MAY 2020
Vol. XXI No. 4 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997
Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com
2020 Hemp planting license deadline extended
The Montana Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for hemp planting applications for the 2020 growing season to Monday, June 1, 2020. To download the current application form, click here. To complete the application online, click here. In addition to new applicants, all 2019 licensees are required to renew if interested in growing in 2020. A 2020 hemp grower license is not required to market 2019 crop grown under a valid 2019 license. The hemp licensing process is two-fold: upon approval of the initial application, eligible applicants will be issued a Planting license so they may purchase seed or live plants and plant or propagate hemp. To receive full licensure, the applicant must submit a Planting Report confirming information about the crop(s) that was planted. Successful candidates will be issued the second stage Production license. The Production License allows for the production and harvest of compliant hemp. Planting Reports will be available online beginning late May. The initial licensure requires entity information, participant information, verification of plant source, crop information, an $850 non-refundable fee, and acknowledgement of the Attestation and Risk Acknowledgement Statements. Due to restricted access to obtain fingerprint documentation caused by the pandemic, the department is waiving the requirement for FBI Identity History Summary documentation for all 2020 hemp license applicants and key participants. This does not exempt applicants from the federal requirement of having no prior convictions of felony drug charges in the last 10 years. For more information regarding the MDA Hemp program, go to https://agr.mt.gov/Industrial-Hemp. Completed applications can be submitted to MDA: Via email at: mikayla.moore@mt.gov or Via mail at: Montana Department of Agriculture PO Box 200201 Helena, MT 59620-0201
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
April 29-May 30, Shobe Auction & Realty, Cabin Fever, Online......................A13 May 1-19, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Severson Firearms, Coins, & Collectibles, Online.................................................................................................A2 May 1-16, Springhill Auctioneers, Sundquist Estate, Online............................A4 May 5-19, Pate Auction, Inc., Evans Farm Equipment, Online..........................A8 May 15-26, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Equipment, Online....................A6 May 19-June 2, Pate Auction, Inc., RMC, United Equipment, Guest Consignor, Online...............................................................................................................A15 May 23, Mills Auction Service, Spring Consignment, Broadus MT................A12 CANCELLED, Matt’s Auction Service, Spring Consignment, Vaughn MT CANCELLED...................................................................................................A14 May 25-June 25, Shobe Auction & Realty, Taildragger Farms, Online............A13 May 27-June 3, Barnes Auction Service, Farm & Ranch, Online....................A16 June 6, Mills Auction Service, Feldman Ranch, Wibaux MT...........................A18 June 6, Kevin Hill Auction Service, Inc., Equipment, Kalispell MT.................A22 June 13, Kamerman Auction Co., Rescheduled Farm Auction, Manhattan MT... ...........................................................................................................................A24 June 25, Flying D Auction, Taft Estate, Devon MT............................................A23 July 18, Stan Howe-Front Range Auctioneers, Estate, Butte MT...................A26 TBD, Kevin Hill Auction Services Inc., Farm & Ranch, Hot Springs MT........A28 TBD, Kevin Hill Auction Services Inc., Business Liquidation, Plains MT......A28 TBD, Weaver Auctions, Farm & Ranch Consignment, Drummond MT...........A10
MT Mule Days Cancelled
By Tara Price, Montana Longears Association. It is with great sadness that we announce to you that we have come to a decision to postpone our Montana Mule Days 2020 show until June of 2021. CONTINUED ON PAGE A3
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It may be some time before we see people gathering as they did for the MGGA Convention luncheon at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana. Hopefully we will back to these kind of get togethers soon. As they say “We are all in this together”.
Submit comments on the removal of brucellosis from the select agent list
The Montana Department of Livestock is encouraging the public to submit comments to remove brucellosis from the select agent (or bioterror) list. Diseases on the select agent list have severe restrictions on research because they could pose a threat to human, animal, or plant health. The comment period for this notice closes on May 18, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST. Including brucellosis on the list has prevented research that could have led to new vaccines, diagnostics, and other methods of disease control, says, Dr. Marty Zaluski, Montana State Veterinarian. “Without better tools, especially vaccines, brucellosis will continue to spread in Greater Yellowstone Area wildlife, expose more livestock, and increase management costs.” “While the intent of including brucellosis on the select agent list was to limit the availability of the bacteria, it’s having the opposite effect,” states Zaluski. “The disease is becoming more broadly distributed on the landscape and we have few tools to stop it.” Both the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspective Service (APHIS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published requests for public comment on the select agent list. The Department also encourages individuals to consider submitting letters to the secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USDA, and the CDC. DHS is opposed to
the removal of brucellosis from the select agent list. Comments can be submitted at the following links: CDC: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CDC_FRDOC_0001-0117 APHIS: https://www.regulations.gov/do cument?D=APHIS-2019-0018-0001 Additional information, including talking points for inclusion in comments and the addresses of the DHS, USDA, and CDC secretaries, can be found on the Department’s website at http://liv.mt.gov/Animal-Health/ Diseases/Brucellosis. 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 http://liv.mt.gov/.
PRIVATE TREATY
Bar 9 Ranch, Lloyd MT.................................................A14 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A30 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan MT...............................A29 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood MT...................................A29 Maloney Angus & Simmental, Turner MT......................A4 McMurry Cattle, Billings MT........................................A29 Peterson Angus, Drummond MT...................................A2 Sleeping Willow Ranch, Stevensville MT....................A10 Wichman Herefords, Moore MT...................................A29
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