Trader's Dispatch - March 2022 by The Trader's Dispatch

MARCH 2022

Vol. XXIII No. 2 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com

Montana Pulse Crop Committee to meet

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The Montana Pulse Crop Committee will meet beginning at 9:00 AM MST on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the Northern Agricultural Research Center in Havre, Montana. Committee members will review proposals to fund market development and educational projects designed to advance Montana’s pulse industry. For more information, contact Dani Jones at the Montana Department of Agriculture. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s mission is to invest in and deliver support for marketing, research, education, and policy development programming that improves return on investment for the pulse producers of Montana.

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Mar 19, Springhill Auctioneers, Leonard Matteson Toy, Galata MT.............. A2 Mar 21, Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Curt McCann Equip Reduction, Harlem MT................................................................................................... A4 Mar 22, Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Diamond K Ranch LLC, Pompeys Pillar MT...................................................................................................... A5 Mar 27, RLP Auctions, Equip, Tools, Guns, Ammo, Gold & Silver, Hamilton MT. ..................................................................................................................... A6 Mar 25, Weishaar Auction Service, Wax Retirement Farm, Regent ND......... A6 Mar 26, GSI Auction Service, Glenn Rohde Retirement, Glasgow MT......... A11 Mar 28, Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Wayne Miller Retirement, Lodge Grass MT................................................................................................... A12 Mar 31 - Apr 14, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Northwest Coating & Painting Retirement, Online.................................................................................... A14 Apr 1, 2, 3, Creston Auction & County Fair, Creston MT.............................. A18 Apr 16, Bo Carpenter Auction Inc., Pruyn Farm, Missoula MT.................... A12 Apr 16, Montana Auction Company, Albin & Double A Surplus Equip, Sidney MT.............................................................................................................. A21 Apr 19, Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Double C Farms, Townsend MT. ................................................................................................................... A23 May 7, Weaver Auctions, Ekstrom’s Ranch, Clinton MT.............................. A26 May 8, Smith Sales, Consignment, Miles City MT....................................... C37 May 21, Weaver Auctions, Spring Consignment, Drummond MT................ A26

Private applicator training

MSU Cascade County Extension will be offering an initial private applicator training in Great Falls, Montana on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The training will be at Great Falls College MSU’s Heritage Hall and begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration. The training will end at 5:30 p.m. Individuals and their employees must be licensed as a private applicator prior to purchasing and using restricted use pesticides on land they own, rent, or lease. For applicators to acquire their private applicator license, they must either attend an initial private applicator training or pass the CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

PRODUCTION SALES

Mar 19, Central Montana Gelbvieh & Angus Genetics, Lewistown MT....... A36 Mar 19, Gnerer Angus, Olive MT..................................................................... A2 Mar 21, Whistling Winds Angus, Inc, Hingham MT........................................ A3 Mar 23, Peterson Grain & Cattle, Havre MT................................................. A31 Mar 24, Martin Red Angus & Koss Angus, Glasgow MT................................ A7 Mar 25, Sun River Red Angus, Great Falls MT............................................... A4 Mar 28, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls MT........................................ A9 Mar 31, Open Gate Ranch, Simms MT.......................................................... A13 Apr 1, Regency Acres, Sidney MT................................................................ A27 Apr 4, Gollaher Ranch, Cascade MT............................................................. A18 Apr 6, Nissen Angus, Chinook MT................................................................ A15 Apr 6, Sidwell Ranch & Frank Herefords, Columbus MT............................. A16 Apr 7, Bowles J5 Reds, Glasgow MT........................................................... A10 Apr 7, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger MT....................................................... A19 Apr 11, Northern Plains Simmentals, Rugby, ND........................................... A8 Apr 20, Milk River Angus, Chinook MT........................................................ A25 Apr 23, Rimrock Cattle Co, Kevin MT........................................................... A20 Apr 25 - 29, Central Montana Tarentaise, Fort Benton MT.......................... A28 Apr 30, Roundup Horse Sale, Roundup MT.................................................. A19

By far the most popular booth at the Montana Agricutural Trade Exposition in Billings, Montana on February 17-19 was the “tool” booth. Every tool imaginable was on display and for sale. Staff photo.

Cast your vote for new Montana Wheat and Barley variety names The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) and the Montana State University (MSU) Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Department are inviting the public to help name four new wheat and barley varieties released to the public this year. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee funds local research to develop superior plant varieties that earn premium prices and are recognized throughout the world for their superior quality. In partnership with the Montana State University Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Department, new public crop varieties are released nearly every year to continue improving upon a long legacy of research and crop develop-

PRIVATE TREATY

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida MT.................... A17 Central Montana Tarentaise, Fort Benton MT.......... A28 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY............................... A12 Cross Three Quarter Horse, Conrad MT................... A25 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek MT............... A2 Freeman Ranch, Augusta MT..................................... A4 K & C Herefords, Deer Lodge MT.............................. A16 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay MT...................... A16 Konesky Simmental, Sand Coulee MT....................... A7 M/D Herefords, Baker MT......................................... A16 Maloney Angus & Simmental, Turner MT................. A11 McMurry Cattle, Billings MT..................................... A16 Rimrock Cattle Co. Kevin MT.................................... A20 Sleeping Willow Ranch, Stevensville MT................. A14 Wichman Herefords, Moore MT................................ A16

ment in the state. Funding for research to improve quality, production, and best farm practices is supported through producer checkoff dollars. To add a bit more excitement to the 2022 release of four new wheat and barley varieties, MWBC and MSU have teamed up to ask the public to cast their votes for new names. A list of names has been compiled—some clever, others honoring industry legends or locations across the state—and voting is now open online via this link. Voting will remain open until March 31, 2022, after which MWBC will announce the results. To learn more about these varieties, go to montanawbc.com and click on the “Cast Your Vote Now” image. To vote, scan the QR code.

ABC workshop

By Sarah A. Sivits, Dawson/Buffalo/ Hall County Extension Nebraska Extension is hosting a series of workshops across the state in March focusing on a new online Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) tool. The Ag Budget Calculator is a free tool that focuses on budgeting and decision making to assist producers to determine cost of production, projected CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

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PASTURE WANTED

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Ag Budget Calculator (ABC) workshop CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

cash, and economic returns for their farm or ranch enterprise. Workshop topics include downloading and using UNL crop budgets, creating customized crop budgets, entering field operations and material inputs to determine costs on a perfield basis, generate enterprise reports that include cash costs, economic costs, and anticipated returns, and using analysis features including risk modules. The closest workshop will be held on March 16th at the Phelps County Ag Center (1308 2nd Street, Holdrege, NE 68949) from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop computer and budgets to work through during class. If participants can’t bring their own laptop, computers will be available to use throughout the workshop. The workshop is free to attend, but pre-registration is required to ensure enough materials are provided for the class. Those interested can pre-register online (https://cap.unl.edu/abc) or by contacting the Phelps County Extension Office (308-995-4222). More information can be found at the following website (https://cropwatch.unl. edu/2022/unl-offering-training-workshops-new-ag-budgetcalculator-tool) or by contacting Glennis McClure, Extension Educator in Agricultural Economics (gmcclure3@unl.edu; 402-472-0661).

Private applicator training CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

50-question, open-book, graded, Montana private applicator certification exam at their local Extension office. Speakers include Cecil Tharp, MSU Pesticide Education Specialist; Makayla Paul, MSU Meagher County Extension; Rose Malisani, MSU Cascade County Extension; Jesse Fulbright, MSU Liberty County Extension; Michaela Hystad, Montana Department of Agriculture; Adriane Good, MSU Pondera County Extension; and Colleen Pegar, MSU Hill County Extension. The Initial Private applicator training is open to the public. Individuals who have a current private applicator license will receive 6 private applicator recertification credits. Individuals not holding a private applicator license will be licensed as private applicators at the program. The fee is $48 for the private applicator license after the training for those producers living in District 3. Licensing fees are based upon a five-year recertification period. To find out more about the private applicator program, go to www. pesticides.montana.edu. Individuals interested in the training need to register by Friday, April 15, 2022, to the MSU Cascade County Extension office. There is a fee for lunch and training materials. Contact Rose Malisani at (406) 454-6980 for more information or to register.

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Record high meat production in November

USDA News Release November 2020 contained 21 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2021 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in November, up 2 percent from the 4.69 billion pounds produced in November 2020. Beef production, at 2.38 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, up 6 percent from November 2020. The average live weight was down 5 pounds from the previous year, at 1,382 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.6 million pounds, 5 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,000 head, down 6 percent from November 2020. The average live weight was up 1 pound from last year, at 242 pounds. Pork production totaled 2.41 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11.1 million head, up 1 percent from November 2020. The average live weight was down 3 pounds from the previous year, at 291 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 12.0 million pounds, was up 12 percent from November 2020. Sheep slaughter totaled 195,100 head, 8 percent above last year. The average live weight was 122 pounds, up 4 pounds from November a year ago. January to November 2021 commercial red meat production was 51.0 billion pounds, up slightly from 2020. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent from last year, veal was down 18 percent, pork was down 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly. ##### He’s so old that when he orders a three-minute egg, they ask for the money up front. – Milton Berle ##### Your greatest triumphs are not in winning, but in rising again after every fall. ##### If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: “He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned.” – Epictetus

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On-farm research

By Sarah A Sivits, Dawson/Buffalo/Hall County Extension Spring is right around the corner and that means planting season will be here soon. Are you wanting to try something new on your operation this year? Participating in on-farm research is a great way for producers to test out different products, practices, and equipment on a smaller scale. Most research studies utilize small plots which works great for testing various treatments in a field, but it doesn’t really tell the producer anything. Another common problem with trying out these products or practices is that they are often implemented across the entire field without proper randomization and replication, so we really don’t know statistically speaking if that product or practice really worked or not. Each field and operation are unique and therefore needs to be treated as such. Producers are the ones who know their equipment, field history, and environmental conditions better than anyone. Therefore, producer involvement in on-farm research is key. Producers interested in conducting on-farm research will work closely with local Extension professionals to design a study that will help answer their questions. Producer involvement is essential to ensure their goals and objectives are met. The question many producers ask though is, how much time do I need to delegate towards doing on-farm research? It really depends on how involved they want to be. Other than sitting down prior to planting to discuss the details of the study, the producer uses their own equipment to plant, make in-season applications, and harvest. After that, it’s up to them if they want to collect any other in-season data, which could include stand counts or other field measurements based on the goals and objectives for the study. If producers don’t have time to collect in-season data, Extension professionals are there to help. If you’re at all curious about participating in on-farm research, look at our website: https://on-farm-research.unl.edu/. Producers can click on the “Explore Research Results” tab which shares information about results publications and a searchable results database. Under the “Get Started” tab, you can learn about field protocols, how to conduct on-farm research, and what your role is as a producer. There are also several videos and articles about studies and the importance of on-farm research. Contact your local Extension Office or the folks at the On-Farm Research Network (402-245-2222; onfarm@ unl.edu) if you have questions or would like to participate in on-farm research this year.

Planning for summer annual forages

Jerry Volesky, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum Recently, I talked about the importance of planning for cool-season annual forages and the same applies for summer annual forages. Taking care of this early could save you some money on seed or ensure that you get what you want. Your plans should include whether you plan to hay this forage or have it for extra grazing? But which one will you plant? It can be confusing because there are six different types of major summer annual forage grasses. These include: sudangrass, sorghum-sudan hybrids, forage sorghum (which we often call cane or sorgo), foxtail millet, pearl millet, and teff. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. So, base your choice primarily on how you plan to use it. For pasture, sudangrass or pearl millet are good choices. Both are leafy, they regrow rapidly, and they contain less danger from prussic acid poisoning than other annual grasses. For hay or green chop, select sorghum-sudan hybrids or pearl millet because they yield well, and they have good feed value when cut two or three times. On sandy soils, or when conditions are dry, foxtail millet may be a better choice for summer hay. It dries fast, doesn’t regrow after cutting, and handles dry soils well. Cane hay is grown in many areas and produces high tonnage, but it’s lower in feed value and dries more slowly after cutting than the hybrids or millets. Or you could choose teff for a really soft, leafy, high quality horse hay. If the plan is to chop for silage, choose the forage sorghums, especially hybrids with high grain production. They can’t be beat for tonnage or for feed value. While there are several choices of summer annual forages, simply select the one that is best adapted to the way you plan to use it.

Spring planting alfalfa

By Todd Whitney, University of Nebraska Lincoln Alfalfa can be successfully seeded in the Spring or Fall depending on field weed pressure; moisture conditions; and timing. Once established, perennial alfalfa plants can complete well with weeds. However, first year stand establishment can be a challenge when moisture is limited; and weed pressure is high. If herbicide resistant weeds are currently growing in fields, then light tillage may be needed to control these weeds while creating a firm seedbed for alfalfa drilling. Also, combining light tillage plus herbicide may be a best management seedbed preparation practice. Since new alfalfa seedlings are susceptible to injury from many herbicides, it is critical to follow all chemical label instructions. Usually, the alfalfa will need at least two to four trifoliated leaves before herbicides are applied; and 2,4-D usage is not recommended. Glyphosate-tolerant or Round-up Ready alfalfa varieties provide more flexibility for controlling weeds currently growing in fields. Initial glyphosate application should occur between alfalfa emergence and 4th trifoliate leaf alfalfa growth stages to remove nonglyphosate tolerant alfalfa seedlings and control weeds that are present. Our UNL “Seeding Alfalfa” NebGuide G2247 lists other steps for successfully establishing new alfalfa stands. For example, alfalfa grows best at 6.8 soil pH with a pH range from 6.5 to 7.5. Seed alfalfa between Apr. 1 and May 15 in eastern & southern Nebraska; and sow seed between April 15 and May 15 in western and northern regions. Target seeding depth is ¼ to ½ inch in the findtextured soils and ¾ inch depth in sandy soils. Seedlings placed too shallow will dry out rapidly and die due to poor roots. While seeds planted more than 1 inch deep may be unable to emerge after germinating. #### If you’re headed in the wrong direction on the highway of life, God allows U-turns. ##### God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. – William Cowper

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ENDS: TUESDAY, MAR 22 • 4:00 PM POMPEYS PILLAR, MT • 1801 FLYCREEK RD

TRACTORS & LOADERS 2005 John Deere 7820 Tractor, mfwd, 3334 hrs, Sells w/ 746 loader 2007 John Deere 6715 Tractor, mfwd, 5347 hrs, Sells w/ Classic 740 loader 1978 Steiger ST310 Tractor, 4wd, shows 12,441 hrs 1965 IH Farmall 706 Tractor, dsl, 6307 hrs 1988 CaseIH 585 Tractor, 1313 hrs, dsl 1979 Case 580C Backhoe, dsl HAYING EQT 2007 John Deere 4895 Swather, 1028 eHrs/880 hHrs, 16’ hdr 2019 Vermeer 605N Select Baler, 1912 bales/ 72 hrs

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Evaluate vitamin A supplementation for beef cattle

NDSU Extension and Ag Research News Drought brings many nutritional and require around 42,250 IU of vitamin A per animal health-related challenges. Cow perday, assuming dry matter intake of 2.5% formance issues during the grazing season of body weight. A lactating cow weighing may result from reduced forage quality 1,300 pounds would require 59,000 IU of and quantity. It is possible that cows will vitamin A per day. enter the fall and winter in lower than de“Vitamin A can be provided through dry sired body condition score and with other or liquid supplements, mixed feeds or minpotential nutrient deficiencies that may not eral supplements,” says Carlson. “Vitamin be noticeable. Vitamin A deficiency is one A concentrates also are available and can potential challenge that may arise when be added to home-mixed supplements or feeding drought-affected forages, according rations. Commercial supplements should to North Dakota State University (NDSU) be evaluated to determine whether or not Extension specialists. products supply adequate vitamin A.” Vitamins are classified as water soluble Block provides the following example for (B vitamins, vitamin C) or fat soluble (vitacalculating vitamin A provided in a mineral mins A, D, E and K). Vitamins play critical supplement. If a mineral supplement conroles in animal growth, immune function, tains 200,000 IU per pound and target intake nervous system function, reproduction, is 2 ounces of mineral per head per day, bone development and nutrient utilization. cows would be consuming approximately Under normal conditions, water soluble 25,000 IU of vitamin A per head per day vitamins are synthesized in the body and do (200,000 ÷ 16 oz/lb = 12,500 IU/oz; 12,500 not need to be provided in the diet. HowIU/oz × 2 oz = 25,000 IU). This level of ever, with the exception of vitamin D, beef consumption would not meet the requirecattle are not able to synthesize fat soluble ments for dry or lactating 1,300-pound vitamins. cows, she notes. “Vitamin A (retinol) is the vitamin most Block also notes that vitamin A precurlikely to be deficient in beef cow diets this sors are unstable and susceptible to oxidawinter,” says Janna Block, NDSU Extension tion when stored for long periods of time, livestock systems specialist at the Hettinger particularly when included in an inorganic Research Extension Center. “Vitamin A is mineral mixture. To reduce vitamin A losses, not present in plant material, but its precurshe advises against storing mineral products sors, also known as carotenoids, such as for more than a few months. beta-carotene, are present in high amounts “Injections of vitamin A also may be in leafy green forage. Beta-carotene is used,” says Block. “However, it may be converted to vitamin A mainly in the cow’s necessary to repeat injections every three small intestine.” to four weeks for deficient cows.” A study published by researchers at the If dietary vitamin A is not adequate, a Ohio State University evaluated vitamin A critical time for injection in pregnant cows equivalents of feedstuffs commonly fed to is at least two months prior to calving to beef cattle in a five-state area. They reported build up stores in the cow and ensure that that fresh pasture contained approximately adequate levels of vitamins are present in five times more vitamin A equivalents than the colostrum. Calves have minimal vitamin corn silage and 10 times more than hay. reserves at birth and are highly dependent Corn, corn co-products and silage are other on an adequate supply of vitamins from the feedstuffs that typically contain moderate to dam through colostrum and milk. good levels of carotenoids. “Consequences of vitamin A deficiency “During a grazing season with normal include poor feed conversion and gain, precipitation and adequate quantities of reduced growth, low conception rates, aborlush, green forage, daily intake of betation, stillbirths and weak calves,” says Gercarotene may be three to five times the ald Stokka, NDSU Extension veterinarian animal’s requirement,” says Block. “When and livestock stewardship specialist. “Comthis occurs, excess vitamin A can be stored mon symptoms of vitamin A deficiency in the liver.” include reduced feed intake, rough hair coat, She adds that while cattle may store two night blindness, diarrhea and swelling of the to four months of vitamin A in the liver, legs and brisket.” storage is highly variable and cannot be Although required at relatively small assessed accurately without a liver biopsy amounts, vitamins are a critical component sample. of beef cow diets, says Stokka. Forages and “During drought, beta-carotene in growother low-quality feeds that are deficient ing forage is inadequate to meet requirein vitamin A may also be deficient in other ments, limiting liver stores,” says Block. nutrients such as protein, energy and miner“In addition, feed supplies after a drought als. Forage analysis is recommended, and year largely consist of harvested low farmers and ranchers should consult with quality forages which contain little to no their veterinarians if they are interested in beta-carotene. Even if forage was green a liver biopsy to assess vitamin and mineral at harvest, exposure to sunlight, heat and status of their cow herds. moisture reduce vitamin A activity during Considerations for choosing the best storage. Pregnant cows consuming low supplement product include the production quality forages that have consumed minimal stage and weight of cattle, forage quality quantities of green grass this year are at high and expected intake of feeds. Contact your risk of vitamin A deficiency and should be local NDSU Extension agent, nutritionist supplemented.” or veterinarian for more information about Zac Carlson, NDSU Extension beef cattle how vitamin A deficiency may affect your specialist, cautions that high levels of nitrate herd, and how you can prevent issues this in rations also can contribute to vitamin A winter. deficiency through interference in the conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A and ##### reduced absorption in the animal. It’s impossible to hum while holding Pregnant cows require approximately your nose (just try it!). 1,300 International Units (IU) per pound of ##### dry feed, and lactating cows and bulls reAll of an adult human’s blood vessels, if laid quire approximately 1,800 IU. For example, out end to end, would be about 100,000 miles, a dry cow weighing 1,300 pounds would so they could encircle the earth four times.

Comment period for proposed changes to Apple Crop insurance policy

USDA News Release private crop insurance agents. A list of The U.S. Department of Agriculture crop insurance agents is available at all (USDA) has extended the comment period USDA Service Centers and online at the deadline contained in the proposed rule for RMA Agent Locator (https://rma.usda.gov/ the Apple Crop Provisions through April Information-Tools/Agent-Locator-Page). 15, 2022. Learn more about crop insurance and the USDA’s Risk Management Agency modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov. (RMA) originally announced the publication USDA touches the lives of all Americans of a proposed rule in the Federal Register each day in so many positive ways. Under to amend the Apple Crop Provisions in the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is December 2021. The proposed changes are transforming America’s food system with based on stakeholder feedback and recoma greater focus on more resilient local and mended changes from a contracted study on regional food production, fairer markets for the apple crop insurance program. Following all producers, ensuring access to healthy and feedback from the proposed rule, RMA will nutritious food in all communities, building publish a final rule that is expected to be new markets and streams of income for effective for the 2024 crop year. farmers and producers using climate smart “Hearing straight from our customers, the food and forestry practices, making historic producers, is the best way for us to know investments in infrastructure and clean enhow to improve the products and programs ergy capabilities in rural America, and comwe offer them,” said Marcia Bunger, RMA mitting to equity across the Department by Administrator. “By extending the comment removing systemic barriers and building a period for the Apple Crop Provisions, we workforce more representative of America. are allowing more time for this important To learn more, visit www.usda.gov. feedback process.” RMA is proposing to make changes to the apple crop insurance program that: • Enable producers to elect different coverage levels and percent of price elections by type, which allows producers to manage individual coverage and price risk more effectively. • Allow producers’ premiums to be reduced in response to orchard management practices, such as removing or grafting trees, that typically occur after the acreage reporting date and decrease an orchard’s productivity. • Allow producers to insure at a higher price for apples sold predominantly to direct markets or premium processing markets. • Exclude apples sold for the slicer market from being considered “fresh apple production.” • Introduce a fresh fruit factor to account for the reduced market value of production insured under the Quality Option sold for a grade other than U.S. Fancy. Interested parties can submit comments via the Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/27/2022-01566/ common-crop-insuranceregulations-apple-crop-insurance-provisions). More Information Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through ##### The handing parts of a dog’s lips are called flews. (No wonder the slobber flies.) ##### The seventh-inning stretch makes baseball the only sport where spectators do calisthenics. ##### A Japanese company markets toupees for dogs.

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By Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension news A Kansas State University plant pathologist says researchers and producers need to work together to control a soilborne disease in soybeans that can rob that crop of yields. “Sudden death syndrome is a soilborne disease of soybean that affects the roots,” said K-State’s Chris Little. Little said the symptoms of sudden death syndrome can be seen above ground as chlorosis, a yellowing of normally green leaves due to a lack of chlorophyll. Often the symptoms will appear in the field after rainfall, or in saturated soils. “It’s really a root pathogen that lives in the soil then attacks the roots, colonizes the roots early on, and then begins to make a toxin that moves through the plant and causes those above-ground symptoms that many folks have seen,” Little said. According to Little, sudden death syndrome cannot be eradicated, so control methods need to be utilized. He recommends having the soil tested for populations of the soybean cyst nematode to make sure that the proper resistance is being used for the nematode, which may also help keep sudden death syndrome from attacking the soybean plants since both diseases can occur in the same field. “You can check with your seed provider and try to get some information about the seed selections that you make,” Little said. “Make sure that you’ve got some good tolerance or resistance in that material.” He added that different seed companies may use opposite scales to measure resistance, so for some companies the highest number may be the best, while for other companies the lowest number may be the best. “Make sure you check the correct number and know what it is representing,” Little said. Proper nutrition might be another way to avoid the disease. “Phosphorus amendment really has a positive role in reducing the severity of sudden death syndrome symptoms, and also can increase yield,” Little said. Little said wheat and sorghum are effective crops to use in rotation, since those are not hosts of the sudden death syndrome fungus. Corn is another option, but the fungus can survive on corn stubble to a slight degree, according to Little. Researchers are also studying the use of cover crops to understand their effectiveness in reducing sudden death syndrome. “Sudden death syndrome remains a research interest at Kansas State University, but producers need to do their part to stay on top of this too,” Little said. ##### Humans and armadillos are the only animals that can get leprosy.

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14th annual U.S. Targhee Sheep Association Starter flock

U.S. Targhee Sheep Association The U.S. Targhee Sheep Association (USTSA) will again, for the 14th straight year, be offering a free registered Targhee Starter flock to a deserving youth at the 2022 USTSA National Show and Sale, held July 18-20, 2022, in Big Timber. In previous years, the generous members of the USTSA have awarded 18 starter flocks, totaling 60 head of sheep, and have also donated almost $14,000 towards buyer’s 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 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, 2022, 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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NDSU Extension and Ag Research News North Dakota State University faculty and staff received awards for excellence in research, teaching, Extension and support staff efforts in an awards ceremony on December 9. The 2021 award recipients are: • Larson/Yaggie Excellence in Research Award - Guiping Yan, associate professor, Department of Plant Pathology • Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award - Marisol Berti, professor, Department of Plant Sciences • Earl and Dorothy Foster Excellence in Teaching Award - Anuradha Vegi, assistant professor of practice, Department of Plant Sciences • H. Roald and Janet Lund Excellence in Teaching Award - Birgit Pruess, professor, Department of Microbiological Sciences • William J. and Angelyn A. Austin Excellence in Advising Award - Jack Norland, associate professor, School of Natural Resource Sciences (NRM) • Excellence in Extension Early Career Award - Julianne Racine, Extension agent, LaMoure County • AGSCO Excellence in Extension Award - Dean Aakre, 4-H youth development specialist, NDSU Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development • Charles and Linda Moses Staff Award - Collin Auwarter, research specialist, Department of Plant Sciences • Donald and Jo Anderson Staff Award - Jerie Little, administrative secretary, Department of Microbiological Sciences • Rick and Jody Burgum Staff Award - Diane Ness, customer service manager, Agriculture Communication “These awards recognize exceptional performance by faculty and staff members in the NDSU College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; and NDSU Extension,” says Greg Lardy, NDSU vice president for agricultural affairs. “Their innovative work and ideas are incredibly appreciated and valued.”

