in the 1970s.

Todd McCalla, the creator of this day, started it to “celebrate Margaritas, plain and simple”.

So, lift your glass and celebrate National Margarita Day Did You Know? Tequila ia made from Agave plants, a succulent. Learn more Origin of National Margarita Day: Todd McCalla is the creator of this special day. According to Todd National Margarita Day was created “to spread his love for Margaritas around the world.” ##### Contrary to popular belief, cows do not have 4 stomachs; they have 4 digestive compartments: 1. The rumen holds up to 50 gallons of partially digested food. This is where cud comes from. Good bacteria in the rumen helps digest the cows food and provides protein for the cow.

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Bulls Bred and Fed for the Commercial Cattleman

11th Annual Production Sale • March 4, 2019 •

Lunch at NOON

1:00 pm • Bear Paw Livestock - Chinook, MT Special Guests: Weaver Herefords & MY Angus LOT 4 CONNEALY ARTILLERY 4236 X SITZ UPWARD 307R Reg. # 19178832

BW: 95 205• WT: 805• WR: 117• 365• WT: 1533• YR: 114 BW: +2.9, WW: +86, YW: +161, SC: +1.66 M: +33 $W: +83.24, $B: +193.53

Offering:

LOT 1

• 90 Angus Yearling Bulls • 12 Hereford Yearling Bulls • 155 Fancy Commercial Replacement Heifers

CONNEALY JET 4405 X AAR TEN X 9903 Reg. # 19178795

BW: 98• 205 WT: 808• WR: 117• 365 WT: 1648• YR: 117 BW: +2.5, WW: +72, YW: +134, SC: +.56, M: +27 $W: +66.90, $B: +137.45

Including 25 F1 Baldy Heifers & 49 No Brand Heifers

LOT 5 MILL BAR HICKOK X AAR TEN X 9903 Reg. # 19188836 BW: 81• 205 WT: 719 • WR: 105 365 WT: 1420 • YR: 105 BW: -1.6, WW: +47, YW: +91, SC: +.71 M: +37, $W: +61.17, $B: +132.99

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Reg. # 19178773 BW: 88• 205 WT: 725 • WR: 105 365 WT: 1504 • YR: 111 BW: +1.7, WW: +58, YW: +114, SC: +1.09, M: +33, $W: +60.40, $B: +148.10

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LOT 91

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LOT 11 Reg. # 19178782 BW: 91• 205 WT: 757 • WR: 110 365 WT: 1506 • YR: 112 BW: +4.5, WW: +67, YW: +108, SC: +.52, M: +25, $W: +59.06, $B: +112.83

LOT 3

SIRE: FRENZEN CRAFTSMAN C03 DAM’S SIRE: TH223 71I VICTOR 755T Reg. # 43907243 BW: 89 • Adj. 205 WT: 690 WR: 108 EPD’S: CED: +5.1, BW: +1.6, WW: +50 YW: +80, M: +28, REA: +.35, MAR: +.18

LOT 25

LOT 95 SIRE: FRENZEN CRAFTSMAN C03 DAM’S SIRE: DS Saga 917 Reg. # 43907253 BW: 98 • Adj. 205 WT: 670 WR: 105 EPD’S: CED: +1.2, BW: +3.8, WW: +48 YW: +84, M: +26, REA: +.29, MAR: +.10

“Feeder calves sired by Weaver bulls have given us 20% more gain per day.” Satisfied Customer

Attention All Internet & Phone Buyers All internet and phone buyers must be pre-registered with Northern Livestock Video Auction and have a buyer number to bid on the phone or internet. To register with NLVA call 866616-5035 Before Sale Day. View the online CATALOG and VIDEO CLIP of each bull selling at www.northernlivestockvideo.com. Bidders who are successful in making purchases will be contacted following the sale to make payment and delivery arrangements. Northern Livestock’s Sale Day Bid Line: 1-406-245-0889.

Don & Dolly Weaver 28108 Warrick Rd. Big Sandy, MT 59520

406-386-2244 dwhrfrd@gmail.com www.weaverherefords.com

Hereford Sires Include: Frenzen Craftsman C03 BBH 112Y Austin 325A MPH Z311 Rampage D1

Teddy & Sara Crowley 34075 Clear Creek Rd Chinook, MT 59523

406-395-4962 ccangus@mtintouch.net www.clearcreekangus.com

SHIPWHEEL CHISUM 4504 X SHIPWHEEL VANCE 2606

Reg. # 19108670 BW: 88• 205 WT: 745 • WR: 108 BW: +1.8, WW: +59, YW: +104, $W: +50.45

Other Angus Sires Include:

Connealy Artillery 4236 Connealy Jet 4405 Mill Bar Hickok Felton Capitalist 10F5 Shipwheel Signature 4541 Shipwheel Chisum 4504

MY Angus

Merle & Devyn Young 1025 Bentel Divide Rd Lloyd, MT 59535

406-357-3767 merle2013@hotmail.com

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New Hippology short course academy online

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Equine professors working with ExtensionHorses.org are offering a new Hippology Academy, February 11 to March 24, 2019. This short online course is designed for youth, adults, leaders, and extension personnel to gain knowledge and practice on horse hippology content.

Content includes practice tests, slides, and digital stations in six areas in addition to twice weekly lectures. Participants registering for the silver level will have the option to interact with equine professors from across the United States during the lectures. The silver level costs $100 per person and provides the opportunity to ask questions, talk to the professor of the week via asynchronous chat, and includes all materials from the bronze level.

The bronze level includes core features like access to 12 lectures from university professors on anatomy, health, diseases, parasitology, toxic plants, nutrition and more. It costs $50 per person. New lessons will be available starting each Monday for each of the six weeks.

“Youth and leaders are always asking and looking for more ways to get ready for hippology and other contests,” said Kathy Anderson, UNL Extension horse specialist.

“We are super excited to offer this course as it will be jam-packed with all kinds of things to help prepare and be competitive plus simply know so much about horses.”

Registration opens January 15 at www.extensionhorses. org and closes when enrollment reaches 100 participants or February 10, whichever comes first.

Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

For more information contact Kathy Anderson - ljohnson13@unl.edu, Betsy Greene – betsygreene@email.arizona.edu or Colleen Brady – bradyc@purdue.edu

11th Annual U.S. Targhee Sheep Assoc. Starter Flock

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The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association (USTSA) will again, for the 11th straight year, be offering a free registered Targhee Starter flock to a deserving youth at the 2019 USTSA National Show & Sale in Lodi, Wisconsin, July 18th-20th. In the previous ten years, the generous members of the USTSA have awarded 16 starter flocks, totaling 52 head of sheep, and have also donated almost $12,000 towards buyers credits for the award winners to purchase additional sheep at USTSA national sales. The winner must be present to receive the flock and will be awarded one (1) ewe lamb, one (1) yearling ewe, and one (1) brood ewe donated by members of the USTSA. Each animal will be a USTSA registered animal, and at least QR in Scrapie Codon 171 genotype. The winner will also receive a $150 credit for use toward purchase of additional animals at the 2019 national sale.

Applications, due April 1st, are now available to download at www.ustargheesheep.org or by contacting Mardy Rutledge at the USTSA office (ustargheesheep@gmail.com or 702292-5715). Any young person, ages 9-17, as of January 1, 2019, whose family does not raise Targhee sheep may apply.

Applicants should possess a keen interest in the U.S. sheep industry, commitment to raising Targhee sheep over time, and a firm belief in the abilities of the breed. Applicants must demonstrate proof of care, facilities, and transportation.

Aside from receiving the flock of sheep, the winning youth, will be paired with a Targhee breeder living near them who will act as a mentor. The association is committed to helping the winner succeed.

Targhee sheep are one of the few breeds developed in the United States at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. Withstanding harsh environments and minimal human intervention, while still producing high quality lamb and wool are hallmark traits of Targhees. Mothering ability and gentle dispositions are additional positive traits of the breed.

The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association believes in the future.

The success the program has had thus far has only affirmed it is the right thing to do for young people. Please pass the word along to a young person you know. Visit the USTSA website at www.ustargheesheep.org for more information.

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FARM GROUND FOR LEASE 2 sections of expired CRP, certifiable organic land Located approximately 35 miles west of Circle, Montana Call (406) 485-2179

Pick up the pruners and head for the blueberries

By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University fewest canes, but with the greatest yields Moderate pruning of highbush blueberand largest berries. ries done every year can make the difference “When plants are not pruned or are between a mediocre and a bumper crop – pruned too lightly, they become dense with and production of quality fruit.

AIR SEEDER AND CART FOR SALE weak, twiggy growth,” she said. “They proHighbush blueberry, a native of North duce small fruit and fail to develop strong America, grows 6 to 12 feet tall and is the new wood for future berry growth. On the major blueberry-producing species in comother hand, severe pruning leads to more merce. Its name refers to its tall stature. The new wood and larger but fewer berries.” best time to prune is from January to early“If bushes are pruned only occasionally March during the dormant period, advises and then pruned heavily, many young canes Bernadine Strik, berry crops specialist with Case IH ATX 5010 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, with Prewill grow the year after,” Strik said. “These Oregon State University (OSU) Extension cision Air 3430 seed cart. Seeder has Dutch paired row openers and disc levelers. Complete unit for..... $35,000 canes will age together and become unproService. ductive all at the same time. After several Strik’s research shows that annual, modPhone (406) 724-7555 or (406) 724-7550, Larslan, MT years, if you wanted to prune out the unerate pruning results in bushes with the productive canes, nearly the entire bush would have to be removed. And no young growth would be present to replace the lost fruiting wood.”

Strik recommends the following steps for pruning highbush blueberries: Remove the low growth that would touch the ground Musser’s Auction Center • 4350 Neibauer Rd • Billings, MT when loaded with fruit. Cut out short, soft shoots that develop from the base of the plant late in the season.

Prune off canes and twigs damaged by winter injury, mechanical causes, diseases or insects. Cut out the unTRACTORS TRUCKS productive canes: those that haven’t produced much new growth on 1-year-old canes, which have buds and are dull in color.

HARVESTING EQT LIVESTOCK If you have been pruning every year, it is best to remove the two oldest (most unproductive) canes each IRRIGATION winter.

Prune to let light down into the plant center.

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RELATED ITEMS Retirement Dispersal Blueberry flower buds are near the tips of the past season’s growth and are large and plump, compared to the small scale-like “leaf” buds.

An outline of pruning methods with general care of blueberry plants is available in the OSU Extension Service’s circular Growing Blueberries in Your Home Garden (https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ ec1304).

For more specific pruning information, watch the 22-minute video A Grower’s Guide to Pruning Highbush Blueberries (https://catalog. extension.oregonstate.edu/ dvd2) in English and Spanish.

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Drought planning workshop

By NDSU Extension Service As a rancher in the northern Great Plains, the question isn’t if you’ll experience a drought, but when.

Portions of North Dakota experienced drought in 2017 and 2018, during which ranchers faced shortages of forage and feed, causing them to cut livestock numbers, purchase feed or both. Many ranchers were not prepared for a drought as severe as the one in 2017.

“The frequency and severity of drought is projected to increase in the northern Great Plains, according to the recently published National Climate Assessment, making it increasingly important for ranchers to have a drought plan in place,” says Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist.

NDSU Extension is collaborating with the Drought Mitigation Center to host a drought planning workshop February 21 at the North Central Research Extension Center near Minot, North Dakota.

“This workshop will provide participants with the tools and skills needed to develop a drought plan for their individual ranch,” Meehan says. “During this one-day workshop, participants will learn about the impacts of drought, tools available for drought planning, how to develop a plan and how to implement a plan.”

The workshop will feature ranchers Jim Faulstich of Highmore, South Dakota, and Lynn Myers of Lewellen, Nebraska, who will share information about the drought plans for their ranches. Myers’ ranch has been in his family for more than 100 years. He attributes the sustainability of the ranch to its plan, which relies heavily on good stewardship.

To reserve your spot in the workshop, visit https://goo. gl/forms/qsIfVIHx5VtZi5qC3. The workshop is capped at 40 participants.

Attending the workshop is free of charge because of the generosity of the sponsors: North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension, North Dakota Corn Council, Society for Range Management, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust and North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition.

For more information, contact your local Extension agent or Meehan at 701-231-7683 or miranda.meehan@ndsu.edu.

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March 2nd, 2019 Lunch at noon

1PM

Selling: 80 Yearling Red Angus Bulls & 7 Gelbvieh/Balancer Bulls Carried by:

Redland Red Angus 88 Redland Ranch Ln Hysham, MT 59038 Bob & Cathy (406) 342-5859 Chad & Jenny (406) 740-2854

redland@rangeweb.net www.redlandredangus.com

Spring hunter education course

It’s time to sign up for the first hunter education course of 2019 in Great Falls, Montana.

Online registration is going on now through Feb. 24. Everyone must register online, however there will be a two-day opportunity at Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 4600 Giant Springs Road, for those without access to a computer.

Classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., February 25, 27, 28, March 4, 6, and 7 at North Middle School, 2601 8th St. NE. A field day will take place March 9 at FWP. To register online go to the FWP website, http://fwp. mt.gov, and follow the links, starting at Education. Go to Feb. 25 and select a classroom at North Middle School.

When registering, students must pick a four-hour time slot for the March 9 field day either 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m.

For the morning time slot register in one of the following classrooms: 104, 105, 106, 107, or 108. For an afternoon time slot on March 9 register in classrooms 113, 114B, 115, 116, or 117.

Those without computer access may register at FWP, 7-8 p.m., February 21, or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 21 and 22.

After registering, downloading and printing the attached files, students must pick up and read a course manual available at one of the following locations: North 40 Outfitters, 4800 10th Ave. S.; Scheel’s in Holiday Village; or FWP. Students that do not read the manual and answer the chapter questions before the first night of class may be excluded from the course.

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The deadline for advertising for the March issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be February 27th.

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Western SARE program newest host

By Meaghan MacDonald, MSU News Service as well as representatives from universities, To celebrate being named the newest government, agribusinesses and nonprofits.

Western region host institution of the SusMembers from the U.S. Department of Agtainable Agriculture Research and Educariculture and the National Institute of Food tion organization, Montana State Univerand Agriculture will also attend. Menalled sity’s College of Agriculture will hold a will give a brief introduction, followed by formal inauguration on February 19 in the a short speech by MSU Present Waded Procrastinator Theater. The event is free and Cruzado open to the public.

A major highlight of the event will be a Last year MSU was selected to host what presentation on feeding humanity by Nais widely regarded as the country’s foretional Geographic Magazine photojournalist most, producer-led research and education Jim Richardson. grant program for sustainable agriculture.

The lecture “Who Will Feed Planet MSU’s appointment, which runs from 2019 Earth?” will address the challenge of feedto 2024, was based on a competitive process ing the planet as the human population in which universities presented proposals to rapidly grows, as well as possible soluhost for a five-year period. tions. Richardson draws from more than 20 “To be the host institution of Western years of covering agriculture subjects and SARE for the next five years is evidence of examines 10,000 years of human beings’ MSU’s commitment to sustainable agriculrelationship with food. His conclusion is ture,” Western SARE regional coordinator that growing the food to feed humanity is Fabian Menalled said. Menalled is a prothe largest endeavor on the planet. fessor of weed ecology and integrated pest Richardson has photographed more than management at MSU. 50 stories for National Geographic in a The event will welcome the Western career that has spanned 30 years. RichardSARE administrative council, the proson had his first story published for Nagram’s governing board of 15 members tional Geographic in 1984 and has become that is composed of farmers and ranchers one of the magazine’s most productive contemporary contributing photographers, according to the magazine’s website.

Following the inauguration, the administrative council will hold a meeting in Bozeman for the first time and select research and education projects to receive economic support from Western SARE. According to Menalled, this year the council expects to support approximately 50 projects across the Western region for roughly $5.5 million.

“At Western SARE, we work to advance agricultural innovations that promote environmental stewardship, quality of life and improve profitability,” Menalled said.

“We can do this by investing in groundbreaking agricultural research and education, and these projects can help us do just that.”

SARE is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that functions through competitive grants conducted by farmers, ranchers, researchers and agriculture professionals.

The program helps advance farm and ranch systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities. The western region encompasses 13 U.S. western states as well as American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia and Guam.

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GRAIN TRAILER, FURNACE & HAY FOR SALE

Producers need disposal plan for dead livestock

By NDSU Extension Service The death of animals is part of any liveenergy. The cost of incineration may be a Fruehauf hopper bottom grain trailer, good condition & tires. stock operation. limiting factor for some producers. Also, NEW waste oil furnace for shop.

Irrigated Alfalfa hay very clean.

“With lambing underway and calving large carcasses often exceed the incinerator’s Phone (406) 590-4040 or 467-2372 just around the corner, now is the time for capacity. Open-pit burning of carcasses is an producers to have a plan for disposing of the acceptable last-resort disposal option. mortalities quickly,” says Mary Keena, North Burial is a common method of carcass Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension disposal but selecting the proper burial site livestock environmental management speand maintaining it are important. Areas with cialist at the Carrington Research Extension sandy or gravelly soil and a shallow groundCenter.

“Timely disposal of these mortalities water table must not be used a burial site.

• 1/3 Weight of Aluminum is critical to preventing the spread of disease, Also, burial is difficult during the winter • UV Inhibitor & Food Grade as well as protecting water quality.” and isn’t an option during flooding or in areas • Chemical Resistant 8-ft, 10-ft, 12-ft.

• 1/8”, 3/16”, 1/4”, 3/8”, & 1/2” thick Rendering, incineration, burial and comprone to flooding. The disposal site should be Widths • 8-ft. or 10-ft. wide x Any length posting are approved methods of carcass away from residences, drinking water wells disposal in North Dakota. or shallow aquifers.

• Dump trucks & belly dumps “Carcass abandonment is not considered Keena says the best option might be • Wood floor trailers an acceptable disposal practice,” Keena composting, which is a naturally occurring • Manure spreaders • Fertilizer hoppers stresses. process that breaks the carcass into basic • Chutes Rendering is the process of converting elements via microorganisms and heat genanimal carcasses into pathogen-free, useful erated during composting. Composting is a • QuickSilver Liners Haul dirt, landscaping materials, byproducts such a feed protein. The process simple process that requires few materials clay, sand, manure, rock, grain, etc.

• Durapro Liners involves using high-temperature, pressurand minimal maintenance.

ALSO Hot Asphalt Liners Available ized steam. However, rending no longer is a Here are Keena’s tips for composting: • HMW Liners common disposal method in North Dakota • Build a pile if composting one animal. because of the lack of facilities and the cost.

• Build a windrow if composting several Incineration is the thermal destruction of animals.

1-406-293-3097 TOLL FREE 1-877-368-3097 carcasses using fuel such as propane, die• Use material such as straw or old hay sel or natural gas. It requires considerable for the base, manure or spoiled silage for the bulking material, and straw, old hay or sawdust as cover material.

This is the process for composting: • Start with 2 feet of base material in a windrow or pile, 8th Annual Angus Bull Sale depending on how many carcasses will be composted.

• Lay the carcass on top of the base. Have at least 1 foot of base material between the Sutherlin FarmS Feedlot • StevenSville , mt perimeter of the carcass and Sale begins at 1PM Mountain Time • Lunch served at Noon the edge of the base.

19245923 • Cover the carcass with LB HUNNICUTT 830 40+ Yearling 8 to 10 inches of bulking Angus Bulls GC 3C COMMANDO 816F 19248196 material.

• Cover the entire pile 50 Commercial Angus or windrow with 2 feet of Replacement Heifers cover material. The cover material should be placed 19248197 3C CHAPS 819F on the top and sides, with no part of the carcass showing.

SAV BRUISER X OCC GREAT PLAINS The pile needs a good cap to keep predators out and seal EF COMMANDO X O’REILLY FACTOR in heat.

19245925 LB MCGARRETT 803 To maintain the compost site: • Leave the pile or windrow undisturbed to keep heat ELLINGSON CHAPS X TOUR OF DUTY sealed in during the very cold winter months.

• Aerate the pile every two 19248202 3C SENSATION 801F months using a loader from early spring until late fall.

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Connealy Capitalist For more information: HA Cowboy Up • Contact Keena at 701Musgrave Aviator 652-2951 or mary.keena@ Quakerhill Rampage ndsu.edu SITZ SENSATION X TOUR OF DUTY • Visit NDSU’s livestock Stevenson Rockmount & More! environmental management EF COMMANDO X DENVER website at https://www. ag.ndsu.edu/lem/resources 3C Cattle LB Farms Genetic Connection • See NDSU’s “Animal All lots have Carcass Disposal Options” been tested publication at https://tinyurl.

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CONNELLY ANGUS RANCH Breeding durable, commonsense, moderate-framed, low maintenance, functional Angus cattle with proven bred-in longevity.

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By NDSU Extension Service a delayed killing frost,” he adds. “Thus, a Now that Palmer amaranth, a very agpostharvest desiccation may be warranted gressive weed, has been found in North to ensure zero seed production.”

Dakota, producers are looking for ways to Palmer amaranth is known to be resistant prevent it from spreading. to the herbicide glyphosate in other states, Most of the Palmer amaranth plants that so the plants found in North Dakota probwere found so far have produced very little ably are glyphosate-resistant, too. Thus, seed, according to Brian Jenks, weed sciglyphosate likely will not be effective as a entist at North Dakota State University’s Palmer amaranth desiccant (drying agent).

(NDSU) North Central Research Extension Jenks says the burn-down solution Center near Minot. It was found in North Gramoxone may be less effective against Dakota for the first time this summer.

Palmer amaranth because the rate for soy“It is possible that these plants germibean desiccation (dryness) is only 8 to 16 nated and emerged later than most weed fluid ounces, which is lower than for other seeds,” he says. crops. Sharpen usually is more effective as Many of the Palmer amaranth plants that a desiccant when tank-mixed with glyphowere found had seed heads growing just sate, but given that the Palmer amaranth above the tops of soybeans. plants found in North Dakota likely are “Ideally, these weeds should be pulled resistant to glyphosate, Jenks does not recand removed from the field,” Jenks says. ommend this mix.

“However, we may not see every Palmer “A better option may be to tank-mix plant. Although a preharvest burn-down Gramoxone and Sharpen,” he says. in soybeans is not common, it may stop or Here are some preharvest desiccant opreduce seed production of plants that were tions: missed.

• Gramoxone - 8 to 16 fluid ounces. Ap“If there were Palmer plants in the ply with NIS (nonionic surfactants). This harvested field, the remaining stems still has a 15-day preharvest interval (wait time may regrow and produce seed if there is between the application and when the crop can be harvested).

• Sharpen - 1 to 2 fluid ounces. Apply with AMS (ammonium sulfate) plus MSO (methylated seed oil).

This has a three-day preharvest interval.

• Gramoxone (16 fluid ounces) plus Sharpen (2 fluid ounces) plus AMS plus MSO. This probably is the best option, Jenks says.

Here are recommendations for postharvest desiccant options: • Gramoxone - 2 pints.

Apply with NIS • Sharpen - 1 to 2 fluid ounces. Apply with AMS plus MSO • Gramoxone plus Sharpen plus AMS plus MSO • Gramoxone plus 2,4-D plus NIS Jenks suggests producers apply these chemicals at a spray volume of 20 gallons per acre to obtain adequate coverage.

“These herbicides work best under warm, sunny conditions,” he notes. “Forecasted highs in the coming days are for temperatures only in the 50s and 60s, with possible light rain. Desiccants will not dry down plants as fast under cool, moist conditions.”

He also cautions producers not to use Roundup or Sharpen preharvest on soybeans grown for seed. ##### The Great Wall of China was built using sticky rice, creating a super-strong mortar that remains the best available material for restoring ancient buildings to this day. ##### Quinoa, amaranth, millet, and sorghum can pop like popcorn.

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Can rice filter water from ag fields?

By Jen A. Miller, American Society of Agronomy The idea came to Moore while he was Rice is a staple food crop of 20 percent of driving to his family’s farm in northeast the world’s population. It’s also grown on Arkansas. “We’re big rice farmers. Cheesy every continent except Antarctica. as it sounds, I was driving around trying to While it’s an important part of our diets, look for some inspiration and it just hit me: new research shows that rice plants can be What about rice?” used in a different way, too: to clean runoff So, researchers planted four fields, two from farms before it gets into rivers, lakes, with and two without rice. They then floodand streams. ed those fields with a mix of three kinds of This idea came to Matt Moore, a USDA pesticides plus water that together is a lot research ecologist, because he, himself, like runoff during a storm. They did this for comes from a family of farmers. He was two years in a row. trying to figure out a way to address the They found that the levels of all three unintended issue of runoff. As water drains pesticides were lower in fields where they’d from agricultural fields, the pesticides used planted rice. How much it dropped ranged on those fields can be carried along. Moore from 85 percent to 97 percent, depending wanted to stop pesticides from getting into on which pesticide they measured. water outside the farm in a way that was Rice can do this through phytoremediaeasy and cost-efficient for farmers. tion—using plants and their roots to clean “We wanted something that was comup water (though they can also clean soil mon, that could be applied in a lot of and air). That’s what researchers say hapdifferent places, but something that’s nonpened here. Instead of those chemicals beinvasive,” said Moore, who works in the ing in the runoff water, they were captured USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s in the rice plants.

Water Ecology and Ecology Research Unit In real life, this pesticide-cleaning ability in Oxford, Mississippi. of rice could be used in a few ways. To start, farmers could plant rice in drainage ditches already on their farms, which would “let rice clean off water that runs off into your field before it runs into a river, lake, or stream,” Moore said. “Dreaming big, eventually we could get to the point where you could use rice fields as constructed wetlands,” diverting runoff into rice fields so they naturally take those pesticides out of the water.

One big question Moore hopes additional research can answer is whether or not those chemicals end up in the edible part of the rice plant—the rice grain—itself. If it doesn’t, rice could be that natural water cleaner while also being a food source.

“It’s potentially huge for developing countries to be able to use this as a crop and water cleaning technology,” he said.

For now, though, Moore is excited about the potential of a humble, popular crop that even his own family has been growing for generations.

“We’re just trying to use simple techniques that are easy for the farmer, that are economical, that are still environmentally friendly,” he said. “Farming seems like a not-for-profit business these days, which I full-well understand. How can farmers use the landscape that’s already there? How can they maximize that while helping the environment and their bottom line? Rice could be it.” ##### The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day.

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*1989 Bobcat 116 excavator, 4200 hours, new tracks, thumb *2015 Gehl Z45 excavator, 360 hours, thumb *2012 Gehl 383Z excavator, 620 hours *2018 Gehl M08 excavator 2018 Bobcat S650 2 speed, hi-flow 2018 Bobcat T750 2 speed, bob-tach, joysticks, cab, heat, air, radio 2018 Bobcat T590 2 speed, hi-flow, track suspension bob-tach, heat, air, radio, A91 package 2018 Deere 317G cab, heat, air, bucket, weight kit 2019 Gehl RT215 - NEW 2018 Gehl AL750 loader, hi-flow, cab, 3 speed 2018 Gehl V330 2 speed, hi-flow, bob-tach, joysticks, heat, air 2017 Gehl RT250 2 speed, hi-flow, heat, air, new vertical opening door, industrial tracks

2017 Gehl VT320 3200 lb. lift capacity, hi-flow, 2 speed, roll up door 2009 Gehl 7810E 2018 Manitou MT625 telehandler, 4x4, forks, bucket

SWATHER HEADERS

WINTER PARTS & SERVICE SPECIALS It’s that time of year again!! Tilleman Equipment would like to announce our end of the year Winter Specials. Now is the perfect time to bring in your machines to get service inspection for a great price and get these machines ready so that you don’t experience down time during the time of year that you really need them to perform.

We are equipped to work on any brand and machine type that you may need to have repaired.

The Highlights of our service program are: • 10% Discount on all parts and service • Free one way hauling within a 300 mile radius if scheduled before December 31,2018 • Inspection fees are waived if recommended repairs are done with Tilleman Equipment • No Payment, No Interest for 90 days on approved credit • Program is available through March 1, 2019

Headers $200

2013 John Deere W150 16-ft. auger header, 270/392 hours 2012 John Deere R450 16-ft. rotary, 1142/1507 hours (2) 2018 NEW MacDon M1240 R85 header *2017 MacDon M1170 R113 header, 200 hours 2016 MacDon M205 draper and rotary ready 2016 NEW MacDon M205 windrower, draper ready, no DEF, 86/160 hrs (2) 2017 NEW MacDon A40D windrower, 16ft. cycle header 2015 MacDon M155 windrower, 860/1150 hours, Trimble GPS MacDon 5020 16-ft, swing tongue w/conditioner

DRAPER HEADERS 2012 MacDon A40D 16-ft., double knife, 600 acres, auger head *2013 MacDon D65D 35-ft., double knife, 600 hours, draper head

Combines $400

Balers $300

BALERS

TRACTORS

Hesston 540 4x5 round baler, twine only (2) Hesston 856A 5x6 round baler, twine only Hesston 956A 5x6 round baler, twine only 1998 Hesston 4900 3x4 square baler, 50,000 bales 2012 John Deere 569 10,000 bales, net/ twine 2009 John Deere 568 15,000 bales, net/ twine 2001 John Deere 567 15,000 bales 2000 John Deere 567 10,000 bales 2017 Massey Ferguson 2956A - NEW *2017 Massey Ferguson 2270 new, 3x4 square baler 2014 Massey Ferguson 2270 3x4 square baler, moisture tester, rear steer, 6500 bales 2006 New Holland BR780 17,000 bales 1998 New Holland 664 2019 Vermeer 605N NEW, net/twine, pickup clutch 2019 Vermeer 605N NEW, net, pickup clutch 2010 Vermeer 605M net/twine, 5500 bales

*2012 Challenger MT875C 4300 hours, 30” tracks 2014 Challenger MT855C 860 hours, 30” tracks, GPS 2013 Challenger MT525D 3400 hours, loader Ford 9280 250 hp, 4WD, duals, 9780 hours Ford 8670 170 hp, FWA, 16,900 hours, economy priced sprayer tractor John Deere 7520 articulating PTO, duals John Deere 4020 cab/loader, Powershift, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO 2017 Massey Ferguson 6716S new loader, grapple 2017 Massey Ferguson 5713SL new loader, grapple 2012 Masey Ferguson 8670 2134 hours, FWA, CVT 2014 Massey Ferguson 6615 loader, grapple, 1350 hours 2012 Massey Ferguson 7624 CVT transmission, 220 hp, loader, grapple, FWA 1979 Steiger Panther ST310 15,892 1981 Versatile 875 8435 hours

DRILLS

TILLAGE

2016 Bourgault 6550ST trailing tank, 5000 acres 2014 Bourgault 3710 disc drill, 60-ft. 10” spacing, 6550 leading tank, mid-row banders and metering augers 2014 Bourgault 3320 Paralink, 76-ft., 10” spacing, V-packers, 3/4 tips, leading 6550 tank *2009 Bourgault 5710 70-ft., 10” spacing, 3/4 tip steel packers, 6550 leading cart 2005 Bourgault 5710 57-ft., 10” spacing, steel packers, 6450 leading cart, 3/4 tips 2016 Bourgault 6550 trailing tank only 2004 Flexi-Coil 5000 12” spacing, double shoot, steel packers (3) 2019 Great Plains 1300 end wheel drill, 7.5” spacing 2019 Great Plains 11-ft.

2019 Great Plains 30-ft. box drill, 7.5” spacing, heavy duty 2019 Great Plains 1006NT box drill

2018 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 28.5-ft., rolling baskets 2018 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 38.5-ft., rolling baskets 2017 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 21ft., rolling baskets 2016 Summers Diamond Disk 47-ft., notched disks, rolling baskets, rental discounts 2011 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk rolling baskets Constantill 10-ft. deep tillage tool *2018 Delta harrows, 20-42-ft.

2018 Great Plains UD3000 30-ft. high speed disk

WINDROWERS AND SWATHERS

2018 MacDon FD140 35-40-ft. flex drapers, cross auger, transport 2018 MacDon FD75 35-40-ft. flex draper, cross auger, transport 2015 MacDon FD75 flex single knife, 40-ft. transport, Case adaptor 2014 MacDon D65S 35-ft. transport, single knife, Case adaptor 2014 MacDon D65S 35-ft., upper cross cut auger, transport, poly cutterbar, poly skid shoes, PU reel 2005 MacDon 963 36-ft. single knife *2003 MacDon 972 36-ft. cross auger, transport, single knife, John Deere adaptor

SPRAYERS

2017 Versatile SX280 120-ft. boom, hydraulic axle, Viper 4, LED lights *1998 Flexi-Coil 65XL 120-ft.

WE STOCK A FULL LINE OF ARROWQUIP CATTLE HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Tractors $250 Skidsteers $150 Swathers $250

Misc- Up to $100

Rakes $50

GIVE OUR EXPERIENCED PARTS DEPARTMENT A CALL FOR ANY OF YOUR PARTS NEEDS. DIRECT PARTS PHONE NUMBER IS: 406-395-6798

“MONTANA’S LARGEST MACDON DEALER!”

MISCELLANEOUS

1998 Flexi-Coil 65XL sprayer, 120-ft., Flexi-Coil monitor 2017 Riteway 20-ft. roller (2) 2018 Riteway 52-ft., 3 section land roller, rental discounts 2018 Johnson 14-ft. hygrade blade 2018 Parker 1139 grain cart, red, scale, PTO, tarp *2018 Pro-Ag Hay Hiker 900 2018 Pro-Ag Hay Hiker 1400 2017 Schulte 8000 rock picker 2008 Schulte H1000 mower 2018 Summers 52-ft. roller

* indicates pictured items

Go to www.tillemanequipment.com to see ALL of our inventory, more photos, and special deals.

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 — Page A22

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

Sam Anderson

406-848-2588, Emigrant, MT

Bar Star Cattle

406-947-5322, Musselshell, 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

406-284-6421, Manhattan, MT www.churchillcattle.com

Cooper Hereford Ranch

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

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Curlew Cattle Co

Frank Herefords

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

307-631-6012, Columbus, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords

Garrison Ranches Inc

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

Feddes Herefords

406-835-2501, Glen, MT

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

L Bar W Cattle Company

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

Loyning Farms

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

406-425-2252, Absarokee, MT

Lucky U Cattle Company

406-799-2973, Stevensville, MT

Harper Herefords

406-323-1686, Roundup, MT

Holden Herefords

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

Indreland Ranch

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

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

406-549-4442, Missoula, MT

McMurry Cattle

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

J Bar E Ranch

406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

First West Insurance

K & C Herefords

Merrimac Cattle Co

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

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

Fort Keogh Livestock Research

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

On Point Cattle Co.

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406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

Rafter Ranch Inc Sidwell Ranch

406-322-4425, Columbus, MT www.sidwell-land.com

Sparks Herefords

M/D Herefords

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

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

Otis Ranch

406-425-2484, Absarokee, MT

570-637-2644, Columbus, MT

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT www.sparksherefords.com

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

Matt 406-979-5720 • 406-773-5721 www.beeryherefords.com

Selling Private Treaty 150 BULLS

B 130 Yearling and Two-Year-Old Horned

Quality Bulls - reasonable prices

Select your bulls now and we will feed and deliver them at your convenience this spring

& Polled Hereford Bulls

B 20 Yearling Red Angus Bulls B Select now – Free wintering – Delivery in spring

EASTERN MONTANA GENETICS Hereford Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

Townsend, MT 59644 (406) 266-4121 (406) 439-4311 ehlke@mt.net www.ehlkeherefords.com

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

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Montana Hereford Directory

“The Best in Line One Breeding”

53RD ANNUAL SALE Holden Herefords PRODUCTION March 11, 2019 3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd Valier, MT 59486

www.holdenherefords.com email: jtholden@3rivers.net

Jack cell: 406-450-1029 Jay D. Evans cell: 406-450-0129

Your Northern Montana source for quality Hereford bulls

J Bar E Ranch Plentywood, MT

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

at the ranch

SELLING

150 Powerful Performance Tested Bulls 20 Top Quality Yearling Heifers 20 Fall Bred Cows and Heifer Calves Miss Advance Female Pagent

September 19, 2019

2019 Line 1 Hereford Research Sale Saturday, March 9, 2019

Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, MT

Lunch at 12:00, Sale at 1:00

L Bar W Cattle Company We are proud to present our third production sale

March 8th, 2019 at the ranch in Absarokee, MT

Featuring outstanding horned Hereford yearlings, two year old bulls, and select females.

Carl Loyning 406-328-4095 • 406-425-2484 (c) cdloyning@gmail.com • www.lbarw.com

McMURRY CATTLE

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

Fred & Doreen McMurry 2027 Iris Lane Billings, MT 59102

Mark and Dena Kirschten • 406-891-0973 Lesley Liane • 701-412-8153 Baker, Montana • Check us out on Facebook!

Sidwell Herefords

Females for Sale Watch for our March 30th Bull Sale

Richard and Becky Sidwell Richard: (406) 861-4426 Becky: (406) 670-4227 sidwell@sidwell-land.com Box 834 Columbus, MT

LCC 002Bingo329 (DLF, HYF, IES) Sire: PHH PCC 812 TrueGrit002 Calving ease bull with vigorous calves

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

Richard & Shirley Bruce & Tammy (406) 544-1536 bruce@thomasherefords.com WWW.THOMASHEREFORDS.COM

HP 406 254 1247 Cell 406 697 4040 mcmurrycattle@gmail.com www.mcmurrycattle.com

Sparks Herefords

Since 1922

Performance tested bulls and heifers

For sale private treaty at the ranch

Kenny Lars (406) 584-7571 cell (406) 939-0252 671 Fas 470 Lindsay, MT 59339

THOMAS HEREFORDS - Performance Tested - Carcass Ultrasound Scanned - Breeding Soundness Examined - BVD-PI3 Screened - Complete Balanced EPD’s - Ranking in the top of the breed for all traits - First Year Breeding Guarantee - Free Delivery within Montana

Added Genetic Balance Trait And Carcass Value ONLY THE BEST SELL Private Treaty Bull Sales

Gold Creek, MT

KT Built Tuff 1010

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

Bull Sale Day February 16, 2019

1:00 PM at the ranch with lunch at noon Tom Sparks Visitors welcome to see the 406-778-2320 bulls and their dams and sires www.sparksherefords.com

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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Installation & delivery Authorized available in Danuser Montana and surrounding Dealer areas.

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By Joanne Davidhizar, Michigan State University Extension MarketMaker has developed the What’s in Season App (https://mi.whatsinseasonapp.com) to help consumer find local produce.

The What’s in Season App accesses the MarketMaker (https://mi.foodmarketmaker.com) web-based resource that provides links between all types of food businesses within the food supply chain. Use of the site is free and available to everyone.

This year MarketMaker released the app with the following features: • Quick and easy searches based upon zip code or geo-locations including business names, product type, and location • Seasonal produce is highlighted • Grower and farmers market locations are mapped • Google Maps to get directions and driving directions functions For further detail on MarketMaker, and the What’s in Season App, Michigan State University Extension, or food, agriculture, bio economy and natural resources business development, contact the Michigan State University Product Center at www.productcenter.msu.edu or 517-432-8750.

Other stories in this series: Creating an online Profile easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 on the New MarketMaker: Part 2 (https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/creating_an_online_profile_easy_as_1_2_3_4_on_the_new_ marketmaker_part_2) ##### While in prison for performing Christian marriages, St. Valentine befriended Julia, the daughter of the jailer. When the emperor Claudius discovered that he was still preaching Christianity from his jail cell, he was executed (270 A.D.). In his last letter to the jailer’s daughter before his execution, he signed it “From your Valentine”, which is where the holiday got it’s name.

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ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE Approximately 350+ ton large round bales • 1st , 2nd and 3rd cutting • Also 250+ ton straw • CALL FOR PRICES Call (406) 450-1692 • Conrad, MT

STORAGE CONTAINERS & BRIDGES

Overseas Flat Racks and Shipping Containers 8-FT. TO 53-FT. STARTING UNDER $3000 DELIVERED Grant and Danielle Grubb, Conrad, had their hands full with a new baby in tow, but enjoyed the chance to learn during the 2019 Montana’s Next Generation Conference EPDs workshop presented by Glacier County Extension Agent Kari Lewis. Lewis’s presentation teaches ranchers how to select bulls based on EPDs and genetic potential.

UW livestock judging team wins championship

By University of Wyoming Extension The University of Wyoming (UW) livestock judging team won champion team overall and a team member won high individual overall at the Livestock Judging Classic in Phoenix December 31.

They also won champion team in swine and champion team in sheep/goats. There were nine teams and 73 contestants.

“There’s definitely no better way to start the year than with a win, so I’m very proud of the group and their work leading up to the contest,” Caleb Boardman, livestock judging coach, said.

Logan Despain from Laramie was high individual overall, first in swine, second in reasons, fourth in beef and fifth in sheep/goats.

Zackery Schumaker from Sweet Springs, West Virginia, was third overall, fifth in swine and fifth in beef.

Justin Terry from Grants Pass, Oregon, was fifth overall, and Alexi Goodnow, from Craig, Colorado, was ninth overall.

“Without question it is a reflection on the talent this group of individuals has and makes the prospects of the year to come exciting, but more importantly, their work ethic and how coachable they are is what makes me believe they could have a special year,” Boardman said. ##### Humans have fewer genes than rice.

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TCB TRANSPORT, LLC

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NOW IN OUR 48TH YEAR OF PRIVATE TREATY SALES!

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Jim & Lori French

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

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 — Page A26

National Pistachio Day

FOR SALE - RETIRED

Tyler Apache wide track sprayer, 750 gallon tank with 70-ft. booms, Midtech 6000 auto rate controller, 3471 hours, good machine, been shedded.................................................................. $24,000

406-486-5555 • Fallon, MT

FOR SALE

567 acres located in a desireable area 16 miles Southeast of Lewistown, MT. 1 mile of South McDonald Creek and 1/2 mile of Duncan Creek. Nice home and outbuildings set up for livestock. Scenic with abundant wildlife. Call owner at 406538-5225 or Phillips Realty at 406-538-5271. Offering several options for more or less acreage.

