JANUARY 2014
Vol. XV No. 12 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306
Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
Spring wheat variety performance summary in Montana By S.P. Lanning, G.R. Carlson, J. Eckhoff, G.D. Kushnak, K. D. Kephart, R.N. Stougaard, D.M. Wichman, D. Nash, A. Dyer, W. Grey, P. Lamb and L.E. Talbert
Introduction The agronomic characteristics of spring wheat varieties evaluated by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station are compared in this publication with other varieties commonly grown in the state. The objective of this summary is to help farmers select the varieties which will perform best in their area. In this bulletin we use a comparable average to evaluate variety performance. Varieties recommended for production in the respective districts of Montana are designated by an asterisk. A brief description of each variety is given which may include a variety’s particular advantages or disadvantages. The information was extracted from data collected and analyzed from the Advanced Spring Wheat and Statewide Durum Wheat nurseries. These reports are prepared by research personnel of the Montana Agricultural continued on page a2
Baseline water testing seminar
The Central Montana Resource Council and Fergus County Extension Service will hold a Baseline Water Testing Seminar from 4pm-6:30pm Wednesday, January 22 at the Community Center at 307 W Watson Street, next to the Lewistown Fire Station. Registration, coffee, microbrew and snacks at 4pm; presentation begins at 4:30pm. continued on page A2
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Jan. 26, RLP Auctions, Cowboy Collectibles, Hamilton.................................A23
PRODUCTION SALES
Montana Red Angus Association....................................................................A32 Feb. 1, Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch, Helena.................................................A3 Feb. 3, Gateway Simmental & Lucky Cross, Lewistown.................................A38 Feb. 5, Begger’s Diamond V, Wibaux..................................................................A7 Feb. 8, Snowshoe Cattle Company & Sidwell Ranch, Miles City...................A25 Feb. 15, Sparks Herefords, Plevna...................................................................A25 Feb. 17, Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings..............................................................A11 Feb. 19, Veseth Cattle Co., Malta......................................................................A12 Feb. 22, Bitterroot Performance Bull Sale, Missoula......................................A13 Feb. 25, Connelly Angus, Valier........................................................................A35 Mar. 1, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford.........................................................A8 Mar. 3, Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook..............................A10 Mar. 3, Mytty Angus Ranch, Florence..............................................................A19 Mar. 4, Apex Angus, Valier.................................................................................A21 Mar. 7, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville...........................................A23 Mar. 7, Flesch Angus, Shelby............................................................................A27 Mar. 8, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Labortory, Miles City.......A24 Mar. 8, Bulls of the Bitterroot, Stevensville.....................................................A30 Mar. 10, Holden Herefords, Valier......................................................................A25 Mar. 11, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek...............................................A24 Mar. 13, Fritz Red Angus, Brady.......................................................................A29 Mar. 15, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Fort Benton....................................................A31 Mar. 17, Hawks Angus, Galata..........................................................................A36 Mar. 18, Open Gate Ranch, Simms...................................................................A43 Apr. 10, Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook...........................................A48
Ben and Becky Smith of New Underwood, South Dakota are pictured here with Linda and Arvid Eggen of J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood, Montana. Ben and Becky were one of the unlucky ranchers hit by the October snow storm that wiped out hundreds of cattle. A trailer load of cattle was put together by Hereford breeders from Northern and Eastern Montana to help them out. The breeders included Edward A. Olsen Ranch of Havre; J Bar E Ranch of Plentywood; Sparks Herefords, Plevna; and Deep Creek Valley Ranch, Hammon.
NDSU schedules 2014 Getting It Right soybean production meetings By NDSU Extension Service
Soybean producers interested in intensive soybean management should plan to attend one of three Getting it Right meetings scheduled for Velva, Mohall and Wishek. At the meetings, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service faculty and staff will discuss soybean research and 2014 production issues. “These are soybean educational meetings with current research-based information that can help producers with soybean production decisions for the 2014 growing season,” says Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension agronomist. The meeting dates are: • Tuesday, January 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Velva Senior Center at 122
PRIVATE TREATY
Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek....................... A4 Sand Herefords, Fairfield............................................ A20 Brownell Polled Herefords, Conrad............................ A14 Storey Herefords, Bozeman.......................................... A6 Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn.............................. A24 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan.................................. A24 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida........................... A24 Diemert Ranch Herefords, Lothair............................. A24 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend........................................ A24 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.................................... A24 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood........................................ A24 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby.................................... A25 McMurry Cattle, Billings.............................................. A25 M/D Herefords, Baker.................................................. A25 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus........................................... A25 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek.................................. A25 Wichman Herefords, Moore........................................ A25 Montana Red Angus Association.............................. A32 Montana Shorthorn Association................................ A34
Main St. N. • Wednesday, January 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mohall Emergency Services Building at 104 Central Ave. N. From the four-way stop on Main Street, go north one block. • Tuesday, January 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wishek American Legion Post at 819 2nd Ave. N. From North Dakota Highway 3, turn east onto North Dakota Highway 13. From there, turn north at the Dakota Central Frontier Cooperative gas station and go one block. Sam Markell, NDSU Extension pathologist, will provide an update on the disease outlook for 2014 and results from field research conducted in 2013. Two important topics covered will be an update on soybean cyst nematodes and how to manage soybean continued on page A2
Advertiser Index Page B1 Recipe Patch A63 ADVERTISING DEADLINE The deadline for the February 2014 issue is January 31