Trader's Dispatch September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019

Vol. XX No. 8 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: advertising@tradersdispatch.com

MSU to host three horticulture events

By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service The Montana State University (MSU) College of Agriculture and MSU Extension will partner to host three horticulture-related workshops in September on the MSU campus, at the Bozeman Horticulture Farm and at the Gallatin County Extension Office.

The first event will be a 1.5-day Turf to Trees workshop focused on applied urban integrated pest management, which will feature Raymond Cloyd, a professor and horticultural entomology specialist at Kansas State University. MSU Extension hosted a similar event in 2017 that was well-received.

Topics for the workshop will include pest management for greenhouses, biocontrol options, tree-related pest management, insect diagnosis, weed identification and more. Tim Seipel, an MSU assistant research professor and plant ecologist in the land resources and environmental science department, and Eva Grimme, a plant disease diagnostician in the Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory in plant sciences and plant pathology, will also present during the workshop. Seipel and Grimme are also MSU Extension specialists. The sessions will run from noon to 3:15 p.m. September 10 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

August 27 - September 17, Musser Bros Auctions & Real Estate, Contractor Equip, Vehicles, Firearms, Motorsports, Online............................................A2 September 10 - 17, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Downsizing & Smeltzer Estate, Online...................................................................................................A4 September 10 - 24, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Ag Marketplace, Online. ...........................................................................................................................A3 September 14, Awender’s Auction Service, Inventory Reduction of Construction, Gwinner ND.......................................................................................................A4 September 14, Bass Auction Company, Inc. Ron Martin Farm, Moore, MT.....A6 September 14, Barnes Auction Service, Larry’s Automotive Inventory Reduction, Wisdom MT.......................................................................................................A8 September 14, RK Statewide Auction, TLS Ranch Farm Auction, Vida MT......A5 September 14, Gardner’s Auction Service, Estate, Seeley Lake MT..............A13 September 20, Shobe Auction & Realty, Northern MT Land Auction, Monroe, Shelby MT.........................................................................................................A7 September 21, Springhill Auctioneers, Del Draper Estate, Anaconda MT.....A10 September 21, Bass Auction Company, Inc., Tom & Elaine Phillips Ranch, Hilger MT......................................................................................................................A6 September 21, RK Statewide Auction, Bennett Farms Auction, Glendive MT....A9 September 21 - 22, Stere Auction Service, Estate, Big Fork MT....................A34 September 23 - October 1, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Estate, Online...A22 September 24, Burows Auction Service, Real Estate, Great Falls MT...........A12 September 24 - October 8, Smeltzer Auctions & Real Estate, Firearms & Sporting Goods Sidney MT, Online..............................................................................A16 September 28, RK Statewide Auction, Orin Anderson Estate Auction, Sidney MT....................................................................................................................A11 September 28, Burows Auction Service, Real Estate, Great Falls MT...........A12 September 28, Logan Auction Service, Inc., Kamps Farm Retirement, Livingston MT....................................................................................................................A10 September 28, Pate Auction, Inc., State of Montana Surplus, Helena MT.....A15 September 28, Shobe Auction & Realty, Courtnage Farm Auction, Geraldine MT......................................................................................................................A7 September 28 - 29, Burows Auction Service, Evelyn & John Mooney Estate, Great Falls MT................................................................................................A14 October 5, Ophus Auction Company, Brinkman Farms, Chinook MT............A25 October 5, RK Statewide Auction, Whitmer Farm Retirement, Wolf Point MT...A17 October 12, Toavs Premier Auctions, Gary Westland Auction, Nashua MT...A19 October 19, Matt’s Auction Service, Fall Consignment, Vaughn MT................A6 October 26, Hi Line Auction, Antique & Moving, Malta MT.............................A20

Growing apples in the home orchard workshop

Learn what trees to plant and how to care for them! On September 14 Katrina Mendrey of the Western Agriculture Research Center will share her expertise, followed by MSU’s David Baumbauer and Mac Burgess guiding a tour of Dr. Bob’s Orchard. Participants will then drive to Lockhorn Cider for a tour and tasting.

The workshop will run from 1 pm to 5 pm and will start at the MSU Horticulture Farm, 2730 West Garfield Street, Bozeman, Montana.

These three big combines make short work of the grain crop near Conrad, Montana. Farmers are scrambling to get the harvest in between showers.

Outdoor Laramie workshop addresses saline soil issues

From University of Wyoming Extension Saline soils cause growing issues, but the many agriculture managers in Wyoming,” saline soils workshop at Monolith public said Sebade. “This workshop will provide access near Laramie Wednesday, September information regarding why saline soils and 11, with the University of Wyoming (UW) salt issues exist, strategies for managing Extension will provide tips and tricks to saline soils and management practices for overcome these problems. preventing saline issues.”

The session is 5:30-7 p.m.

To get to Monolith public access, drive “The workshop will provide participants approximately 3 miles southwest of with hands-on activities and experiences for Laramie on Highway 230. Turn east on working with saline soil issues,” said Brain Monolith Public Fishing Access Road.

Sebade, UW Extension educator.

Follow the access road for approxiTopics include: mately ¾ of a mile to a small parking What creates saline soils? area on the north side of the road. Park How much salinity is too much for plants at this location. (and why)?

The workshop is outdoors, so please dress When is it practical to do something for the weather, said Sebade. about saline soils to improve plant growth?

To RSVP, contact the Albany County What can you do to address it?

Extension Office at 307-721-2571 or be“Saline soils are a constant challenge for sebade@uwyo.edu.

PRODUCTION SALES

September 11-12, Montana Wool Growers Association, Ewe & Ram Sale, Miles City, MT....................................August issue September 14, Montana Breeders Group, Horse Sale, Great Falls MT...................................................................August issue September 19, Holden Herefords, Valier MT..............................................................................................................................A21 November 13, Hereford Influence Feeder Calf Sale, Three Forks MT.....................................................................................A21

PRIVATE TREATY

Ehlke Herefords, Townsend MT...................................A21 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan MT...............................A21 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood MT...................................A21 McMurry Cattle, Billings MT........................................A21 Missing Horn Ranch, Kalispell MT..............................A13 Sleeping Willow Ranch, Stevensville MT....................A12 Wichman Herefords, Moore MT...................................A21

OTHER DATED EVENTS

September 21 - 22, Teton Antique Steam & Gas Threshing Assoc, Threshing Bee and Bazaar, Choteau MT. ................................................................................ A20 October 1, Triangle Ag Services, Open House, Fort Benton MT.............................................................. A23 December 5 - 7, Montana Organic Association, Conference & Meeting, Bozeman MT.............................. A28

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Deadline for ads in the October issue is Wednesday, October 2nd.

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MSU horticulture events CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

11. Both will be held on the MSU campus in the Plant BioScience Building, Room 108.

Attendees of the Turf to Trees workshops will earn credit toward an Urban IPM Certification and can earn continuing education credits. Attendance is limited to 35, and the cost to attend is $30 for the September 10 session, $100 for the September 11 session or $130 for both days.

On September 14, MSU Extension will host a home apple orchard workshop and cider tour from 1 to 5 p.m. at the MSU Horticulture Farm, 2730 W. Garfield St. Katrina Mendrey of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station’s Western Agricultural Research Center will share information for people interested in growing their own apple trees, along with MSU Plant Growth Center manager David Baumbauer and assistant professor and small farms specialist Mac Burgess. The workshop will end with a tour and cider tasting of Lockhorn Cider in downtown Bozeman. This event has a limit of 35 attendees.

The third event will be an apple preservation class hosted

by MSU Extension nutrition specialist Brianna Routh at the Gallatin County Extension Office, 903 N. Black Ave. The class will focus on safely preparing apples for canning and preservation, and attendees with gain hands-on practice by making their own apple butter. The class is limited to 25 participants and attendance cost is $5.

For more information or to RSVP to the Turf to Trees 2019 integrated pest management workshop, call Eva Grimme at 406-994-5150. To RSVP to the home apple orchard or apple preservation classes, call MSU Extension at 406-582-3280.

Hemp publication available

From University of Wyoming Extension The Hemp in Wyoming publication from the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension provides an overview of the annual herbaceous flowering crop, Cannabis Sativa.

When Cannabis Sativa is grown as a field crop for oil, food, or fiber, it is typically referred to as industrial hemp. Some cultivars are grown for their medicinal or psychoactive properties.

This bulletin is for anyone who is curious about hemp as a crop and how it might fit into typical crop rotations in Wyoming, said Caitlin Youngquist, University of Wyoming Extension educator.

“Remember, it is not yet legal to grow hemp in Wyoming,” said Youngquist. “For the most current information about growing hemp in the state, I encourage people to visit the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) website.”

UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources master technician John Connett commented he has had many years of experience as a field and greenhouse manager and would be happy to discuss any practical questions regarding hemp production. He can be contacted at 307-766-5022 or jconnett@ uwyo.edu.

Visit http://bit.ly/HempinWyo to read the publication and http://bit.ly/WyoHempProgram for the current status of the WDA Wyoming Hemp Program.

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Applications for conservation projects due

Montana NRCS News Release Agricultural landowners in the Gallatin Valley have until September 20, 2019, to apply for financial assistance for conservation practices funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

In January 2015, a proposal submitted by the Gallatin Valley Land Trust was accepted by NRCS to be part of a program that provides funding for partnership projects between public and private entities, local communities and nongovernmental organizations.

The Gallatin Valley project created a special funding pool that NRCS uses to fund projects in the valley that promote water quality, water quantity and soil health. Some of the projects NRCS has assisted with to date include: irrigation reorganization and improvements, stockwater developments, riparian fencing and tree/shrub establishment, forest stand improvement (forest health), cover crops, and pasture and range plantings. Funding has also been used to obtain conservation easements to protect prime soils and promote agricultural viability by restricting residential development and preventing the conversion to nonagricultural uses.

To apply for financial assistance, visit the NRCS field office located at 3710 Fallon Street, Suite B, Bozeman. For additional information, contact Justin Meissner, NRCS district conservationist, at 406-522-4018 or 406-404-0166 or Chris Mahony, district conservationist, at 406-522-4012.

Hemp growers reminded to verify license information

From Montana Department of Agriculture The Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding Montana’s hemp growers that verification of license information and additional fees are required before growers can be issued their hemp production license, which is needed to harvest and process or sell their crop. The Department sent letters to each license holder at the beginning of July asking growers to verify the crop information that will be printed on each grower’s license certificate.

The Department’s hemp program involves a two-step licensing process. The first step was a planting license that allowed the grower to procure seed and get their crop planted. The second step is the production license, which is issued upon receipt of the appropriate fees and the verification form, confirming the variety, field locations and acreage of hemp that was actually planted. The Production license is required for the licensee to harvest and process or sell their crop. The information provided should be sent to the Department asap as it helps the Department track production and develop timelines for sampling and testing. If you are a grower who did not receive a letter from the Department, please contact Andy Gray at (406) 444-0512.

For more information on Montana’s hemp program, visit our website: https://agr.mt.gov/hemp

TCCD Soil Health Tour

Please join us for a soil health tour for farmer and ranchers combined. The tour will be on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 1 -5 pm at the Lions Park/Icopini Farms in Hysham, Montana.

We will be meeting at Lions Park at 1 pm for introductions.

Tour of Icopini Farms and equipment demonstration will follow.

We will end the tour back at Lions Park with a BBQ, drinks and social time.

The Field Tour will focus on companion cropping, minimum till beets, grazing on irrigated crop land, rain fall simulator and an equipment demonstration.

Speakers include: Mark Henning, NRCS, Susan Tallman, NRCS, Marlin Winger, NRCS, Bart Icopini, Producer and Stacy Ogren, Rancher.

For more information, please contact Angie Stahl 406-3425510 ext 102.

Apple preservation workshop

Join MSU Extension Nutrition Specialist Brianna Routh on September 16 at the Gallatin County Extension Office, 903 N. Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana to learn how to safely prepare apples for canning.

Class participants will gain hands on preservation skills by making their own canned apple butter.

Phone (406) 582-3280 to register. There is a limit of 20 participants. Cost is $5.

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Advertising Deadline for the October issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be October 2nd.

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The deadline for advertising for the October issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be October 2nd.

Inventory Reduction of Construction

Saturday, September 14 10:00 am CDT

Location: Highway 13, west edge of Gwinner, ND

NOTE:

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Sale bills and information call (701) 742-2456

EQUIPMENT

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SPORTING

1980 Pontiac TransAm 301 turbo, automatic and running; 1979 Glastron boat, 150 hp Johnson outboard engine, completely rebuilt, and trailer.

Owner: Bohnenkamp Construction Derek Bohnenkamp Terms: Cash or good check. Statements day of sale will hold precedence.

Lunch by Delores.

Auctioneers:

Peter Awender #136

Phillip Awender #550

Clerk: Awender’s Clerking Service #209

Alfalfa growers: Watch your last hay cutting date

By Julianne Snedigar, Ben Hauptman and Mark Manoukian, MSU Extension Agricultural Agents, Blaine, Granite, and Phillips Counties 2019 has been a challenging year for the results have been very striking: alfalfa hay producers. Across Montana, These results confirm that poor harvest first-cut was delayed 2 to 4 weeks, and scheduling in late summer reduces subsesecond harvest is just underway. Many quent alfalfa yields. Obviously, the impact growers experienced significant rain damis more severe when improper harvest ocage to first-cut hay, so subsequent cuttings curs repeatedly. Aside from yield, the harof irrigated alfalfa are pretty valuable. vest on September 1 resulted in increased Irrigated alfalfa always faces a survival weed invasion (Figure 1), more root and issue in the late summer in Montana. The crown rot, and lower stand densities – all timing of late summer harvests is very factors that reduce stand life. Under “norcritical for optimum alfalfa winter survival mal” or ideal harvest scheduling, the range in northern areas. Alfalfa and all perennial between the highest and lowest-yielding plants require a proper “hardening” period varieties was about 18%, so crop managein late summer and fall to assure that they ment can be more important than differare healthy next year. Hay values are anences among varieties.