USDA to invest up to $225 million in partner-driven conservation

USDA News Release The U.S. Department of Agriculture Funding is open to agriculture and silannounced up to $225 million in available viculture associations, non-government funding for conservation partners through organizations, Indian tribes, state and local the Regional Conservation Partnership governments, conservation districts and Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven universities, among others. program that leverages collective resources Partners are expected to offer valueto find solutions to address natural resource added contributions to amplify the impact challenges on agricultural land. This year’s of RCPP funding in an amount equal to or funding announcements include opporgreater than the NRCS investment. Private landowners can apply to partunities for projects that address climate change, benefit historically underserved ticipate in an RCPP project in their region producers and support urban agriculture. through awarded partners or at their local “RCPP is public-private partnership USDA service center. Find contact inforat its best,” said Natural Resources Conmation at farmers.gov/contact. servation Service (NRCS) Montana State Conservationist Tom Watson. “We’re harnessing the power of partnership to focus on solutions to resource concerns on a landscape scale. These projects support individual farmers, ranchers, and nonindustrial forest landowners in a way that provides benefits like rangeland health, water quality, and wildlife habitat to all of us.” There are two types of funding opportunities under RCPP: RCPP Classic and RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA). RCPP Classic projects are implemented using NRCS contracts and easements with producers, landowners and communities, in collaboration with project partners. Through RCPP AFA, partners have more flexibility in working directly with agricultural producers to support the development of new conservation structures and approaches that would not otherwise be available under RCPP Classic. Project types that may be suited to AFA, as highlighted by the 2018 Farm Bill include: • Projects that use innovative approaches to leverage the federal investment in conservation. • Projects that deploy a pay-for-performance conservation approach. • Projects that seek large-scale infrastructure investment that generate conservation benefits for agricultural producers and nonindustrial private forest owners. USDA is accepting project proposals for both components of RCPP through 11:59 p.m. ET on April 13, 2022. View the funding opportunity on grants.gov for RCPP Classic and RCPP AFA. ##### My old aunts would come and tease me at weddings, “Well Sarah? Do you think you’ll be next?” We settled this quickly once I started doing the same to them at funerals.

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PRUYN FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 16th at 10:00AM

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‘06 New Holland tractor w/ loader ▪ 4255 JD tractor ▪ 8830 Ford tractor ▪ 8670 Ford tractor ▪ Ford 7514 loader w/grapple ▪ JD 4200 4-bottom rollover plow ▪ Int’l 5 bottom moldboard plow ▪ chisel plow ▪ JD 235 disc ▪ JD 535 round baler ▪ JD 567 round baler ▪ round bale feeder ▪ bale roller ▪ hay rakes ▪ ‘06 New Holland swather w/header ▪ 1048 bale wagon ▪ cultipacker ▪ drags ▪ subsoiler ▪ JD land leveler ▪ V-ditcher ▪ Allis Chalmers D17 post pounder ▪ augers ▪ TMR vertical mixer ▪ Case IH5300 grain drill ▪ bale spear ▪ fuel tanks IRRIGATION: 160-acre pivot & wheeler lines (T&L hydraulic) ▪ handline 3 & 4in. ▪ ½ mi. 8in. ring lock ▪ ¼ mi. 6in. hook portable ▪ irrigation pumps Squeeze chutes ▪ cattle tub ▪ maternity pen ▪ warming hut ▪ calf sheds ▪ Powder River head catch & calf table ▪ Ritchie stock tank ▪ feed troughs 2000 Dodge Durango ▪ 2005 Freightliner ▪ 1974 Dodge 2-ton w/ dump trailer TRAILERS: stock, flatbed, step deck, 50-ton lowboy, hopper bottom grain TONS of fencing (rails, posts, panels, gates) & outbuildings (tin & wood) 2004 Majestic motorhome 23ft. ▪ 1973 Ramada mobile home 14x70, 2bd, 2bth

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PRUYN FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 16th at 10:00AM TIMED ONLINE ONLY 4305 Hwy 10 West, Missoula, MT

‘06 New Holland tractor w/ loader ▪ 4255 JD tractor ▪ 8830 Ford tractor ▪ 8670 Ford tractor ▪ Ford 7514 loader w/grapple ▪ JD 4200 4-bottom rollover plow ▪ Int’l 5 bottom moldboard plow ▪ chisel plow ▪ JD 235 disc ▪ JD 535 round baler ▪ JD 567 round baler ▪ round bale feeder ▪ bale roller ▪ hay rakes ▪ ENDS: MONDAY, 28swather • 6:00 PM ▪ 1048 bale wagon ▪ cultipacker ▪ drags ▪ ‘06 NewMAR Holland w/header subsoiler ▪ JD landMT leveler ▪ V-ditcher ▪ Allis Chalmers D17 post pounder ▪ LODGE GRASS, augers ▪ TMR vertical mixer ▪ Case IH5300 grain drill ▪ bale spear ▪ fuel tanks ▪ IRRIGATION: 160-acre pivot & wheeler lines (T&L hydraulic) ▪ handline 3 & 4in. ▪ ½ mi. 8in. ring lock ▪ ¼ mi. 6in. hook portable ▪ irrigation pumps ▪ Squeeze chutes ▪ cattle tub ▪ maternity pen ▪ warming hut ▪ calf sheds ▪ Powder River head catch & calf table ▪ Ritchie stock tank ▪ feed troughs ▪ 2000 Dodge Durango ▪ 2005 Freightliner ▪ 1974 Dodge 2-ton w/ dump trailer ▪ TRAILERS: stock, flatbed, step deck, 50-ton lowboy, hopper bottom grain ▪ TONS of fencing (rails, posts, panels, gates) & outbuildings (tin & wood) ▪ 2004 Majestic motorhome 23ft. ▪ 1973 Ramada mobile home 14x70, 2bd, 2bth ▪

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Would you plant a bee lawn?

By Esther E. McGinnis, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension When I was growing up, my father wanted to have the perfect, weed-free lawn. I remember him spending hours mowing, fertilizing and spraying 2,4-D. The lawn was good enough to win the local newspaper’s yard of the week competition. However, my father was never successful in eradicating the white clover in our backyard. I was fascinated by the bumble bees that visited the white blossoms. Fast forward to 2022. In the years since my childhood, the turf industry has developed more effective lawn herbicides for residential yards. In my neighborhood, I can’t think of a single lawn that has white clover. While the lawns are all perfectly green, there is something missing—bees. We’ve been conditioned by lawn companies to think that a healthy lawn is synonymous with a solid green carpet. In reality, a green monoculture is like a desert for our pollinators. Pollinators need flowers that produce nectar and pollen to survive. Our bee populations have been shrinking because there are fewer flowers in lawns, fields and ditches. PRUYN FARM AUCTION What we do in our yard matters by virtue of the large area that lawns occupy. Turfgrass is the single largest irrigated th Saturday, April 16 at 10:00AM crop in the United States. Collectively, Americans grow 4305 Hwy West,the Missoula, enough turfgrass to10equal land areaMT of Texas. This area ‘06 New Holland tractor w/ loader ▪ 4255 JD tractor ▪ 8830 Ford tractor ▪ is just slightly less than U.S. wheat acreage. 8670 Ford tractor ▪ Ford 7514 loader w/grapple ▪ JD 4200 4-bottom rollover Turfgrass are▪ now plow ▪ Int’l 5 bottomresearchers moldboard plow chisel advocating plow ▪ JD 235 that disc ▪homeownJD 535 round baler ▪ JD 567 round baler ▪ round bale feeder ▪ bale roller ▪ hay habitat. rakes ▪ ers plant special bee lawns to provide pollinator ‘06 New Holland swather w/header ▪ 1048 bale wagon ▪ cultipacker ▪ drags ▪ These are special turfgrass mixtures that contain fine fescues subsoiler ▪ JD land leveler ▪ V-ditcher ▪ Allis Chalmers D17 post pounder ▪ and short-growing flowering species like white clover that augers ▪ TMR vertical mixer ▪ Case IH5300 grain drill ▪ bale spear ▪ fuel tanks will provide nectar and pollen for pollinators. For example, IRRIGATION: 160-acre pivot & wheeler lines (T&L hydraulic) ▪ handline 3 & University of▪Minnesota is portable recommending the incorpo4in. the ▪ ½ mi. 8in. ring lock ¼ mi. 6in. hook ▪ irrigation pumps ration of white clover, creeping thyme and self-heal into Squeeze chutes ▪ cattle tub ▪ maternity pen ▪ warming hut ▪ calf sheds ▪ turfgrass. Powder River head catch & calf table ▪ Ritchie stock tank ▪ feed troughs The Durango psychological barriers▪ to planting a bee 2000 Dodge ▪ 2005 Freightliner 1974 Dodge 2-ton w/lawn dump can trailerbe daunting even in astep horticulturist’s household. Whengrain I menTRAILERS: stock, flatbed, deck, 50-ton lowboy, hopper bottom tioned planting a beepanels, lawn,gates) my & husband was(tinhesitant. TONS of fencing (rails, posts, outbuildings & wood) What the motorhome neighbors23ft. think? Will the clover make14x70, the lawn look 2004will Majestic ▪ 1973 Ramada mobile home 2bd, 2bth unkempt? Will we still be able to spray(406)212.2233 herbicide to keep the dandelions under control? www.bocarpenterauction.com Many individuals will havebocarpenterauctions@yahoo.com concerns and questions. That’s why North Dakota State University is trialing bee lawns in the Horticultural Demonstration Garden on PRUYN Research FARM and AUCTION campus. Three separate beeth lawn mixes were sowed last Saturday, 16 at for 10:00AM summer and will beApril available the public to visit this 4305 Hwy 10 West, Missoula, MT summer along with other turfgrass plots. ‘06 NewI Holland tractor w/ loader ▪ 4255 JD tractor ▪ 8830 Fordin tractor am going to trial a small patch of bee lawn our ▪back8670 Ford tractor ▪ Ford 7514 loader w/grapple ▪ JD 4200 4-bottom rollover you are hesitantplow like▪ chisel my husband, thedisc key is 535 to start plowyard. ▪ Int’l If 5 bottom moldboard plow ▪ JD 235 ▪ JD small. areround going plantbale a 100 foot▪ hay patch round baler ▪We JD 567 balerto▪ round feedersquare ▪ bale roller rakesand ▪ ‘06 New Hollandhow swather w/header ▪ 1048 bale wagon ▪ cultipacker ▪ drags ▪ evaluate it does. subsoiler ▪ JD landour leveler ▪ V-ditcherand ▪ Allis Chalmers D17 post pounder ▪ We like neighbors will communicate our objecaugers ▪ TMR vertical mixer ▪ Case IH5300 grain drill ▪ bale spear ▪ fuel tanks tives to them. If one of our neighbors has a bee allergy, we IRRIGATION: 160-acre pivot & wheeler lines (T&L hydraulic) ▪ handline 3 & will be considerate. One of our neighbors really does prize 4in. ▪ ½ mi. 8in. ring lock ▪ ¼ mi. 6in. hook portable ▪ irrigation pumps the perfect green lawn. Therefore, it would probably be better Squeeze chutes ▪ cattle tub ▪ maternity pen ▪ warming hut ▪ calf sheds ▪ to locate ourcatch bee&lawn on ▪the other side our troughs yard. Powder River head calf table Ritchie stock tankof▪ feed Bee lawns are a major paradigm shift. We’ll starttrailer small 2000 Dodge Durango ▪ 2005 Freightliner ▪ 1974 Dodge 2-ton w/ dump and be stock, respectful neighbors. TRAILERS: flatbed, of stepour deck, 50-ton lowboy, hopper bottom grain For more information about contact your local TONS of fencing (rails, posts, panels, gates)gardening, & outbuildings (tin & wood) NDSU Extension agent. Find the Extension office for2bth your 2004 Majestic motorhome 23ft. ▪ 1973 Ramada mobile home 14x70, 2bd, county at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory/ (406)212.2233 counties www.bocarpenterauction.com bocarpenterauctions@yahoo.com

International Waffle Day

Date When Celebrated: March 25th Waffle Day is a day that you can waffle on issues and decisions. And, it certainly is a day to get ut the waffle iron and eat waffles. This holiday originated in Sweden. It is called Våffeldagen. The holiday coincides with the Feast of the Annunciation. This day was also considered the start of spring in Sweden and Europe. It became a custom for Swedish families to celebrate the two events by making waffles on this day. The origin of the waffle: The waffle dates back to the 1300’s in Greece. Greeks cooked flat cakes between two metal pans. At the time, they topped it with cheeses and herbs. Pancake syrup wasn’t around back then. Waffles are commonly eaten as breakfast or a snack. They are also an occasional dinner meal for some people.

Experiment station releases new crop varieties

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2022 — Page A13

NDSU Extension and Ag Research News The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) released new crop varieties in 2021: ND Stanley durum, ND21008GT20 soybean and ND2108GT73 soybean. The North Dakota County Seed Increase Program distributed ND21008GT20 and ND2108GT73 for the first time in the spring of 2021. ND Stanley durum is scheduled to be available to the County Crop Improvement Associations for distribution in 2023. To ensure genetic purity, all varieties are protected under Plant Variety Protection Title V and must be sold as a class of certified seed. All varieties are licensed to the NDCISA for their management and distribution. ND Stanley durum ND Stanley was developed by the durum breeding program at North Dakota State University (NDSU), under the direction of breeder Elias Elias. ND Stanley has high yield potential and good quality, especially protein content. This new variety has high test weight, large kernels, and medium height. It has average maturity and good straw strength. ND Stanley is resistant to both leaf and stem rust diseases. ND Stanley has low cadmium uptake. ND Stanley is named in honor of the late durum breeding technician Stanley Stancyk, who served the program for 27 years. ND21008GT20 soybean ND21008GT20 was developed by the soybean breeding program at NDSU, under the direction of breeders Ted Helms and Carrie Miranda. ND21008GT20 has resistance to glyphosate herbicide with 00.8 maturity. This new variety has high yield potential and resistance to Race 4 of phytophthora root rot. ND21008GT20 has good irondeficiency chlorosis (IDC) tolerance. ND21008GT20 has purple flowers, tawny pubescence, brown pods, gray hila and dull seed coat luster. ND21008GT20 is sensitive to metribuzin herbicide and is not resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Development of this variety was made possible 2022 SHOWCASE SIRES through funds provided by CDI TRUSTEE Wide and deep and powerful, the North Dakota Soybean he swings back toward the foundation of Simmental Council. performance, exceptional maternal qualities and ND2108GT73 soybean nd wonderful docility. Both sons and daughters are quiet ND2108GT73 was develand steady. Muscle in all the right places. oped by the soybean breedSAV TERRITORY Chosen for his unreal early ing program at NDSU, under growth that captures that precious front end of Rancher the direction of breeders Ted profitability, and makes crossbred matings very simple. Helms and Carrie Miranda. WS PROCLAMATION We feel this pedigree ND2108GT73 has resistance 1:00 PM (MT) • Simms, MT is a clear standout for building phenomenal Simmental to glyphosate herbicide with At Broken O Land and Livestock influenced females: maintaining the traditional value set 0.8 maturity. This new variety of stout frame and muscle, without adding height. Love has high yield potential. NDRELIABLE || ATTRACTIVE || PROFITABLE these calves! 2108GT73 has moderate tolerance to iron-deficiency chloBOBCAT BLUE SKY Selected for his rosis (IDC) and is not prone excellent top line and hip dimension as well as his high to lodging. ND2108GT73 has reputation Dam, this is a very consistent set of 1/2 bloods white flowers, tawny pubesthat bring early growth as well as perfect finishing BLACK • RED • SIMMENTAL • SIMANGUS™ capacity. cence, brown pods, yellow hila and dull seed coat luster. Yearling and Fall Born BEEF Bulls SAV RENEW Chosen for his calving ease potential ND2108GT73 is sensitive to and fantastic dam, this sire group will set you up to make metribuzin herbicide and is fancy females with an excellent platform for profit. not resistant to soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Development of this variety was made possible through funds provided by the North Dakota Soybean Council. For further information about foundation or registered seed availability of these or OPEN GATE RANCH other varieties, contact an The Mike and Kim Richert Family NDSU Extension agent, an Marty Ropp 406-581-7835 Rocky Mountain Front, Montana NDSU Research Extension Rocky Forseth 406-590-7984 406-467-2082 Center, the North Dakota www.alliedgeneticresources.com www.OpenGateRanch.com Crop Improvement and Seed Association or North Dakota Foundation Seedstocks.

W Stick with what works.

hen confronted with a challenge, it’s good to remember how you have overcome them before.

Open Gate Ranch 42 Annual Bull Sale

Thursday,, March 31, 2022 Thursday

90 Bulls Sell

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2022 — Page A14

RYDELLE ENTERPRISES LLC 406-288-3883 Marion L. Jones 406-544-4766, cell

• Sale and erection of Brock grain storage • Sale and erection of grain legs, conveyors, and towers by Brock

140,000 bushels of storage at Cut Bank, MT

• Complete millwright and concrete service • Projects completed in Montana, Idaho and Washington

For Sale!

Registered Irish Black and Irish Red Bulls, Cows and Heifers

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NORTHWEST COATING & PAINTING RETIREMENT ONLINE AUCTION Bidding Opens -Thursday, March 31st 7:00 A.M. Bidding Closes - Thursday, April 14th 7 P.M.

Glendive, Montana Viewing Day - Monday April 11th, 1 PM to 4 P.M.

Preparation is key to successful calving season

By Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension news Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek said being prepared ahead of calving season is the best way for producers to assure they will bring home the newborn calves successfully. “We’re approaching the end of the second trimester and moving into the third trimester which means the metabolic demands of that cow or heifer are going to increase tremendously,” Hanzlicek said. A key to having a successful calving and production season is for cows and heifers to be in the appropriate body condition, which according to Hanzlicek is a score of 5-7. He said he has seen many cattle in the 3-4 range in the past few months. “We’re far enough away from calving that we can add condition to these cows and heifers without (creating) an economic burden,” he said. “It really comes down to having a formulated ration that is balanced for protein and energy.” For those wanting to add scour vaccines to their prevention program, “it’s time to decide what vaccine they are going to use,” Hanzlicek said. “Look at the label and schedule on the calendar when they need to start vaccinating the cows and heifers.” Hanzlicek said heifers will require two doses of the scours vaccine, while cows need one. The timing of those vaccines is “very, very important,” he said. Also, Hanzlicek recommends establishing a clean calving area to help reduce the risk of scours. “There’s two major risk factors for scours,” he said. “One is the lack of colostrum consumption. The other is a contaminated environment that the babies are born into.” Hanzlicek recommends having a location to move the pairs off the calving area to keep the calving facility less contaminated with the scour organisms. Getting the calf here safely is another factor to consider, “Most operations are going to have to help at least one animal during the calving season,” Hanzlicek said. The last national survey indicated that 1 of every 100 heifers and 2 of every 100 adult cows will need assistance. Being prepared to pull a calf is important. Hanzlicek said producers should have the following items on hand: • Clean straps or chains • OB sleeves • Lube • Working calf pullers • Veterinarian’s phone number Intervening at an appropriate time is important. “If we intervene too early and the cow or heifer is not dilated, we can injure the tissues and hurt the calf,” Hanzlicek said. “If we intervene too late, a lot of times that’s when we end up with stillborn calves.” According to Hanzlicek, once a cow has reached the second stage of labor, they should give birth within 30 minutes. A heifer should calve within an hour. Second stage labor is when the heifer or cow can be observed experiencing uterine contractions, or the water-bag or calf’s feet are visible. If assistance from the producer is needed, and they are unable to extract the calf within 15 minutes, then help – either a veterinarian or someone with more experience -- should be called. Following calving, the calf should be up and nursing within two hours, Hanzlicek said. If not, a colostrum replacer can be given to help get the calf started. “Colostrum-based powders are the best way to go, and I would recommend that every producer have one or two bags of powder replacer on hand during the calving season,” Hanzlicek said.

Freaky facts about scientists

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Albert Einstein once used a $1,500 check from the Rockefeller Foundation as a bookmark…and then lost the book. The notebooks that Marie and Pierre Curie used to record their radium experiments are still radioactive. Who’s John Tyndall? The Irish scientist who answered the question “Why is the sky blue?” Italian astronomer Galileo went blind studying the sun through telescopes. Galileo died on January 8, 1642. Exactly 300 years later, on January 8, 1942, Stephen Hawking was born.

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2022 — Page A15

Annual Production Sale

Wednesday - April 6, 2022 Blaine County Fairgrounds - Chinook, MT

Selling

60 - YEARLING BULLS

NA Sonic 1180 Reg 20257432

Sired By

LD Capitalist 316 Sitz Resilient 10208 Connealy Emerald Square B Milestone 7143 SAV Elation 7899 Musgrave 316 Stunner EAR Sonic G25 and more!

Carcass Ultrasounded • NO CREEP Fertility Tested • HD50K Tested NA Capitalist 144 2/22/2021 •

93 lbs •

730 lbs •

ADJ 205

Reg 20268282

741 lbs

E A R Sonic G25 x SAV Registry 2831

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NA Resilient 1104 2/8/2021 •

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ADJ 205

Reg 20272860

667 lbs

Connealy Emerald x KG Wisdom 9366

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1/29/2021 •

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Reg 20272552

82 lbs •

771 lbs •

ADJ 205

2/5/2021 •

752 lbs

88 lbs •

710 lbs •

ADJ 205

670 lbs

Sitz Resilient 10208 x KG Rainmaker 9208

Sitz Resilient 10208 x S Foundation 514

CED

Marb

+125 +.36 +.74

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Fat

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www.nissenangus.com for catalog, videos and performance data visit:

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Panhandle Research and Extension Center student scholarship

The Panhandle Research and Extension Center is pleased to announce the application period is now open for its first annual “Panhandle Research and Extension Center Student Scholarship”. Applications close midnight, April 15, 2022. Three scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to high-school students or first- and second-year college students from the Nebraska panhandle who are planning to attend any of the Nebraska University campuses, including Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, and majoring in Agriculture, Agriculture Technology or a related degree with an emphasis on agriculture. Students must reside in one of the following counties to be eligible: Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux, and

Thomas. The scholarship fund was created after Gering High School students won state and national awards sponsored by Samsung Corporation demonstrating drone use in agricultural settings. As the sponsor for these students, PHREC was awarded $20,000 from Samsung. This gift was matched by then-University President Hank Bounds. Further donations from fundraisers, including the recent Glow Big Red campaign, have provided PHREC the opportunity to begin awarding this annual scholarship. Applications are available at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/panhandle/2022scholarship or can be found through the PHREC website at https://extension.unl. edu/statewide/panhandle/. If there are questions, please contact Coordinator Emily Stine at estine2@unl. edu or at (308) 632-1230.

Montana Hereford Breeders

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K & C Herefords

Anchor Polled Herefords 406-467-2880, Vaughn, MT

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

Feddes Herefords

406-425-2484, Absarokee, MT www.lbarw.com

J Bar E Ranch

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

406-979-5720, Vida, MT www.beeryherefords.com

L Bar W Cattle Company

Dan 406-570-1602, Manhattan, MT www.feddes.com 406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

McMurry Cattle

M/D Herefords

406-891-0973, Baker, MT

Rafter Ranch Inc

Sparks Herefords

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

Wichman Herefords

406-350-3123, Moore, MT www.wichmanherefords.com

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022

FRANK HEREFORDS

Richard and Becky Sidwell Richard: 406-861-4426 c Becky: 406-670-4227 c sidwell@sidwell-land.com

Frank Herefords Austin: 307-631-6012 c Josh: 570-637-2644 c

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A father was reading a Bible story to his young son. Dad read, “God told Lot to take his wife and flee the city, but Lot’s wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.” “Wow!” his son exclaimed. “But Dad, what happened to the flea?”

M/D HEREFORDS

HEREFORD AMERICA • March 2022

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

HP 406 254 1247 Fred & Doreen McMurry Cell 406 697 4040 2027 Iris Lane mcmurrycattle@gmail.com Billings, MT 59102 www.mcmurrycattle.com

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords Since 1922

Performance tested bulls and heifers

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

Production Sale

SIDWELL RANCH

Just asking

For sale private treaty at the ranch

SIDWELL RANCH & FRANK HEREFORDS

SELLING: 35+ YEARLING AND COMING TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS

The Sunday school teacher asked her class who wanted to go to heaven. All hands shot up except one. “Why don’t you want to go to heaven, Jackie?” the teacher asked. “I’d like to go,” Jackie replied, “but my mom told me to come straight home today.”

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

Yearling Bulls & Heifers

1:00 PM (Mtn.) • Sidwell Barn • Columbus, MT • Lunch at noon

Heaven is my home

CE BW WW YW M MG REA CHB$

3.7 3.3 65 107 30 62 .74 138

AFH 173D 1814 TEMPLETON 2120 • REG #: P44283841

MATING: NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET X AFH 49C 2043 REMI 1814 ET

CE BW WW YW M MG REA CHB$

2.5 3.2 64 108 24 56 .62 142

AFH SR 173D CANNONBALL 2138 ET • REG#: P44283840

MATING: NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET X SR MISS BINGO 1606

Coming 2-year old Hereford Bulls & Yearling Hereford Bulls For Sale Private Treaty

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Can a deluge compensate for losses?

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By Carrie Knutson, NDSU Extension - Grand Forks County Horticulture Agent My favorite time of year is starting soon, garden seed starting time. I am starting to prepare and gather materials to start seeds for my school garden programs. As far as I am concerned, there isn’t a better way to endure the cold, snowy days of winter than planning for the growing season. If you are giving seed starting a try this year, there are some supplies you might want to have on hand. If you are a seasoned seed starter, here is your reminder to check your stashes. Seeds are first on the list. If you read NDSU Extension horticulturist Tom Kalb’s article recently, you have the all the information you need to find good seed catalogs and get your seeds ordered. I have already received at least six different seed catalogs in the mail, not counting the duplicates that I received at home. If you find yourself lacking in the seed catalog department, ask a fellow gardener. I know they will share. Next on the list is a material to start your seeds in. The material seeds are grown in needs to allow air movement and be well-drained, while holding onto water at the same time. I use the term “material” because many gardeners like to use pure perlite or vermiculite to start seeds. This a good option as perlite and vermiculite allow for air movement and hold onto water. However, they don’t provide any nutrition for growing seedlings. I prefer to use potting soil or soil-less media. Most potting soil mixes do not contain any soil. It is a mixture of peat moss, perlite and vermiculite. Containers for seed starting also should be on your list. A general rule of thumb is that containers for seeds starting should be about three inches deep and should have holes for water drainage. You can purchase seed starting containers or re-purpose milk cartons or other disposable type containers. Make sure the containers are clean and did not contain any harmful chemicals in their previous life. Do not forget to add drainage holes. I have a disorderly stash of takeout containers in my pantry that are going to get repurposed for seed starting this spring. Labels are a necessity when starting seeds. You will be able to tell the difference between vegetables like peppers, tomatoes and broccoli. However, you will not be able to tell the difference between varieties of tomatoes. Labels are especially helpful if you have limited garden space or only want a certain number of each variety. Popsicle sticks work well for labels but stay away from ink that will bleed when it gets wet. Typically, seedlings are transplanted into larger containers or growing trays after they have their first set of true leaves. A supply of growing trays or larger containers are needed to accommodate the number of seedings you are transplanting. If you want to re-use pots you acquired last year, wash them in soapy water and use a 10% bleach solution to clean and disinfect. An optional item is a set of grow lights. If you are serious about seed starting, you might want to invest in a set. Another helpful item is a small fan. It isn’t to keep the plants cool but to help plants build up stem strength. There is not a lot of air movement indoors unless you are in a greenhouse. I usually run the fan on my seedlings for a couple hours a day. Do not let seed starting intimidate you. Complete NDSU Extension horticulturist Esther McGinnis’s number one resolution from her Dakota Gardener column on Gardening Resolutions for 2022 by growing a new variety from seed. Happy gardening!

