JANUARY 2020
Vol. XX No. 12 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997
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Youth stress workshop
By NDSU Extension Service Stressors specific to the agriculture industry and helping farm and ranch youth will be the focus of a workshop that North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension, Eyes on the Horizon and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are teaming up to hold from 1 to 4 p.m. Central time January 16, 2020. This workshop is for teachers, counselors, social workers, health-care providers, faith community members, parents and anyone else who is concerned about the youth of rural North Dakota’s farm and ranch communities. The workshop will be held via the Interactive Video Network (IVN) at sites across North Dakota. Monica Kramer McConkey, a licensed professional counselor with Eyes on CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
PRODUCTION SALES
January 25, Bobcat Angus, Great Falls MT........................................................A3 February 1, Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch, Helena MT....................................A5 February 3, Gateway Simmental & Lucky Cross, Lewistown MT.....................A7 February 5, Begger’s Diamond V Simmental & Angus, Wibaux MT.................A9 February 7, Baumgarten Cattle Co Hereford and Angus, Belfield ND.............A4 February 15, Sparks Herefords, Plevna MT......................................................A15 February 17, Bulls of the Big Sky Simmental, Angus, SimAngus, Billings MT... .............................................................................................................................A11 February 25, Connelly Angus, Valier MT...........................................................A13 March 3, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford MT..............................................A17 March 3, Apex Angus, Valier MT........................................................................A19 March 6, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville MT..................................A21 March 7, Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham MT..................................A23 March 7, Bulls of the Bitterroot Black Angus, Stevensville MT......................A25 March 9, Holden Herefords, Valier MT...............................................................A15 March 9, Veseth Cattle Co., Glasgow MT..........................................................A27 March 10, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek MT......................................A15 March 12, Fritz Red Angus, Brady MT..............................................................A37 March 13, Flesch Angus, Shelby MT.................................................................A39 March 30, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls MT......................................A41
Research proposals sought by Alfalfa Seed Committee
From Montana Department of Agriculture The Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee is seeking proposals for demonstration projects, applied research, and market development projects designed to address needs and opportunities for Montana’s alfalfa seed industry. Proposals are due January 31, 2020. The committee will review proposals at the first regular meeting of the year. It will review all applications and make recommendations to the department for funding. Generally, to qualify for consideration, proposals must have practical, near-term application involving practices or organizational arrangements that will stimulate and expand the alfalfa seed industry. For a complete list of guidelines and eligibility requirements, visit https://agr.mt.gov/Portals/168/Documents/ GrantsandLoans/AlfalfaSeedPgm/AlfalfaRFP2020.pdf. Questions should be directed to the Montana Alfalfa Seed Committee, PO Box 200201, Helena, MT 59620-0201 or by contacting Dani Jones at (406) 444-2402 or via email at Danielle.Jones@mt.gov.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
January 19.....RLP Auctions, Western Auction, Hamilton..................................A8
OTHER DATED EVENTS
January 25, Circle Ag Show, Circle MT...............................................................A2 January 31-February 1, Montana’s Next Generation Conference, Shelby MT...A3 February 4-5, Soil & Water Conservation District, Soil Health Symposium, Billings MT......................................................................................................................A6 February 19, Grower’s Meeting, Joplin Montana ............................................A20
This was the Grand Champion market steer at the 2019 Mineral County Fair. The market beef was the first beef project for Margaret Parkin. Margaret purchased the steer locally at the Loge Ranch in St. Regis from a red Angus/black Angus cross cow and a Thomas Herford bull at a weaning weight of 800 pounds and sold to Shyrock Development in Superior for $8.00 per pound. Selling weight was 1455 pounds, equating to a lifetime rate of gain of 2.85 pounds per day. According to the auctioneer, this price of $11,600 is the highest on record for the Mineral County fair.
Master Farmer classes to be held in Conrad By Adriane Good, MSU Extension Pondera County MSU Extension in Pondera county is Specialist will cover Long Term Operational hosting a Master Farmer program to give Success. He will go over how to make your beginning producers a strong foundation of operation successful today, plan for the fuagronomy and farm business knowledge as ture, and make sure your farm survives the they start their farming career and to refresh transition to future generations. the knowledge of veteran producers. This The third class, on February 6, will feature 6-part course will start on January 23, 2020 Mat Peterson-Walter, MSU Extension Lewis and occur every Thursday until February 27 & Clark County Agriculture Agent, speaking at the Moose Lodge in Conrad. Classes will on new and specialty crops. Mat will discuss start at 6 p.m. with dinner and will go until how to determine if new crops are right for approximately 8 p.m. Classes will include you and how to incorporate them into your some hands-on activities as well as some current rotations. classroom style learning. Two of the classes On February 13, Tyler Lane, MSU Extenin this program will have pesticide points sion Chouteau County Agriculture Agent, available for those with current private apwill discuss noxious weeds. Tyler will cover plicator licenses. some important weeds in the area and the In the first class on January 23, John best ways to fight them. Diekhans, Northwest Farm Credit Services Dr. Clain Jones, MSU Extension Soil Spewill go over the basics of acquiring land to cialist, will discuss soil health on February farm. He will cover buying vs. leasing as 20. Dr. Jones will answer all the questions well as some of the finer legal points of the you have about your soil and give you the matter. knowledge you need to keep it productive On January 30, Joel Schumacher, MSU for future crops. Extension Agriculture Economics Associate In the last week, Scott Johnson, manager of Columbia Grain in Conrad will talk about elevator marketing. He will help you gain PRIVATE TREATY the knowledge to make sure you are selling Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn MT.........................A15 your grain at the best price possible. Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida MT......................A15 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY...................................A8 Registration costs $75 and is open through Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek MT.................A7 Thursday, January 16, 2020. Registration is Duncan Ranch Co, Joplin MT......................................A15 available online at pondera.msuextension. Feddes Herefords, Manhattan MT...............................A15 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood MT...................................A15 org or by contacting the Pondera County K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay MT........................A14 Extension Office at 406-271-4054 or ponMcMurry Cattle, Billings MT........................................A15 dera@montana.edu. Checks should be made Sleeping Willow Ranch, Stevensville MT......................A2 to the Pondera County Extension Office and Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek MT.............................A15 Wichman Herefords, Moore MT...................................A14 sent to 20 4th Ave SW, Conrad, MT 59425.
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