MAY 2016
Vol. XVII No. 4 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997
Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
Beef methane conference offered May 11-12
By Galen Erickson, Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science Beef producers, extension educators, veterinarians and others in the beef industry are encouraged to attend the 2016 Beef Methane Conference May 11-12 hosted by Nebraska Extension. The conference will be held at the Cornhusker Marriot Hotel, 333 S 13th St., Lincoln. Attendees will learn the latest on beef cattle enteric methane production, why it is produced, the impact of its production on the beef industry and what it may mean for beef producers. Experts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and other universities across North America, in addition to producer representatives will speak on methane emissions from beef cattle which include topics such as separating the facts from fiction for livestock and climate change and producer views on climate issues for the beef industry and production of enteric methane. Topics will focus on reduction of CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
May 1-18, Pate Auction Inc., Equipment, truck, trailers, vehicles, Online........A3 May 1-24, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Equipment, Online..................A16 May 14, Hi Line Auction, Antiques, Coins, Sporting Goods & Guns, Malta.....A4 May 18, Buckley Auctions, Dunk Farms, Sunburst............................................A5 May 20-21, Kamerman Auction, Quanbeck Gun Auction, Bozeman................A8 May 21, Collins Auction Service, Spring Consignment, Choteau..................A10 May 21, RK Statewide Auction, Gun & Silver Dollar, Sidney...........................A12 May 21, Ophus Auction Service, DSire Farms, Loma......................................A13 May 21, Hi Line Auction, Storm Water Construction, Havre............................A11 May 21, Weaver Auctions, Farm & Ranch Consignment, Drummond............A15 May 27, Mills Auction Service, Kraft Estate Ranch Equipment, Otter Creek/ Sonnette Rd Ashland.....................................................................................A18 May 27, Fritz Auction, Consignment Sale, Chester.........................................A17 June 1, Smith Sales Co., Western Energy & Others, Online...........................A19 June 3-4, Shobe Auction & Realty, Horse Progress Days & Auction, Moore.A21 June 4, Ophus Auction Service, Rocky Crossing Ranch, Big Sandy............A29 June 4, RK Statewide Auction, Botton Real Estate, House, Duplex, Moving, Miles City..................................................................................................................A24 June 4, Barnes Auction Service, Spring Farm & Ranch Equipment, Dillon..A26 June 11, Kamerman Auction Co., Quanbeck Farm & Shop, Livingston........A28 June 11, RLP Auctions, Schwehr Retirement, Hamilton.................................A30 June 11, Glasgow Stock Yards, Gun/Ammo/Reloading/Tools/Camping, Scobey .........................................................................................................................A30 June 11, Stan Howe & Associates, Cliff Wilson Estate, Gilman/Augusta......A27 June 11, RK Statewide Auction, Machinery & ATV, Sidney.............................A31 June 11, Flying D Auction, Johnson Household, Brady..................................A32 June 22, Fritz Auction, England Auction, Chester...........................................A33 July 14, Shobe Auction & Musser Bros Auction, KB Farming Retirement, Con rad....................................................................................................................A21
Youth tractor safety school
By NDSU Extension Service Fourteen- and 15-year-olds who plan to operate farm equipment for someone other than immediate family members must complete an approved tractor and machinery safety training program successfully. The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service is holding a tractor safety school from May 31 through June 2 that will meet this requirement. The school will be held at the North Dakota 4-H Camp near Washburn. The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department will conduct a four-hour all-terrain vehicle safety certification program in conjunction with the tractor safety school. The tractor safety school starts at 10 a.m. May 31 and ends at 5 p.m. June 2. Participants will learn: • The rules of the road • How to read an operators manual CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
This homeowner lucked out when the heavy snow brought down parts of the trees in their yard. Several trees were damaged in the mid-April storm that raced through Montana. Photo by Geri Aaberg for the Trader’s Dispatch.
Riverton workshop provides ‘good agricultural practices’ information
By University of Wyoming Extension * Water quality and testing. How food safety can be increased * Creating a food safety plan. through on-farm practices is the focus of * Auditing farms for GAPs/food safety. a good agricultural practices (GAP) work* Soil management/manure management. shop in Riverton. * Worker health and hygiene. The sessions are Thursday-Friday, May * Traceability, recall and liability issues. 12-13, in the Intertribal Building Wind A binder of materials is provided. All River Room at Central Wyoming College. printed class materials and other resources The workshops benefit producers, re(such as editable templates) are provided tailers and wholesalers in supermarkets, on a USB drive. farmers market managers and managers in For more information, contact Edwards food service industries, said Jeff Edwards, at 307-837-2956 or jedward4@uwyo.edu. University of Wyoming (UW) Extension UW Extension, University of Nebraska educator. Extension, the Wyoming Department of AgSessions start 9 a.m. both days and end riculture and the Wyoming Farmers Marketby noon the second. Snacks and lunches are ing Association are offering the workshop. provided. Early registration is requested by May 11. Register at http://bit.ly/rivertongap. “The GAP workshops will equip producPRIVATE TREATY ers with the knowledge to create a written Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A10 food safety plan,” said Edwards. Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek......................A44 Food safety begins with sound practices Double Tree Red Angus, Sand Coulee........................A50 on the farm, he said, especially with fresh Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.......................................A9 vegetable and fruit produce. Gnerer Angus, Hammond............................................A52 Gunderson Hereford, Rudyard....................................A48 “Many fresh produce retailers now reJ Bar E Ranch, Plentywood...........................................A9 quire their suppliers to have third-party K and C Herefords, Deer Lodge....................................A9 audits to verify safe food production and L Bar W, Loyning & Walen Cattle Co., Absarokee........A9 LRK Cattle Co., Lolo.....................................................A33 handling practices on the farm,” he said. McMurry Cattle, Billings.................................................A9 Workshop topics include: Storey Herefords, Bozeman.........................................A42 * Produce safety risk factors and impacts. Wichman Herefords, Moore...........................................A9 * Post-harvest produce handling.
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