The calendar date (September 1) of ticipated to maintain at fairly high levels these trials is not as important as the during the winter of 2019-2020, so there is alfalfa growth stage during frost – the the important decision for growers to make alfalfa should either be dormant or have between taking a valuable crop of alfalfa a minimum of 12 inches of growth when hay or preserving alfalfa stand life.

20-degree weather occurs (unpredictable in Retired MSU Professor, Dr. Ray DitterAugust). The 30 to 45 day period prior to line recommends the following three-step first frost assures that significant regrowth program for optimal alfalfa stand life: should occur prior to freezing weather.

1. Determine your average, long-term Dryland alfalfa behaves similarly, howdate of first frost (mid-September), 2. avoid cutting or grazing 30 to 45 days ever early dormancy is induced by our prior to average first frost, until typically dry conditions in late summer 3. several consecutive mornings of midwhich restricts forage regrowth. twenty degrees (mid-October).

“What to Do?” - Livestock producers: In most of Montana, this means not Take a full inventory of all forage on-hand harvesting alfalfa between mid-August and for the winter of 2019-2020. First-cut hay mid-October. might be plentiful, but its quality might So, what are the consequences of a be down a bit (lower protein and digestpoorly-timed harvest in late summer? ibility) - so do a forage quality analysis.

Dr. Ditterline and other MSU researchers If additional hay is required – cut your completed numerous trials to lead them older fields, but not the newer stands (or to the recommendations above. We have only portions of the newer stands). If adevaluated the effects of harvesting irriditional hay is not needed, consider using your older alfalfa stands for pasture rather gated alfalfa on September 1 at Bozeman, than hay - graze after a hard frost (usually MT. Paired plots of all 63 varieties in the in October). Commercial hay growers: Cut MAES yield trials seeded in 2000, 2001, older fields but avoid cutting newer stands 2002 and 2004 at Bozeman were evaluated. if possible.

The paired plots were managed identically Figure 1. Field demonstration of the in our normal three-cut system (2 cuts by effects of September 1 harvest on alfalfa August 1), but half received their third cut stands. Photo taken May 20, 2005 in the on September 1 (“intensive”), and the other 2002 trial (see Table 1). ‘Shaw’ alfalfa is half received their third harvest in October shown in the foreground in plots where after a “killing frost” as per our recomthe third harvest occurred on September 1 mendation (“normal”). Forage yield in the (“I”) or in October (“N”) as per our normal final year is used to measure the effects of recommendation. poorly-timed summer harvests. To date,

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Matt’s Auction Service Taking Consignments for Annual Fall

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Oct. 19th, 2019

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Grazing/harvesting rule change to benefit producers

By NDSU Extension Service in the mixture.”

Changes in federal grazing and harvestIf using brassicas in a mix for grazing, the ing rules on prevented-planting acres could general recommendation is to limit them to help North Dakota livestock producers less than 50% of the seed mixture to avoid replenish forage supplies or at least offset digestive disorders in cattle. Provide liveshortages in perennial forage production, stock with dry hay or other forage prior to according to North Dakota State University turnout, and gradually introduce them to (NDSU) Extension livestock specialists. cover crops during a period of several days The U.S. Department of Agriculture if possible.

(USDA) will allow producers to graze, hay If Haying is the Goal or cut cover crops on prevented-planting The selection of plant species to be acres beginning September 1. hayed after September 1 becomes limited “Many livestock producers in the region due to lack of drying conditions and the are short on forage following a long, cold plants’ ability to dry sufficiently to make winter and late spring that depleted forage high-quality hay. Forage plants need to supplies,” says Kevin Sedivec, Extension be nonhigh water-holding plants and have rangeland management specialist. “Supplies small stems for greater potential to cure in in some areas have been further exacerbated September or later. due to low forage production resulting from Recommended species for September cool temperatures and drought.” haying include cool-season cereals (oats, The change in the allowable harvesting or barley, triticale), warm-season grasses (foxgrazing date to September 1 on preventedtail millet, sudangrass) and legumes (forage planting acres gives livestock producers an peas, clovers and vetch). The cereal grains opportunity to offset the shortage of forage and warm-season grasses can be seeded in supplies. monocultures or mixtures with or without “Flexibility in choosing a cover crop the legume. This mixture will be a better mixture becomes greater and strategies choice if plans are to graze after harvesting. for what to plant can be tailored to fit your If Silage/Haylage is the Goal intended need,” says Miranda Meehan, More options can be added to this mixture Extension livestock environmental stewardbecause drying to an acceptable level for ship specialist. “With an earlier release date, curing isn’t as critical. Harvesting before a landowners can plant different mixtures freeze is important to achieve silage because that can be used for grazing, haying or desired moisture conditions need to be 65% silage/haylage while providing soil health to 70% for a bunker and 60% to 68% for benefits.” silo bags.

If Grazing is the Goal A hard freeze will reduce the moisture Producers have many opportunities to content dramatically within 24 to 48 hours. plant a cover crop mixture to be used for Haylage can be put up at a lower moisture grazing. level (40% to 60%), so harvesting in late “Your selection of species to use should September to early October is possible. be based on when you want to graze and if Recommended species for silage and you want to hay first, then graze,” Meehan haylage include warm-season grasses (sorexplains. “The mixtures can be simple to ghum, sorghum sudangrass hybrid, pearl very complex, depending on budget, soil millet), cool-season cereals (oats, barley, health goals and species of livestock.” triticale), brassicas (kale, cabbage, turnips) If plans are to graze in September, seed and legumes (forage peas). The warm-seaa mixture containing cool-season cereals son grasses can be seeded in monocultures (oats, barley, triticale), warm-season grasses or mixtures with the cool-season grasses, (soughum-sudan, sudangrass, foxtail milbrassicas and/or legumes. let), brassicas (turnip, radish, rape, kale, A mixture will be a better choice if plans cabbage), broadleaf plants (sunflower, are to graze after harvesting, but it usually buckwheat) and legumes (forage peas, faba results in less tonnage of forage. If haylage beans, lentils, clovers, vetch). will be your final feed produced, eliminate “Your options are plentiful, but select the brassicas in the mixture because they based on production needs, minimal inputs, will be difficult to dry to less than 60% seed costs and availability, and overall budbefore mid-October and the other plants get,” Meehan advises. in the mixture will be too dry following a If plans are to graze after October 15, the hard frost. seed mixture options could include coolCrop producers intending on planting season cereals (oats, barley, triticale), foxcover crops on prevented-planting acres tail millet, brassicas (turnip, radish, kale), to suppress weeds and enhance soil health broadleaf plants (sunflower, buckwheat) and have an opportunity to market this forage legume (forage peas, clovers, vetch). to livestock producers. The NDSU Feedlist “It is important to have a good grazing (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/feedlist) can conmanagement plan in place to avoid potennect crop producers with livestock productial animal health issues associated with ers in search of additional forage. cover crops,” says Janna Block, Extension Meehan recommends producers get a livestock systems specialist at NDSU’s Hetlaboratory analysis for any cover crop mixtinger Research Extension Center. “Many ture prior to feeding it to livestock. species used in cover crops are known to “Due to this one-time rule change granted accumulate nitrates and also may have toxic by the USDA, creating a high-quality feed levels of sulfur. will be possible on prevented-planting acres “Sorghum and sudangrass also can acin 2019,” Sedivec says. “Take advantage of cumulate prussic acid, particularly during this opportunity. Plant a cover crop that can drought,” she adds. “Cover crops may be enhance your soil health while creating feed low in magnesium, which can result in defor late-season grazing or hay and silage/ velopment of grass tetany. Bloat can occur haylage production.” with legumes or if protein levels are too high ##### Students in South Korea are expected to stay and help clean and tidy the classroom when lessons are over. No running out of class the second lessons are over for Korean students!

##### Athletic children are more likely to be born in autumn and winter months. Those born in the spring were the most sluggish.

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Land aUCTIOn

FRI, SEPT 20, 2019 • 1:00 p.m. • Comfort Inn • Shelby, MT Owner: Barbara J. Monroe Trust, Kevin, MT

1,863± acres of land with organic certification history Located in Toole County, MT, 30 miles northwest of Shelby below the Kevin Rims.

Live Auction

Internet & Phone Bidding Available TRACT 2

479 ± acres

TRACT 3

150 ± acres

TRACT 1

to Kevin 5 miles

478 ± acres

to Cut Bank 14 miles

MT Highway 215

TRACT 4

755 ± acres

Full Description & Terms @ www.ShobeAuction.com 408 W Main • Lewistown, MT

Jayson Shobe 406-366-5125 • Kyle Shobe 406-366-0472

www.ShobeAuction.com • 406-538-5125

Courtnage Farms, Inc

Farm aUCTIOn Saturday, Sept. 28th, 2019 • 10 a.m. mdt Location: 9.5 miles NE of Geraldine, MT

Driving directions: From Geraldine, go east ½ mile on RR Ave., north 7 miles on N. Geraldine Rd., east 1 mile, then north .5 mile.

From Fort Benton, go south Hwy 80 for 15 miles, then east 9 miles on Grassy Lake Rd., then south ½ mile. Watch for Auction Arrows.

Owners: Bill & Kathy Courtnage, Geraldine, MT • Guest consignors: Ron Rowland and Rich Clark

Av gas fuel trailer vEHicLES, forkLifT & TraiLEr Airplane hangar, on leased County property, south edge of Geraldine, MT. 66’ x 64’, wired for electri- 1976 GMC truck, 18’ box & hoist IHC 4586 tractor, 4 x 4, cab, 300 hp., only 900 hrs 1984 Chevy pickup w/ flatbed cal, dirt floor, not heated. on factory re-man’d Cummins diesel, 3 remotes 1994 Chevy pickup w/ topper JD 2030 gas tractor w/ loader, 3 pt., pto TiLLaGE & GraiN Equip.

1940’s Buick Super sedan, non-runner Caterpillar D6C ag crawler w/cab, good JD 28’ tandem disk 1946 Ford 2 ½ ton truck Caterpillar D4 crawler -needs hydraulic pump Flexicoil spring-tooth harrow 1964 Chevy Pick Up Caterpillar R2 crawler, needs work Wilray 18’ stock Trailer Melroe 8 bottom moldboard plow Case 1070 tractor w/loader Nissan 60 fork lift, 8000# cap., propane Westfield 6” x 31’ auger, pto MM G tractor Graham Hohme 34’ chisel plow oTHEr EquipMENT Rock forks; Road scraper, 4 yd crop DuSTEr airpLaNES 200 gal. diesel fuel tank; 500 gal. gas tank & HaNGar 3 poiNT EquipMENT 1000 gallon diesel tank; Grain cleaner/clipper Many assorted shop tools 1981 Eagle DW1 ag bi-plane, 300 Lycoming. Log Long backhoe Chicken supplies-complete-cages books and details on file with auction office. Lo- 7’ Land Pride disk Howard 7’ rotovator Pipe gates-asstd. sizes cated at Geraldine airport.

Feeding troughs 2/poly bottoms 1981 Eagle DW1ag bi-plane, 300 Lycoming. Log Hvy. duty rotary 7’ snow blower Bale feeders; 4 stock saddles books and details on file with auction office. Lo- 12’ pasture renovator; 2 bottom plow 8’ JD blade; 5’ JD gyro/rotary mower Complete harness set cated at County Hangar, Lewistown.

Self-catch head gate - always in barn 6’ finishing mower

TracTorS & crawLErS

aNTiquE farM Equip., HouSEHoLD, GarDEN Equip., paTio furNiTurE Terms: Cash of Check day of sale.

Absentee Bidding Available Jayson Shobe 406-366-5125 Kyle Shobe 406-366-0472

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We’d appreciate it if you tell an advertiser you read his ad in the Trader’s Dispatch.

Trailers & Trucks For Sale Box

2003 International 4400 DT530, 325 hp, 10 speed, long frame, spring tandem suspension, good running truck.............$18,500

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2005 Peterbilt 330 Cummins diesel, 10 speed, double frame, 22-ft. load line grain box with three piece grain/sileage gate combo end gate ............................................................ $39,500

Loadline 20-ft. box, hoist, hinge, tarp and 22-ft. box, beet/grain combo gate, hoist, tarp, hinge. Both in good condition............... ...........................................................................Choice $7500

Please call 406-855-4465

2007 International 4300 DT466, Allison automatic, twin screw, new 8.5-ft.x20-ft.x69” unibody grain box with grain and silage/ beet gate. Nice truck......................................................$57,500

Larry’s Automotive Inventory Reduction Auction

SATURDAY, Sept. 14, 2019 11:00 A.M. 101 NoRTh MAiN - WiSDoM, MT Lunch Available

Larry and Darlene Christiansen have been in the repair shop business for over 50 years. Larry has enjoyed restoring trucks and tractors, but has decided it is time to reduce inventory. On September 14, they will offer the following at public auction to begin at 11 a.m. for both LIVE and SIMULCAST INTERNET Bidding. If you have an interest in antique cars, tractors, trucks, or need parts, this is the auction for you.

Don’t miss this opportunity!