$1,980,000

Lance Lindbloom from 406 Agronomy visits with Clark Jones, Ledger, and fills him in on the new technology and options available thru 406 Agronomy during a break in the action at Saturday’s workshops at the 2019 Montana’s Next Generation Conference. Over 200 attendees on Saturday listened to workshops presented by over 30 speakers from across the state and Wyoming.

registered angus

bulls for sale

Square B Renegade 7164

AAA +19167784 • Calved: 09/10/17 • Sire: SAV Renown 3439 • Dam: SAV Blackcap May 1051

Breed-leading Genetics, Free Delivery.*

Choose from our yearling and 18-month-old private treaty bulls, selected from sires like: SAV Resource 1441 • SAV Pioneer 7301 • SAV Rainfall 6846 • SAV Supercharger Coleman Charlo 0256 • Hoover Dam *Free delivery available with the purchase of five or more bulls.

Square B bulls offer:

• Superior feet, leg structure • Elite maternal lines • Performance from range to rail Visit www.squarebcattle.com for a complete list of bulls available.

23265 Poorboy Road, Warsaw, MO 65355 Brian 660-438-2188 • Andrew 660-620-4681

Date When Celebrated: Always February 26 National Pistachio Day is a nutty day. You can celebrate National Pistachio Day by eating them, and learning more about them.

We’re going to help with the learning part........ read on.

Nutty Pistachio Facts: • Pistachios grow on trees. They are native to the Middle East.

• It’s a long wait to get the first nut. A pistachio tree takes 7-10 years to mature.

• California is the major producer in the U.S. • Pistachios are harvested in September by machines that shake the trees. It less than a minute.

• The red dye is added to the nuts is only due to consumer demand for the color.

• It’s open hull is unique.

The nut is ripe when the hull splits open.

• People in the Middle East call it the “smiling nut” and in China its called the “happy nut”.

• Pistachios are nutritious, so eat them up!

Celebrate today by eating Pistachios. They are great plain as a snack, in ice cream, and in a wide range of desserts. ##### In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their Valentine would be. They wore the name on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. ##### In 1971, Saddam Hussein imported 95,000 tons of grain treated with fungicidal mercury. The grain was intended for planting, but the Iraqis, unable to understand the English and Spanish warnings or the “skull and crossbones” image, baked it into bread. Hundreds died. ##### George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison all raised sheep. In fact, Madison was sworn in wearing a coat spun from his sheep’s wool. Woodrow Wilson kept a flock at the White House during World War I to keep the grass trimmed as a cost-cutting measure and to show support for the war effort.

Sharing wheat knowledge

By K-State Research and Extension News Justin Knopf has a pretty good idea of the quality of wheat he grows each year on his Salina, Kansas farm.

What he didn’t fully understand was how the wheat that leaves his farm becomes the high quality flour or other product that consumers want.

Knopf was one of 16 people representing five state and national wheat organizations who recently participated in a three-day training session at the IGP Institute, located on the north end of the Kansas State University campus.

Shawn Thiele, interim associate director of the IGP Institute and curriculum manager for flour milling and grain processing, said the course gave participants an in-depth look at the six U.S. wheat classes and how each affects the milling and baking processes, and flour quality.

“It has been valuable for me to see how the quality of wheat that I raise on my farm affects the miller and baker and the products they make for their customers,” said Knopf, who is also vice president of Kansas Wheat.

“I now have a better understanding of, and appreciation for, what wheat goes through after it leaves my farm, the complexity of the milling process, and the science that goes into milling and baking.”

Portions of the course included work at the Hal Ross Flour Mill and K-State’s Shellenberger Hall milling and baking labs. Thiele said the IGP Institute offers many customized grain processing and flour milling courses yearly, as well as training in feed manufacturing and grain quality management; and grain marketing and risk management.

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 — Page A27

Take Advantage of WINTER DISCOUNTS! For all your grain storage needs!

G & M Bins, LLC Fairfield, Montana

Contact: Mark at 406-590-3240 or Greg at 406-590-0404 e-mail: mcfarms@3rivers.net

Travel safely on winter roads.

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ALFALFA/GRASS MIX FOR SALE

Fire’s effects on soil moisture, runoff

By Penelope Hillemann, American Society of Agronomy wildfires result in wetter soil.

Fire and water. Timeless, opposing Water leaves soil in multiple ways. Water forces, they are actually linked in powerful can move through plants, escaping as vapor ways that can have major impacts on comthrough pores in the leaves. This is called munities and ecosystems. evapotranspiration. When vegetation is The 2011 Las Conchas mega-fire in New burned, evapotranspiration is typically reMexico burned more than 150,000 acres duced until plants regrow. As a result, less and threatened the Los Alamos National water is pulled out of the soil. It remains Laboratory. Now, using data from the fire, wetter. researchers at Los Alamos have created an All New Show Models Arriving Soon!

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NDSU athletes awarded scholarships during 45th annual Harvest Bowl

By NDSU Extension Service Scholarships were awarded to 17 North Bowl Scholarship – Kayla Huhnerkoch, Dakota State University (NDSU) athletes track and field, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, during this year’s Harvest Bowl program nursing November 2-3.

• Gene Dahl Scholarship – Aaron Steidl, As the state’s land-grant university, football, Carlos, Minnesota, agribusiness NDSU plays a major role in contributing • Scott and Ann Dau Family Scholarship knowledge through research, academic – Brock Robbins, football, Cavalier, North programs and Extension. To date, the HarDakota, general agriculture vest Bowl program has recognized 2,700 • John and Kay Dean Harvest Bowl Scholagriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota arship – Karson Schoening, football, Rolla, and 10 counties in western Minnesota, and North Dakota, crop and weed sciences more than $210,000 in scholarships have • Farmer’s National Harvest Bowl Scholbeen awarded to NDSU student athletes who arship - Derrek Tuzska, football, Warner, are studying agriculture, business or premed, South Dakota, crop and weed sciences and come from an agricultural background.

• Gooseneck Implement/Green Iron The 2018 Harvest Bowl scholarship Equipment Harvest Bowl Scholarship – awardees, sport, hometown and major are: Allie Mauch, volleyball, Barney, North • Harvest Bowl Scholarship – Bailey Dakota, human development and family Retzlaff, track and field, Carrington, North sciences, and elementary education Dakota, agricultural education • Myron and Muriel Johnsrud Harvest • Harvest Bowl Scholarship in honor of Bowl Endowment – Kirstin Tidd, volleyball, Robert Johansen – Cordell Eaton, wrestling, Verona, Wisconsin, agricultural economics Long Grove, Iowa, agricultural and biosys• LeVon Kirkeide, Patricia Kirkeide– tems engineering Hagemeister and Friends Harvest Bowl • Patrick Benedict Memorial Harvest Scholarship – Kelsey Laufenberg, track and field, Alice, North Dakota, psychology • Darrell Larson Family Scholarship – Colin Connor, football, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, university studies • Bob Lauf Memorial Scholarship – Rylee Nudell, basketball, Buffalo, North Dakota, elementary education • Nipstad Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment Luke Bacon, football, Granville, North Dakota, social science education • Ron and Karen Offutt Scholarship – Dan Stibral, wrestling, Tabor, South Dakota, agricultural systems management • Red River Commodities Scholarship – Cameron Sykora, wrestling, Wheaton, Minnesota, sport management • Richard and Kelly Sager Harvest Bowl Endowment – Dan Stibral, wrestling, Tabor, South Dakota, agricultural systems management • Titan Machinery Scholarship – Jacob Rodin, track and field, Kenmare, North Dakota, agricultural systems management • #64 Bob Yaggie and #58 Bruce Yaggie FatherSon Football Scholarship – Stanley Jones, football, Bismarck, North Dakota, business administration • Bob and Darlene Yaggie Football Scholarship – Derrek Tuzska, football, Warner, South Dakota, crop and weed sciences A special agribusiness award goes to an individual who has a distinguished career in agriculture and business. This year’s award recipient is Sharon Anderson, former director of NDSU Extension.

Ag tile drainage design workshop

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension’s annual Tile Drainage Design Workshop is set for February 26 in the meeting room of the Ramsey County Courthouse in Devils Lake, North Dakota.

“The design workshop is intended for those interested in a more complete understanding of the planning and design principles and practices for drainage, subirrigation and water table management,” says Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension agronomist and workshop co-organizer. “Participants in the past included agricultural producers, landowners, consultants, drainage contractors, government agency staff and water resource managers.”

The workshop will focus on the planning and design of agricultural tile drainage systems, including water management structures and lift stations, to meet profitability and environmental objectives. The course content is taught in modules with emphasis on hands-on learning and ample time for discussions.

Other workshop topics are: • Drainage, soils and agronomic considerations • Drainage design fundamentals • Online drainage tools • Hands-on drainage design project • Team drainage project • Lift stations and subirrigation options “Designing a tile system is critical,” says Tom Scherer, NDSU Extension agricultural engineer and the workshop’s other organizer. “Water management includes managing the amount of water that is leaving the field via subsurface tile.

However, pumps and control structures can be utilized to manage the outflow of water from the tile line.”

Kandel adds: “Most of our agricultural crops do not thrive in saturated conditions. Managing the excess water is crucial for optimal crop production. A tiled field with the option to control the water table will give farmers tools to reduce production risk due to excess water.”

The early registration fee is $50, which includes materials and lunch. The registration deadline is February 24.

The workshop is limited to 50 participants. Due to seating limitations, on-site registration will not be available on the day of the event.

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When: February 14th.

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love and lovers. The roots of Valentine’s Day goes back to ancient times, when people paid honor to the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia, and was celebrated even then on February 14th.

The traditions of Valentine’s Day are broad and many. It is a time to exchange cards or small gifts. Chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and romantic dinners are the big hits of this holiday.

It is a romantic event for lovers, and a fun event for kids and family. Many a couple become engaged or wed on this day. For others it is a day to fall in love.

On Valentine’s Day, 2009, 39,897 couples, friends and families got together in Mexico City, and kissed for 10 seconds. It’s the world record for the most simultaneous kisses.

More Valentine’s Day Trivia Did you know? While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women all year long, during the days and minutes before Valentine’s Day, 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men. Over $1billion of chocolate is purchased for Valentine’s Day. See more Chocolate Trivia Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre During the “Roaring twenties(1920’s)”, mobs, crime and gangsters were at a height in many parts of the U.S. Alcohol was banned, spawning the rise of Bootlegging and mob activity. Chicago , Illinois experienced more than it’s share of mobs and gangsters. On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1929, four gangsters dressed up as policemen, massacred seven members of a rival gang.

Did you Know? February 14th was formerly thought to be the first day of bird’s mating for the season. This sparked the custom of sending valentines to each other.

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N.D. 4-H civic engagement event expands

By NDSU Extension Service changes when youth and adults are engaged North Dakota State University (NDSU) as leaders and volunteers.”

Extension’s Leadership Awareness WeekAmelia Doll, an Extension agent in Burend (LAW) for youth has transformed from leigh County, agrees. a two-day program to a three-day mega “Increasing the understanding of the govevent. ernmental process creates a more engaged “LAW combines the best of the Civic U populous who will continue to be engaged program’s parliamentary procedure activithroughout their years,” she says. ties and contests with the engaging govern“North Dakota 4-H can help change this ment events of Citizenship in Action, where by giving youth hands-on experiences that youth take part in leadership activities, learn educate and excite them about government, about our government and spend a day at the leadership and service work,” she adds.

North Dakota Capitol,” says Sue Quamme, “Leadership Awareness Weekend works to a 4-H youth development specialist in build these skills.”

NDSU Extension’s Center for 4-H Youth For Nora Larson, a 4-H’er from Adams Development.

County and North Dakota 4-H Ambassador, This year’s LAW will be held February attending Citizenship in Action (CIA) two 16-18 at the Burleigh County 4-H Building years ago was a worthwhile experience. and state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. “CIA gave me the opportunity to tour the “Besides a new name and an additional North Dakota state Capitol and meet with day, this year’s event includes parliamentary my legislators,” she says. “I even got to sit procedure activities and a contest, engaging on the Senate floor while bills were being speakers and a service project,” Quamme discussed. It was really interesting to witsays. ness the legislative process in action.”

“North Dakota youth are viewed as less Larson’s exposure to the workings of the civically engaged with their communities state Legislature led her to testify before a and state,” she notes. “This is troubling North Dakota legislative committee. news because communities see positive “After the event, I was motivated to become more active in my club, community and state,” she says.

Lauren Hinckley, a 4-H Ambassador from Morton County, also learned lessons and found inspiration from attending Citizenship in Action.

“I’ve actually gone on to vote, and I’ve been more passionate about learning and creating my own educated opinion on important issues our society faces,” she says.

Larson and Hinckley made friends with other like-minded youth throughout the state and continued to take on greater leadership roles as 4-H Ambassadors.

Hinckley also uses her civic engagement skills to run a nonprofit event in North Dakota.

4-H leadership activities such as Citizenship in Action also have benefited communities. Two former Mercer County 4-H youth who had attended the program were inspired to create a food drive for a local food pantry in 2012. They held the drive during a highly attended basketball game between two high school rivals. The drive has become an annual event sponsored by the 4-H Ambassadors in the county.

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Why we save

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By Cole Ehmke, Specialist in Ag Entrepreneurship and Personal Finance, UW Extension & Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming Did you know that people save more when we save toward a goal? Being clear about why we’re saving—as well as setting a time horizon for when the savings will be needed—is key to making sure that we stay on track.

Putting money away is important for a variety of reasons, including paying for education, buying a home, planning for retirement, caring for a family member, and covering unexpected needs. What we’ve seen over the last 20 years is that the emphasis put on education has declined, but the two top priorities by far are retirement (which has steadily grown in importance), and liquidity.

There are a number of strategies to keep in mind when saving, collected by Forbes finance writer Colleen Oakley: Identify a specific endpoint. Researchers have found that the more specific the goal is, the better your chances are success. Dr. Joseph Kable, a neuroscientist and co-author of one study, told Forbes that uncertainty about when the end goal will arrive is a key factor in why people get sidetracked.

“The best way to persist toward a big financial goal is to make the goal as concrete as possible,” he said.

Create a specific plan for getting there. Instead of just having an awareness of the need to save, it’s important to know exactly how much you need and how long it will take to accumulate it. Experts say that taking the time to do the necessary calculations is critical to ensuring you have enough available if a need arises. Pen and paper will work for many goals – for instance, how long will it take to ac-

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cumulate $10,000 at $200 a month? For a more complex and long term goal like retirement, try an online calculator (do a web search for “retirement calculator”).

Try several, since the assumptions and complexity of each will vary.

Make it manageable. You know what they say about how to eat an elephant. It can only be done one way — a bite at a time. When it comes to dealing with long-range goals, apply the same thinking. Instead of focusing on the 30-year total, focus on a manageable chunk, like what you need to save this month to stay on track toward that specific endpoint.

Evaluate your progress.

In order to make sure you’re staying on track, it’s important that you evaluate your progress on a regular basis. This will give you the opportunity to see if adjustments need to be made and find an approach that will work.

In addition to these general principles, the following tips from the U.S. Department of Labor will help you build up your retirement reserves: Get started and stick to your goals—it’s never too early or too late to bulk up your nest egg.

Contribute to your employer’s retirement savings plan—which will lower your taxes and help you benefit from any employer match.

Leave your retirement savings alone—make the most of compounding interest and avoid penalties for early withdrawal.

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Applying limestone in Montana in January

On a beautiful day, and of all the unlikely times to be applying limestone from Grangeville, Idaho on any field in Montana, January 2019 created the perfect opportunity, so we took advantage of it. Probably the most looked at web pages for our group before showing up were the weather reports in Kalispell. The weather was perfect, snow storm and all.

An alfalfa field was yielding low, and after sending a local agronomist out to see potential causes for this, it was discovered that the soil pH was acidic enough to inhibit the crop from a reasonable production.

“It is not always easy to know what to do when a field is giving you lower than ordinary results.”

Matt Cottle of Montana Ranch engaged Amy Gardner of Lower Valley Consulting to soil test a particular field. She created maps showing area specific soil conditions, and used these maps to program a variable rate application for use with the tractor and spreader. We were able to track tonnage, speed and application rates, (ISOBUS compliant).

This variable rate prescription was deployed using a multipurpose spreader, which had been transported from Moses Lake to Bigfork for applying the limestone. The application of the limestone was remarkable! We were putting down 2 tons to the acre at 15+ mph in some spots and 950 pounds to the acre at 15+ mph in others and the drone flight showed how close we were to the prescription map.

If you would like to know more about some of the specifics of what was done in Bigfork to help in the mitigation of low soil pH, we’d be glad to share that with you. You can send along your questions, or comments to: info@soilamend.com, and either Tom or Amy will get back with you.

My name is Bruce King, and it has been a pleasure to share some of our story with you folks through Traders Dispatch. Tom Gehring, Amy Gardner, and others provided experienced advice, and materials for this article. These are good folks that are a pleasure to work with!

“You should have seen all the grown men standing in the field this cold January day, like kids in a candy store, just waiting their turn to ride in the tractor and spread lime.”

Amy Gardner.

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Based on field measurements, software in Without enough nitrogen, crops don’t the sensors can calculate how much nitrogen grow well. Yields are reduced significantly. crops need. Farmers can use these data to Applying too much nitrogen fertilizer, on apply optimal amounts of nitrogen to crops. the other hand, can hurt the environment.

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The researchers tested the different strategies on a winter wheat and summer corn rotation system.

Some of the other nitrogen management strategies $API +129.2 $API +134.2 $API +146.1 tested by Miao also reduced $TI +67.3 $TI +79.6 $TI +82.3 fertilizer use. But they all WW +62.3 WW +78.2 WW +78.3 had drawbacks. For exFY314 3/4 SM SIRE: HSR RED MAGNUM C708 FD68 3/8 SM SIRE: CLRS CONSTITUTION 311 C FA418 1/2 SM SIRE: BROWN 3K STAKEHOLDER X7870 ample, one system required testing the soil for nitrogen levels. “However, this system had labor, time, and cost limitations,” says Miao.

Miao is now working to make improvements. Some of the new systems will be $API +135.7 $API +116.1 $API +134.4 more suitable for high-yield $TI +69.9 $TI +69.7 $TI +69.6 cropping systems. Others WW +59 WW +75.2 WW +59.3 may be more efficient than FY306T 1/4 SM SIRE: TJ DARKHORSE 452C FW825 1/2 SM SIRE: OLF OTIS Y43 FB748 1/2 SM SIRE: TJ DARKHORSE 452C the current hand-held ones.

Miao hopes these sensor systems will have global reach. “This strategy of nitrogen management would work with major crops in many countries.”

But Miao thinks that farm$API +145.5 $API +131.6 $API +131.6 ers can’t do it alone. Farm$TI +78.9 $TI +77.5 $TI +81 ers, researchers, and service WW +76.7 WW +77.4 WW +80.7 providers will need to work FW696 PB SM SIRE: CDI MAVERICK 335B FC892 1/2 SM SIRE: HOOK`S BALTIC 17B FD513 3/8 SM SIRE: CLRS CONSTITUTION 311 C together. “That can facilitate widespread adoption of this system, especially in developing countries,” he says.

BLACK • RED • SIMMENTAL • SIMANGUS™ Miao presented these re90 Yearling and Fall Born BEEF Bulls Sell sults (https://scisoc.confex. com/scisoc/2018am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/112914) at The Mike and Kim Richert Family the November 2018 meeting Rocky Mountain Front, Montana Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 of the American Society of Rocky Forseth 406-590-7984 406-467-2082 Agronomy and Crop Sciwww.alliedgeneticresources.com www.OpenGateRanch.com ence Society of America in Baltimore, Maryland.

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NDSU Extension agents, specialists honored

By NDSU Extension Service Two North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension specialists and several agents were honored during the NaCall (406) 476-3485 or tional Association of County Agricultural Agents’ conference mail to Bergen, Box 32, Dutton, MT 59433 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Award recipients were: • Lindy Berg, agriculture and natural resources agent in Towner County - state winner for a promotional piece for the “Women on the Farm” workshop and a state winner in the Search for Excellence in Young, Beginning or Small Farmers/ Ranchers category for a workshop titled “Turning a Profit: Transitioning Your Hobby Into a Business” (Katelyn Hain, Herd Sires: agriculture and natural resources agent in Nelson County, was the co-developer of the Turning a Profit workshop.)

• Brad Brummond, agriculture and natural resources agent in Walsh County - regional winner, Hall of Fame • Greg Endres, cropping systems specialist at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) - state winner for a publication titled “Corn Response to Phosphorus Starter Fertilizer in North Dakota” Easy calving, high performing yearling bulls.

• Hain - accepted to give a presentation on soil health and Delivery available. water quality • Alicia Harstad, agriculture and natural resources agent in Stutsman County - national Achievement Award; also accepted to give a presentation about a bus tour she and other 8210 Little Prickley Pear Rd., Canyon Creek, MT 59633 NDSU Extension specialists and agents took to Nebraska to Don Dallas - (406) 368-2244 Ranch or 410-0406 cell see and learn about Palmer amaranth, an extremely invasive weed, and the teaching materials they developed as a result • Mohamed Kahn, sugar beet specialist - National Creative Excellence Award for developing a new method of controlling cercospora leaf spot in sugar beets • Penny Nester, agriculture and natural resources agent in Kidder County - state and regional winner and national finalist for a poster on the imTime to think about pacts of bale grazing on soil Free Form’s Generation II liquid tank is the perfect solution for eliminating algae formation in water tanks.

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2016 John Deere 1775NT (WA) Stk #58381, 24R30, 6675 acres, selling w/out fert, hydraulic drive............................................ $170,000

2016 John Deere 1775NT (WA) Stk #58383, 2 pt, 24R30, 7426 acres, selling w/out fert, CCS, Row Command...................... $165,000

2013 John Deere 17750NT CCS (WA) Stk #58384, 16R30, Row Command, Schlagel closing wheel.................................... $72,500

2013 John Deere 17750NT CCS (WA) Stk #58357, 24R30, 16,000 acres, drawbar hitch, markers, rubber closing wheels...... $107,500

D L O S 2012 John Deere 1760 (PI) Stk #56791, 12R30, very clean unit always shedded, 3 bushel boxes..................................... $29,900

2008 Kinze 3800 (PI) Stk #58528, 24R30, CCS w/2 pt. hitch, Precision row units, REDUCED!........................................... $46,500

2000 John Deere 1770 (WI) Stk #59734, 24R30, 3 bushel hoppers, heavy duty, down force springs, markers....................... $13,500

1997 John Deere 1760 (PH) Stk #58864, 12R30, always shedded, 3 bushel boxes w/ insecticide......................................... $17,900

2018 John Deere 6120E (WI) Stk #55852, 79 hours, like new county rental return, 24 speed power reverser................................ $65,500

2018 John Deere 6130R (WI) Stk #55939, 233 hours, like new county rental return, highly optioned, loader prepped....................... $109,500

2017 John Deere 7210R (WI) Stk #57215, 1,850 hours, loader prepped, good rubber, could put duals on, 100” axles........ $164,500

2016 John Deere 7210R (WI) Stk #55187, 2,312 hours, very well optioned unit w/IVT, ILS, 4 remotes & big pump......................... $135,000

2016 John Deere 5100E (WI) Stk #58455, 583 hours, like new, used on a rake & small feedwagon, loader ready............................. $44,500

2015 John Deere 6150R (WI) Stk #58666, 1,778 hours, clean 6150R & H360 combo, PowerGard warranty................................ $122,000

2017 John Deere 9520R (WI) Stk #60076, 1,098 Hours, Partial PowerShift Transmission, Big Hydraulic Pump & Guidance Ready . $308,000

2017 John Deere 9370R (PI) Stk #57218, 486 Hours, Unit Has PTO & 3 Point, Power Beyond Has Been Added ............................. $268,000

2017 John Deere 9370R (WI) Stk #57219, local trade, well maintained, PTO & 3 pt.. Power Beyond added, very nice unit....... $263,000

2017 John Deere 9620RX (HA) Stk #58128, 1,593 Hours, Unit Has PTO, 36” Tracks, Big Hydraulic Pump .............................. $427,500

2016 John Deere 9620RX (WA) Stk #58127, 1,581 Hours, 36” Tracks, Premier Cab W/Suspension, PTO . ........................................ $415,000

2016 John Deere 9370R (WI) Stk #57217, 1,190 Hours, Priced With 16-ft. 6 Way Dozer W/Silage Screen, Unit Has PTO & 3 Point.... ........................................ $275,000

2013 John Deere 9560RT (WA) Stk #57905, 1,675 Hours, Used As Tillage & Grain Cart, Deluxe Cab, PTO, 5 SCV’s, 36” 5500 Tracks & 26 Front Weights............. $245,000

2012 John Deere 9460R (WA) Stk #57458, 4,877 Hours, PowerShift Trans, PTO, 3 Point, 5 SCV’s, HiFlow Hydraulics............... $163,000

2010 John Deere 9530 (PI) Stk #58601, 6,530 hours, Hi-Flow hydraulics, 800 metrics, Auto Trac ready, deluxe cab............ $109,000

2009 John Deere 9430 (WI) Stk #60066, 6,978 Hours, 16-ft. 6 Way Degelman Dozer W/Silage Exenstion, PowerShift Trans, Rear Weights .......................... $124,000

2008 John Deere 9630 (WI) Stk #58496, 3,798 Hours, Hi-Flow 78 GPM Pump, 5 Rear SCV’s, Power Differential Lock-Front & Rear, Premier Lights ..................... $135,000

2004 John Deere 9320 (PI) Stk #59938, 8,270 Hours, PowerShift Transmission, PTO, 3 Point, AutoTrac Ready........................ $95,000

2004 Case IH STX275 (PI) Stk #59908, 4,828 Hours, 16 Speed PowerShift Transmission, 4 SCV’s, Rear 1,000 PTO, HID Front Lights ..........................................$59,000

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 2006 New Holland Flexicoil ST 540 chisel plow 35-ft. operating width. .................................................................................................$13,000 2008 Gates 32-ft. heavy harrow...............................................$10,000 2008 Wishek 12-ft. offset disk................................................... $12,000 2017 Demco 1050 bushel grain cart.......................................... $27,000 2017 Portable 24-ft. fold-out corral...........................................$10,000 2017 In-Line round bale wrapper..............................................$24,000 2008 Sullair 185 CFM air compressor......................................... $6,500

Pickups belonging to local farmers and ranchers line up outside the Northern Ag Research Center in Havre for the Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar in Havre, MT. (Photo by: Shylea Wingard)

A great start to the New Year on the Hi-Line

By Shylea Wingard, MSU Extension Hill County, Hi-Line area farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses started the New Year off right with two educational events held at the MSU Northern Ag Research Center in Havre, MT. The Annual Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar was held on Tuesday, January 8 at the Northern Ag Research Center (Havre). Turnout was beyond expectations with over 100 Full rental inventory and pricing online at producers learning about paraquat safety, industrial hemp, www.lewistownrental.com herbicide modes of action and cropping systems.

Cecil Tharp, MSU Pesticide Education Specialist, prePayment and pick up of the sented “Paraquat Safety and Product Label Changes”’. Jed bale wrapper, grain cart, and portable Eberly from the MSU Central Agriculture Research Center corral not necessary until June 1st. focused on the use of diverse cropping systems as a way to manage pests; Tim Seipel, MSU Plant and Agriculture EcolCall Clyde at 406.538.9033 ogy Research Scientist, presented integrated weed manageor email him at: ment and herbicide resistance. Jeff Rumney of the USDA Dry Pea and Lentil Council also spoke. rentals@lewistownrental.com Bob Larson, semi-retired farmer/rancher from Havre said “I didn’t realize how toxic and dangerous paraquat is.

It strengthened my views of why I use all the protective COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P (#14496765) gear and reinforced I better CED +2 • BW +2.2 • WW +46 • YW +82 • Milk +20 • SC +1.02 • $EN +15.74 • $W +49.49 • Marb +.31 • RE +.29 keep up the safety precautions that I do use.”

The “Growing Industrial Hemp” workshop garnered a lot of interest and discussion. Presented by local growers Nathan Keane of Loma, MT and Bob Nicholson of Chinook, MT. Nathan said “This crop has real potential for Montana growers. The problem is right now production is ahead of processing, but that will come now that the Farm Bill passed.” County extension agent, Juli Snedigar said “we made a sincere effort to put this type of workshop into the seminar because industrial hemp is getting a lot of attention right now and producers need the facts, not Breeding Angus for the Grasslands of America the hype.”

FEET: If you trim feet you have a foot problem. These bad feet in the Angus breed is a total joke. If it was made illegal to The cropping seminar trim feet at the AI studs, the foot problem would greatly improve. Went to see a just under $100,000 bull at the local AI collection was coordinated by Shylea facility, not only was the bull’s front feet horrible but the front leg structure was inexcusable. Breeders trimming all their bulls feet Wingard, MSU Hill County before their sales, really. Cole Creek Angus does NOT trim feet.

Extension Agent and JuFUNCTION: “The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or which a thing exists.” The function of the lie Snedigar, MSU Blaine Angus breed is its ability to produce maternal, efficient cows with good feet, legs, udders, fertility and the ability to travel and raise County Extension Agent. good calves in the low input grasslands of America. You had the breed to make cows for those who raised the beef. Then came the stuffers who feed the kill floor ration to all their cattle to falsify the weights to “Keep up with the Joneses.” Still not wanting to be The Winter Beef Symbeat, the only next step is to increase size to increase weight. They have become breeders of numbers instead of breeders of posium held on Thursday, functional cattle. Outsized terminal environmental Angus genetics that need mother feed truck to function.

Jan 10th. Sixty producers At Cole Creek Angus we breed for feet, fertility and function. Low input Angus genetics that can travel and still turn grass from Judith Gap, Geraldine, into dollars. Angus cattle work for you because I will guarantee you they still work for us.

Highwood, Big Sandy, GalaThe bigger is better breeders have lost sight of the value of what made Angus-Angus. Extreme EPD’s with massive input ta, Joplin, Havre, Chinook, feed, drugs to cycle and cattle bred out of environment of the grassland ranchers have turned fertility, feet and functions into the “F” words of the Angus breed. Be careful of your selections as a grassland rancher or you’ll be adding another “F” word of your Harlem and Malta gathered own to go along with these failed traits. to learn about production methods to improve with CSS semen for sale at $20 a straw (volume discounts) and $25 per certificate 2019 Sale Cattle Sires: their livestock operations.

•Cole Creek Ridge Line 1243 •Cole Creek Black Cedar 46P Topics included control•Cole Creek 7 Black 1135 •Cole Creek Black Cedar 1100 ling ground squirrels, risk •Cole Creek Juanada Gold 993 • Cole Creek Black Seal 1132 • Broken Arrow Gold 5212B •Cole Creek Automatic 1244 management and crop insurance, EPD’s for commercial Registered Angus — 57 Years • Always breeding for the Proven Female cattle operations, weak calf Box 94 • Joliet, MT 59041 ★ Performance Raised ★ Performance Proven ★ syndrome and winter feed Greg Golden 406/962-3743 supplementation.

Zac Golden 406/671-3128 www.colecreekangus.com Stephen, M. Vantassel, This herd is FREE of and has NO 9J9-Precision, MT Dept of Agriculture NO Fame-Focus, NO 036-New Design and small vertebrate specialNO Bando 598 – On Target lines Midland Bull Test Facilities • Columbus, MT ist presented, “Controlling

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Lost Lake Bulls Mean Business!

Friday, March 29, 2019

Western Livestock Auction • 1:00 P.M. • Great Falls, MT LEADING LLR AI SIRES OF 2018 CALVES

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BALDRIDGE BRONC DOB 01/06/15

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MUSGRAVE AVIATOR DOB 01/30/12

EF Commando 1366 x Styles Upgrade J59

MARDA SWAGGER 463 DOB 12/18/13 Connealy Confidence 0100 x Connealy Right Answer

Koupals B&B Identity x S A V Final Answer 0035

CE 16 – BW -2.6 – WW 626 – YW 106 – M 29 – SC 0.54

CD 6 – BW 0.5 – WW 85 - YW 144 – M 29 – SC -.03

CE 10 – BW -1.8 – WW 50 - YW 92 – M 27 – SC 1.22

DOC 18 – CEM 15 – MB 0.75 – RE 0.50 - $W 75.82 - $B 101.41

DOC 22 – CEM 10 – MB 0.38 – RE 0.74 – $W 86.64 – $B 157.00

DOC 12 – CEM 16 – MB 0.49– RE 0.62 - $W 58.56 - $B 138.84

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QUAKER HILL FIRESTORM 3PT1 DOB 04/21/13 GAR-EGL Protégé x Ideal 4355 of 0T26 2440

SF SPEEDWAY A187 DOB 01/23/13 G A R Objective 7125 x Gardens Next Wave HE17

SYDGEN EXCEED 3223 DOB 02/01/13 SydGen Googol x SydGen 928 Destination 5420

CE 9 – BW 1.0 – WW 71 – YW 121 – M 30 – SC -0.56

CE 12 – BW 0.4 – WW 76 – YW 130 – Milk 26 – SC 1.75

CD 11 – BW +0.4 – WW 46 – YW 93 – M 35 – SC 1.42

DOC 16 – CEM 10 – MB 1.09 – RE 0.68 - $W 76.03 – $B 169.95

DOC 19 – CEM 10 – MB 0.83 – RE 0.86 - $W 76.55 - $B 180.71

DOC 30 – CEM 10 – MB 1.39– RE 0.97 – $W 55.56 – $B 180.36

17521423

17501807

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SYDGEN FATE 2800 DOB 09/28/12

SYDGEN TRUST 3008 DOB 12/29/12

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CE 10 – BW 1.0 – WW 60 – YW 114 – Milk 27 – Scrot 2.02

CE 5 – BW 0.3 – WW 54 – YW 93 – Milk 17 – Scrot 1.09

CE 18 – BW -2.3 – WW 75 - YW 140 – M 28 – SC 0.76

DOC 23 – CEM 11 – MB 0.88 – RE 1.07 - $W 56.96 - $B 195.59

DOC 24 – CEM 9 – MB 0.86 – RE 0.92 – $W 41.77 – $B 166.28

DOC 17 – CEM 14 – MB 1.23 – RE 0.59 – $W 78.37 - $B 173.41

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Main barn number: 406-737-4336 Jeff Schile, manager: 406-737-4315 Wm. T (Bill) & Dolores Harrer 406-771-8229 • 406-737-4393 • wtharrer@q.com

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• All cattle are sire-parentage verified by DNA testing • All cattle BVD-free and genetic defect free • Vaccination program, comprehensive • Balanced EPDs • Cattle get Nutrition, yet retain Condition • Performance tested (all data provided) • Extra docility • Fertility testing = physical exam + scrotal size + semen test • Many “heifer bulls” with retained growth • Volume discounts on bull purchases • Livestock Insurance (Motality +/- Loss of Use) Shared Premium • Delivery is Free within Montana and adjacent states • On-line sale and bidding • Free board on bulls until April 15, 2019 Harrer’s Satisfaction Guarantee including 83 years of experience

WINDY RIDGE RANCH Karen & Chuck Davis

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Leading Natural Sires for 2018 calves NAME REG NO Cherry Crk Discovery C22 18220620 Deppe 125 Consensus 313 17584889 Krein PT Socket 534 18313282 Marda Double Vision 665 18476998 Marda Swagger 463 17864907 OCC Ultimate Answer 520 18228919 SS Black Granite D4 18638491 SydGen Trust 3008 17501807 VNAR Ten X 3304 17516318

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COWS FOR SALE

Approximately 130 head, bred 3- and 4-year old cows, start calving March 10th, 21 day calving period.

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Local producers Nathan Keane (Loma, MT) and Dick Nicholson (Chinook, MT) present their experiences with growing industrial hemp to a packed crowd. Photo by: Shylea Wingard

A great start to the New Year on the Hi-Line CONTINUED FROM A40

Richardson Ground Squirrels”. Custom Ag Solutions, developer of BeefBasis.com, discussed risk management and took an in-depth look producer buying decisions regarding pasture, rangeland and forage crop insurance. Jennifer Thomson, MSU professor of livestock genomics, presented “Expected Progeny Differences for Commercial Cattle Operations”.

Tim DelCurto, MSU Nancy Cameron Endowed Chair in Range Beef Cattle Production, discussed “Weak Calf Syndrome” and Sam Wyffels, MSU Animal and Range Science doctoral candidate, presented information about winter feed supplementation relating to cow age and her grazing patterns from research conducted on MSU’s Thackery Research Ranch in Havre.

Weston Brown, Big Sandy rancher and board member of the North Central Stockgrowers Association, said he had never seen “PRF insurance explained in that level of detail before or from a rancher perspective”.

The Winter Beef Symposium was sponsored by the Northern Ag Research Center (NARC) in conjunction with Hill, Blaine and Choteau County Extensions. The Havre Chamber of Agribusiness provided the refreshments. Darrin Boss, director of NARC, said “I am real pleased with the turn-out. If we continue to have this level of interest, I will seriously make this an annual event”.

Luckily, there will be one more Winter Beef Symposium on Thursday, January 24th at 11 am at the Northern Ag Research Center in Havre. Topics will cover: Cheatgrass control, cover crops and cattle grazing, a vet’s perspective on weak calf syndrome and beef cattle 3rd trimester nutrition.

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Crop School

A crop school hosted by Broadwater, Gallatin, and Madison/Jefferson County Extension Offices will be held on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 at Headwaters Livestock Auction, 25 Wheatland Road, Three Forks, Montana.

A catered lunch sponsored by Ag Depot, Circle S Seeds, Rocky Mountain Supply, and your local Extension Offices will be provided.

Two Pesticide applicator credits are available: Private Pest Control (60), Dealer (10), Ag Plant Pest (30), and Demonstration & Research (39).

Please RSVP by 5pm on Wednesday, February 6th to Gallatin County Extension at 406.582.3280 or gallatin@ montana.edu.

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Date When Observed: February 12th.

February 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s actual birth date.

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Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861. Although he hated war, he was drawn into it as he believed it was the only was to save the nation, after the southern states declared their secession from the Union.

In addition to serving as president during the civil war and saving the Union, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery in the U.S. forever.He also wrote and gave The Gettysburg Address, memorializing the bloodiest and most important battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war.

Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. President to be assassinated. He was shot and mortally wounded on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre.

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By Scott Heisel, American Malting Barley Association A successful 42ND biennial Barley Improvement Conference was held in Albuquerque, NM, January 9-10, 2019. The conference has been hosted by the American Malting Barley Association (AMBA) and its predecessor organizations since the 1940s and brings together participants representing the whole malting barley supply chain including researchers, growers and end users. This year’s meeting was also sponsored by the Idaho Barley Commission, Minnesota Barley Research & Promotion Council, Montana Grain Growers Association, Montana Wheat & Barley Committee, National Barley Growers Association, North Dakota Barley Council, and Washington Grain Commission.

The meeting kicked off with a discussion session on strategies to shorten the time it takes to breed, evaluate, and release new public sector malting barley varieties that meet the needs of growers and end users. There has been a proliferation of brewers, distillers and maltsters in the US in recent years and many of them are outside our traditional barley producing states. While this provides opportunities for growers in these new areas, it creates challenges for researchers to develop lines that handle the environment stresses in these regions. The item that generated some of the most discussion was the movement of the malting barley industry completely out of six-row barley. “The switch to two-rowed malting barley has been going on for a number of years”, according to Dr. Michael Davis, AMBA President, “but the decision to no longer evaluate or support research on developing new six-row lines was just made last month.”

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The vast majority of U.S. grain sorghum is either exported for international use as animal feed or used domestically for ethanol production. However, a growing use for sorghum in the U.S. lies within the consumer food industry. Over the last five years, the amount of sorghum used for human consumption has increased by more than 250 percent. Sorghum demand is growing by consumer choice because the grain is non-GMO (non-genetically modified organisms), gluten-free and high in antioxidants.

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Nutritionists, food service professionals and cooking enthusiasts alike recognize the human health benefits of sorghum’s highantioxidant capacity and ability to fight obesity through slower digestion. Sorghum varieties containing tannins, which are typically high in antioxidants/polyphenolic compounds and dietary fiber, have even made a comeback due to consumer demand.

Farmers are seeing markets develop for specialty sorghum of all colors, types and varieties. For example, Grain Berry’s Onyx sorghum, a black kernel that is high in tannins, is sold in a variety of whole-grain cereals. However, most sorghum hybrids sold in the U.S. still are non-tannin varieties.

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Montana Make It With Wool representatives showed off their talents during the 71st annual National Make It With Wool competition as part of the 2019 American Sheep Industry (ASI) Convention held January 24 thru 26, 2019 at the New Orleans Marriott Downtown Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kiara Sherman of Ronan participated in the Junior Category, while Katie Townsend of Billings participated in the Senior Category. Montana’s Adult winner, Jan Alexander of Miles City, competed in the National contest by mailing in her garment along with a video and photos.

This was Kiara Sherman’s first year in the Junior Division. She constructed a slate colored wool plaid dress that featured a fitted and slightly flared skirt with 16 sunray pleats that she matched superbly. The dress also featured a yoke with a back opening.

Kiara is 14 years old and a freshman at Ronan High school where she is involved in FFA. Kiara’s hobbies include softball, archery and showing Red Angus cattle.

Senior contestant, Katie Townsend has reappeared on the Make It With Wool scene after spending five long years studying and testing to ready herself for her career in occupational therapy.

Katie’s outfit is perfect for her upcoming interviews for her dream career. Her pattern choice included this teal and gray toned Pendleton wool fully lined circle skirt, along with a dark gray sweater from a ribbed sweater knit wool. Katie says she is happy to be back competing in the Make It With Wool contest and she has represented Montana very well this year.

Montana’s Adult winner, Jan Alexander, constructed a capri pants and jacket outfit that fits her lifestyle to a “T”. The plaid short pants started out as a skirt. Jan purchased the fabric at a quilt show last winter in Arizona. Someone had cut a skirt out but never sewed it up. The button detail on the legs is of Jan’s own design. The gray jacket features a fitted bodice with hooks and eyes for the closure. She added hidden pockets in the front seam. The button detail on the sleeves ties the set together with the placket on the pants. Jan is right in vogue when she wears her outfit to a bridge luncheon with the ladies or going out to dinner with her favorite guy.

In the National MIWW contest there were 26 Junior contestants, 23 Senior contestants, and 26 Adult contestants representing 27 states. Currently, there are 30 states with active Make It With Wool programs. The National MIWW Director is Lynda Johnson from Encampment, Wyoming.