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NDSU Extension and Ag Research News Several North Dakota State University Extension agents and a specialist received awards at the recent National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals conference in Memphis, Tennessee. The awards and the recipients were: • Achievement in Service (recognizes recipients for providing 4-H programming for more than three but less than seven years) – Rachel Wald, Extension agent, agriculture and natural resources, McHenry County, and Susan Milender, Extension agent, family and community wellness, Barnes County • Distinguished Service (recognizes recipients for providing 4-H programming for seven or more years) - Paige Brummund, Extension agent, agriculture and natural resources, Ward County, and Lindsay Maddock, Extension agent, agriculture and natural resources, Wells County • Meritorious Service (recognizes recipients for providing 4-H programming for 15 or more years), Marcia Hellandsaas, Extension agent, family and community wellness, McKenzie County • 25 Years in Service Award (recognizes recipients for providing 4-H programming for 25 years or more) Rachelle Vettern, professor and leadership and volunteer development specialist, Center for 4-H Youth Development The North Dakota Association of Extension 4-H Youth Workers nominated these individuals for their dedication and service to 4-H youth.

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Date When Celebrated : Always April 17th or March 17th Submarine Day.... does it celebrate the submersible boat, or the big hero sandwich? Most everywhere you find documentation on this day, it hails today as a day to celebrate the submarine boat. We are certain that the April 17th holiday is about military submarines, as the U.S. Submarine Force was established on this date in 1900. That leaves us wondering what the March 17 Submarine Day is all about. Perhaps, it is in celebration of hero subs!? Enjoy Submarine Day by watching movies featuring them. Or, read a book about submarines. If you live near a naval museum, take a drive to see a submarine today, and if allowed, go aboard. If you work at a deli, it's perfectly okay to celebrate Submarine Day with a hero submarine of your choice. If you own the deli, give us a deal and run a Submarine Day special. And in this case, celebrate Submarine Day. On March 17th. History and Origin of "Submarine Day": Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. We found a number of isolated and local events declared to be Submarine Day. The United Kingdom appears to be the most active country with Submarine Day celebrations.

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The Dawson County 4-H Livestock Judging team recently competed at the 2022 Western National Roundup. The livestock judging contest was held in Denver, Colorado, January 7-9, 2022. Team members were Greg Treffer, Cozad; Parker Walahoski, Overton; Spencer Walahoski, Overton; and Jacie Wolfinger, Lexington. The Nebraska team placed 5th in team cattle judging and 5th in team goats judging. Overall, they placed 9th out of twenty teams from around the country. The top three overall teams were Indiana, North Dakota, and Colorado. Individually, Spencer Walahoski placed 8th in goats judging out of 79 competitors. Other judging classes included cattle, sheep, swine and oral reasons. The team was coached by Janice Wolfinger of Lexington. Dawson County has a strong history of 4-H livestock judging at the county, state, and national level and these 4-H’ers are no exception. Support from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, the Dawson County Cattlemen, and the Dawson County 4-H Foundation allowed the team to participate and represent Nebraska in this national event.

Applying manure before seeding alfalfa

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum To counter high fertilizer prices, producers may consider planting a crop with lower fertility needs or utilizing an alternative fertility treatments. One good option is combining both by spreading manure on a field about to be seeded to alfalfa. Applying manure before seeding alfalfa may seem counterproductive since alfalfa is not likely to benefit from any nitrogen in the manure. But manure also is rich in phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and many micronutrients that alfalfa needs in large quantities. Research studies show that applying as much as 12,000 gallons or 50 tons of dry manure per acre before planting alfalfa can boost alfalfa yield more than commercial fertilizers at the same nutrient levels. This yield bump is seen on both low and high fertility soils, where sometimes higher fertility soils do not respond to commercial fertilizer. Other factors like improved soil tilth, increased soil microbial activity, micronutrients, and early nitrogen availability may be the reason manure increases alfalfa yield so well. Do not heavily apply manure prior to alfalfa seeding if you also plant a companion crop like oats that you plan to harvest for grain. It is likely to lodge and smother the young alfalfa plants, if not cut early for hay. To limit ruts and deep compaction during manure application, avoid driving on wet field with heavy equipment. Before applying, soil test and a manure test to determine application rates. Mix manure well into the soil using tillage, to prepare a firm seedbed; so new alfalfa seedlings will emerge rapidly and vigorously. Plan your weed control program carefully since manure can stimulate weed seedlings. Proper timing of seeding, firm seedbeds, and herbicides or clipping can control weed pressure. Looking to cut fertilizer costs? A heavy dose of manure before planting alfalfa can pay big dividends.

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By Tom Kalb, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Boreal Blizzard. They bloom later in spring, North Dakota is a terrible place to grow which leads to more reliable yields. These blueberries. newer varieties ripen later, making them Our soils are too alkaline, our winters are more susceptible to problems with fruit too cold, and our climate is too dry. Most flies. blueberries planted in North Dakota will The third group of honeysuckles has starve or freeze to death within a couple pure Japanese ancestry. These have rounder years. berries, less foliage (making harvesting Don’t despair. We have found something easier) and an upright plant habit. Japanese better! It is a blue honeysuckle berry called varieties have been the most productive haskap. varieties in recent trials at NDSU and look Haskaps thrive in our soils and climate. very promising. Varieties include Solo and Millions of haskap shrubs are grown in the Maxie of the Yezberry series, Opus, Kawai prairie provinces of Canada. The shrubs are and Keiko. These berries ripen in early July. hardy to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and Plant two compatible varieties for crosseasy to grow. pollination and maximum yields. Indigo Haskap fruits are larger and sweeter than Gem and Solo will set fruits on their own blueberries. Their flavor is absolutely delibut produce higher yields when planted with cious with essences of blackberry, cherry other varieties. and grape. Haskaps are great for eating You can expect two pounds of berries fresh, making jams and jellies, sprinkled on per bush after three years, and sometimes ice cream or baked into pies. double that yield as the plant matures. There are three groups of edible blue Netting is essential. Haskaps are the first honeysuckles. The original group came fruits to ripen, and birds love them. Place from Russia and is often referred to as netting over the shrubs a couple weeks after honeyberries. Varieties include Blue Velvet, flowering. Blue Moon and the Sugar Mountain series. For more information on growing hasRussian honeyberries ripen earliest (midkaps, go online and search for the NDSU June) and tend to be tarter. Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project. The webThe second group, with a mix of Russian site honeyberryusa.com has lots of good and Japanese ancestry, has created much information. more excitement in our state. Researchers Forget about growing blueberries in in Saskatchewan have released varieties that North Dakota. Grow haskaps instead. produce large, plump, oblong berries. VariFor more information about gardening, eties include Aurora, Borealis, Indigo Gem contact your local NDSU Extension agent. and Tundra. These varieties ripen in late Find the Extension office for your county at June and are recommended for gardeners https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/direcby North Dakota State University (NDSU). tory/counties. The latest introductions from Saskatchewan are Boreal Beauty, Boreal Beast and

Strengthening cranberry resiliency as changes affect production

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Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum Are you feeding cane, millet, or oat hay, or maybe corn stalk bales, to your cows this winter? If so, don’t let high nitrate levels kill your cows or cause abortions. Nitrates occur naturally in all forages. At low levels, nitrates either are converted into microbial protein by bacteria in the rumen or they are excreted. But when nitrate concentrations get too high, they can cause issues. When stress affects pasture and hay production, nitrates often reach potentially toxic levels. Some plants are more likely to be high in nitrates than others. Annual grasses like cane, millet, oats, and even corn often have elevated nitrate levels. So do certain weeds like pigweed, kochia, and lambsquarter. If your hay has lots of these weeds or is an annual grass, be alert to the potential for high nitrates. That doesn’t mean these feeds always are toxic, nor does it mean that high-nitrate hay can’t be fed safely. But always test these feeds for nitrates in a lab before feeding, to determine how to feed them safely. If we do have high nitrates, there are many ways to feed the hay safely. Diluting with grain or low nitrate forages is most common. Frequent, small meals that slowly increase the amount of nitrate fed helps cattle adapt to high nitrate hay. Remember with this last approach that any time cattle go off feed then come back, like after a snow storm or if a feeding was missed, they are more likely to consume more hay than normal. This raises the amount of nitrate consumed and can result in poisoning, even in an adapted herd. Finally, make sure cattle have plenty of clean, low nitrate water at all times. Nitrate concerns are nothing to sneeze at, but with the right tools, can be managed safely. Test hay you think may have an issue, especially annual grasses and hay with a high percentage of weeds. If tests come back high, plan to feed safely by dilution, or gradually increase the amount of the feed to adapt animals to it.

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NDSU Extension and Ag Research News The North Dakota 4-H Foundation recognized their 2021 4-H Hall of Fame inductee and six North Dakota 4-H Century Families during its recent Awards and Donor Recognition Luncheon held in Bismarck. The Bob Finken of Douglas in Ward County, North Dakota, has been inducted into the North Dakota 4-H Hall of Fame. The six 4-H Century Families were: • David and Trish Mueller of Traill County, with 129 years of 4-H participation • Mike and Julie Liffrifg of Oliver County, with 142 years of 4-H participation • Oscar and Gloria Kleven of Benson, Morton and Ramsey counties, with 100 years of 4-H participation • Ron and Tamara Keller of Benson County, with 140 years of 4-H participation • Sarah Bedgar Wilson family of Stutsman and McLean counties in North Dakota and the state of Maryland, with 159 years of 4-H participation • Brian and Vicki Maddock family of Benson, Cass and McHenry counties, with 118 years of 4-H participation Any family whose years as 4-H members, leaders and/or volunteers add up to 100 or more is eligible to be named a North Dakota 4-H Century Family. The North Dakota 4-H Foundation’s 4-H Hall of Fame award recognizes an individual for their outstanding leadership and commitment to 4-H on a local, county, regional and state level. Finken joined 4-H in Ward County as a youth in the 1970s. As an adult, Bob was a 4-H leader and started two clubs during his almost three decades with Ward County. He was president of the Ward County 4-H Council for four years and served on a number of committees during that time. Finken has judged communications arts and static exhibits at achievement days and was a superintendent for statics and the goat show. He received the friend of Ward County 4-H award in 2018. At the state level, Bob has served as a volunteer and has also served as president of the North Central Research Extension Center, Board of Visitors for a number of years. ##### What were buckets, crates, flivvers, and heaps? 1920s slang terms for cars.

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Pictured L to R: North Dakota delegates Rachel Larson, Adams County; Margo Mumm, Richland County; and Kaylee Kemp, Pembina County; say that meeting new people was one of the highlights of their National 4-H Congress experience. (NDSU photo)

Attending the 2021 National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, was an experience of a lifetime for North Dakota delegates Rachel Larson, Adams County; Kaylee Kemp, Pembina County; Margo Mumm, Richland County; and chaperone Emily Burkett, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension – Ward County agent. “National 4-H Congress was an educational opportunity that allowed for the chance to be a leader, network with others from across the nation and serve through community service projects,” says Kemp. “This experience will allow me to make a difference in my state, county and community through the knowledge I have gained.” The three North Dakota delegates joined more than 800 youth from across the U.S. in workshops that helped them improve their leadership skills. Congress delegates heard from nationally and internationally recognized speakers, took part in a service-learning projects and experienced local culture through visits to locations such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Change and the Atlanta Zoo. “I had an amazing time at National 4-H Congress,” says Larson. “The experience was fun as well as educational, and it was a great way to meet people from around the country that share common experiences and uphold the values taught by 4-H.” “4-H Congress is an excellent way for youth to experience different cultures and meet new friends,” says Emily Burkett, the group’s chaperone. “I think the biggest take-away the youth I chaperoned came back with was how different everyone’s 4-H experience is. Some were surprised to learn about parishes and states without a state fair.” “4-H Congress was a great way to gain new leadership skills that I will use for a lifetime,” says Mumm. “Meeting new people from other states was the highlight of my trip. I definitely recommend 4-H Congress to everyone thinking about going!”

The National 4-H Congress is one of several national and statewide leadership development opportunities available to North Dakota youth through 4-H. Applications to serve as a 2022 delegate are due to the NDSU Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development by August 1, 2022. For more information, contact Rachelle Vettern, NDSU Extension leadership and volunteer development specialist, at 701231-7541 or rachelle.vettern@ndsu.edu.

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National Spinach Day

Date When Celebrated: Always March 26 National Spinach Day celebrates, healthy and nutritious spinach greens. Popeye the Sailor touted the value of spinach. Nutritionists agree that Popeye is 100% correct! For some odd reason, spinach gets a bad reputation. Many people shy away from spinach. Some people will not even try it, no matter how it’s prepared. There are so many ways to eat spinach, you’ve just gotta give it a try. We suggest you slip some spinach greens into your usual salads, just a little. Chop a little up and put it into soups, stews, or casseroles. You can do the same, when making cooked vegetables. Anyway you can introduce spinach to your favorite recipes, will help you and your family to lead a healthier, more nutritious life. Gardeners know that spinach is easy to grow. And, it’s hardy. You can plant it as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Why, that’s today in many parts of the country! More on Growing Spinach. Celebrate today by: 1. Eating spinach. There’s no shortage of recipes. It is in everything from soups to salads, casseroles, omelets, and much more. It can be eaten raw or cooked. 2. If you are a gardener, go out and plant some spinach. Make Popeye happy, and eat some spinach today.

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Montana Beef Council News Release Two Montana ranchers were selected to serve on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) for the Beef Checkoff. Katie Cooper of Willow Creek was selected to continue serving and Kiley Martinell from Dell was selected for the first time. The BPOC is the body responsible for developing the annual budget, which must be approved by the full Beef Board and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for developing plans and programs in the areas of promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications. The BPOC includes 10 producers elected by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) and 10 producers elected by the Federation of State Beef Councils. Cooper is serving her third year in a row on the BPOC and was appointed by the USDA Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the CBB representing Montana. She is serving on the CBB alongside fellow ranchers and appointed state representatives Lynda Grande and Turk Stovall. “The BPOC is responsible for efficient expenditure of producer investments each year,” said Cooper. “Every proposal brought forward by contracting organizations is carefully considered with one primary goal—to increase beef demand and provide producers with the best possible return on their Checkoff investment. Producers are the backbone of this program and guide the BPOC in making these important decisions. I am both honored and humbled to represent producers from Montana and across the nation on this committee.” Federal law requires that the BPOC contract with national, non-profit, industry-governed organizations to implement Beef Checkoff programs. At the beginning of each fiscal year, nonprofit organizations present proposals to the CBB to request funding in the various program areas. The nonprofits, referred to as Beef Checkoff contractors, are reimbursed only for the work they actually do for the CBB on a cash recovery basis and are not allowed to make a profit from a Checkoff contract. The 20 producers that serve on the BPOC chose programs to be funded that focus on beef promotion, research, education, and producer communication. “I wanted to run for the Beef Promotion Operating Committee because the beef industry is a huge part of who I am, and the future success of the industry means a lot to me,” said Kiley Martinell. “I felt like this was a tremendous opportunity to expand my knowledge of the Beef Checkoff and the great things it is accomplishing. I am honored to have been chosen to be part of this committee, and I plan to make the time commitment it will take to be successful at making educated and informed decisions with our Checkoff dollars at the national level.” Martinell currently serves on the Montana Beef Council Board of Directors and is the immediate past president. She was elected to the BPOC to represent the Federation of State Beef Councils, along with nine other state beef council representatives from across the country. A term on the BPOC is one year and candidates must interview each year for the position. The annual BPOC meeting will take place September 6-8, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. To learn more, visit DrivingDemandForBeef.com.

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Rose Malisani, MSU Cascade County Extension Pollinators play an integral role in our agriculture, economy, and our native ecosystems. Habitat loss and improper pesticide use are factors that can contribute to the decline of pollinators in our landscapes. MSU Extension Horticulture Associate Specialist, Abi Saeed from Bozeman will focus on best management practices for pollinators and how to protect and preserve them in our yards and gardens. The presentation will be at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located at 4201 Giant Springs Rd in Great Falls on March 15 at 1:00 p.m. The presentation is free to the public. Please RSVP to the MSU Cascade County Extension at (406) 454-6980 by March 14. MSU Extension is an ADA/EO/AA/veteran’s preference employer and provider of educational outreach. If participants require accommodation for a disability to participate, they are asked to notify the local Extension office prior to the event.

Drought planning for the grazing season

Jerry Volesky, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum The start of the growing season is just a couple of months away and last year’s drought conditions across parts of Nebraska should inspire us to complete grazing and forage plans for the coming year. Depending on the local drought severity in 2021, it is not uncommon that there would be some carry-over effects on grass production in 2022. Within these plans, options for a possible drought are essential. A drought plan can have varying levels of detail and complexity and can be customized to fit the specific needs of your operation. Key considerations should include projected cattle numbers (or stocking rates), turnout dates, the possibility of an extended period of hay feeding, the level of utilization on pastures last year, possible culling and weaning strategies, and a pasture use sequence for multiple pasture rotations. In addition, some farmer and ranchers have the opportunity to use planted annual forages to increase grazing capacity or to provide extra hay. Sourcing seed for this possibility should begin soon. Some plans place an emphasis on critical or trigger dates. These are dates where one evaluates their total local precipitation up to that date. On May 1, for example, one could determine their total spring precipitation and compare that to long-term averages for their area. If precipitation totals are significantly below the averages, that could trigger a choice of several possible management actions such as an extended period of feeding hay or culling of some livestock. Remember that no two drought plans are exactly alike and should consider an individual ranch’s resources and local conditions. While we always hope for the perfect amount of rain for the growing season, being prepared for droughty conditions can reduce the impact.

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Brucellosis affected herd in Gallatin County reported

Montana Department of Livestock On Tuesday, February 22nd, the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) announced that an animal from a Gallatin County ranch within Montana’s Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) was confirmed infected with brucellosis. The infected animal had a negative test in 2021 but tested as a ‘reactor’ _during a voluntary herd test in January. Pathologists at the Montana Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory collected tissues from the animal post-mortem and sent the samples to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa where infection was confirmed by culture. The DOL quarantined the herd when the reactor was discovered and initiated an epidemiological investigation. DOL encourages voluntary herd testing to reduce the impact of brucellosis on Montana livestock producers. Annual testing reduces the spread of disease within a herd, should it become infected with brucellosis, by rapid disease detection. Regular testing can also reduce the impact on neighboring herds which DOL also quarantines until they can prove they are free of infection through herd testing. Epidemiological testing can be inconvenient and cause additional costs. “A voluntary annual herd test can be performed at a time when animals are already being worked such as fall pregnancy checking,” says State Veterinarian Marty Zaluski. “The ability to control the timing of a herd test minimizes disruption when testing is required as part of an epidemiological investigation.” Zaluski further praised Montana DSA producers for their high rate of compliance with brucellosis regulations. “A robust testing program not only benefits individual operations but protects our entire industry and our trading partners,” added Zaluski. Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can infect humans, cattle, bison, and elk and can result in abortion or the birth of weak calves. The disease is primarily transmitted through contact with infected birth tissues and fluids. Past cases of brucellosis in livestock were a result of transmission from infected wild elk as determined by epidemiological investigation which involves testing of adjacent or contact herds and genetic fingerprinting (genotyping) of the cultured bacteria. The source of infection in the Gallatin County herd has yet to be determined. This is the 12th brucellosis affected herd found since the creation of the DSA in 2010. The Department previously reported an affected herd in Madison County in January 2022. The mission of the Montana Department of Livestock is to control and eradicate animal diseases, prevent the transmission of animal diseases to humans, and to protect the livestock industry from theft and predatory animals. For more information on the Montana Department of Livestock, visit www.liv.mt.gov.

Planning for cover crops to be forage

Brad Schick, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum Cover crops have become more than just a practice to receive a payment. Grazing, haying, or ensiling has become very popular. To make it work well, planning is necessary. Whether forage is wanted this spring or fall or even next spring, decisions now may affect what is grown. If fall grazing is needed this year from oats to turnips, radishes to ryegrass, what is planted and timing of planting matters. Traditional corn and soybeans won’t typically fit a system that needs fall forage. Once seeded, our forages need about six weeks of growth before grazing. A typical corn/soybean rotation doesn’t provide enough growing days after harvest. Why are we talking about this now? Herbicide carryover is another reason. What herbicides are applied on the primary crop, may affect the growth of the forages planted later in the summer. The long residual of some chemicals can prevent or damage growth. Some herbicides have very long restrictions for replant or rotation. Make sure the chemicals selected work well with a secondary crop or forage. One way to ensure good growth on forages for fall in a traditional row crop system is to air seed, plant while the corn or soybeans will allow machinery through the field or use a shorter season crop. While this may reduce yield, the benefit comes from having forage. Just be sure that the yield reduction doesn’t push the operation into the red.

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2019 John Deere 790, Pro Drive transmission with Harvest Smart, fixed speed drive with hydraulic fore/aft, Combine Advisor, Active Yield, extended wear grain handling system, power folding GT covers, 28.5-ft. unload auger, advanced PowerCast tailboard, premium cab with leather swivel seat, LED lighting, complete GPS system. Stock #76729.... ................................................$399,900 (14) 2019 John Deere S790, 1100/45R46 fronts, Premium cab, full GPS, Combine Advisor, Pro Drive transmission, hydraulic fore/aft tilt cyclinder, TriStream rotor, extended wear package, 28.5-ft. unloading auger, advanced PowerCast tailboard, 723 engine hours, 447 separator hours. Stock #72734.$412,500 (1)

#72742 2018 John Deere S780, regular wear package, premium cab, full GPS, heavy duty tilt cylinders, axle spacers, Pro Drive transmission, TriStream rotor, 28.5-ft. auger, advanced PowerCast tailboard, Gen 4 Command Center. Stock #72742......................$322,500 (1) 2020 John Deere S780, IF520R42 duals, Active Yield, Combine Advisor, 28.8-ft. unloading auger, power folding tops, Contour Master fore/aft (90mm cylinders), small grain wind board. Stock #73399...... $455,000 (11) 2020 John Deere S780, full GPS, standard light with extremity, premium cab and radio, 26-ft. unloading auger, power folding tops, premium residue system, CM feederhouse with fore/aft, 520/85R42 duals and 750/65R26 rear. No Combine Advisor or Active Terrain adjustment (can be field installed). Stock #72783............$435,000 (14)

2019 John Deere S780 combine, 473 HP, 693 engine/544 separator hours, chopper, 2WD, ProDrive transmission, PowerCast tailboard, TriStream rotor, Contour Master variable speed feederhouse, powerfold grain tank extensions, small grain concaves, 28.5 ft. auger, 520/85R42 front and 750/65R26 rear. Stock #78384..........................$375,000 (12) 2020 John Deere S780, small grain, 2WD, 520/85R42 front tires with duals, 750/65E26 rear tires, chopper, yield monitor, sidehill, VariStream rotor, fore/aft Active Yield Harvest, Mobile Advisor package, PowerCast trailboard, power folding bin extension, 28.5ft. auger. Stock #72720...........$440,000 (15) 2014 John Deere S670, loaded with features and through the shop, 2630 display with AutoTrac activation, 3000 receiver, Contour Master, TriStream rotor (bullet), ProDrive, 800R38 drive tires, 600 rears, manual grain tank extensions, manual vane tailboard, HID lights, 26-ft. unloading auger. Stock #72084. ................................................$129,500 (14) 2008 John Deere 9870STS, Contour Master, 5-speed CMD touch FH, premium cab, PowerCast tailboard, 22-ft. unload auger, deluxe header control with header height sensing, Intelligent Power management. Stock #79600........................................$73,500 (1)

2011 Case IH 7120, small grain, 2265 engine/1714 separator hrs, leather seat, dual 20.8R42 front - 540/65R30 rear tires, lateral tilt feederhouse, internal chopper with SpreaderPro 600 monitor, no receiver or navigation controller. Stock #75578...$102,500 (14)

#77380 #75162

2005 Case IH 2388, small grain, 4788 engine/3628 separator hours, internal chopper, rock trap, 305.L-32 tires at 80%, no rear weights, 2 feederhouse cylinders, no GPS. Stock #77380............................$34,000 (14)

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2016 John Deere S680, 900/60R-32 singles, chopper, yield monitor, fore/aft Active Yield Harvest, Mobile Advisor package, PowerCast tailboard, regular wear package, premium cab, enhanced air suspension seat, LED lighting package and header extremity lights, AutoTrac, complete with harvest monitor, (SF1), GreenStar 3, 2630 display, ProDrive transmission with Harvest Smart feedrate control, 110KW heavy duty tilt cylinder, high torque fixed speed drive system - 3.15” (80 mm) lift cylinders, 28.5-ft. auger. Stock #75162..........................$252,500 (12) 2017 John Deere S680, 970 engine/655 separator, Contour Master, IF520/85R42 duals, 750/65R26 rear tires, PowerCast tailboard, powerfold grain tank, 26-ft. unload auger, TriStream rotor, complete GPS system, extended warranty 10/2022 or 1500 hours. Stock #76897..........................$305,000 (14) 2015 John Deere 680, single IF 800/70R38, lateral tilt, fixed speed feedeerhouse (with fore/aft tilt), ProDrive transmission, PowerCast tailboard, TriStream rotor (standard wear), power fold grain tank covers, 26-ft. unloading auger, premium XM radio, LED lights and extremity lights, small wire concaves, interactive combine adjust, leather seat, 2630 display, SF-1 AT act., SF3000. Stock #70512..........................$267,500 (14) 2012 John Deere S670, 3 speed trans., HD tilt cylinder with high torque fixed speed drive, extended wear TriStream rotor, 26-ft. unload auger, full grain tank sensor, chopper with manual tailboard, 800/70R38 with 4” spacer, sidehill kit, AutoTrac ready, 2630 display on the armrest. Stock #78836........$135,000 (3)

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View our FULL inventory at www.FrontlineAgSolutions.com

Now is the best time to upgrade your equipment. Don’t wait until you’re in the thick of the busy season to realize that your equipment isn’t going to get the job done! Call or stop in today!

SELF PROPELLED SPREADERS & SPRAYERS

Several used John Deere and competitive spreaders & sprayers in stock! Variety of boom makes and widths available. Several units are ready to roll with turnkey GPS!