Live and Webcast Internet items begin 11 a.m. MDT

• 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham - 2 door, hardtop 460 • 1969 Ford Thunderbird 4 door, 429 Motor • 1946 Ford 1 1/2 ton, 2 WD, V8 • 1967 Ford F250 4x4 Flatbead • 1968 Chevy 4x4 w/ wrecker • 1943 Ford Military Bama Jeep • International “Cub” - Restored • International “C” Wide front • International “Super M” - narrow front, painted • International “C” - Restored • International “B” - Crank Start • 1956 Ford F600, project truck • 1957 FWD Truck w/ Baker Hydrafork • 1949 Ford 1/2 ton, 2WD • 1962 Dodge Dump Truck • 1955 Hyster Boom Crane • 1946 Ford Script Bed w/ sides • 1981 Kawasaki 440 Invader • Scorpion 340 Stinger snowmobile • Hobart Welder 440V 3 Phase

see website for internet bidding Terms & Conditions

www.barnesauctionservice.com • • • • • • • • • • • •

Cars & TruCks

1940 Ford 1/2 ton flatbed V8 1934 Ford Dump truck 1971 Ford Ranchero 1970 Ford F100 4x4 1950 Ford 1 1/2 Ton 1959 Ford F800 1992 Chevy Lumina Van 1965 Ford Fairlane 1970 Ford 2wd pickup 1965 Ford F250 2x4 1960 Chevy 1 ton 2x4 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, 2WD, V8

snowmobiles

• 7 - 1971/73 Scorpion’s • 1979 SkiDoo Double Track • 1981 Kawasaki Invader

TraCTors & Heavy equipmenT

• International Super “C” • Allis- Chalmars Road Grader • Allis - Chalmars HD 5 Loader Crawler • Allis-Chalmars B w/ mower • International “H” • International B • V-Snow Plow

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TraCTor & TruCk parTs 7 - International H’s 8 - International C’s International Super M International Cub 3 - International M’s International 300 International A 1963 Ford F500 1962 Ford F100 Chevy Truck Parts Chevy Motor Parts 1933 Ford Motor

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Chainsaws Weed Eaters Snowmobile Parts Antique John Deere Tricycle & Wagon Sickle Grinder Honda Generators (Parts) Monarche Cook Stove Bicycles 1968 - Bridgestone Motorcycle Allis Chalmars TD18 Winch

GuesT ConsiGner Fred Hirschy Livestock

2 - American Haymasters Push-off Hay head for Haymaster 2 - Bularus 420 A Tractors International 1600 Truck w/ Flatbed International S-180 Truck 1971 - Dodge Truck 1975 Chevrolet 2 Ton Truck w/ 16’ Stock Rack • Chevrolet Buckrake • Honda Fat Cat • 3 - Honda 4 wheelers

also for sale thru beaverhead Home and ranch real estate: 2.43 acres on the edge of wisdom, mT Contact Chance bernall 406-683-2234 or 925-1988

Sale Conducted by:

Barnes Auction Service 4294 Hwy. 91 N. Dillon, MT 59725

AUCTIONEERS:

Tom Barnes / Rob McDowell 406-660-2792 406-490-8279 Office: 406-660-2374 Visit us on the web at

www.barnesauctionservice.com email: barnesauction1@yahoo.com

Terms are cash, bankable check for known buyers, or check with recent Bank Letter of Credit for buyers unknown to Barnes Auction Service. Payment to be made on sale date. We will also accept major credit and debit cards.

If using a card for payment, you will be charged a 4% convenience fee.

Any invoice not paid within 5 banking days from sale day, is subject to interest at 2% per month, prorated daily beginning sale day. Merchandise cannot be removed from sale site until paid for! Valid Driver’s License or government issued ID is required for bidder registration. Everything sells “where is, as is” with NO warranty expressed or implied. Announcements made on sale day take precedence over printed or published materials. Ads are believed to be correct, but auction company, auctioneers, or sellers, make no guarantees as to age, horsepower, or condition of equipment.

Management or owners are not responsible for accidents or theft.

Stewardship for small acreage landowners

Cascade Conservation District News Release The Cascade Conservation District will host Living on the Land: Small Acreage Workshop (aimed at landowners who have under 20 acres) to educate and provide resources to small acreage landowners throughout Cascade County.

The workshop will take place on Saturday October 19th, 2019 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at Cargill – 4401 Innovation St. Great Falls, MT 59404, the cost is $15/per person and includes educational materials and a catered lunch.

Emma Link, Living on the Land: Small Acreage Workshop Coordinator, said this workshop is a great way for current small acreage landowners or prospective small acreage landowners to expand their knowledge base.

“We want you to leave this workshop with quality information. In addition, we want you to take the knowledge provided and build upon the current management of your small acreage property,” Link said.

Attendees will learn the answers to the following questions and much more: • How do I manage noxious and invasive weeds on my property?

• What kind of soil do I have and why is that important?

• What trees should I plant on my property and how do I care for them?

• How do I maintain the quality and safety of my well and septic system?

• Riverfront property management • Equine care/Animal care • Gardening & Landscaping 101 • Grazing 101 The workshop is a collaborative effort between many Cascade Conservation District cooperators including: Cascade County Weed & Mosquito, MSU Cascade County Extension Service, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Cascade County Health Department, Missouri River Conservation District Council, Cascade County Planning Department.

The Cascade Conservation District serves Cascade County Montana to take available technical, financial, and educational resources and focus them to meet the needs of the local land user for conservation of soil, water, and related resources.

For more information or to register call the Cascade Conservation District at (406) 770-4332 OR visit our Eventbrite site (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cascade-cd-living-onthe-land-tickets-68029246307).

MDA to hold waste Pesticide Disposal Events in September

From Montana Department of Agriculture The Montana Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) annual Pesticide Disposal Events will be held in several locations across Montana during September. The collection events will be held September 17 in Wolf Point; September 18 in Sidney; September 19 in Miles City; and September 20 in Billings. The annual events have collected more than 638,000 pounds of waste pesticides since it began in 1994.

The program was designed to help individuals dispose of any pesticides that are unusable as originally intended and cannot be used for any other purpose. This allows participants to dispose of waste pesticides in an environmentally responsible way and helps protect Montana’s ecosystems and groundwater, as well as families, pets, livestock and drinking water.

The department asks that participants pre-register online (https://agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Waste-Disposal-Registration)

by September 9, 2019, before the collection events, so products can be managed safely and efficiently. Those interested in having their waste pesticides recycled should visit the website at: https://agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Waste-Disposal.

There is no charge for the first 200 pounds of material.

Amounts over 200 pounds are assessed at $1.00 per pound.

A higher fee may apply to pesticides with dioxins or dioxin precursors.

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s mission is to protect producers and consumers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries. For more information on the Montana Department of Agriculture, visit agr.mt.gov. ##### Firetrucks should really be called watertrucks.

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FUEL PICKUP FOR SALE

1975 Ford F350 dually with flatbed, tool boxes and 2-300 gallon fuel tanks with PTO pump, 390 motor, new carburetor.........................$4250 obo

Delivery available

Call or text Adam (406) 390-3048 • Joplin, MT

HEADER FOR SALE

HoneyBee WS36 header, factory transport, double drive knife, roto shear, great shape...................................................................................$22,000 Pre-Junior members, Janae Roberts, Tegan Boyce, and Olivia Bradley teamed up to take home first place livestock judging team honors for Glacier County at the Marias Fair. Photo by Kari Lewis.

Call 406-799-8323 • Fairfield, MT

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Nitrate toxicity poses risk to cattle

Vintage & Other Tractors & Related Haying Equipment / Tillage & Seeding Antiques / Yard Art / Trailers & Wagons Livestock Related / Saddles / Tack / Shop Tools / Firearms & Related / Irrigation Lawn / Garden / Outdoors Other Equipment / Other / Household Collectibles / Registered Montana Brand

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USED CULVERTS & BRIDGES FOR SALE

18” - 12-ft. diameter, lengths up to 64-ft.

Available in a variety of sizes and thicknessness. Some bands and other fittings are available. Most are 1/2 price of new.

Treated Timber: $1 per board foot under 20 feet long. $1.50 per board foot over 20 feet long. Timbers are negotiable on price based off their condition.

Many different sizes to choose from.

Bridges: (2) 55’x13’ Steel Girder - Wood deck....... $40,000 each (1) 28’x15’ Timber Bridge.................................. $25,000 (2) 17’x13’ Timber Bridges.......................... $5000 each (1) 12’x13’ Timber Bridge..................................... $3000 (2) 35’x10’ Rail car with concrete decking...................... . ....................................$5000 each, Both for $7000 . (other sizes available also)

Freeman 1390 In-Line Square Baler 16x22 bales, 3 knotter, Duetz 4 cylinder 67 hp, very low use....$10,000

Call Carol 406-274-3064 Stevensville, MT

1998 Cornhusker Aluminum Gravel Pup Trailer 23-ft. tongue, 14-ft. box, new floor, Tri/Axle....................$10,000

By NDSU Extension Service Haying and grazing season is underway across North Dakota, with much of the forage supply consisting of small grains and cover crops.

Although these crops offer flexibility in cropping systems and a great source of livestock feed, they could pose a risk of nitrate toxicity, according to Janna Block, livestock systems specialist at North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Hettinger Research Extension Center (HREC).

Nitrate toxicity is a potential issue for livestock consuming small-grain forages (wheat, oats, rye, triticale and barley), sorghum and sudangrass, and corn used for hay or silage.

Although nitrates typically are not an issue on rangelands, pastures with nitrate-accumulating weeds such as kochia, lambsquarter, pigweed, quackgrass and Russian thistle also may be a problem.

“Nitrate is a common form of nitrogen found in the soil, which is taken up by plants and converted to protein through the process of photosynthesis,” Block explains. “Under normal growing conditions, nitrate does not accumulate in the plant. However, when plants encounter stressful growing conditions, photosynthesis is inhibited and the potential for accumulation of nitrates is increased.”

When beef cattle consume increased quantities of nitrate, it overwhelms the ability of rumen microbes to convert nitrate to protein. Nitrate is converted to nitrite, which is 10 times more toxic than nitrate.

Excess nitrite is absorbed into the bloodstream, which removes the blood’s ability to carry oxygen and causes the animal to suffocate. Cases of lower-level, chronic toxicity also can occur. In those cases, producers may observe weight loss, night blindness and abortions in their cattle.

“Most people associate the potential for increased risk of nitrate with drought, and this is true,” Block says. “However, prolonged cool temperatures and cloudy conditions also can disrupt the conversion process and cause nitrate to build up in the plants.”

Although moisture conditions have been adequate across much of the state this spring, many producers in the northern and central areas are experiencing drought conditions. In addition, forage growth has been impacted in some areas by an unseasonably cool spring.

Here are several strategies to reduce the risk of nitrate toxicity: • Control potential nitrate-accumulating weeds in pastures.

• Avoid cutting forage or allowing cattle to graze it in the morning, when nitrate levels are at their highest.

• Consider raising the cutter bar when harvesting forage because the majority of nitrates accumulate in the lower one-third of the stem.

• Delay the harvest because nitrate levels generally decrease as plants mature; however, this strategy increases the risk of a loss in forage quality.

“The most important recommendation is to test for nitrates prior to grazing or haying,” Block says.

Many NDSU Extension offices have access to a Nitrate QuikTest, which is a screening tool to assess whether nitrate is present in standing forage. Block suggests producers collect at least 20 stems while they travel in a zigzag pattern across the field. Stems should be clipped to ground level.

“If nitrates are present in the sample, producers should delay grazing or harvest for several days and then re-test,” Block says. “Samples then also can be submitted to a laboratory for quantitative analysis to further assist with management decisions.”

The Nitrate QuikTest is not designed to evaluate nitrate content in harvested forages. If forages already have been cut and baled, the best strategy is to use a bale probe to collect core samples from a minimum of 20 bales per lot of forage and submit them to a laboratory for analysis. A lot is defined as hay harvested no more than 48 hours apart from within the same field.

“Producers need to understand the potential risks of nitrate toxicity and the factors leading to nitrate accumulation in plants,” Block says. “Determining actual levels of nitrate present in hay is critical for being able to utilize nitratecontaining forages safely in rations for beef cattle.”

For more information about nitrate toxicity, contact your local NDSU Extension agent or check out the NDSU Extension publication “Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock,” (https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/livestock/nitrate-poisoningof-livestock). ##### “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” – Alexander Pope

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SNOW PLOW TRUCK FOR SALE

1952 FWD HR, 12-ft. angle blade snowplow, 54,754 miles. New motor, clutch pressure plate and throw out. New battery, serviced and ready to work..$10,000 Call Paul (406) 425-7777

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#2 - Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 12 noon 3501 15th Ave. So., Great Falls, Montana 1500 sq. ft. ranch style home, full basement, 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms with fireplaces, 2 kitchen and dining rooms. 4+ car garage, outside storage area on a 100x150 corner lot, mature trees. Great neighborhood, close to Mountain View School.

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Scout for diamondback moth and bertha armyworm in canola

By Lindy Coleman, Northern Canola Growers Association larval densities of 10 to 15 larvae per square foot. The action threshold for canola at the pod stage is an average of 20 larvae per square foot.

The best pest management strategies to avoid yield losses from diamondback moth include early field scouting for larvae, and judicious use of insecticides only when fields are above thresholds. For more information, consult the NDSU Extension publication on Diamondback moth in Canola: Biology and Integrated Pest Management E1346 (revised).

Bertha armyworm: The adult moth is about 1½ inches long and mainly grayishblack with a silvery-whitish kidney-shaped spot and with a silvery-whitish fringe on each forewing. Moths emerge from the overwintering pupae in mid-late June and emergence continues through early August.

These night fliers are particularly attracted to blooming canola fields for their nectar and egg laying sites. Eggs are laid on the lower side of leaves in clusters of 50-500 eggs in a honeycomb pattern and hatch in about one week. The emerging larvae (1/10th of an inch) are usually green in color. Mature larvae are about 1½ inch long and vary in color from green to brown to velvety black.