The contestants took in a few sites while in New Orleans, including Mardi Gras World, French Quarter, Jackson Square, French Market, Riverwalk Outlet shops, and rode the St. Charles Streetcar.

Montana’s contestants had a great time in New Orleans and represented our great state in high fashion. They did not place in the top 10, but learned a ton that they can use for their entries next year. Kevina Clear of Michigan won the Junior Division, Renata Goossen of Kansas won the Senior Division, and Charlene Colon of North Carolina won the Adult Division. The “People’s Choice” Award went to Josie Braun of North Dakota.

For more information on the Make It With Wool program, please visit and like our Montana Make It With Wool facebook page, National Make It With Wool facebook page, Montana Wool Growers Assocation facebook page, or email Montana MIWW Director Amanda Powell at aspowell11@hotmail.com.

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Aspen is making a comeback in and around Yellowstone National Park

By Chris Branam, Oregon State University “We show that the recovery of aspen is The reintroduction of wolves into Yelreal and significant, though patchy and in lowstone National Park is tied to the reearly stages, and occurring throughout the covery of aspen in areas around the park, region where elk population densities have according to a new study. been reduced,” he said. “Also important The study was published recently in is that the regional distribution of elk has the journal Ecosphere (https://esajournals. changed, and not just their number, and onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ this is reflected by young aspen growing ecs2.2376). taller in winter ranges in and near the park.

This is the first large-scale study to show Meanwhile, elk densities have increased that aspen is recovering in areas around the farther from the park. Other factors besides park, as well as inside the park boundary, wolves affected elk, but wolves played an said Luke Painter, a wildlife ecologist at essential role in these changes.”

Oregon State University (OSU) and lead auThe researchers surveyed aspen from thor on the study. Wolves were reintroduced 2011-2015 in three winter ranges in the Yelto the park in 1995. The study shows their lowstone region. They compared that data predation on elk is a major reason for new to aspen surveys in 1997-98 in the park’s growth of aspen, a tree that plays an imporNorthern Range, Gallatin National Forest tant ecological role in the American West.

Northern Range, and the Sunlight/Crandall Wolves are culling the elk herd, adding Range, which provided a baseline for aspen to the effects of bears, cougars, and hunters conditions when wolves were beginning to outside the park, which means less elk are colonize these areas. browsing on aspen and other woody species.

They found that if elk densities were The presence of wolves has also resulted greater than about four elk per square kiin most of the elk herd spending winter lometer, aspen were heavily browsed and outside of the park, Painter said. Before suppressed. Elk densities in the Yellowstone wolf restoration, even when elk numbers region were generally greater than this prior were similarly low, most of the elk stayed to wolf reintroduction. With high elk denin the park. sities, starvation was common and elk ate “What we’re seeing in Yellowstone is whatever was available, but with lower elk the emergence of an ecosystem that is more densities their effects are not so uniform, normal for the region and one that will allowing for a patchy reduction in browsing support greater biodiversity,” Painter said. and release of young aspen to grow taller.

“Restoring aspen in northern Yellowstone “Our findings represent another piece of has been a goal of the National Park Service the puzzle as we’re trying to understand the for decades. Now they’ve begun to achieve role of predation in the ecology of the Rocky that passively, by having the animals do it Mountain region,” Painter said. “Much of for them. It’s a restoration success story.” the research ecologists have done has been Elk numbers in northern Yellowstone in the absence of non-human predators. have declined from a high of nearly 20,000 Before the reintroduction of wolves, most in 1995 – the year wolves were restored to experts didn’t think it was going to make the park – to 7,579 counted over two days much difference for aspen. Wolves didn’t in January by biologists with Montana cause aspen recovery all by themselves, but Fish, Wildlife, and Parks and Yellowstone it is safe to say it would not have happened National Park. without them.”

The study answers the question of Painter teaches ecology and conservation whether the return of wolves to Yellowstone in the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences could have a cascading effect on ecosystems and College of Forestry. Co-authors on the outside the park, Painter said, where there study were Robert Beschta and William is much more human activity such as huntRipple, both professors in the College of ing, livestock grazing, and predator control.

Forestry; and Eric Larsen, a professor of There has also been skepticism surrounding geography at the University of Wisconsinthe extent and significance of aspen recovStevens Point. ery, he said.

University of Wyoming honors exceptional personnel

By University of Wyoming Extension Outstanding staff and faculty members were recognized during the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources annual employee recognition program.

Interim dean Bret Hess Tuesday in Laramie presented outstanding staff awards to Rebecca Ashley, histotechnologist in veterinary sciences; Kerry Casper, academic advising manager, academic student programs; and Mark Davidson, computer support specialist in veterinary sciences. Each recipient received $500.

Also nominated were Karyn Bercheni, accountant for molecular biology; Troy Cecil, assistant farm manager at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (R&E) Center (SAREC); Samantha Fulton, office associate at the Powell R&E Center; Kalli Koepke, sheep unit manager at the Laramie R&E Center; Steve Mack, director of the 4-H Foundation; Cathy Shuster, office associate in UW Extension; Tana Stith, technology and communications manager for UW Extension; and Elizabeth Traver, laboratory technician for ecosystem science and management.

Lawrence Meeboer Classroom Teaching Award The Meeboer award recipient is selected by students and receives a $500 award. Derek Scasta from ecosystem science and management received the award.

Also nominated were Chris Bastian and Vardges Hovhannisyan, both in agricultural and applied economics; and Jeff Beck and Karen Vaughan, both in ecosystem science and management.

Outstanding Educator John Hewlett, senior extension educator in agricultural and applied economics, and Urszula Norton, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, received Outstanding Educator Awards. Nominations are peer-reviewed, and the winner receives a $2,500 award. This was established by an anonymous donor to bring special recognition to classroom and extension educators within the college.

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Model could aid forest health in changing climate

By Chris Branam, Oregon State University Scientists have developed a new approach to modeling potentially drought-prone soils in Pacific Northwest forests, which could aid natural resource managers to prepare forested landscapes for a changing climate.

The study, published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ article/pii/S0378112718300616?via%3Dihub), presents a “droughty” soil index model that can aid land management activities that enhance forest health and productivity, said study lead author Chris Ringo, a senior faculty research assistant at Oregon State University (OSU).

“There are widely different abilities of different soil types to absorb, store, and supply moisture to vegetation throughout the year,” Ringo said. “We demonstrated that the combination of climatic information and information on physical soil characteristics does a better job of identifying soils that experience prolonged periods of low summer moisture levels than either set of information does by itself.”

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Knowing how much moisture forest soils hold is important in the Pacific Northwest, as over two-thirds of the region’s annual precipitation occurs between October and March.

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An average of less than two inches of rainfall occur in the summer months.

The model can also help fire managers identify sites to install soil moisture sensors to assist in fire danger modeling.

In addition, the model can assist the Forest Service as it targets areas in the Pacific Northwest that are degraded for landscape restoration, said Ringo, a researcher in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Low soil moisture in combination with high temperatures can induce significant stresses on forests, increasing vulnerability to attacks of insect and disease, as well as increasing wildfire risk.

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Using this approach, they found statistically significant relationships between the independent variables and broad classes of soil moisture levels representing the highest and lowest levels of plant-available moisture.

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Trade is good for the environment

By Robert Hearne, Professor, NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department Trade policy is an issue of current concern in North Dakota and the Upper Great Plains.

Our economy is tightly linked to global markets for agricultural commodities and energy. Because of this, the NDSU Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics has had an active research agenda on trade and trade policy.

My colleagues have maintained models that link regional production of key agricultural commodities to world prices, analyzed the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on exports and imports, assessed the correlation between increased agricultural productivity and trade, and investigated the regional impact of trade restrictions.

I am an environmental economist who specializes in water resources management. So international trade might be far from my specialty. However, like most economists, I appreciate the advantages of free trade. I also understand the relationship between trade and the environment and believe that this is worth sharing.

We have three principal reasons why trade improves environmental quality. The first follows directly from the simple model of comparative advantage that was developed

by David Ricardo to challenge the mercantilist policies of the 17th and 18th centuries.

This core argument for free trade suggests that if nations and regions were allowed to specialize in the production of goods and services that they were comparatively able to produce with fewer inputs and costs, then the whole world would grow richer. Similarly, this specialization would imply the use of fewer inputs and fewer scarce and valuable natural resources.

The specialization that is fostered by trade implies that less land, water, energy, labor and other inputs are needed for production. Consequent to this efficient production is less environmental degradation that comes from the efficient use of natural resources.

I generally sum this up in class by stating that bananas can be produced in North Dakota. However, the production of bananas in North Dakota would employ lots of greenhouse space and a lot of energy. The more efficient use of North Dakota’s resources in grains and livestock is better for the environment.

Another consequence of the efficiencies of comparative advantage is increased wealth. Increased wealth is good for environmental quality because wealthier people demand greater environmental quality.

In microeconomic theory, we teach that environmental quality is a superior good. As income increases, consumers will dedicate a larger proportion of their income toward environmental quality. Citizens of richer countries and jurisdictions are expected to demand greater environmental quality, often through more stringent regulation.

The empirical research on the relationship between environmental quality and wealth has been shown through what has been called the “environmental Kuznets curve.” The term comes from an earlier Kuznets curve that showed the relationship between economic growth and income equality.

At early stages of economic development, which is characterized by low-income levels, environmental quality is expected to decrease as growth increases. However, after a certain threshold of wealth, consumers and citizens demand higher levels of environmental quality. A healthy environment and nature-based recreation are superior goods, and as income increases, a higher proportion of income is dedicated toward consuming these goods.

This relationship was demonstrated in research that I conducted on water quality in South Korea. It also is demonstrated by the evolving environmental policies that many developing countries, particularly China, are adopting.

Trade also has a positive impact upon the transfer of clean technologies. When industry migrates from developed to developing countries, it generally is due to lower wage rates.

This migration generally implies that newer technologies are developed in richer countries with relatively strict environmental policies. As these technologies are transferred to developing countries, the newer, more efficient and loweremissions components are fully embedded in the transfer.

I present these arguments, which should be appreciated by all environmental and trade economists, to maintain a strong intellectual argument for liberalized trade. Years of liberalized international trade have increased incomes around the world. They also have led to improved environmental quality in many diverse regions of the world.

Discovery may help chickens to muscle up

By K-State Research and Extension News A form of a vitamin associated with healthy aging in humans has been used by Kansas State University researchers to build muscle in chickens, a sign that could help the poultry industry meet future demand for its product.

Muscle biologist and meat scientist John Gonzalez and graduate student Stephanie Kruger said the university is pursuing a patent on a process in which scientists injected nicotinamide riboside – a compound similar to vitamin B3 – into unhatched chicken eggs to enhance muscle development of the offspring.

“We found that their organs and their overall growth were not affected, but we did see an increase in muscle mass,” Kruger said.

The findings have big implications for an industry that has seen global demand for chicken increase annually.

Instead of trying to find ways to raise more birds, producers may one day be able to raise the same amount of birds more efficiently.

“We measured increases in the weight of the pectoralis major muscle, or the chicken breast,” Gonzalez said.

“So, we hope that will translate down the line into larger muscles on those birds when they go to market.”

Nicotinamide riboside has been found to be a reliable analog – or, substitute – for vitamin B3 in human health studies. The compound is thought to help delay the effects of aging by boosting biological functions that affect stress responses, metabolism and other cellular activities.

Kruger said K-State’s work focused on injecting the compound into the unhatched eggs during the tenth day of incubation. She noted that the researchers discovered the best success when injecting nicotinamide riboside into the yolk of the egg.

“The thing that is interesting to us is that the response is fairly consistent,” Gonzalez said, noting that muscle mass increased by as much as 35 percent in the birds included in this study. “We’ve had different-sized eggs, we’ve had lots of eggs and we’ve run it four times, and we’ve had the same response each time.”

The Kansas State University Research Foundation is pursuing a patent for the researcher’s work, which will help to make the process available to the industry more quickly.

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Established in 1986 to honor Salmon, Both diseases remain a significant threat the first director of the USDA’s Bureau of to swine industries worldwide, especially Animal Industry, the award is presented to disease-free countries like the United annually to a veterinarian in recognition States. As a lead scientist in the Foreign of outstanding contributions and notable Animal Disease Unit at Plum Island Animal service in the public’s interest.

Disease Center (PIADC) in Orient Point, A veterinary surgeon, Salmon earned the New York, Borca coordinates team efforts in first Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) developing adequate prevention and control degree awarded in the United States and measures to the ever-growing threat of CSF spent his career studying animal diseases. and ASF in the United States.

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Twenty MSU faculty and staff members received awards January 8. The celebration also included a lecture by music professor Greg Young and a library open house.

MSU honors top faculty and staff at annual spring convocation ceremony

Student advisers, dedicated teachers and innovative researchers from across Montana State University were honored Tuesday, January 8, as the university presented its annual awards for faculty and staff as part of its Spring Convocation ceremonies.

The Spring Convocation ceremony began at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall, where winners of the annual faculty and staff awards were announced. The awards honor achievements in faculty research, teaching, outreach and creative projects.

Faculty, students, staff, alumni and community members were invited to attend.

Convocation events continued with speaker Greg Young, professor in the School of Music. Young speaking on “Creating Knowledge and Art: A Community of Scholars.” The talk was held from 2 to 3 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall.

Young, who joined the music faculty MSU in 1988, is a professor with particular teaching and research interests in clarinet performance, music composition and interdisciplinary undergraduate research. He served as founding director of the Undergraduate Scholars Program at MSU, and in 2009 he received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to start the McNair Scholars Program at MSU. Among other roles, Young has served as vice provost for undergraduate education, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Architecture and director of the School of Music. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Western Ontario and master’s and doctoral degrees in music from the University of Michigan.

After the lecture, all were invited to the MSU Library Open House from 3 to 6 p.m.

This year’s open house theme was Jules Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days.”

Food, wine and music were on hand as the library celebrated diverse cultures and the resources available on campus.

Details on the winners of MSU’s faculty and staff awards follow: Excellence in Innovative Service by Professional Employees Award Todd Daniels, senior team lead in MSU’s MilTech, won the Excellence in Innovative Service by Professional Employees Award, given to a professional employee who has demonstrated tangible innovation, positive and broad impact on student experience, and/or leadership through role modeling.

The award carries a $1,500 honorarium.

Daniels is recognized for creating the concept and leading a team to develop an innovative online platform that connects manufacturers around the country with the Department of Defense to fulfill the technology needs of the U.S military.

The platform, called Virtual Industry Day, significantly improves upon the DoD’s old system by expanding its reach and making it more efficient. The platform, which was developed with the help of MSU students,

receives no money from MSU but rather generates revenue, playing a key role in MSU’s strategic goal of increasing research income. Daniels received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MSU’s engineering college and has worked at MSU for more than 18 years.

Excellence in Outreach Award (Staff) Kayte Kaminski, assistant dean and director of student success in the MSU College of Education, Health and Human Development, won the Excellence in Outreach Staff Award. She will receive a $2,000 honorarium.

Kaminski was nominated for the award for her creation, outreach and directorship of The Compassion Project, a communitybased project designed to bring MSU and Bozeman together through education, discussion and expressions of compassion.

Kaminski conceived the Compassion Project as a way to join diverse constituencies to reflect on the value of compassion as a necessary social construct. Kaminski, alongside MSU faculty and staff, worked to create a K-12 curriculum and teachertraining workshops on how to identify and practice compassion. Students in MSU’s multicultural education classes have completed the curriculum training, in addition to the MSU Leadership Fellows student group, MSU Residence Hall Association leaders and more than 200 K-12 teachers and their students and 50 community partners. The initiative’s final project will be a community art installation consisting of more than 8,000 wooden blocks depicting images and themes of compassion.

Excellence in Outreach Award (Faculty) Mark Schure, assistant professor of community health in the Department of Health and Human Development, won the Excellence in Outreach Award for Faculty. The award comes with a $2,000 honorarium.

Schure was nominated for his outreach and research in depression and for promoting innovative interventions for improving mental health with the MSU Center for Mental Health Research and Recovery. After securing a National Institutes of Health and Montana IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence grant, Schure worked closely with MSU Extension to develop and deliver an online program so rural Montanans can improve their moods through cognitive behavior therapy. The program, Thrive Montana, allows users in the privacy of their own homes to manage feelings of depression and anxiety. The program has proven to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms among adults. A feasibility study has since been published in the Journal of Rural Mental Health and the program is expanding statewide.

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Tag #ANF0219..................................................................................... $5500 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 air seeder with 1720 tow behind cart, 7.2” spacing. Tag #Paul0219......................................................................................... $25,000 1998 Flexi-Coil System 82 60-ft. harrow with straight tines, down pressure springs. Tag #Paul0219..................................................................... $13,000 2005 Case 2388 combine with 36-ft. 2042 draper header, 2610 engine hours, and 1899 separator hours. Tag #Paul0219........................................ $65,000 Case 1010 30-ft. straight cut header. Tag #Paul0219.............................. $10,000 Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer with wind screens. Tag #Paul0219......................................................................................... $15,000 Case 32-ft. tandem disc, 8” spacing, 21” pans. Tag #Paul0219............... $12,000 Miller 21-ft. offset disc, 8” spacing. Tag #Paul0219.................................... $9000 Steiger PT 225 tractor. Tag #Paul0219.................................................... $12,500 Versatile 800 tractor. Tag #Paul0219....................................................... $10,000 1975 International grain truck with 15-ft. box and hoist, only 32,000 miles. Tag #Paul0219............................................................................................ $5500 Minne-Kota 6-ft. rock picker. Tag #Paul0219.............................................. $1500 Case IH 1015 pickup header with Rake-Up pickup attachment. Tag #Paul0219.. .......................................................................................................... $10,000 2001 Case IH 2388 combine with bin extensions, yield monitor, Auto Steer, 30-ft.

MacDon draper header, 2130 separator hours. Tag #Hugh0219...... $70,000 RiteWay 30-ft. packer harrow with Valmar spreader. Tag #Hugh0219........ $6000 Case 810 pickup header with Sund pickup attachment. Tag #Hugh0219... $5000 Case 810 pickup header with Rake-Up pickup attachment. Tag #Hugh0219....... ............................................................................................................. $6500 Compu Spray 60-ft. sprayer. Tag #Hugh0219............................................ $3500 1973 Ford F250 pickup, set up as a fire truck. Tag #Hugh0219................. $6000 Mayrath 28-ft. auger with mover and bin sweep. Tag #Hugh0219.............. $6500 John Deere 396 grain auger. Tag #Hugh0219............................................. $250 Versatile 54-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #Hugh0219........................................ $500 Versatile 4400 22-ft. DSA header. Tag #Hugh0219.................................... $3500 Westgo 1310 10”x60-ft. side delivery auger. #Hugh0219.......................... $2500 Canola roller. Tag #Hugh0219..................................................................... $1500 1985 Cat 627B scraper with cab and heat. Tag #Riley0219.................... $75,000 2 new scraper tires, 32.25x29 E-3 32-ply. Tag #Riley0219................... $5500 ea.

1995 Cat D6H dozer. Tag #Riley0219...................................................... $65,000 1994 Cat 322BL excavator with hydraulic thumb. Tag #Riley0219.......... $40,000 Cat 988 wheel loader, 7.5 yd. bucket, cab and heat. Tag #Riley0219...... $25,000 2008 Cat 287B skidsteer loader, cab, heat, 2000 hours, auxiliary hydraulics. Tag #Riley0219........................................................................................ $25,000 2008 Cat 420E tractor/loader/backhoe Tag #Riley0219.......................... $48,500 1987 International service truck with crane. Tag #Riley0219................. $28,500 2015 Chevrolet 3/4-ton pickup, 145,000 miles. Tag #Riley0219............... $22,500 Spectra laser. Tag #Riley0219.................................................................... $1400 Spectra laser. Tag #Riley0219.................................................................... $1000 John Deere 4520 tractor with 158 loader/grapple. Tag #Riley0219........ $14,000 Vermeer R2800 hydrauic rake. Tag #Riley0219...................................... $18,500 Versatile 895 4WD tractor. Tag #Riley0219............................................. $17,500 Versatile 855 4WD tractor, rebuilt engine, new clutch, new tires. Tag #Riley0219............................................................................................. $27,500 Wheatheart drive-over unloading auger, like new. Tag #Riley0219.

2008 TravAlong 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer. Tag #Riley0219................. $8000 1978 Trailmaster 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer. Tag #Riley0219................ $2850 New Holland 425 baler. Tag #Riley0219.................................................... $2800 New Holland 905 gas swather. Tag #Riley0219........................................... $750 Meyer pull-type ditcher. Tag #Riley0219..................................................... $1500 2000-ft. of 4” ball and socket center riser handline. Tag #Riley0219.... $85 per ft.

Rome 8-ft. offset disc. Tag #Riley0219....................................................... $1000 Melroe rockpicker. Tag #Riley0219............................................................. $1000 Slide-in stock rack. Tag #Riley0219.............................................................. $300 Meyers 10-bale sweep. Tag #Riley0219....................................................... $250 John Deere 12-ft. hoe drill, 7” spacing. Tag #Riley0219............................... $600 1978 Chevrolet 3/4-ton 2WD pickup. Tag #Riley0219................................... $800 John Deere 16-ft. cultivator. Tag #Riley0219................................................ $750 International M tractor, wide front. Tag #Riley0219................................... $3500 1970 Buick LaSabre. Tag #Riley0219......................................................... $200 Antique cream separator. Tag #Riley0219.................................................... $200 New Holland T4.75 74 hp MFD tractor with loader. Tag #NHB0219....... $39,500 New Holland 3050 boomer, 50 hp, cab, CVT transmission, loader, 300 hours.

Tag #NHB0219.................................................................................. $37,500 Ford 9030 bidirectional, loader, cab end engine, PTO. Tag #NHB0219.. $40,500 Ford 276 bidirectional, 3-point, PTO both ends. Tag #NHB0219............. $32,000 John Deere 450 dozer with 6-way blade. Tag #NHB0219....................... $22,500 Dew-Eze 165 3-point bale hugger with spinners. Tag #NHB0219.............. $2250 John Deere 335 3-bottom roll over plow. Tag #Hug0219........................... $3500

Financing Available

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

Case IH Puma 180 FWD tractor with loader and grapple, Tag #Wayne1118........ ...........................................................................................................$80,000 International 656 gas tractor, 540 PTO, no 3-point, 741 loader, 5302 hours, needs seat. Tag #D&B0418.

1993 Versatile 876 (blue) tractor, 20.8x38 duals, weights, manual transmission, only 2438 hours, tractor is immaculate. Tag #JackW0418........................ Call John Deere 4520 tractor with loader. Tag #GaryS0918.

John Deere 2240 tractor with 3-point. Tag #GaryS0918.

Case 105U MFD tractor, 3-point hitch, 540/1000 PTO, cab, heat, low hours. Tag #Sam0918..........................................................................................$30,000 International 444 2WD tractor, loader, 3-point, 38 HP, 540 PTO, 1976 hours. Tag #Wayne1017.........................................................................................$7500 Case 2870 4WD tractor, 219 HP drawbar horse power, new tires, only 6600 hours.

Tag #BrianB1217...............................................................................$18,000 Versatile 800 tractor with 18.4x38 tires, (2 new tires), manual transmission, 5953 hours. Tag #JackW0418.................................................................. Call John Deere 2010 2WD tractor, loader, 3-pt., PTO. Tag #JerSmt1118........$8500 John Deere 3010 gas tractor, 540 PTO, no 3-point. Tag #ANF0618...........$8500 John Deere 3020 tractor. Tag #ANF0618.

International FAA tractor, 540 PTO, saw blade. Tag #SteveF1018.

International FC tractor, 540 PTO. Does not run. Tag #SteveF1018.

Agco 75 MFD tractor, 75 hp. Tag #Reid1018...........................................$25,000 John Deere 1010 tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, power steering. Loader is available.

Tag #ANF0818......................................................................................$6500 Allis Chalmers 170 2WD tractor, loader, 3-point, 540 PTO.Tag #Neal0518...$7500 2010 John Deere 85F 83 hp orchard tractor, FWD, runs great. Tag #RichT0418.. ...........................................................................................................$15,000

BALE MOVERS

New Holland 1049 bale wagon. Tag #MarionT1018.

New Holland 1048 2-wide bale wagon, 90 bale capacity. Tag #D&B0418..... Call 3-point round bale retriever. Tag #BigSkyC0617..........................................$1500

TRAILERS

Eddie Bauer gooseneck trailer with new brakes, new LED lights. Tag #DBK1118.............................................................................................$4800 PJ 24-ft. tandem axle gooseneck trailer with 7000# axles. Tag#Grant1118...$6500 1998 Red River belly dump trailer. Tag #Sam0918..................................$15,000 1979 Cook 40-ft. belly dump gravel trailer, single gate, completely rebuilt. Tag #Pack0716.........................................................................................$17,500 1998 PJ 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7500 lb. axles, tie down straps. Tag #Pack0617. ..............................................................................................................$7500 1994 Interstate trailer, pintle hitch. Tag #CarlT1018.

Donahue 24-ft. trailer. Tag #CarlT1018.

PJ tilt trailer. Tag#Brent0718........................................................................$6000 1974 Homemade flatbed trailer with 107” deck, wide enough for older swathers.

Tag #TSimo1118...................................................................................$2500 Fire trailer with 3 fire hoses, 500 gallon tank, Honda, great for upcoming harvest.

Dave T0818...........................................................................................$6500 Service trailer with fuel tank, Miller welder, crane. Tag #DaveT0818.

24-ft tandem dually trailer. Tag #VicC0218.................................................... $5500 42-ft. drop deck trailer, 25-ton capacity. Tag #Pack1018...........................$12,000 2012 Cross Country belly dump trailer. Tag#Brent0717..........................$36,000 2013 Cross Country belly dump trailer. Tag#Brent0718..........................$38,000

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

Summers 60-ft. sprayer mounted on pickup. Sprayer has triple nozzles, 8 hp Honda motor. Tag #JackW0418................................................................ Call 1982 Valmar 240 granular applicator, hydraulic drive, mounted on homemade cart. Tag #HerbK0916 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 100-ft. booms, John Deere rate controller. Tag #BigSky0718................................................................................................$5500 2007 New Holland SF216 sprayer, 80-ft. booms, wind screens, rinse tank, mixer tank, 1600 gallon tank, double nozzles. Tag #Dale0318.....................$15,000 Big A 2500 sprayer, 60-ft. booms, windscreens, Cat 2308. Tag #JR0514...$15,000 John Deere 335 pickup sprayer with 35-ft. booms, QuickJet nozzles. Tag #Ruth0618............................................................................................$1250 Barber 34-ft. spreader. Tag #BDawson0316 Polaris pull type full type spreader. Tag #BC0818.........................................$200 Bourgault 1460 sprayer, 110-ft. booms. Tag #KeithD0716

FOR RENT OR SALE TRUCKS

GMC 7000 truck with 1500 gallon tank, 16-ft. flatbed, 114,363 miles, 5 speed manual transmission. Tag #Jack0418....................................................... Call 1979 International cab-over grain truck, 20-ft. ITB box, Cummins engine, 452,000 miles, tandem axle, 13 speed transmission. Tag #JohnA0618...........$25,000 1975 International 4300 conventional truck, 19-ft. Rtena box, 13 speed transmission, tandem axle, good rubber. Tag #JohnA0618........................$25,000 1989 Volvo truck with Jaylor 1500 mixer, new engine overhaul, new clutch, new knives on screw. Tag #Hillside0818....................................................$55,000 1978 Ford grain truck, 18-ft. bed. Tag #CarlT1018......................................$1750 1997 Ford F800 service truck, 8.3 Cummins, 9 speed, air brakes, 5000 lb crane, 246,000 miles. Tag #JasonA0916........................................................ $15,000 1970 Ford LN600 truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 4&2 speed, 83,500 miles. Tag #JackW0418................................................................ Call 1998 Freightliner truck, new tires. Tag #Sam0918..................................$19,000 1994 Ford LT9000 dump truck. Tag#Brent0718.......................................$36,000 1999 Kenworth W900 truck. Tag#Brent0718...........................................$26,000 1952 GMC truck, 12-ft. steel bed and hoist. CarlT1010.

PICKUPS & CARS

1964 Volkswagon Bug Tag #CarlT1018.....................................................$4500 Ford Model A truck. Tag #PhilB1018.

1948 CJ Jeep Tag #MartyD1018.

1981 Ford F250 2WD pickup with service box. Tag #Ruth0618..................$1500 1996 GMC 3500 pickup with service box. Tag #JackW1218.......................$7500 1987 Ford F250 pickup with new bed, parts pickup, new exhaust system, engine runs, transmission work done. Tag #D&B0418.

1994 Chevrolet 2500 fuel truck. Tag #Brent0718........................................$3000

GRAIN AUGERS

Brandt 1060 swing hopper grain auger. Tag #JohnA1118..........................$8500 International Harvester H1372 13”x72-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #Jess0918.. ...........................................................................................................$18,000 FarmKing 10x60 swing hopper auger. Tag #JohnA0618............................$9500 Westfield MK100 10”x61-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #GaryS0918...........$3900 Feterl 7”x27-ft. grain auger with Wisconsin engine. Tag #JackW041.............. Call Westfield 8”x50-ft. PTO auger. Tag #Ruth0418...........................................$1700

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEM

1978 21-ft. tandem dually 5th wheel trailer, haul Cat D6C. Tag #BK0119... $4500 Melroe 33-ft. plow, no wing lift cylinders, Flexi-Coil mounted harrows. Tag #GeraldB0119.............................................................................................. $4500 Case W36 wheel loader, 550 hours on replacement engine, 2814 total hours, new paint, excellent shape. Tag #Dan0119............................................... $36,000 Mitsubishi 350 mini pickup truck. Tag #BrokenP0119............................... $4000 Woods 6-ft. 3-point rotary mower. Tag #BrokenP0119................................. $650 1983 International 1724 2-ton truck with 18-ft. flatbed with tailgate hoist. Tag #BrokenP0119..................................................................................... $5500 1993 gooseneck 30x8 flatbed trailer, tandem axle, duals, 16,000 lb. capacity. Tag #BrokenP0119..................................................................................... $6500 Mayrath 60-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #BrokenP0119.................................... $750 1989 GMC 7000 gravel truck, 5 speed/2speed, 47,116 miles. Tag #BrokenP0119............................................................................................. $8500 Gysler 36-ft. plow with 12-ft. center section, AM rod weeder, Degelman mounted harrows. Tag #GaryS0819.................................................................... $5000 Melroe 30-ft. plow. Tag #GaryS0119.......................................................... $4000 New Holland 195 manure spreader. For rent or sale. Tag #Hug0219........$13,500 John Deere 7330 tractor, FWD, loader/grapple, 3-point, dual PTO, 150 hp low hours. Tag #Riley0119.

Gysler 13-ft. plow. Tag #CarlT0119...............................................................$2500 Lowe 30C trencher. Tag #CarlT0119.............................................................$6500 New Holland 912 swather with 12-ft. header, gas engine, no cab. Tag #CarlT0119.............................................................................................$2500 2012 New Holland P1060 70-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, steel packers, stealth opening, complete with 430 bushel V-R tow between cart. Tag #Rog0119.

2012 Case IH 8230 combine with 2015 pickup header, Mega Cut chopper, 1600 separator hours, extended warranty. Tag #Roger0119.

2008 Case IH 535 4WD tractor, 20.8x46 triples, PTO, Power Shift transmission, 3800 hours. Tag #Roger0119.

2014 Case IH 550 Quad Trak tractor, 1200 hours, very clean. Tag #Roger0119..... ...........................................................................................................$280,000 Vermeer 2300 heavy duty rake. Tag #Sam0119............................................$8500 Tailgate auger. Tag #Sam0119.......................................................................$1500 Utility bucket for skid steer loader, new cutting edge. Tag #Hug0119............$1500 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air seeder with 1720 tow behind tank, 9” spacing. Tag #Paul0119.

H&S 2212 manure spreader, 125 bushel, 540 PTO, like new. Tag #FredV0119...... .............................................................................................................$10,500 Allis-Chalmers 650 3-point backhoe. Tag #Lyle0119.

New Holland 1032 bale wagon. Tag #Lyle0119.

Wilmar 1600 nurse wagon, mounted on 1998 International 9200 truck. Tag #Roger0119..................................................................................................$35,000 2-John Deere Model A tractor. Tag #ConradN0119.

John Deere Model B tractor. Tag #ConradN0119.

John Deere Model AR tractor. Tag #ConradN0119.

New Danuser hammer skid steer mounted post pounder. Tag #Hug0119....$4995 2011 JCB 330 skid steer loader, 3300# lifting capacity, 84” bucket, 1300 hours. Tag #Austin0119.........................................................................................$35,000 1985 Versatile 956 tractor set up for air seeder, 8078 hours. Tag #JackW0119...... .............................................................................................................$35,000

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

New Holland 664 round baler, net wrap. Tag #Ron1118.............................$3500 New Holland 426 pull type square baler. Makes 16”x18” bales, hydraulic tension and quarter turn bale chute. Tag #Ron1118..........................................$4500 John Deere 567 twine tie round baler, 10,500 bales, new chains and belt drive.

Tag#Harvey0918................................................................................$18,000 1993 New Holland 499 12-ft. pull type haybine. SN 539811. Tag #JohnDR0418. ..............................................................................................................$2800 2005 Challenger RB 56 round baler, twine wrap, 1000 PTO, only 4400 bales.

Tag #Harvey1018...............................................................................$13,000 1992 New Holland 2000 big square baler. Tag #ArtH0518......................$12,000 Case IH 3450 soft core round baler, makes 900# bales. Tag #JohnP1018...$4500 New Holland 660 twine wrap baler, new belts. Tag #NorthStar0518..........$6000 New Holland 644 round baler. Tag #Fred0718............................................$5000 New Holland 1425 self-propelled baler. Tag #Marion0918.

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

Concord 6012 3 rank air seeder with Fargo 3350 stainless steel air cart. Tag #DBK1118..........................................................................................$25,000 2013 Sunflower 60-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, single shoot, 3 Rank Edge on shank with 360 bushel air cart. Tag #KevinB1118............................$165,000 Concord 3542 air drill, 12” spacing, 2000 Concord air cart with engine drive. Tag #Spencer0518....................................................................................$25,000 1995 Concord 4012 40-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing with 3400 air cart, 5” carbide tips, good condition. Tag #RonH0318.................................................$29,000 2009 Bourgault 5725 air seeder with 6700 4-compartment air cart. Tag #GaryG0818.

2011 Case IH 800 70-ft. air drill, 3430 cart with 3 compartments, 430 bushels, all run monitors. Tag #McRae0818.........................................................$65,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. 9” spacing air drill with 2320 tow behind air cart, updated loading auger. Tag #JackW0418.

40-ft. of John Deere drills, 4 10-ft with 10” spacing, steel packers, John Deere transport, markers. Tag #JohnA0618.................................................$12,500 50-ft. set of John Deere 9400 drills, 10” spacing, fertilizer boxes, transport hitch, packer wheels are capped. Tag #Wayne0518....................................$25,000 Hay Buster 40-ft. no-till drill, 12” spacing. Tag #Russ0514.......................$15,000 2-Melroe 8-ft. 9” spacing drills. Tag #CarlT1018......................................$700 ea.

1 set of (3) John Deere 1010 drills, 10” spacing, grain and fertilizer boxes, clean.

Tag #Guy0416......................................................................................... $2500 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 9350 drills, 44-ft., 12” spacing, Appollo hitch. Tag #ArtH0516.$6000

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 M rebuilt antique tractor, 2-pt., 540 PTO. Parade ready tractor. Tag #GaryH0916......................................................................................$11,000 John Deere 520 tractor, 540 PTO, 3-pt., new paint, runs great. Tag #RonA0316. ..............................................................................................................$6500 International 300 tractor, 3-pt., power steering, loader. Tag #Cliff0416......$3600 International Farmall M tractor. Tag #Larry0913........................................$2500 John Deere D tractor with hydraulic package. Tag #DGeer1008................$3800 John Deere R tractor, 540 PTO, cab. Tag #WSpiecher1008.......................$5000 John Deere B tractor, tricycle front. Tag #ANF0216 John Deere AW tractor. Tag #ANF0216......................................... Call for Details Farmall Super M 2WD tractor. Tag #ANF0415...........................................$3500 Farmall M tractor, F10 loader. Tag #BobK0214

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS

Vermeer BPX 9000 bale processor, round and square bales. Tag #KlintS1118... ...........................................................................................................$24,000 Farmhand grinder mixer. Tag #BobS1118...........................................Just listed New Luck Now Tmr mixers. Tag #Larry0418.

New Fair bale processors. Tag #Larry0418 New Harsh mixer wagons. Tag #Larry0418.

See Me about your bale processor needs.

Highline 6800 multi bale processor. Tag #JR1018...................................$14,900 Farmhand 82C grinder/mixer. Tag #BobS1218...........................................$4500

MOWERS & MISC. HAY TOOLS

Tebben 6-ft. 3-point mowers. Tag #Hug0418.............................Preseason Price New!! Tebben 5-ft. 3-point mowers. Tag #Hug0418...................Preseason Price New Holland 456 sickle mower with 9-ft. sickle. Tag #Vern0918.................$3500

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COMBINE & DRAPER FOR SALE

• 2008 Case IH 8010 2700 separator hours, lateral tilt, AHHC, rock trap, long auger, fine cut chopper, EZ-Steer system, extended wear, very well maintained with several pages of work orders every season. Call for details. Excellent machine!...........................................$77,000 obo • 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft. flex drapers, upper cross cut auger, double knife drive, knife reverse, gauge wheels. slow speed transport, Seed Saver kit, all new guards and knife at start of season, Case IH adaptor......................................................................................$47,000 obo

Delivery available on all items, all equipment stored inside Call or text Adam (406) 390-3048 • Joplin, MT

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

John Deere 4520 diesel tractor with Synchro, new clutch, Du-Al Quick Tach loader and grapple.

Versatile 160 Bi-Directional hydro with loader and grapple, “recent Cummins repower”.

Loral 50-ft. air applicator Dickey-John controls, good condition, mounted on 1985 International DT 466 Allison with floater tires.

Semi van trailers, 36-ft., 48-ft., 53-ft. 10 units to choose from, box vans and reefers.

2006 Dodge Cummins 4x4 dually 6-speed, new clutch, new tires, new brakes.

Oklahoma 54-ft. gooseneck flatbed 48-ft. deck, 12K dual axles, 1-ton and semi hitch. Great equipment, irrigation pipe and hay hauler!

Contact (406) 207-7545, ron@mtcattle.co Delivery available on all units!

Iron Horse Express trucking dedicated to meeting your commercial/industrial and farm/ranch needs, local and out of state, fully licensed and insured, multiple trailer configurations to meet your needs.

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MSU honors top faculty and staff at annual spring convocation ceremony CONTINUED FROM PAGE B14

ciology, received the Betty Coffey Award in memory of an engineering professor who was noted for her teaching excellence and championing of women’s equity and minority issues in the curriculum. The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium.

Knight has made contributions to the progress of women on the MSU campus and has advanced the sociology and criminology curriculum in critical ways that have a realword impact. A leading scholar in victimology, Knight has published groundbreaking and highly cited research in the subdiscipline. She has brought this expertise into the classroom, developing and implementing courses in victims and society and sociology of law enforcement, while insuring that those courses include feminist, critical race and trauma-informed perspectives. The training and mentorship that MSU graduates received from Knight make them better in their post-graduate careers. In turn, those graduates make Montana a more peaceful and equitable place.

Teaching Innovation Award Megan Wickstrom, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Letters and Science, has won the Teaching Innovation Award, which honors a faculty member or faculty members who have incorporated outstanding innovative teaching practices into their classes. Wickstrom will receive a $2,000 honorarium.

Wickstrom’s creative and effective teaching method integrates students’ lived experiences into their mathematical experience to break down traditional barriers. An education student who conducts research with Wickstrom said she doubted her own ability to teach mathematics, but Wickstrom’s instruction gave her a “mathematical toolbox” she can use to teach her own elementary students.

Wickstrom regularly incorporates handson tools like Legos, maps and quilt blocks in her geometry course for elementary teachers. Her innovation led her to develop an interactive robotic geometry lesson using funds from a teaching innovation grant.

She regularly uses these tools at MSU’s “Expanding Your Horizons” and demonstrated robotic use at the Science Olympiad.

Wickstrom’s creation of student-centered learning modules that other instructors can use significantly expands the reach of the program.

Wickstrom mentors other instructors and is a generous academic collaborator. She has co-authored several journal articles with faculty colleagues and classroom teachers based on teaching innovations at MSU. Anna K. Fridley Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Distinguished Teaching Award Thomas Donovan, Honors, and Catherine Zabinski, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, are the recipients of the Anna K. Fridley Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Distinguished Teaching Award recognizing a faculty member whose accomplishments with students reach beyond the classroom and the library. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 award.

Since May 2015, graduating seniors in the MSU Honors College have selected Thomas Donovan as their faculty speaker during Honors College’s twice-yearly celebration.

That is a testament both for Donovan’s skill as a teacher as well as his abilities as a mentor. A professor for both Texts and Critics as well as Honors Seminar, Donovan is a master teacher whose dedication to students goes beyond the classroom. Donovan has

the ability to draw out of students ideas that need development but does it in a way that gives students confidence in themselves. He is also said to be “an energizing presence among students and colleagues.”

Zabinski, plant ecologist and professor in the MSU College of Agriculture, was nominated for her accomplished mentorship of MSU students, innovative curriculum development in land rehabilitation and professional activity in assessing departmental outcomes. With the support from a USDA Higher Education Challenge Award, Zabinski created a departmental senior undergraduate capstone course in environmental sciences. The course has since grown into an annual program where students engage in and conduct research in collaboration with local, state and federal partners on issues related to land management. Zabinski’s instruction, research and mentorship across diverse agro-ecology fields has yielded indepth peer assessments and strong course and adviser evaluations. Many of Zabinski’s students have received awards and pursued successful careers with government agencies and other universities.

Women’s Faculty Caucus Distinguished Mentor Award Elizabeth Burroughs, professor and department head in MSU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Letters and Science, has been named the 2019 Women’s Faculty Caucus Distinguished Mentor, recognizing extraordinary efforts in mentoring junior women faculty in the university and contributing substantially to the career development of one or more women faculty members. The award comes with $2,000.