John Deere R4045, with 132-ft. carbon fiber booms, Exact Apply, full GPS system, warranty through 3/2022 or 2000 hours, auto solution control, VF 420/95R50 tires, eductor, boom air purge, LED lighting, premium radio, 5 sensor boom leveling. Stock #74435...................................$435,000 (4)

#74434

2018 John Deere R4045, 132-ft. carbon fiber booms, ExactApply, front fill, auto solution control, 5 sensor boom leveling, 20” spacing, VF 420/95R50 tires, extended warranty 3/2022 or 2000 hours. Stock #74434..... . .............................................$425,000 (12) 2003 John Deere 4710, 90-ft. boom, 20” spacing, poly boom pipe, 800 gallon poly tank, 5 boom sections, 3 tip nozzle bodies, manual air ride, hydraulic tread adj., fenders, 420/80R46=20%, Trimble CFX750 w/Field IQ, ATU Style steering wheel kit. Stock #77704.........................$54,000 (14) 2006 John Deere 4720 sprayer, 90-ft., 800 gallon poly tank, hydraulic tread adjustment, guidance ready, receiver display, traction contorl, 20” nozzle spacing, 420/80R46 tires, high flow solution pump (15-200 GPM), on board air system, boom return to height, fence row nozzle right hand and left hand, strainers, radar speed sensor, fenders, row crop (4), wheel slip control, auto air spring level system, field lamps. Stock #79772..............$60,000 (16) 2012 John Deere 4830 sprayer with stainless steel tank, 100-ft. boom, 20-inch nozzle spacing, eductor, traction control, RH and LH fence row nozzles, marker, 420/80R-46 tires. Stock #79572................. . ...............................................$150,000 (1) 2004 Flexi-Coil S67XL, pull-type sprayer, 1500 gallon rinse tank, inductor, 90-ft. boom, 2 way bodies, rate controller. Stock #79376...................................$13,000 (11)

#71958

2011 Case IH Patriot 4420, 120-ft. boom, 20” spacing, 1200 gallon SS tank, 650/65R38 tires, AIM Command, full GPS. Stock #71958...................................$104,000 (2) Melroe Spra-Coupe 218, 60-ft. booms, 20 inch spacing, 200 gallon poly tank, foam marker, Raven controller. Stock #79731.... . ..................................................$7000 (11) 2012 Hagie DTS10 sprayer, 90-ft. boom, 20” spacing, 1000 gallon tank, full GPS display and receiver, hydraulic tread adjustment. Stock #79813.........................$95,000 (14) 2012 Terragator TG8400 fertilizer spreader, 70-ft. boom, CVT transmission, single box, section control, electric roll tarp, Raven GPS, foam marker. Stock #79261.............. . ............................................. $110,000 (11)

2015 Terragator TG400B spreader, 70-ft. boom, VIper Pro Display, float tires, micro bin, HID lights, Agco CVT tranmission, 365 hp engine. Stock #77001.....$117,500 (14)

Check out our website: www.frontlineagsolutions.com to see photos and info on all of our inventory

AIR DRILLS

#77521

#78483

SOLD

Are you ready to make the spring field work easier? Take a look at the many options of 4WD, loader, and row crop tractors that we have available! Anything to match your operation and budget!

2014 John Deere 6150RC, IVT with LH reverser (50K) (Command Arm), H360 loeader with 5-tine grapple, MFWD with ILS, 540/540E/1000 PTO, AutoTrac ready, 3 electronic rear remotes, 480/8042 rear (has 2-165 starter weights and 2-450 weights) 380/85R30 front, premium cab, (panorama glass roof), premium lights, cold weather package. Stock #79706............................... $115,000 (14) 1979 John Deere 4640RC, 155 PTO hp, 2WD, no loader, 16F/8R QuadRange transmission, large 1.75” 1000 PTO, 2 hydraulics, 3-point Quick Hitch, Firestone 18.4-38 duals=70%, chloride in inner rear tires, 10-100# front weights. Stock #80017................................. $27,500 (14) 2012 Massey-Ferguson 7624, Dyna-VT transmission, 4 SCVs, 540/1000 PTO, 3-point hitch, front axle suspension, cab suspension, dual 480/80R46 tires, Xenon work lights, deluxe air suspension seat, 4 rear weights self-level 988 loader with bucket and grapple. Stock #79681............ ............................................. $120,000 (1) 2003 Massey-Ferguson 6260, 122 hp, MFWD, 32 speed partial power shift, PTO, 3-point hitch, Buhler 2795 loader with grapple. Stock #79861.... $49,500 (3)

#77001

Check out our large selection of good used air drills, planters, and grain drills. Spring planting is just around the corner.

2015 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, All Run Blockage, solid gauge wheels, 430 bushel tow behind cart, 3-tank, 8 run, hydraulic drive (section command) conveyor. Stock #77521.......... $195,000 (1) 2012 John Deere 1890 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, 90 Series openers, primary blockage, 430 bushel 1910 tow between cart, SNA01910T735283. Stock #78618...... ................................................ $171,500 (1) 2012 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, narrow spoked gauge wheels, John Deere All Run Blockage, flotation tires, 430 tow behind cart, mechanical drive, variable rate, SS tank, 10” auger with hopper extension, black and 2 green meters, front duals 16.5L-16.1 tires, 30.5L-32R2 rear. Stock #77024.................................. $175,000 (14) 2012 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 10” spacing, Deere All Run Blockage, single shoot, mechanical drive, 430 bushel tow between cart, firming wheel, narrow solid gauge wheels, 12” conveyor. Stock #75416........... .............................................. $145,000 (12) 2011 Great Plains 3S-4000HD grain drill with 40-ft. drill, 7.5” spacing, double disk openers, press wheels, liquid fertilizer attachment. Stock #74218................ $50,000 (12)

4WD and ROW CROP TRACTORS

2011 John Deere 1895, 42-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot with dry fertilizer delivery tube, steel gauge wheel, cast fertilizer closing wheel, tow between cart, All Run Blockage, warning system for seed only, dual 31x13.5-15 high flotation tires, 430 bushel tow between 3-tank cart. Stock #78483....... .............................................. $107,500 (11) 2005 Bourgault 5710/3225, 42-ft. 7.5” spacing, SS, 1” points, narrow steel press wheels, no blockage, 225 bushel tow between cart, 50,000 acres. Stock #77435...... .................................................. $26,500 (1) 1993 Flexi-Coil 2320, tow between, single shoot cart, 6 run, 7” auger. Stock #76030.... ..................................................... $9000 (1)

#72367

1998 John Deere 1780 corn planter, 31-row with 15” spacing, 1.6 bu. hoppers, markers, rubber closing wheels, flex fold frame. Stock #72367............................ $47,500 (1)

#79963

2015 John Deere 8295R, 295 hp, MFWD, ILS suspension, guidance ready receiver and display, IVT, 1000 PTO, Cat 4N/3-point hitch with Quik coupler, 5 SCVs, 420/85R34 front tires with duals, 480/80R50 rear tires with duals, front and rear weights. Stock #79963....................... ........................................... $255,000 (16) 2020 John Deere 8320R, 320 hp, IVT transmission, 6 SCVs, 85 GPM hydraulic pump, 4600 processor/Starfire receiver, front and rear weights, 3-point hitch with Quik coupler, 1000 PTO, 480/80R50 rear tires with duals, 420/85R34 front tires with duals. Stock #78854............. $339,000 (4) 2012 John Deere 8360RT, 360 hp, 16” tracls (very good condition), IVT, 4 SCVs, 3-point, 1000 PTO, 60 GPM hyd. pump, deluxe cab, work lights, 22 front weights, 80” track spacing, no GPS included. Had rebuild on transmission, hydraulic pump, and engine harness completed this winter. Stock #79965................. $139,000 (4) 1997 Versatile 900, 300 hp, 4 WD tractor with 12F-4R transmission, 18.4x38 tires and duals, no PTO, 3 SCVs. Stock #76653................................. $12,000 (14)

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#79655

2021 John Deere 9470R, 4WD, LSW800/55R46 tires, E18 18/6 PowerShift transmission, PTO, LED lights, 4600 display (no extended monitor), with premium 3.0 activation, NO RECEIVER, Cat 4 hitch, 4 remotes with 59 GPM single pump, greasable steering pins, heavy weight package (1400 on each inside dual, 3 450s on each rear outer dual). Stock #79655..................... $415,000 (14) 1996 John Deere 8870, 4WD, 370 hp, Synchro transmission, Trimble Guidance, 3 hydraulics, 24.5-32 tires with duals (30%). Stock #75407....................... $45,000 (12) 1978 Steiger Cougar III ST270, 270 hp, Cat 10.5L engine, 4WD, 10/2 Synchro transmission, 29 GPM hydraulic pump, 4 SCVs, heat/air, no 3-point, 23.1-34 duals - 90% tires. no PTO. Stock #79673..$24,000 (16) 1989 Case IH 9170, 335 hp, 4WD, 12 speed power shift, duals, guidance ready, LED lights, 8950 hours. Stock #77524............... ................................................ $33,500 (1) 1982 John Deere 8640, 4WD, 275 hp, 1000 PTO, 225 PTO hp, 3 SCVs, no 3-point, 20.8R38 tires=20%, 16F/6R QuadRange transmission, hours estimated at 16039. Stock #78847....................... $14,500 (14) 1980 Versatile 855, 250 hp, 4WD, 20.8R38 duals, 4 remotes, 12 speed transmission, Case drain for air drill. Stock #79342........ ............................................. $12,000 (12) 2018 John Deere 6145R, MFWD, Premium cab, AQ 20 speed transmission, 640R loader and grapple, AutoTrac ready, 4100 display no receiver or activations, 540/1000 PTO, 3 rear remotes, 480/80R42 rear, 380/85R30 front, Cold Start II. Stock #78254......... $149,000 (14) 2020 John Deere 8320R, 320 HP, MFWD, IVT transmission, ILS, Command View III cab, RH reverser, 85 GPM hydraulic pump, 1000 PTO, Cat III 4N 3-point with Quik coupler, front 420/85R34 tires with duals, rear 480/80R50 with duals, 6 SCVs, front and rear weights, 4600 monitor and 6000 receiver. Stock #75678......... ........................................... $320,000 (15) 2020 John Deere 8R340, 340 hp, row crop, IVT transmission, MFWD, ILS suspension, 85 GPM hydraulic pump, GPS monitor and receiver, ultimate cab package, 540/1000 PTO, 3-point hitch with Quik coupler, front and rear weights, 380/90R50 rear tires with duals, 380/85R38 rear tires. Stock #78852.......... ........................................... $379,000 (15) 2007 John Deere 8430T PowerShift transmission, 25” tracks, wide spacing, 42 gpm hydraulic pump, 4 SCVs, deluxe comfort cab, front and rear HID lights, 3-point, PTO, dual beam radar, 22 front weights, 5653 hours. Stock #73428... $93,000 (15)

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The advertising deadlines for the Trader's Dispatch are the WEDNESDAY BEFORE the 1st Monday of the month. HENKE ENTERPRISES INC. WE ARE NOW SELLING BIGDOG MOWERS!!!

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Doug Henke ~ Chester, MT cell (406) 799-2616

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MANY USED SPRAYERS FOR SALE, MORE COMING!!!!!

$49,900 AND UP!!!!

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John Deere 4930

* Complete Spray Truck assembly * Truck Frame work * Hydraulic work * Welding of steel, aluminum, stainless steel * Machining - lathe work (18”x80”) and milling * Custom built wheels for floaters & etc. - Powder Coated * Crane truck work 50-ft. of height * Electronic testing and repairs * Over 20 years experience with Marflex-SprayFlex sprayers * All sprayers tested on our irrigated and dryland farm

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2013 Sprayflex sprayer, 120-ft. boom, 1300 gallon tank, 2004 International 4300 truck, floater tires ........................................$59,900 2012 International 7400 with 120-ft. sprayer ... ................................................................ Call 2009 John Deere 4930 **EDRIVE sprayer new electric drive conversion 120-ft. booms ......... ........................................................$169,900

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Readying wheat with climate resiliency

Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are practicing “tough love” when it comes to preparing wheat for the climate challenges ahead. In growth-chamber experiments in Peoria, Illinois, they’re subjecting more than a dozen varieties of this important staple cereal crop to a one-two punch of stressors. The first comes from exposure to carbon dioxide (CO2) levels of up to 1,000 parts per million—an atmospheric concentration of the greenhouse gas that’s projected for the turn of the century absent mitigation measures. The other stressor is infection by an insidious fungus known as Fusarium graminearum. The fungus, which thrives under warm, wet conditions, causes Fusarium head blight, a costly disease of wheat, barley and oat crops worldwide that can damage the grain and contaminate it with mycotoxins, rendering the grain unsafe for food or feed use. Martha Vaughan, a supervisory molecular biologist, and William Hay, a plant physiologist, at the ARS Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Unit in Peoria, are leading the experiments to evaluate the resilience of different wheat varieties to these stressors. Their aim is to preempt a worrisome metabolic response of Fusarium head blight resistant wheat plants to high CO2 levels: namely, a build-up of starch and other carbohydrates that corresponds to a drop in grain protein and mineral levels—especially phosphorus, calcium, zinc, iron and copper, which are important to human health and wellbeing. Results from the experiments also suggest that the loss of these nutrients can raise the risk of mycotoxin contamination and threaten grain end-use quality, potentially delivering an economic hit to both wheat growers and millers. Initially, the scientists compared Alsen, a hard red spring wheat that carries two commonly used genetic sources of blight resistance, to Norm, a popular high yielding but susceptible wheat variety. Alsen suffered a greater loss in grain nutritional content than Norm, resulting in increased mycotoxin production by certain Fusarium strains. In subsequent experiments, the researchers observed similar responses in an additional nine resistant and six susceptible varieties. For the researchers, such results underscore a need for action on two key fronts. One is to systematically evaluate the high CO2 responses of U.S. wheat varieties that share the same genetic sources of resistance to blight—outbreaks of which are expected to worsen as global climate change conditions become more pronounced. The second course of action is to scrutinize existing collections of wheat germplasm or wild relatives of the cereal crop for traits that could be passed into affected varieties to bolster their climate-resiliency, preserving desired grain nutrient levels and blight resistance. The team also is studying how the fungus itself behaves in wheat plants exposed to high CO2 levels, observing that: • The severity of blight and production of mycotoxins like deoxynivalenol depends on the fungal strain and wheat variety attacked. • Besides protein and minerals, Alsen plants suffered a drop in oleic and linoleic fatty acids, which normally contribute to resistance to blight and other fungal diseases. Ultimately, the team’s findings will inform breeding efforts to shore up wheat’s climate resiliency and help guide growers to adopt crop management strategies that could offset wheat’s metabolic responses to high CO2 levels and, in turn, the likelihood of mycotoxin contamination. “We are currently working with a number of university wheat breeders to identify climate-resilient, Fusarium head blight-resistant lines in order to address this food safety and security issue,” said Hay, whose ARS collaborators include Vaughan, Susan McCormick, Milagros Hojilla-Ecangelisa, Michael Bowman, Bob Dunn, Jennifer Teresi and Mark Berhow. The team published its findings today in the journal Scientific Reports and is preparing a second paper on the work. #### Fossilized termite farts have been found preserved in amber. ##### In a 1988 poll, Batman comic book readers voted to have Robin killed by the Joker. ##### In 1968 Steven Spielberg and George Lucas took a directing class taught by Jerry Lewis.

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Chinook, MT

Home Phone - 406-357-2162 Highway 2 West, Chinook, MT 1/2 mile west of Chinook

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Diamond C 32-ft., engineered I-Beam frame, tandem duals, 2-10,000 lb axles, 2 piece with folding beavertail, max ramps, dual jacks, tool box.............................................. $21,195 Circle D 31-ft. (3) 7,000 lb./6 torsion axle, 2 piece with folding beavertail, chain basket, dual jacks.........................................................................................................$14,995 Circle D 29-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece with folding beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket..... . .......................................................................................................................$15,995 Circle D 27-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece with folding beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket..... . .......................................................................................................................$15,495 Circle D 25-ft. (2) 7,000 lb. torsion axles, dual jacks, chain basket, 2 piece with folding beavertail.........................................................................................................$11,695

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Iron Steer 24-ft. lumber roller trailer..............................$8995

1993 Trail King TK20 25-ft., new 8-ft. x 12-ft. flatbed, like new ......... floor, air brakes..............$7500 ...................................... $2500

2012 Diamond C 77” x 12-ft. ....... Knaphide utility body, blue, to fit 8-ft. Utility body, white, 8-ft., to fit single ...................................... $2100 single wheel pickups ....... $800 wheel pickups................$1200

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2020 Frontier WR1216C Retail: $26,046 Stock #: 255566

2019 Buhler MB4480XD Retail: $40,755 Stock #: 267339

2019 John Deere 740FD Retail: $81,000 Stock #: 256821

2019 John Deere S780 Hours: 843 Retail: $362,131 Stock #: 271695

2007 John Deere 635 F Retail: $7,500 Stock #: 266314

2013 John Deere S680 Hours: 2332 Retail: $127,862 Stock #: 266380

2017 John Deere S670 Hours: 1291 Retail: $251,059 Stock #: 271694

2010 John Deere 2700 Retail: $20,218 Stock #: 278117

2019 John Deere MX7 Retail: $3,800 Stock #: 274924

2012 Rem 2500 Retail: $10,950 Stock #: 282946

2011 John Deere 640D Retail: $26,687 Stock #: 279995

2007 John Deere X540 Hours: 480 Retail: $7,215 Stock #: 285336

John Deere 1835 Retail: $87,604 Stock #: 284270

2016 John Deere S680 Hours: 1800 Retail: $225,550 Stock #: 285217

2014 Brent 1196 Retail: $55,781 Stock #: 285822

1997 John Deere 7410 Hours: 10,035 Retail: $69,795 Stock #: 289167

2002 Hesston 856A Bales: 14,049 Retail: $3,850 Stock #: 289328

2001 New Holland 1475 Retail: $8,760 Stock #: 289980

2009 Bourgault 3310-65 / 6550ST Retail: $119,761 Stock #: 286361

2015 Bourgault 3320-66 QDA Retail: $191,285 Stock #: 287721

2008 John Deere 9770 STS Hours: 2700 Retail: $99,948 Stock #: 292632

2018 John Deere 560M Bales: 19,054 Retail: $32,217 Stock #: 292810

2011 New Holland HB25 Retail: $12,018 Stock #: 293173

1989 Case IH 7110 Hours: 6515 Retail: $51,120 Stock #: 293177

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2014 John Deere 1835 Retail: $100,104 Stock #: 287732

2005 New Holland BR780 Bales: 16966 Retail: $10,184 Stock #: 289388

2013 Brandt 5200EX Retail: $17,291 Stock #: 289705

2012 John Deere 568 Retail: $21,362 Stock #: 289843

2019 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 Hours: 946 Retail: $19,350 Stock #: 295527

2011 Bourgault 3310-65 Retail: $130,063 Stock #: 290292

2019 John Deere S780 Hours: 898 Retail: $368,237 Stock #: 290752

2017 Arctic Cat Wild Cat Trail LTD Hours: 80 Retail: $17,200 Stock #: 290783

2015 Case 221F Hours: 1660 Retail: $68,250 Stock #: 291865

2001 Flexi-Coil 3450/5000 Retail: $21,700 Stock #: 295960

2020 Kubota L3560 Hours: 118 Retail: $36,104 Stock #: 297912

New Holland SD440A Retail: $50,414 Stock #: 299506

2021 John Deere RD45F Retail: $109,333 Stock #: 301913

2020 John Deere S780 Hours: 526 Retail: $470,787 Stock #: 302811

2020 MacDon FD140 Retail: $89,569 Stock #: 302817

2019 John Deere X384 Hours: 50 Retail: $4,000 Stock #: 300371

2021 John Deere DH5114 Retail: $29,631 Stock #: 303715

Sunflower 80H3 Retail: $5,141 Stock #: 303716

2020 John Deere Z540M Hours: 120 Retail: $5,625 Stock #: 304249

1994 John Deere 8870 Hours: 8,059 Retail: $42,900 Stock #: 297568

Contact Jeff Fjelstad at (406) 633-5032 for more information. VISIT US AT DEEREQUIPMENT.COM

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PARTS UNITS

Ford 2000 Select-o-Speed....... For Parts

Good Selection Of Spike Tooth Harrows Starting At $150.00 MISCELLANEOUS

Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust. Fits various models.............................$2500 Oliver/White loader fits 1650/1655....$1250 Wagner loader for Ford 8N, 9N, and NAA. Complete with front pump & mounts...... .....................................................$1500 Shaver HD8 front mount post driver..$1295 Hinker chisel plow..............................$1200 International chisel plow.....................$600 Running gears. Each............................$600 Wagon with box..................................$1000 John Deere QA pallet forks, like new..$900

MISCELLANEOUS ATTACHMENTS

New Danuser SSQA pallet forks....... $1125

New Red Devil 6-ft. snow blower with QA skid steer mount.

MFBF members participate in national issues meetings

ZETOR TRACTORS

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wood splitters, chippers and log grapples available.

Zetor M22HT tractor with ZL20 loader and 48” bucket, ZM54 midmount mower. 2 IN STOCK............$17,150

Kioti CS2210 sub compact with SL2410 loader, 4WD hydrostatic transmission, engine heater, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires. IN STOCK with 60” mid-mount mower................................4 IN STOCK Kioti CK2610 with KL4010 loader, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, R4 tires, 6 year warranty... 1 IN STOCK Kioti CK4010HST with KL4030 loader 40 hp, 66” bucket, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, R4 tires, 6 year warranty.............................2 IN STOCK Kioti DK5310SEH with cab, KL5521 loader, 53 hp, 72” bucket, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, 3 point, PTO, industrial tires, 6 year warranty.........1 IN STOCK Kioti NS6010H, open station, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, rear remote hydraulics, industrial tires, 6 year warranty.............................1 IN STOCK Kioti RX7320PCB with KL7320 loader, 84” bucket, power shuttle, cab, 4WD, 540 PTO, Cat II 3 point.............2 IN STOCK

NEW KIOTI IMPLEMENTS

Hardee Implements

74” tiller, reverse tine..........................$2775 72” finish mower.................................$2750 60’ rotary mower.................................$1575 1184W 7-ft. rotary mower...................$4850 1072 6-ft. rotary mower with slip clutch........ .....................................................$3175 172 6-ft rotary mower.........................$2350 42” Panther mower.............................$1285

USED HAYING

American Hay Master 500 series stack wagon with hay basket.................$7500 New Holland 1032 bale wagon..........$4500 Hesston 1014 swather.......................$1500

NEW SPEECO POST HOLE AUGERS

Rear mounted tillers, 48”....................$2545 Rear mounted tillers, 42”....................$2444 Back blade, 72”.....................................$725

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John Deere 6600 combine, gas, pickup header..........................................$2000 Massey-Ferguson 510 combine, Perkins diesel............................................$3250 Hesston 1014 12-ft. swather........................ ...................................... NEEDS WORK New Holland 855 round baler............$3850 New Holland 1033 balewagon........... CALL

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New Eagle 560HD..................$1050 New Eagle 566HD..................$1210 New Eagle 672HD..................$1320 New Eagle 784 HD.................$1415 New Eagle 7-ft. 3 point rear blade.... ...........................................$1225 New Eagle 8-ft. 3 point rear blade.... ...........................................$1300

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Montana Farm Bureau Federation Ag NewsWire Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) members participated in American Farm Bureau’s Issues Advisory Committee meetings held last week in Arlington, Virginia. The committees provide an avenue for Farm Bureau’s grassroots leaders to contribute their expertise on specific issues to the organization’s policy deliberations. Committee members meet in person once per year and hold additional meetings via webinar or conference calls throughout the program year as needed to discuss new developments on their assigned issues. MFBF members serving on four of the 12 committees included: Tom DePuydt – Federal Lands; Jillien Streit – Farm Policy; Mike Murphy – Water; and Wes Jensen - Market Structures. MFBF Senior Governmental Affairs Director Nicole Rolf attended the meetings and organized visits with the Montana Congressional offices. Chester pulse crop farmer Streit praised the American Farm Bureau staff for their knowledge. “They are wellversed on all of the issues. I applaud them for doing a great job bringing a diverse group of farmers together from across the country to surface ideas and discuss how we can have a collaborative effort that covers all commodities.” Streit, who attended her meeting virtually, said the Farm Policy Committee primarily discussed the 2023 Farm Bill. “Our group believes strongly on continuing support for crop insurance since that safety net is vital for producers,” said Streit. “We all had insights regarding input costs and inflation. We have to figure out a way to have those rising costs built into the programs for there to be an adequate safety net.” “We talked about climate, including ‘climate-smart agriculture.’ We agreed that as agricultural producers we need to embrace the strength we bring to the climate conversation. We’re working with some of the USDA programs, and we have a great story to tell. Our greatest weakness is we have been so busy growing food we haven’t taken sufficient time to tell our conservation story,” Streit said. The Market Structures meeting featured speakers from National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Department of Agriculture. The committee discussed legislation regarding cattle markets and issues on the transportation of goods. “We agreed a bill needs to be developed to solve the problem of empty containers returning to Asia after unloading their contents in U.S. ports,” said Circle cattle rancher Jensen, who attended the meetings in person. “We covered the usual concerns about trucking regulations that impact our market, such as ensuring Hours of Service have more logic, and addressing concerns about the rocketing fertilizer prices.” Rolf noted, “The Issues Advisory Committees are an excellent venue for other Farm Bureau members nationwide to surface concerns, develop recommendations for state Farm Bureau policy development, and provide policy recommendations to the AFBF Resolutions Committee. We are pleased to have four of our members serve on these committees. Being in the Washington, D.C. area allowed us meet with our Congressional delegation to address concerns on agricultural issues our members may have.” Rolf and Jensen met with Senator Steve Daines and Senator Jon Tester, as well as with Congressional staff in Representative Rosendale’s office. Topics included efficiently getting commodities to international customers through U.S. ports, the challenging timing of emergency haying on Conservation Reserve Program land and cattle market transparency. In addition, they discussed the need to keep the Lower Snake River dams in place, the importance of the Columbia River system for exporting ag commodities, and concerns about the Endangered Species Act and the Waters of the U.S. rule.