Larvae often hide underneath leaf litter and clumps of soil during the day, which makes them difficult to see. Larvae develop for six weeks and then drop to the ground in mid to late August to pupate. There is only one generation per year.

As the canola plant drops its leaves, the The diamondback moth migrates and mature larvae (>½ inch) begin to feed diusually arrives in late May or early June in rectly on the pods which causes economic North Dakota. The complete life cycle takes yield losses and premature shattering. Feedabout 32 days from egg to adult. There are ing injury by the mature larvae also accounts several generations during a single growing for 80 to 90 percent of the plant material season, so all different life stages (eggs, consumed during a larvae’s life. Mature larvae, pupae, adults) can be found in the larvae will even continue to feed on pods field at the same time. in the swath. Fortunately, populations are The adult is small, about 1/2 inch long, kept low during most years due to natural drab brown in color and, at rest, the foreenvironmental factors like harsh winters and wings of the male moth form three diamonds the presence of biological control agents – hence the name diamondback moth. Fe(diseases and parasites). males lay up to 160 eggs during the night.

Thresholds would be 18 to 22 larvae per Eggs hatch in five to six days into pale square yard, if leaf feeding is the extent of yellowish-green caterpillars with a forked the damage observed. The key to controlling posterior end. The newly emerged larvae bertha armyworm is: burrow into the leaf and mine the leaf for • Early detection of young larvae about several days to a week. Then, the larvae exit ½ inch long in canola fields by regular the leaf and feed externally for another 7 to scouting.

14 days. When disturbed, the larvae thrash • Determining if fields are above ecobackwards violently and often drop from the nomic thresholds for larvae. plant on a strand of silk. The larvae pupate • Fields above the economic threshold for 5 to 15 days in a white net-like cocoon level should be sprayed once the hatch is attached to the leaves, stems or pods. complete and just before larvae move to the Larvae feed on the leaves, buds, flowers, pods. Apply a well-timed insecticide in late seed pods, the green outer layer of the stems, evening when larvae are actively feeding. and occasionally, the developing seeds. As • Use high volumes of water for good leaves wilt and drop in late July to early coverage of the dense canola canopy.

August, larvae will feed on the stem, pods, For more information, consult the NDSU and developing seeds. Damaged pods will Extension publication on Bertha armyworm not fill completely and may shatter. Severely in Canola: Biology and Integrated Pest damaged pods appear whitish in contrast Management E1347 (revised). to the normal yellowing and browning of Please see the NDSU Extension E1143 ripening undamaged pods.

2019 ND Field Crop Insect Management Scout fields for diamondback moth larvae Guide for insecticides registered in canola. by beating plants to dislodge the larvae into Please remember that blooming canola is white buckets. After beating plants, count attractive to bees, so insecticides should be larvae in the bucket or dangling from plants applied in the late evening (preferred by honon a silk thread. Again, check several locaeybee keepers) or early morning to minimize tions per field. For the early flowering stage, negative effects of an insecticide on bees. insecticide applications may be justified at ##### One bushel of wheat makes about 42 pounds of pasta, or 210 servings of spaghetti. Eating one serving of spaghetti each week, this would serve a family of four for a whole year!

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Turf to Trees 2019 - Applied Urban IPM workshops

From MSU Extension Are you interested in Urban Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Certification or do you want to learn more about plant diseases, insect pests, and weed identification in urban environments in Montana? If the answer is yes, this workshop is for you! Montana State University’s (MSU) Urban Integrated Pest Management program is hosting an in-depth training for 1.5 days from September 10-11, 2019. Continuing education credits will be available.

Our guest speaker is Dr. Raymond Cloyd from Kansas State University. Dr. Cloyd is a professor and extension specialist in horticultural entomology for the state of Kansas with a major clientele that includes homeowners, master gardeners, and professional and commercial operators. His research and extension program involves plant protection/ pest management in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, turfgrass, conservatories, interiorscapes, Christmas trees, vegetables and fruits, and pollinators. Additional key speakers will be MSU Extension specialists Dr. Tim Seipel and Dr. Eva Grimme.

Topics will include IPM for greenhouses and local food production, biocontrol options, tree related abiotic and biotic issues, insect diagnosis and management recommendations, and weed identification. Examples of plant diseases, insect pests, and abiotic issues will be demonstrated and discussed during a tour of the MSU campus.

The 35 available spaces will be filled on a first-serve basis. A registration fee will be charged per participant and workshop.

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Eva Grimme at eva.grimme@montana.edu or 406-994-5150.

Session 1: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Time: 12:00 – 3:15 pm IPM for Greenhouses and Local Foods 1. Sanitation – Dr. Raymond Cloyd This session will discuss the importance of sanitation in regard to insect, mite, and disease management in horticultural cropping systems. The various methods that should be implemented to maintain ‘sound’ sanitation practices will be discussed in detail.

2. Biocontrol/Biopesticides – Dr. Raymond Cloyd This session will discuss the fundamentals and characteristics of biological control and biopesticides, and how to properly use them in order to succeed in suppressing insect and mite pest populations in horticultural cropping systems.

Location: MSU Campus, Plant BioScience Bldg., Room 108 Cost: $30; Snacks provided Session 2: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Turf to Trees – Pests of Woody Ornamentals 1. Insect Diagnosis/Identification – Dr. Raymond Cloyd This session will address how to properly identify insect and mite pests in horticultural cropping systems. The session will discuss insect and mite pest feeding behaviors and symptoms associated with plant damage, and other means by which to accurately identify insect and mite pest problems.

2. Weed Identification in the Urban Landscape – Dr. Tim Seipel 3. Scale Insect Pests – Dr. Raymond Cloyd This session will discuss the biology, ecology, scale types, plant damage, and provides information on management strategies that can be implemented to avoid problems with scale insect pests on outdoor plants (trees and shrubs).

4. Hands-on Disease Diagnosis on Woody Ornamentals – Dr. Eva Grimme This session will focus on identifying symptoms and signs of selected plant diseases common in Montana. We will discuss appropriate management strategies and share diagnostic tools and resources that are useful for the diagnostic process.

Location: MSU Campus, Plant BioScience Bldg., Room 108 Cost: $100; Lunch and snacks provided

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A businessman on his deathbed called his friend and said, “Bill, I want you to promise me that when I die, you will have my remains cremated.”

“And what,” his friend asked, “What do you want me to do with your ashes?”

The businessman said, “Just put them in an envelope and mail them to the Internal Revenue Service. Write on the envelope, “Now, you have everything.”

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MISSING HORN RANCH First annual club calf steer sale, Saturday, September 21 10 am viewing, 12:30 lunch and refreshments, 2:00 pm sale (private treaty) 30+ AI sired calves. Sires include: HERE I AM - 9 steers, AMERICAN PHAROAH, RISK IT, BLACK POWER PLAY and more.

Check out our Facebook page, Missing Horn Ranch, or come and visit anytime.

Missing Horn Ranch, 575 Riverside Road, Kalispell, MT 59901 For information please call Mark Passmore 406-253-6529

EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES FOR SALE

1998 John Deere 9610 combine with 914 pickup head Patriot WT sprayer, rebuilt and 30-ft. platform with pickmotor, Outback GPS............. up reel, 4400 hours.............. ......................... $32,000 obo .........................$45,000 obo Brandt 7000 grain cart............ ...................................$12,000

Phone (406) 868-7258

Conveyair 3000 grain vac.... ............................ $5500 obo

2005 Chevrolet Suburban new transmission in 2017, new transfer in 2018, leather, DVD player, 148,000 miles... ............................$9000 obo

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Payton Vermulm, a 4-H Teen Ambassador for Pondera County, with her 253 lb purple ribbon swine at the 2019 Marias Fair held in Shelby, MT.

When to terminate irrigation in grain sorghum

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By Brent Bean, Ph.D., Sorghum Checkoff Agronomist Many sorghum growers struggle with the question of when to stop irrigation during the growing season. The answer requires a look at a sorghum plant’s water needs throughout its stages of development.

Maximum water use in sorghum occurs between the boot stage and the early soft dough stage. During this period, in most regions, the average daily water use can exceed 0.25 inches. On hot, windy days, water demand can be as high as 0.35 inches. Then, as the crop begins to mature, the daily water use gradually decreases until the grain reaches physiological maturity. Sorghum plants take approximately 40 to 45 days to progress from flowering to mature grain. To reach the potential yield set at flowering, growers need to supply adequate water throughout the soft dough stage of development.

Evelyn & John Mooney Estate

AUCTION

Friday Sept 28 3pm & Sat Sept 29 9am Prev& Reg 1pm Fri & 8am Sat Prev & Reg starting Fri 1-5 pm & Saturday 9am Real Estate Sat 12 noon

3501 15th Ave So Great Falls MT

SATURDAY SEPT. 29 STARTING @ 9AM

REAL ESTATE: 1500 sq ft ranch style home with 3 bed, 1 ½

bath, sunken living room w/fireplace, full basement w/ kitchen, dining room w/fireplace, the rest is unfinished storage. Hot water heat. Concrete patio, Lg garage, 7’x16’ OH door on front & 8’x16’ OH door on back, 18’x58’ concrete fenced parking/storage area. 150’ x 100’ corner lot w/ many mature trees. Nice quiet neighborhood close to school Buyers must rely on their own inspection, the property is being sold “AS IS� with no warranties or representations of any kind. Seller reserves the right to reject any & all bids. TERMS ON REAL ESTATE: $10,000. (Ten Thousand dollars) NON-REFUNDABLE DOWN PAYMENT IS REQUIRED from the Successful bidder day of sale. Real Estate will be offered Saturday Sept 29 at 12 Noon

FRIDAY SEPT. 28 SALE STARTING AT@ 3PM

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TERMS: Cash or bankable check with picture I.D. Everything must be paid for and removed day of sale or arrangements made. EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS. Statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS.

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Tammy Gittins Refreshments Available

Growers can consider irrigation cutoff once the sorghum grain has reached the hard dough stage, when the grain color has changed throughout most of the sorghum head. The decision to terminate irrigation should be made only after careful consideration of stored soil moisture and anticipated rainfall. At the beginning of the hard dough stage, the grain has accumulated approximately 75% of its final dry weight, the moisture content is 50% to 60%, and the grain can no longer be crushed by pinching it between the index finger and thumb. Soils with more sand content hold less water and are more dependent on timely late-season rainfall or irrigation. Grain sorghum still can use over 5 inches of water from the late soft dough stage to harvest. Plants need late-season available soil moisture to maintain stalk strength in highyielding environments. As long as the plant remains green, it requires some water to maintain stalk integrity. Lack of adequate soil moisture to maintain the stalk can lead to an increase in lodging.

Grain physiological maturity can be difficult to recognize but typically takes about 14 days to reach once the grain is in the hard dough stage. A dark spot at the base of the kernel indicates that the grain has reached maturity. At maturity, the moisture content of the grain is usually between 25% and 30%, and starch accumulation has reached its maximum.

The dry down rate of the grain after maturity depends on the temperature and relative humidity of the environment, and the rate typically ranges from 0.5% to 1.0% a day.

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2019 State of Montana Surplus Property Helena, MT • Saturday, September 28th • 9:00 a.m.

Sale Site: State Surplus Yard at the corner of Custer Ave. & Henderson, next to the Lewis & Clark Co. Fairgrounds.

1/2 TON PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) 3/4 TON PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) 1 TON TRUCKS (4wd & 2wd) 1 TON DUMP TRUCKS CARS (Full size, compact and hybrid) MID-SIZE PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) SUV’s, VANS & MINI VANS FORKLIFTS WHEEL LOADERS TRACTORS DUMP TRUCKS & PLOW TRUCKS SWEEPERS 2 JOHN DEERE 750B CRAWLERS MOTORCYCLES BOATS SNOWMOBILES Assorted utility, equipment & enclosed trailers reversible snow plows Assorted tools, tires & shop equipment BOBCAT SKID STEER Lawn mowers

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Farmers prevented from planting on more than 19 million acres

Sidney MT Downsizing & Firearms Timed Online

AUCTION

Auction Ends Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7PM Bidding Begins Tuesday, September 24, 2019 8 AM For more information and to Bid Visit www.smeltzerauctions.com

OVER 30 FIREARMS SELL!

FIREARMS Remington Model 700 30-06 Remington Model 700 223 Savage Model 114 30-06 Federal Ordnance 6.5 X 06 Custom Remington Model 760 30-06 Winchester Model 70 223 WSSM Savage Model 93R17 17HMR Jennings Model J22 22LR Glock Model 21 45ACP Keltec Model P-3AT 380 Springfield Model XD9 9MM Kimber Solo 9MM Para Ordnance 1911 Exec.

45 ACP Sig Sauer P238 380 Several more firearms. Check out smeltzerauctions.com for a complete list and more information.

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LOTS OF SPORTING GOODS & TOOLS Lowrance HDS Carbon 12 Fish Finder with 3D Structure Scan MinnKota Trolling Motor Terrova 80lb thrust, 60” with IPilot 2 gas powered Trolling Motors Reloading Supplies Ammo Fishing Poles & Tackle Camp Chief Smoke Vault 16-ft. Ford Car Trailer

All firearms sell subject to all state & Federal Firearms Laws. $25.00 Transfer Fee on all fire arm sales.

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United State Department of Agriculture News Release Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres in 2019, according to a new report (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/efoia/ electronic-reading-room/frequently-requested-information/ crop-acreage-data/index) released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This marks the most prevented plant acres reported since USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) began releasing the report in 2007 and 17.49 million acres more than reported at this time last year.