As a person who creates a supportive environment that fosters the realization of long- and short-term goals, Burroughs exemplifies a mentor. Former graduate students, current faculty members and post-doctoral researchers she has worked alongside say she has played a role in shaping their careers.

Burroughs understands that mentoring young female scholars creates a stronger university. She helps create a supportive environment for women that contributes to the overall happiness and success of her department. One graduate student reflected that as she progressed through her doctoral work, Burroughs guided her by gradually increasing her independence and responsibility. Junior colleagues praise Burroughs’ willingness to include them in her research projects and foster the development of their own projects.

Known for encouraging research and teaching through collaboration and astute guidance, Burroughs also provides crucial support as department head. Her colleagues note that she supports their mathematical work, provides a steady hand and is a role model of work-life balance.

Cox Faculty Award for Creative Scholarship and Teaching Kevin Repasky, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has won the Cox Faculty Award for Creative Scholarship and Teaching. The award comes with a $2,000 honorarium.

Repasky is known as an exemplar of the teacher-researcher who invests deeply in student learning, both in the classroom and the lab. No matter the difficulty of the subject matter, his teaching mastery and concern for students shines through. His research has helped build a world-class CONTINUED ON PAGE B22

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Vermeer BPX9010 Round and Square Bale Processor

USED PROCESSORS

Vermeer BPX9000 round & square..Coming In Vermeer BPX9000 processor..............$18,900 Vermeer BP8000 with final cut............$15,500 Vermeer BP8000 processor................$11,900

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ROUND BALERS

New Holland BR7090 net & twine..$22,000 (L) New Holland BR780 net & twine..$14,000 (L) New Holland BR780A twine only..........$6500 New Holland 664 twine only..................$7900 Case IH RB565 net & twine.......... $44,000 (L) Case RB564 baler..............................$25,000 Vermeer 605 Super M baler...............$21,900 Vermeer 605XL baler. Stk #23475........$9000 Vermeer Super 605J twine only............$4900 John Deere 568 baler, net, twine.......$19,900 John Deere 530 baler...........................$4200

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USED SWATHERS

Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; Andy – 590-0372; Lance – 788-8012; Matt – 231-4028

Vermeer 7000 processor........................$8900 2012 Highline CFR650 final cut processor...... ................................................. $18,500 (L) Highline 6800 processor with Highline 500 mover..............................................$14,900 Haybuster 256 Plus processor..............$8000

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Massey-Ferguson WR9760 16-ft. disc header....................................................$99,000 MacDon M-105 swather.....................$59,000 MacDon 7000 with 30-ft. 960 header.$27,900 John Deere 4995 swather..................$44,900 John Deere 2320 swather. #23892.......$8900 Case WD 2303 swather................. Coming In

SQUARE BALERS

Massey Ferguson 2190 baler............$49,900 Massey Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter... $44,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter........$54,900 New Holland BB960 baler.................$29,900

Field Loaders

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USED SPRAYERS Freightliner with F/S sprayer............. $22,900 Brandt 85-ft. pull type sprayer............... $3900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer...................... $20,900 Demco skid mount sprayer. #23959...... $2700

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Hoven now offers Fleetguard filters that can fit any make and model diesel engine.

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10% Discount Sale ends March 31st

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USED AUGERS

Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger...........$1500 Westfield MK13x91 swing auger.......$10,500 Alloway 10x60.........................................$900

Alloway 10x60.........................................$500 Brandt 10x60..........................................$300

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USED SKID STEERS AND ATTACHMENTS

New Holland C185 skid steer............$29,000 New Holland LT185 skid steer.........CALL (L) Gehl SL4635XS skid steer............ Coming In

Bobcat LR65 land rake.........................$6000 Gradall telehandler forks, hydraulic angle.$900

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USED TRACTORS Agco RT120 tractor, loader, grapple... $48,000 Valtra C120 with loader......................$53,900 John Deere 1020 tractor.......................$7299 Versatile 835 tractor...........................$14,900 Ford 841 tractor/loader..........................$5900 Massey Ferguson 6180 with loader, grapple.. Versatile 700 parting out, engine and some .......................................................$32,000 tires gone.

Massey Ferguson 4609.....................$49,900 Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; Agco RT135 with loader, FWD, grapple..........

Andy – 590-0372; Lance – 788-8012; .......................................................$64,900 Matt – 231-4028

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Turbo Drum for the draper headers It is smaller in diameter, more fingers, & staggered flighting.

It reduces bunching in heavy and bushy crops.

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Plant more acres per day with the new 15 inch shank spacing and ShieldCore paired row opener.

Rapid uniform crop emergence is the hallmark of well-designed seeding equipment.

USED AIR DRILLS

Case 800 50-ft., 10” spacing, 43 VRT Preci- Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 12” spacing....... sion SS drill, 3430 cart tow between, single .................................................$24,900 (L) chute..................Lease for $15,628/yr-oac HAYING EQUIPMENT Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 9” spacing and 2320 air cart.............................$26,000 (L) Hayhiker 881 hay hauler. #23887..$12,900 (L) MacDon 1300 bale stacker.................$14,900 USED DRILLS Buhler 1500 7-bale retriever......... $10,000 (L) John Deere 9450 40-ft. with 12” spacing. Sold Sitrex MK16 rake...............................$17,000 individually......................................... $2000 H&S Hay Machine II rake............... $4500 (L) John Deere 50-ft. drill hitch................... $1400

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CONSIGNMENTS

Degelman 4100 round & square processor.... ....................................................... $15,000 Rem 3600R processor, round bale only..$8200 Gates Magnum 48-ft. heavy harrow... $23,000 Morris CP743 chisel plow................... $14,900 Case IH MX150 tractor/loader............ $52,000 Versatile 876 tractor, high flow pump..$29,500 John Deere 5020 tractor with PTO & loader... ..................................................$15,000 (L) Kelly 60 backhoe..............................$4900 (L) Case IH 7240 combine..................... $287,455 Case IH 2188 combine, 1015 pickup header... ....................................................... $39,500 Case IH 1680 30-ft. head, pickup head.$19,000 Gleaner R72 combine........................ $41,900 Massey-Ferguson 8570 combine, 24-ft. header, pickup header.................... $30,000 Massey-Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft. header, air reel.................................. $4500 New Holland CR7090 combine... $150,000 (L) New Holland TR97 combine,36-ft. Honeybee header, 13-ft. pickup with Swathmaster pickup attachment.......................... $42,500

USED MISCELLANEOUS

SPECIALS on IN STOCK BALERS

TMX trailer. #23955................................ $4000 International 2-ton truck....................... $1900 Matthews MC flail mower...................... $7900 John Deere 148 loader, grapple............ $5500 KC 3-pt. disc.......................................... $1900 Shaver HD-8 post pounder...................... $600 Hanson 3-pt. snowblower...................... $1900 Canola roller........................................... $1100 Spear with 4-ft, & 2 1-ft., fits Westendorf quick attach................................................... $500

USED HEADERS

Massey-Ferguson 2956A Round Baler Cash No Trade for $8695.58/year-oac

New Holland 340 Big Square Baler Cash No Trade for $18,933.07/year-oac

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2014 MacDon D65D 40-ft. header......$57,900 MacDon FD70 36-ft. header...............$34,000 MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header....$29,900 MacDon 973 30-ft. header..................$20,000 MacDon 973 30-ft. header..................$20,000 MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, pickup reel.................................................$14,900 MacDon A40D 18-ft. header...............$19,900 MacDon A40D 16-ft. header...............$26,000 MacDon DWA double windrow attachment..... ..........................................................$2900 Agco 5200 36-ft. draper header..........$19,900 Gleaner pickup header with Super 8 attachment..................................................$5000 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header.................$799

International 1660 combine. #13168..$12,000 John Deere 7700 combine.................... $5500 White 9700 combine............................. $5294 New Holland 94C 42-ft. double sickle, pickup reel, double swath.......................... $19,900 New Holland 971 header with Rake-Up pickup attachment......................................... $6000 MacDon FD75 45-ft. header, cross auger with Crary pickup air reel....................... $93,000 MacDon D65D 40-ft. header............... $39,900 MacDon 962 36-ft. header.................. $16,900 Case DHX302 draper header............. $15,000 Westfield MKX13x84 auger............... $19,900 Westfield TFX10x36 auger.................... $9900 New Holland 1442 15’3” rotary disc...... $6700 Ag Shield 300 recon hay conditioner..$24,000 Case 8465 round baler.......................... $5000 Case WRX301 rake........................$12,000 (L) H&S swing up rake. #23949..............$2500 (L) New Holland C1002 balewagon........... $2300 Spra-Coupe 4640, 60-ft. booms......... $29,500 Bourgault 950 sprayer, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank......................................... $8000 Morris Contour I 41-ft. air drill with 7240 cart. .................................................$99,000 (L) John Deere 9400 40-ft.x12” drills....... $12,000 Liquid fertilizer cart............................. $14,200 Quicke 660 loader - grapple.................. $5000

USED COMBINES

New Holland 9060 combine, no header.......... .....................................................$150,000 New Holland TR98 combine..............$29,900 New Holland TR97 combine..............$19,900 Gleaner R76 combine........................$95,000 Gleaner R65 combine........................$32,000

- COMING IN • Gehl SL4635XS skid steer.

• Vermeer BPX9000 process round & square bales.

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Recipe Patch by Geri

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Winter is always a good time to try some new recipes. Here are a few options to try out.

Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

8 ounces cream cheese - softened 10 ounces chopped spinach - thawed and squeezed of excess water 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts - drained well 1/2 cup green onion, tops only - divided 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese - divided 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 cup mozzarella - divided 2 cloves garlic - minced Heat oven to 350 degrees F and set aside 1/4 cup green onion, 1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

Blend together remaining ingredients and pour into an 8x8 greased baking dish.

Top with the onions and cheese that have been set aside and bake for 20 minutes until bubbling and cheese is melted. Serve hot with crackers.

Zippy Tortilla Chips Recipe

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1/2 teaspoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 4 corn tortillas (6 inches) In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Stack the tortillas; cut into six wedges.

Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

Spritz the wedges with cooking spray; sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Bake at 375° for 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes. Yield: 2 servings.

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Grilled Bacon-Onion Appetizers

2 large sweet onions 12 hickory-smoked bacon strips 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup molasses 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce Cut each onion into 12 wedges. Cut bacon strips in half widthwise; wrap a piece of bacon around each onion wedge and secure with toothpicks. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, vinegar, molasses and barbecue sauce; pour 1/2 cup over onions.

Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, turning once. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting. Drain and discard marinade. Grill onions, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade. Yield: 2 dozen.

Beer Dip

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Cold weather is here to stay for a while, so here are some recipes to help warm you up.

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2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup beer or nonalcoholic beer 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese Pretzels In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, beer and dressing mix until smooth. Stir in cheese. Serve with pretzels.

Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Blueberry Cheesecake Flapjacks

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup whipped topping 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 tablespoon Granulated Pure Cane Sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1-1/4 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 3/4 cup maple syrup, warmed Additional blueberries, optional For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and whipped topping until smooth. Chill until serving.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, cracker crumbs, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine the eggs, buttermilk and butter; add to dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. (If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw them before adding to the pancake batter.) Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle; turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until the second side is golden brown. Spread topping over pancakes. Top with warm syrup; sprinkle with additional blueberries if desired. Yield: 12 pancakes (3/4 cup topping).

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Call Jim at 406-690-0737 2007 Yanmar Vio 35-3 Mini Excavator Only 1510 hours, hydraulic thumb, hydraulic quick couple, 2 buckets, good tracks, full cab with heat..................$25,000

Nothing says “Happy Valentine’s Day” like an Affordable piece of equipment!

2006 International 7400 SFA Snow Plow Truck Diesel powered, automatic transmission, 450” wheelbase, sander box, snow plow with wing attachment. Only 81,500 miles.. . ...............................................................................$40,000

2008 Case CX80 Excavator 2800 hours, quick coupler with 2 buckets, dozer blade, hoe pack, cab with air conditioning and radio.........................$58,000

1985 Cat 988B Wheel Loader Excellent shape! 10 yard spade nose bucket, QC bucket, very clean!......................................................................$45,500

Kelderman KPS24 Pump Kelderman 24” irrigation pump, 20,000 gpm, PTO drive, built in South Dakota, NICE UNIT & ready to go to work condition!..

New Price $24,000............Sale Price $14,500

2002 International 7400 Diesel power, automatic transmission, good condition, low miles.......................................................................$13,500

Portec 291 Screening Plant Double deck, 5-ft. x 12-ft. screen decks, good operating condition, only 6072 hours!.............................................$40,500

Skytrak 6036 Telescopic Forklift 6000/36-ft. capacity, runs and operates well, with bucket & forks!.....................................................................$22,000

2013 Cat 246C Skidsteer 1700 hours, cab with air conditioning, hydraulic quick couple, 2 speed, nice machine!.............................................$34,000

Astec 271K Screening Plant Double deck screen, 4ft.x8-ft. screens, with extra hydraulic pump and controls! Only 7955 hours...............................$40,500

2014 Case CX36B Mini Excavator Only 1380 hours, cab with heat and air conditioning, hydraulic thumb, quick attach, angle blade & 2 buckets........$36,000

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2012 Cat 302.7 Mini Excavator Only 760 hours, excellent and powerful machine! Hydraulic thumb with QC........................................................$33,500

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2008 Broce RCT350 Sweeper Broom 8 foot broom, cab with heat and air conditioning, water system, 1250 hours. Really nice broom...............................$25,000

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MSU honors top faculty and staff at annual spring convocation ceremony CONTINUED FROM PAGE B16

CHISEL PLOW FOR SALE

Morris 45-ft. chisel plow with mounted harrows. Good shape. ...................... $14,900 Call Hoven Equipment 406-727-7153

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MSU program in remote sensing, including atmospheric measurements that improve weather prediction and climate modeling.

A legacy of successful graduates is a tribute to his mentoring approach, which immerses students in learning and discovery.

Outstanding Academic Advising Award Melody Anacker, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Health and Human Development, and Cyndi Meldahl, director of the Education Advising Center in the Department of Education, have won the Outstanding Academic Advising Award.

Each will receive a $2,000 honorarium.

Anacker is known as a hard-working and dedicated professional who provides compassion, guidance and warmth to the students she advises. She also goes out of her way to make sure that students have the work and volunteer experience needed to make their resumes stand out. Anacker’s award nominator notes that she encourages students who are excelling to strive for more by defining their strengths and addressing challenges. For students facing dark times, she persists and helps them carve a path to success. “This devotion is why (those students) succeed at MSU and leave our campus with a sense of well-being, confidence and the hope for a better life,” the nominator wrote, adding that Anacker’s legacy is a group of students who attribute their success in the food and nutrition program to her guidance and counsel.

Meldahl is known for her commitment to students, one of whom stated: “It isevident to me . . . that Cyndi believes in students and helps them believe in themselves.”

Colleagues say she is committed to responsive, informed advising that ensures that the education department’s advising center anticipates, rather than lags behind, needed changes in student programs. As director of the center, she also involves the entire education team in reflecting on how changes can be clarified for students, and she has built a team that maintains a sterling reputation across the college. Meldahl’s nominator writes: “Those of us who work in the Department of Education hear every day student comments that reflect their warm regard for Cyndi and their faith in the quality and care of advising services she offers.”

Fox Faculty Award for Achievement in Teaching, Research, Scholarship, Creativity and Mentoring Mary Miles, professor in MSU’s Department of Health and Human Development, has won the Fox Faculty Award for Achievement in Teaching, Research, Scholarship, Creativity and Mentoring. The Martin Fox family and MSU’s Office of Academic Affairs sponsor the award, which includes a $3,325 honorarium.

Miles demonstrates a strong commitment to classroom instruction, teaching undergraduate- to graduate-level courses across multiple majors. She pushes her students to think critically and use evidence-based approaches to solve problems.

As a researcher, Miles focuses on critical health topics such as metabolism, nutrition and immune function. Her work in inflammation response is particularly significant as inflammation is a common factor in many diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. She has published more than 50 peerreviewed journal articles and book chapters and is recognized for her interdisciplinary scholarship and as a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine.

Miles mentors both undergraduate and graduate students as well as junior faculty at MSU and other universities.

Charles and Nora L. Wiley Award for Meritorious Research and Creativity Jennifer DuBois, associate professor in MSU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has won the Charles and Nora L. Wiley Award for Meritorious Research and Creativity. The award recognizes an MSU faculty member who has made a single, especially significant, research achievement or who has a recent body of research work exhibiting extensive and mature research activity. The MSU Alumni Foundation sponsors the award in honor of the Wileys, eastern Montana pioneer ranchers. DuBois will receive $2,000.

DuBois is an internationally recognized scientist whose research group has made major contributions that are providing fundamental new understanding of critical reactions in biology, while making ties to the evolutionary history and the potential health implications of key enzymes and reactions.

She has authored or co-authored nearly four dozen papers published in important journals, including Biochemistry and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

A sought-after speaker, DuBois has been invited to numerous prestigious scientific conferences and meetings. She was twice honored with young investigator awards at past Gordon Research Conferences on Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways and is currently chair-elect of the conference — a prestigious position won by election of her colleagues.

Dubois enjoys the mental work of evaluating scientific problems and working toward understanding. She is thoughtful, creative, collaborative, incisive and an outstanding mentor for next-generation scientists.

Vice President for Research Meritorious Technology/Science Award Rob Maher, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has won the Vice President for Research Meritorious Technology/Science Award, which recognizes an MSU faculty member who has made significant technological/ scientific contributions. He will receive an honorarium of $2,500.

Over the course of a decade of research at MSU, Maher has established himself as a nationally sought-after expert in the field of audio forensics. His work includes documenting the unique audio signatures of gun shots as well as assessing the limitations of this kind of forensics analysis.

His publications and presentations have provided much-needed objective information in criminal and civil court cases around the country. The recent publication of his book, titled “Principles of Audio Forensics,” marks a major contribution to this important field of research.

Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research/Creative Mentoring Molly Todd, history, was the recipient of the Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research/Creative Mentoring. The award comes with $2,000.

Todd, whose work centers on displacement and migration resulting from civil wars and dictatorships in Central and South America, has spent more than 1,000 hours mentoring more than 65 undergraduate students. She has helped them produce research that matters and that can be consumed by the general public. In the process, she has CONTINUED ON PAGE B24

GE corn may help offset effects of climate change

By K-State Research and Extension News Count Kansas State University agricultural economist Jesse Tack among those who recognize unique challenges created by the world’s rising demand for food and changing climates across the globe.

Tack and Ariel Ortiz-Bobea of Cornell University recently published a study in the journal, Environmental Research Letters, looking at the impact of climate change on corn yields in eight Midwestern states.

The study shows pretty clearly that corn varieties improved by modern technology have an upside for overcoming emerging climate-change concerns.

The researchers paired 35 years of climatic data with United States producers’ adoption of genetically engineered (GE) corn to find out if incorporating a new technology can offset the effects of higher temperatures and other weather impacts.

These and other technologies “may be a fruitful strategy for counter-balancing climate change,” according to the researchers. Recently developed genetic engineering techniques, such as CRISPR, are likely to play a large role moving forward.

Tack said there is more work to be done to understand potential effects with other agricultural crops and in countries where GE crops are accepted.

“The hope is that this is not just a one-time, one-shot technological gain,” Tack said. “We think we can continue to press the envelope and continue to innovate and improve crop yields.”

GE corn is thought to produce higher yields, and in 1996 – when U.S corn producers were first adopting varieties with these improved traits – that certainly held true. Tack said the study showed yield trends increased by nearly 70 percent during the rapid adoption period, from approximate gains of 0.94 percent per year prior to 1996 to 1.6 percent afterward.

“It’s really convenient when you have (a crop) that is highly produced in the U.S. across a wide range of locations and been produced for a long time,” Tack said. “That gives us a big enough data set that we can make estimates that we can feel comfortable with. And if that coincidentally is a crop that is pretty important from a global standpoint, you kind of have a nice mixture of this being something that is worth studying and you have the data to do it.”

Tack noted the study looked at corn yields from 1981 through 2015 in eight states and 500 counties. Then, looking at climatic conditions for those same years, the researchers built trend lines that gave them a better idea of how weather conditions affected yields before and after adoption of GE corn.

“The reason it got interesting is because if you had a string of good-weather events coinciding with the adoption of the GE crop, and you didn’t control for those factors in your analysis, you might end up saying, GE is just gangbusters,” Tack said.

On the other hand, “you might have really bad weather that coincided with GE adoption,” which could skew the impacts in the other direction, he said.

“You have a big debate in the research literature about whether GE adoption is even associated with yield gains,” Tack said. “Previous work that I was part of with Jayson Lusk at Purdue University and Nathan Hendricks at K-State suggested that if you don’t control for weather, you get that answer really wrong.”

Tack noted the current study assumes average weather during the growing season and acknowledged that technology alone is not the answer to increasing yields in changing climates. Producers tend to adjust their management strategies based on weather or other climatic factors.

“We are not saying anything about increased probabilities of very severe droughts nor extreme events,” he said. “We’re always talking about an average growing season in terms of temperature and precipitation over the last 20-25 years, and then we’ve got these climate change models that will tell us how the temperature and the precipitation will change for an average growing season.”

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FAIRFIELD HAY FOR SALE Grass/Alfalfa hay in round bales.

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OLDER CLEANING MILL FOR SALE

Carter disc cleaning mill. Works great....... $3000 Phone Louie Bouma 406-207-5843

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EXCAVATORS & PARTS

2016 Case CX210D, auxiliary hydraulics, quick-attach, 2 buckets included. Only 350 hours! Save thousands from new!...$167,900

2006 Bobcat 337G, cab, heat, air conditioning, radio, hydraulic thumb, knock down blade, 3600 hours.............................$26,900

2003 Deere 35C ZTS, cab, heat, air conditioning, knock down blade, 75% undercarriage, auxiliary hydraulics......................$23,900 Komatsu excavator buckets, 200 and 300 size.........Call for Price

CRAWLERS/DOZERS

2006 Deere 650J XLT, cab, heat, air conditioning, approximately 60-70% undercarriage, 6-way blade. Only 3600 hours!.$57,900

LOADERS

2007 Volvo L70F, quick attach, GP bucket, heat, air conditioning.

Good tires!.................... $59,900

1999 CAT Challenger CH75E, 50% undercarriage, 5348 hours.

Low hour machine!........$41,900

MOTOR GRADERS

MISC. EQUIPMENT 1985 Caterpillar 140G, cab, ripper, accumulators, 75% radial tires.

Nice clean machine!..... $60,500

TRAILERS

1997 Cat D6R, 80% undercarriage, multi-shank ripper, tight blade, heat, air conditioning.....$79,900

2009 Ammann 55” smooth drum compactor, cab and heat, 950 hours............................ $36,000 2014 ABU 3 axle, 30-ft. gooseneck, 21,000 GVW. As new!.......$7000 1977 Cat D6D, cab, heat, multishank ripper, 75% undercarriage, powershift transmission.... ......................................$34,900

2013 Cat 272C skidsteer, cab, heat, air conditioning, auxiliary hydraulics, 2 speed, high-flow.

Low hours!.....................$35,900

TRACTORS

2004 Kidron 42-ft. reefer trailer, 2 curbside doors, 3 temp zones, approximately 50% tires and brakes............................$10,900

SCRAPER 2000 Kohler 50RZG, transfer switch included, low hours!..........$9500

1991 Raygo 420C vibratory smooth drum roller.....................$12,900

1992 Cat 613C, cab and heat, approximately 40-50% tires, starts and runs well, low hours!............ ......................................$41,500

OCEAN CONTAINERS

1967 John Deere 4020, OROPS, 540/1000 PTO, powershift transmission. One owner tractor......... ......................................$12,900

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COMBINE FOR SALE Case IH 1680, very experienced. Good tires and engine, lots of new parts........................... $4000 obo Call Gary (406) 868-7228, Located near Chester, MT

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

2012 Versatile 550 tractor, big hydraulics, 500 hours, 900 duals, FTX Outback GPS.................................................................................$235,000 2008 John Deere 1895 disc drill, 1910 cart w/mid-row 2600 gallon liquid fertilizer cart on rear.................................................................$115,000

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STUFF FOR SALE 2 x 500 gallon fuel tanks with metal stands.................... $200/each Johnson calf table - home built.............................................. $500 Powder River squeeze chute............................................... $1000 Metal pickup stock rack (great for hauling wood)..................... $200 Ford 501 7-ft. 3 point mower (very little use)......................... $1000 Craftsman radial arm saw...................................................... $200 2 x axles for trailer houses................................................ $50/each Hesston 30A/stack mover feeder.......................................... $2250 New Holland L553 skid steer............................................... $8000 Any interest and more details call: 406-788-4468 or 406-277-4463 • Belt, MT

AIR DRILL FOR SALE

2008 John Deere 1895, 43-ft., 10” spacing, 1910 430 bushel cart with 12” conveyor, 3 meters. Drill and cart are in good condition with very little rust, low acres on new disks and many upgraded options for precision planting. Unit is field ready with free delivery possible.... .................................................................. $115,000 obo

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2010 Honda TRX420TM 2 wheel drive ATV, windshield, street legal................................................................$2975 2012 Honda Big Red UTV, great for calving season............. .................................................................................$6199 2014 Honda TRX500FPAE 4 wheel drive ATV (Rubicon), power steering, 9245 miles......................................$5875 2015 Polaris Ranger 900 NorthStar UTV, full cab, heater, heated seats, dump box, windshield wiper, new tires, 15,018 miles, this unit is fully loaded.....................$14,099 2015 Polaris Sportsman 570X2 2 passenger ATV, winch, power steering, 4 wheel drive, 3845 miles, independent rear suspension........................................................$5875 2018 Honda TRX420FM 4 wheel drive ATV, manual shift, 1058 miles................................................................$5599 2012 Polaris 800 PO RMK snowmobile, 163 track, 1826 miles.........................................................................$7000

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MSU to honor top faculty and staff at annual spring convocation ceremony CONTINUED FROM PAGE B22

both created a successful model for applied humanities research and helped undergraduates produce meaningful projects that have had an impact beyond the university. The author of the book “Beyond Displacement: Campesinos, Refugees and Collective Action in the Salvadoran Civil War,” Todd has worked with living history museums, youth theater, “theater of the oppressed” and oral history projects to bring hidden stories to life and bridge divides between people and nations.

Provost’s Award for Graduate Research/Creative Mentoring Joseph Seymour, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has won the Provost’s Award for Graduate Research/Creative Mentoring, which recognizes a faculty member who engages graduate students in this valuable learning process. The award comes with a $2,000 honorarium.

Seymour is known for an infectious love of research that attracts some of MSU’s best graduate students. Since coming to MSU in 2001, he has chaired or co-chaired committees for 10 doctoral graduates — roughly a quarter of the doctorate earners in his department — and served on committees for numerous other graduate students. Nearly 60 of the papers he has published at MSU have been co-authored by students. His mentoring includes pushing his students to embark on international research experiences and present at international conferences and forums such as Three Minute Thesis to share their important findings with the wider community. He is known for staying in touch with his students once they leave Bozeman, finding ways to support their careers and aspirations around the world.

James and Mary Ross Provost’s Award for Excellence Christine Stanton, associate professor in the Department of Education, received the James and Mary Ross Provost’s Award for Excellence in recognition of excellence in teaching and scholarship. The award includes a $2,500 honorarium.

Stanton teaches social studies pedagogy in curriculum and instruction courses in the MSU College of Education, Health and Human Development. Preparing undergraduate students in MSU’s teacher education program, Stanton infuses her own scholarship into the classroom to promote inquiry-based learning through a lens of multiculturalism, equity, justice and representation in education. Providing a range of instructional practices that engage and stimulate both undergraduate and graduate students, Stanton explores culturally affirming classroom instruction and research methods. In diverse projects that integrate place and indigenous knowledge, Stanton has received a National Science Foundation grant and an MSU Outstanding Faculty Researcher Award.

Additionally, she has co-directed a project on digital storytelling that integrates filmmaking and community-based participatory research with language and oral histories of Montana’s Little Shell, Apsaalooke and Piikani tribes.

President’s Commission on the Status of University Women Award Chatanika Stoop, Center for Faculty Excellence, has won the President’s Commission on the Status of University Women Award, which honors a member of the faculty or staff who has established a record of working to improve issues related to gender, equity, and diversity on any of MSU’s four campuses. The award comes with $2,000.

As part of MSU’s ADVANCE Project TRACS and then research resources coordinator in the Center for Faculty Excellence, Chatanika “Nika” Stoop has spent her career working to improve gender equity and diversity at MSU. Since she arrived on the MSU campus, Stoop has become known for her ability to organize complex projects with creativity and grace. Her work training faculty on the grant-writing and submission process has enhanced the research capacity among women and other junior faculty in STEM fields. Another example is her work as one of the organizers of the recent 125 Extraordinary Ordinary Women event, which was a part of MSU’s 125th anniversary celebration. Stoop displayed leadership, commitment, dedication, drive and an ability to stay calm under pressure, which made the Extraordinary Ordinary Woman celebration a success. Her work on behalf of women at MSU has been groundbreaking and will be long-lasting as MSU embarks on its next 125 years.

President’s Award for Excellence in Service Learning Wendy Bianchini Morrison, instructor in the Department of Health and Human Development, has won the President’s Award for Excellence in Service Learning. The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium.

Morrison is known for creating exceptional community-based, culturally competent study abroad programs. In service learning courses she created and led in Morocco, Zambia and Ecuador, she partnered with local organizations where MSU students engaged in projects based on the requests of these communities, contributing to larger, sustainable development projects improving the health and well-being of those communities. The students learned about the critical components of what sustainable community development is, and what it is not, along with the ethics of international development. The students experience firsthand the principles in practice, learn the challenges of sustainable development, and increase their competence to work with diverse populations. According to one community partner, Morrison equipped her students well to integrate, learn from and even mentor the field-based staff. She was sensitive to her students, assisted them to process the life-changing, cross-cultural experiences they were having, and operated as much more than just an educator: Morrison was clearly a well-trusted and admired mentor by each of her students.

President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Brent Rosso, associate professor of management in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, has won the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award comes with a $2,500 honorarium.

Rosso, who is known for helping his students develop as critical thinkers and lifelong learners, has designed innovative new pedagogies and experiential learning opportunities that enliven and deepen student learning. A capstone assignment in one course has students take on the role of consultants to a real organization and provide their clients with recommendations for improvement based on course principles.

In “The Entreprentice Challenge,” student teams are given only $25 to launch a real business in the first three weeks of class, with the aim of being as impactful and profitable as possible. All of the profits are CONTINUED ON PAGE B26

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“Soil Health: We’ve got you covered!” was the message by the USDA at the Circle Ag Show in Circle, Montana in January.

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USED ITB 19-ft grain box with used hoist Used service body and ladder rack.

Came off a 2008 Chevrolet dually.

8 left Cattle Oilers get them before the new steel prices!!!

2- Used Reiten 21-ft aluminum grain box with tarp 2-New DewEze balebeds.

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Crysteel 11-ft tipper body with double acting electric/hydraulic hoist.

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Duraclass 16-ft dump box, 44” sides, 3 /16” AR 400 floor, high lift tailgate Duraclass 17-ft dump box, 44” sides, 3 /16” AR 400 floor, high lift tailgate

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Balewagons & Retrievers

New Holland 1089, 1613 hours........................................$98,000 New Holland 1085 rebuilt balewagon...............................$57,500

New Holland 1079 rebuilt balewagon...............................$70,000 New Holland 1075 diesel.................................................$32,500 1988 New Holland 1068 rebuilt diesel..............................$47,500 New Holland 1068 rebuilt late model, nice.......................$47,500 New Holland 1068 gas balewagon with MilStak clamp for 3x4 bales.............................................................................$28,000 New Holland 1063 pull-type balewagon, hauls 160 bales............. ......................................................................................$16,500 5-New Holland S1049 bale wagons........................$7500-19,500 New Holland Super 1049 balewagon..............................$18,500 New Holland 1046 self-propelled balewagon, hauls 80 bales....... .........................................................................................$7500 2006 New Holland 1037 balewagon, sharp.....................$35,000 6-New Holland 1037 balewagons, rebuilt...... $18,000 to $25,000 New Holland 1033s rebuilt balewagons.............$10,500-$13,000 New Holland 1032 rebuilt.................................................$10,500 New Holland 1032 pull type.............................................$10,500 New Holland 1052 retriever bed..........................................$7500 2000 American Eagle bale wagon, hauls 12-3x4, 10-4x4 or 18-3x3 large square bales........................................................$49,500

Used and New parts available for ALL models of New Holland balewagons

Swathers

New Holland HW325 swather, 14HS header, new conditioning rolls, 2096 hours...................................................................... $47,500 New Holland HW300 swather, 12HS header.................. $32,500 2007 Hesston 9345 16-ft. swather, 3300 hours............... $39,500

Rakes

Allen 8827 hydraulic double rake.....................................$10,500 Allen 8803 tandem rake, nice...........................................$17,500 New Holland 55, 56, 258, 259 & 260 rakes. Several to choose from.......................................................... From $600 to $4500

Haying Equipment

New Holland BR780 round baler with net wrap, nice.......$16,500

Industrial Equipment

2001 Carelift 10055 Zoom Boom telehandler, cab, heat, 10,000 lb lift, 55-ft. reach..........................................................$45,000

Tractors & Accessories

Local and statewide companies had the opportunity to promote their businesses at the Circle Ag Show in Circle, Montana in January. The event was well attended even in the cold weather of Montana.

MSU Extension will offer herbicide resistance workshops

Montana State University Extension offices in the Golden Triangle will host free herbicide-resistance workshops on February 19 in Conrad and Fort Benton. The workshops will cover subjects including herbicide-resistant weeds, management, perspectives from the industry and improving herbicide effectiveness.

The Conrad workshop will be held at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road, while the Fort Benton workshop will be held at the Ag Center at 1205 20th St. Both locations will open with registration at 10 a.m., and workshops will conclude at 4 p.m. Lunch is provided. An RSVP is requested by February 15.

Several speakers will discuss an array of agricultural topics: Prashant Jha, associate professor at the Southern Agricultural Research Center at the MSU College of Agriculture and the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, will discuss herbicide resistance and chemical, cultural and mechanical weed control practices for herbicide management.

Jared Unverzagt, technical service representative at the BASF Corporation, will discuss industry perspectives on herbicide resistance and new trait technologies.

Shelley Mills, MSU Extension agriculture agent in Valley County, will speak about Palmer amaranth, a type of pigweed that has devastated crops in the South and Midwest. It has now been identified in

North Dakota.

Mat Walter, MSU Extension agriculture agent in Musselshell and Golden Valley counties, will discuss factors affecting herbicide efficiency and how it contributes to herbicide resistance.

Lunch speakers in Fort Benton include Bill Evans from the Chouteau County Farm Service Agency and Marni Thompson, from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

They will discuss tillage compliance when managing resistant weeds.

During lunch at the Conrad workshop, Tom Stott, territory manager for Cargill, will update producers about new canola varieties.

Representatives from Corteva, WilburEllis, CHS, Mountain View Co-op and Centrol Crop Consulting will have a panel discussion on the industry perspective on herbicide resistance and what they are doing to help mitigate the problem. Company participation may vary in each location.

A total of six pesticide education credits are available for attendance at either location.

For questions regarding the event or to RSVP for the Fort Benton workshop, contact Tyler Lane, MSU Extension in Chouteau County, at 406-622-3751 or tyler.lane@ montana.edu. For questions or to RSVP for the Conrad workshop, contact Adriane Good, MSU Extension in Pondera County, at 406-271-4054 or adriane.good@montana. edu.

MSU honors top faculty and staff at annual spring convocation ceremony CONTINUED FROM PAGE B24

1995 Agco Allis 9655 MFWD, FEL, grapple, 155 hp, 18 speed powershift, duals.......................................................... $35,000 Case 4690 tractor..............................................................$11,000 Great Bend 870 FEL, grapple, new condition.................... $7500 International 550 PTO manure spreader........................... $2500 John Deere 8630 275 hp, 2156 hours, tires 80%............ $21,500

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then donated to a local nonprofit of the class’ choice. Evaluations from Rosso’s students show his efforts are paying off. One student wrote that Rosso’s class “pushed me to think critically and solve problems in

unusual ways. He is available 24/7 to help excel at anything he assigns and is always eager to go beyond his job scope to make sure everyone is getting the most out of their education.”

##### In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their Valentine would be. They wore the name on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. ##### Sheep and shepherds are mentioned 247 times in the Bible.

##### In 1866, candy manufacturer NECCO made the first “Conversation Hearts”, originally called “Motto Hearts”. Eight billion of these little candies are sold between New Years day and February 14. ##### Chemical analysis of ancient skeletons suggests that up to 98% of Roman population ate millet (birdseed) as a dietary staple.

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Our Advertising Deadline for the March issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be February 27. Phone us at (406) 271-5533

River Hills Custom Harvesting LLC • Can chop hay and corn • Trucks available • Kernel processor available • Can bring just what is needed for the job

MAGIE was held January 14-15-16 at the Expo Park in Great Falls, Montana. The event sponsored by Cherry Creek Radio and KMON was well attended by vendors and visitors alike.

Don’t fall for it

By Carmen Rath-Wald, Logan County Extension Agent I have seen videos of people sliding around on the ice, trying to get their foothold, and not being successful. Whether it is a scarecrow dance on a slippery slope or a dive onto the ground, legs splayed and arms floundering, I admit the videos are silly and might even qualify for America’s Funniest Video, but the truth is, falling is no laughing matter.

Millions of Americans fall each year, and one’s risk for falling increases dramatically during the winter months.

Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and non-fatal traumas, and every 19 minutes an older adult dies from a fall. Further, falls have a substantial financial toll and collectively cost over $50 billion annually. Here are five tips for preventing slips, trips, and falls.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!

No matter the weather, we should always strive to wear proper footwear – that is, shoes that support your foot appropriately, have a firm sole, and have good traction. Traction is especially important during the winter months as you never know when you will encounter a frozen puddle, snow, or slush. Investing in a safe pair of shoes can save you thousands of dollars in medical expenses that may result from a fall.

Do You See What I See? Having your vision regularly assessed is a crucial component of fall prevention. Age-related eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts, can affect your ability to see clearly, and having an untreated condition can affect your ability to walk safely, especially on slippery surfaces. Eye diseases are not the only culprit, though. Of course, you always want to make sure that you are seeing as clearly as possible. When was the last time you had your eyes checked? If it’s been longer than 12 months, it’s time to see the eye doctor.

Review your Medications.

Have you ever read the warning labels on your medicine bottle? Perhaps you should! One of the more common side effects of medications is dizziness or lightheadedness. These side effects can also increase your risk of experiencing a fall.

If you experience any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor. There may be another medication with the same benefits you can try that may not give you the same negative effects.

How’s your Health?

Did you know that inner-ear disorders can make you susceptible to falls? What about low blood pressure or even arthritis? Having regular check-ups – at least once every 12 months – is an important part of fall prevention. Talk to your doctor about what might increase your risk of falls, and discuss ways to compensate for or address those issues.

Keep on Movin’!

Research shows that older adults who regularly engage in exercise – of all kinds! – are less likely to experience a fall. Try walking around the block, practicing TaiChi or Yoga, or even balancing on one foot (with a sturdy wall or chair nearby to catch yourself if you become unstable).

Any amount of exercise is beneficial for your overall health!

There are some great exercise videos to do at home, and there are Steppin On classes or Bone Builders classes, which help to build strength and balance.

For more information about this topic or something else, contact me at the NDSU Extension office in Logan County at 754-2504 or email carmen.rath.wald@ndsu.edu. I would be glad to help!

Call Alex at 307-388-4414 to talk today!

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BACKHOES

2013 Case 580SN, 4WD, extend-a-hoe, EROPS, AC, heat, 4500 hours............................................................ $49,500

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2008 Bobcat 442E, hyd thumb, QC, rubber tracks, 34” dig bucket, 90” front push blade, 2800 hours.................... Call 2018 Case CX55B, rubber tracks, AC, heat, 2 buckets.... Call 2011 Cat 305.5D, hyd thumb, enc cab, auxiliary hyd, blade, 4900 hours............................................................ $39,000 1997 Cat 315, fixed thumb, 36” bucket....................... $27,500 2008 Deere 35D, AC, heat, JD hyd thumb, QC, auxiliary hyd, 16” dig bucket, short arm, Yanmar engine, 69” dozer blade, 4600 hours.................................................................. Call 2013 Deere 60D, brand new rubber tracks, thumb, several buckets. Totally serviced............................................. Call Deere 135C, bucket, thumb, hyd QC................................ Call 2010 Deere 160D LC, hyd QC, hyd thumb, 36” dig bucket, 54” smooth lip bucket, 6000 hours. Quality machine.. $88,000 Deere 200CLC, AC, heat, QC, cat walks, cab guards, 7000 hours..................................................................... $59,500 Komatsu PC75UU-1, blade, thumb available, ex-city machine.

Very nice machine...................................................... Call 2015 Kubota KX080-4R3, blade, rubber tracks, 24” dig bucket, hyd thumb, heat, AC, 3148 hours. Very nice............... Call Hitachi EX60, runs good............................................ $15,000 Hitachi EX120-5, hyd link thumb, QC, dig bucket............ Call 2001 Hitachi ZX120, enc cab, hyd thumb, 36” dig bucket, fair undercarriage, 9000 hours. Works as it should........... Call

FORESTRY

Cat 225, comes with Denis delimber, 3204 engine, recent undercarriage and turn table, well kept up............ $13,500 Cat 320B LL log loader. For parts.................................... Call Danzco PT20 delimber, high mount. Good operating condition........................................................................ $11,500 Deere 648G skidder......................................................... Call Deere 693D Denis delimber. Nice older machine............ 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 Timbco 2515 feller/buncher with bar saw, low hours on new engine, will go to work.......................................... $29,000 Timbco T425D feller/buncher........................................... Call Timberjack 2520 feller/buncher, parts machine.............. Call

2011 Deere 135D, hyd blade, heat, AC, 57” smooth lip bucket, 26” dig bucket, wedge coupler, thumb available... $73,500

FORKLIFTS & BOOMS

1993 JLG 60HA lift, 4WD, 60-ft. reach....................... $10,900 1992 JLG 120HX lift, 4WD, Deutz diesel engine, telescopic boom, 120-ft. ........................................................ $17,900

Many 5 - 10,000# forklifts available

GRADERS

2003 Deere 772CH II....................................................... Call

LOADERS

2007 Cat 938G...................................................... Coming In 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 Deere 644G, hyd coupler. Good machine.................. $39,900 2009 Komatsu WA 320-6, ACS hyd QC with bucket, new rubber, 20.5x25. A very nice loader.................................. Call

SKIDSTEERS

2012 Bobcat T190, enc cab, hyd disconnect, very good tracks, 4400 hours. Nice older machine................................. Call 2015 Cat 242D, open station, good bucket, like new tires, 3233 hours. Runs very well............................................ $23,500 Cat 297C, open station, forks & bucket, nice tracks, 4000 hours.