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2019 Lemken Heliodor 23-ft., 3-point, 9/700.......................$61,000 2018 Lemken Rubin 12 KUA 16-5-ft. speed disk, solid packer wheel on back, mounted draw bar, hydraulic folding.................$92,000 2016 John Deere 2720 17.5-ft. disk ripper, 7 shank, narrow fold...... ............................................................................................... Call 2013 John Deere 2720 7-shank disk ripper 17.5-ft., narrow fold....... .........................................................................................$40,000 2015 Parma 25-ft. single roller packer..................................$35,000

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2014 John Deere 544K wheel loader, high lift....................$165,000 2017 New Holland C238 skidsteer, cab, air, heat, low hours. Excellent condition..........................................................................$55,000 2021 John Deere 455 grain drill, 25-ft., 6” spacing, 3 boxes. LOW ACREAGE.......................................................................$69,000 Komatsu D31P dozer, 4-way adjustable blade, 3522 hours.$29,000 2014 Brandt 13x70 grain auger, swing away arm... Call for pricing

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Case 3x4 baler, 7574 bales...................................... Call for Pricing New Holland 3x4 baler, 15,228 bales...................... Call for Pricing 2020 New Holland 3x3 baler, 4034 bales................ Call for Pricing 2019 Massey Ferguson 2290 4x4 baler, single axle, 18,733 bales.. .......................................................................................$137,000 2019 Massey Ferguson 2290 4x4 baler, single axle, 25,540 bales.. .......................................................................................$125,000

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2014 Massey Ferguson 1375 rotary mo-co, 15-ft. 3” cutting width, steel conditioner, 1000 PTO, hydraulic tilt, gauge wheels, 3-point hitch..................................................................................$19,000 Bale King 880 Vortex round bale feeder.................................$7000 John Deere 566 round baler, 80,000 bales.............................$5000 Antique John Deere MT 3 wheel tractor, 1 SCV.....................$3500

2020 John Deere 8320R....................................................$339,000 (2) 2021 John Deere 6155M approximately 500 hours, cab, MFWD, PowerQuad transmission with left hand reverser, 640 loader/ grapple, 5 year, 5000 hour PowerGard warranty...................... ............................................................................ Call for pricing John Deere 5090E cab, MFWD, 600 hours, loader ready................. ............................................................................ Call for pricing

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2019 John Deere 560 round baler, 12,308 bales.................$41,000 John Deere 560R round baler, 6199 bales.............. Call for Pricing John Deere 560M round baler, 9945 bales............. Call for Pricing 2019 John Deere 560M round balers with bale accumulators.......... .........................................................................................$50,000 2014 John Deere 569 net wrap & twine, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, MegaWide hydraulic pickup, 11,355 bales......................$34,000 2015 John Deere 569 MegaWide, 14,203 bales..................$29,750 2013 John Deere 569 Premium net wrap and twine, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, MegaWide with hydraulic pickup, push bar, approximately 19,332 bales.................................................$23,000 2009 John Deere 568 36,000 bales.....................................$15,000 2008 John Deere 568 net wrap and twine, MegaWide pickup, flotation tires, 29,573 bales...........................................................$14,000 2001 John Deere 567 net/twine, 540 PTO, 30,000 bales........$9900

TRACTORS & ATTACHMENTS

New Holland H8080 rotary windrower, 16-ft. header, 1800 hours..... .........................................................................................$62,000 2007 New Holland HW305 HS12 header, new conditioner rolls and bearings, new tires, new auger flaps, new reel boards...$39,900 (3) 2018 New Holland 216 rakes. Each................................$24,000 Vermeer R2800 basket rake.................................................$22,000 1999 John Deere 705 hydraulic rake.......................................$7250

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Versatile SX275 Self-Propelled Sprayer 1200 gallon, 100-ft., Auto Steer, Raven rate control $1200 per day plus delivery and pickup. Ask about monthly rates.

John Deere 8770 300 hp, Synchro transmission, Duals, ROPS, 4 remotes, air/heat/radio

Combine and header lease as low as $30,000 per year. Call Marty for details!

1981 Big Bud 525/50 Very clean updated Big Bud Ready to go to work, 600 hp, 3,692 hours, 4 remotes, High Flow hydraulics Call for rental rates and details

1980 Steiger Bearcat III ST225 Engine in frame 1766 hours ago, new clutch less than 200 hours ago, tires are great, great running tractor, 14-ft. Degelman blade. will separate

Big Bud 320/10 Cummins NTA855 turbo, 320 hp, 4WD $100 per hour, 100 hour minimum. $3000 per week, plus trucking

Versatile 895 Manual, 310 hp, duals $80 per hour, 100 hour minimum plus delivery and pickup. Ask about weekly or monthly rental rate

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR... GET YOUR RENTAL EQUIPMENT HERE! Give us a call to get more information about weekly and monthly rates, to schedule delivery, and more!

2018 Accessories Unlimited AU01-8650-4250 Clone of the Mandako but 50 lbs. heavier per foot and extras are standard on the Avenger by Accessories Unlimited! 3/8” steel tubing throughout frame & hitch, 42” drum, 5/8” steel drum, holds water, auto-fold, hydraulic wing lock system, LED lights, dual tires, 4X8” tubing, 8 bolt hubs, greaseable zerts at pivot points. RENTAL PRICES: Daily: USD $500 Acre: USD $4 LEASE PRICES: Yearly: USD $8,000 / 72 Month Lease / $8,000 Down

2012 Bourgault 6450 Very clean, dual fan, dual shoot air cart, 10 inch auger

2013 Farm King 4490 28-ft., 9” spacing, 24” smooth front & rear, 8mm (5/16”) width, Stone flex hangers, 410WSS bearings Versatile Viking Vertical Tillage 38-ft. , rolling baskets $7.50 per acre, 100 acre minimum plus delivery and pickup.

2014 Pillar DH6010 250 ACRES ON NEW DISKS Rubber Packers. Mud Scrapers. Double Shoot. Flexi-Coil Towers.

2008 John Deere 1830 Air Drill Very nice clean unit. 60-ft., 12 inch spacing, steel packers, hoses are great, 430 bushel tow behind air cart, single shoot. Has capability of being made a double shoot. RENTAL PRICES: Daily: USD $500 Acre: USD $7 LEASE PRICES: Yearly: USD $30,000 / 3 Month Lease / $30,000 Down

CALL US FOR ALL YOUR RENTAL NEEDS!

1982 Versatile 1150 Good tractor, have the triples, runs great

Farm King 6650 Disc 32-ft., 24” blades, heavy duty disc $7.00 per acre, 100 acre minimum plus delivery and pickup.

See more photos and details on our website:

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406-265-9554 or 888-265-9554 Owner: Ron Harmon • CELL: 406-265-0096

1287 Highway 87 • HAVRE, MT 59501

Sales: Marty Lundstrom 406-654-7255

Parts: Matt • 406-265-9554

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406-265-9554 or 888-265-9554 1287 Highway 87 • Havre, MT 59501

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2005 Spra-Coupe 7650 Raven rate controller, Raven autosteer, 660 gallon plastic tank, chemical inductor, triple nozzle bodies, Perkins engine

1979 Big Bud 400/30 Recent in-line rebuild, Big Cam new style 855 to 400 hp, twin disc Powershift, Clark 70,000 lb. axles, new paint & decals, air drill hydraulics with Brandt flow control valves, Super Sharp! $95,000

2015 Versatile SX280 100-ft. booms, 1200 gallon stainless tank. Very clean

2008 John Deere 1830 Very nice clean unit, 60-ft 12 inch spacing, steel packers, hoses are great, 430 bushel tow behind air cart, single shoot has capability of being made a double shoot iso $90,000

Owner: Ron Harmon CELL: 406-265-0096

1981 Big Bud 525/50 Very clean updated Big Bud Ready to go to work! $190,000

Case IH ADX3430 430 bushel TBT with ATX700 70-ft. 12” $95,500

2012 Bourgault 6450 Veryclean, dual fan, dual shoot air cart, 10 inch auger $65,000

K-Hart 60-10 Just traded, field ready. Will separate $90,000

Sales: Marty Lundstrom 406-654-7255

Parts: Matt 406-265-9554

2020 Versatile Vertical Tillage 3 units to choose from

2012 Versatile SX275 John Deere rate control and auto steer, 100-ft. booms. $159,500

JUST IN - John Deere 9420 Very clean tractor Call for Special Price

Flexi-Coil 2320 Nice clean unit. Valmar granular applicator, coil packer $50,000

JUST IN - Cat Challenger 85C Ready to go to work! Call for Special Price 1980 Steiger Bearcat III ST225 Engine in frame 1766 hours ago, new clutch less than 200 hours ago, tires are great! Great running tractor, 14-ft. Degelman blade, will separate. $30,000

1982 Versatile 1150 Good tractor, have the triples just not on in the pictures, runs great $75,000 Versatile 895 Call for Prices and Info

John Deere 8770 8300 hours, duals, tires at 50%, 4 remotes, 350 hp, 4WD, Synchro transmission $55,000

Morris 8900 Extremely clean chisel plow $27,500

1980 JI Case 4890 300 hp, 2016 hours, Powershift transmission, 1000 PTO, 4WD $20,000

1983 Versatile 835 III 250 hp, 4wd, 4932 hours, duals, 4 rear remotes, high flow hydraulics. $28,000

1982 Steiger Bearcat III ST225 225 hp, 4 wd, 4 remotes, duals, 9100 hours. $25,000

1969 Versatile 145 Cab is from a 875 completely reconditioned. There are only 2 things wrong with this tractor: tires and the a/c is R12. The family thinks this tractor was purchased new, so one owner. Used up until 3 years ago. $10,000

1979 Big Bud 320/10 320 hp, Cummins NTA855, 6077 hours, duals, 3 remotes, high flow hydraulics, 4WD $62,500

2016 Farm King 6650 32-ft., 3 section folding. Very nice low acre disc. $59,500

1976 Versatile 850 II Nice older tractor, well taken care of, runs great $28,000

1979 Friggstad 53-ft., super clean and straight for its age, tires are good. Ready to go to work $20,000

Friggstad 53 Clean Chisel Plow Nichols knock on shovels $22,000

1985 Versatile 856 Cummins, 240 hp, 4WD, 7643 hours, duals, 4 remotes, air, heat, radio $32,500

New Holland SF115 100-ft. booms, 1600 gallon tank, 20” nozzles $30,000

Be sure to check out our website:

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MSU and MWBC announce new crop variety releases

Jason Laird, Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, (406) 604-7592 With support from the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC), four wheat and barley varieties developed by Montana State University (MSU) Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology were approved for public release during the annual stakeholders meeting held at the beginning of the year. Montana wheat and barley producers see their crop checkoff investments come to fruition at this highly anticipated meeting when the Varietal Release Committee decides to release Montana cultivars. This year, the committee voted to include ‘MT’ in the naming of all new varieties released by MSU. “This change will bring clarity at the seed dealer for producers looking to purchase Montana State developed varieties,” said Executive Vice President Cassidy Marn. “We are hopeful that it will continue to brand the highly successful public breeding program and improve the marketability of our genetics. Combining producer input, extensive agronomic trials and end use targets, these new varieties are a fit for your operation, and for our buyers around the world.” The four new crop varieties released include: • Spring Forage Barley: A cross between Lavina and CDC Cowboy resulted in the more reliable, harvest flexible “MT16F02902”. A taller, high yielding, awn less forage with extended grain fill period that is certain to be widely adapted in the northern plains, Dr. Jamie Sherman is hopeful to name the new release “MT Cowgirl”. MT Cowgirl will bring common sense, reliability and profits to producers looking to plant this new release. Let’s face it, a farm doesn’t need a cowboy anymore. The “MT Cowgirl” has proven to be the backbone of the operation. • Semi-Dwarf Spring Durum: MTD18313 is a spring durum with a pedigree of Alkabo/Brigade/Alzada/Strongfield. MTD18313 has high yield potential under dryland environments, early heading and maturity, consistent hightest weight under dryland environments, normal cadmium content, fungal leaf spot tolerance, sawfly tolerance and straw strength, good semolina quality, average protein strength and a pasta color retention trait. This variety will look to be an excellent tool in the tool belt for eastern Montana producers who want to harvest durum earlier and tend to have lodging issues on the farm. • Spring Durum: MTD18348 with a pedigree of Alzada/ Strongfield//Brigade/Carpio. Favorable traits include very high yield potential, low grain cadmium accumulation, very high protein strength, excellent semolina quality, fungal leaf spot tolerance, good test weight, large seed size and high grain protein. MTD18348 is looking to rival the Golden Triangle mainstay of Alzada with superior yield and excellent pasta quality. • Hard Red Winter Wheat: MTS18149 with a pedigree of the semi-solid variety Loma (MAES, 2016) to AAC Gateway [Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Lethbridge, Alberta), 2012]. Great yielding, improved winter hardiness and higher stem solidness than Loma, aluminum tolerance, and excellent end use characteristics. End users will be delighted to see high falling numbers, low PPO, high water absorption and strong mix times (7.1 Min). Look to see MTS18149 be desirable for northern Warhorse and Loma producers as it out yields and has better stem solidness. Northern Golden Triangle winter wheat producers are recommended to give MTS18149 a try. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee promotes local research and market development around the world and develops superior plant varieties and best farm practices for generations to come. Visit MontanaWBC.com to learn more.

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(PI) Pierre, SD 605-224-1631

(PH) Philip, SD 605-859-2636

(SU) Sundance, WY 307-283-2971

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(HA) Hartington, NE 402-254-3908

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2020 John Deere 560M (WI), Stk #72059, 6,000 Bales, Baler Was Blown Off & Greased Everyday, Belt Pins Changed Every 1,000 Bales & Cam Bearings Replaced, Single Pad Moisture Tester............ ..........................................$37,900

2019 John Deere 956 (BL), Stk #70178, Impeller Conditioner, 2 Point Hitch, Hydraulic Header Tilt, Will Be Cleaned, Gear Boxes Serviced, New Shells & Knives To Make It Field Ready..........$33,900

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2020 John Deere 560M (WI), Stk #72061, 6,000 Bales, Very Nice & 2020 John Deere 560M (HA), Stk #70176, 6,400 Bales, Big Tires, Extremely Clean Well Kept Baler, MegaWide, Bale Kicker, Moisture MegaWide, Netwrap Only.............. Sensor System..................$38,900 ..........................................$37,900

2017 John Deere 956 (WI), Stk #73200, 2 Pt Connection, 1000 PTO, Impeller Conditioner, Well Taken Care Of...................$27,900

2018 John Deere 560M (WI), Stk #70823, 15,896 Bales, 1000 PTO, Moisture Tester & Bale Pushbar, MegaWide Nice & Straight, Chains & Sprockets In Good Shape.......... ..........................................$29,000

*Offer good on any used John Deere baler purchased in March. Customer must take possession of the netwrap when you take possession of the baler, no substitutions allowed. No cash value/discount allowed. Can be used on John Deere Edge to Edge ® or John Deere CoverEdge ® netwrap. Up to $332 retail value. See sales for more information.

2015 John Deere 569 (WI), Stk #71539, 23,000 Bales, Nice Unit With All The Options You Would Want- MegaWide, Netwrap & Twine, Big Tires, Hydraulic Pickup, Bale Kicker........................$21,000

2017 John Deere 956 (WI), Stk #71937, One Owner Unit, Steel Conditioner, Unit Will Have New Turtles & Blades, Will Be Serviced 2007 John Deere 568 (PI), Stk #70795, 24,604 Bales, MegaWide, & Oil Changed In The Cutterbar.... Hydraulic Pickup, 21.5L Tires, ..........................................$29,000 1000 PTO, Been Thru Shop........... ..........................................$18,500

2019 John Deere 560M (BF), Stk #72071, 8,976 Bales, Been All Netwrap Bales & ¾ Of The Bales On Irrigated Alfalfa, We Sold Unit New, 1000 PTO.................$36,500

2018 John Deere 560M (HA), Stk #72057, 11,000 Bales, Includes The Plus2 A520R Accumulator With Unit, Belts In Good Shape & Auto Chain Luber..............$42,500

2018 John Deere 560M (HA), Stk #70533, 10,579 Bales, Big Tires, Netwrap & Twine, MegaWide Pickup, Kept Inside When Not Being Used..................................$34,800

2017 John Deere 569 (HA), Stk #68737, 19,029 Bales, Small 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 Tires, MegaWide Plus Pickup, Hydraulic Pickup Lift, Good Clean Baler.............$24,500

TRACTORS

2019 John Deere 5075E (BF), Stk 2018 John Deere 6110M (HA), Stk #73161, 170 Hours, Loader with #73114, 2,217 Hours, Includes Like Skid Steer Style Attachment............ New 620R Loader with 5 Tine Grap............................................$52,000 ple.......................................$98,000

2015 John Deere 569 Std (WI), Stk #66603, 21,099 Bales, $12,000 In Repairs Just Made To Unit- All New Belts & Pins, Cam Bearings Replaced, Too Much To List!.......... ..........................................$19,900

2017 John Deere 6110M (WI), Stk #72477, 2,529 Hours, 3 SCV’s, 24 Speed AutoQuad Trans, GreenStar Ready.................................$90,000

2017 John Deere 8270R (HA), Stk #72960, 1,605 Hours, E23 PowerShift Transmission, ILS Front Axle, Leather, LED Lights..........$244,000

View all of our inventory, see more photos and details online at: 2017 John Deere 946 (BF), Stk #67954, Has The Proven V10 Steel Conditioner, Hydraulic Tilt, 13-ft. Cutting Width, Drawbar Hitch with 1000 PTO, Used On Mostly Irrigated Fields....................$23,500

2012 John Deere 956 (HA), Stk #71554, Steel V10 Steel Conditioner, 2 Point Hitch, Hydraulic Tilt, Very Well Maintained Unit, Shedded When Not In Use, Local 1 Owner Unit........................$24,900

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2021 John Deere R4060 (PH), Stk #70106, 535 Hours, 132-ft. 20” Spacing, Carbon Fiber Booms, Comes W/380 Tires & Floating Tires, ExactApply, Boom Leveling.. ........................................$508,000

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2022 — Page B1 2W Spreading, Choteau MT ........................ C40 3V Distributing, Conrad MT ........................... C1 A-Plus Auto, Great Falls MT ........................ C12 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS ................ C40 Action Toys, Billings MT .............................. B20 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman MT ............................................ A35 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls MT...... C48 Ag Wise, Kremlin MT ................................... C13 AgraSyst Dealers ........................................... A8 Badland Truck Sales, Glendive MT ............. C43 BALPAQ....................................................... B13 Basin Seed, LLC, Stanford MT.................... A10 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown MT ........ B16 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby MT .................... A29 Big Iron Auctions ......................................... C37 Big Equipment Co., Havre MT............. A44, A45 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad MT .................. C23 Big Sky Pipe, Great Falls MT....................... C31 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn MT .................................................................. C14 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby MT ........ A20 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings MT.. C40 Bjorn Johnson Construction, Missoula MT...A46 Bobcat of Mandan, ND ................................. B9 Bouma Post Yards, Choteau MT ................. C30 Bouma Truck Sales, Choteau, Great Falls MT ... ............................................................ INSERT Brock Bins, Rydelle Ent., Drummond MT.... A14 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank MT ............................. A29 Buckley Auction MT .................................... A25 Bull Mountain Fencing, Yoder, Dan, Roundup MT............................................................. C28 C & B Operations, LLC, Billings, Culbertson & Plenywood, MT, Sheridan, WY, Powell, WY .... .......................................................... A40, A41 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls MT ...... .................................................................. C30 Centrol Crop Consulting LLC, Brady & Conrad MT............................................................... C7 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ................... C26 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks MT...A32 Clearview Seed, Denton MT........................ A38 Commercial Lynks, Inc. Ledger MT............... C9 Corder & Associates, Fort Benton MT ........ C22 Courtesy Ford, Conrad MT............................ B1 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank MT ......................... B7 Dakota Truck & Farm, Minot ND.................. C46 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brock Linker, Coffee Creek MT ............................................C1, C22 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman MT....A13 Double Diamond Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula MT ................................................... B17 Dry Fork Ag, Ledger MT .............................. A23

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Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls MT...C33 EV Insulation, Evan VanDyke, Conrad MT... B14 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish MT .......... A7 Farmer’s Union Oil, Rudyard MT ................. C27 First State Bank, Shelby, MT ....................... A28 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton, MT ..... C46 Flaman Rentals, Power MT .................A34, C42 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton MT ........... B14 Fox Ford, Wolf Point MT.............................. C36 Frank Merchant Roofing, Great Falls MT .... B18 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness MT .................... C20 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls MT............................................ B15, C39, C45 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon MT ...... A43 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston MT ......... A36, A37 Gateway Arch & Fence, Wayne Thiem, Bozeman MT............................................................... C4 Glasgow Rental, Glasgow MT ..................... A48 Glass Trucking, Denton MT ......................... C34 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy MT ........ A34 Golden Triangle Rental, Great Falls MT ....... A48 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard MT............. A3 Gordon Repair, LLC, Miles City MT ............... B2 Greenway Seeds, Caldwell ID ............................ .................................... A35, B4, C9, C18, C26 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier MT . C3 Grossenburg Equipment, Winner, Pierre, Philip, Belle Fourche SD, Wayne, Bloomfield, Harrington NE, Sundance WY ........................ A47 GSI Bins, Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield MT...C44 Harris Native Grasses, Bozeman MT ............ B7 Heartland Ag Systems, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, SD, WA ............................................................ C47 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin MT ... A26 Hedman, Inc, Grass Range MT ................... A33 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena MT.. .................................................................. A42 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex & Big Dog Mowers, Chester MT .............................................. A38 Hi-Line Rental, Havre MT ............................ A48 Highline Communications, Cut Bank MT .... C38 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls MT....B10, B11 Hwy 12 Equipment & Repair, Baker MT ........ B2 J & T Equipment Sales, John Jones, Stevensville MT............................................................. C16 J Bar T Bins & Steel Buildings, Jeremiah Johnson & Thad, Chester MT .................................. C25 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook MT .....B6, C18 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte MT ......... C37

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RDO Equipment, Kalispell, MT ...................... B4 RDO Equipment, Missoula MT ...................... B4 Red House Ag Custom Fertilizer Spreading, Matt Meyers, Chester MT ................................... C7 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell MT.......... .......................................................... A30, B18 Reinke, RPH Irrigation Services, Choteau MT ... .................................................................. C21 Rockwell Scales, Simms MT ....................... C32 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River MT .................. C47 RPH Irrigation Services, Reinke, Choteau MT ... .................................................................. C21 Rydelle Enterprises, Drummond MT ........... A14 Safflower Technologies International, Fairview & Billings MT ................................................ A18 Severinsen Irrigation, Zimmatic & GSI, Fairfield MT.....................................................C40, C44 Shop Specialties, Valier MT......................... C17 Shortline Ag, Scobey MT............................. C32 Sod Buster Sales, Polson MT ...............A24, C8 SprayFlex, Doug Henke Chester, MT .......... A38 Steel Etc, Great Falls MT .............................. B5 Stokes Fencing, Conrad MT.......................... C8 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad MT C15 Sunrise Hoppers, Bow Island AB Canada .. A30 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Avon MT...................................C18, C36 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester MT.......... B13 Tate Miller Welding, Golva ND ....................... B3 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby MT ..................... A29 TCB Transport LLC, Todd Bedosky, Geyser MT .................................................................. B13 That Guys Fab Shop, Havre MT .................. C17 Three Forks Lumber & Ready Mix, Three Forks MT............................................................. C13 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester MT ..................... C27 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre MT ... B17 Tom’s Shop, Grass Range MT..................... C34 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield MT ................. B3 Tri County Implement, Sidney MT ............... C19 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton MT........... C31 Triple T Sales, Chinook MT.......................... A39 TT&E Inc, Victor MT..................................... C14 Valley, Pivots Plus Dillon MT........................ B12 Valley Trailer Sales, Belgrade MT .................. C5 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester MT ............ C35 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula MT ... .................................................................. C28 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger MT ............. B2 Wild Horse Seed, Havre MT .......................... B7 Zimmatic, Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield MT ..... .................................................................. C40 Zimmerman Manure & Silage Hauling, Fairfield MT............................................................. B20

2016 Ford Explorer 4WD

3.5L V6, magnetic exterior, ebony black leather interior, keyless entry, 102,654 miles.

COURTESY PRICE: $23,999

2017 Hyundai Elantra Sedan

2.0L, shale gray metallic exterior, beige interior, power locks and windows, 75,198 miles.

COURTESY PRICE: $13,488

2018 Ford F150 Supercrew

2.7L V6 Ecoboost, silver exterior, gray cloth interior, auto start stop tech, 55,644 miles.

COURTESY PRICE: $36,886

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Creating valid and transparent carbon markets

Susan V. Fisk, American Society of Agronomy You may have heard the term “carbon sequestration.” In its basic terms, it refers to keeping and returning carbon to the soil. Since carbon is an element, how and why should this be done? One main reason is that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and increasing amounts contribute to climate change. Agricultural practices can store carbon in the soil, and now carbon markets are creating incentives for farmers to consider changing some of their field management techniques to do so. Carbon markets were the leading topic for the 2021 Sustainable Agronomy Conference, which is also available for streaming. Carbon storage in soil has both environmental and economic benefits. Plants pull carbon dioxide from the air, and metabolize it into roots, shoots, leaves, and fruits or vegetables. When plants metabolize carbon dioxide into sugars and other building blocks, they become “organic matter.” By pulling carbon dioxide out of the air, plants reduce the amount of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. While living, plants send out organic matter into the soil, where is it stored. If a plant is grown for crop production, the way farmers manage tillage, harvest, and crop residue can have a great impact on the amount of carbon stored in the soil. It may not be possible for all farmers to reduce tillage, or to grow crops that create more organic matter. But they can implement new practices that will change their impact on carbon use and storage. That’s where carbon markets come in. The concept is simple. Farmers who implement new practices can enter carbon market programs. By providing proof of their practices (that’s the hard part), they can earn carbon credits. Then, other companies, such as a manufacturer, can buy these credits to offset their carbon imprint. It’s a new source of potential revenue for farmers. Jamie Ridgely was one of the presenters at the Being Informed, Realistic, and Data-driven with Carbon Markets session that ran on July 20, 2021. Ridgely, who works at Truterra, LLC, is at the forefront of managing carbon markets. “The real work we are doing is about creating sustainable change in production agriculture to more regenerative systems,” says Ridgeley. “The carbon market provides an additional incentive.” At the forefront of this effort will be Certified Crop Advisers and agronomists. They will be consulting with growers on what they need to do to participate in this potential revenue source. “Agronomists, crop advisers, and forward-thinking farmers are the key, not the hype about the markets,” says Ridgely. CONTINUED ON PAGE B3

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Montana Department of Agriculture The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is currently recruiting for open positions on its Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council (NWMAC). The following council terms expire on June 30, 2022: • Recreationist / Wildlife Group • Consumer Group • Montana Weed Control Association • Eastern County Weed District Representative • At-Large Member Appointed by the MDA Director, the council provides guidance related to noxious weed programs and the Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Program assisting counties, local and tribal communities, researchers, and educators throughout the state. Responsibilities include reviewing Noxious Weed Trust Fund grant applications and attending hearings which take place over the course of several days in March each year. The NWMAC recommends and funding awards to the MDA Director for approval. Additional one-day council meetings are also held in January and July each year. Those interested in serving on the Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council are encouraged to submit a letter of interest and application to MDA by May 1, 2022. Visit the NWMAC website (https://agr.mt.gov/NoxiousWeedTrustFund) to learn more and download application forms. Nominations for council members can be submitted to: Montana Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2002014, Helena, MT 59620-0201, or jchaffee@mt.gov. The Montana Department of Agriculture is serving Montana Agriculture and growing prosperity under the Big Sky. Visit agr.mt.gov to learn more.

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Advisers need to look at how farmers can transition into the new system in a realistic way that enhances their productivity. “We are looking at going from very low levels of adaptation to very high levels. And we need to make the scaling of this system sustainable and beneficial for the grower.” A current hurdle to getting more farmers into the carbon markets is the lack of information they can trust. Again, crop advisers will be crucial to the success of these programs. Although the short-term profits of entering the carbon market may be small, Ridgely says there is another message for the farmer. “Managing for soil health and moving to more regenerative practices leads to better productivity too.” In addition, the value of the carbon credits will grow over time. Not only do farmers need to implement new practices, but they also need to collect and validate a lot more data to enter the carbon marketplace. Regrow is an agri-food tech company whose mission is to “unlock potential of regenerative ag by enabling appropriate value of ecosystems,” says William Salas, Chief Strategy Officer. Regrow provides a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification program for farmers. “The goal is to make entering carbon markets as easy as possible and to collect scientifically verifiable data,” says Salas. “This system adds transparency and credibility to the marketplace.” “The data burdens [to the farmer] can be quite high,” says Salas. Regrow has built a platform that can speak to all the grower platforms currently in use. They’ve invested time and energy into databases full of rigorous measurements of carbon stock in farm soil. They’ve gone back to data from the 1980s and 1990s to create and verify their models. “Currently, using satellite images, we can verify the actual practices being used in the field,” says Salas. “We can determine when the farmer plants, what types of crops they are growing, and other farm management practices. We don’t need to have people go and check on each farm in person – it can all be done remotely. This saves time and money and ensures the market that the farmer is continuing to implement the practices in their contracts – again, creating transparency.”