Of those prevented plant acres, more than 73 percent were in 12 Midwestern states, where heavy rainfall and flooding this year has prevented many producers from planting mostly corn, soybeans and wheat.

“Agricultural producers across the country are facing significant challenges and tough decisions on their farms and ranches,” USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey said. “We know these are challenging times for farmers, and we have worked to improve flexibility of our programs to assist producers prevented from planting.”

Cover Crops USDA supported planting of cover crops on fields where farmers were not able to plant because of their benefits in preventing soil erosion, protecting water quality and boosting soil health. The report showed where producers planted 2.71 million acres of cover crops so far in 2019, compared with 2.14 million acres at this time in 2018 and 1.88 million at this time in 2017.

To help make cover crops a more viable option, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) adjusted the haying and grazing date of cover crops, and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service held signups in select states that offered producers assistance in planting cover crops.

Meanwhile, USDA added other flexibilities to help impacted producers, including adjusting the deadline to file acreage reports in select states.

About the Report This data report aggregates information from crop acreage reports as of August 1, 2019, which producers file with FSA to maintain program eligibility and to calculate losses for various disaster assistance programs. The crop acreage data report outlines the number of acres planted, prevented from planting, and failed by crop, county and state. To find more information, view the August 12 report (https://www. fsa.usda.gov/news-room/efoia/electronic-reading-room/ frequently-requested-information/crop-acreage-data/index).

Because some producers have not completed their filing and data are still being processed, FSA will make available subsequent data reports in September, October, November, December and January. You can find reports from 2007 to the present on FSA’s Crop Acreage Date webpage (https://www. fsa.usda.gov/news-room/efoia/electronic-reading-room/ frequently-requested-information/crop-acreage-data/index).

To receive FSA program benefits, producers are required to submit crop acreage reports annually regarding all cropland uses on their farm. This report includes data for producers who had already filed for all deadlines in 2019, including the mid-July deadlines, which are for spring-seeded crops in many locations.

Other Prevented Planting Indicators In addition to acreage reports filed with FSA, producers with crop insurance coverage for prevented planting file claims with their insurance providers. These claims are provided to RMA and may differ from the prevented planted acres reported to FSA. More information on prevented plant coverage is available on the RMA website (https://rma.usda. gov).

Official USDA estimates of total acres planted, harvested and to be harvested, yield, and production are available from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service at nass. usda.gov.

Punch Day

Day celebrated: September 20th The word punch means five, originating from the Hindustani word panch. Punch Day sadly isn’t an excuse to drink five glasses of punch; rather, it celebrates the traditional punch base recipe of five key ingredients, which most punches still use – alcohol (usually spirits), lemon (or other fruits), sugar, water, and tea (or other spices, e.g. cinnamon).

Constitution Day

When: Always on September 17th The Constitutional Congress of the United States of America held it’s final meeting on September 17, 1787. Do you have any idea why? That’s right! It was to sign the Constitution of the United States of America, a document for which they so painstakingly labored to create and perfect.

After the meeting there was still much to do. Individual states then had to meet and vote on it. The U.S. Constitution did not go into effect until two years later on March 4, 1789.

##### The ancient Sumerians (4000 – 2000 BCE), who are thought to have developed the first form of writing (Cuneiform script), immortalised sheep in the form of gods in their religion. ##### I wonder how much money the phrase “Keep the change” cost me so far?

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##### Activists stand against the inhumane killing (shooting a metal pin into the head, and withdrawing the pin so that the animal bleeds to death in the same way that cattle are slaughtered) versus humane euthanizing by lethal injection, as done with cats and dogs.

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FWP News Release It’s time to sign up for the final hunter education course of 2019 in Great Falls.

Online registration is going on now. Everyone must register online, but there will be a two-day opportunity at Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), 4600 Giant Springs Road, for those without access to a computer.

Anyone 10 years old or older may take the course.

Classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., September 9, 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19 at East Middle School, 4040 Central Ave. A field day will complete the course on September 21 at FWP. The first class night will start with a 10-minute, parentstudent orientation in the school cafeteria, then the students will go to their classrooms.

To register online go to the FWP website, http://fwp. mt.gov, and follow the links to Education and Hunter education. Then go to September 9 and select a classroom at East Middle School.

When registering, students must pick a four-hour time slot for the September 21 field day, either 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m. For the morning time slot register for classrooms H1, H3, H4 or H5; for the afternoon time slot register for classrooms H9, H11, H12, or H13.

The two-day opportunity to register at FWP for those without Internet is 7-8 p.m., September 5, or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 5-6.

After registering, downloading and printing the attached files, students must pick up a course manual, and read it before the first class. Manuals are available at one of the following locations: North 40 Outfitters, 4800 10th Ave. S.; Scheel’s in Holiday Village; or FWP. ##### A school in the Philippines is made entirely of recycled pop bottles. It took about 9,000 bottles and dozens of volunteers to build the structure. Each bottle was filled with sand, water and straw to keep them sturdy. Then, a cement-like substance was used to hold the bottles in place as they were stacked on top of each other to create walls.

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By Caitlin Youngquist, University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Washakie County and serving northern Wyoming An early fall planting of winter wheat can long as cattle are removed prior to first provide winter grazing and summer grain. hollow stem. Winter wheat also provides Oklahoma research shows grain yields flexibility as it can be grazed out completely in a dual-purpose crop may be either higher depending on the price of cattle and wheat. or lower than a grain-only crop depending Winter spelt and rye could also be used on planting date, soil fertility, and grazing in a dual-purpose system. North Dakota management. growers report that winter rye works well According to USDA data, around 12 milwhen used for both fall grazing and summer lion acres of winter wheat are planted annuhay. They report rye is hard to kill, but it’s ally in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. the first thing to green up in spring and can An Oklahoma State University team conhandle heavy grazing pressure. ducting research on dualpurpose wheat estimates that around half those acres are managed for dual-purpose use and provide fall and winter feed for 3 million stocker cattle.

Hard red and soft white wheat can be used in a dualpurpose system, but grain yield will vary significantly between varieties. While grazing recovery is highly dependent on growing conditions and grazing management, some varieties do better in a dual-purpose system than others.

The success of a dualpurpose system requires adjustments to planting time and rate, variety selection, soil fertility, and grazing management. The following guidelines for dual-purpose wheat are based on research in Oklahoma and Kansas.

• Increase seeding rate by about 30 percent in irrigated systems, or 50 percent in dryland systems.

• Plant two to four weeks earlier than the optimum date for a grain-only system.

Winter wheat planted at the end of August yielded over 2,000 lbs/acre of forage dry matter compared to 500 lbs/ acre from a late September planting.

• Increase nitrogen rates by 30-40 lbs/acre for every 1,000 lbs/acre of anticipated dry forage yield or 100 lbs of animal weight gain.

• Maintain around 50 to 60 percent green canopy cover at grazing termination to allow wheat to fully recover.

• Caref u l l y m o n itor spring growth, and do not graze wheat past the first hollow stem date. When the wheat breaks dormancy in the spring, cattle should be removed when there is about 5/8th of an inch of hollow stem below the developing seed head. Grazing past this point will cause significant grain yield loss. The date of first hollow stem varies year to year and between varieties.

A dual-purpose winter wheat field can be grazed in early fall and winter, and then again in the spring as

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By K-State Research and Extension News For students looking toward a future in she added. “Most people hear about us which “career” is an evolving concept, findthrough alumni and industry friends. People tend to think of ag as farming the north 40 ing an in-demand, meaningful major has and food as the finished product they buy in never been more important. between. We deal with post-harvest grain, The search for a good fit among the array taking the raw product and processing it into of majors and career paths isn’t always easy something that can be used to make food or or obvious, but there are opportunities in animal feed.” places some students wouldn’t think to look.

Food Science Many high school and college students With virtually 100% job placement upon assume that a major in agriculture means graduation and starting salaries typically in growing crops or raising livestock, and the $40,000 to $60,000 range, food scientists while there are opportunities in those areas, with a few years’ experience can find themthere are others that are less obvious but with great career potential, said Shannon selves averaging about $71,000 in a range Washburn, assistant dean of academic proof $58,000 to $86,000.

“Jobs are plentiful in the food manufacgrams in Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture. turing sector, but also in the many allied Growing up in the Kansas City suburbs, industries such as flavorings and ingreEvan Rennell considered plenty of career dients, processing equipment, sanitation possibilities but never envisioned he’d be technologies, inspection and auditing, and working for a large, international, commertrade association work,” said Randy Phebus, professor and interim director of K-State’s cial baking company.

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“I didn’t even know it was a thing,” RenStudents can choose a business or science nell said of the Bakery Science and Manoption. The business option requires some agement major at Kansas State University. science, but also such classes as leadership, Originally from Olathe, Kansas, he started communications, management, marketing as a business major at K-State. A converand economics. The science option apsation with a fellow rowing club member who happened to be a senior in bakery scipeals to students who like STEM fields of study, such as microbiology, chemistry and ence led to a shift in direction for Rennell. engineering. Students in that option meet The 2018 graduate now works for Bimbo application requirements for professional Bakeries USA, a part of Grupo Bimbo, the schools, such as medical, veterinary or world’s largest bakery which produces such dental school. well-known brands as Sara Lee, Orowheat, Phebus said some think of food science Thomas English Muffins, and Entenmann’s. as jobs in restaurants or food service, and Rennell started on Bimbo’s transformaare not aware of the sophisticated science, tion team in Houston, Texas, and St. Paul, regulations and business practices that go Minnesota, learning about lean manufacturinto producing consumer goods from raw ing to help standardize processes and reduce agricultural products. Others may see it as waste. He is transitioning to a production only agricultural, but it really should be supervisor position in Rockwall, Texas, viewed as an “applied STEM” field where this spring. you can apply genomics, biotechnology, He said he’s thankful to have learned nanotechnologies, biochemistry and conabout one of the lesser-known college majors, but one in his view that should be on sumer sciences to feed the world. more students’ radar. He also encourages Phebus’ own career is an example of the students to seek out internships while in many options available to food scientist. school, to help determine what direction Long before he earned a Ph.D. and became they want – or don’t want – to go. a professor, he started out working in superHere are snapshots of six college majors markets as a teenager. Along the way he inworth checking out. terned with M&M Mars and was a co-owner Bakery Science, Milling Science and of a commercial food analysis company.

Feed Science Agricultural Education “Bakery Science and Management graduGrowing up in Plainville, Kansas, Alexates have 100% job placement when they andra Walters considered a career in social graduate,” said Brenda Heptig, academic work, but decided early on to teach about programs support coordinator in the K-State agriculture. A 2018 graduate of K-State, Department of Grain Science. She noted that Walters is a first-year agriculture education within a few years, graduates often make teacher at Peabody-Burns Middle School$60,000 to $70,000, with potential to move High School in Peabody, Kansas, where into six figures. she teaches classes in plant science, animal “Students in this major can find jobs science, food science, agricultural mechanalmost anywhere in the world, with baking ics and others. and integrated food companies, research “My students enjoy anything they get to and development, production management, design themselves,” she said, adding that her retail operations, ingredient suppliers and high school food-science students created more,” Heptig said. Recent graduates work their own Christmas cookie business. for such companies as Kroger, Pepperidge Walters is teaching in what’s part of a Farm, Schwan’s, ADM, Hostess, Ardent growing trend in middle schools and high Mills and Quaker Oats. schools across the country to offer agriculAn aptitude for science, critical thinking, tural education programs, and colleges and project management skills, teamwork and universities can’t turn out graduates fast leadership abilities are helpful in bakery enough to keep up with demand. science, as well as two other grain science “There is a nationwide shortage of agrimajors, Milling Science and Management culture teachers,” said Brandie Disberger, and Feed Science and Management. Both an instructor in Kansas State University’s also place 100% of their new graduates.

Department of Communications and AgriMany grain science students receive two cultural Education. “Here in Kansas we are or three job offers and have a position lined currently only graduating about half of the up early in their senior year, Heptig said. needed agriculture teachers. We have had “We’re unique – kind of the unicorn in ag100% placement in this major for over 20 years.” riculture: K-State offers the only bachelor’s degrees in bakery, feed and milling science,” CONTINUED ON PAGE A24

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From MSU News Service As part of the program, students in Montana State University (MSU) Extentechnology clubs will work on developing sion and Stone Child College in Box Elder, several ventures, such as a phone app, an recently received a $1.28 million grant to e-magazine with content relating to mendevelop mental health awareness campaigns on the Flathead and Rocky Boy’s tal health, as well as design and create a Indian reservations. logo and laser-cut tokens. The technology The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s projects are tangible items that are meant to National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s help engage the students with community Children, Youth, Families at Risk (CYFAR) members, organizations and businesses to grant program funded the project, with its increase awareness of mental health issues goal being to increase awareness of social, in their community. 4-H afterschool groups emotional and physical health in a holistic will work with the technology students to way in Indian Country. The program will facilitate extended outreach and engageprovide classroom mental health awareness ment in their communities. and technology instruction; afterschool “The primary and most important aspect leadership group meetings; experimental of this project is the connection between learning through the development of techyouth and the community,” said Stephanology and outreach with businesses and nie Davison, MSU Extension associate organizations in the community. specialist, project co-director and princiFour high schools — Rocky Boy, Box pal investigator on the grant. “Through a Elder, Ronan and St. Ignatius — will ofholistic approach using multiple methods, teens will learn both life and technical skills fer Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) that will allow them to lead a community training, taught by MSU Extension profescampaign to raise awareness of social, sionals, to four groups of freshmen. Brenda emotional and physical wellness, with an Richey, Flathead Reservation Extension emphasis on mental health. By improvagent and a project site director for Ronan and St. Ignatius high schools, highlighted ing social, emotional and physical skills, the importance of breaking down the menat-risk youth will have improved coping skills, increased emotional intelligence and tal health stigma. better ability to address and solve social “I believe that when we empower our problems.” youth with fact-based knowledge and give YAM training will begin in September. them a platform to share that knowledge For more information about the grant, with their peers, then we will start to see a contact Davison at sdavison@montana. decline in youth depression and suicides. edu or Mary Ruth St. Pierre, Stone Child That is the opportunity this CYFAR grant College Extension agent, at mstpierre@ brings to the Flathead Reservation,” Richey stonechild.edu. said, who is also a YAM instructor.