Nice operating machine.............................................. Call 2013 Kubota SVL75W, OROPS, new tracks, 74” bucket, aux hyd, open station, forks, 3200 hours..................... $31,500 2004 John Deere 240........................................... Coming In

TRUCKS & TRACTORS

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 Kenworth G124, 14-ft. box, 12R22.5 radial tires, Cummins engine, Jake brake, walking beam suspension, pintle hitch on back. Good older dump truck.................. $12,000 Deere 2950 4WD tractor, new tires, loader, enc cab.. $23,000

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HAY FOR SALE

High quality 3x4x8 square bales. Tarped or stored inside.

• 1st cut Alfalfa • 138 to 150 RFV • 3rd cut Alfalfa • 211 RFV

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE John Deere 4520 tractor w/John Deere 158 loader/grapple, 3 point, duals and PTO..................................................................................... $14,000 Vermeer R2800 hydraulic rake. Like new...................................... $18,500 Versatile 895, runs good............................................................... $17,500 Versatile 855, rebuilt engine, new clutch, new tires...................... $27,500 Wheat Heart drive over unload auger, 10”, like new........................ $7250 2008 Travalong 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer w/saddle compartment...... ...................................................................................................... $8000 1978 Trailmaster 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer............................... $2850 New Holland 425 PTO small square baler, 16x18........................... $2800 New Holland 905 swather, gas.......................................................... $750 Meyer pull-type ditcher..................................................................... $1250 2000-ft. 4” ball and socket center riser handline.............................$65 /ea.

Rome 6-ft. offset disk......................................................................... $525 Melroe rock picker.............................................................................. $850 Slide-in stock rack............................................................................... $200 Meyers 10 bale sweep....................................................................... $250 John Deere 12-ft. hoe drill, 7” spacing............................................... $500 1978 Chevrolet 3/4 ton, 2WD pickup................................................. $600 John Deere 16-ft. cultivator................................................................ $750 International M wide front............................................................... $3500 1970 Buick LeSabre........................................................................ $1000 Big Chief II smoker............................................................................ $200 Antique cream separator.................................................................... $200

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COURTESY CONRAD

Chute-side vaccine cooler a useful tool for cattle producers

By Donald Stotts, DASNR News and Media Relations coordinator with Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

Biological products should be stored under refrigeration at 35 degrees to 45 degrees Fahrenheit unless the nature of the product makes storing at a different temperature advisable. If vaccines are not stored within this temperature range, efficacy to the calf can and will be reduced.

“Killed vaccines are especially susceptible to freezing temperatures,” LeValley said.

Coolers can be easily modified for syringes and are important in main- “Freezing a killed vaccine taining vaccine efficiency when chute-side working cattle. (Photo by Todd will alter its delivery system.

Johnson, OSU Agricultural Communications Services) In turn, this negatively affects A few simple steps can help cattle prothe immune response to the antigen in the ducers become more effective in battling vaccine.” respiratory disease in their herd, get full A 2013 study (Gunn, et al) shows modivalue of any vaccine they purchase and fied live viruses – often referred to as MLV possibly increase their operational profit – are more stable but can be inactivated if in the process. they are repeatedly cycled above or below Studies show respiratory disease in the required temperature range. Also, once cattle – also known as BRD, shipping fever activated by mixing, MLV’s effective life or pneumonia – may cost the U.S. cattle will be reduced to a few hours and need to industry more than $2 billion annually. be maintained at the 35 degree to 45 degree Management techniques can offset much Fahrenheit range. of this cost and having a good vaccination “This can be accomplished by only mixprogram can maintain the health of a calf ing the doses a producer will use at the time all the way through the production system. and using a cooler to maintain the proper “A vaccine can cost more than $3 per temperature range while working cattle,” head, and if not stored properly the vaccine LeValley said. can be rendered ineffective,” said Bob LeVCONTINUED ON PAGE B30 alley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance

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On-Farm Research helps growers generate results

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln While fall harvest wraps up the final phase of the production season, now is also when growers are making plans for the 2019 growing season. If growers are looking for confirmation the production practices they used this year were profitable, they can turn to the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network.

The Nebraska On-Farm Research Network (NOFRN) provides a way for growers to validate their production practices and make decisions for future years based on what they have learned in their own fields. Research typically is conducted with the producer’s equipment, on the producer’s land and using the producer’s management practices. The on-farm research team works with growers to develop custom plans for research experiments.

“A number of projects can be planned and evaluated in the 2019 growing season, such as soil fertility, cover crop management, starter fertilizer, row spacing, seed treatments,

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plant populations, variable rate planting prescriptions and in-season fertilizer applications,” says Laura Thompson, extension educator. “Now is the time to start planning these studies. I would encourage people who are interested in doing a study to visit with a Nebraska Extension educator.”

According to Thompson, extension educators can help producers plan a study so they will have confidence in the results. They can also help provide opportunities for additional data to be collected, such as aerial imagery, photographs and other measurements.

Don Batie, a corn-soybean farmer near Lexington, conducted two on-farm research studies in 2017.

“I’m a firm believer of testing it out before we implement a change. We try things all the time, but by doing the on-farm research with the university, we used a statistical approach that brought a lot more confidence to the findings,” said Batie.

South-central Nebraska farmer Ken Herz raises corn, wheat, soybeans, and alfalfa and has a cow-calf operation on a dryland farm. Herz researched the effects of grazing cover crops after wheat in a three-year corn-soybean-wheat rotation.

“This experience has been extremely rewarding. I would encourage anyone who has questions about agronomic practices that have not been researched to consider doing some on-farm research,” Herz said.

NOFRN is a collaborative partnership of Nebraska Extension, the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, the Nebraska Corn Board, the Nebraska Soybean Checkoff and the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission. The goal of the network is to put to use a statewide on-farm research program addressing critical farmer production, profitability and natural resources questions.

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By Susan V. Fisk, American Society of Agronomy Spring in America’s heartland is often wet. tion of the water flow as shallow groundwaThat makes its soil too soft for planting. One ter within the buffer. “We excavated the tile solution to that issue is tile drainage. Growoutlet within the buffer strip,” says Isenhart.

“Then we installed a control box with outlets ers insert a series of pipes (drain tiles) under attached to new perforated pipe that serves as their fields, which drains water from the soil a distribution pipe. We also created a system into nearby streams and lakes. that allows us to adjust the water levels. This Many of the existing tile drains were inensures that the water drains from farm fields stalled over 50 years ago and helped increase into the soil of the buffer strip. Another benyields. Growers were able to get into their fields earlier to plant without compacting the efit of this system is that once installed, these soil. Their growing season was extended by systems do not need to be actively managed several weeks, which can greatly increase by the farmer.” yield.

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Mexico–from nitrate contamination.

Other scientists are working on other One of those scientists is Tom Isenhart, an solutions to reduce nitrate levels from tileagronomist and professor at Iowa State Unidrained fields. Isenhart and his team calcuversity. In 2013, Isenhart and his colleagues lated the costs of nitrate removed for various published data about the ability of saturated nitrate removal systems. The cost per pound strips of naturalized land near streams to reof nitrate removed for saturated riparian bufmove nitrate from tile drainage water. There fers was $1.33 (or per kilogram, $2.94), with was good news. “The initial study on satua 40-year lifetime. Denitrifying woodchip bioreactors (https://www.agronomy.org/scirated riparian buffers was promising,” says Isenhart. “And it led the USDA to develop ence-news/upstream-trenches-downstreama conservation standard for the practice.” nitrogen) have a lifespan of around 10 years There was a major difference in the buf(before the woodchips need replacing) and have a cost of $0.95 per pound (or per kilofer strips studied by this team. Tile drains tended to run under typical buffer strips in the gram, $2.10) of nitrogen removed.

Midwest. This team reconnected water flow “Saturated riparian buffer strips are comback to the soil. “Typical riparian buffers paratively simpler, cheaper, and quicker to in tiled drained landscapes do not remove install than many systems,” says Isenhart. much nitrate because the water flow is not “But they are not suitable for all farm fields. connected through the soil,” says Isenhart.

They require specific soils and landscape Water that flows down and through soil characteristics to function properly. This before it reaches a water source is cleaned may limit their use within certain types of through natural processes. (To read more watersheds.” about that, please go to https://soilsmatter.

By reconnecting water flow back through wordpress.com/2013/12/02/soil-largestthe soil, saturated riparian buffer strips take reactor-on-the-planet/.) Installation of the advantage of the natural cleansing ability of tile drains route the water directly to the soil. When field conditions are amenable to stream, cutting out the buffer. That water their installation, they are an effective tool doesn’t benefit from the buffer’s ability to in reducing nitrate loads into nearby streams biologically remove nitrate. and lakes, allowing growers to continue usThe team’s solution was to divert a fracing tile drains.

Preventing and preparing for barn fires

By Katie Ockert, Michigan State University Extension Have you ever considered what you would do if you had a barn fire? How would you protect your animals and all the other assets you have in your barn? What could you have done to prevent it? The thought of a fire is very scary.

Although you cannot completely eliminate the risk that there could be a fire in your barn, there are some steps you can take to reduce the risk and be more prepared.

Tips for reducing the risk of a barn fire Contact your local fire department to have them do a “checkup” of your barn and offer more recommendations for your individual situation. The University of Kentucky’s “Preventing Barn Fire: Tips for Horse Owners” recommends the following steps in reducing your chances of having a barn fire.

• No smoking! Bedding and hay can easily be ignited by a person smoking in or around the barn. Enforce a strict no smoking policy in your barn. Post signs inside and outside your barn.

• Place a fire extinguisher next to each exit, utility box and at roughly 30-40-foot intervals in your barn. Inspect and recharge each extinguisher every year and use an ABC (general purpose) extinguisher.

• Clean off cobwebs and pick up loose bailer twine.

By making sure your barn is clutter-free, you are helping eliminate ways for fire to spread.

• Electrical devices need to be professionally installed and encased in conduit. Pay attention during winter months to water tank heaters and heated buckets—they continue to generate heat even if there is no water present, which can cause the plastic to melt and a fire to ignite bedding and hay. If you are using electrical cords, make sure that they are professional grade, inspected often and are not overloaded. Keep lights caged and only use lights that are designed for barn use.

• If possible, keep hay and bedding stored away from a barn housing animals. If you only have one barn, like many of us, make sure hay has properly cured before storing it in the barn. Check the internal temperature of curing hay by poking a thermometer into the middle of the bale. If the temperature reaches 150 degrees, the hay should be monitored. If it reaches 175 degrees, contact the fire department.

• Keep tractors, fuel, other petroleum products and machinery away from the barn. Clear any grass, hay, leaves or other combustible materials from equipment before storage.

Tips for being prepared in case there is a barn fire Mentally prepare yourself so that you can act calmly and safely in the case of a fire. Remember that human safety is the top priority—ensure your own safety and the safety of others before taking care of animals. The University of Kentucky’s “Preventing Barn Fire: Tips for Horse Owners” recommends the following steps for preparing yourself and being ready if a fire does occur in your barn.

• Identify and designate a safe place for your animals to go if you can get them out of the barn safely. This location should be away from the fire and allows fire crews enough room to do their jobs.

• Handling equipment such as halters, leads, etc. should be quickly accessible. Consider the materials these items are made of. Remember that plastic and nylon will melt in heat.

• Talk about the plan with members of your family and any employees you might have so they can also be prepared in an emergency.

• Mark gates, pens or stalls with reflective tape or glowin-the dark paint. This will make it easier to see where you are going in the dark.

• If you are removing animals, start closest to the exit first and handle animals one at a time or by groups if they are herd animals. Always maintain control of the animals to help reduce their stress, which can prevent other injury risks.

If there is a fire, call 911 and get people out of the barn.

Only get animals out if you can do so without risking human safety. Follow the directions from the fire department or 911 dispatcher.

No one ever wants to think about the risk of a fire, but it is best to be fully prepared so that you can react fast and appropriately.

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As corn and wheat prices drop, farmers look to alternative crops

By K-State Research and Extension News sativa, can be used in a range of products, With precipitous drops in the price of including paper, textiles, biodegradable corn, wheat and other crops traditionally plastics, construction, health, fuel and food. grown in Kansas, some of the state’s farIt’s the same plant species as marijuana but mers seek alternative growing options. is genetically different and distinguished In parts of western Kansas, growers are by its use and chemical makeup, according converting some acres to field peas and to the Kansas Department of Agriculture winter canola, according to Clint Bain, crop (KDA). In April 2018, the Alternative Crop production agent and director of the Golden Research Act was enacted and the KDA was Prairie Extension District, comprised of charged with implementing the Industrial Trego, Gove and Logan counties.

Hemp Research Program.

“Neither of those crops is historically In southwest Kansas, Stevens County fartypical for the district,” said Bain, who’s mers have increasingly planted soybeans, bringing in experts and planning educatiowhich can be considered an alternative crop nal programs to provide basic information for that part of the state, said agriculture and to farmers and others about the growth and natural resources agent Ron Honig. development of the crops, management A few farmers in Stevens County have considerations, and whether they are ecogrown soybeans successfully for years, he nomically viable for the area. said, but the number of acres planted to In a part of the country better known soybeans has increased the past two years, for winter wheat, growing field peas for driven by low net returns on corn and imlivestock, pet- or human-food products and provements in soybean genetics. winter canola for its oil and seed presents “We’ve had less wheat planted in the last its own challenges. Few varieties have been three to five years because of the prices,” developed for that part of the country, Bain said Sandra Wick, crop production agent said, and the cost of new or retrofitted planin the Post Rock District which spans five ting and harvesting equipment is a factor, as north-central counties. Instead, farmers is the lack of reliable markets. In addition, have shifted some acres to corn and soycanola can be vulnerable to winterkill. beans, but are also looking to field peas as Still, if prices on more traditional crops an option. continue to be depressed, alternative crops “We’re in the infancy of that,” Wick said, are worth exploring. adding that K-State has field pea test plots While winter canola production does not at the university’s North Central Kansas have a long history in Kansas, it’s increExperiment Field near Belleville which will asingly being grown in rotation with wheat help determine what varieties are best suited and other crops. The closest crush facility for growing in the state’s northern counties. is near Goodland.

She has coordinated educational meetK-State canola breeder Mike Stamm ings on alternative crops and is planning works with extension agents and farmers one on field peas, so farmers can learn the around the state to keep them updated on latest on soil fertility considerations, plus the latest varieties and production conseeding, planting and harvesting requiresiderations. He is also developing new ments. varieties best suited for Kansas, with some Some producers in that part of the staof the newest releases showing adaptation te have tried winter canola, she said, but to northern and western parts of the state. winterkill is a problem in the northern tier “In other realms of diversification, induscounties. trial hemp is a potential alternative crop,” Growers in that part of the state, Wick Bain said. “The regulations and practical added, are also considering cover crops, implementation of that system is still in its which are typically grown either to enhance infancy and there are a significant amount soil health or as a crop on which to graze caof checkpoints and compliance issues that ttle. The first consideration is to determine need to be in place before any on-farm which of those two is the primary purpose research even starts. It’s still too early to of the crop. If it’s to improve soil health, even make educated guesses regarding its she said, a farmer would plant a different adoption or success.” species than if the purpose is to graze cattle.

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Long term ag change impacts stream water quality

By Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty, American Society of Agronomy In the early 1990s, Acton Lake in southwestern Ohio had a muddy problem. Large amounts of sediment from nearby farms were entering the lake’s watershed. These sediments traveled through streams draining the landscape and were filling up the lake.

So, the USDA gave local farmers incentives to change some of their farming practices. One of these practices was conservation tillage, in which the soil is plowed less often.

That can reduce sediment runoff.

A new study examines how the switch to conservation tillage has impacted Acton Lake over the past decades. From 1994 to 2014, the researchers measured concentrations of suspended sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus in streams draining into Acton Lake.

“We find that short-term trends in water quality may not reflect long-term changes,” says study co-author Michael Vanni.

Tracking changes in water quality over the long term is vital, says Vanni, a biologist at Miami University, Ohio.

“We don’t have a lot of long-term information on how water quality in a stream or lake responds to agricultural change,” he says.

That might be surprising since many ecologists study agricultural watersheds. But according to Vanni, studies on a given ecosystem are usually short term. “Long-term studies, like ours, can reveal important shifts in water quality,” says Vanni. “Many of the changes we observed can only be seen after studying the streams for 20 plus years.”

Vanni and his colleagues found that water quality responses were different during the first decade of the study (1994-2003) compared to the next (2004-2014). They also discovered that concentrations of suspended sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus each reacted differently.

Levels of suspended sediment declined throughout the entire study period. However, the decline was much sharper in the first ten years.

Phosphorus and nitrogen levels had contrasting outcomes.

“The concentration of dissolved phosphorus in the streams declined sharply during the first ten years,” says Vanni. “But then, phosphorus levels increased over the next ten years.”

In contrast, nitrogen levels didn’t change much in the first ten years. After that, they fell sharply.

The study focused on the watershed of the Upper Four Mile Creek, which drains into Acton Lake. Most of the surrounding area is made up of corn and soybean farms. The researchers have monitored farming practices in the area since 1989 and water quality since 1994.

The long-term changes seen in this study indicate that there might be tradeoffs in managing different aspects of water quality. “The main reason to encourage conservation tillage was to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation in Acton Lake,” says Vanni. “That has clearly been successful. Sediment inputs to the lake have declined.”

Nitrogen levels are also declining. “That’s great for local freshwater ecosystems,” says Vanni. “It’s also beneficial to the Gulf of Mexico, where some of our runoff eventually travels.”

On the other hand, rising phosphorus levels are a cause for concern. “They could promote algal blooms downstream,” says Vanni. “We might need to consider the tradeoffs involved in managing for sediments, nitrogen, or phosphorus.”

It’s not completely clear how the study findings would apply to other areas. However, the changes in water quality observed in this study are similar to those seen in some of the rivers that drain into Lake Erie.

High phosphorus levels are a problem in those watersheds as well. In fact, “high levels of phosphorus are implicated in causing increased blooms of harmful algae in Lake Erie,” says Vanni.

Vanni and colleagues hope to continue measuring changes in suspended sediments, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the Acton Lake watershed.

“We are also looking at the response of the Acton Lake ecosystem to these changes,” says Vanni. “It will be really interesting to observe these changes over the next ten years, both from a scientific perspective as well as for water quality management.” ##### Make travel coffee bags out of coffee filters and dental floss. Place a scoop of coffee grounds into a coffee filter and tie it up with dental floss. When you’re ready to brew, just make it like you would make tea in a teabag!

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Beware of health scams in 2019

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension “Hi, this is your grandson,” the caller said to a friend of mine.

“Oh, is this my grandson Sam?” she asked.

“Yeah, yeah, this is Sam!” he responded.

“Well, I don’t have a grandson named Sam,” she told the caller before hanging up.

My friend is one clever woman.

“We had someone call and say she was our granddaughter,” another person said.

He doesn’t have a granddaughter. These scam callers are looking for prey.

Scams are all around us. The scammers may approach us by phone, email, text or online. If you “bite,” often they can affect your finances. Sometimes scams can affect your health.

At the start of a new year, diet promotions beckon us from many directions. Some diets promise rapid-fire weight loss through pills, teas, patches and exercise devices. Some programs promise weight loss in specific areas of your body.

Others promise weight loss without effort, with fat melting from your body.

Yes, obesity remains a medical concern in the U.S., affecting an estimated 93 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carrying excess weight can increase our risk for high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, stroke and certain types of cancer.

However, miracle weight loss measures have no long-term success. In fact, if you see false claims, you can report scams to the Federal Trade Commission.

According to the National Institutes of Health, safe and successful weight-loss programs should include several factors. If you are contemplating paring some pounds in the new year, first see a health-care provider to discuss medical issues, medications, your current body mass index and a weight that is healthy for you.

Short-term fixes usually don’t stick. In fact, the typical “gold standard” for weight loss is 14 sessions led by a trained professional during the course of at least six months.

Ask yourself these questions if you are considering a weight-loss plan: • Does the plan include behavioral treatment, also called lifestyle counseling, which can teach you how to develop more healthful eating and physical activity habits? Many programs have you keep food and activity records or journals.

• Does the program provide information about getting enough sleep and managing stress?

• Does the program offer feedback, monitoring and support in person, by phone, online or through a combination of these approaches?

• Is the rate of intended weight loss slow and steady? In general, a weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week is more likely to be maintained.

We have two updated resources to promote health among men and women. Check out our two websites, “Healthwise for Guys” and “Healthwise for Women,” which provide resources and links to promote good health and a healthy weight. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food for links to both sites.

If you get a “phishing” call, don’t bite. If you are looking for diets that promote good health, consider the DASH diet, short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, and the Mediterranean Diet. Both are among the top-rated healthpromoting diets, not necessarily weight-loss diets.

Both of these diets promote eating more vegetables, among many other things. Most of us fall short of eating enough vegetables, which are naturally low in calories.

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President’s Day 2019

Date When Celebrated (Observed): Since 1968, it is observed on the third Monday in February President’s Day is a day set aside to honor all of the U.S. presidents. We often think of two great presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln when we celebrate this holiday, as it falls by design between their birthdays. More and more of us, look at this day as a tribute to each and every person who has ever served in the office f the President of the United States of America. It is a national holiday. While Federal employees, the post office, and banks have the day off, most businesses and industry do not recognize it as a paid holiday.

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Here’s a tasty recipe featuring potassium-rich potatoes.

No, potatoes aren’t fattening, but be careful about loading them with high-calorie toppings or deep-frying them. A medium-sized potato including the peel has about 110 calories, plus fiber, vitamin C and other nutrients. Try roasting potatoes with another nutrition powerhouse, sweet potatoes, for a flavorful, satisfying side dish with your favorite protein food.

Roasted Parmesan Garlic Potatoes 2 large red potatoes 1 large russet potato 1 large sweet potato 1 medium red onion 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tsp. dried thyme 1/2 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. dried basil 1/3 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/8 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 2 Tbsp. parsley leaves, chopped Preheat the oven to 425 F. Wash and slice potatoes and onion into 1/4-inch slices. In a round pie plate, line the potatoes and onion alternately. Try to match the size of potatoes and onions when arranging them in the pie plate. In a bowl, combine melted butter, olive oil, herbs, salt, pepper, Parmesan and minced garlic. Drizzle the mixture over the potato and onion round, brushing the herbs and Parmesan over the top. Place in the oven for one hour or until fork tender with crispy edges. Serve warm with a little fresh parsley and a dash of Parmesan.

Makes eight servings. Each serving has 160 calories, 7 grams (g) fat, 3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber and 120 milligrams sodium.

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2007 Haybuster 2650 Bale Buster, round bale processor, hydraulic chute, 12.5Lx15 tires............$8500 2012 Haybuster 2650 Bale Buster, round bale processor, 14Lx16.1 floats, hydraulic chute.......$12,500 2006 Haybuster 2650 Bale Buster, round bale processor, hydraulic chute....................................$7000

2013 New Holland T9.670 Smartrax tractor, 1625 hours, Hi Flow hydraulics, PTO, new 36” tracks... ................................................................. Just In

2016 New Holland T6.175 MFD tractor, 525 hours, 16x16 AutoShift, Class 4 front axle, 42” rear tires, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO’s with 845 TL loader, bucket & grapple...............................................$112,000

2008 New Holland T7030 MFD tractor, 4150 hours, 135 PTO hp, 540/1000 PTO’s, 3 point, 18 speed Powershift with 860TL loader/bucket and grapple....................................................$65,000

1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 33-ft. air drill with 1720 tow between and 1720 tow behind air carts, 9” spacing, stealth boots, goose shooters, 31/2” steel packers....................................................$32,000 2005 Gleaner R75 combine, 2200 separator hours, reconditioned in 2017, 350 hp, 30.5x32 tires, 330 bushel grain tank.....................................$88,000

1987 GMC Brigadier L10 truck, Cummins diesel, 280 hp, 13 speed transmission, 3 axles w/lift, box & hoist, remote control...............................$15,000 Friggstad 600 plow, tool bar, 44-ft. 5-section, 1 1/4” shanks w/harrow........................................$7000 Melroe 1000 plow, 29-ft. 13-18” bottoms.........$6500 1996 Hesston 8100 windrower, 14-ft. header, Cummins diesel, 3212 hours, 25-ft. draper also!......... ................................................................$16,500 1981 New Holland 1037 balewagon, 540 PTO drive, 104 bale capacity, 3 wide 7 high, 11Lx15 tires..... ...................................................................$9500 Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with carbide points.............................................$6000 2012 New Holland S1070 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon, windscreens, 46” tires, rinse tank with wash........................................$35,000 2009 New Holland S1070 100-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 46” tires, rinse tank with wash, with auto boom.............................$20,000 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 Flexi-Coli S67 XLT 104-ft. wheel boom sprayer..$3000

2006 Agco Gleaner R65 3150 engine hours, 2340 separator hours, Sisu water cooled engine, GTA Field Star monitor, 30.5R32 tires, auger extension.......................................................... Just In

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 2925 separator hours, 800/65R32 tires, chopper with 9360 header....................................................$82,000 2009 New Holland 88C flex draper header, 36-ft., upper cross auger, transport, finger reel..$25,000 Jantz 46-ft. drop deck mitchworx trailer, New 235/75R17.5 tires with spare, air assist ramps.... ................................................................$13,900 John Deere 8850 4WD tractor, 8230 hours, Kinze Cummins Repower engine, 450 hp, QuadRange, PTO, 4 remotes, triples...........................$45,000 1967 John Deere 4020 tractor, cab, 9991 hours, powershift, 540/1000 PTO’s, no 3-pt., 2 remotes with JD 148 loader & bucket...................$11,900 1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader.........................................................$2500

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

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2013 New Holland L230 360 hours, 3000 lb. lift capacity, 2 speed drive, mechanical controls, cab with heat and air conditioning, suspension seat, hydraulic coupler, 14x17.5 large tires...... $41,000

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2002 Versatile/Buhler 2210 MFD tractor, 5135 hours, 210 PTO hp, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, duals, Allied 2895 loader with bucket & grapple..........$65,000

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2015 New Holland P2060 hoe drill, 10” spacing, 3” rubber packers, 550 lb. trips, double shoot, Dutch Openers, P1060 tow between 430 bushel cart. #UDN259................................................. Just In

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..........................$65,000

2010 New Holland P2060 70-ft., 10” spacing, 550# trips, double shoot, stealth bodies w/goose shooters, 41/2” steel packers, P1060 TBT cart, VR drive, duals, 10” auger. #UDN260.....................$89,000

USED 4WD TRACTOR

2015 Case IH 580 QuadTrac high output hydraulics, 6 remotes, Autosteer, 36” tracks, luxury cab, 1050 hours. #UTCA90...................................$340,000

USED TRACTOR

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

2011 New Holland T6070 MFD, 4020 hours, semipowershift, class 4 front axle, 42” rear tires, 3-pt. hitch, 540/1000 PTO’s, 120 PTO hp with 850 TL loader and grapple.......................................Just In!

USED HEADERS

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

USED ROUND BALERS

1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43........................................ $8500 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $5500 New Holland 660 round baler with Bale Command, twine and net, standard pickup, 540 PTO. #UHN145................................................... $4000

2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25.........................$89,000

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1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28...............................................$25,000 2004 Gleaner R65 Cummins engine, 973 MacDon 36-ft. draper header with pickup reel and transport. #UCAG20...............................................$88,000 1992 Gleaner R72 8.3 Cummins conversion, 260 hp, 600 hours on new engine, 2667 separator hours. ................................................................$19,000

Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550# trips, stealth bodies, 2320 tow between cart. #UDF237.$35,000

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Life is messy

By Carmen Rath-Wald, Logan County Extension Agent

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Back when our children were still in elementary and high school, whenever I had to go to out of town meetings or overnight conferences, my mom would come to the rescue. Among the things she would do for me besides making meals, etc., is she would do laundry. With John’s busy field work clothes, and the kids in sports and extracurriculars, it seemed the laundry basket was always full.

It was such a blessing to come home to an empty laundry basket and piles of clean folded laundry. Thank you mom.

Now days, I may have less laundry, but still have no time to give extra attention to stains, and now I rely on my mother-in-laws amazing skills for removing stains, patching jeans, and repairing small rips. Thank you, Barb for all you skills, and your willingness to help.

NDSU Extension has a program called Adulting, that can come to my rescue should my mother-in-law tire of my issues. It can be accessed at:https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/adulting.

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Follow these simple tips to fight stains with common household items.

1. Treat stain immediately. The sooner you can treat the stain the more likely it will come out.

2. Blot liquids/scrape solids. Blot or remove excess material immediately to prevent further spreading.

3. Avoid rubbing delicate fabrics. Blot gently.

4. Check colorfastness. Test stain treatment on an inconspicuous spot to ensure it won’t remove the color.

5. Do not dry stain. Check the stain before placing in the dryer. If still present, treat the stain again and wash. Drying will make the stain permanent.

6. Patience is key. Some stains require multiple treatments to remove.

I hope this little chart is useful for you, because no, you can’t have our Barb. We’re keeping her!

For more information about this topic or

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6 dogs taught me some health lessons

By Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist “Jake, do not hurt Abby,” I said to one of our dachshunds.

Jake and I locked eyes. I think he winked at me. He had most of Abby’s head in his mouth, like a lion with its prey.

By the way, Abby is a year-old dachshund pup we nicknamed “Miss Abby the Troublemaker.”

“She was pestering me,” I could almost hear Jake say.

I watched him gently immobilize the younger dog. Obviously, he knew she is a dachshund and not a rabbit from our backyard.

Jake released Abby. She immediately rolled onto her back and slid under Jake’s body to nip him in the belly again. Poor Jake. Being a dog with short legs is challenging sometimes.

I think I heard Jake sigh. He trotted away, found an isolated corner and burrowed into the blankets.

During the recent holidays, our three dachshunds were joined by our friend’s three dachshunds while he vacationed in another state. Yes, we had six lively wiener dogs running around some areas of our house for two weeks. I felt like the mother of six toddlers who required ongoing attention.

I especially enjoyed relaxing with six dogs on our couch, with a fuzzy blanket, roaring fire in our fireplace and a movie.

We were safe from the blizzard outside. Dogs emit a lot of heat. I fell asleep.

We humans are rewarded by the companionship of dogs and other pets in many ways. In the process, I learned a few lessons from our furry pack.

• Lesson 1: Go outside and play. Yes, you can find ways to get exercise, even in the winter.

Dogs are experts in playing and they usually are very happy to run outside and chase balls, rabbits or squirrels.

The six dachshunds looked like porpoises leaping through snowdrifts in our backyard.

We also had lots of playful activity going on inside our house, including dog wrestling between Abby and Chester or Jake or Louie, with Toby as the referee.

We humans can enjoy the snow by snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and skating in the winter. Snow shoveling also counts as physical activity. If the temperatures are too cold, venture to a gym or mall, or try doing indoor exercises to a DVD or online video.

Remember: We adults need 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week, so vary your activity and find a buddy to keep you motivated.

• Lesson 2. Relax and get your needed rest. Dogs are happy to nap, but we humans sometimes are too stressed to get the sleep we need. Being around animals can lower your blood pressure.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per day. To get the sleep you need, be sure your bedroom is quiet, dark and relaxing, and the temperature is right for you - not too warm or too cold.

Stay on a schedule and avoid computer or phone screens before sleep. Do something relaxing, such as reading or listening to music before going to bed. Be aware of your body’s reaction to caffeine and alcohol because both can affect sleep.

• Lesson 3. Watch your food intake, especially treats. I actually taught the dogs this lesson as I became a “dietitian for dachshunds.” When the guest pets arrived, I asked our friend if I could trim their portions. Their dachshund bellies were getting closer to the floor than was good for their backs and overall health. Two of the older dogs were moving slowly.

We trimmed their food portions to about two-thirds of the original and gave them small carrots as treats. Our dogs learned to be happy with a pat on the head or having their ears scratched instead of a dog biscuit.

Trimming food intake and increasing activity worked for the dogs, just as it does for humans. Without prompting from me, their owner immediately noticed Lilly’s and Toby’s new-found waistlines and increased energy.

If you have (or have had) pets, you probably can think of many more lessons you have learned. Dogs are loyal creatures with unique personalities. They can help maintain your heart health, help with weight management, reduce stress and help prevent depression. Having children grow up around pets can boost their immune system and help prevent allergies.

CONTINUED ON PAGE B42

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6 dogs taught me some health lessons CONTINUED FROM PAGE B41

Here’s one of the recipes we tried during our holiday break. The dogs didn’t share in any of it. Dogs need to stay with a diet designed for dogs. Along with garlic, dogs should not eat onions, raisins, chocolate and several other foods.

Check with your veterinarian for more information about their care and feeding.

Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food to check out our nutrition, food safety and health information. Sign up for free newsletters and register for our free “Field to Fork” gardening webinars launching in February.

Pull-apart Garlic Bubble Loaves 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast (3 1/2 tsp.)

1/4 c. warm water (110 degrees) 2 c. warm milk (110 degrees) 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. butter, melted 2 tsp. salt 6 1/4 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (add gradually) 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes 2 tsp. garlic powder To add fiber, substitute 2 to 3 cups of whole-wheat flour for all-purpose flour.

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

Add the milk, sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Place dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about five minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about one hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide the dough into four pieces. Divide each portion into 12 pieces to make 48 dough balls. In a shallow bowl, combine 1/2 cup melted butter, parsley and garlic powder. Shape each piece of dough into a ball; dip into butter mixture. Place in two greased 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

Makes 24 servings (two small “buns” per serving). A serving has 170 calories, 4.5 grams (g) fat, 4 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber and 240 milligrams sodium.

Walking the Dog Day

Date When Celebrated: Always February 22 Walking the Dog Day is a special day that your dog looks forward to all year long. But, wait a minute..... ....Don’t you walk your dog just about every day? Sure you do! And, weather permitting, its enjoyable for you and your dog.

On this day walking with your dog is a must. If you don’t have a dog, perhaps you can join a friend while he or she walks their dog.

Did you Know? “Walking the Dog” is a yo-yo trick. So, if you have a Yo-Yo, you can celebrate the day by “walking the dog” with your yo-yo.

Cherry Pie Day

Date When Celebrated: Always February 20 It’s Cherry Pie Day. Cherry pie is America’s second most popular pie, behind only apple pie in popularity. However, in the month of February, it’s Number 1.

As a young boy, George Washington made the Cherry tree popular, with his famous quote “I can not tell a lie, I chopped down the Cherry tree.” We celebrate George Washington’s Birthday and President’s Day in February. Appropriately, its traditional to bake cherry pies in honor of the occasion.

Being the “hot pie” of the month, it is only fitting that Cherry Pie Day falls in February. On Cherry Pie Day, celebrate today with a piece of pie.

NDSU Agriculture, Extension faculty and staff honored

By NDSU Extension Service Greg Lardy, associate vice president for Agricultural Affairs, acting director of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and interim director of NDSU Extension, and David Buchanan, associate dean for academic programs in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, presented the awards during the 27th annual Agriculture and Extension Faculty/Staff Awards program on December 27. Forty-six people were nominated this year.

The 2018 award recipients were: • Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award - Sheela Ramamoorthy, associate professor, Department of Microbiological Sciences • Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award - Joel Caton, professor, Department of Animal Sciences • Earl and Dorothy Foster Excellence in Teaching Award - Peter Bergholz, assistant professor, Department of Microbiological Sciences • H. Roald and Janet Lund Excellence in Teaching Award - Siew Hoon Lim, associate professor, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics • William J. and Angelyn A. Austin Excellence in Advising Award - Todd West, professor, Department of Plant Sciences • Excellence in Extension Early Career Award - Andrew Friskop, Extension Plant pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology • AGSCO Excellence in Extension Award - Macine Lukach, Extension agent and Region 3 Family Resource Center coordinator/educator, Cavalier County • Charles and Linda Moses Staff Award - Md. Saidul Borhan, research specialist, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering • Donald and Jo Anderson Staff Award - Aimee Thapa, administrative secretary, Department of Plant Pathology • Rick and Jody Burgum Staff Award - Justin Gilbertson, agriculture research technician/animal caretaker, Department of Animal Sciences

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In soil carbon measurements, tools tell the tale

By Kaine Korzekwa, American Society of Agronomy A (wo)man is only as good as his or her tools. In the case of soil scientists, they are only as good as the tools and methods they use. And when it comes to estimating soil organic carbon stocks, new research shows not all tools give the same results.

Soil organic carbon stocks are the amount of organic carbon found in soil. There are several common ways of measuring these stocks. Until now they were all believed to give pretty much the same results. Cole Gross, a graduate student in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta, questioned this commonly-held assumption.

Gross explains that all organic materials found in soils are in some way from a living thing, such as decomposing plants and animals. This type of material is known as soil organic matter and about half of its mass is carbon. The amount of soil organic carbon differs from soil to soil, location to location.

“The ability to accurately measure soil organic carbon stocks and compare changes over time will help us make the best decisions about land use and management practices, which could ultimately improve soil health and productivity,” Gross says. “If we can increase our understanding of soil organic carbon, we will also increase our understanding of climate-carbon feedbacks and better our climate models.

Unreliable data regarding soil organic carbon stocks could lead to misconceptions about how land use, management, or climate change affects soil organic carbon.”

Three measurements commonly used are clod, core, and excavation. For the clod method, a scientist takes a clod of soil from the surface or another specific depth and takes it to the lab for chemical analysis. The core method uses a hollow tube to pull a core of soil from a specific depth for analysis.

The excavation method is the least common of the three, as it requires the most time and labor. However, it is considered the most accurate of the methods. It involves digging a large pit to get at a large amount of soil.

Although many believe the results of these three methods are similar, Gross found many key differences. He and his team found that the most commonly used method, the core method, greatly underestimated the soil organic carbon stock. Most of this difference occurred in soil deeper than 20 centimeters (just under 8 inches), which Gross says holds most of the soil organic carbon stock.

“Our results suggest that regional and global soil organic carbon stocks may be largely underestimated due to shallow sampling and the frequent use of core methods,” he explains.

“We found that these common soil sampling methods gave significantly different results and should not be assumed to be interchangeable.”

Gross explains that the tools and methods soil scientists use are as important, if not more important, than the data they provide.

“For much of the work that we do, small errors in the first steps of a long process can amplify later in the process,” he says. “It is always important to look back and check assumptions and the accuracy of methods, even if these methods have been accepted for a long time.”

Based on the research team’s findings, Gross recommends that the potential for the core method to underestimate soil mass be determined in a given soil and then adjusted to account for this. Additionally, they found that the clod method can be used as a standard reference for soil mass measurements in non-rocky soils.

“The inspiration behind this study was a bit serendipitous,” he says. “As a fairly new soil scientist, when the soil sampling core I was using broke in the field, I was instructed to use the clod method and told that the methods were interchangeable. This seemed curious to me and inspired my research into different soil sampling methods, which ultimately led to this study.”

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By K-State News the model.’”

Boosting crop yields to feed a growing Training students is another crucial aspect world population expected to double by of building capacity to ensure future food 2050 is the aim of newly funded multisecurity. disciplinary research led by Kansas State “We are learning about plant growth and University. how we can control it and predict producStephen Welch, professor of agronomy tion, but we are also bringing in students at Kansas State University, along with cowho can gain experience and learn from that investigators Phillip Alderman, assistant opportunity,” Fondjo Fotou said. “It may professor of agronomy at Oklahoma State give them a job tomorrow.”

University, and Franklin Fondjo Fotou, asStudents will learn how to work across sistant professor and chair of the department disciplines and institutions as well as with of technology at Langston University, have the private sector. Alderman said he is exbeen awarded a four-year, $4 million grant cited to learn more about high-performance from the National Science Foundation. Their computing from Fondjo Fotou, who will goal is to develop ways to improve crop also team with Kansas State University on yields, crop breeding programs and in-field robotics. management. They will lead a team that Technology and changing attitudes are draws on expertise from many disciplines. making projects like this one possible, “We have to accelerate our rate of breedWelch said, citing advances in genetics, such ing improvement,” Welch said. “There are as understanding how genes control when many lines of attack on this problem, and a plant flowers in different environments. what we are looking at is how to fit those Fondjo Fotou noted that machine learning approaches together so they can be used in and artificial intelligence offer tools that concert with each other.” push researchers in new directions. AlderThe grant comes from the NSF Focused man said on a human level, the scientific EPSCoR Collaborations program and is community recognizes that reaching outside designed to promote nationwide scientific single disciplines is necessary to solve comprogress and build capacity. The program plex problems. requires projects to include researchers from Industry partners cooperating in the at least two eligible jurisdictions with an project include IBM Research, DuPont integrated vision.

Pioneer, Topcon Agriculture, DJI and Veris The project, “Building Field-based Technologies.