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Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist “The dogs will really miss you. They’re getting pretty old you know,” I said to my daughter. “Stop making me feel guilty!” she said. She was researching apartment offerings online. I had offered free rent, meals and laundry. I never claimed to be a parenting expert. I wasn’t quite ready for our nest to be empty. Our daughter recently graduated from college, has a full-time job and has continued living with us during the pandemic. I like having my children around me. The dogs aren’t the only ones to miss our daughter. I got on board with her decision. She became my “project.” I refinished furniture, sewed pillows and let her shop in our house to pick out extra furniture and household goods to help her get launched. “I think Dad is going to miss me more than you,” she said as we organized her kitchen. She looked at me, waiting for my reply. “Yeah, probably,” I said with a smirk. She’s learning my techniques. She’s only about 10 minutes from us. When we returned home, the house was quiet except for the sound of three dogs prancing around looking for their “sister.” We sat down and looked at each other because the at-home parenting process is complete. We might be feeling a bit of “empty nest syndrome.” Fortunately, the sadness and loss people might feel as their children become adults is quite normal. My older friends with grown-up “kids” my age have assured me that I will “love being an empty nester.” I just need to adjust a bit. I still have more pillows to sew and dogs to feed. When your life situation changes, don’t hang up cooking and balanced meals. Prepare some foods that you always wanted to try but didn’t have a chance. Take advantage of family-sized recipes. Freeze the extra food in meal-sized containers to give you more time for exploring new hobbies. Here are some tips from an NDSU Extension publication I wrote a while back called “Cooking for One or Two.” See www.ag.ndsu.edu/food for more information. • Choose recipes that are easy to divide mathematically. In recipes calling for three eggs, use two eggs and remove 2 to 4 tablespoons of liquid (if present) from the recipe. • If a recipe calls for a can of beans or soup and you would like to divide the recipe in half, use what you need and either refrigerate or freeze the remaining food. Label the container with the contents and date. • Add seasonings gradually. Sometimes you may need to add more (or less) of the spice to reach the desired flavor. • Check for doneness of halved recipes five to 10 minutes sooner than the original recipe. • Use planned-over macaroni to make pasta salad or quick casseroles. Add planned-over vegetables or meat. • Make mini pizzas by topping English muffins with planned-over spaghetti sauce, vegetables and shredded cheese. • Add chopped onions, mushrooms, peppers and cooked meat to canned spaghetti sauce. Serve spaghetti sauce over noodles one day, then add kidney beans and chili seasoning CONTINUED ON PAGE B7

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for another meal. • Top a microwave-baked potato with planned-over chili and cheese. • Mix chopped yellow squash, green peas and grated carrots with a prepared rice mix. • Spice up canned tomato soup by adding chopped green onion, celery and some garlic powder. • Set a table and turn on some soft music. Enjoy a meal for one or two. Several years ago, I worked with my student interns to create a series of publications called “Cooking 101” featuring easy recipes with few ingredients. Although these were designed originally for young adults cooking for one or two, empty nesters also can appreciate the tips.

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Rollie Schlepp 406-788-9556

406 Montana S 406-278-99

RDO Equipment, with several locations in the region had a booth at M.A.T.E. in Billings, Montana in mid February.

International Fanny Pack Day

Date When Celebrated: This holiday is held on the second Saturday in March In the 1980s a new fad hit the world scene. People wore fanny packs to carry belongings, It allowed women to carry cosmetics, keys, wallets, IDs and other belongings, freeing them from lugging their purse around everywhere they went. Fanny packs were not seen as feminine. Men found fanny packs useful, too. While they were called fanny packs, more often than not, the pack was worn in the front. Positioned in the front of the body, fanny packs were a far safer way to carry wallets and keys, keeping belongs safe from pick pockets. Like all fads, the fanny pack craze faded. However, some people wear fanny packs to this day, for the convenience and security they provide. Origin and History of “International Fanny Pack Day” The roots of International Fanny Pack Day began in 2007 when Nick Yates of Portland, Oregon came across a homeless person while going home from a Christmas party. He felt pity on the man, and gave him some fruitcake that was in his fanny pack. Based on this chance meeting, Nick got the idea to began a charitable campaign to give food to the poor and needy. With this brainstorm, International Fanny Pack Day was conceived. Nick went to food shelves and businesses seeking donation and to promote this day. It didn’t take long for this special day to grow in popularity. How to Participate in International Fanny Pack Day The best way to fully participate in this day, is to go into your closet and dig out your fanny pack. Fill it with foods and distribute the food to the poor and needy. ##### The 1st handheld cell phone (‘73) was as big as a brick and weighed 2.5 lbs. ##### Ronald Reagan’s nickname for his son Michael: “Little Schmuck.”

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COMBINE FOR SALE

2002 Gleaner R62 combine, 3451 engine/2572 separator hours, 2003 MacDon 962 30-ft. draper................................................................. Phone Dick at (406) 460-1389, Galata, MT (leave message)

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NEED PASTURE

Due to Denton West Wild Fire I am in need of Central Montana Pasture. Up to 200 pairs - Can split. Phone Pat (406) 366-0957, Denton, MT

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2020 Bobcat S595 94 hours, P69 pkg, C37 pkg, high flow, 2-speed, air ride seat, power bob-tach, heavy duty tires, horn, back-up alarm, HVAC, radio, attachment control, Stock# 24759...............Please call for price

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406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT (G)

406-538-3919

SALES:

77335 US HWY 87 - Lewistown, MT (L)

Great Falls - Andy – 590-0372; Lance – 788-8012; Todd 750-2162 Lewistown - Anna – 231-4251

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Great Falls Sales:

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT (G)

www.hovenequipment.com

406-538-3919

77335 US HWY 87 - Lewistown, MT (L)

Andy – 590-0372; Lance – 788-8012; Todd – 750-2162

Lewistown Sales: Anna – 231-4251

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Call us for all your equipment needs!

USED TRACTOR

Ford TW35 tractor. stk# 28433............. (cons) New Holland TV140 tractor. stk# 29196......(L) New Holland T6.165 tractor. stk# 29201.... (G) Versatile 895 tractor. stk# 28912.......... (cons) Versatile 800 tractor. stk#25280........... (cons) Versatile 700 parting out, engine and some tires gone.

USED ROUND BALERS

New Holland BR7090 net/twine. stk# 26882.... ................................................................. (L) New Holland BR780 net/twine. stk# 27848...... ................................................................. (L) New Holland 688 net/twine. stk#28541...... (G) New Holland 660 net/twine. stk# 27027..... (G) Case IH RB564 net/twine. stk# 23763........ (G) Vermeer 605XL net/twine. stk# 20674........ (G) John Deere 568 net/twine. stk# 26743........ (L) John Deere 567 net/twine. stk# 28814....... (G) John Deere 567 twine only. stk#28957..(cons) John Deere 566 net/twine. stk# 29080....... (G)

John Deere 560 net/twine. stk# 27796....... (G) John Deere 535 twine only. stk# 28849...... (G) Hesston 956A twine only. stk# 9821........... (G) Hesston 856A round baler. stk#23395..(cons) Gehl RB1870 round baler. stk# 28492... (cons)

SQUARE BALER

Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler. stk# 17439...................................................... (G) International 440 small square baler. stk# 28493.................................................(cons) Hesston 4900 square baler with accumulator. stk# 12290..........................................(cons) New Holland BB9080 square baler. stk# 22081...................................................... (G) New Holland 590 parts baler. stk# 13110. ....... ...........................................................(cons)

BALE PROCESSORS

Vermeer BP8000 round only. stk# 11240.... (L) Highline 7000 round only. stk# 29332......... (L) Degelman 4100 Bale King round or square. stk# 24628..........................................(cons) Vermeer BB256 3-pt. processor. Haybuster 256 3-pt. processor.

USED SWATHERS

MacDon 9352i with 16-ft. 922 header. stk# 29075...................................................... (G) MacDon 9352 with 14-ft. 922 header. stk# 29076. .................................................... (G) MacDon 7000 with 16-ft. header. stk# 25418... ................................................................ (G)

USED SPRAYERS

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Miller 3275 HT 120-ft. front boom, 1000 gallon, 4WD, Raven Smart Trax. stk# 24819...... (G)

Big Jim BJ740 post pounder. stk# 28985... (G) Canola Roller 34371 adapter 9-ft. stk#28550.. ................................................................ (G) JCB 84” snow thrower. stk# 27476............. (G) Gradall telehandler forks, hydraulic angle.stk# 24230. Flexi-Coil 820 54-ft. plow with harrow. stk# 28577................................................ (cons) Melroe 501 plow with Valmar. stk# 25282........ .......................................................... (cons) Gysler 46-ft. plow and rotary harrow. stk# 28579................................................ (cons) Chisel plow, 36-ft. stk# 20966. Gehl 800 chopper. stk# 18462.............. (cons)

USED COMBINES

New Holland HW325 with HS 16-ft. sickle head. stk# 28390................................................ (L) New Holland 1475 hydroswing with 16-ft. header. stk# 27688.................................. (G) John Deere pull type swather. stk# 28624.. (G) Case 8840 with 14-ft. header. stk# 28848... (G) New Holland 1118 with 14-ft. header. stk# 27582...................................................... (G) New Holland 1112 with 16-ft. head. stk# 25527.................................................(cons)

USED AIR DRILLS

Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill with 3450 tank. stk# 27977..................................................... (G) Flexi-Coil 5000 air drill with 2320 air cart. stk# 28680/20319.................................... (cons) John Deere 9450 drill 40-ft., 12” spacing with end transport. stk# 27062................ (cons) John Deere 9350 drill, 26-ft., 7” spacing with transport and grass seeder on 2 outside. stk# 28887........................................ (cons) Case AT5012 air drill, 50-ft., 12” spacing, coming in. stk# 29384. Morris 9365 air cart tow between only. stk# 16530..................................................... (G) Flexi-Coil air drill, 51-ft., 12” spacing with 2320 tank. stk# 18821............................... (cons) Great Plains 293 air drill, 45-ft., 12” spacing with 1228 tank. stk# 18993...................... (cons) Great Plains 293-62 air drill, 45-ft., 10” spacing. stk# 18994........................................ (cons) Melroe 284 drill, 36-ft., 12” spacing. stk# 18155............................................... (cons)

USED RAKES

H&S BF 12HC 12-wheel rake. stk# 26868... (L) H&S BF 12HC 12-wheel rake. stk# 29079..(G) New Holland 216 hydraulic rake. stk# 28909... ................................................................ (G) Vermeer R2300 rake. stk# 17028............... (G)

USED AUGERS

Brandt drive over transfer auger. stk# 25386... ...........................................................(cons) Westfield MK10-71 auger. stk# 9164......... (G) Buhler MKX 12x84 auger. stk# 29296........ (G)

Spra Coupe 7650 full run Raven monitor, mechanical rear drive, front hydraulic assist, 90-ft. boom, hydraulic extend axle. stk# 9067........................................................ (G) Melroe 216 Spra Coupe, 50-ft. boom. stk# 29168...................................................... (G) Versatile SX275 100-ft. boom, Raven control, 1200 gallon tank. stk# 12327............ (cons) Bourgault 950 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank. stk# 18150......................................... (cons) New Holland SF115 110-ft. boom, 1500 gallon tank. stk# 28655................................ (cons)

New Holland TR98 combine. stk# 19692... (G) Case 1680 combine with 30-ft. 962 header. stk# 27100...................................................... (G) Massey Ferguson 8570 with 30-ft. header. stk# 9896........................................................ (G) Case IH 2188 combine with 30-ft. header & 15-ft. pickup header. stk# 29206.................(cons) Case IH 1660 combine. stk# 13168.......(cons) Massey Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft. header, air reel. stk # 22248...............(cons) New Holland TR97 combine, 36-ft. Honeybee header, 13-ft. pickup with Swathmaster attachment. stk# 22771.........................(cons) John Deere 8820 combine. stk# 25528..(cons) White 9720 combine. stk# 18151...........(cons)

USED HEADERS

MacDon FD75D 45-ft. header. stk# 29023..(L) MacDon 960 30-ft. header. stk# 29078....... (G) New Holland 994 30-ft. draper header comes with TV-14 adapter. stk# 28404............... (G)

Check us out on our Website at www.hovenequipment.com

406-727-7153 (G) 406-538-3919 (L)

Consignments (Cons)

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Pivots, Pumps, Mainline, Hand Line, & Much More

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Factory Trained Valley Service Technicians

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Fully Stocked Service Trucks

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OFFICE: 1-406-683-4418 FAX: 1-406-683-4484 www.pivotsplusllc.com

1045 SELWAY DR. DILLON, MT 59725

From real estate to farm equipment, many companies participated in the Montana Agricultural Trade Exposition, M.A.T.E. in Billings, Montana in mid February.

HEADERS FOR SALE

2014 MacDon D65D, factory transport, 40-ft., double knife, two new knifes included with header, weight box, fits MacDon and John Deere swathers.....$38,500

2010 John Deere 630D, transport with lights, hydraulic head tilt, hydraulic fore/aft, pea auger, auxiliary lighting..........................$22,800

2014 Honey Bee 4040 40-ft. draper header, transport, double knife drive, single point hydraulic hookup, pea auger, universal adaptor, hydraulic fore/aft...............................................$39,500

2014 John Deere 635D hydra float, stubble lights, hydraulic header tilt, poly skids, factory transport, dual drive knife, transport lights, hydraulic fore/aft. Nice clean header..............$32,500

2013 New Holland HB36 draper header, 36ft. cut, will fit 80 series New Holland swathers, low acres...........................................$18,500

Phone (406) 799-8323

Erin Go Bragh Saint Patrick's Day

When: March 17 Saint Patrick's day is in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isles, as Ireland is known. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs. Saint Patrick's' Day has many symbols and traditions, from shamrocks and leprechauns, to green beer and Corned Beef and Cabbage. Saint Patrick's Day parades are popular in many cities around the U.S. Interestingly, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade did not take place in Ireland. It took place in New York City, in 1762. Are you Irish, me lads and me lassies?! Well, the saying goes everyone is a little Irish on Saint Patrick's Day. Roots of Tradition: Saint Patrick's day is held in honor of Saint Patrick, the missionary who brought Christianity to the Irish people in the 400's AD. Erin Go Braugh is perhaps the most common Irish term you will hear. It means "Ireland Forever" Did You Know? Over 34 million Americans are of Irish descent. That's almost nine times the population of Ireland!

Buzzards Day

Date When Celebrated: This holiday is always held on March 15 Bizarre as it may seem, today we celebrate buzzards. It’s not like buzzards are cute or cuddly, or any other pleasant adjective for that matter. So, before we continue, let’s make certain we know what we’re celebrating. A buzzard is also known as a Turkey Vulture, or simply called a Vulture. Buzzards are scavengers. They eat road kill or carrion. By definition, they eat the dead and putrefying meat of animals..... yuck. Now, aren’t you glad to know that we’re celebrating buzzards today? How on earth did we ever get to the point of having Buzzard’s Day? Walter Nawalaniec, a Cleveland, Ohio patrolman and bird watcher, tracked the spring migration of returning turkey vultures to the Cleveland area each year. He told local reporter Robert Bordner and historian Eunice Morton that he had observed the buzzards had returned to the area exactly on March 15 for the past six years. History has since proven that Buzzards return to the Cleveland, Ohio area on March 15 most years. Watching the buzzards return each year became an annual event in the Cleveland area. Along the way, serving and eating pancakes and sausage became part of the tradition for this day. Did You Know? The Migratory Bird Act of 1918 protects buzzards. Turkey vultures perform an important role in the eco-system, cleaning the environment of dead animals. I suppose if people call you an “old buzzard”, then this day is for you, too!

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BRIDGES & STORAGE CONTAINERS

20-ft. & 40-ft. Heavy Duty Bridges Overseas Flat Racks and Shipping Containers 8-ft. to 53-ft., mouse proof, weather tight storage

Phone (406) 899-4104

TCB TRANSPORT, LLC

Heartland Ag Systems had several brochures to hand out at the M.A.T.E. show in Billings, Montana in mid February. Heartland Ag has several stores in the region.

www.boxesandbridges.com

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The aliens inside Mt. Shasta

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By Randy Saner, UNL Extension Educator, & Dr. Matt Stockton, UNL Extension Ag Economics Specialist year to replace culled cows or cull rate and What is a respectable beef replacement is a measure of cow longevity. heifer value for the coming 2022 production The three annual costs of production for season? 2021 used to start the model do not include This is the fifth annual beef cow replacecalving rate, replacement cost, depreciation ment value forecast for Nebraska. The intenexpense, or death loss since these are each tion is to provide baseline replacement heifer accounted for within the simulation itself. values to producers and industry stakeholdThe 2022 three annual production costs per ers. Forecasts provided are derived from a set cow were identified as $735.48/cow (LO), of very complex interrelationships, many of $866.30/cow (AVE), and $990.32/cow (HI). which are themselves forecasts. The informaValues were adjusted within the simulation tion here is intended as a guide, whereby users using those derived from FAPRI cost difwould be expected to modify, depending on their circumstances and expectations of future ferences. Costs relate directly to the 2021 production costs and cow and calf values. The Nebraska state average low, median, and high forecasted price and cost variations are those pasture rental rates found in UNL Agricultural specified by the University of Missouri Food Economics department’s 2021 Nebraska Ag and Agriculture Policy Research Institute Real Estate Report. These rates are a low of (FAPRI) 10-year projections. The changes $41.05/cow-calf pair, high of $61.27/cowin percent of annual costs given by FAPRI calf pair, and a middle rate of $51.32/cow-calf were used to adjust the costs of Nebraska pair. Winter rates were half of those charged producers. in the summer. The costs of pasture ranged Selecting replacement heifers differs from from about 38-43% of all costs and 65-68% ranch to ranch, but value for both retained of total feed costs, while feed costs ranged and purchased replacements generally defrom 56% to nearly 60% of all costs. Since it is difficult to anticipate and pends on: quantify all the possible conditions in which • Longevity - the replacement heifer’s replacement cows are purchased, three ability to stay in the herd as a productive unit representative levels of cost of production • Productivity - both current and future and three rates of replacement herd types expected difference between costs and revwere used to create a total of nine breakeven enues (calf price and costs differences over value forecasts. Breakeven meaning that the heifer’s productive life) the average dollar value cost of purchasing • Genetic and phenotypical compatibility cows equaled the dollars returned from that with herd mates (heifer conforms with the purchase. The nine forecasts are a result of production system and performance goals) 1,000 randomly drawn outcomes from each • Operator goals and management style simulated scenario. The nine scenarios were (heifer contribution to future of ranch) the result of the three cost levels described • Financial standing, specifically debt reearlier, and at three rates of 14%, 20%, and lated to cow purchases 28% annual herd replacement. To account for This forecast assumes producers know two producers who require added working capital, things about their operation: the same nine scenarios are simulated with 1. Annual cost of production per cow. Auhalf the value of cow replacements borrowed thors used UNL’s Cow Cost Cow-Q-Lator at 5% interest. Cow purchase value averages (https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/west$1,437.50/hd. The breakeven results from central/ag-economics/) to help calculate the the two simulations are reported in Figures three levels of costs. 1 and 2. 2. Average historical replacement rate. CONTINUED ON PAGE B16 This is the number of heifers needed each

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Table 2. Dollars decreased in cow replacement value for each % increase in replacement rate

Table 3. Dollars decreased in cow replacement value for each $1 increase in costs

As expected, both costs of production and replacement rates affect how much can be paid for replacement heifers and ability to breakeven. Borrowing money to help pay for replacements also reduces their breakeven value, captured in Table 1. At the highest replacement rate (28%) and lowest annual cost ($735.48/hd), there is $89.34/hd reduction in breakeven, as a result of financing. The largest drop in breakeven value occurs with the lowest replacement rate (14%) and annual production costs of $990.32/hd. That breakeven value resulted in a reduction of $47.46/hd, due to borrowing money. The overall average drop in breakeven value caused by borrowing half the replacement value is $157.65/hd. The following two tables are valuable and can be used to extrapolate changes in replacement cow breakeven values based on replacement rate, annual production costs, and/or both. Table 2 lists the decrease in breakeven value for each percent (%) increase in replacement rate by cull rate group. For example, the reduction in breakeven value for NBM with a replacement rate between 14% and 20% in the lowest annual per head cost group decreases by $60.25/hd. Scenarios where no money is borrowed for cow purchases have a slightly greater reduction for each percent in replacement rate increase than those with borrowed money. However, all breakeven values for like scenarios of borrowed money are still less than those that do not borrow money. Finishing with an example, if a producer in the lowest cost category had an 18% replacement rate and a 3% increase, the breakeven would fall by $180.75/hd. From Figure 1, that would mean it would decrease from $2,173.38/hd to $1,992.63/hd. Table 3 demonstrates that increase in annual production cost also decreases the breakeven value of cow replacements. For every dollar increase in cost, there is more than a dollar’s worth of decline. The 14% re-

placement rate has the greatest impact on cow replacement value, more so with financed cow purchases. At the 14% replacement rate with the highest annual production costs group, BM and NBM respectively have a $3.10/hd and $2.65/hd decrease in breakeven value for every dollar increase in cost, the most for all scenarios. The information found in tables 2 and 3 are used to make forecast breakeven values for each 1% increase in replacement rate and for every $10/hd annual production costs increase. Please see tables 4 and 5 at the end of this document. Table 4 has forecast breakeven values for cow replacements bought without borrowing money (NBM). Table 5 list the breakeven forecast for replacement cows purchased with 50% of their cost being borrowed (BM). To find a forecast simply identify the annual per cow costs of production you wish, these are listed in the far-left column of the tables, then identify the appropriate replacement rate, the top row of each table. Once you have found the desired column and row, find their intersection. This is to the right of the cost and below the replacement rate. For example, using Table 4 let’s consider an annual production cost of $915/hd, and a replacement rate of 17%, their intersection lists a breakeven forecast of $1,575/hd. Table 5 for the same production costs and replacement rate has a lower breakeven value of $1,377/ hd, $198/hd less. Increasing productivity without altering costs would result in greater revenue, which would not be accounted in any of the scenarios. Therefore, the accuracy of the forecast is dependent on how closely an operation’s productivity and revenue match those specified in the model. Productivity changes include calving rates and calf growth rates among others. Revenue changes also play a role in altering breakeven value. Demand and supply shifts that alter cattle price also have CONTINUED ON PAGE B20

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Baling twine and ospreys: A deadly combination but now a practical solution Marco Restani, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301

An osprey nest littered with baling twine. (photo M. Restani)

Last August while driving near the Yellowstone River, I noticed a young osprey atop its nest. I have studied ospreys for over 20 years in Montana and knew the bird should have flown and departed the nest weeks earlier as it prepared for autumn migration. I was suspicious that it was entangled in baling twine and trapped on the nest, so I quickly made a phone call to the local power company. A line crew was able to meet me at the site later that morning and raised me to the nest in a bucket truck. There, the lineman and I found an osprey struggling to free a leg entangled in baling twine. The same length of twine, invisible to passersby on the highway, was wrapped around sticks, pinning the bird to the nest. The nestling had an open, yet thankfully, superficial wound where the ever-tightening, twisting twine had abraded its leg. The bird flew off after we cut it free and would be fine. Unfortunately, others I have encountered over the years have not been so lucky – they were either dead by the time I arrived or had debilitating wounds from which were they were unlikely to recover. Many birds collect and incorporate artificial materials into the construction of their nests. Use of plastic trash, twine, net wrap, and rope is thought to be increasing over time as long-lasting, non-biodegradable litter becomes more abundant in the environment. Why do some birds add these items to their nests? Nests containing obvious or

unnatural objects may signal potential competitors that the territory is occupied by an individual of high social status, much the way large antlers on a mature elk communicate to younger elk the owner’s fighting ability and dominance. Whether the display of baling twine in nests functions similarly for ospreys remains unknown. Perhaps they use twine simply as a soft lining for the nest, the same way they use shredded bark or seaweed in other parts of their range. Regardless of the purpose, baling twine presents a deadly entanglement hazard to both nestling and adult ospreys. For the past 10 years, I have been studying ospreys along the Yellowstone River in collaboration with the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society. Today we monitor about 100 nests annually, and a troubling 50-60% of those nests contain baling twine or net wrap. What is even more distressing is that each summer 4% of the young raised in those nests became entangled. Without timely human intervention, these nestlings would die a slow, painful death. Young ospreys face plenty of natural risks during their first year of life without having to encounter preventable hazards that cause them harm. Where are ospreys getting twine? We find that the amount of twine along roads reflects the

A nestling osprey entangled in baling twine and trapped on its nest. (photo M. Restani)

Baling twine hanging from an osprey nest. (photo M. Restani)

percentage of nearby nests containing twine. It is unknown if ospreys are picking up baling twine along roads or in pastures and feedlots, but we do know a lot of it ends up in nests if it exists in the nearby environment. One nest contained an astounding 675 feet of twine, which is over twice the length of two football fields! Baling twine is an entanglement hazard to not only ospreys. A simple internet search using the terms “baling twine deer entanglement” will return numerous images of antlered deer and other big game wrapped with twine. Twine also poses health risks to cattle when ingested, and if twine becomes embedded in sheep wool it’s rendered useless. Twine also fouls state and county highway mowers, which means time and energy wasted maintaining equipment. Most operators cut and coil baling twine after unloading round or square bales and then toss these coils onto a flatbed or pile them in an outdoor collection area, usually to be hauled to a landfill, buried on site, or burned later in the season, none of which are good long-term options for disposal. The amount of twine seen along roads indicates that at least some simply blows off ranch vehicles at highway speeds. Twine left piled in pastures and feedlots or draped over fences is also available to ospreys, other wildlife, and livestock and should be stored differently. Simple and sensible management of used twine includes temporary storage in buckets or boxes with lids and covering with tarps. For twine that already litters roadways, Adopt-A-Highway programs can be effective. Ospreys return to Montana from their wintering areas in April, so now is the time to clean up and store twine.