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Students with an interest in agriculture and a passion for working with people make excellent candidates, Disberger said, noting that as of May 2018, average starting salaries in Kansas were more than $40,000.

The average salary of agriculture education teachers across the country in 2017 was $43,093, according to the National Association of Agricultural Educators, with averages across the U.S. varying by region.

Disberger, who taught high school agricultural education herself for 10 years before coming to teach at K-State, said contrary to some perceptions, there are ag education openings in urban and suburban school districts as well as in rural areas.

The breadth of training that students receive lends itself to a range of careers, she said. About 80 percent of K-State’s ag education graduates go on to teach in high school, but some move into careers in extension where they teach adults in less formal settings. Others work in agriculturerelated sales or service positions, nonprofit organizations or pursue advanced academic degrees.

Students study topics such as energy systems, animal science, plant systems, food products and processing, biotechnology in agriculture, power, and structural and technical systems.

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technical education programs, including agricultural education, are closing in high schools when it is just the opposite. They are growing rapidly,” Disberger said.

Park Management and Conservation Communication skills are important for someone who is considering majoring in Park Management and Conservation, according to Ryan Sharp, assistant professor in K-State’s Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources.

“Many of our students will end up in state or national parks as rangers,” said Sharp, adding that such positions require interaction with the public through interpretation, law enforcement or greeting visitors. Kansas is 98 percent private land, so students’ willingness to relocate to another state is helpful when launching their career.

Starting salaries are typically $30,000 to $35,000, and there are opportunities to move up after a few years’ experience.

Many graduates are employed by state and national parks and the U.S. Forest Service.

“We tend to be a ‘discovery’ major, attracting many transfers from other schools or departments on campus,” Sharp said.

“Not many people think you can get a degree in PMC.” More information is available on the K-State College of Agriculture website (https://www.ag.k-state.edu).

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From Montana Farm Bureau Federation A federal court says the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is unlawful under the Clean Water Act because of its “vast expansion of jurisdiction over waters and land traditionally within the states’ regulatory authority.”

The court for the Southern District of Georgia found the agency overstepped not just the CWA, but also the Administrative Procedure Act, which lays out the most basic rules governing how agencies may propose and establish federal regulations. The Georgia court kept in place a preliminary injunction preventing the rule from becoming effective in the 11 states involved with the lawsuit while the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes its own repeal and replacement of the 2015 rule.

The ruling was a victory not just for the plaintiff states, but a broad coalition of more than a dozen private sector groups, including the Montana and American Farm Bureau Federations.

The Montana Farm Bureau Federation has been actively opposing WOTUS for the past five years.

“Today’s ruling is excellent, long-awaited news for Montana’s farmers and ranchers,” said MFBF National Affairs Director Nicole Rolf. “Montana Farm Bureau has been pushing back against this rule since it was released back in 2015, for the exact reasons the court ruled it is unlawful. It expanded EPA’s jurisdiction far beyond their authority under the Clean Water Act, it disrespected state’s rights, and violated important rulemaking procedures. It’s time for full repeal and complete replacement of this illegal rule.”

“The court ruling is clear affirmation of exactly what we have been saying for the past five years,” AFBF General Counsel Ellen Steen said. “The EPA badly misread Supreme Court precedent. It encroached on the traditional powers of the states and simply ignored basic principles of the Administrative Procedure Act when it issued this unlawful regulation.

The court found fault with the EPA’s interpretation of some of the most basic principles of the CWA, most importantly which waters the federal government may regulate, and which waters must be left to states and municipalities.”

Jurists repeatedly criticized the EPA’s handling of the rulemaking, in particular its interpretation of the Supreme Court’s “Rapanos” decision, which laid out guidelines for determining where federal jurisdiction begins and ends.

The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with a coalition of groups, urges repeal and replacement of the 2015 rule to ensure clean water and clear rules.

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Potential economic impact of tunnel collapse nears $89 million

From University of Wyoming Extension Wyoming and Nebraska could suffer an $89 million economic loss if crops on the 107,000 acres affected by an irrigation tunnel collapse near Fort Laramie are a total loss, according to information from the University of Wyoming and Nebraska Extension services.

Inspection and repairs have continued since the July 17 collapse and resulting breach of the Goshen/Gering-Fort Laramie Canal. The tunnel is a key component connecting water from the North Platte River to a canal system in Wyoming and Nebraska. The tunnel is 2,200-foot long, about 110 feet below ground and about 14 feet in diameter. It is unknown when water will be returned to the canal.

The economic analysis assumes a total loss of corn, dry edible beans and sugar beets in the region and one-third loss of alfalfa production, said Brian Lee and Roger Coupal, agricultural economists with the University of Wyoming.

Production of irrigated crops is critical to Goshen County, Wyoming, and Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. The farmers mainly produce irrigated alfalfa hay, corn, sugar beets and dry edible beans.

This economic impact model was produced with the best data available given the variability in agriculture, said Lee, based at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle.

Other crops grown in this area were not considered due to lack of data, he said. Potential indemnity payments were not included because of the uncertainty of crop losses being covered by crop insurance.

“If farmers are unable to sell these commodities, there will be a negative impact not only on our farmers but also on main streets,” said Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension regional economist. “It is important for our communities to understand the hardships our farmers are facing and realize the loss of these crops will ripple through our economy.”

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“We’ve had really good growing condiHe advised growers to check sorghum tions, so there is enough leaf matter in the for headworms as soon as possible. If it’s soybean canopy that I don’t think (common obvious that there is an infestation, it will pests) are going to cause a problem,” he said. be important to treat those.

“As soybeans get into the reproductive But, “if your sorghum hasn’t headed out stages, they can accept 20-30 percent deyet and you don’t have headworms, there foliation and it’s not going to affect them, are some products that are very easy on but you need to keep an eye on that because beneficials if you’re spraying only for the there is going to be another generation of sugarcane aphid,” Whitworth said. webworms and yellow-striped armyworms He added that growers who treat headand armyworms and other pests. So, keep worm should get back out into the field in that in mind.”

1 to 2 weeks – according to instructions on Soybeans are also susceptible to the soythe label of the product used – and check for bean aphid, which can establish if temperacolonies of aphids. tures cool below 85 degrees Fahrenheit in “You’re not going to get any help from the next few weeks. the beneficial insects to control aphids, but “They migrate here every year on northat least then you can make a plan for what ern breezes,” Whitworth said. “It’s just a to do next,” he said. matter of whether it’s too hot for them to The tiny sugarcane aphid has been the establish. The easiest way to find those is most common of four aphids to damage if you find ants crawling in the canopy. The Kansas sorghum in recent years. The pest ants are tending to the colony for the honfeeds on the plant, ravenously sucking liquid eydew that the aphid produces.” from its leaves and leaving a sticky subWhitworth’s guide for scouting sugarcane stance that attracts a harmful fungus called aphids is available online (https://www. black sooty mold. myfields.info/sites/default/files/page/ScoutWhitworth said sugarcane aphids tend Card%20KSU%20v05312017.pdf). More to migrate into Kansas in late July to midinformation on pests affecting Kansas crops August. They were especially troublesome is in the Kansas Insect Newsletter (https:// in 2015 and 2016, but growers and scientists entomology.k-state.edu/extension/newshave since learned more on how to control letter/2019.html), published by K-State’s their spread.

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Wheat blending for consistency

By Mark Fowler, USW Vice President of Global Technical Services Delivering a homogeneous mix of wheat to the mill is critical to optimize mill performance and assure consistently high-quality flour products for end-user customers. Blending wheat prior to conditioning and milling is a necessary part of this process and is even more critical as the farmers who grow your grist are harvesting their new wheat crop.

To maximize product quality and cost, both the miller and the baker are rewarded by processing a consistent wheat blend. Consistency is the most critical flour quality characteristic for large bakeries. Delivering a consistent product during harvest and new crop transition can be a challenge.

However, a well-defined and implemented plan can assure a successful transition for both the miller and the baker.

Flour extraction, or yield, is the main measure of efficiency of the milling process. Differences in the physical attributes of wheat such as moisture, kernel size and density do change the mill balance and may lower extraction rates, flour output and ultimately lower profitability for the miller.

Careful blending of new and old crop wheat is the best defense against these risks.

How much and how soon to incorporate new crop wheat into the mill grist is an important consideration during the harvest transition. In most cases, existing inventory constraints make this decision for the miller. In my experience, an optimal blending plan is to incorporate new crop into the mill grist at a rate of 10 percent in the beginning and gradually increase the blend, ideally over four to six weeks. The transition can be longer depending on the availability of new crop wheat and storage capacity in the mill. The most important thing is to lay out a blending plan as you tender for your first delivery of new crop wheat.

Blending old and new crop wheat always provides other benefits to the flour miller. Blending wheat based on quality characteristics such as protein content or water absorption allows the miller to provide the baker flour that meets their desired quality characteristics. And blending wheat of various classes or origins purchased at different prices also helps the miller meet customer demand at the best possible variable cost.

In the next post in this series, we will address the potential changes to flour quality characteristics due to new crop wheat and blending to meet flour quality characteristics expected by our customers. As always, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) technical experts are available to answer any question our customers may have by contacting their local USW office (https://www.uswheat.org/about-us/office-locations/), or by sharing a question in our new “Ask the Expert” section of our website at https://www.uswheat.org/market-and-cropinformation/ask-the-expert/.

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2018 John Deere S770 (WI), Stk #59181, 503 Eng/390 Sep Hrs, Used For Wheat, Corn & Beans, ProDrive & Harvest Smart...$335,000

2018 John Deere S770 (WI), Stk #59597, 528 Eng/408 Sep Hrs, Sidehill Perf Package, Extended Wear Package......................$333,000

2017 John Deere S670 (WI), Stk #58806, 534 Eng/354 Sep Hrs, Folding Top, 26-ft. Unload Auger................................................$289,900

2017 John Deere S660 (WA), Stk #59572, 405 Eng/262 Sep Hrs, Only 2 Seasons Use, 3 Speed Trans..........................................SOLD

2017 John Deere S680 (WA), Stk #59637, 925 Eng/701 Sep Hrs, 750 Rear Metrics W/ PRWD, Premium Cab......................$289,000

2016 John Deere S680 (WA), Stk #59667, 1,093 Eng/827 Sep Hrs, Corn & Bean Machine, 5 Speed Feederhouse...........$266,000

2016 John Deere S680 (WI), Stk #58833, 1,310 Eng/986 Sep Hrs, Both Sets Of Concaves, Power Fold Cover..................$265,000

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2016 John Deere S680 (WA), Stk #59666, 1,120 Eng/858 Sep Hrs, Premium Cap, ProDrive.................................................$265,000

2014 John Deere S680 (WA), Stk #56886, 2,171 Eng/1,583 Sep Hrs, Unit Was Inspected & Repaired Every Year................$139,900

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2014 John Deere S680 (WA), Stk #56887, 2,027 Eng/1,499 Sep Hrs, 650-38 Fronts, 750 Rears...............................................$139,000

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2016 John Deere 612C (BL), Stk #56253, 12R30, Stalkmaster W/3,700 On It, Knife Rolls, Header Height................................... SOLD

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2014 John Deere 612C (HA), Stk #59881, Row Sense Wands, Knife Rolls Good, Poly Is Good, Always Shedded............................... SOLD

2012 John Deere S670 (HA), Stk #61690, 1,951 Eng/1,380 Sep Hrs, Tank Extension, Deep Tooth Sieve & Chaffe..............$132,000

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2004 John Deere 9660 STS (WI), Stk #59732, 3,919 Eng/2,920 Sep Hrs, , Greenstar Wiring Harness.............................................$29,900

2013 John Deere 612C (WA), Stk #59994, 12R30, Row Sense, Header Height Control, About 15K Acres On Unit.................... $47,500

2013 John Deere 612C (WA), Stk #59995, Knife Rolls, Row Sense & Header Height Control...... $47,500

2010 John Deere 612C (WA), Stk #60952, Best Unit You Can Find!

Priced Less Devastators, But Can Be Added For $4,900........ $35,500

2018 John Deere 635FD (PI), Stk #59681, About 3,000 Acres On Unit, Dual Knife Drive & Has Extra Knife.................................. $75,000

2018 John Deere 635FD (WI), Stk #59682, Includes Extra Knife, Header Height Sensing, Field Ready................................ $75,000

2017 John Deere 635FD (WI), Stk #57436, Used One Partial Season, Very Low Acre Unit, Draper Belt Like New, Steel Fingers.... $69,000

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Hellevang receives Global Food Security Award

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WINTER WHEAT SEED FOR SALE 4 Willow Creek forage winter wheat

Larry: 701-770-2500 or Jason: 701-770-0926, Signalness Farms, Watford City, ND

By NDSU Extension Service Ken Hellevang, interim chair of North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, has received the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2019 Sukup Global 3.5”-4” x 6.5’ POSTS Food Security Award. pointed, full treat This award is one of the ASABE’s top honors. It recog$4.25 ea. in bundle lots nizes exemplary work in the enhancement of food security by $4.00 ea. for 5 or more bundles innovative engineering or the application of engineering in 100 pieces per bundle the production and distribution of food, grains and oilseeds, and the handling of grains, oilseeds and other food products.