Ecophysiological Genome-to-Phenome Beth Montelone, senior associate vice Prediction,” will use wheat as an example president for research at Kansas State Unicrop. Wheat accounts for 20 percent of the versity, said Welch’s efforts to bring soil world’s calories and nourishment. The team chemists, geneticists, statisticians, engiwill build a new computer model for wheat neers, breeders, computer scientists, crop that combines crop physiology and genetmanagement and other experts together is ics plus state-of-the-art field monitoring an impressive undertaking. technologies. Instead of inferring soil profile “This project is an exemplar of the sort data, canopy temperatures, development of multidisciplinary research efforts that phases and so on, the model will use actual funding agencies such as the NSF are really measurements enabled by new technology fostering,” Montelone said. to predict how different wheat varieties will The researchers said their project will perform in different environments. result in better real-world recommendations Integrating knowledge is the team’s priorfor producers and a multiplier effect for ity goal. By synergizing the best current feafuture research efforts. tures from multiple approaches, Welch and “What excites me is the opportunity to do his team are looking to build a new model something about the critical food security and supporting data system from scratch. problem, and more than that, to bring along “We want to redesign the way we are students and improve research capacity so approaching modeling and analysis,” Alderas we move through the next 30 years, our man said. “The goal isn’t to cobble together ability to progress increases and increases,” things off the shelf, but to take a step back Welch said. “That’s the positive multiplier and say, ‘If we know we are going to have that is giving us a unique opportunity to these data coming from the field from robots punch out a big one.” and unmanned aerial vehicles, let’s build models that take that in as part of driving

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By Kaine Korzekwa, American Society of Agronomy Ground penetrating radar isn’t something from the latest sci-fi movie. It’s actually a tool used by soil scientists to measure the amount of moisture in soil quickly and easily.

As with most technologies, it is getting better and new ways to use it are being tested. Jonathan Algeo, a graduate student at Rutgers University, has spent his studies making ground penetrating radar better for different uses, such as measuring soil moisture.

“It’s a very common tool in research, agriculture, engineering, and the military for looking at buried objects and measuring water content,” Algeo explains. “One of its main benefits is that it is very fast. One example is a tool with a wheel that allows the radar to take measurements as you drag it along the ground. In this way, you can very quickly take measurements across a large field or a line that’s miles in length. Radar can be used quickly over a large area to answer many different questions.”

The technology can be used to find underground tunnels, bedrock, or cracks of metal in the supports of a bridge. In terms of soil, the questions can vary. How much water is near the surface? How does it vary throughout a field site?

The near-surface water content can affect climate, so it’s important for computer-based climate models as well.

Being able to measure soil moisture in a field can allow farmers to optimize water usage so they aren’t using too much or too little, especially in dry areas where water is limited. Looking at the very shallow subsurface allows farmers to test the efficiency of their irrigation systems.

How does it do this? “Ground penetrating radar uses two antennae. One puts out a signal and another receives it,” Algeo says. “The outgoing signal is similar to a microwave or cell phone signal. That signal travels in all directions, but most of the energy is directed into the ground. When there is a buried object or a change in material, the radar signal reflects back to the surface, where it is picked up by the other antenna.”

He adds that when there is more water in the soil, the CONTINUED ON PAGE C5

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waves move slower. When there is less water, they move faster. A scientist can use information the antennae collect from the waves to estimate the water content of the soil.

The equations and methods researchers use to estimate water content come in many different forms. Algeo’s recent research tested which ones were best at estimating water content. The equations analyze the early time signal. These are the first radar waves to get back to the receiving antenna after going through just the top of the soil. The strength of this signal changes based on the water content of the top of the soil. It can be measured even in clay-rich soils where radar wouldn’t normally be helpful.

Algeo and his team compared two methods of calculating a value for the early time signal to determine which, if either, was better at tracking changes in soil moisture. They found both methods were successful. This gives researchers the ability to quickly estimate water content across large field sites.

“In order for a method to get widespread use in industry, it needs to be proven beyond doubt by researchers like us,” Algeo says. “We are trying to figure out all the details of where, how, and when early time signal analysis is most useful. This means users of ground penetrating radar will have another tool in their toolbox when they are trying to quickly measure subsurface water content.”

“Ground penetrating radar is my favorite geophysical tool because we can get such a wide variety of information from the subsurface with it,” he adds. “If there is a question about the subsurface, chances are it will be able to give you some insight into what’s going on.”

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By Kaine Korzekwa, American Society of Agronomy The beloved peanut usually grows in show a decrease in transpiration with soil sandy soil where there might not be much drying,” Sinclair says. “By decreasing water moisture. But some varieties of peanut loss earlier in the soil drying cycle, water is perform better in drought than others. They conserved. This means there is more water use less water when there isn’t much to go available to sustain the crop as the drought around and remain productive as drought goes on.” deepens. Crop scientists are trying to find The researchers set out to find this wathe peanut varieties best at it. ter conservation trait through three sets of Thomas Sinclair at North Carolina State experiments. First, the team performed exUniversity and colleagues are studying peaperiments in greenhouses to find plants with nut varieties to find a ‘water conservation’ the trait. In order to confirm the trait would trait. It would help the plant maintain a high work in the field, researchers also observed yield during a drought. the plants there. If there was a delay in leaf “Crop varieties that have a greater yield wilting during a drought, that was good than others, with less water, are crucial in news: water conservation was happening maintaining or increasing the profits availwithin the plant. able to growers,” he explains. “This may Finally, they let the plants grow and probecome especially important if, as predicted duce peanuts. They measured the yield to by some, climate change results in less see if the plants were actually able to make rainfall occurring in less frequent events.” more peanuts.

Peanut plants conserve water by having “This research was a three-phase study to a lower transpiration rate as the soil gets identify a peanut line that had the potential drier. As soil water becomes less available, for increased yields under drought condithe plants adjust how much moisture they tions,” Sinclair says. “In fact, one line with release, or transpire. By doing this early in a water conservation trait was found to have the soil drying cycle, the plant conserves a greater yield than the current commercial water for later as the drought gets worse. line under water-limited conditions.”

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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

LAND ROLLERS Tandem Rollers

Single Rollers

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The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program will be coordinating five regional pesticide training events across Montana in April. These seven-hour trainings are designed for individuals who want to learn more about pesticides and/or qualify for a Montana private applicator license. A private applicator license enables pesticide applicators to purchase and use restricted use pesticide products to manage pests on land they own, rent or lease.

The registration fee is $30 and will cover training materials, speaker costs and a catered lunch. Attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register as space is limited.

Training opportunities are available on April 9 in Kalispell for Flathead County, April 10 in Plains for Sanders County, April 11 in Missoula for Missoula County, April 17 in Conrad for Pondera County and April 18 in Harlem for the Fort Belknap Reservation. Trainings will run from 8:10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Several speakers from MSU and the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) will cover an array of subjects at each event, including integrated pest management, pesticide movement in the environment, pesticide safety and toxicity, pesticide law, calibrating ground sprayer equipment, understanding the private applicator license, and reading and understanding the pesticide product label.

Surrounding MSU Extension county and tribal agents will also be assisting with many of the presentations.

Attendees will qualify for a private applicator pesticide license by attending the entire event. Once qualified, individuals may send in a new applicator permit with license payment to the MDA to attain their Montana private applicator license. Current private applicators may attend the entire program for six private pesticide recertification credits. See program agenda and details at http://www. pesticides.montana.edu/pat/initial.html.

For questions on registration contact Amy Bowser at 406-994-5178 or amy.bowser@montana.edu. For questions on pesticide education, contact Cecil Tharp at 406994-5067 or ctharp@montana.edu.

Two Locations in Idaho Twin Falls Location: 3140 Kimberly Rd. Twin Falls, ID 83301

(208) 733-5543

2014 CASE IH STEIGER 600 QUADTRAC

2,265 hours, 4 remotes, 1000 PTO 36 month/900 annual hours lease $49,318 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included. #ZEF300676

2014 CASE IH STEIGER 580 QUADTRAC

2,148 hours, 6 remotes, 1000 PTO 36 month/900 annual hours lease $46,569 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included.

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2014 CASE IH STEIGER 620 QUADTRAC

1,476 hours 36 months/900 annual hours lease $52,082 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included. #ZFF303887

2015 CASE IH STEIGER 500 QUADTRAC

2,467 hours, 4 remotes, No PTO 36 month/900 annual hours lease $46,181 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included.

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Caldwell Location: 220 Farmway Rd. Caldwell, ID 83605

2014 CASE IH STEIGER 620 QUADTRAC

2,345 hours, 6 remotes, 1000 PTO 36 month/900 annual hours $47,927 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included.

2014 CASE IH STEIGER 620 QUADTRAC

2,222 hours, 6 remotes, 1000 PTO 36 month/900 annual hours lease $54,703 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entre length of the lease included.

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2014 CASE IH STEIGER 600 QUADTRAC

2,235 hours, 4 remotes, 1000 PTO 36 month/900 annual hours lease $47,997 per year. Powertrain warranty for the entire length of the lease included.

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Traders’ Dispatch, February 2019 — Page C9

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION

Saturday, March 9, 2019 10:00 AM MDT Sellers: Rick & Linda Stoveland, 16690 Pipeline Rd, Golva, ND For more information call Rick or Linda 701-872-4329, Rick Cell: 701-872-6471, Linda Cell: 701-872-6476 Directions: From ND Interstate 94 at Beach, ND Exit. South at 169 th Ave SW to 4th St NW, Turn East 1 mile to ND Hwy 16, South 13.7 miles to Golva, ND. South to Pipeline Road, East 1 mile.

Auctioneers Note: Rick & Linda have decided to retire from farming and have given us this grateful opportunity to sell to you their line up of exceptionally clean and very-well maintained farm equipment! Rick & Linda are very particular about the Maintenance and Cleaning of their equipment before and after each season. Please note machinery has been shedded.

Tractors

2001 John Deere 9400 4WD, 425HP, 5800 hrs., 24spd, Universal Autosteer, New Engine 2000 hrs. ago, Steering Pins Replaced 500 hrs. ago, No PTO, 4 hyd., Heavy Duty Draw Bar Hitch, 710/70R42 Duals, (Serial# RW9400H040259) 1998 John Deere 8400, 225HP, 7856 hrs., Mechanical Front, 16spd Powershift, Integrated Autosteer, 4 hyd., Big 1000 3pt., Rear Duals: 480/80R46, Front Duals: 380/85R34, Front Suitcase Weights (Serial# RW8400P020687)

Combines

2011 Case IH 9120 (Serial# YBG211638) w/ Crary Big Top Man-Fold Hopper Extension – 450bu. Hopper, 1 Small Grain &1 Corn Concaves, New Plastic Feeder Chain, Pro 700 Monitor, Extension on unloading auger, Front Tires: 20.8 x22 (520/85R42 Duals) Rear Tires: 540/65R30, Tires are Good, Trailer Hitch, 1970 Engine hrs., 1448 Separator hrs.

2011 Case IH 9120 (Serial# YAG210482) w/ Crary Big Top Man-Fold Hopper Extension – 450bu. Hopper, 1 Small Grain & 1 Corn Concaves, Pro 700 Monitor, Extension on unloading auger, Front Tires: 520/85R42 Rear Tires: 600/65R28 Tires are Good, Trailer Hitch, 1514 Engine Hrs., 1094 Separator Hrs.

Headers

2008 Case IH 2016 Pickup head, 14ft, New Rubber Belts 2 yrs ago (Serial# CAB010350) 2004 Case IH 2016 Pickup head, 14ft w/Rakeup Pickup Attachment + extra parts (Serial# CAB010143) 2009 Case IH 3412 Corn head w/ Hydraulic Deck Plates, 30” Row, 12” Row (Serial# Y95018493) 2014 Case IH 3152 Straight head, 40ft w/Hydraulic Transport (Serial# YEH040353) 2014 Case IH 3152 Straight head, 40ft w/Hydraulic Transport (Serial# YEH040352) Case IH 2020 Flex head, 30ft. Rebuilt Drives on both ends – Field Ready!

30ft of Seedeater Sunflower Pans – that would fit a Case IH 2020 Head 2004 John Deere 630R Header w/ seedeater 9” sunflower pans, setup for any flagship Case IH Combine (Serial# H00630R710848) Shelbourne CV 32’ Header – Consignor Brad Maus 701-218-0001 2 – Unverferth HTA-30’ Header Trailers Grain Trailers & Grain Cart 2003 Timpte Super Hopper Trailer (Serial# 3B102451) 78 in x 40 ft. Ag Hopper, New Roll Tarp, Electric Traps, 11- 24.5 Low Profile Virgin Tires ( vin# 1TDH400223B102451) 2008 Timpte Super Hopper Trailer (Serial# 8B114813) 78 in x 40ft. Ag Hopper, Air Ride, New Roll Tarp, Electric Traps, 11-24.5 Virgin Tires ( vin# 1TDH400258B114813) Demco 750 Bushel Grain Cart, Sherco Manual Roll Tarp, New Gear Box for Bottom Auger, Tires: 30.5L-32 – Good ( Serial# 9445022-40029)

Grain Handling Equip.

2015 Brandt 1545LP Grain Belt Conveyor, (S#: 11325615) Hydraulic Mover, 26.5 horse Kohler Engine 2012 Brandt 1390XL Swing Auger, w/Elect Mover & Winch, 540 PTO w/ Reverser (S#: 10147412) 2010 Brandt 10 in x 60 ft. XL Swing Auger, w/Winch, 540 PTO w/Reverser (S#:93826) Sakundiak 7 in x 33 ft. Auger, (S#: 70510) Brandt 7500 HP Grain Vac, 191 hrs.

(S#: 95332-11) Kwik Klean Model 552 Cleaner 5.2 Electric (2 Sets of Tubes) 2 – Michaels Transfer Augers Behlin Model 380 Continuous Grain Dryer 380 bu. per hour Numerous 12-in & 15-in Aeration Tubes 2 - Grain Treaters

Trucks & Pickup

1991 Peterbilt 379, 425HP B Model CAT, 15 spd., 336 Rear-end Ratio, 260 Wheelbase, Retarder Brake Saver, All Alum. Rims – New, All Virgin Tires – Good, 11.24 x 5 Low Profile w/ 63inch Flat Top Sleeper (1083743 miles), Extended Hood 2000 Peterbilt 500HP, Extended Hood, Detroit – 60 series, 270 Wheelbase, New 13 spd. Transmission, 2 – New 336 rear ends, Air Bags Replaced – No oil leaks, Ultra Cab – 63 in. Standup Sleep w/Bunks, 11.24.5 Low Profile Tires & New Rims 1969 Chevrolet C50 Truck w/366 V8, 5-2 speed, Tag Axle Tandem, 18 x 52” Box – Roll Tarp – Plastic Floor 1981 Chevrolet C70 Truck w/ 427 V8, Tandem Twin Screw, 5 speed w/4 speed auxiliary, 26ft Bed w/Hoist, Tires 10.00R20. This truck runs on Propane 2001 Ford F150 7700 (light ¾ ton) Extended Cab, 4x4, Auto, 5.4L, w/ Aluminum Crossover Tool Box, Miles 156250

Service Pickup

1999 Ford F350 Super Duty Lariat, Automatic, V8 Powerstroke Diesel, w/ Coleman Utility Bed – Hose Reel, Auto Crane, John Deere AC2 CW51705 Welderator w/Elect. Start, 125-gal Fuel Tank, Vise. (249,427 miles) This pickup is field ready! (vin# 1FTWW33FOXEC62785) 1978 Ford F350 two-wheel drive, new 400 V8 Engine w/less than 3000 miles, Regular cab, 8’ Flatbed, runs on propane, (vin# F37HKBE9940)

Sprayers, Spray Trailer & Tanks

2009 John Deere 4930 w/ 120-ft Self Leveling Booms, 1200 gallon tank, 5 way Nozzle Bodies, Trelleborg, 710/70R42 Floater Tires, GS 2 w/ JD 3000 Receiver, Engine Hrs. 2387 (Serial# N04930X006682) 2004 Top Air TA1100 w/ 90ft Suspended Booms, 3way Nozzles, Green Star Rate Controller, 1100 gallon tank (Serial# B21-090-102) 1991 Great Dane Semi Trailer 48 x 102, Sliding Rear Axles, Wood Floor, Good Tires, – setup as Chemical, Spray Trailer, w/27 gal Batch Boy, 30 gal mix & fill cone. 3 Tanks = 5500 gallons (vin#1GRAA9623RB114502) 8 – Poly Water Tanks from 1500 – 2000 gallon

Air Seeders

2012 John Deere 1895 (Serial# 1A81895XLCH745230) 43ft, 10-inch Space, Full Run Monitor, Disk Blades 80% - Changed Spring 2018, Narrow Gauge Wheels, Needham Press Wheels and Seed Tabs w/Martin Spike Closing Wheels, Stainless Steel Meter Housing in 2 nd & 3 rd Fertilizer Tanks, w/John Deere 1910, 430 bu Tow Between Cart, 3 tanks: 150-80200 Dry Fert., Voyager camera setup in all 3 tanks; Hydraulic Calibration (Cart Serial# 1A81910TVCZ 745691) Covered 24,000 acres with this drill 2009 John Deere 1895 (Serial# A01895X730276) 30ft, 10-inch Space,

Full Run Monitor, New Style Easy Flow Towers, Disk Blades 80% - Changed Spring 2018, Narrow Gauge Wheels, Needham Press Wheels and Seed Tabs w/ Martin Spike Closing Wheels, w/ John Deere 1910 340 bu Tow Behind Cart, 3 tanks: 120-70-150 Dry Fert., Hydraulic Calibration (Cart Serial# A01910H731063) Covered 18,000 acres with this drill

Trailers

16ft Car Trailer w/Ramps

Misc. Farm Equipment

2008 Summers T5565 45-ft Land Roller Deutz Allis Air Compressor Type F4L1011E, Air Cooled, 175 CFM w/ 100ft 1-inch hose, Bumper Trailer Mounted, 750 hours, Brand New Starter 12 Gallon Batch Boy 2 – Temporary Bin Rings – 60 dia., 16,500 bu. Storage 1950 Krause 28ft Cushion Gang Disk 42ft Phoenix Harrow Canola Swath Roller

Shop & Misc

Fimco Pull Behind ATV Sprayer, 50 Gallon, Boom & Wand Several 240 Volt Hanging Elect.

Heaters – Radiant Heat 3000 Watt Honda Water Pump 1 – Cross Mount Tool Box Asst. of REA Poles – good condition Cherry Picker 150-gallon Fuel Field Tank w/ Electric Pump 2 – Knapheide 8ft Side Mount Tool Box Donahue Trailer Degelman Rock Picker (No Reel) Allied 9ft Dozer Car Hoist – 9000 lbs. Heavy Built (Rick never set up. Bought from Farmers Union Oil in Beach, ND) Win Power Generator, 540 PTO Extra Concaves for Case IH 9120 Combine Concaves for John Deere 9650 or 9750 Combine Several Feet of Air Seeder Hose 1” – 2 ½-inch 5 - 220 volt, Single Phase Extension Cord 300-400-ft.

Assortment of Shop Tools

Auctioneers: Clerk#33 Scott Weishaar (ND #493) 701-872-5299 Wayne Weishaar (ND #99) 701-567-3637 CHAD STOLTZ (ND #39) 701-290-0546 www.weishaarauctions.com

Terms: Cash/ Cashable Check, Photo ID, Not Responsible for Accidents, Lunch will be served, Loading Available Sale Day All announcements made Day of Sale will take Precedence over All Printed Material

Online sale hosted at

www.thelivestocklink.com Click on “Online Auctions” and register at least 24 hours in advance.

Or call Aaron Friedt, TLL Internet Sales Manager (701) 590-9597

QUALITY QUICK PRINT, DICKINSON, ND

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 — Page C10

CALF TABLE FOR SALE

Filson calf table. Capable of branding either side with no adjusting. Very good condition Phone (406) 450-3647, Conrad, MT

The Circle Ag Show is a good opportunity for local people to see some of the new innovations in the agriculture environment. The show was held in January.

$56,000

Enclosed Trailers

$24,000

$68,900

2007 Freightliner M2 Sport Chassis Toter Truck 330 hp Mercedes diesel, Allison 6 speed automatic shift transmission, air brakes, 19,500 GVWR, gooseneck ball and bumper hitch, Direct TV Trac Vision with flip-down console TV, Bostrom Air captains chairs, rear fold-down seat/bed, Cobra CB, Pioneer stereo with kicker sound, 71,000 miles, great condition!

2008 Chevrolet HD 2500 Pickup 6.0 Litre gas engine, automatic transmission, tilt, cruise, air conditioning, CD, aluminum wheels, toolbox, brand new Boss stainless steel V-Plow, 108,000 miles, nice unit!

$41,500 $13,500

2000 GMC 1 ton Plow Pickup 350, automatic transmission, 4x4, 194,000 miles, Boss V-Plow

$45,900 1998 Kenworth T800 H Day Cab Truck 475 Cat 3406E, jakes, 18 speed, 46,000 lb. rears, 20,000 lb. dual steer front, Hendrickson 4-bag suspension, VIT interior, air slide 5th wheel, lowboy ramps, 793,000 miles, good rubber

$4850

2005 Deere 310SG Backhoe Cab, heat, air conditioning, extend-a-hoe, 4x4, ride control, front & rear hydraulics.

Includes (3) extra buckets, 1084 hours.

$10,500

$10,750

2019 Cargo Mate 26-ft. Snowbird Snowmobile Trailer (2) 5200# Dexter axles, 77 1/2” rear ramp door height, 70 1/2” front ramp door height, RV man door, aluminum wheels on 6-ply radials, mounted spare, hidden dovetail, LED lights, 2 5/16” ball coupler.

2019 Royal 8-ft. 6” x 20-ft.

Tandem Axle Enclosed Trailer 78” rear ramp door, side door, (2) 5200 lb. axles, radial tires, spare tire

1992 John Deere 644E Wheel Loader cab, heat, Grab-Tech hydraulic grapple, good rubber, great older machine!

$37,500

$12,500

1998 Chevrolet 1 ton Plow Pickup 454, automatic transmission, crew cab, 213,000 miles, 4x4, new plow!

$6950

$9650

1988 Clark CY300 Forklift 30,000# mast lift, enclosed cab, 5.9 Cummins engine, good tires. Nice machine!

2019 Cargo Mate 20-ft. Snowbird Snowmobile Trailer (2) 5200# Dexter axles, 77 1/2” rear ramp door height, 70 1/2” front ramp door height, RV man door, aluminum wheels on 6-ply radials, mounted spare, hidden dovetail, LED lights, 2 5/16” ball coupler.

$5350 2019 Royal 7-ft. x 16-ft. Enclosed Trailer Tandem axle, V-nose, rear ramp door, side door, 78” height

$3650

$6400 1999 Ford F450 Flatbed Pickup 7.3 Powerstroke, manual transmission, gooseneck hitch, transfer tank, new tires, new batteries, 277,000 miles

1 left at this price

$35,000

2007 Skytrak 8042 Legacy Telescoping Forklift 8000 lb. lift, 42-ft. reach, 6220 hours

$10,000

JLG 1930 ES Scissor Lift electric, great shape! 3 available!

$4850

$8500 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck 4x4, 4.7 V8, 6 speed manual transmission, 83,000 miles, very clean truck!

2010 Genie GR20 Scissor Lift 25-ft. 9 inch working height, 350# lift capacity, 2450# dry weight, 194 hours.

$450

2019 Cargo Mate 8-ft. x 16-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer 1-ft. extended height, side RV door, D-rings in floor, radial tires.

Also available: Barn door.....$6400

1991 Vibratory Rex Roller smooth drum, 72” drum, John Deere diesel engine

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SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

2019 Royal 6-ft. x 14-ft. Enclosed Trailer Single axle, V-nose, rear ramp door side door, radial tires

$5900 1 left at this price

$5100

2019 Royal 7 ft. x 14-ft. Enclosed Trailer Flat front, tandem axle, rear ramp door, side door, radial tires, 78” height.

$1000

2019 Cargo Mate 7-ft. x14-ft. enclosed trailer rear ramp door, side RV door, radial tires, 3500 lb. axles, LED lights, 6” extra height, D-rings in floor.

Also available: 7x16....$6450

Sun Air Compressor 14.2 cfm, 135 psi, 6.5 hp, 8 gallon tank

$1200 NEW Erskine Skidsteer To 3-Point Adapter Plates Allows you to use your 3-point attachments on skidsteers

346 Sunrise Creek Loop Columbia Falls, MT

406-892-3915

Erskine Stump Bucket

$3250 NEW Erskine Hydraulic Skidsteer Rototiller BLOWOUT PRICING!

$2750

1 left at this price!

2019 Cargo Mate 5-ft.x8-ft.

Single Axle Enclosed Trailer rear barn doors, side RV door, black in color

• Trade-ins welcome • Delivery Available • Best Prices

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Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 – Page C11

Largest Inventory, Best Prices, Financing & Delivery Available

Your Largest PJ Trailer Dealer In Montana

346 Sunrise Creek Loop; on Hwy 2 West, PO Box 958 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 email: sales@equipment4u.net

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Check out our Great Selection of Dump Trailers!

PJ Roll-Offs $9500

$10,200

2019 PJ 14-ft. “Rollster” Roll-Off Dump Trailer Scissor hoist, 18,000 lb. Talon winch, (2) 7K axles.

Eliminate job dumpster fees!

In Stock: 14-ft. Bumper pull.....$8250 14-ft. Gooseneck.....$9400

2019 PJ 16-ft. x 83” 3 axle dump trailer (3) 7000 lb. axles, scissor hoist, bumper pull.

$9850

2019 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer 7000# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

Also available: 14-ft, single axle.......$3400

$13,400

2019 PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with duals trailer (2) 12,000 lb axles, beavertail with monster ramps.

Also available: 25-ft......$12,650 30-ft. lo-pro.....$13,400 34 ft.....$13,400 36-ft......$13,600

$10,300

2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” Low-Pro high side dump trailer scissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire, 4-ft. sides Also available:16-ft.........$9700

2019 PJ 16-ft.x83” XL dump trailer scissor hoist, 15,000 lb GVW, ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 3 axle...$11,100

$9000

$8200

$9300

$3550

2019 PJ 18-ft. channel utility trailer heavy duty rear ramp, sides, spare wheel and tire, (2) 3500 lb axles. Also available: 16-ft......$3450

20-ft......$3750 2019 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

Also available: Lo-Pro.....$9400

14-ft. x 83” “Rollster” Roll-Off Dump Bins 14-ft. long x 83” wide x 48” high, 10 gauge steel, tarp kit, rear barn doors. Leave one at each job site! $4150 each

2019 PJ 12-ft. x 83” Low-Pro dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

2018 Globe 55-ton Lowboy Trailer 9-ft. wide, non-ground bearing, detachable neck, 24-ft. well, powder coated, LED lights, covered rear wheels, air ride with rear lift axle, 22.5 rubber with aluminum outside wheels, front tool box, Honda gas pony motor, wet line plumbing, gray in color. ‘New Demo’

$22,900

2019 PJ 22-ft. powered full tilt (2) 7000# axles, spare tire, winch plate.

$3850

2019 PJ 16-ft. carhauler trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 18-ft.....$4000 and 20-ft.....$4200

2018 Kaufman 35-ton Lowboy detachable, spring ride, 22.5 rubber, front flip ramps, covered rear deck, front toolbox, outriggers, outside aluminum wheels.

2019 PJ 22-ft. Deckover Tilt Trailer 22-ft. deck, 8’6” wide, (2) 7000# axles, power up/ down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plate.

Also available: 24-ft......$8350

$6500

PJ Car Haulers & Equipment Trailers

$5250 $69,000

$7950

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$8350

2019 PJ 25-ft. gooseneck trailer 20-ft. deck, 5-ft. beavertail with monster ramps, tandem 7000# axles, 16” rubber.

2019 PJ 8-ft. x 60” utility trailer rear ramp, spare tire, 15” rubber.

Also available 10-ft.x60”.....$2200 10-ft.x77”....$2100

2019 PJ 5 x 10-ft. tandem axle dump trailer (2) 5200# axles, tarp.

2019 Globe 20-ton Tag Trailer 2-axle, 17.5 rubber, 25-ft. deck, flip ramps, front toolbox Also available: Used 2016 Globe 25 Ton Tag Trailer - $31,000

$8450

$2000

2019 PJ 14-ft.x96” deckover dump trailer fold-down sides, 14,000# GVW, 16” rubber. Also available: gooseneck.....$8850

2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” Low-Pro dump trailer tandem axle, 16” rubber, tarp.

Also available: 14-ft. x 83” Lo-Pro dump trailer...$8700

$2450

2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” utility trailer rear ramp, 3500# axle, ATV ramps on front.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$2250 12-ft. x 77” tandem axle....$4100 14-ft. tandem axle.....$3400

$8400

$8550

2019 PJ 28-ft. gooseneck tilt trailer 22-ft. tilt, 6-ft. front stationary, winch plate, (2) 7000 lb axles, spare.

Also available: 24-ft......$9450

2019 PJ 22-ft (16+6) gooseneck tilt trailer (2) 7000# axles.

Also available: 3 axle.....$9350

2019 PJ 16-ft.x10” I-Beam Deckover Dump Trailer fold-down sides, roll-over tarp, cold weather wiring, spare tire.

$36,900

$4450

PJ Gooseneck Trailers

2019 PJ 20-ft. tilt trailer 16-ft. tilt, 4-ft. stationary, 14,000# GVW, radial rubber.

Also have: 16-ft. + 6-ft. stationary tilt.....$6600 Also available: 3-axle

$6300 2019 PJ 16-ft tilt trailer Full tilt deck, (2) 7000 lb. axles, radial rubber.

TJ HR 22-ft. tilts......$9450

$6800

2019 PJ 20-ft. x 8” heavy duty deckover trailer with Monster ramps 4-ft. tail, 14,000# GVW.

$6000 2019 PJ 22-ft. deckover trailer 19-ft. deck, 3-ft. beavertail with standup ramps, 14,000# GVW.

2019 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailer bumper pull, 14,000 lb. GVW, 18-ft. deck, 2-ft. beavertail with standup ramps.

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$5650

2019 PJ 20-ft. quick tilt trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, electric over hydraulic full tilt.

$5800

2019 PJ 20-ft. heavy duty deckover flatbed trailer 14,000 GVW, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available 22-ft......$6000 And 24-ft.....$6200

Trade-ins welcome • Delivery Available • Best Prices

Trader’s Dispatch, February 2019 — Page C12

Recommended Malting Barley Varieties for 2019

ALFALFA SEED FOR SALE Certified Wrangler - Certified Shaw - Ladak

Call Ernie Johnson 406-357-4182 or cell: 262-3081 or 262-3809

FOR SALE: COMBINE AND SPRAYER

2011 John Deere 9770, bought new, 1241 engine hours, 974 separator hours, Contour-Master, powertail, board, long auger, 2630 monitor, guidance, yearly John Deere inspections, 640D header included. Only cut wheat and barley............................................................... $160,000 2014 John Deere 4940 self-propelled sprayer, 120-ft., 2630 monitor, guidance included, John Deere inspections, one year old 580 tires. Well maintained. $200,000 All equipment stored inside Call/text Kyle Rudolph 406-262-4250, Joplin, Montana

By Scott Heisel, AMBA Propino are being dropped from the list Each year, the American Malting Barley and four two-row varieties are being added.

Association (AMBA) releases its list of These additions include ABI Growler, Bill recommended malting barley varieties to Coors 100, Moravian 165, and Thunder.

US growers. AMBA is a nonprofit trade ABI Growler is a two-rowed, mid-season, association of 76 brewing, distilling and spring barley developed by Busch Agrimalting companies that are end users of cultural Resources, Ft. Collins, Colorado.

US malting barley. The list is meant to Bill Coors 100 and Moravian 165 are twoinform US producers which malting barley rowed, spring varieties bred by Molson varieties the industry intends to use in the Coors in Burley, ID. Bill Coors 100 was upcoming year. Some varieties will be released in 2016 in celebration of Mr. Bill used in large quantities and others are only Coors 100th birthday. Thunder is a twoutilized is niche markets, so producers are rowed, winter variety released by Oregon encouraged to contact their local elevator, State University and has performed very grain handler or processor to gauge market well in the Pacific Northwest. demand for any variety grown in their reWith these changes from last year, the list gion prior to seeding. of recommended malting barley varieties There are several changes from the 2018 for 2019 is as follows: list. The two-row varieties Harrington and

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UTV’s

25+ Units to choose from & more coming in daily! Side-by-Sides with glass or poly cabs, power dump box, power steering, and many more options.

#61742 2016 John Deere 825i poly cab w/doors & roll down windows, heater, powersteering, glass windshield w/wiper, front & rear fenders, 256 hours. Stock #60410.....................$20,900 (4) 2015 John Deere 825i poly cab w/doors, roll down windows, heater, deluxe cargo box, electric winch, 1004 hours. Stock #64302....... ....................................................$15,000 (12) 2011 John Deere 825i Curtis poly cab & doors, heater, brushguard, no powersteering, power lift box, 622 hours. Stock #61742.................... ....................................................$11,250 (16) 2014 Polaris XP900 poly cab & doors, heater & air conditioning, windshield, EFI, bucket seats, 4917 hours. Stock #64743.............$9000 (12)

100 HP+ MFWD TRACTORS

BALE PROCESSORS

Great used bale processors, movers & mixers in stock now.

New Highline & Haybuster inventory on lot now!

2013 Haybuster 2800 handles round & square bales, 1000 PTO, RH deflector. Stock #60400...................................... $22,900 (3) 2013 Haybuster 2650 hydraulic deflector, flotation tires, 1000 PTO, RH discharge. Stock #65151...................................... $14,250 (1) 2008 Vermeer BP8000 RH discharge, hyd shield, big float tires, 1000 PTO, twin rotor.

Stock #60170.......................... $12,900 (16) Haybuster S-2000 square bale processor.

Stock #64642............................. $4500 (11) 2017 Morris HD4SR like new, hauls (4) 4x4 bales, (6) 3x4 bales, or (12) 3x3 bales. Stock #63266...................................... $36,000 (3) 2000 Morris 881 Hay Hiker 8 bale mover.

Stock #64762.......................... $12,000 (15)

Check out our website at www.frontlineagsolutions.com to see photos and info on all of our inventory!

40+ total units. Get your daily chores done more efficiently with a new tractor.

#64176

#64093

2018 John Deere 8295R 16/4 Powershift, PTO, Premium CVIII cab w/suspension, 5 SCVs, extended warranty, 269 hours. Stock #64176.....................................$250,000 (3) 2013 John Deere 8310R IVT transmission, premium cab, 5 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., front & rear duals, 60 GPM hydraulic pump, 2100 hours. Stock #65233...............$190,000 (11) 2013 John Deere 8285R IVT, 285 engine hp, 239 PTO hp, 5 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, rear duals 480/80R50, front singles 540/65R34, 85CC hydraulic pump, 3330 hours. Stock #57350. ...............................................$162,500 (14) 2012 John Deere 7200R IVT, cold weather package, H480 loader w/bucket & grapple, 480/80R46 rear duals. Stock #62493........... .................................................$125,000 (2)

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Railroad Ties $8.00/tie.

Sold in 16 tie bundles We will load.

Available at Conrad, Cut Bank and Dillon locations

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

2016 John Deere 6195M 20/20 AutoQuad+, Autotrac ready, standard cab, 620/70R42 rear tires, H380 loader. Stock #64093.......... .................................................$156,000 (1) 2017 John Deere 6155M 20/20 PowerQuad+, 3 SCV’s, 18.4R42 rear tires, 16.9R28 front tires, 640R loader. Stock #62676................. ...............................................$129,500 (14) 2005 John Deere 7520 20 speed PowerQuad+, 2 mid-mount SCV’s, deluxe corner exhaust, no loader. Stock #63204................ .................................................$55,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 6140M 24F/24R PowerQuad+, PTO, 3 SCV’s, includes new H360 loader w/bucket & grapple, 1618 hours.

Stock #63206.........................$103,000 (11) 2016 John Deere 5100E 24F/12R Power Reverser, PTO, deluxe corner exhaust, complete extended warranty thru 7/2020. Stock #62768........................................ $62,500 3) 2016 Case IH Puma 195 CVT transmission, 4 SCV’s, L775 SL loader w/grapple, rear weights, PTO. Stock #62279..$148,500 (11) 2006 Case IH MXM175 Powershift, loader/ grapple, 4 SCV’s, 3 pt., PTO, 4930 hours.

Stock #59776.............................$57,500 (2) 2013 Massey Ferguson 7618 partial P/S, PTO, 3 point, 968 loader w/grapple. Stock #64846.....................................$97,500 (14)

CALL US WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS TODAY!!

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View our FULL inventory at www.FrontlineAgSolutions.com

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

4WD TRACTORS

Parts & Service bills piling up? Upgrade your four wheel drive now before spring seeding. Options available include PTO, high flow hydraulics, and complete GPS guidance systems!

SKID STEERS

Units are going fast! Wheeled or track skid steers in stock now!

#61487

#60796

#63373

COMBINES

50+ total units - Frustrated with equipment breakdowns & longer hours in the field? Now is the time to upgrade your combine! Lots of in stock units to pick from!

#64843

2018 John Deere 9620R 18/6 Powershift, 5 SCV’s, no 3 pt. or PTO, Hi-Flow hydraulics, IF800/70R38 tires, turnkey GPS, extended warranty thru March 2023, 245 hours. Stock #63373................................... $432,500 (12) 2017 John Deere 9570RX 18/6 Powershift, 36” tracks w/Duradrive, 5 SCV’s, big dual hydraulic pump, PTO, ACS, 869 hours. Stock #63596..................................... $485,000 (1) 2018 John Deere 9470R 18/6 Powershift, 521 hous, LSW800 tires, turney GPS, PTO, LED lights. Stock #64655............... $340,000 (14) 2016 John Deere 9470R 18/6 Powershift, IF800/55R46 tires, 4 SCV’s, 59 GPM pump w/Power Beyond, turnkey GPS, 800 hours.

Stock #60796........................... $289,000 (1)

2015 John Deere 9470RT 30” 3500 Camoplast Track, 18/6 Powershift, PTO, std flow hydraulics, 4 SCVs, 26 front weights, 1305 hours.

Stock #53018......................... $277,500 (14) 2009 Case IH 485 Quadtrac, 30” tracks, PTO, 58 GPM pump, 4 SCV’s, includes monitor and receiver, 4100 hours. Stock #64836....... ............................................... $175,000 (14) 2004 Case IH STX450 Powershift transmission, 4 HYD + Case drain, 710/70R38 tires, 12 front suitcase weights, foot throttle, 5167 hours. Stock #63989................. $95,000 (14) 1999 Case IH 9370Q 30” tracks, Powershift, 4 SCV’s w/ Power Beyond, Trimble EZ Steer, new motor 200 hours ago. Stock #64839...... ................................................. $82,500 (14)

BALERS

SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

20+ units to choose from.

Experience the benefits of a John Deere baler! Most units with net & twine.

#64888

2015 John Deere 569 Premium MegaWide pickup, twine & net wrap, 1000 PTO, 2200 bales, w/3 bale accumulator. Stock #54165........ $56,575 (3) 2018 John Deere 560M twine & net wrap, MegaWide pickup, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, variable core valve, 2500 bales.

Stock #64888...................................$46,000 (12) 2014 John Deere 569 hydraulic pickup lift, push bar, flotation tires, twine & net wrap, MegaWide pickup, variable core. Stock #65208....... $37,500 (11) 2012 John Deere 568 twine & net wrap, MegaWide pickup, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic pickup lift. Stock #65090....... $26,000 (11) 2016 Case IH RB565 net wrap only, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16 tires, premium baler package, 3795 bales. Stock #64421........................$37,900 (16) 2015 John Deere L340 3x4 LSB, tandem axle, 550/45/22 tires, fast fill automatic grease, roller chute. Stock #59834......................$114,900 (15)

Self-propelled sprayers that have been reconditioned, and most include complete GPS systems

2018 John Deere R4045 132-ft. carbon fiber booms, 20” nozzle spacing, Exact Apply, 420/95R50 tires, complete GPS system, auto solution control, 352 hours. Stock #64416.... ..................................................$440,000 (1) 2018 John Deere R4038 100-ft. booms, 20” nozzle spacing, traction control, 5 sensor Boomtrac, 420/80R46 tires, 3x2 solution pump, 157 hours. Stock #64831.................... ................................................$315,000 (14) 2014 John Deere 4940 300 cu.ft. New Leader L3030G4 spreader box, 480/80R50 tires -like new, turnkey GPS, 1814 hours. Stock #64414.....................................$185,000 (1) 2009 John Deere 4930 132-ft. booms, 20” spacing, hydraulic tread adjust, 480/90R50 tires, Boom Trac 5 leveling, deluxe cab, 3750 hours. Stock #61725...............$113,600 (14) 2009 Marflex Field Star 1500 120-ft. booms, 1500 gallon tank, 2009 International, automatic transmission, 380/90R46 tires, Raven guidance. Stock #61016.............$97,500 (1) 2008 Apache 1010 100-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1000 gallon poly tank, Trimble guidance.

Stock #61812...........................$85,000 (14) 2010 AgChem Terra-Gator 8204 70-ft. spreader boom, Airmax 1000 bed, Raven Autosteer, 1000/50R25 rear tires, 48x31-20 front tires, electric tarp. Stock #63841................... ................................................. $79,500 (14)

2016 John Deere 333G cab w/heat and air conditioning, ISO switchable controls, power Quik-tatch, rear view camera, 90” bucket, counterweights. Stock #64758.$62,500 (15) 2014 John Deere 326E cab w/heat and air conditioning, 3-way switchable controls, hiflo hydraulic pump, 12x16.5 10PR Titan tires, 78” bucket, keyless start. Stock #61487....... ...................................................$53,900 (2) 2014 John Deere 320E cab w/heat and air conditioning, EH foot & joystick controls, 12x16.5 tires, 72” bucket, cold start package.

Stock #64324...........................$38,500 (15) 2012 John Deere 326D cab w/heat and air conditioning, joystick controls, standard hydraulics, manual Quik-tatch, 78” bucket, rear counterweights. Stock #65110.$24,900 (11) 2015 Case SV250 cab w/heat and air conditioning, 82 hp engine, self-leveling, hand controls, air seat, 24 GPM hydraulic pump Stock #64293.............................$36,500 (1) AgCo Willmar 4500 Wrangler ROPS, auxiliary hydraulics, quick coupler, general purpose bucket & pallet forks. Stock #64428............. ...................................................$12,000 (1)

WINDROWERS

Several units to pick from including auger & rotary platforms available in a variety of cutting widths

2016 John Deere W155 16-ft. 160A hay head, steel conditioner, AutoTrac ready, reverser kit, 600/65R28 tires, 288 hours. Stock #61388... ................................................$153,200 (11) 2015 John Deere W235 16-ft. 500R header, Trilobe conditioner, 480x80R38 bar tires, AutoTrac ready, 718 hours. Stock #64098............ ................................................$123,500 (15) 2015 John Deere W150 HID lighting, 2630 display, SF1 receiver, AutoTrac kit, 23.1-26 turf tires, no header, 296 hours. Stock #53584.... ....................................................$92,000 (1) Massey Ferguson 9635 14.5-ft. rotary header, steel conditioner, Razorback header, 2180 hours. Stock #59270.................$56,900 (11)

CALL US WITH YOUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS TODAY!!

