MARCH 2013
Vol. XIV No. 2 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306
Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
Montana nutrition conference, livestock forum Ranching resilience will be the focus of this year’s Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum in Bozeman. The conference will begin the afternoon of Tuesday, April 9, and run through the morning of Wednesday, April 10, at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 7th Avenue. Jude Capper, a sustainability consultant and adjunct professor of animal sciences at Washington State University, will give the keynote address, speaking on “How Do We Maintain U.S. Beef Production Sustainability and Resilience Moving Toward 2050?” Other conference speakers will discuss flexibility in continued on page a2
LIVESTOCK SALES
Mar. 16, Central Montana Gelbvieh Genetics, Lewistown.................................A5 Mar. 16, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Fort Benton.......................................................A3 Mar. 18, Hawks Angus, Galata.............................................................................A7 Mar. 19, Open Gate Ranch, Simms......................................................................A9 Mar. 19, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Labortory, Miles City......A27 Mar. 21, Klompien Red Angus, Manhattan........................................................A10 Mar. 21 & 22, Vermilion Ranch, Billings.............................................................A11 Mar. 21, Kicking Horse Ranch, Great Falls.......................................................A33 Mar. 27, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range.................................A17 Mar. 27, Master Angus, Chinook........................................................................A14 Mar. 29, R Math Farms, Whitewater...................................................................A21 Mar. 29, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls................................................A19 Mar. 30, Stenberg Market Hog Sale, Big Timber.................................................A2 April 1, Gollaher Ranch, Cascade.....................................................................A22 April 3, Nissen Angus, Chinook........................................................................A29 April 4, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger...............................................................A24 April 4, Bowles J5 Reds, Glasgow....................................................................A30 April 6, DeBruycker Charolais, Great Falls.......................................................A25 April 7, Blacks Lamb & Goat Sale, Gillette, WY..................................................A7 April 9, Montana Shorthorn Association, Miles City.......................................A36 April 10, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola...................................................................A39 April 11, Kel McC Angus (Northern Premier Angus Sale), Chinook..............A40 April 12, Brevig Charolais, Lewistown..............................................................A53 April 12, Thiessen’s Regency Acres, Sidney....................................................A28 April 14, 7-Up Club Lamb Sale, Helena.............................................................C24 April 25, Mangen Angus Ranch, Belle Fourche...............................................A46
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Every Wednesday, Pate Auction Inc., Online....................................................A59 Mar. 16, Mills Auction Service, H.D. Pipeline Plus, Broadus.............................A4 Mar. 16, B&B Auction Sales & Services, Consignment, Havre.......................A12 Mar. 22, Pate Auction Inc., Electrical & Audio/Video Contractors, Helena.....A69 Mar. 23, Montana Auction Company, Todd Morasko Construction, Sidney...A13 Mar. 26, Musser Bros Auction, Hairpin Cavvy Ranch, Billings.........................A2 Mar. 29, Musser Bros, Auction, Ag Equipment, Laurel....................................A15 Mar. 30, Tim Baer, Hay Auction, Vaughn............................................................A20 April 2, Hi Line Auction, Goetz Farm Land, Malta............................................A23 April 5-7, Creston Auction, Creston Fire Department, Creston......................A28 April 6, Toavs Premier Auctions, Mercy Knowlton Estate, Poplar..................A37 April 6, Smith Sales Co., Barbara Bickel Estate, Miles City............................A38 April 13, Mills Auction Service, Norris Ranch, Brockway...............................A49 May 18, Flying D Auction, Spring Consignment, Conrad................................A44 May 23, Buckley Auctions, Boxwell Farm, Sunburst.......................................A66 May 25, Flying D Auction, Magic Farms/Mickey Iverson Farm & Car, Conrad..... .........................................................................................................................A71 June 22, Shobe Auction & Realty, Warhank Family Antique Auto Auction, Rud yard..................................................................................................................A72
Poultry Workshop Series in Helena
MSU/Lewis & Clark County Extension is hosting a three day poultry workshop series in Helena, Montana March 15th – 17th at the Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds. The workshop on the 15th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm will discuss egg candling, grading, marketing eggs and relevant state laws. Some of the basics of successful incubation and raising your own chicks will also be discussed. The workshop on the 16th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm is a National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) inspector certicontinued on page a2
Over 260 producers and industry representatives attended the day long 2013 North Central Montana Pulse Workshop recently in Conrad. North Central Montana is one of the areas where pea and lentil acres are increasing in the Western US. Dr. Perry Miller, MSU Professor of Sustainable Systems, is pictured leading a discussion on pulse production practices in Montana. Other topics included pulse variety trials, weed management, pulse diseases, dry pea crop insurance and pea revenue program, pulse economics, a grower panel and a pulse buyer and processor panel. (Photo courtesy of Dan Picard, MSU Extention, Pondera County)
Workshop on managing urban insects
A one-day workshop on managing insect pests in urban landscapes will be held Tuesday, March 19, in Bozeman, Montana. Organized by the Montana State University Urban IPM program, the workshop
PRIVATE TREATY
Mars Ranch, Kinsey........................................................B4 Storey Herefords, Bozeman...........................................A3 Diemert Ranch Herefords, Lothair..............................A55 Dover Ranch Shorthorns, Billings..............................A20 Elk Park Angus, Columbia Falls..................................A34 Webb Cattle Company, Malta.......................................A18 Diamond D Angus, Valier.............................................A41 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY...................................A4 Sand Herefords, Fairfield...............................................A8 Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch, Helena......................A32 3 Pine Ranch, Great Falls.............................................A47 Bar Star Cattle, Havre...................................................A16 Mees Ranch, Forsyth....................................................A21 Morel Red Angus, Valier...............................................A12 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood.........................................A26 K and C Herefords, Deer Lodge..................................A26 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby.....................................A26 McMurry Cattle, Billings...............................................A26 Rafter Ranch Inc., Wise River......................................A26 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay..............................A26 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek...................................A26 Wichman Herefords, Moore.........................................A26 Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn...............................A27 Banjo Ranch, Molt........................................................A27 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida............................A27 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan...................................A27 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.....................................A27 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend.........................................A27 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek......................A27 Double Tree Red Angus, Sand Coulee........................A56
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will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 2305 Catron St. Cost is $60, which covers lunch and snacks. Participants will learn about beneficial insects, such as bees and wasps, natural enemies, and pesticides along with how gardening practices influence insects. Featured speaker will be Whitney Cranshaw, professor of entomology at Colorado State University and author of “Insects and Diseases of Woody Plants,” “Pests of the West” and hundreds of articles in scientific journals and the popular press. The program is designed for landscape professionals and those interested in insects and mites affecting landscapes and small acreage. Continuing education credits will continued on page A3
Deadline for April issue is March 29.