The Sukup Manufacturing Co. endowed this award in 2016.

5”-6” x 8’ POSTS Hellevang also is a professor in the Agricultural and pointed, full treated (#2 quality) Biosystems Engineering Department and an NDSU Exten$7.00 ea. in bundle lots sion agricultural engineer. He received the award during the 50 pieces per bundle ASABE’s annual international meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 10.

Sale prices subject to inventory on hand.

The award honors him for his exceptional engineeringbased educational Extension program that has enhanced 3x12 bridge planks available. New supply just arrived. drying, storage and handling of grains, oilseeds and other food products.

E-mail: harold@postyard.com – Web site: www.postyard.com “I am honored to be recognized by leaders in food security for my work in crop post-harvest technology,” he says.

He serves as an educator and consultant internationally. He also has conducted considerable research on grain drying and Lincoln, Montana — 406-362-4222 — 9365 E. Montana Highway 200 storage, including moisture content changes in stored grain Choteau, Montana — 406-466-2140 — 4365 US Highway 89N during the summer, drying and storing dry edible beans, air temperature increases due to grain drying and aeration fans, and aeration duct PUBLIC VIEWING FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 AND FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 FROM 4-7PM EACH DAY S THOUSAND design.

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1994 Ford 9280 250 hp, 4WD, duals, 9780 hours .....$29,900 Ford 8670 170 hp, FWA, 16,900 hours, economy priced sprayer tractor 2019 ProAg Hay Hiker 900 new, 29-ft., 13.9-ft. wide, can haul 12-48’’ bales or 8-60’’ bales..... ......................................... Call 2019 ProAg Hay Hiker 1400 ......

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1993 New Holland 976 tractor still needs to go through the shop and be checked out.

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2018 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 28.5-ft., rolling baskets 2018 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 38.5-ft., rolling baskets 2017 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk 21-ft., rolling baskets, used. ................ $62,000

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VERMEER 605N BALERS WINDROWERS AND SWATHERS 0% for 36 mo. OAC VERMEER R2300/R2800 RAKES 2009 Agco 9345 Great used 0% for 48 mo. OAC AGCO 9345 with 3300 hours, unit is available for financing.

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2019 Vermeer 605N twine/net, wide pickup, bale kicker, pickup clutch, 8600 lbs...........Call 2016 Summers Diamond Disk 47-ft., notched disks, rolling baskets, rental discounts 2011 Summers DT2510 Diamond Disk rolling baskets ... .................................. $59,900 2018 Great Plains UD3000 30-ft. high speed disk Constantill 10-ft. deep tillage tool

2017 MacDon M1170 New, demo hours, 13-ft. header..........Call

2019 Vermeer R2800 new, 28-ft., hydraulic lift......................Call 2018 MacDon M1240 New, 16-ft. rotary, bar tires, deluxe cab.... .........................................Call

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2011 Kenworth T800B ISX 500 hp Cummins, FRO16210C transmission, DS401 rears w/differential locks, new clutch, fresh DOT, 2 line wet kit....................................$47,500

2006 Kenworth T800B extended day cab tractor, Cat 475, FRO16210C, 40,000 lb. rears, steerable lift axle, runs out good. New paint......$35,500

2014 Kenworth T800 tractor, 550 hp Cummins ISX with records, 400,000 miles, Eaton RTL018918B new 60,000 miles ago, 13,200 lb front, 13,200 lb steerable left axle, 40 rears on air ride, 245” wheel base, very clean.....................................$71,500

2011 Peterbilt 365 sleeper truck, Caterpillar C13, 30,000 original miles, Eaton Fuller 8LL Air Trac suspension, 13,200 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears, 224” wheelbase, 36” flat top sleeper, and wet kit...............$47,500

2006 International 4300, DT466E, 278” wheelbase, Allison 2200 automatic transmission, 8000 lb front, 17,500 lb rear, under CDL, hydraulic brakes. Very clean truck...........$8000

1979 Cozad 65 ton combo lowboy, 3 axle, 21-ft. deck air ride, Cozad 2 axle jeep with self-contained power tower, Cozad air operated steerable booster axle. Almost all new tires and spares................................................$36,500

Many other construction trucks & trailers available

UW Extension offers online Master Gardening courses

By University of Wyoming Extension Join the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension this fall for online Master Gardener training September 10 December 3.

Most classes will be Tuesday evenings except for Wednesday October 2 and 16. All classes are 6-9 p.m., said Chris Hilgert, UW Extension horticulture specialist and state master gardener coordinator.

Each class will be taught live by instructors using Zoom, a free video conferencing program that can be used on a smart phone, tablet or computer. Visit https://zoom.us for more information.

“Offering the Master Gardener training online is really exciting because we have an opportunity to reach a broader audience across the state,” said Hilgert.

Classes cover topics in botany, soils, flowers, trees, shrubs, lawns, vegetables, fruits, entomology, pesticide safety and diagnosing plant problems. Courses will be led by Hilgert; extension agriculture and horticulture educator Caitlin Youngquist; extension soils specialist Jay Norton; extension horticulture specialist Karen Panter; Natrona County extension horticulture educator Donna Hoffman; extension pesticide applicator training coordinator Jeff Edwards; extension plant pathology specialist Bill Stump; extension weed specialist Debalin Sarangi; and extension entomology specialist Scott Schell.

“Anyone who has a passion for gardening and who loves to learn will enjoy the Master Gardener program,” said Hilgert. “All of the classes focus on growing in Wyoming’s challenging climate.”

The Master Gardener program also provides an opportunity to become part of a community of volunteers who help others learn to grow, said Hilgert.

Registration is $75 and includes sales tax and one shipped copy of Sustainable Horticulture for Wyoming: A Master Gardener Handbook.

To register and view the schedule of classes visit http:// bit.ly/master-gardener-2019. Once registered, Hilgert will send an email with instructions on how to join the Zoom training. The Master Gardener book will be shipped to the registrant or their local UW Extension office.

1998 Kenworth T800 Cummins N14, 460 hp, Eaton 18 speed, 2 steerable lift axles, 40,000 lb. rears, 19.5-ft. box, plumbed for pup............$46,000

2003 Freightliner FL 80 flatbed, 3126 Cat 230 hp, Eaton 9 speed, 14 front, 40 rears, spring suspension, 24 foot flatbed set up for piggyback forklift, like new tires, 306,000 miles........ .............................................$22,500

1992 International 9400 Caterpillar 3406B, 18 speed, 230” wheelbase, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears, exlogger, plumbed to rear with pintle hitch......................................$11,500

Many other construction trucks & trailers available

Ashlyn Brown reached her goal of being the High Point exhibitor for Glacier County and the overall exhibitor for the Marias Fair, taking home a trophy, plaque, and $300 check! Ashlyn had exhibits in cooking, sewing, swine, shooting sports, goat, quilting, baking, visual arts, scrapbooking, dog and horse! Photo by Kari Lewis.

Program aims to lessen conflict between cannabis growers and conventional farmers

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By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University industry continues to grow, which has proAs the cannabis industry in Southern Orduced opportunities and challenges.” egon continues its rapid upward trajectory, Jackson and Josephine counties now host Oregon State University (OSU) Extension 314 licensed recreational cannabis growers, is taking a leading role in helping to naviwho share a changing agricultural landscape gate challenges that are emerging between with orchards, vineyards, vegetable farms, the established agricultural community and seed industries and livestock ranches. Medicannabis growers in the Rogue Valley. cal marijuana operations, however, are more Working with the nonprofit Rogue Valley difficult to track because of regulation and Food System Network, Extension helped enforcement differences. convene community meetings and focus To facilitate Powell’s work, the Rogue groups with cannabis growers and traditionValley Food System Network brought toal farmers and ranchers to better understand gether a multi-disciplinary group, including the concerns of each group. land and water managers, a labor expert, The findings recently were published environmental decision-makers and more. in a study in the Journal of Agriculture, Notes from 531 unique conversations were Food Systems, and Community Developcoded and categorized for use in developing ment. Maud Powell, associate professor future research questions designed to guide of practice in the Oregon State Extension cannabis-related policies at the state and Small Farms program and chairperson of county levels. the RVFSN, co-authored the study.

“It’s really important to have a local Powell said each group had its own person in the community that might be concerns: Marijuana growers feel vilified a high-profile neighbor who would help even though they are bringing money into continue the conversation in a civil way,” the community. Yet, recreational marijuana Powell said. “The food system network will growers resent medical marijuana growers be there to consult if needed.” because they have fewer regulations by which to operate. Licenses are expensive for both and conventional farmers aren’t as heavily controlled.

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2019 CHEVROLET TAHOE Trailering package, brake controller, heated seats and heated steering wheel, rear DVD player, sunroof and more. #19T02........................................................ Call for price 2018 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 LT Black leather, heated seats, sunroof, rear DVD player, 2nd row heated seats, 21,310 miles. #19U07.............. $48,250

2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 LT 6.0L engine, 8-ft. box, running boards, black cloth heated seats. #19T65..............................$53,875 minus rebates

2018 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT Black cloth interior, heated seats, 8” touch screen, remote start, 24,949 miles. #18U25.................................. $18,999

2017 RAM 2500 TRADESMAN 6.4L engine, long box, 5th wheel hitch, 52,502 miles. #19T50A............................................................... $29,995

2014 RAM 3500 SLT Crew cab, cloth heated seats, heated steering wheel, 5th wheel ball, 123,409 miles. #19T70A..................... $31,995 2015 CHEVROLET 2500 LTZ Heated and cooled leather seats, brake controller, Rhino lined box, 29,326 miles. #19T32A......................... $37,995

2014 CHEVROLET 1500 LT Double cab, cloth bench seats, tonneau cover, running boards, 80,232 miles. #19T53B............................ $23,995

Montana Pulse Day will be held in Bozeman, Montana for the first time this year. MSU Bozeman is the home to the Montana Pulse Breeding Program, Schutter Diagnostics Lab, Food Product Development Lab and of course, home of the Bobcats!

NPGA and MSU have teamed up to bring you three tours with researchers Dr. Kevin McPhee, Dr. Eva Grimme, Dr. David Wheeler and Dr. Wan-Yuan Kuo on November 13th.

This tour will provide pulse producers the opportunity to learn more about the pulse breeding program, disease prevention and how pulse products are being utilized at MSU. The “From Plant to Product Tour” is limited to the first 50 registered attendees. The tour will begin on Wednesday, November 13 at 1:00 p.m., with the bus departing from the GranTree Inn at 11:00 a.m. Followed by a complimentary lunch from 11:30-12:45. The tour will conclude at 4:00 p.m. and the bus will return to the hotel at 4:30. Deadline to register for the tour is September 16th.

Wednesday evening will kick off with the Research Poster Session from 5:00—7:30 followed by the opening reception, social and dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. NPGA President, Chris Westergard will begin the event at 6:00 p.m. followed by service awards & motivational speaker – Bruce Vincent at 7:00 pm.

Montana Pulse Day will be held Thursday, November 14 at the Gran Tree Inn. Registration begins at 7:30 am (if you have already registered at the Wednesday tour, there is no need to register again – your name tag serves as your registration and gets you in the door Thursday). The agenda will be announced at a later date.

Pulse crop producers, pulse industry or anyone interested in learning more about pulse crops are invited to attend this regional registered event. Wednesday’s tour, social and dinner are included in your registration fee. Registration will be in the hotel lobby starting at 10:00 a.m. You must have a name tag and ticket to get on the bus. To register for this event, go to www.northernpulse.com. The above times are tentative, please check times closer to the event.

The pager

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As the mother patiently waited, Lil’ Johnny looked at the women in front of him and observed loudly, “Hey, Mom, she’s really fat.”

The lady looked at Johnny, made eye contact with his mother and gave an understanding smile. Lil’ Johnny received a quiet reprimand.

After a minute or two, Lil’ Johnny spread his hands as far as they will go and loudly said, “I bet her behind is that wide.”

At this the lady glared at Johnny. His embarrassed mother severely scolds her son.

Again after a couple of minutes Lil’ Johnny stated loudly, “Look how the fat hangs over her belt.” The lady turned and told Johnny’s mother to control her rude child and his mother threatened him with his very life and existence.

Things in the bank were quiet. The lady moved to the front of the line when her pager begins to emit its distinctive tone.

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........................... Priced to sell at $93,954

2015 NEW HOLLAND HSII HEADER

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TRUCK & TRAILER FOR SALE

1998 Freightliner with 3406 Cat, 10 speed, new rubber. Road ready.

2009 Wilson step deck, 53-ft. beavertail with ramp, tarps, tool box, straps.

Both are in excellent condition and ready to go to work.

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1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 cup unsweetened applesauce or stewed apples 1/2 cup raw, unsalted cashews, soaked in water for 1 hour 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 chopped, pitted dates, soaked in water for 1/2 hour OR 2 Tbsp maple syrup* 1 cup ice cubes Place all ingredients in a blender and purée until smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.

Apple Chutney

2 large tart cooking apples, peeled, cored, and chopped 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp grated orange peel 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 Combine ingredients and simmer: Put all of the ingredients (chopped apples, onion, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, orange zest, grated ginger, cinnamon) into a medium saucepan and stir to combine.

Heat on high to bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes.

2 Uncover and simmer off excess liquid: Uncover and simmer over low heat for a few minutes more to cook off any excess liquid. Remove from heat and let cool.

Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Scalloped Apples

10 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 8 medium) 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 tablespoons butter, cubed Directions Place apples in a 2-1/2-qt. microwave-safe bowl. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples and toss to coat. Dot with butter. Cover and microwave on high for 11-12 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring every 5 minutes.