GO TO OUR WEBSITE TODAY! www.frontlineagsolutions.com www.frontlineagsolutions.com

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

2018 John Deere S780 278 engine/183 seperator hours, 520/85R42 duals, complete GPS system, power fold grain tank covers, 28.5ft. unload auger, advanced Powercast tailboard. Stock #64223..............$425,000 (12) 2015 John Deere S680 520/85R42 duals, Powercast tailboard, 26-ft. unload auger, HID lights, manual grain tank covers, turnkey GPS. Stock #64843................$312,500 (14) 2014 John Deere S680 1237 engine/924 seperator hours, 900/65R32 front tires, manual TB, 26-ft. unload auger, turnkey GPS. Stock #56419...........................$267,750 (1) 2013 John Deere S670 ProDrive transmission, manual fold grain tank w/hopper topper, manual vane tailboard, 800/70R38 tires, 2630 diplay only. Stock #64621.................... ...............................................$190,000 (11) 2012 John Deere S670 1896 engine/1392 seperator hours, 900/60R32 tires, lateral tilt feederhouse, Powercast tailboard, powerfold grain tank covers, 26-ft. unload auger. Stock #64779.....................................$155,000 (2) 2007 John Deere 9760 3426 engine/2449 seperator hours, 18.4R42 singles, lateral tilt, 2 speed copper w/chaff spreader, bullet rotor, 300 bushel grain tank extensions, 22.5-ft. unload auger. Stock #59000.....$83,500 (12) 2014 Case IH 8230 887 engine/642 seperator hours, 520/85R42 duals, tilt feederhouse, deluxe chopper, manual grain tank covers, turn key GPS. Stock #65252..$225,000 (14) 2011 Case IH 7120 1054 engine/695 seperator hours, 900/60R32 singles, lateral tilt, rock trap, chopper/spreader, 24-ft. unload auger.

Stock #63201...........................$165,000 (3)

AIR DRILLS

New units to choose from daily!

Be the first to get a look at new listings! Several disk or hoe drills in stock! Variety of widths and spacings available!

2017 John Deere 1890 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, all run blockage, 550 bushel TBH cart, hydraulic drive w/Section Command, rear duals, 10” auger w/KSI low profile hopper. Stock #63092......... $297,000 (1) 2013 John Deere 1890 50-ft., 10” spacing, AgTron all run blockage, 350 bushel TBT cart w/10” auger, spoked gauge wheels. Stock #64862................................... $147,500 (14) 2018 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, Intelligent Ag all run blockage, KSI flip over conveyor hopper on 10” auger, 430 bushel TBT cart. Stock #64653..................... ............................................... $220,000 (14) 2009 John Deere 1830 60-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot, all run blockage, 350 bushel TBH cart. Stock #59784..................... $99,000 (1) 2003 John Deere 1820 61-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, all run blockage, 270 bushel TBT cart. Stock #64233........... $45,000 (12) 2015 Case IH 500 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, Intelligent Ag all run blockage, 430 bushel TBT cart w/variable rate, 10” auger, Needham closing wheels. Stock #64861....... ............................................... $140,000 (14) 2010 Morris Contour 1 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, primary blockage, 10” auger on cart, 445 TBT cart. Stock #55622.................. ................................................. $95,000 (14) 2008 New Holland SD440 45-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, no blockage, Flexicoil 450 bushel TBT cart. Stock #62479.. $49,900 (3)

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The Vermeer R-series twin basket rakes (R2300 and R2800) are for customers who need to cover lots of acres in a very short period of time. Built for performance and durability, these Imachines fastercare dry downwhat and said,help“Ito achieve don’t make tightly rolled bales that preserve quality, shed water and transport easily. What’s more, these machines are star sign it is.” proven on the millions of acres they have worked and the tremendous resale values they maintain. ##### Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis. ##### Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.

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DURABILITY REDEFINED.

Introducing Vermeer N-series balers – the newest models in the flagship line from the company that started it all. Heavy-duty components provide superior strength and durability. Smart features like the available automatic pickup clutch and auto lube system further extend machine life. Plus, they’re backed by the best distribution network in the industry. Vermeer 604N/605N balers are here to stay.

Vermeer, the Vermeer logo and Equipped to Do More are trademarks of Vermeer Manufacturing Company in the U.S. and/or other countries. © 2016 Vermeer Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

EQUIPPED TO

DO MORE.

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT

JD 6125M, loader, 800 hours............................................$83,000 (3) Vermeer 605M, twine, net, floats, ramp..Starting at $17,500 Many Tractors Available.........................................................CALL Vermeer 605N......................................................DEMO SPECIAL We have expanded our product lines. Call for all (2) Vermeer R2300, rakes, reconditioned.................$14,500 ea. your farm attachment/equipment needs.

Vermeer R2300, rake............................................2017’s In Stock Highline CFR 650, chopper................................RENTAL RETURN Hesston 9435, 16’ header, 1475 hours............................$60,000 Hesston 9635, 16’ header...........................Reduced to $70,000 406-538-5686 or 350-2676 cell Hilger, MT Hesston 1275, swing tongue.............................................$13,500 Walter 406-350-0380 Hesston 4790, 3x4 square baler........................................$27,500

Wichman Ag Supply, LLC

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT

51⁄2’ x 24’ Stand Alone Panels $375 ea.

Vermeer 605N net, twine, floats................................USED DEMO 24’ Stand Alone Wind Break Panels $875 ea.

2017 Vermeer R2300, rakes..............................................In Stock HDPE pipe, fittings, and welder rebuilt ........................convenience ...........$14,600 Vermeer 605XL, completely The 604N/605N balers deliver the strength, productivity and operating of Super M Waterers baler technology with the Geotherm & Parts In Stock Vermeer 555, rebuilt.............................................................$9,250 added capability and enhanced performance of features like the patented dual-stage belt-tightening system. From top to (2) 2016 Vermeer R2300, Demos.................................IN STOCK bottom, this baler is built to withstand tough conditions and high-capacity — offering smooth, consistent perforfor JD 740 loader........production .......$4,500 NEW MDS Bucket & Grapple, 406-735-4374 – Geyser, MT NH9030 15” augerbales. ....$3,480 Quick Mount Hole Auger mance to highvolume hay producers who want large 6 ft ,(1.8 m)bi-direct diameter rlmccray@3rivers.net pounder, all hydraulickey .........features ...............$2,150 Worksaver, post and An operator will recognize the heavy-duty3PT components several like 5-bar pickup, direct crop feed, optional

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605M, reconditioned ...........................efficiency. ...............$22,000 netwrap system and high-strength upper/ lower drive rollers. all results in reliableVermeer performance and increased NEW & USED It EQUIPMENT Vermeer BP8000 used bale processor............................$13,500 NEW21.5L–16.1 Vermeer TM1410flotation , 21’ cut.........tires, ...............a.....hydraulic ....COMING INbale The 604N/605N balers come equipped with ramp, a ,moisture sensor and an aumower............................IN STOCK NEW Vermeer TM850, trailed Ranchproducers.

Equipment tomatic pickup clutch. Packaged together these features help optimize performance forCox high-volume Vermeer TM1200, 15.5’ cut, demo unit.........................IN STOCK Cliff Cox 406-594-2204, Winston, MTthe The 604N/605N balers look noticeably different, but what hasn’t changed is the smart design, machine durability and NEW Vermeer R2300.....................................................IN STOCK Nate Cox 406-594-2205, Winston, MT splitter........balers. ...........IN STOCK NEW Vermeer , with center reliable, user-friendly performance that have comeVR1224 to define Vermeer NEW Vermeer RR140, rotary rake.................................IN STOCK Shane Sereday 406-547-4749, (2) Vermeer R23 Rakes, reconditioned.......................$8,000 ea.

White Sulphur Springs, MT 1 The optional pickup clutch automaticallyVermeer stopsWR24 theWheel pickup Rake..............................................$3,000 coxranchequip@gmail.com NEW Vermeer 6650 Rancher, net, twine, moisture. . . . .IN STOCK when the desired bale size is reached,lessening inadvertent overfill of the bale chamber to help protect the rollers, PULLEY & WELD-ON SPROCKETS ON HAND NEW bear& USED EQUIPMENT ings and belts. Seals on either side of the pickup Vermeer 6650bushings Rancher, baler.................................................NEW 80 chain, 60 chain, 60 Heavy chain, 50 chain help keep out dirt and dust. Toolless gaugeNEW wheel adjustment Vermeer R2800, hydraulic rakes...........................IN STOCK Cut to Length NEW Vermeer R2300, rake.............................................IN STOCK allows for efficient pickup height adjustments.

We Sell & Repair Baler Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IN STOCK Vermeer 605 N 2 Direct Crop Feed enables the forage crop to be fed directly to Vermeer 605M, net, twine, floats, ramps..........................$18,900 All Makes & Models the bottom drum and bale-starting chamber.

Vermeer Rebel 5500, twine, rebuilt pickup.........................$7,500 3 The E-Link Pro display offers enhancedJDusability, such Trendline Vermeer Sales ............as ......................................................$5,000 566, twine only accessible bale weight and moisture readings on theHeavy home NEW Wheatheart Hitter Post Driver,......................CALL 406-778-3777 (shop) – Baker, MT ..................................................$32,500 Technooptional 980, 8 bale mover screen with standard moisture sensors and scale Greg 406-978-3777 (cell) bale trailer.......................................$7,500 Rhino , 8 round kit. Additionally, the E-Link Pro comes withRed the ability tohay keep track of information for up to 20 customers, with up to 10 fields per customer.

4 Optional Auto Lube greasing system, controlled through the E-Link Pro display, provides automatic lubrication to critical bearings at user-defined intervals.

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT

Hwy 12 Equipment & Repair

Vermeer BPX9010 bale processors........................................ NEW 2015 Vermeer BPX9000 processor. Great condition.........$16,900 2019 Tubeline bale unroller, square or round bales..................CALL Highline CFR650/CFR651, with or without fine chopper...........CALL Hayliner trailers, self-dumping, 42-ft. gooseneck, 8 bales.......... NEW Cannonball/Chisholm Trail bale beds, dumping beds, arms.NEW Vermeer TM1410 trailed mower............................................. NEW 2016 Vermeer 605N 2500 bales, net/twine......................$39,999 2015 Vermeer 605N, net, new belts/chains, 12,900 bales.$27,500 2011 John Deere 568, net/twine, float tires, chain oiler.....$22,000 2013 Vermeer R2300 very few acres...............................$15,500 2009 Vermeer R2300 & R2800, new teeth..$13,000 & $18,900 Vermeer R23A rake. Good condition....................................$8000

Full line of feed and mineral products in stock Dealer for Vermeer, Highline, Hayliner, and Chisolm Trail

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT

Chevron oil distributor, Fleetguard filter, Bad Boy mowers, Hustler

8201 Hwy 12 W - Baker, MT Connor 406-778-3777 hwy12equip@gmail.com www.hwy12equipment.com

Vermeer 605N round baler, net, ramp, floats, 1000 PTO...............NEW Vermeer TM1410 trailed mower, 21-ft. cut....................................NEW Vermeer R2800 hydraulic rake....................................................NEW Hustler CHX5000 bale processor.................................................NEW Nammco LG40 40-ft. land grader.................................................NEW BBM ZT Elite 54” 726cc Kawasaki FR............................................NEW BBM ZT Elite 48” 726cc Kawasaki FR............................................NEW BBM Maverick 54” 726cc Kawasaki FS........................................NEW Vermeer BPX9000, power sidewall, 2 remotes....................... $15,000 Vermeer BP7000 bale processor............................................... $9800 Vermeer 605XL baler, net/twine, 540 PTO, 11,000 bales........... $9500 2004 MacDon 9352i/920, 14-ft. header, 2850 hours............ $30,000 New Holland 216 hydraulic rake........................................... $12,000 John Deere truck mounted feed wagon................................... $15,000

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BALE PROCESSOR SPECIAL!

Dealer for Cloverdale Bale Retriever Bale King 3110 w/grain tank......... $12,500 and TMR wagon Vermeer BP8000 w/grain tank......$13,000 Call about McCormick Tractors Haybuster 2650...........................$13,500

1st unit sold gets a $2,000 discount!

2nd unit sold gets a $1,000 discount!

CALL TODAY!!!

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT

Vermeer 605N net, twine, floats..............................................CALL Vermeer R2300 rakes, one season of use..........................$18,400 Vermeer 605XL, completely rebuilt...................................$14,600 Vermeer 555, rebuilt............................................................$9250 3-point bale unroller................................................................ $1210 Beltec auger, several bits.......................................................$3450 Worksaver post pounder, 3-point..........................................$2600 2 Skid Steer impact post pounders..................................$4500 each 4200 lb. skid steer pallet forks................................................... $910

Wichman Ag Supply, LLC 406-538-5686 or 350-2676 cell Hilger, MT Walter 406-350-0380

Vermeer net wrap available!

New Geotherm Waterers & Parts Available

R&L Seed and Machine, LLC 406-735-4374 - Geyser, MT rlmccray@3rivers.net

Early winter snowfall hit or miss across the Treasure State After last winter’s record setting snowfall, the mountains across the state of Montana have received sporadic snowfall so far this year, leaving some river basins near normal for snowpack, while others are below normal on January 1. Early season snowfall has favored regions along the Continental Divide in western and south-central Montana so far this winter, and this is where the highest snowpack percentages can be found.

“What’s been unique about this winter so far is that the snowpack in these regions would be below normal for this date if it weren’t for the storm that dropped significant totals during the last week of October into early November,” said Lucas Zukiewicz, hydrologist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. “Many areas that were overlooked by the early November weather remain below normal for snowpack at this time, except for some regions of western Montana along the Idaho border which received heavy snowfall during the latter half of December.”

The month of December was also well above average across the state with regards to temperatures, aside from a cold arctic air during the first week of the month. Monthly temperature departures were 3-7 degrees above average in northwest and north-central Montana and 1-3 degrees above average in southwest and south-central Montana.

“After a long and hard winter of shoveling and shivering last year, it’s been a mild winter so far this year,” Zukiewicz said. “While that’s nice in some ways, it’s the cold snowy weather during winter and spring that assures our water supply when it warms up in the summer.”

Long-term weather forecasts by the National Weather Service combine the effects of long-term trends, soil moisture, and, when appropriate, ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation). “Forecasts issued for the month of January aren’t painting a pretty picture of things to come and are calling for above average temperatures and below average precipitation,” he said.

Currently ENSO-neutral conditions are present, but El Nino is expected to form and continue through the Northern CONTINUED ON PAGE C15

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Hemisphere during winter of 2018/2019 (~90% chance) and through spring (~60% chance). “It should be noted that a single climate index to predict future snowfall before runoff isn’t always the best idea, as other climate conditions such as the Artic Oscillation can impact week to week weather patterns,” Zukiewicz said. “That being said, it would still be wise to keep this in mind as we get further into winter, as it will certainly play some role in the weather patterns over the coming months.”

Reservoir storage across the state is above average in many basins due to abundant runoff last spring and summer.

Zukiewicz said this could prove to be important should the weather take a turn to the dry and warm side through the rest of winter. The NRCS Montana Snow Survey will issue its next Snowpack and Water Supply Outlook on February 1.

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DBL Sales and Service, LLC US Dealer for K-Hart Direct Seeding Disc Drills Dave and Brock Linker • 6960 North Coffee Creek Rd, Coffee Creek, MT 59424

Now Available 2014 K-Hart 42-ft. drill.

Coming in on trade. $75,000 K-Hart 66-ft. single shoot drill, nice condition.

Call for price.

National Battery Day

Date When Celebrated: Always February 18 People get a charge out of National Battery Day. We are absolutely energized about the many uses and applications. It’s an opportunity to celebrate a vital invention. Batteries are used everywhere, from the battlefield to smoke alarms to headsets. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and power capacity, to fit a wide array of needs.

Just imagine where the world would be without batteries. We’d still be using a crank to start our automobiles. We’d have to cart around long extension cords to bring the boombox to the beach.

And, forget about hand-held games. They’d never be popular tied to an electrical outlet.

Yesiree, batteries are electrifying!

Today is a good time to appreciate the the power of batteries in our everyday life.

Origin of National Battery Day: Several people have suggested that this day is in honor of Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist and inventor of electric battery, who was born on this day in 1745.

New 42-ft. single shoot 8612 openers

Why K-Hart Disc Drills?

2012 New Holland 7090 combine, 2 speed rotor, 900 separator hours, loaded, nice machine. $165,000

• Seed into wetter soils than most other drills • Seed faster • Seed with less horsepower & fuel • Simplest design on the market Call for • Perfect combination with stripper header more information.

• 34-ft. to 76-ft. Gen II Drill widths K-Hart drills are ready to seed direct from the manufacturer.

Don’t have to spend $300 - $500 per row to seed in our conditions.

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Southeast Wyoming pesticide applicator training

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By University of Wyoming Extension Several trainings to obtain or renew pesticide applicator licenses are being offered across southeast Wyoming in February and March by the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension.

The training includes integrated pest management, how to properly read and understand the label, types and use of personal protective equipment and federal reporting requirements.

Four hours of continuing education credits are available to any commercial pesticide applicator license holders.

Applications will be submitted to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture for approval and issuance of licenses upon course completion.

Obtaining a private pesticide applicators license allows individuals to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides for private use.

County, dates, times and locations for the trainings are: • Goshen County: Please RSVP to Caleb Carter, Goshen County extension educator, at 307-532-2436. All sessions are in the Goshen County 4-H Building at the Goshen County Fairgrounds.

– February 4, Noon to 4 p.m.

– February 15, 8 a.m. to noon – March 21, noon to 4 p.m.

• Platte County: Please RSVP to Platte County Weed and Pest at 307-322-3210 – March 19, 8 a.m. to noon, Platte County 4-H Building, Platte County Fairgrounds, Wheatland • Albany County: Please RSVP to Brian Sebade, Albany County extension educator, at 307-721-2571 – February 27, 1-5 p.m., Albany County Fairgrounds, Laramie • Laramie County: Please RSVP to Laramie County Weed and Pest at 307-245-3213 – March 7, noon to 4 p.m., Building M, Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer • Carbon County: Please RSVP to Carbon County Weed and Pest at 307-324-6584 – March 13, 1-5 p.m., Higher Education Center, Baggs • Saratoga: Date and time to be determined There is no registration fee for the training, but please RSVP to plan accordingly, said Carter. For more information, contact Carter at 307-532-2436 or Sebade at 307-721-2571.

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In 1787, Washington was unanimously elected president by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He took the oath of office in 1789. He served two terms of office from 1789 until 1797.

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February 2019 Conrad, MT 59425

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1995 Lynwood tilt deck trailer, 37-ft.x102”, 20-ft. deck, hydraulic tilt, tri-axle, spring ride

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2009 Merritt 53-ft. cattle pot, spread axle, aluminum wheels, nose decking, 50% or better floors

2008 Manac 45-ft. x 96” steel flatbed, air ride, spread axle, D-rings

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2019 Timpte 50-ft.x96”x72” ag hoppers, electric tarp, hydraulic traps, 11R24.5 rear lift axle, 2 rows of 9 clear bullet LED, sight glasses, hurricane straps, flaps in front of landing gear, Metallic Silver

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1999 NTE tilt trailer, 37-ft.x96”, tri-axle, spring ride

$7500

2001 CPS 42-ft. belly dump, tandem axle, spring ride

$17,500

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

$6750

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$14,500

$6500

2009 Jet 40-ft.x96”, hopper trailer, ag hoppers, spring ride, sight glass windows

2005 Fontaine 48-ft. x 102” dropdeck, combo composition, air ride

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$7500

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$5000

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$79,500

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2002 Doepker 20-ft. grain pup, ag hopper, turntable, spring ride, 11R24.5

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Preparing your barn for winter - Pest management series part three

By Elizabeth Ferry and Casey Zangaro, Michigan State University Extension anticoagulants. Anticoagulants are used in This 4-part series will address different 90 percent of all rodent baits with the most areas of pest management and assist farmpopular chemicals used being bordifacoum, ers with building and maintaining a pest bromadiolone and difethialone. The most management plan that is feasible for their used non-anticoagulants are bromethalin, options. cholecalciferol and zinc phosphide. It is Rodent Control important to know that Vitamin K1 acts as Rodent control on farms and around livestock facilities should be a multi-pronged an antidote to anticoagulants. The use of approach as there is no exact method that rodenticides alone does not guarantee the is 100 percent effective. Due to the makeeradication of a rodent infestation. Many up of farms and the availability of feed and times, population numbers can quickly rematerials, farm sites are high-risk areas for cover if secondary methods and subsequent rodent populations. A solid rodent control treatments are not applied. plan includes the use of physical and bioFirst generation anticoagulants like Warlogical methods to remove rodent populafarin and Pindone are less toxic and less pertions. Physical methods, such as traps are sistent in animal tissues. Using this type of an effective and humane way of getting rodenticide has a lower risk to human hazard rid of small populations of rodents either and non-targeted animals. These products inside or around the perimeter of the barn. can take longer to control rat populations There are different types of traps that can be and surplus bait should be available for the used for pest control. Snap traps or breakrats to feed on. It is important to note that back traps are very common rodent control resistance to first generation anticoagulants methods. The most effective way to lure rats is widespread in mice. Second generation or mice into these traps is to use food and anticoagulants are considerably more toxic leave the trap alone near a wall or door for and have a longer half-life. These products four to five days. Glue boards are also very have a greater risk to non-targeted animals effective and are used in a similar way as when ingested and require considerable less the trap. However, the use can be severely bait to be consumed by the rodents to be efdecreased by dust being captured on the glue fective. Second generational anticoagulants and not allowing the rodent to be trapped. are highly effective when you are dealing This method also can be seen as inhumane with a rodent infestation. by different groups. Sound devices, usually The active ingredients in rodenticides ultrasonic, are effective in causing rodents vary from product-to-product and can be to leave the premises without catching classified in three different ways: acute, them. Physical methods are best when used sub-acute and chronic. Acute rodenticides to help control a rodent population and to are fast acting and normally are effective deter infestation, however, many times the within 24 hours. If a non-lethal dose of acute effectiveness of these methods are debatable rodenticides is consumed, rodents can have and depend on the creativity of the user. bait shyness and not consume any more A second method to control rodents and of the bait. Sub-acute rodenticides cause the best method to use when dealing with death after several days. The lethal dose of an infestation is the use of rodenticides. the rodenticide may be consumed early on Rodenticides are basically pesticides used and feeding of this bait may continue until to kill rodents, these products must be death. Chronic rodenticides are slow actproven substantially effective by those that ing and cause death as early as two to three sell/produce them and the efficacy data days or on average from five to seven days. for the products must be available to the Understanding what ways you will be using user. There are two types of rodenticides, rodenticides, preventing, control or eradicaanticoagulants and non-anticoagulants, tion, will help you decide what also known as first and second generation CONTINUED ON PAGE C22

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Preparing your barn for winter - Pest management series part three

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We have auctions booked for spring and summer 2019 but not yet dated. If you are planning an auction or appraisal give us a call.

We specialize in farm, ranch, industrial and business type auctions.

We do it ALL from start to finish. Including advertising, setup and display work, auctioneering and clerking. We also do all types of appraisals in farm and ranch equipment and inventory, business properties, collectibles, etc.

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product best fits your need.

Along with the variation of active ingredients and classification of rodenticides, there are different types of bait formations. Bait products are found in the form of meals, cut or whole grain, pellets, wax blocks, edible lards/pastes/ gels, contact gels or foams and gases.

Particulate baits are generally more palatable to rodents when compared to wax blocks, whereas wax blocks are better in adverse conditions and areas like sewers and drainage pipes. Depending on what type of rodent you are dealing with, it may dictate what bait formation you choose. When baiting outside, like in burrows, grains are less likely to be moved or kicked out by the rodents. Care

should be taken to cover baits or secure them so that the rodents are less likely to remove them.

Additional articles in series • Part one – Introduction to pest management (http://www.canr.msu.edu/ news/preparing-your-barn-for-winterpest-management-series-part-one) • Part two – Understanding rodent types and signs of infestation (http:// www.canr.msu.edu/news/preparingyour-barn-for-winter-pest-managementseries-part-two) • Part four – Pest control records and monitoring (http://www.canr.msu.edu/ news/preparing-your-barn-for-winterpest-management-series-part-four)

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Date When Celebrated: Last Saturday in February Open That Bottle Night is one of the few special events, that is proclaimed as an evening event. This means that you can begin to celebrate at 5:00 pm. Now, as I recall, “It’s five o’clock somewhere!!”

Open That Bottle Night has a very special purpose.

Dorothy Gaither and John Becher created this day to encourage people to reconnect with each other over a good bottle of wine or champagne. Short of that, a bottle of Scotch or Bourbon will certainly suffice. But importantly, it is not a day to drink alone or to binge drink. Rather, you should open a bottle with your spouse, lover, family members or good friends, especially those whom you may have lost touch with over the years. Having a spat with someone? Share a bottle of wine with them, and iron out those differences. After all, life is too short to argue or fight..

Note: Please drink responsibly.

Tonight’s Slogan: Live Simply, Laugh Often, Wine a lot!

Origin of Open That Bottle Night: This special day was created in 2000 by “Tastings” columnists Dorothy J. Gaither and John Brecher Some sources incorrectly state that Open That Bottle Night is on a set, fixed day every year. The creators specifically established this day on the last Saturday in February. So, the date changes every year.

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2012 Mahindra Mpower 85 tractor, 85 horsepower, 540/1000 PTO, loader w/forks and bucket, 2010 hours, FWD, really nice tractor!........$19,000

2010 International 7400, Max Force engine, Allison auto, New Leader L4000 G4, 3066 hours.......$88,000

1999 Sterling with Willmar 16 ton side discharge, clean truck........................... $29,500

1996 Freightliner 5 axle tender, Cummins, Rayman 24 ton side discharge........... $39,500

1988 Kenworth T800, Cat, Wilmar 16 ton............ $24,500

2010 Case IH Titan 4020 Cummins, automatic, 1800 gallon, 85-ft. boom, defco pump, Envizio Pro, 3753 hours......................... $84,500

2007 Case 4520 3 bin, autosteer, 3000 hours....... $98,000

2012 RoGator RG 1300, 1300 gallon, SS liquid system, 1202004 Loral C13 Cat, auto- ft. boom, Raven ViperPro, 2200 hours.............. $133,000 matic, Air Max 1000 ................$77,500....$93,000

2005 Peterbilt Stahly Cummins, Allison automatic, New 2002 Loral 400 Cummins, Leader L3020 G4, monitor, Air Max 1000, 4100 hours..... New Leader controller, Star.................................$57,000 link GPS, 4145 hours.$78,000

1989 Kenworth T800 dry, Cummins, tandem with tag axle, Ray Man 20 ton, 5 compartment, top auger... $33,500 2003 Ray Man 24 ton, 7 compartment dry tender trailer, top swivel discharge auger........... .................................. $36,500 1972 Arco 10,400 gallon NH3, 265 psi, transport, 4” Blackmer pump, 20 hp gas motor, NEW 5 test................ $48,000

New Holland W80B front quick tach, 1000 hours........... .................................. $51,000

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2013 Freightliner 125 truck, Detroit diesel engine, 10 speed transmission, wet kit, 546,000 miles...........$36,500

1984 International DT466 rear auger tender....... $18,500

2013 Willmar Wrangler 4565, 1800 hours................ $29,500

2010 Willmar Wrangler 4550. 2-2004 Willmar on 3 axle B&B .................................. $24,000 trailer......................... $37,500

1999 Mack Mack engine, 10 speed, cheater axle, Simonsen 20-ton top auger.........$36,500

2004 KBH 25-ton semi tender with back auger, self-contained......................... $32,500

2011 Merritt semi tender with hydraulic belt conveyor, selfcontained................... $39,500

2009 Merritt with hydraulic belt conveyor, electric tarp, 4 compartments............ $33,500

1988 GMC Cat, automatic, Willmar ground drive spinner.. .................................. $13,000

Waconia 8-ton vertical blender............................... $18,500

18,000 gallon propane tank....... .....................................$36,000 12,000 gallon propane tank....... .....................................$22,000 (2) 6000 gallon propane tanks, 250 psi.........$15,000 for the pair

2005 Peterbilt 379 Cummins ISX diesel engine, 13 speed transmission, 665,946 miles... .................................. $43,500

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FORD TRACTOR FOR SALE

Ford 2000 (industrial version) tractor with Ford industrial loader. 4 cylinder 36 hp gas engine, live PTO, power steering, 3 point, front hydraulic pump, 4 speed, 13.6x28 tires @ 50%, 500 lbs rear weights...... $8500 Call John 406-250-6123

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Better management through basic financial statements

By James Sedman, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, farm and ranch management specialist in the department An accrual income statement is the only Constructing basic financial statements true measure of profitability where it defor a farm/ranch/agribusiness is an imporscribes the net flow of cash and non-cash tant key to management success, offering into and out of a business. The course outsolutions to problems and risks before they lines a seven-step process for creating an become severe and to take advantage of income statement and correctly estimating potential opportunities. net income.

The Basic Financial Statements course The first three steps involve determining (as part of the three-part Getting on Track cash transactions, and the next three involve series) from RightRisk.org helps new and adjusting for non-cash transactions (such smaller-scale agricultural producers get a as asset valuations and inventory changes). firm grip on their finances.

As part of this process, the importance Consider one of the examples described of cash versus accrual-basis accounting is in the course: discussed. Cash accounting records income Jack and Joanie are a young couple who and expenses that involve cash, ignoring own a small farm, and each have off-farm inventory and other non-cash changes. income. With one small child and a baby Accrual-basis accounting matches revenue on the way, Joanie would like to stay home to the expenses associated with producing and quit her job. Although both would like that revenue and documents all cash and to pursue this strategy, they are not sure this non-cash changes in the business over time. is financially feasible. They are not able Statement of Owner Equity to make an informed decision on the best The statement of owner equity is the last course of action without detailed financial financial statement discussed. This stateinformation (four key financial statements). ment illustrates how equity (net worth) Cash-Flow Statements changes over the time elapsed between two The cash flow statement is the first disbalance sheets and describes the financial cussed in the course. The cash-flow stateevents that contribute to ending net worth. ment should show the farm business sources The course outlines a six-step process to and uses of cash income and expenses, as complete a statement of owner equity. well as monthly cash inflows and outflows.

Steps one and two involve pulling inforThe course outlines two types of cash statemation from the balance sheet (beginning ments: historical, using actual data from net worth value) and income statement (net past periods, and projected, which attempt farm income). to predict inflows and outflows.

Steps three and four involve accounting Developing a projected cash-flow is imfor any contributions to the business (gifts, portant in determining when cash deficits ownership contributions, etc.) and any dismight occur and how they will be addressed, tributions (including from owner equity). making it an important tool for borrowers Step five accounts for any changes in and lenders. asset valuation, including real estate, to The first step is to list all potential cash reflect an accurate picture of owner equity. inflows and outflows and then allocate them While this step is not often needed, it should monthly. Striving to be as comprehensive as be considered depending on individual possible when listing expenses is important circumstances and the intended use for the as it will reduce potential surprises in the information. form of cost overruns later.

The Next Step to Better Management Once inflows and outflows are distributed Once the financial statements have been to the appropriate month, we turn to calcucompiled, the sixth step leads to more inlating the monthly surplus or deficit, as well depth analyses of the farm business, includas the running balance for each month. The ing enterprise and whole farm analysis. course includes a downloadable template This provides a manager with the needed and instructions for building a cash flow information to better analyze and examine statement. the use of resources and better address probBalance Sheets lems that may arise. In the next installment The next financial statement outlined in we will look at the Getting on Track: Unthe course is the balance sheet. This statederstanding Financial Performance course. ment shows the assets and liabilities and For More Information subsequent net worth (asset values minus Visit RightRisk.org to view any of the liabilities) of the owner. The balance sheet three Getting on Track courses covering is important to lenders where it describes basic ag records, financial statements, and values at a given point in time and can financial performance. provide a measure of business performance These are designed to be especially useover time – for instance, where net worth ful to young and new agricultural producers improves over a three-year period. and contain numerous interactive examples The course also discusses how to classhowing the importance of improving finansify assets (current versus non-current) cial management. and how to value them (book value versus RightRisk.org is a premier risk managemarket value). Remaining consistent in the ment education site, with resources such valuation approach selected is important, as as online tools, courses, producer profiles, well as following the approach the lender and others that help any producer no matrequires when applying for a loan or credit. ter where they are on the risk management Like assets, liabilities are listed as current spectrum. and non-current.

Income Statements

Flowers that say “LOVE”:

Many flowers express love in some way or other. They are popular for Valentine’s Day, but may be better for your budget than a dozen roses. Here is a partial list: Roses: The red rose is the universal symbol of romantic love. Need we say more!?

Forget-Me-Not - These perennial flowers are a sing of love or friendship. Pretty blue flowers are irresistible.

Love-In-A-Mist - When you are in love, you’re on Cloud Nine.

Cyclamen - This popular Valentine’s Day gift has heartshaped leaves. The most popular are varieties are those with red flowers. Gee, I wonder why.....

Mistletoe - According to tradition, you kiss your intended under the Mistletoe at Christmas. You can also do so on Valentine’s Day. Good luck finding Mistletoe in February.....

Passion Flower - ignite your passion.

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USED EQUIPMENT 2016 CASE IH MAXXUM 135

2016 CASE IH MAGNUM 180

With NEW L785 loader, grapple. Immaculate Low Hour Lease Return tractor that has MFWD, Class IV front axle, 4 programmable PFC remotes, electronic joystick for loader, 1000 PRM PTO (2 shafts), luxury performance cab with leather, high capacity hydraulic pump, 19Fx6R Econo powershift transmission, block heater, AFS ready, 34” front radials, 46” rear radial, 360 degree LED lighting with front HID. Factory warranty until 12/30/2019....... ........................ Great buy on this one of a kind,

Equipped with MFWD, 3 remotes, 16 speed semi-powershift transmission, 29 gpm PFC hydraulics, Class IV front axle, 3 function loader valve and joystick, and much more. Comes equipped with Case IH L755 loader/grapple. 839 hours and PPP warranty to 12/29/2020. UM1400..................................................................

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2014 CASE IH MAXXUM 115

Equipped iwth Class IV MFWD, 3 remotes, deluxe suspended cab, bar axle, 16 speed SPS tranmission, 29 GPM PFC hydraulics, 3 function mid-mount valve and joystick, and cold weather package. It’s super clean and only 697 hours. Powertrain warranty........ $74,955. Finance with CNHI Capital

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2016 CASE IH MAXXUM 135

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Comes with Class IV MFWD, 3 remotes, 16 SPS transmission, Case IH L755 self-level loader/grapple, 29 GPM hydraulics, and much more. Only 1084 hours. UM1401.......... Just $87,874

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REALLY CLEAN 2013 JOHN DEERE R450 WINDROWER

With 16-ft. HS header. Call Ryan for more info.

With 995 16-ft. rotary header. Only 1030 engine hours and only 356 hours on the rotary head. Steel conditioner rolls, two speed hydro, suspended rear axle, 200 hp engine, draper header package....................................................................$89,880

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Just Traded:

INTERNATIONAL 4000 WINDROWER

Great shape with gas engine and 16-ft. draper header. Good unit for dryland hay....................................................... $4975

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2005 NEW HOLLAND BR780 5X6 ROUND BALER

very well cared for twine baler with Bale Command, wide pickup, hydraulic pickup lift, and flotation tires. Consigned unit that books for $11,638......................... Good buy at $9750

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Owner Retirement Sale

1985 Cat 627B twin engine scraper, push pull, good tires, cab air/heat, excellent shape.............................$75,000 1985 Cat 627B twin engine scraper, push pull, good tires, cab air/heat, excellent shape.............................$75,000 (Sold As A Pair) 2-New Firestone scraper tires, 33.25x29 E-3 32 ply.............................................................................. Each $5500 1995 Cat D6H dozer, SU blade, ripper, cab air/heat, good undercarriage, nice shape.................................$65,000 1994 Cat 322BL excavator with hydraulic thumb, nice shape.......................................................................$40,000 Cat 988 loader, 7.5 yard bucket, new pumps and cylinder seals, cab heat...................................................$25,000 2008 287B skidsteer on tracks, cab air/heat, 2000 hours auxiliary hydraulics..............................................$25,000 2008 Cat 420E backhoe, 4 in 1 bucket, Extend-A-Hoe with hydraulic thumb................................................$48,500 1997 International service truck, Stellar 9620 crane, welder, air compressor..............................................$28,500 2015 Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup, automatic, extended cab, work truck, V-8, 145,000 miles, excellent shape..$22,500 Spectra Lazer GL422 excellent shape............................................................................................................. $1400 Spectra Lazer LR-30 receiver, Clamp-on......................................................................................................... $1000 (All equipment in good shape, retirement sale) Call 406-264-5056 or 899-0595, Sun River, MT

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Among the many tasks with rural living - check your well

By Caleb Carter, a University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Goshen County Testing the water quality of a domestic well should be part of its regular inspection and maintenance.

Seeing why this is so important is easy, with over 90,000 rural wells across Wyoming supplying 75 percent of residents with drinking water.

While the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office regulates permitting and construction requirements, homeowners are responsible for inspecting their wells regularly for damage and testing water quality.

Water Quality The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) strongly encourages homeowners to test drinking water from private wells annually, with spring the best time.

As a guideline, water quality should be tested when a new well is drilled, if there is no record of testing, or when buying a new home. Water quality should also be tested if: • There is an unexplained illness in the home, • Someone in the home is pregnant or nursing, • You note a change in water color, taste, odor, or clarity, • There is a chemical or fuel spill nearby, • After failure of a septic system, • After a flood, • Before installing a treatment system, • Or neighbors find a contaminant in their well water.

Most Common Water Quality Concerns There are many things that can be tested, and the lab you choose to work with can help determine which tests should be run. The Wyoming DEQ has compiled a list of the most common contaminants in Wyoming.

• Bacteria: most common contaminant, • Nitrates: from septic system and fertilizers, • Lead: from household plumbing, • Arsenic: occurs naturally and was once a common pesticide ingredient.

Other contaminants may include uranium, methane, ironreducing bacteria, pH, and radium 226+228. If the well is near oil and gas development, the Wyoming DEQ has additional guidelines to consider when testing well water. More information is at knowyourwell.org.

Other Well Maintenance Concerns Beyond testing the water, homeowners should also perform regular inspections and maintenance. Obtain specific information on materials, depth, and more by visiting the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office e-Permit system at bitly/ wyoepermit. This information will help you understand proper maintenance needs. Contact a licensed well contractor if you have specific questions or concerns.

Be cautious storing or using chemicals, such as pesticides or fertilizers, too close to your well, as groundwater contamination can occur. Keep trees and shrub roots away from the well.

Do not reset the breaker, fuse, or pump if loss of power to a pump occurs. This could indicate a larger problem, as most circuit breakers or fuses trip for a reason. Have this problem inspected by a licensed professional to ensure your safety and to avoid any potential damage to well components.

Loss of pressure or no water at all are other issues you may experience. Possible causes include: • Low water levels in the well, • Leak in system piping, • Clogged filter or water line, • Faulty electrical controls, • Waterlogged pressure tank, • Faulty or worn well pump.

Putting It All Together Regular maintenance and water testing can help keep your well operating efficiently and water safe. March 13 is “Know your well day” and is a good time to test your water quality.

For More Information on Well Maintenance and Water Testing Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) - knowyourwell.org • Information on everything to know about owning and maintaining a rural well in Wyoming.

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Equipment That Compliments Your Farm.

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PICKUPS FOR SALE

1997 Ford F250 2WD, new rubber, no dents, no scratches, two-tone bronze & white, 100,000 mile service including brakes, new fuel pumps, low miles, excellent interior............................................. $5600 1980 Chevrolet 1-ton, 4WD, hoist, dual tanks, locking rear end, 35,000 original miles, excellent condition............................................. $25,000 Phone 406-676-0555, Ronan, MT

2018 CASE IH FARMALL 40C Demo unit with MFWD, 39 hp., cab with air conditioning, AM/FM radio, 12x12 Synchro-Shuttle transmission, 3 point, PTO and Case IH L340 loader with 68” QuikTach bucket and joystick. MSRP $39,574... ..................... MVE Price Just $32,413 With 20% down, you can finance at 0% for 84 months - OAC GREAT BUY on this New Demo unit with Full Factory Warranty, + 4 years of Powertrain Warranty.

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Fire soils research at Rogers Research Site

By University of Wyoming Extension A new University of Wyoming (UW) bulletin contributes to the growing knowledge base of ecosystem recovery following high-intensity forest fires.

The publication details an ongoing study examining ecological impacts of the 2012 Arapaho Fire, which burned nearly 100,000 acres in the north Laramie Mountains of southeast Wyoming, including the UW-owned Rogers Research Site (RRS).

Preliminary results indicate that marked soil chemical and biotic changes occurred at the 320-acre site following the fire. They are presented in RRS Bulletin 7, Pre- and postfire soil comparisons, Rogers Research Site, north Laramie Mountains, Wyoming.

“As wildfires are becoming more frequent across the U.S., it warrants solid knowledge about the consequences of these events for the recovery of ecosystems,” said co-author Linda van Diepen, an assistant professor of soil microbial ecology in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

“Through comparison of soil conditions pre- and post-fire, we are better able to understand the impacts of high-severity fires such as the Arapaho, which, in turn, helps us in measuring the recovery of the ecosystem back to its original state,” van Diepen said.

In spring 2012, UW graduate student Claire Wilkin and her faculty co-advisor, Professor Steve Williams, established eight monitoring plots at RRS to document soils, plant distribution, water sources, topographic features and belowground biota.