Dropping off used baling twine at the Twine Collection and Recycling Site in Laurel, Montana. (photo D. Regele)

A long-term solution to discard baling twine is finally available in Montana. The Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society in Billings now operates a Twine Collection and Recycling Site, which is open to the public year-round. The twine storage shed is located 2½ miles north of Laurel on the west side of Buffalo Trail Road. Small deliveries can be left in the shed or in the outside bin. For larger loads requiring vehicle access, please call. Net wrap is not accepted. For more information including a map, visit www.yvaudubon.org. Contact them by email at yvas.twine.recycling@ gmail.com or by phone at 406-591-8606 (leave a message). Baling twine is a polypropylene #5 plastic. Almost all plastics are a nonrenewable resource that can and should be recycled, just like #1 water and soda bottles and #2 milk jugs. #5 plastics are recycled into outdoor pots and tubs, food containers, and even the insulation in winter clothing. Plastics must be clean to be recycled, and baling twine is no different. The Twine Collection and Recycling Site requires that twine be at least 90% free of dirt and other debris at drop-off. Current levels of osprey nestling entanglement along the Yellowstone River do not appear to pose a threat to the overall health of the population, which is increasing as the species continues to recover from past effects of DDT poisoning. However, twine entanglements do raise serious animal welfare issues because nestlings and adults suffer slow, painful deaths from starvation, constriction, and infection. This mortality is visibly disturbing and generates concern among the public. Fortunately, both short and long-term practical solutions now exist.

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an impact on replacement heifer breakeven value. Higher calf prices lead to higher breakeven values, while lower prices lead to lower breakeven values. This last point may seem obvious, but remember it is complicated by a heifer’s productive life that can span more than a decade or less than a complete season. Accurately forecasting these values leads to better forecasting cow replacement values. An economically successful producer, on average, buys or raises replacement heifers for no more than what is needed in net returns over their lifetime. The purchase value of any particular replacement heifer is unknown without knowing her future longevity, productivity, costs, and cattle prices. In other words, the purchase of any single animal has some very real risk associated, nothing new or earth shattering, but worthy of recognition. A positive outcome in purchasing replacements over time comes down to the animal’s ability to return as much or more value than was paid and this is only accomplished if the operation selects the right type of animals, at the right price and the right time. One can always find the instance where an overpriced replacement broke even or made money, as well as where an inexpensively purchase cow ended with a loss. The important thing is that, on average, good choices outperform those that did not pan out. Remember, raising replacements does not make them free; in fact, it is important to know what they cost to raise and how they rate in value, relative to

purchased animals. This, however, is a topic for another day. As longevity of a replacement cow increases, average herd age increases, and breakeven values increase, except when cost exceeds revenue. Low cost, low replacement herds can afford higher valued replacement heifers and replace capital faster in their operations. When raising or purchasing replacement heifers, each heifer’s value is based on her ability to stay in the herd and the producer’s ability to manage that productivity, control costs, and use the market to their advantage. Applying these principles is key to making an operation more profitable and resilient. This year’s forecasts are not much different than last year’s report for the nine NBM forecast. Six of these scenarios were higher than last year’s breakeven value, while three were lower. Production costs were higher than last year. Projected future costs are also elevated, but so are future animal values, compensating for the higher costs. A presentation and discussion of this report was hosted by UNL’s Center for Agricultural Profitability on February 10, 2022, as a webinar, and is available at https://cap.unl.edu/ livestock/beef-heifer-replacement-forecasts2022-production-season-feb-10-2022-webinar. Additionally, interviews with the authors of UNL’s BeefWatch newsletter articles are made available throughout the month of publication and are accessible at https://beef.unl. edu/beefwatch-podcast.

A preliminary framework for better urban agroforestry

Susan V. Fisk, American Society of Agronomy Today’s cities don’t have walls for protection like ancient ones, but they are separate from less urban and rural land. Most goods that city-dwellers purchase are brought in from rural farms and manufacturers. There is an active community of urban gardeners and landscape architects who are trying to bring more of the “country” back into the city. And for good reason. Urban landscapes combining trees and crops – urban agroforestry – can offer ecological, cultural, economic benefits and more. Researcher John Taylor recently published a paper about methods for designing multifunctional urban agroforestry with people in mind. The paper was published in Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems Journal, a publication of the American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America. “Many city landscapes have a narrow range of functions and don’t encourage interaction” says Taylor. “We aim to incorporate the human aspect into designs that include crops and trees.” “In addition to their productive and diverse cultural functions, these spaces have the potential to infiltrate stormwater,” says Taylor. “They can also lessen the effects of urban

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NDSU Extension and Ag Research News Several North Dakota 4-H’ers brought home honors from the Western National Roundup in Denver, Colorado. The Western National Roundup is a place for youth to compete nationally in several contests, learn to work as teams, and develop self-confidence and leadership skills, including critical thinking and independence. Youth also participate in educational tours that provide communitybased and service-learning opportunities. The North Dakota 4-H teams and individuals who placed were: Hippology Hippology provides an opportunity for youth enrolled in 4-H equine projects to demonstrate their knowledge of equine science-related subject matter. The Pierce County team of Tianna Dwyer, Mika Guty, Kendra Leier and Joey Wolf took first place. Individual placings were: • Written exam – Dwyer, high individual; Leier, fourth; Guty, fifth • Stations identification – Dwyer, high individual; Leier, second; Guty, third • Horse judging – Leier, second Consumer Decision Making Consumer decision making is an event that involves ranking four items in six classes. The classes in this year’s competition were fast foods, toothpaste, wearable technology, brewing coffee, carry-on luggage and subscription shopping. Participants also offer oral reasons for their class rankings and complete the event by competing in a group think activity on the topic of fundraising. The senior Cass County team of Elsa Axtman, Linnea Axtman, Aubrey Delaney and Nolan Severance was reserve overall grand champion. Linnea Axtman was fifth high overall individual. Team and individual placings were: • Group think activity – team, grand champion • Reasons – team, second; Elsa Axtman, fourth; Linnea Axtman, fifth Livestock Judging Livestock judging consists of analyzing beef cattle, sheep, swine, and meat goats and measuring them against a standard. It is the study of the relationship between an animal’s form and function. Livestock judging has two primary components 1) placing a group of animals and 2) orally justifying the decision. The Ransom County team of Jamie Geyer, Olivia Nitschke, Lilly Solemsaas and Paige Zimprich placed second overall. Team and individual placings were: • Beef Cattle – team, third overall; Geyer, third; Solemsaas, 10th • Meat Goats – team, sixth; Geyer, second; Nitschke, 10th • Reasons – team, third overall; Nitschke, seventh; Geyer, eighth • Sheep – team, first overall; Geyer, second; Nitschke, fifth • Swine – team, second overall; Geyer, high individual; Zimprich, 14th Horse Judging Horse judging is an activity in which youth learn and apply knowledge of the ideal features of a variety of breeds and CONTINUED ON PAGE C5

Something on a Stick Day

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Eight youth have been selected to join the North Dakota 4-H Ambassador program. The North Dakota State 4-H Ambassadors is a group of young adults from across North Dakota who are actively involved in 4-H. They coordinate many activities that involve teaching youth and adults about topics such as leadership, team work and citizenship. The new team members are: • Marit Ellingson, Walsh County, Dakota Prairie High School • Wyatt Dunlop, Rollete County, Rolla Mt. Pleasant School • Forrest Sears, Cass County, Central Cass High School • Grady Hornung, Pembina County, North Border Walhalla High School • Aidan Sears, Cass County, Central Cass High School • Alyssa Thomsen, Barnes County, Valley City High School • Kiley Kvamme, Cass County, Kindred High School • Taiton Axtman, Cass County, Davies High School The 4-H Ambassadors specialize in planning and facilitating 4-H events, such as the annual statewide Extension Youth Conference (EYC), workshops, training sessions and regional events. They strive to create events that are fun, educational and skill building, and promote self-improvement. They also are active volunteers for 4-H programs in every North Dakota county. After another year of COVID-19, the 4-H Ambassadors held their annual selections event in person this year. The event took place during the Ambassadors’ fall retreat at the North Dakota 4-H Camp in Washburn. This event was run by selection co-chairs Tucker Regner from Cavalier County and Brianna Mohs from Cass County. “Our elections co-chairs did a great job and provided a positive and engaging experience for youth running to become an Ambassador,” says Hannah Nordby, 4-H Ambassadors co-adviser and North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension agent in Adams County. “Running this event was a very fun time, and I learned so much about facilitating a large event,” says Regner “Our candidates were absolutely amazing and really made this a fun day.” The election process begins with candidates completing an application and providing references. “Once the application is received in the state 4-H office, then candidates must commit to the selection interview process,” says Sue Quamme, North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors co-adviser. “They must attend in person, where they participate in various events that include a formal interview, informal interview, problem solving event and a group project.” “I joined the Ambies [Ambassadors] because I saw how CONTINUED ON PAGE C7

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much fun they were having at EYC,” says Hornung. “It seemed like everyone there valued 4-H and were very serious about it. I felt the same way and had join.” Former 4-H’ers and Ambassadors helped with the judging process. “Judging Selections as an Ambassador was a very rewarding experience,” says Raquel Bata, current 4-H Ambassador. “I was able to meet wonderful individuals and watch them exhibit their leadership, communication, and personable skills. Selecting new ambassadors is an exciting process, and I know

the newly selected ambassadors are all going to do great things in the program.” For more information about the 4-H Ambassador program, contact the Extension office in your county or visit the North Dakota 4-H Youth Development website at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/extension-topics/north-dakota-4-hyouth-development.

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Why are they called legends”? In the 1940’s folklorists started collecting modern American legends and noticed that they had different characteristics than older, rural-based legends did. They called these legends “urban belief tales” or “city tales,” the words urban and city indicating their darker, more modern themes, even though the stories weren’t necessarily based in cities. The term evolved to come “urban legend” in the 1960s. The most famous example of an urban legend tells of a race of giant alligators living in the sewers beneath New York City. Like a lot of urban legends, there’s a grain of truth to this tall tale: An alligator actually was found in a Harlem sewer in 1935. It didn’t live there, though. (Probably just visiting from Florida.) But the legend was born, and even though scientists have completely discredited the notion that warm-blooded, sun-loving reptiles could survive in cold, dark sewers, there are still people today who will try to convince you that there really are alligators living in the Big Apple’s sewers. Their best friend’s brother’s teacher’s accountant’s aunt said so, and she swears it’s true!

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Brent Roeder, MSU Extension Sheep and Wool Specialist Dr. Chris Posbergh, MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Professor The curfull feed. rent drought Hopefully, showed up in producers Montana in can get June of 2020 enough and spread grass statewide in growth the spring and after summer of lambs and 2021. While kids are the forecast shipped to for March turn ewes 2022 is for back out near normal on pasture precipitation, in late especially for the western half of Montana, summer. the long-range forecast is calling for continMonitor ued below average precipitation from May grasshopper levels. A good mineral package is needthrough September of 2022. Currently over ed from lambing and kidding through the 70% of the United States is in some form summer. Watch parasite loads on lambs and of drought, so it is not just us. One bright kids on pasture. Night penning the lambs note is the Montana mountain snowpack and kids and creep-feeding them is also a is between 80 and 100% of normal water good plan to get them to market weight as equivalent. If this trend holds, we should fast as possible and reduce predation losses. have some water for irrigation. But, like an Yes, this costs money, but lambs are selling old-timer once told me, “If you’re irrigating without rain, you’re just washing dirt.” for close to $3 per pound and kids around Most producers are banking on both $4 per pound. lambs and kids maintaining their historic 2.) Rangeland: Hopefully producers price levels through summer and fall. Acstopped grazing last fall when we reached cordingly, the stock I have seen this winthe target levels of 70-80% utilization, twoter is in excellent shape and lambing and inch stubble height or 50% bare ground kidding should progress well. I am more levels. This should have prevented any concerned about having adequate pasture long-term damage to your range resource. conditions moving into late spring and sumMajor issues on rangeland this year could mer to keep those lambs and kids gaining be 1) lack of livestock surface water, 2) well. With the forecasted drier conditions, quality of that water, 3) consumption of poisonous plants, 4) grasshopper pressure and shortage of hay and increased grasshopper 5) grass tetany. In a normal year we would pressure across the whole state, maintaining graze our non-native pastures like Crested condition to milk well could be a struggle. Wheatgrass first and rest our native range Several range scientists and Extension as long as possible. Talking with producers specialists summarized drought impacts and county agents over the winter, we have on range forage production and discussed many areas of the state that currently have the critical need to set target dates in an no surface water source in many pastures. excellent article last year in Rangeland Drillers are overwhelmed, so you may want Ecology and Management. In Montana, to consider using pastures with limited where grass production is dominated by spring or surface water first if it is available cool season grasses, 75% of total grass and saving pastures with more reliable waproduction occurs by early June and ter sources for later in the summer. Hauling 90% by July 1 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j. water on a large scale is very expensive and rama.2019.09.005). This highlights the time consuming. Many county Extension importance of April/May precipitation. If offices now or will soon have the ability we don’t get appreciable precipitation by to test livestock water samples in office. Memorial Day, producers need to have a As summer progresses and water quality firm plan to deal with pasture management deteriorates, take advantage of this service and what they will do with their livestock. and also their ability to test standing hay In Montana, we can basically break for nitrates before you cut. As we fed huge sheep and goat grazing management into quantities of out-of-state hay over the wintwo types: 1) Irrigated/Improved Pastures ter, be on the lookout for any new weeds. and 2) Rangeland. These grazing types Dry springs tend to limit grass growth and have different challenges and opportunities favor normally unpalatable poisonous plant during drought. growth. Range Plants of Montana EB0122 1.) Irrigated/Improved Pastures: We generally run a higher stocking rate and have a (https://store.msuextension.org/Products/ higher rate of forage utilization. We generRange-Plants-of-Montana__EB0122.aspx) ally do not have to worry about livestock is available for purchase through the MSU water. Challenges this season will be: 1) Extension online store. For $10, it is a the massive increase in the cost of fertilgreat resource to identify potential problem izer, 2) possible increase in parasites like plants. Monitor grasshopper pressure moving into spring and work with your county barber pole worm due to lower grass height, Extension agent to develop a treatment plan more frequent watering and higher grass in case you reach an action threshold. Keep utilization levels and 3) lack of late season all livestock on a good mineral program water. Under drought conditions on these to prevent grass tetany (https://animalranpastures, it is generally better to wean lambs geextension.montana.edu/range/grazingor kids early at around 60 days of age; keep management/gm-grazing-alert.html). For the lambs and kids on green feed until they producers grazing rangeland, it generally hit an acceptable market weight; and dry works better to early wean lambs or kids lot the ewes and does on straw and lower and feed them in a dry-lot pen to maximize quality leftover hay. Why not the other gains and reduce predation losses while way around? Basically, those ewes or does running dry ewes and does on whatever will inhale the limited grass you have and pasture is left. in short order you will have everything on CONTINUED ON PAGE C9

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Doug Avery, a New Zealand sheep farmer who has dealt with drought and depression, wrote his observations in a great book titled “Resilient Farmer.” He reminds everyone to keep the top paddock healthy – meaning maintaining your sanity during a drought is key to ensuring the success of your operation. Droughts are very stressful on many fronts and self-medicating with alcohol may help for a bit, but it is not the long-term answer. Do not isolate; everyone is struggling, so seek professional help if suggested. Helping others is the path to helping yourself, so volunteer with a youth program or organize a group to fix up local country school or church. You can also redesign the lambing/kidding or shearing barn or work on home improvements you have put off for years. Doug specifically recommends a weekly meeting with friends who are not actively ranching, so you have something to take your mind off the drought. Also, there are lots of off-ranch jobs currently available to help with cash flow. Off-ranch income also provides an opportunity to do something other than watch dust blow. You can always go back to full-time ranching when it rains. Stay positive, stay active mentally and physically, look for opportunities and work on plans for what you will do when it rains again. Take some time off and travel. The whole world is not in a drought even if your whole ranch is. As Cody Jinks says, do not “curse the sky.” Keep the faith, but remember it rains on the just and unjust alike. It will rain again.

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Susan V. Fisk, American Society of Agronomy The current modern economy creates a lot of waste. Waste that piles up in landfills, in water bodies and in city streets. In countries that can afford wastewater systems, human excreta are usually dealt with in a sanitary fashion. But for poorer countries, the disposal of human waste, especially in cities, can cause health problems. Another thing about human waste is that it has tremendous potential value that can be tapped if we don’t waste it. Urine has most of the nitrogen and phosphorus – both key ingredients in fertilizer – from our diets. Feces contain organic matter and nutrients. Both these byproducts of human ingestion can be reused, if treated properly. The failure to recycle post-consumption nutrients is bad for health, the environment, and the economy. The greenhouse gases released when excreta are landfilled contribute to climate change. It’s truly a waste not to reuse our – waste. A new vision for the reuse of human waste was presented by Rebecca Nelson, Cornell University, at the 2021 ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meeting. The title of Nelson’s talk, part of the Betty Klepper Lecture Series, was “The Soil Factory Network: Human solid waste can be Toward the Circular Biosafely processed in various An nutrient Economy”. The illustration of current waste streams meeting was held in Salt (linear) and proposed circular economy Lake City, Nov. 7-10, waste streams. By reusing human ex- 2021. “I’m a plant pathologist,” says Nelson. “But it has really come home to me that plant health requires soil health. That led me to a focus on a circular economy for organic nutrients, including nutrients from food waste, before and after human consumption.” “Climate change causes many problems, including floods and droughts. In many parts of the world, soils are depleted of nutrients and organic matter. Poor soil causes plant stress, which lowers yields and makes crops more prone to disease.” From a one-way nutrient system to a circular economy Farmers with adequate resources can apply fertilizers to sustain crop yields. But beyond the cost to buy and apply the fertilizer, there are energy costs to producing the fertilizer, transporting it to vendors, and then to the farm. And, once used, it’s a one-way system, which is wasteful. Resource-limited farmers in many parts of the world have difficulty accessing conventional fertilizers. They also tend to have poorer soils that do not respond well to nutrients because their soils lack organic matter. A study at University of Illinois showed that, in many parts of the world, sources of urine are close to agricultural production. Using the concept of a circular nutrient economy and reusing this urine would help farmers and create a more sustainable food system. “We have an opportunity,” says Nelson. “We can recognize human excreta not only as a problem, but also as a resource and an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases. Ecological sanitation [as part of a circular nutrient economy] is a nifty option.” Liquid gold Urine is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. The nutrients in the urine from one adult can be used to grow 320 pounds of wheat, according to the Rich Earth Institute. They further note that each person typically flushes 4,000 gallons of drinkable water each year. “Much of the United States is suffering from extreme drought, so the time is right to look for an alternative [to our wastewater systems],” says Nelson. “Urine diversion makes a lot of sense. Most of the nutrient pollution in wastewater is from urine, although it’s a tiny fraction of the total volume. If we capture it at source, we can recover the nutrients much more easily than if we dilute it with flush water and contaminate it with poop and industrial toxins.” “In countries with fewer resources,” says Nelson, “container-based sanitation is even more attractive because 2.4 billion people don’t have sanitation at all and the need for fertilizer is even more urgent. This new waste management and recycling industry creates opportunities for jobs and reduces water pollution.” Solid waste CONTINUED ON PAGE C12

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Human solid waste can be safely processed in various ways. Feces are a source of organic matter that can improve soil texture and its ability to absorb rainwater, mitigating the effects of drought on crop production. Wastewater treatment plants turn solid wastes into “biosolids,” which are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Solid wastes, either biosolids or sourceseparated feces, can also be turned into biochar. This also can be added to the soil as a source of carbon. Waste re-use in action A few US cities have started using the biosolids from their wastewater systems. Tacoma, Washington, sells their biosolids under the name Tagro. Chicago, Illinois, is using biosolids in their urban remediation projects. The Rich Earth Institute, in Vermont, has a community pee-cycling program and has published a guide entitled “Guide to Starting a Community-scale Urine Diversion Program.” Internationally, several organizations run container-based sanitation systems. For example, SOIL provides containerbased sanitation to 6,500 people in Haiti, and Sanergy serves 125,000 people in Kenya. Both businesses produce compost that is used to grow food crops with increased yields. “There are a variety of companies that make sourceseparating toilets,” says Nelson. “The Swedish toilet company Separett makes a variety of models, for instance, and there are other suppliers and models for every budget and context.” “There is a big opportunity to solve a raft of problems, from water pollution to food insecurity to lack of sanitation, through the recycling of nutrients in human excreta,” says Nelson. “We need to rethink the current decoupled systems of food production and waste management. Especially in poorer countries with less access to fertilizer, the safe reuse of urine and feces has been shown to increase agricultural productivity. The big challenge is to develop the full value chains that serve large numbers of people and close the nutrient loop by producing fertilizer, insect for animal feed, and energy.” Funding for this project was provided by: The McKnight Foundation; Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability; Cornell’s Office of Engagement Initiatives; Tata Cornell

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USDA extends deadline for SMHPP

USDA Farm Service Agency News Release Hog producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale during the COVID-19 pandemic now have until April 15, 2022, to submit their applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP). SMHPP, which is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, originally had a deadline to submit applications by February 25, 2022. SMHPP assists hog producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020, the period during which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the pandemic. USDA is offering SMHPP in response to a reduction in packer production and supply chain issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in fewer negotiated hogs being procured and subsequent lower market prices. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting applications for SMHPP on December 15, 2021. 38” wide x 19” deep x 8-ft. long “In response to stakeholder feedback and our analysis of the program to date, we will be making adjustments to clarify IN STOCK the definition of a spot market sale and to hog eligibility, while including documentation requirements to prevent erroneous payments,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “We’ll be announcing those updates soon and want to assure hog producers that there will be ample time to submit their applications for assistance.” Phone 406-285-3281 Applying for Assistance Eligible hog producers can apply for SMHPP by completing the FSA-940, Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program application. Visit farmers.gov/smhpp to learn more. Applications can be submitted to the FSA office at any USDA Service Center nationwide by mail, fax, hand delivery or via electronic means. To find their local FSA office, producers can visit farmers.gov/servicelocator. Hog producers can also call 877-508-8364 to speak directly with a USDA employee ready to offer assistance. Service Center staff continue to work with agriBy cultural producers via phone, email, and other digital tools. Because of the pandemic, some USDA Service Centers are open to limited visitors. Contact your Service Center to set up an in-person or phone appointment. Additionally, more information A post emergent, systemic herbicide with no soil residual activity. related to USDA’s response It is generally non-selective and gives broad spectrum control of and relief for producers can many annual weeds, perennial weeds, woody brush and trees. be found at farmers.gov/ Call for more information! coronavirus. USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so Time to think about Top Dressing many positive ways. Under Give us a Call! the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for LIQUID - DRY - ANHYDROUS all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn “Your Crop Production Specialist” more, visit usda.gov.

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UW launches new Ranch Management & Ag Leadership Program University of Wyoming Extension

Information from Wyoming ranchers and other agricultural sectors molded a new ranch management and leadership program being launched this winter in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming (UW). The Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership (RMAL) program has two approaches, one to meet the needs of students and another to meet the needs of community members already engaged in ranch management and agriculture. Much of the community-based, non-formal learning opportunities in this program will involve UW Extension. “I am very supportive of this program that has been developed based upon clearly defined needs from stakeholders and with their support and ideas,” said Barb Rasco, dean of the college, and who is co-teaching the for-credit course. RMAL information and registration is at http://www.uwyo.edu/ uwag/rmal. Program interim director Kelly Crane said the RMAL development flipped the usual process of creating an academic program. Most programs start by convening a campus committee and developing a curriculum based on existing courses and faculty expertise. The initial effort in developing this program was listening to people across the state and region. “We want the curriculum and educational experiences in RMAL to reflect the specific needs for the future workforce in ranch, natural resource, and agricultural management,” said Crane. College personnel heard from ranchers, ag business leaders, elected officials and ranch managers at a May 2018 summit convened by former UW president Lori Nichols at a ranch near Douglas. Another summit was held this fall in northern Wyoming. “We asked that group what their workforce needs were for students coming out of our college and were we meeting their needs,” said Crane, who is the director of UW Extension. What was heard was the college trains really good rangeland managers, agribusiness professionals and animal scientists. “But their perspective is what was needed were students who could integrate all the disciplines of agriculture with a blend of soft skills, interpersonal communication, understanding of public policy and the ability to interact with diverse audiences,” he said. “We thought this was an opportunity to develop an integrated program in our college that really meets all those needs.” College personnel spent the last year and a half traveling the state listening to workforce needs in addition to those received at the summits. A gift from Farm Credit Services of America plus a state match from the Wyoming Legislature provided about $3 million to start the effort. To encourage interaction between UW students and leaders in the fields of ranch management and agriculture, RMAL is offering an on-campus course that will be live-streamed with five different educational events held throughout Wyoming this winter. Four three-hour workshops will be held this winter/spring in Sheridan, Riverton, Evanston and Laramie. These sessions are open to the public and can be attended in person or via Zoom. “We hope our students on campus benefit from this opportunity to interact with real issues and real people addressing natural

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USDA to invest $1 billion in climate smart commodities

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Montana Farm Bureau captures top awards at national convention

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Kaine Korzekwa, American Society of Agronomy Planting beneficial plants next to gardens and crop fields large and small has been a standard practice for decades, even centuries. The plants provide what are known as ecosystem services. These include attracting pollinators and preventing weeds. In the grassland regions of North America, prairie mixtures are thought to be the best at providing these services. However, the quality of some of the services they provide can be unpredictable. This is because it is difficult to tell exactly which plants in the mix will grow well. Ebony Murrell and her team decided to test five perennial grains as alternatives to a nine-species prairie mix. They studied Kernza, silflower, cup plant, sainfoin, and alfalfa. Murrell presented this research at the 2021 ASA-CSSASSSA Annual Meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah. They looked at five different ecosystem services. These included how many and what kind of pollinators the plants attracted, as well as biomass production, weed suppression, and forage quality. The specific characteristics of a plant can make it better or worse at providing certain ecosystem services. For example, the shape and color of a flower can be more attractive to local pollinators. Or a plant can produce a lot of roots near the soil surface that prevent weeds from growing. Large leaves of a species like cup plant may also shade out weeds. “I’ve learned in my career that people are more interested if you have data that shows those species can provide a variety of services,” Murrell says. “The goal of this project was to quantify how well a suite of these crops provided these services. This allows interested growers to decide which one(s) to plant based on their individual needs.” The results revealed many important details about the services provided by the alternatives. Murrell says three findings rise to the top. As the researchers predicted, the prairie mix did provide the best pollinator services in terms of diversity and abundance throughout the season. Two of the alternatives they studied, silflower and cup plant, exhibited a great balance of services. They provide good weed suppression, pollinator services, and forage quantity and quality. The researchers note that they may be the best overall alternatives. Lastly, an alternative called sainfoin did poorly because it was not competitive with weeds, suggesting that in Kansas it would not serve well as a border crop. While it hasn’t been tested, the researchers note that these crops may provide other services like increased nitrogen, healthier overall soil, and reduced erosion. Murrell stresses that there are no “good” or “bad” border crops because it depends on the services needed in a specific field. “I don’t think it’s as simple as that,” she says. “What growers elect to plant as border crops will depend on what services they’re seeking, their planting and harvesting requirements, and the equipment needed to manage the border crops, etc. A study like this is an excellent starting point. However, it is only one point to consider when making recommendations on what border crop species to plant.” At the end of the day, the most important aspect of this work, Murrell adds, is to increase diversity of plants in farming systems. She understands how difficult this can be for farmers. She wants to show how planting perennial grains as border crops can provide valuable services and increase diversity. “I seek to demonstrate that perennial grain candidates as border crops can provide relevant services and encourage farmers to grow these crops and improve diversity on their farms,” she says. “This would be without asking them to make financial sacrifices. In my opinion, this is the most realistic way to help improve diversity in our agricultural landscapes.” This project was supported by the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (Grant ID NR186215XXXXG004).

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Eric Hamilton, American Society of Agronomy A new study suggests we may have more opportunities to protect our waterways. That’s because one system for keeping too many nutrients out of streams could be used more widely than it is now. Known as saturated riparian buffer strips, the system slows down and redirects water coming off farm fields. Water passes through a strip of land planted with native plants (the buffer). The technique allows more nitrogen to get absorbed by plants or turn into nitrogen in the air. The system is affordable and fairly simple, and it can remove up to 92% of nitrate, a form of nitrogen. Without edge-of-field technologies like buffer strips, farmland often spills excess nutrients from fertilizers into nearby streams. Those nutrients degrade water quality and can kill wildlife. But one effective way to reduce the spread of nutrients is a special buffer between crops and streams. The new study discovered that these buffers could be installed in more places than previously thought. By expanding the sites where the buffers are placed, farmers could protect more of their local streams. “Limiting nutrient transport off of fields and into waterbodies prevents overgrowth of harmful algae and protects in-stream ecosystems,” says Loulou Dickey, researcher at Iowa State University, who led the research. The study was recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, a publication of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. Current guidelines limit where the riparian buffers should be installed. One big concern is that the redirected flow of water will weaken the streambank. If the streambank erodes and falls into the stream, it hurts water quality and damages the land. The buffers are limited to banks that are not too tall, in hopes this protects the banks from damage. Dickey’s team tested the assumption about bank height. They also looked at how adding in a new riparian buffer affected streambank stability. They combined real-world data collection with models of hundreds of possible scenarios. “We wanted to help practitioners and designers to make determinations about site suitability in the future,” says Dickey. “Therefore, we needed to include a wide range of possible site conditions.” The team found that most streambanks turned out fine once the farmer added a new riparian buffer. Only in about three percent of the scenarios did the new water’s flow through the soil endanger the stability of the bank. The conditions where the bank failed included sandy soils that didn’t hold together very well and riparian buffers that were less than six feet wide. Those situations are unlikely to happen in the real world, says Dickey. The biggest predictor of a failing streambank was one that was already unstable. “If the streambank is already failing, it is likely to continue to do so, but if the bank is relatively stable, it will likely remain stable even with saturated riparian buffer flow,” Dickey says. The height of the streambank also didn’t predict the future stability. Instead, a bank that was too steep was more likely to fail. Steep streambanks have always been at risk of erosion. The takeaway is that many sites that used to be off limits could be good candidates for new riparian buffers. “I hope our work will give farmers and landowners the confidence to install more saturated riparian buffer strips,” says Dickey. “I also hope farmers know how grateful we are to have the opportunity to study these practices because of their support.” Expanding the use of the saturated riparian buffer could give farmers a straightforward and cost-effective way to protect their land’s water quality. That’s a boon for the farmer - and for everyone downstream. This work was supported by Iowa NRCS grant no. NR186114XXXXG006 from the USDA. Loulou Dickey was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant no. DGE-1828942 during work on this research.

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DMC for 2021 received margin payments In December 2021, following publication of each month, January through November the new feed cost policy, $102 million was for a total of $1.2 billion, with an average paid to producers as a result of the revised payment of $60,275 per operation. high quality alfalfa feed cost formula. The DMC program, created by the 2018 The amended feed cost formula will Farm Bill, offers reasonably priced protecmake DMC payments more reflective of tion to dairy producers when the difference actual dairy producer expenses. between the all-milk price and the average More Information feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain For more information, producers can visit dollar amount selected by the producer. FSA dairy programs webpage (https://www. Supplemental DMC will provide $580 fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farmmillion to better help small- and mid-sized bill/farm-safety-net/dairy-programs/index) dairy operations that have increased proor contact their local USDA Service Center. duction over the years but were not able To locate their local FSA office, producers to enroll the additional production. Now, can visit farmers.gov/service-center-locator. they will be able to retroactively receive Service Center staff continue to work with payments for that supplemental production. agricultural producers via phone, email, and Additionally, FSA updated how feed costs other digital tools. Due to the pandemic, are calculated, which will make the program some USDA Service Centers are open to more reflective of dairy producers’ actual limited visitors. Additionally, more inforexpenses. mation related to USDA’s response and Supplemental DMC Enrollment relief for producers can be found at farmers. Eligible dairy operations with less than gov.coronavirus 5 million pounds of established production USDA touches the lives of all Americans history may enroll supplemental pounds each day in so many positive ways. In the based upon a formula using 2019 actual Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is milk marketings, which will result in additransforming America’s food system with tional payments. Producers will be required a greater focus on more resilient local and to provide FSA with their 2019 Milk Marregional food production, fairer markets keting Statement. for all producers, ensuring access to safe, Supplemental DMC coverage is aphealthy and nutritious food in all commuplicable to calendar years 2021, 2022 and nities, building new markets and streams 2023. Participating dairy operations with of income for farmers and producers using supplemental production may receive retclimate smart food and forestry practices, roactive supplemental payments for 2021 making historic investments in infrastrucin addition to payments based on their ture and clean energy capabilities in rural established production history. America, and committing to equity across Supplemental DMC will require a revithe Department by removing systemic barsion to a producer’s 2021 DMC contract riers and building a workforce more repreand must occur before enrollment in DMC sentative of America. To learn more, visit for the 2022 program year. Producers will www.usda.gov. be able to revise 2021 DMC contracts, ap-

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Planning for the future can be a very frustrating process especially in times of market volatility. Planning typically pays high dividends. For most farm and ranch managers, developing realistic commodity price expectations is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of the planning process. To make the planning process easier, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension has released its 2022 short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota, says Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm economist. The publication shows 2022 price projections for crops and livestock produced in the state and price estimates for future years. Price projections are given for the major crop commodities, including wheat, durum, oats, feed barley, malting barley, oil sunflowers, nonoil sunflowers, corn, soybeans, canola, flaxseed, winter wheat, dry beans, dry peas, lentils, alfalfa hay and

mixed hay. Price projections for livestock and livestock products include beef steers and heifers at various weights, cull cows, slaughter steers, slaughter hogs, slaughter ewes, slaughter lambs, feeder lambs and milk. The publication also provides historical prices as a reference. “The estimated short-term planning prices should be used as a guide in setting price expectations for 2022 production,” says Haugen. “These planning prices can be used for preparing annual enterprise budgets and annual whole-farm cash flow projections. Cash flow projections are very critical with today’s tight margins.” “Short-term prices should not be used for planning capital purchases or expansion alternatives that would extend beyond the next production year,” says Haugen. The “Plotting a Course 2022” publication (EC1090) is available online at: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/aghub/publications/plotting-a-course or by contacting your county NDSU Extension office.

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The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation and the Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee are offering several scholarships for students pursuing higher education. “Our Montana Farm Bureau Foundation and Women’s Leadership Committee are pleased to once again provide students with some financial assistance as they work toward furthering their education,” said MFB Foundation Coordinator Scott Kulbeck. Scholarships Available: The Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Scholarships: Two $1,500 scholarships are available through the sponsorship of the MFB Women’s Leadership Committee. The scholarships are available to young men and women. The applicant must be an incoming college freshman and must be from a paid Montana Farm Bureau member family. Applications will be scored on scholastic achievement, future goals, community involvement and school activities. Many county Farm Bureaus offer scholarships and the online form for this application will allow students to apply for any county Farm Bureau scholarship for which they are eligible. Due Date - April 1, 2022. The 2022 MFB Foundation CYF&R Scholarship: The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation will award one $1,000 scholarship to a current member of the Collegiate Chapter of Young Farmers and Ranchers at

MSU Bozeman, UM Western, Miles Community College or Dawson Community College. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist Collegiate Young Farmer and Rancher members in pursuing a degree from an accredited institute of higher education and enrolled at that institution for the Fall 2022 semester. Due Date – April 1, 2022. The 2022 Bernard Greufe Honor Scholarship: This $1500 scholarship assists Montana high school students in paying for higher education. The applicant must be pursuing a degree from an accredited institute of higher education, although the award is not limited to students seeking a degree or career in agriculture. Due Date April 1, 2022. The 2022 Future of Agriculture Honor Scholarship: This $1500 scholarship is administered by the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students towards the completion of a degree in a field pertaining to agriculture. A special emphasis will be given to applicants who have shown ingenuity in agricultural production and advancement of small-scale agriculture. Due Date – April 1, 2022. Students wishing to apply for these scholarships will need to sign in to the Montana Farm Bureau scholarship portal, which is available by visiting mfbf.org/Programs/ Scholarships. For more information call 406-587-3153 or email scottk@mfbf.org.

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Answering burning questions on biochar

American Society of Agronomy Biochar is similar to charcoal and can be added to soil with the goal of improving its quality. It can help increase nutrient and water retention. However, what happens in soil impacts fungi and plants that live there, and it is not always clear how they will react to biochar.A conifer seedling showing symptoms of stress during third year of field experiment Jake Nash, a researcher at Duke University, helped lead a study to determine how biochar affected microbes like fungi, as well as trees. He explains that biochar can be produced from many things like corn cobs, rice husks or pine wood. It is created through a process called pyrolysis, where the material is heated in the absence of oxygen (which makes it a different process than fire burning). “Biochar has a very long history of use by indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin who amended leftover charcoal from cooking fires into the soil,” Nash adds. “This created very rich and deep soils, called Terra preta. Even to this day, these soils are enriched compared to the surrounding soils.” Much of the current research on biochar was conducted on annual, short-lived crops like corn, wheat, soybeans, and rice. Nash says that less work has been done to find out how biochar impacts long-lived plants like conifer trees, and early results have been very mixed. That’s why Nash’s team set out to evaluate how biochar affected two commonly grown Christmas trees, blue spruce and balsam fir. This research was published in Soil Science Society of America Journal, a publication of Soil Science Society of America. Their results showed many changes to the soil, trees, and soil fungi. They found that biochar increased the activity of certain microbes, which help decompose litter and return nutrients to the soil. However, it also had negative effects on the trees. “These findings show that biochar can affect microbes and plants differently, and we need to better understand how the above and below-ground worlds interact with biochar,” Nash says. “Every biochar is different and needs to be wellcharacterized before farmers make the decision to use it on their crops.” The researchers point to changes in soil pH — the measure of how acidic or basic something is — caused by the biochar that negatively affected the trees. Nash says many plants and microbes are very sensitive to pH changes so it may have changed which microbes were able to grow in the soil or affected plant performance, or both at the same time. They did observe that the biochar increased soil moisture during their tests. This is because biochar can act like a sponge and retain water. “The biochars that we used were both somewhat acidic, which made the soil more basic after biochar application,” Nash says. “Our results might have to do with biochar’s effect on soil acidity or its effects on symbiotic fungi.” Interestingly, they found that one species of symbiotic fungus called Wilcoxina mikolae came to dominate plant roots. They want to perform more tests to see why this may have happened and how shifts in fungal communities may have affected tree growth. “Further testing might show specific tree species that are likely to perform better with biochar,” Nash says. “We might even be able to perform chemical testing on the biochar that will help us make good guesses about how it will perform in the field.” The researchers say that biochar has the potential to remove carbon from the atmosphere. So, if scientists can understand how to best use biochar, it could be used to both improve soil health and combat climate change. “I hope that people take away from this that biochar is not a magic silver bullet for all plant and soil health issues,” Nash says. “It needs to be used carefully to address specific issues with plant and soil health.” Read more about this research in the Soil Science Society of American Journal. This work was funded by the Michigan Christmas Tree Association, Michigan State University, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. ##### I don’t like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn’t of much value. Life hasn’t revealed its beauty to them. –Boris Pasternak ##### It is human to err, but it is devilish to remain willfully in error. – Augustine

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NDSU Extension and Ag Research News North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension has nitrogen (N) calculators for sunflower, spring wheat/durum and corn N recommendations. The calculators are available on the web or as a phone app to derive the most profitable N rate for these crops over a range of crop prices and N costs. “At the time they were produced, the price ranges were greater than prices of commodities and fertilizers,” says Dave Franzen, NDSU Extension soil specialist. “Lately, fertilizer N costs have risen to values greater than those provided as options in the published calculators.” “Sunflower contracts, particularly for confections, is now greater than the maximum value of 30 cents per pound of sunflower provided as an option in the sunflower calculator,” says Franzen. “Although the calculators are now under revision to accommodate seamlessly for these higher prices and costs, the calculators can still be used by dividing the grain by the seed costs and the fertilizer prices by two.” For example, a sunflower farmer has a contract for 40 cents per pound for confection sunflowers, and N costs this spring are anticipated to be $1.20 per pound. The calculator as written does not allow for those values. However, the rate of N recommended for 20 cents per pound confection models, 35,000 miles 100K sunflower and $0.60 per poundto N over is the same ratemiles. recommended for 40 cent per pound sunflower and $1.20 per pound N. “So, for now, if N costs are greater than $1 per pound N and commodity prices are greater than those provided by the calculator, divide each value, both N cost and grain/ seed cost, by two,” says Franzen. “Then apply those values to the calculator to derive the correct N recommendation.” The web-based calculators can be found online at: • Spring wheat/durum – www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/soils/ wheat/ • Corn – www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/soils/corn/ • Sunflower – www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/soils/sunflower/ All three calculators are available as phone apps for iOS and Android by going to the app store and searching for North Dakota N calculator. It is free to download.

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Considerations when purchasing feed outside your region

NDSU Extension and Ag Research News Limited forage quality and quantity due feeding harvested forage from other areas.” to drought has resulted in many North DaLimited hay supplies across the Great kota livestock producers purchasing hay Plains region have increased competition and other feeds from outside their region for resources, and prices have responded that would normally be harvested from their accordingly. The U.S. Department of Agown farms/ranches or purchased locally. Alriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing though many ranchers purchased hay early, Service (AMS) provides hay auction reports challenging weather has forced some to look (available at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/ for additional supplies to get them through market-news/hay-reports) that ranchers can the remainder of the winter feeding period. use to evaluate pricing in a variety of loca“When purchasing feedstuffs, it is importions based on forage quality guidelines. tant to ask a lot of questions to avoid issues Transportation costs can add significant related to poor forage quality, contamination amounts to the total purchase price. It is with weeds and the presence of toxins such important to talk through all the details as nitrate,” says Janna Block, NDSU Extenassociated with trucking when purchasing sion livestock systems specialist based at feeds, such as whether the cost is based on the Hettinger Research Extension Center. loaded miles or roundtrip miles and whether “Clear and honest communication from or not trucking is included in the price of both parties can help ensure a successful the hay. Ranchers are encouraged to check business transaction.” with at their local USDA Service Center to Important information buyers should inquire about hay transportation assistance request from the seller includes: programs that will help reduce freight costs. • Month and year of harvest Zac Carlson, NDSU Extension beef • Packaging and type of wrap (net wrap, specialist, also encourages farmers and twine, etc.) ranchers to check out the NDSU FeedList • Average bale weight website, which is designed to connect feed • Species composition sellers and buyers (available at: https:// • Potential for presence of noxious weeds, www.ag.ndsu.edu/feedlist). mold, etc. “Each listing includes information about • Length and method of storage what each seller has for sale, how the feed is “Producers should also ask sellers for nustored (large round bales, small bales, etc.) trient analysis on any purchased feedstuffs,” and the seller’s contact information. Prosays Block. “If sellers have not submitted spective buyers can select what they want to samples for analysis, purchasers should buy and contact the sellers,” says Carlson. request them to do so. Dry matter content, “Using the FeedList is free of charge.” crude protein and an estimate of energy are “Prices and nutrient content should necessary for making an informed decialways be compared on a dry matter basis sion about purchasing a particular type of when making decisions about feed options,” forage.” says Hoppe. “Feed that is 80% moisture Block adds that in order to use limited may seem competitive at $50 per ton delivfeed supplies effectively, it is important to ered, but when priced on a dry matter basis understand how forage can be best used is $250 per ton.” to meet nutrient requirements for various Hoppe adds that a step-by-step guide classes and production stages of livestock. to comparing feeds is available at: https:// While it is sometimes necessary to look www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/livestock/ for feed from distant locations, this incomparing-value-of-feedstuffs. creases challenges for buyers. Tim Petry, NDSU Extension livestock “Even if results of laboratory analysis are economist, suggests livestock feed buyers, available, producers are often purchasing sellers and haulers have written contracts. hay ‘sight-unseen,’ which makes it difContracts should include details such as ficult to evaluate physical factors such as the names of the parties, the price of the leafiness, maturity, color, smell and condicommodity, the terms of the agreement, tion of the bales,” says Block. “If possible, transportation details and signatures. request pictures of the bales in storage or He also urges ranchers to beware of paytake the time to inspect them in person prior ment scams in which buyers are being asked to purchase.” to pay by direct deposit only and sellers are Certain types of forages may contain not available to answer questions about the high levels of nitrate. These include species feed. such as sorghum and sudangrass, drought“Be cautious of anything in your comstressed corn and annual cereals such as munication with potential sellers that seems oats, barley and wheat. If purchasing forage out of the ordinary,” says Petry. that may contain nitrates, a representative Purchasing forages and other feeds from sample should be submitted for laboratory out of state is just one of many management analysis. and financial challenges due to drought. In addition to nitrates, there may be other Careful evaluation and planning prior to anti-quality factors present in forages that purchase can help ensure that feeds will can be difficult to quantify or evaluate. meet livestock needs in a cost-effective These include structural components of manner. 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Maribel Alonso, Agricultural Research Service USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) developed a unique approach to using satellite imagery to predict cattle weight gain on rangelands. By fusing multiple images over a period of time, scientists were able to monitor how forage quality changes over space and time in rangelands within the shortgrass steppe, and how this relates to the weight gain of free-ranging cattle throughout the summer grazing season. Managing the grazing season in rangelands can be challenging due to high variability in temperature and rainfall over time. From a manager’s perspective, it is essential to know when and where forage production and quality are changing to optimize free-range livestock weight gain and meet other environmental objectives. This is not just about chasing forage quantity (total amount of vegetation biomass); it is also about looking for the highest-quality forage throughout the season. “This study is probably the first-time high-quality datasets have been used to predict cattle weight gain directly from satellite imagery,” said Sean Kearney, Post Doc Research Associate in Fort Collins, Colorado. In the study published in Ecological Applications, scientists used the satellite images, along with field observations from 40 different pastures grazed over a period of 10 years, to predict the performance of cattle grazing in Eastern Colorado throughout the summer season. The study site, the Central Plains Experimental Range, is a Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network location. The cattle performance predictions – specifically, weight gain – were made from satellite-derived estimates of both forage quantity and quality. The satellite-based predictions of forage quality were a first for the region, and they proved to be especially important. Most notably, weight gain was affected by the timing of forage green-up and senescence (browning down). “We observed that in years when satellite images showed forage greening up earlier, before cattle began to graze, the quality of the diet declined more rapidly and cattle weight gain was lower, especially toward the end of the grazing season,” said Kearney. “In some years, plenty of biomass was still available late in the season, but a large portion of the high-quality forage was missed because it peaked (reached top quality) so early in the season. This resulted in cattle feeding on lower-quality grass, which reduced their performance.” With recent climate patterns of earlier spring green-up, higher temperatures and drier weather during the summer months, it is critical to determine the right time to start and stop grazing cattle, in order to match up grazing timing with high quality forage. “We knew forage quality mattered, but we didn’t know to what extent,” said Lauren Porensky, Research Ecologist. “Now we can estimate diet quality across space and time and have a better idea of what is causing changes in diet quality throughout the season.” What is next? Scientists are linking these new diet quality and vegetation maps with GPS collar data to better understand what drives cattle foraging behavior, as well as working on a new model to predict diet quality in near-real-time to support adaptive management efforts of ranchers and other rangeland managers.

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Dormant alfalfa weed control

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Pasture & Forage Forum Minimal snow cover may have added additional stress to alfalfa stands that may have already been under pressure from a late fall cutting. A slow green-up and possible winterkill opens the door to an early spring invasion of winter annual weeds. Plants like henbit, pennycress, shepherd’s purse, mustard, annual bluegrass, and cheatgrass seem to magically appear in our stands every spring. These winter annuals germinate in the fall, lie dormant during winter, then pick up growth quickly in the spring as warm temperatures return. Greening up before almost any other plants in our fields gives these species a competitive advantage, and they capitalize on it with fast growth. This speedy life cycle means our window for control is limited, especially in alfalfa. Because we don’t want to damage the growing alfalfa plant, the best window of opportunity is in the short time during spring where winter annuals have started to grow again, but alfalfa is still dormant. To take advantage we need to be ready to act. Scout alfalfa fields and determine where weed issues may arise, then keep an eye on these spots as we get closer to spring so we can pull the trigger when the weeds are green, but the alfalfa is not. It is also important to identify what species need to be addressed. Herbicide efficacy varies by species, so picking the product that best controls your problem weed can prevent future applications and save money in the long run. Need for broadleaf or grass weed control is especially important to identify as some broadleaf products have no action at all on grasses. Winter annual weeds are a perennial problem in alfalfa but may be especially tough this year due to the stress of late cuttings last fall and an open winter. To be successful with control, scout early and have the right herbicide ready to apply after weeds green up but before the alfalfa breaks dormancy. ##### God what became of my basket of laundry? I was sure I placed it on the floor next to the washing machine, but it’s not there.

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J.M. Peck, a Melrose cattle rancher, represented Montana in the national Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet held during the 103rd American Farm Bureau Convention. The Discussion Meet has competitors addressing pre-determined questions on current issues and developing goals and solutions. Peck, who serves as chair for the MFBF Young Farmer and Rancher Committee, made it to the Sweet Sixteen round in the tough competition. Discussions covered farm safety, green energy and the effect of the pandemic on cattle processors. Peck advanced to the national competition after winning the Montana Farm Bureau Discussion Meet. He noted that the Montana competition was the start of preparing for the AFBF contest. “I continued to research every question that we had been asked and developed an opening statement for each one,” the young rancher explained. “Everyone is here to win, as there are big prizes on the line, including a Ford truck. I heard many new perspectives on agriculture from other young farmers and ranchers across the country.” He urged other young people to get involved. “Sign up for the Discussion Meet at our Montana Farm Bureau convention and aspire to come to the national convention where you can meet other young people from 50 states and Puerto Rico. It’s an excellent networking opportunity. Although the competition was fierce, afterwards everyone was very friendly and told me they appreciated the points I made. We had personal discussions about what we do on our farms and ranches.” “I was honored to represent Montana in the YF&R Discussion Meet, and thank Farm Bureau for giving me this opportunity,” Peck concluded.

National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day

Date When Celebrated: Always March 17 If it is Saint Patrick’s Day, then it must certainly also be National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day. This is no coincidence. You may be surprised to learn that Corned Beef and Cabbage is as American as Apple pie. A traditional recipe in Ireland was salt pork or a bacon joint with cabbage and/ or potatoes. Beef is not popular in cooking in Ireland, as the ancient Celtic culture considered cows to be sacred, and cows were most often used as work animals on farms. In the mid 1800’s, Irish immigrants to America, found their Jewish neighbors had corned beef, which was similar in taste, but much cheaper. So, the American version of this easy to make Irish dish, became Corned Beef and Cabbage. Recognizing that Corned Beef and Cabbage really originated in America, you may wonder if you can truly call it “Irish”? Well, of course it is! It was created by Irish people. They just happened to be immigrants to the U.S.. Corned Beef is usually made from brisket or round roast, cured in a seasoned brine. Corned beef and cabbage recipes are easy to make. The basic ingredients are corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots, slowly stewed in water. You can add a variety of other herbs and spices. Feel free to experiment.

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Eric Hamilton, American Society of Agronomy Soils, like people, can be healthy or unhealthy. We’ve recently learned how important the microbes inside our bodies are to human health. Likewise, soil health depends on a complex group of microbes. These bacteria and fungi recycle nutrients and prepare the soils to better support plants. But understanding what leads to healthy soils remains a challenge. Even defining “healthy” soils, and then measuring that health, hasn’t quite been settled by science. New research is uncovering the secrets of healthy soil in greater detail. This information can help farmers and, in turn, consumers. “Understanding the management practices that lead to healthier soils will allow farmers to grow the same crops while reducing costly chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides) and protecting the environment,” says Lori Phillips, a scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Phillips and her colleagues recently studied the soil health in a long-term study of different farming practices. They discovered what kinds of plant growth supported healthy soils. And they tested a new system for measuring soil health, which could help other scientists study the same issue in the future. Their research was published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment Journal, a publication of the Crop Science Society of America and American Society of Agronomy. The field experiment started in 2001. Located in Ontario, the study is designed to study the long-term effects of different crop-growth systems. They compared pasture systems with those planted with typical corn and soybean crops. Phillips and her colleagues asked how 18 years of continuous growth of corn, soybeans or perennial grasses affected soil health. To find the answer, they had to first decide how to measure soil health. In years past, this mostly meant how much organic matter is in soil. But organic matter changes slowly. Microbes change fast. “These microbial communities could be considered to be a ‘canary in a coal mine’ for soil health,” says Phillips. Measuring them quickly yet accurately is important. So, the scientists turned to a test called “CNPS.” CNPS measures enzymes involved in carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur nutrient cycles in the soil. It produces a holistic measure of biological activity. They also looked at the variety of fungi and bacteria in the soil and the ratio between these groups of microbes. The perennial grasses had the healthiest soils. They had lots of biological activity and diverse microbes. They also hosted lots of fungi. The fields growing both a perennial grass and a legume called birdsfoot trefoil were especially healthy. Fields constantly growing soybeans, another legume, came in last place. Corn fields were between the two. Legumes like birdsfoot trefoil and soybeans can produce their own nitrogen, a useful trait in agriculture. But that doesn’t always lead to stronger soils, especially for soybeans, says Phillips. “Many people assume that because soybean is a legume and legumes provide their own nitrogen through nitrogen fixation, that soybean must be healthy for the soils,” she says. But most of the nitrogen gets taken away in the soybeans, and what’s left behind is less useful. “So, it’s the cumulative effect of smaller roots, less residue returned, and the residue that is returned gets broken down too quickly to be stable.” The perennial systems also had more fungi than the crop fields. Since the perennial grasslands weren’t plowed, they had more time to build up strong microbial communities. “Intensively managed agricultural soils, with more frequent tillage and high fertilizer inputs, tend to be dominated by bacteria. In contrast, more sustainable management practices increase the overall amount of fungi in soil,” says Phillips. Fungi hold onto soil, reducing erosion. Having tested the CNPS measuring system, the scientists learned that it’s a useful new tool for capturing soil health. And by uncovering what kinds of farm practices produce healthier soils, Phillips’ team can help farmers understand how to protect this vital resource. “Agricultural management practices that reduce soil disturbance, reduce chemical inputs, and increase the amount of time the soil is covered by a living crop all contribute to improved soil biological health,” says Phillips. “Improved soil biological health will lead to more profitable and sustainable farms.” Financial support for the field research in this project was provided by the Agro-Ecosystem Resilience Program (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada). Sequencing was supported by the Government of Canada GRDI Ecobiomics project (J-001263).

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