Fortuitously, they collected soil samples within the plots just weeks prior to the lightning-caused Arapaho Fire, which started during an extreme drought. The fire burned across RRS and neighboring lands in early July, reaching temperatures estimated at nearly 900 F. With this baseline information in hand, bulletin co-authors Wilkin and Williams refocused their study on pre- and postfire soil comparisons.

“As such, understanding how fire impacts important nutrients in the soil is paramount to understanding ponderosa pine ecosystems, including the one at RRS and surrounding lands,” Williams said.

After observing noticeable changes in soil chemical and biotic changes, Williams and Wilkin became interested in exploring the subsequent effect these changes might have on the soil microbial communities, which will be detailed in the nearly completed RRS Bulletin 8.

Since Wilkin’s graduation and Williams’ retirement, a team of UW faculty and students led by van Diepen have continued the soil studies and related post-fire ponderosa pine research at RRS. “The research includes soil chemistry and biology, including carbon and nitrogen budgets, and microbial community composition, which are important factors determining nutrient availability to the recovering vegetation,” van Diepen said. “We are also studying the recovery of ponderosa pine, grasses, forbs and shrubs, in addition to measuring how invasive plants are responding to the fire.”

The 320-acre RRS was bequeathed to UW in 2002 by Col. William C. Rogers, who purchased the land shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army. He stated in his will research at the site should focus, in part, on the improvement of forestry and wildlife resources.

“Understanding the responses of soil to wildfire and how it is related to vegetation growth after fire will aid land managers in determining priorities for enhancing forest recovery to provide habitat for wildlife,” van Diepen said.

Other authors of Bulletin 7 include Larry Munn, professor emeritus in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; Michael Urynowicz, professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering; and Robert Waggener, editor for the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES).

WAES and one of its research stations, the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle, manage RRS. They are within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The first seven bulletins detailing research, extension, teaching and other activities at RRS are posted on the SAREC website at http://bit.ly/RogersResearchSite. ##### The Babe Ruth bar was created in 1920 by the Curtiss Candy Company. It was named after the famous baseball player.

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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...............

PRICE REDUCED................... $139,500 2012 Apache AS1020 self-propelled sprayer, 1000 gallon tank, 100-ft. boom, 3-way Tee Jet, Envisio Pro Raven monitor, Auto Boom, Accu Boom, Smart Trax............... ................................................. $134,900

2009 Miller Condor A75 self-propelled, stainless steel tank, Raven Viper Pro monitor, SmartTrax, UltraGlide auto boom......................................... $89,900 Flexi-Coil S67XL, 120-ft. wheel boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon, 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

USED COMBINES

2015 New Holland CR8.90 combine, DFR stone protection, yield & moisture........... ............................................. Just Traded New Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive, good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only....... $16,995 2013 Case IH 7090, low hours, ASP stone protection, yield & moisture.Just Traded

2007 Case IH 2588 combine, rock trap, yield and moisture........................... Let’s Deal 1989 Case IH 1680 combine.... Just Traded Case IH 1480 combine with 810 24-ft. header................................................ $12,500

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

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2004 New Holland SD440 51-ft. air drill with 380 cart, 12” spacing, single shoot, blockage sensor.................................... $62,500

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT 2014 New Holland Speedrower 130, low

hours, pre-DEF, 18-ft. sickle header.

Excellent condition............. Just Traded

MacDon A30 16-ft. swing tongue mower conditioner, rubber-on-rubber roller. Very good condition...................................Call 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

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TRACTORS

2012 Case IH Puma 170 with loader, auto-guide ready, rear duals.. Just Traded

2014 Demco 850 grain cart, fixed, hydrualic or PTO drive package, roll tarp, scale..... ............................................. Just Traded 2009 Case IH RB564 round baler, net/twine.

Good condition........................... $21,900

Versatile 900 tractor........................ $5995

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

TRAILER

Compare to new at close to $100,000

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

NEW & USED HEADERS 2014 MacDon D65 40-ft. draper header......

............................................. Just Traded 2014 MacDon D65 35-ft. draper header...... ............................................. Just Traded

MISC. EQUIPMENT

2008 Case IH 7010 combine, yield and moisture, lateral tilt......................... Let’s Deal

Case IH ATX400 air drill with ATX3380 cart, 50-ft., 10” spacing, 380 bushel tank, single shoot, wireless blockage........... Let’s Deal Ezee-On 7400 40-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 160 bushel cart, ground driven fan. Very good condition........................................ $18,900

MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pickup reel, transport. Let’s Deal!......................

Was............................................ $67,900 Drastically Reduced................. $52,900 MacDon D60S 35-ft. rigid draper header, pickup reel, Case IH adapter. Very good condition............................................Call Case IH 1010-30 combine header............... ................................................ Let’s Deal 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................... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 combine pickup header......... ................................................ Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 pickup header....... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 pickup header....... Let’s Deal 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

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2019 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

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

Huge inventory of pallet forks and bale spears on hand, call today.

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HAY FOR SALE

Approximately 1000 round bales, various mixtures, net wrapped..............................Starting at $90/ton 80-ton small square bales............................ $150/ton Phone 406-212-3413, Kalispell, MT

TRACTOR FOR SALE DX160 tractor - engine, transmission and rear end all good, clutch weak.

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Cali Rae Rooney, of Big Timber, MT competes in the Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet at national Farm Bureau meeting.

Montana young rancher competes in national Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

Doney Crowley P.C. is pleased to announce that Rachel Kinkie Meredith has joined the firm’s Helena office. In joining the firm, Ms. Meredith brings experience in water adjudication and permitting, as well as real property law.

Doney Crowley offers all legal services, and specializes in water law, real property transactions, litigation, natural resources law, and estate planning.

The firm provides legal services to all of Montana from its offices in Helena and Red Lodge.

Cali Rae Rooney, winner of the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet, had the opportunity to compete at the national level during American Farm Bureau’s 100th Annual Convention.

She participated in the first two rounds of the event, and her combined score allowed her to compete in the Sweet Sixteen round.

The Discussion Meet simulates a committee meeting in which active discussion and participation are expected. Participants are evaluated on their ability to exchange ideas and information on a predetermined topic.

To become more knowledgeable about the selected topics—which ranged from technology in agriculture to ag education and advocacy, Rooney studied Farm Bureau policy, conducted web searches on the topics and read magazine articles.

“I wanted to not only find out the ‘why’ of each topic, but the solutions that were available,” said the young rancher. “In addition, I did some personal interviews and learned about how people had solutions to those questions. I believe my strength in this competition was having action-plan items and solutions.”

Rooney, who recently moved back to her family ranch, said being a part of the Young Farmer and Rancher competitions was very valuable. “I learned what other states are doing to be proactive about those issues that affect agriculture. The process has always given me a sense of purpose like I gained with my FFA involvement. It has made me want to become more active in Montana Farm Bureau.”

She strongly encourages other people ages 18-35 to participate in the competition. “It’s an amazing practice that teaches you how to be successful in discussing real policy. If you are thinking about trying the Discussion Meet, you will not regret it.

“I am so honored and proud to have been in this competition with 36 of the brightest and best Farm Bureau has to offer. I want to thank Montana Farm Bureau for sponsoring my trip to compete at this level, and to Polaris who donated a Ranger for the Montana Farm Bureau YF&R Discussion Meet. That certainly gave me incentive to compete in our state, and allowed me to have this amazing experience at the national convention in New Orleans.”

UW soil scientist, professor recognized for research efforts

By University of Wyoming Extension A soil scientist who received the Early Career Research Award from the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station drew high praise from a Senior Fellow with the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, and the scientist who received the Outstanding Research Award has groundbreaking research in molecular biology.

Mike Zhu, assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, was recognized recently with the early career award, and Professor Mark Gomelsky in the Department of Molecular Biology was presented the outstanding research award.

“The scientists who were nominated for this year’s research awards were all excellent contributors to the WAES and the research mission of the college,” said Bret Hess, interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and associate dean for research. “I found it quite gratifying to have awarded seed grants through the AES competitive grants program to both of this year’s winners.

It was neat to know that the experiment station supported a piece of each of the scientist’s exceptional careers.”

Scott Fendorf, Huffington Professor of Earth Science and senior associate dean in Stanford’s School of Earth Science, was emphatic in his praise of Zhu. Scott Fendorf, Huffington Professor of Earth Science and senior associate dean in Stanford’s School of Earth Science, was emphatic in his praise.

“I would argue Professor Zhu is in fact one of the three leading experts on manganese minerals in any field, at any career stage across the globe,” he said.

Zhu joined the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 2013.

Zhu’s most innovative work involves phosphate, said Fendorf, and this year Zhu received a $424,365 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation. The grant began August 15 and ends July 31, 2023. Funds not yet disbursed for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 will bring the grant total to $676,163.

Zhu’s research is primarily focused on the fundamental aspects of soil chemical and mineralogical processes and their applications to understanding nutrient cycling and the fate of metals in soils at molecular to ecosystem scales, noted Pete Stahl, a professor in the UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Zhu has received about $1.7 million in funding, has published 34 papers, and has graduated two Ph.D. students since he arrived at UW, said Stahl, director of the Wyoming Recreation and Restoration Center in the college.

Zhu serves as an associate editor for Soil Science Society of America Journal, and Geochemical Transactions.

Gomelsky has had two scientific papers named among the top 100 most influential in the Journal of Bacteriology since its inception in 1916.

The Gomelsky papers, concerning cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP), were published in 2005 and helped develop a new field in bacterial signaling. Studies on c-di-GMP opened ways for designing new types of antibacterial drugs.

If scientists could trick bacteria into dispersing, antibiotics could destroy bacteria more readily.

“Speaking bacterial language helps us design “psychological warfare” agents against pathogens,” Gomelsky said in an earlier interview. “We want to trick bacteria into making bad decisions during infection.”

By combining antibiotics, which are regular bacterial “warfare” agents, with drugs that meddle with bacterial “minds,” Gomelsky said bacteria can be eradicated more efficiently.

His long-term interest in light sensing in bacteria has led him to developing innovative tools to control cellular processes using light. These tools may be used in the treatment of obesity, immune disorders and tissue regeneration.

Gomelsky has published 87 scientific publications, is a highly cited scientist, has received several million dollars in funding from federal agencies and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Montana’s Next Generation Conference

Another successful year is on the books for Montana’s Next Generation Conference, hosted annually in Shelby. Over 300 attendees from across the state and Canada attended the two-day event.

“It is always fun to see where folks come from and keep coming back year after year.

This year we had three attendees from Saskatchewan and Montana producers from as far away as Baker, White Sulphur Springs and Wolf Point,” said Lacy Roberts, a cohost of the conference. “It is a very diverse group of producers who come representing all sectors of the state and agriculture, which makes it fun and a great chance for them to network with other producers, sponsors and speakers.”

Friday kicked off with keynote speaker, Scott Shearer, providing attendees with an up-close look at U.S. trade negotiations and what the future holds in this arena.

“This is the most challenging trade time since the grain embargos,” shared Shearer, who has been involved in trade negotiations for the past three decades.

However, with those challenges there are lot of opportunities on the horizon as well. “Currently, 30% of U.S. gross farm income is from exports and for every dollar of agriculture exports, this stimulates another $1.27 in business activity,” said Shearer. “Currently 64% of ag exports are to six countries, which are also the same top six for 95% of the auto industry.”

The relationship between ag exports and the auto industry is very tightly connected and Shearer walked the audience through multiple charts showing those relationships.

From there, Shearer highlighted the current U.S. trade agreements in the works or in negotiations. “NAFTA/USMCA is going to be a knock down drag out fight. If we pull out of NAFTA, poultry and dairy benefit under USMCA. If it ends up being a full pull out, it is going to be a major impact. U.S. ag exports will drop $9 billion,” said Shearer.

Shearer highlighted negotiations with China as coming to a head March 1, after the end of the 90-day cool down period. Japan is a major player as well, with negotiations between Japan and the European Union putting some pressure on what the U.S. does.

The U.S. currently controls 47% of the beef trade to Japan and if the EU gets in ahead of the U.S. in the negations, this could provide major ramifications.

“The rest of the world is not waiting on the U.S. When the middle-class’ income improves, they want more protein,” said Shearer. This then translates to positive news for U.S. producers because even small increases in protein in these large population areas is a large increase in protein consumption.

Matt Roberts followed Shearer with the afternoon keynote address and was very well received with his high enthusiasm level and humor, making economics interesting and applicable. Roberts encouraged producers to look at the many different hats that they wear in agriculture and how they can maximize profit under each of those hats.

“In commodity production, the lowcost producer always wins,” said Roberts.

However, to be the low-cost producer, producers need to know and understand their breakeven points. Roberts shared how Apple knows their cost of production down to four decimal points. In comparison, very few agriculture producers know their per acre breakeven point to within the closest dollar, let alone within $10 to $50/acre in a lot of instances.

“Seventy-five percent of producers don’t have the information to make decisions,” said Roberts. “If you want to be profitable, improve your books. You need to determine

where you are making your money, so you know where to put it.”

Considering the tight margins in agriculture currently, this is even more important.

“Get your spouses involved. The first spike in rural divorces happened in the 1980s.

Prior to that, divorce wasn’t a word that was used,” said Roberts referring to the farm crisis in that era.

For those experiencing financial difficulties, “Weak balance sheets need less risk,” said Roberts encouraging producers to evaluate how much risk they can really afford to undertake.

Dustin Ahrens, a Shelby area producer, really enjoyed the information the two speakers brought to the conference. “It was really focused on what was going on now.

It was really interesting to hear how trade and steel are impacting the markets. The explanation of where we are in the farm cycle was good and really what farmers needed to hear right now,” said Ahrens.

The Friday keynote addresses led right into the thirty-six workshops presented on Saturday.

“The workshops Saturday really decompressed Friday’s presentations. [Roberts] had broken the roles down into six subcategories of being an agriculture producer and those tied right into Saturday’s workshops.

Saturday you could really delve into and put on those different hats of farmer, marketer, financial, etc. as there was a workshop for all of those hats. It really complemented Friday’s speakers,” said Ahrens.

“The growing hemp workshop was very fascinating. I appreciated the workshops really fit where we are at right now and all themed very appropriately for helping people get through these times,” added Ahrens.

“The grazing workshops were especially beneficial as they focused on making the most of producers’ most important resource: land. The benefits of applying the grazing concepts will not only lead to more sustainable operations but also more profitable ones,” said Matt Harrington of Browning.

For those considering coming next year, Ahrens said, “Absolutely, especially Saturday. The intimate classroom setting was nice as you were able to ask questions on a more one-on-one basis and there was so much variety. There was a class for everyone.”

Seth Pomery of Havre agreed saying, “It was the best $25 I have ever spent!”

The conference is an annual joint effort of the Glacier, Pondera and Toole County MSU Extension Offices, Glacier and Toole County Farm Service Agency, Native American Community Development Corporation, Marias River Livestock Association and Front Range Counties Farm Bureau.

“NACDC Financial Services is proud to support Montana’s Next Generation Conference because it brings in top notch speakers on timely topics that really affect producers,” said Harrington who is the NACDC representative to the planning committee.

“It was really amazing to see our community come together and help support us in getting this conference pulled off at the last minute, and we are very grateful for all the folks who gave of their time and provided sponsorships to help make it possible,” said Lacy Roberts. “A special thank you to Leavitt Group, Glacier County Conservation District, Liberty County NRCS and Extension Office and Toole County NRCS for volunteering employees to us, as well as Anne James, so we could have some extra labor assistance above our usual team. I can’t thank everyone enough for everything they did to help make this possible.”

For more information on the conference, visit www.mtnextgen.com.

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Susan B Anthony Day

Date When Celebrated: Always February 15 Today honors the birthday of Susan B. Anthony, one of the most important females in American history. Born on February 15, 1820, Susan B Anthony spent her life pushing women’s right to vote and equal rights for women. She was arrested in 1872, for attempting to vote in the presidential elections. She helped bring about the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.

For 40 years, Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights and civil rights activist and leader. As a child she moved to Rochester, NY with her family. Her family was active in the anti-slavery movement. From there, she became active in the fight for women’s rights. Here home on 17 Madison Street in Rochester, NY. has become a National Historical site, and home to a museum about her and women’s rights.

Susan B Anthony is the only woman to date, to have her picture on a U.S.coin or paper currency. It is on the silver dollar.

Take a minute today to give recognition and appreciation to Susan B Anthony and all other women of that time, who fought so hard for women’s rights.

Clean Out Your Computer Day

Date When Celebrated: Second Monday of February Clean Out Your Computer Day is a day to logically review, and delete old files and programs.

Most of us add programs and files to our computer with reckless abandon. After all, computers have huge storage capacity. Many of these files and programs are forgotten over time. Overtime they clog memory and cause confusion during retrieval and use of other files. And, some may slow down your computer.

Somewhere along the way, a (most likely) computer geek or service person, created this day as an opportunity for us to remember to cleanup and delete old and unused files.

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Figure 1. Flea beetle damage to leaves and pods of canola at WTARC site (A, B). Thrips population on pods of canola at Cut Bank in summer of 2018.

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By Anamika Sharma and Gadi V.P. Reddy, Montana State University, Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Conrad, Montana

Among oilseed crops, brassicas are the second largest group of crops grown globally after soybean. Canola crop belongs to genus Brassica from which the oil shall contain less than 2% erucic acid along with less than 30 micromoles of anyone or any mixture of 3-butenyl glucosinolate, 4-pentenyl glucosinolate, 2-hydroxy-3 butenyl glucosinolate, and 2-hydroxy- 4-pentenyl glucosinolate per gram of air-dry, oil-free solid. These traits of oil are considered healthy for humans.

In the USA, since 1985, serious efforts have been taken to grow canola on a large scale and it is grown in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. Canola has gained attention, especially in last 10 years, among Montana farmers due to good market value and as an excellent rotational crop. In addition, due to proximity to Canada, it is easier for Montana farmers to transport their canola crop to Canada for further processing to yield oil.

However, Montana farmers also face direct entry of insect pests of canola which already exist in Canada. The major insect pests of canola in Golden Triangle Area are flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae) and cabbage seedpod weevil (Ceutorhynchus obstrictus). Nevertheless, other parts of Montana also have established populations of other insect pests such as tarnished plant bug, (Lygus sp.) and diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). To control these insect pests, topical insecticides and seed treatments are used. Being a major pest of canola, flea beetles have one generation per year but adults appear twice during the growing season. In the spring, overwintered adults emerge and feed on canola seedlings.

In the fall, offspring of earlier generation feeds on canola leaves, stems and seed pods.

During cool weather conditions, adults shelter and feed on the other adjacent cruciferous plants. During favorable conditions, they start feeding on the new canola crop, mate, and lay eggs in the soil during May and June. The larvae are white with a brown head and feed on the root hairs and taproots of seedlings. By early to mid-July flea beetle larvae pupate. The new generation of adult emergence begins after mid-July and continues until October and feed on the leaves, stems and pods of canola plants.

As integrated pest management (IPM) strategy to control flea beetle, cultural controls (planting dates, increased seeding rates) and insecticide treatments are recommended. However, applying conventional insecticide has its major repercussion on

environment and biodiversity. Canola also serves as an important crop for bees since bees consume canola as an early and a rich source of nectar. Moreover, bees are also good for canola crop since they increase canola yield by enhancing seed germination, seed ripening, uniform flowering, and early pod setting. This scenario creates a mutual relationship between canola crop and bees which is both economically and ecologically beneficial for the environment and farmers. The use of conventional insecticides can jeopardize the relationship between canola crop and bees. Due to heavy exposure to insecticides, bees populations decline. Keeping this in mind at the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center (WTARC), Conrad, we have been trying to explore various bio-pesticides to control insect pest populations on canola.

Unlike conventional pesticides, which are generally synthetic compounds and can be harmful for the environment, bio-pesticides are derived from the natural material such as minerals, bacteria, fungus, plants, and animals. Hence, bio-pesticides are used for target-specific pest control which has minimal impact on non-target beneficial organisms and are safe for the environment.

Also, bio-pesticides are used in resistance management programs since insect pests do not develop resistance to bio-pesticides.

In the summer of 2018 we established an experiment to explore the impact of three bio-pesticides on crucifer flea beetles: Mycotrol ESO® (Beauveria bassiana GHA, an insect-killing fungus), Aza-Direct® (azadirachtin, a compound derived from Neem plant, which has insect-killing properties), and Entrust WP® (spinosad 80%, compounds with insect-killing properties derived from the bacterial species) in comparison to two conventional insecticides, Gaucho® (imidacloprid, as seed treatment), and Mustang Maxx® (Zeta-cypermethrin, as topical spray). Field trials were conducted at two non-irrigated fields, one in Conrad at the WTARC and another in Cut Bank. We sprayed only once throughout the season.

In general, in 2018, there was a severe attack of grasshoppers to several crops especially to canola crops. Hail damage also occurred to the canola crops due to the short growing season. Among insect pests, flea beetles were a major concern and moderate to the low infestation of cabbage seedpod weevil, diamondback moth was noticed in some counties such as Toole and Hill counties. Out of two selected sites to examine the bio-pesticides in 2018, at Conrad, Roundup CONTINUED ON PAGE C36

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Researcher makes important finding in plant reproduction

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By Scott Cotton, University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Natrona County Agricultural producers have a long culture and self-image of being strong, flexible, and adaptive, allowing them to weather climatic, financial, and personal challenges.

Many producers have millions of dollars of fixed assets, which their family has accrued over generations. Producers often earn less than 1.5 percent on their investment each year and tolerate 100+ hour weeks, extreme weather, isolation, and reduced conveniences to grow and produce food for our nation.

As one ranch wife explained to a teacher, “You, too, for a multi-million dollar investment and 150 hours a week, can make money one year, break-even one year, and lose money one year.” Many producers, especially those just getting started, work off-farm jobs as well.

Producers have dealt with increased production costs, multiple disasters, reduced prices, tariff and market pressures, and increasing regulations, in addition to the stresses normal families endure.

This last 24 months has been critical with farm income down over 50 percent since 2013, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. The United States had nine disasters, which affected over 9 million producers. Remember, agricultural producers are only 1.26 percent of our population. Livestock producers are less than 0.5 percent.

According to the USDA Agricultural Statistics Service, the average per capita income for producers with a family of four is less than $29,000 per year. This can be emotionally challenging when they have $300,000 to $20 million invested. When something goes south, it is usually catastrophic. Before 2016, of those producers affected by disasters, over 42 percent went out of business, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency data. When a disaster hits a farmer/rancher, 20-60 years of work often goes with it.

Everyone should understand agricultural producers love and protect the land, take extreme pride in providing products for others, and usually have their entire identity tied to a generational effort to keep an operation in business. When a farm or ranch fails, they not only lose business functionality, they lose their history, their earnings, their future, and their identity. Dr. Starr Lee Heady, a psychologist with PX Equine Enterprises, once said, “Farmers and ranchers have a place-based identity.”

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released in July 2016 (Suicide Rates by Occupational Groups) shows farming, fishing, and forestry now have the highest suicide rates of all groups at 84.5 suicides per 100,000 people. That rate exceeds veterans and emergency response workers.

A University of California factsheet (http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/ files/143919.pdf) connected to research on “distress” (negative stress) faced by women farmers and ranchers indicate their stress levels can easily exceed that of their male counterparts.

Issues such as lack of control, agricultural stereotypes, perceived lack of authority, balancing multiple roles, and other issues compound the stress levels for them.

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Seed certification service manager recognized

By University of Wyoming Extension The manager of the Wyoming Seed Certification Service has been recognized by the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) for his work with producers and the state.

Mike Moore, based at the Powell Research and Extension (R&E) Center, received the Kathleen Bartoncelj WAES staff award Tuesday in Laramie.

Seed certification is conducted under the direction of the WAES and University of Wyoming (UW) Extension with the cooperation of the Wyoming Crop Improvement Association. The service assures seed quality and is based at the Powell R&E Center.

WAES director Bret Hess said Moore plays an important role in the Wyoming Crop Improvement Association and the UW Foundation Seed Program.

“Many of the comments about Mike mentioned how he is always going beyond the call of duty for the service and farmers in general,” said Hess, interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and director of research.

An example of his dedication, noted one nominator, is when Moore and his wife had a “date” inspecting fields on the Fourth of July.

The award is named in honor of retired staff member Kathleen Bartoncelj. Recipients exemplify dedication to service and display exemplary employee conduct.

The WAES is the research office within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Nebraska LEAD (Leadership Education/Action Development) Group 38 participants have been announced by the program’s director, Terry Hejny. The two-year program will begin in September.

The newest members of Nebraska’s premier two-year agricultural leadership development program are involved in production agriculture and/or agribusiness in Nebraska.

“It certainly appears that Class 38 is filled with outstanding individuals from throughout our state and I am excited to get started with them. Our task will be to prepare and motivate them for future leadership roles in their community, our state and beyond,” Hejny said.

LEAD Fellows will participate in 12 monthly three-day seminars across Nebraska, a 10-day national study/travel seminar and a 14-16 day international study/travel seminar.

The goal of the program is to develop problem solvers, decision makers and spokespersons for agriculture and Nebraska.

Seminar themes include leadership assessment and potential, natural resources and energy, leadership through communication, agricultural policy, international trade and finance, Nebraska’s political process, global perspectives, nuclear energy, social and cultural issues, understanding and developing leadership skills, agribusiness and marketing, information technology, advances in health care, the resources and people of Nebraska’s Panhandle and other areas designed to develop leaders through exposure to a broad array of current topics and issues and how they interrelate.

The Nebraska LEAD Program is operated by the non-profit Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council in cooperation with the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and 12 other institutions of higher education throughout Nebraska.

Nebraska LEAD 38 Fellows by city/town are: • Bertrand: Rebecca Schwarz • Broken Bow: Jack Lindstrom, Troy Mack • Bruning: Heather Ramsey • Cairo: Michael Dibbern • Central City: Logan Williams • Chadron: Kyle McCarthy • Chapman: Shane Greving • Davenport: Katie Kaliff-Jagels • Decatur: Jennifer Penny • Elkhorn: Evan Weborg • Elm Creek: Sarah Sivits • Grand Island: Lori Cox • Hastings: Dennis Hoppe • Holdrege: Anthony Marquardt • Indianola: Veronica Waddell • Kimball: Lindsay Forepaugh • Lincoln: Noah Blomendahl, Cale Buhr, Doran Johnson, Boone McAfee • Lyons: Jordan Rasmussen • Maywood: Aaron Weismann • Ogallala: Tony Schrotberger • Omaha: Ryan Sandoz, Scott Schmalken • Palmer: Rene Blauhorn • Ravenna: Judy Trent • Waverly: Paula Peterson As part of Nebraska’s premiere two-year agricultural leadership development program, Nebraska LEAD fellows participate in a 14-16 day international travel seminar. Here, Nebraska LEAD 36 fellows visit the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

Date When Celebrated: Always February 11 Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day is in recognition that everyone spills a little milk now and then. It’s a day to be optimistic, think positive, look on the bright side, and to find something good in everything that happens. As the song says: Don’t Worry, be Happy!

Today is a day to recognize that s_ _ _ happens. And, when it does, Don’t worry, or fret, or cry over it. Rather, take a positive attitude and fix it, or get past it.

We all know the concept of the question: Is the glass half full or half empty? The pessimist sees it as half empty. The optimist sees it as half full. It’s all an attitude towards life.

You should participate in “Don’t Cry over Spilled Milk Day” with an optimistic attitude and a smile on your face!

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Many different sizes to choose from.

Bridges: (2) 55’x13’ Steel Girder - Wood deck....... $40,000 each (1) 28’x15’ Timber Bridge.................................. $25,000 (2) 17’x13’ Timber Bridges.......................... $5000 each (1) 12’x13’ Timber Bridge..................................... $3000 (2) 35’x10’ Rail car with concrete decking...................... . ....................................$5000 each, Both for $7000 . (other sizes available also)

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By K-State Research and Extension News Each year, more than 5,000 Kansas farmers and agricultural workers sustain injuries or acquire a health condition that affects their ability to work.

Thanks to a new round of federal grant funding, the Kansas AgrAbility Project will continue to be a resource for Kansas farmers and ranchers dealing with disabilities and chronic illness.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded Kansas AgrAbility a new, four-year $720,000 grant to extend operations until at least 2022. USDA-NIFA’s competitive grant funds projects in 20 states.

Since receiving its first grant in 2002, Kansas AgrAbility has focused on directly assisting Kansas farmers, farm employees and farm family members who have become injured or have an activity-limiting health condition/limitation to remain actively engaged in production agriculture for as long as they choose.

The project is a partnership between K-State University Research and Extension, Southeast Kansas Independent Living in Parsons, and the University of Kansas Lifespan Institute.

Kansas AgrAbility Agriculture Assistive Technology Specialists combine their knowledge of agriculture with disability expertise to provide specialized services needed to safely accommodate disabilities in everyday farm and ranch operations. These services cover the entire state of Kansas and include collaboration with extension educators, disability experts, rural professionals and volunteers in offering an array of services.

Kansas AgrAbility actively promotes education and networking among rural and disability-service organizations to increase capacity for serving farmers with disabilities and to promote understanding around challenges faced by those farmers in an effort to break down service barriers and promote successful outcomes.

AgrAbility also provides educational resources to avoid primary and secondary injuries on the farm by recommending safe practices and tools to minimize back and joint injuries.

The grant is administered in Kansas State University’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering by Project Director John Slocombe and Project Coordinator Tawnie Larson.

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February 11 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat. (1809) • The Yalta agreement is signed by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. (1945) February 12 Women in the Utah Territory win the right to vote. (1870) February 14 The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred.

Mobsters, dressed as policemen, gunned down seven members of a rival gang. (1929) February 15 The Post Office uses adhesive postage stamps for the first time. (1842) February 16 Nylon is patented. But it won’t become popular for a few more decades. (1937) • NBC TV begins it’s first nightly newscast. (1948) February 18 Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.(1885) • A ninth planet is discovered in the solar system and is named Pluto. The discover is Clyde Tombaugh. (1930) February 19 A prize is inserted into a Crackerjacks box for the first time (1913) February 20 John Glenn become the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.(1962) February 21 Richard Nixon becomes the first U.S. President to visit China. (1972) February 22 Frank Woolworth opens the first “Five Cent Store in Utica, N.Y. (1879) February 23 Walter Wingfield of Pimlico, England, patented the game of lawn tennis. (1874) • The Tootsie Roll rolls into stores in America. (1896) • U.S. marines raise the America flag in Iwo Jima (1945) February 25 Samuel Colt patents the revolver.

February 26 A bomb explodes at the World Trade Center killing 6 people (1993) February 28The Salem Witch Hunts begin. (1692) • The final episode of M.A.S.H. is aired. (1983) February 29 Yellowstone becomes the first National Park (1872)

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1997 GMC C7500 250 hp, Cat diesel, 6 spd Allison, 137K miles. AB, PS, IR diesel 160 cfm compressor, 900 hours, 11R22.5’s 90%, trailer hookups, 33K GVW........ ....................................$14,000

1994 Ford F700 18-ft. flatbed, 175 hp, 5.9 Cummins, 5 & 2 speed, 26K GVW, 109K miles, 75% 10R22.5’s, PB, PS, double frame..$10,500 1997 GMC Topkick C7500 25K miles, 215 hp Cat 3116, 6 speed manual, PS, AC, AB, PTO, 12’6” of frame, 70% 22.5 tires, 33K GVW............$12,500

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4-H programming piques youth interest in STEM

By NDSU Extension Service from your mistakes, and lots of patience The U.S. has become a global leader to make a cool robot. In the end, the times through the inventiveness and hard work of you were so frustrated you thought you its scientists, engineers and innovators, yet could never complete the build is well worth America students aren’t pursuing careers in all the sweat and tears when your robot is science, technology, engineering and math, performing a really cool task and making also known as STEM. sounds to boot.”

North Dakota State University (NDSU) For younger youth, NDSU Extension’s Extension is working to reverse that trend Center for 4-H Youth Development offers through 4-H programs that teach youth to the WeDo program. Youth in kindergarten build and program robots and learn the bato about grade five use a LEGO WeDo kit sics of computer coding. to help them build and program robots.

McKenzie County served as North Dako“It brings much joy and a feeling of acta’s pilot site for the EV3 Robotics program complishment to completely build a robot in 2017 in Watford City. Extension agent and also provide movement and sound,” Marcia Hellandsaas launched the aftersays Hellandsaas, who has led the program school program with 14 youth in grades six in several schools, and at 4-H clubs and the to eight. The youth were in robotics classes North Dakota 4-H Camp near Washburn. at school or a teacher recommended them “Some kids like to free-style their robots as students who excelled in science. and see what they can build without followThe youth built and programmed various ing the instruction given,” she notes. “Those robots using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kits. creations can be really awesome!

“We reached out to a high school robot“Once children begin to build and create, ics class in Alexander for some mentoring a room often becomes almost quiet,” Helassistance and relationship building,” Hellandsaas says. “Sometimes the next more landsaas says. “A field trip to interact with significant sound I hear will be a robot that those students and their wonderful teacher someone has successfully programmed.” provided us with some new tools and learnNorth Dakota 4-H offers WeDo programing.” ming in about 25 counties.

The high school students also visited the Youth have other opportunities to be inyounger youth in Watford City. volved in 4-H STEM activities as well. For “Most of the students worked as partners instance, through a grant from Microsoft, to build the robots, and we found that some older 4-H’ers plan and lead digital activities great friendships, learning and problem for elementary and middle school students. solving took place,” Hellandsaas says.

In 2018, the older 4-H’ers worked All of the youth involved in that pilot weekly with an afterschool STEM club program said it helped them understand sciat Cheney Middle School in West Fargo ence and engineering better, 83 percent said and a CHARISM afterschool program at their experience made them more interested Fargo’s Carl Ben Eielson Middle School on in studying STEM in school, and 58 percent computer science activities. Building and reported they would like a science-related programming robots with LEGO kits was job. one of those activities.

Now Extension agents offer the robotics “The LEGO kits are a new thing we inprogramming through 4-H using LEGO corporated with the Microsoft grant,” says EV3 or NXT kits in about 20 counties.

Lindsey Leker, the Center for 4-H Youth “I challenge the kids first so they start Development’s science specialist. thinking like engineers,” says Karla Meikle, Also, North Dakota 4-H’ers and other Extension’s 4-H youth development agent youth join more than 100 million youth in Morton County. “I present them the opworldwide for the Hour of Code, a program portunity to build a Ferris wheel. While the held in schools during Computer Science results don’t always look like a Ferris wheel, Education Week. It’s a one-hour introducit gets their minds going. tion to computer science. It helps demystify “Once they have completed that task, computer code, the language that allows they look in the books for the designated us to create computer software, apps and robotics item we decide on,” she adds. websites. The objectives are to demonstrate “They build the dancing birds or the althat anyone can learn the basics of coding ligator, whatever the task is, and then have and increase participation in the computer the opportunity to do some programming.” science field.

Agents offer these programs in a variety North Dakota youth participated in 215 of settings. For example, Meikle recently Hour of Code events during the 2018 Comtook EV3 Robotics kits to the North Dakota puter Science Education Week, which was Youth Correctional Center.

Dec. 3-9. Each year in some counties, older “The kids were so patient building their 4-H’ers help guide the younger students. cranes and puppies,” she says. “The teachTo get more youth involved in STEM ers were amazed at the time the kids took learning, Leker holds robotics training for to build their robots and the thought proExtension agents, teachers, volunteers and cess that went into coding when they were older 4-H’ers at various locations in the finished.” state.

The robotics program does more than “An increase in training has led to an pique students’ interest in STEM, however. increase in participation across the state,” “Kids learn they need to cooperate, reshe says. “Robotics is a great way to get spect others, think of others’ feelings and youth involved in engineering and coding listen to each other in order to have a sucactivities.” cessful project,” Hellandsaas says. “It takes To get involved in these programs, conattention to detail and the ability to follow tact your county office of NDSU Extension. directions, think things through and learn ##### The world’s strongest beer is ‘Samuel Adams’ Triple Bock, at 17% alcohol by volume. It’s theoretically impossible to create a beverage over 18% alcohol by fermentation alone.

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USED SEMI TRAILERS

1992 Charmac Elite 3-horse slant w/living quarters, bed, full bathroom, nice shape............................................................$20,000

Load King lead trailer, 42-ft., triple axle.................................$27,500 & pup..............................$17,500 As a pair.........................$42,000

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

2013 Circle D flatbed gooseneck, 24-ft. with beavertail, used very little......................$6500

Kaufman 25-ft., pintle hook, electric brake, 10,000 lb. axles..... .....................................$6000

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2014 Circle D 29-ft. flatbed gooseneck, excellent shape.. .....................................$8500

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(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

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

2001 Travalong Bandit 3-horse slant, walk-in tack compartment............................ $7500

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$1250 1992 Interstate 24-ft. tilt deck, 20ton equipment trailer...... $8500

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

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

1980 Alray 22-ft. stock trailer stocktrailer ................. $2500

Triple axle, 20-ft. x 83”, pintle hitch, completely rebuilt, LIKE NEW! .........................$6500

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1995 51-ft. wedge car hauler, winch, Country Side carriers, 3-7000 lb. axles.......................... $7500

Donohue 16-ft. 7x16 gooseneck stocktrailer ................. $3500 1982 Landoll hydraulic tilt equipment trailer w/winch................$18,500

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14-ft. snow pusher ............$4200

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2014 New Holland 560 Special Crop, net, 1000 PTO, 5400 bales............................$38,500 2014 New Holland 560, net only, high floatation tires, Xtra Sweep. Low bales..........$32,400 2010 New Holland BR7090 Special Crop, net, 1000 PTO, 15,000 bales................$24,500 2010 New Holland BR7090 Special Crop, net, 1000 PTO, 15,500 bales................$24,500 2006 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 12,350 bales........ .......................................................$14,800 2005 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 13,400 bales........ .......................................................$11,500 2003 New Holland BB940A, 3x3 big square baler, tandem axle, 33,000 bales...$35,800

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2003 New Holland T4.105, ROPS with canopy, loader with skidsteer loader quick attach, 800 hours.......................................$41,500 2004 New Holland TS125A, loader, grapple, 3 rear remotes, 3200 hours...............$51,500

2013 John Deere W110 swather, 140A sickle head, 670 hours. Very nice.............$89,800 New Holland HW300 swather, power reverser, rotary screen, 14-ft. sickle head.....$35,100 MacDon 940 15-ft. multi-crop header......$7700 Hesston 1160 12-ft. pull-type sickle head......... ..........................................................$7500

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1996 Ford 9030 bidirectional, loaded cab end, engine end hydraulics, PTO, loader, grapple, 9972 hours.....................................$39,500 Ford 9030 bidirectional, loader and grapple.

Good shape...................................$19,500 1989 Ford 276 II bidirectional, cab, air, heat, loader, 8700 hours. Fair 848-A 8-ft. twin chute blower...................................$35,500 Ford Versatile 276 bidirectional, loaded both ends, grapple. Excellent condition..$21,000

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2005 New Holland BW28 self-propelled balewagon, 16x18 kit, diesel, Allison 6 speed... .....................................................$125,500 Buhler 2500 14 bale round bale retriever, dual arm pickup.....................................$28,500 2006 Morris 881 8 bale round bale retriever.

Like new.........................................$15,500 New Holland HS14 header and 2330 push frame. Excellent condition..............$15,500 Vermeer R23A hydraulic basket rake...$12,500 New Holland HT154 12 wheel rake with 25-ft. working width....................................$9500 New Holland 1225 carted wheel rake. Excellent....................................................$8100 Highline 6000 round bale feeder............$5500

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2015 New Holland L230 skid steer loader, cab, air, heat, E-H controls, bucket, 800 hours... .......................................................$43,100 2016 New Holland L220 skid steer loader, 2 speed, mechanical controls, 700 hours...... .......................................................$28,100 New Holland LS190 skid steer loader, mechanical controls, bucket, forks, solid tires, 2900 hours..............................................$15,500 2005 New Holland LS170 skid steer loader, hydraulic quick attach, weights, block heater, bucket, 2470 hours.........................$17,500 1998 New Holland LX885 skid steer loader, 2 speed, mechanical controls, bucket............ .......................................................$15,100 New Holland L455 skid steer loader, mechanical controls, bucket, forks, 1000 hours. Very good..................................................$9500 2004 JCB 212 SU backhoe, 4WD, cab, air, heat, loader, 4-1 bucket, 560 hours.........$32,500 John Deere 450 dozer, 6-way mechanical blade.......................................Make Offer!

New Holland 716C 9-ft. snowblower, hydraulic chute & deflector, 3-pt. unit...............$5000 New Holland 63SC BA 63” front mount snowblower, fits NG compact tractor.........$3800 BoDozer 10-ft. blade with hydraulic angle, loader mounted, for TV series tractors........ ..........................................................$6500

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Farm King Y810E 8x12 unloading auger, electric motor...........................................$2000 New Holland 7614 loader for TV series tractor.

Excellent!!......................................$10,500 Koyker 150 loader mounts and bucket for smaller tractor...................................$2500 Ford grapple, 5-ft., came off bucket from Ford 276/9030 bidirectional.........................$950 Curtis 7-ft. snow blade, hydraulic angle, loader mounts.................................................Call Curtis 6-ft. snow blade, hydraulic angle, skidsteer mounts........................................Call Frontier RB1210 10-ft. 3-pt. rear blade, hydraulic angle and tilt, manual offset..........$3950 Land Pride 1572 72” 3-pt. rear blade........$600 A&B Eagle 78” 3-pt. scarifier.....................$400 Farm King Y60RR 60” 3-pt. landscaping rake... ............................................................$350 Erskine 1080R 9-ft. 3-pt. PTO driven snowblower, hydraulic chute and deflector.......... ..........................................................$7500 Fair 848A 8-ft. 3-pt. PTO driven snowblower, double chute, hydraulic control.........$7500 Schulte 9600 8-ft. 3-pt. snowblower, hydraulic chute and deflector...........................$4500 New Holland 6-ft. front mount snowblower, fits New Holland compact tractor............$2500 Holder MP44SB 4-ft. 3-pt. PTO driven snowblower................................................$1500 Beltec heavy duty post hole auger..........$1500 New Holland 906 3-pt. post hole digger, 12” bit. ............................................................ $975 Land Pride PD15 3-pt. post hole auger, 12” bit ............................................................$900

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