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Reduce heat; carefully add apples. Cook, uncovered, until apples are tender. Cool slightly. With a slotted spoon, transfer apples to a serving dish; pour sugar syrup over apples. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

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1 butternut squash (2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2inch slices 3 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter, melted Preheat oven to 350°. Layer squash and apples in a 13x9in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; sprinkle over top. Drizzle with butter.

Bake, covered, until squash and apples are tender, 45-55 minutes.

Apple Skewers

4 medium apples, peeled and quartered 4 teaspoons sugar 1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon Thread apples on four metal or soaked wooden skewers.

Lightly spray with cooking spray. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until golden. Turn; cook 8-10 minutes longer or until golden and tender. Serve warm.

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FOR SALE

Stationary sawmill with 45” saw blade, complete.

Antique horse equipment.

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$59,500 2016 Bobcat E55 mini excavator cab, heat, air conditioning, thumb, 2 buckets, quick attach, angle blade, extra filters, 674 one-owner hours. Very clean!

2016 Volvo ECR88D excavator cab, heat, air conditioning, blade, quick attach, 879 one-owner hours. Nice machine!

2011 Skytrack 8042 Telescoping Forklift 8000 lb lift, 42-ft. reach, new solid rubber tires, 5200 hours. Nice lift.

$59,500

2016 Bobcat T740 track skidsteer cab, heat, air conditioning, hydraulic attach, includes bucket and forks, 767 one-owner hours. Very clean!

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1988 Clark CY300 Forklift 30,000 lb mast lift, enclosed cab, 5.9L Cummins engine, good tires. Nice machine!

$59,900

2006 Peterbilt 378 dump truck 475 hp Cummins, 18,000 front, 46,000 rears, 18-ft. box, 2 pushers, 256,000 miles.

2019 Trail Max TRD-54-TD 3 axle tilt trailer 66,980 lb GVWR, distributed capacity 53,950, trailer weight 12,650 lb. Tubular subframe with high tensile perimeter rails, 5 inch tubular crossmembers, 100,000 lb drawbar eye, 2 speed landing gear, 35,000 lb lift capacity, (18) 2-way chain/stake pockets, (3) 20,000 lb axles, S-Cam full air brakes with maxi spring brakes, Hutch H-9700 tri-axle suspension. Price includes F.E.T.

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2020 Kaufman 35 ton Paver lowboy trailer air ride, non ground-bearing, pony motor, 88,000 lb GVWR, covered rear, outside aluminum wheels, strobe lights, front flip ramps, inclued F.E.T.

1990 Trailstar flatbed trailer 45-ft. long, 96” wide, air ride, aluminum wheels, winches.

$39,500 2002 Peterbilt 379 Day Cab Truck Cat C12 engine, 435 hp, 10 speed transmission, wet kit, 5th wheel blocks, 22.5 rubber, aluminum wheels, new stacks, pintle hitch, 926,000 miles. New paint! Very clean!

1991 Vibratory Rex Roller smooth drum, 72” drum, John Deere diesel engine.

$8000 each

$9250

2015 Deere 244K Wheel Loader cab, heat, air conditioning, quick attach for John Deere or skid steer, creep, high-flow hydraulics, tire chains, 1700 hours, includes 1.25 yard bucket

2020 Southland 280 THD 14-ft. dump trailer 16,000 lb GVWR, hydraulic jack, 14-ply rubber, tarp, spare.

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1987 GMC General dump truck strong running 400 Cummins, newer Allison automatic, 16-ft. gravel box.

Atlas Copco 185 cfm Air Compressor John Deere diesel engine. 3 available!

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1992 Chevrolet 2500 Pickup 350 gas engine, automatic transmission, new transmission, power locks and windows, new tires, 201,000 miles.

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$10,150

2019 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer 7000# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

Also available: 14-ft, single axle.......$3150

2019 PJ 16-ft.x83” XL dump trailer scissor hoist, 15,000 lb GVW, ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 3 axle...$11,100

14-ft. x 83” “Rollster” Roll-Off Dump Bins 14-ft. long x 83” wide x 48” high, 10 gauge steel, tarp kit, rear barn doors. Leave one at each job site! $4000 each

$3700

2019 PJ 18-ft. channel utility trailer heavy duty rear ramp, sides, spare wheel and tire, (2) 3500 lb axles. Also available: 16-ft......$3550

20-ft......$3850

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2019 PJ 22-ft (16+6) gooseneck tilt trailer (2) 7000# axles.

Also available: 3 axle.....$9650

$8750 2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” utility trailer rear ramp, 3500# axle, ATV ramps on front.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$2350 12-ft. x 77” tandem axle....$3350 14-ft. tandem axle.....$3550

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2019 PJ 12-ft. x 83” dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

2019 PJ 14-ft.x96” deckover dump trailer fold-down sides, 14,000# GVW, 16” rubber

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2019 Royal 6-ft. x 14-ft. Enclosed Trailer Single axle, V-nose, rear ramp door side door, radial tires.

See us for all your trailer needs 2019 Royal 7-ft. x 16-ft. Enclosed Trailer Tandem axle, V-nose, rear ramp door, side door, 78” height.

$11,100

2019 PJ 28-ft. gooseneck tilt trailer 22-ft. tilt, 6-ft. front stationary, winch plate, (2) 7000 lb axles, spare.

$2550

2019 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

2019 PJ 12-ft. x 72” tandem axle dump trailer (2) 5200 lb. axles, tarp, split gate, ramps Also available: 10-ft. .....$7550

2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” dump trailer tandem axle, 16” rubber, tarp

$13,700

2019 PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with duals trailer (2) 12,000 lb axles, beavertail with monster ramps.

Also available: 25-ft......$13,200

2019 PJ 14-ft. x 83” high side dump trailer scissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire, 4-ft. sides Also available:16-ft.........$10,000

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2019 PJ 16-ft. carhauler trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 18-ft.....$4200 and 20-ft.....$4400

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2019 PJ 8-ft. x 60” utility trailer rear ramp, spare tire, 15” rubber.

Also available 10-ft.x60”.....$2300 10-ft.x77”....$2200

$8850

2019 PJ 25-ft. gooseneck trailer 20-ft. deck, 5-ft. beavertail with monster ramps, tandem 7000# axles, 16” rubber.

PJ Deckover Trailers $8550

PJ Tilt Trailers $7750 2019 PJ 22-ft. powered full tilt (2) 7000# axles, spare tire, winch plate.

2019 PJ 22-ft. Deckover Tilt Trailer 22-ft. deck, 8’6” wide, (2) 7000# axles, power up/ down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plate.

Also available: 24-ft......$8650

$6700 2019 PJ 20-ft. tilt trailer 16-ft. tilt, 4-ft. stationary, 14,000# GVW, radial rubber.

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2019 PJ 20-ft. x 8” heavy duty deckover trailer with Monster ramps 4-ft. tail, 14,000# GVW.

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2019 PJ 16-ft tilt trailer Full tilt deck, (2) 7000 lb. axles, radial rubber.

TJ HR 22-ft. tilts......$9650

$6300 2019 PJ 22-ft. deckover trailer 19-ft. deck, 3-ft. beavertail with standup ramps, 14,000# GVW.

2019 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailer bumper pull, 14,000 lb. GVW, 18-ft. deck, 2-ft. beavertail with standup ramps.

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2019 PJ 20-ft. quick tilt trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, electric over hydraulic full tilt.

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2019 PJ 20-ft. heavy duty deckover flatbed trailer 14,000 GVW, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available 22-ft......$6300 And 24-ft.....$6500

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2-White leather lounge chairs, excellent..................... $300 Chain link fencing, 7 rolls, some parts.....................$20/roll Digital wire..................................................................... $50 Tube checker with radio and TV tubes.......................... $50 1977 Honda 90cc motorcycle, 500 miles, excellent..$1500 Equalizer hitch for RV trailer........................................ $250 Call (406) 453-4524

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By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service A few years ago, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Akron, Colorado began noticing a pattern to their wheat harvests: yields were higher in low-lying areas.

That by itself was no surprise. Soils at low-lying spots in a field capture run-off from higher spots, often have more organic matter and are better at holding water, which is critical in the soils of eastern Colorado, where water is scarce, and crops are strictly rain-fed.

But it was the extreme variability in yields that surprised the researchers. Yields varied from 17 bushels per acre to 110 bushels per acre—sometimes in the same field in the same year. The numbers also showed that the yield potential dropped by about 35% for every three-foot increase in elevation, and elevations can vary by up to 15 feet in some fields of eastern Colorado. “We knew elevation was a factor, but we didn’t realize that the differences in yield could be this dramatic,” said Merle Vigil, who is acting research leader of the Central Great Plains Resources Management Research Unit in Akron.

Vigil, Francisco Calderon and their ARS colleagues in Akron have been sharing their preliminary findings with area farmers at workshops and in meetings and they have started work on a project to see if they can help farmers save on fertilizer costs and increase yields of both winter wheat and summer corn, which are often rotated in the region. The researchers have set up three management zones in 12 fields and over the next five years they plan to apply different rates of fertilizer in each zone to see how yields are affected by elevation. The results should help farmers better target fertilizer needs for crops produced on 26 million acres of cultivated dryland in the Central Great Plains.

The amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied affects the protein content of the wheat, so the researchers plan to set a target of producing wheat with 11.5 % protein in deciding how much fertilizer to apply to their test plots. (Wheat flour needs to have at least 11.5% protein content for a loaf of bread to rise adequately. The wheat will sell at a lower price if protein levels fall below that.)

Many farmers now use standard soil tests to determine fertilizer amounts and they often apply the same amount uniformly over thousands of acres. But it could be that they are wasting money by over-fertilizing areas that produce low yields and not putting enough fertilizer on high-yielding areas, Vigil says “Our goal is to allow farms to match their nitrogen fertilizer rates to the yield potential. We think by using variable rate nitrogen fertilizer management, farmers may be able get a better return on what they invest in fertilizer,” he said.

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It was October and the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was a Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, “Is the coming winter going to be cold?”

“It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,” the meteorologist at the weather service responded.

The Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared.

A week later he called the National Weather Service again.

“Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?”

“Yes,” the man at National Weather Service again replied, “It’s going to be a very cold winter.”

The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather Service again. “Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?”

“Absolutely,” the man replied. “It’s looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever.”

“How can you be so sure?” the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, “We’re sure it’s going to be cold because the Indians are collecting firewood like crazy!”

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Like new tires. $99,000

2010 Case IH Titan 3520, 3 bin, 2800 hours.......... $99,000 2011 Case IH Titan 3520 3 BIN, Viper Pro, 3000 hours..... .................................$111,000

2014 Case Titan 4530 1856 hours, 3 bin, 70-ft. boom, leather, Viper controller, SmartTrax.... ........... $148,000

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2012 Case IH 4520 3 BIN, 3900 hours, Viper Pro Trimble 750...........................$111,000

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2014 Case IH 4530 810 box, 3 bin variable rate, Auto steer, Auto greaser, DEF tank, buddy seat, back up camera, sling shot, ViperPro, 4353 hours..... $104,000................... $99,000

2010 International 7400, Max Force engine, Allison auto, New Leader L4000 G4, 3066 hours.......$88,000 2010 Case IH Titan 4020 Cummins, automatic, 1800 gallon, 85-ft. boom, defco pump, Envizio Pro, 3753 hours......................... $88,000

1997 Hart 2 hopper semi tender, hydraulic auger lower auger, rear discharge. Also has lower doors for pit unloading... .................................. $29,500

2000 Wilson 2 hopper trailer, electric roll tarp, tag axle, new 24.5 tires.................... $22,000

1996 Freightliner 5 axle tender, Cummins, Rayman 24 ton side discharge........... $39,500

1993 International 20-ton Rayman top auger, Cummins L10 diesel, cheater axle, shows 689,222 miles............$33,500

2012 Terra-Gator 8400 CVT transmission, ViperPro, Auto 2014 RoGator 1300, 3220 steer, 2175 hours..... $129,000 hours, with new leader bed.... ................................ $107,000

1989 Kenworth T800 dry, Cummins, tandem with tag axle, Ray Man 20 ton, 5 compartment, top auger... $33,500

1988 Kenworth T800 Cat, tandem axle, full screw, Willmar 16 ton stainless steel dry tender box, rear discharge auger............................. $24,500

2004 Case IH FLX4010 floater, 1800 gallon stainless steel liquid system, 80-ft. boom, 7150 hours................ $36,000

2007 Case 4520 3 bin, autosteer, 3000 hours....... $98,000

1988 GMC Cat, automatic, 2003 Ray Man 24 ton, 7 comWillmar ground drive spinner.. partment dry tender trailer, top .................................. $16,000 swivel discharge auger........... .................................. $36,500

2012 RoGator RG 1300, 1300 2009 Terra Gator 8204, gallon, SS liquid system, 120Cat, Airmax Precision, 5415 ft. boom, Raven ViperPro, hours. Very clean...... $69,000 2200 hours.............. $133,000

2002 Loral 400 Cummins Airmax 1000, 4100 hours .................................$48,000 2002 Loral 400 Cummins, Air Max 1000, 4100 hours..... .................$54,000...$57,000

2005 Peterbilt Stahly Cummins, Allison automatic, New Leader L3020 G4, monitor, 2000 Loral AT530 automatic, New Leader controller, StarAir Max 5..................$29,000 link GPS, 4145 hours.$78,000

1999 Felling trailer, spread axle with 24-ton Willmar side shooter, ShurLok tarp.$37,500

2004 KBH 25-ton semi tender with back auger, self-contained......................... $32,500 Waconia 8-ton vertical blender $18,500

1972 Arco 10,400 gallon NH3, 265 psi, transport, 4” Blackmer pump, 20 hp gas motor, NEW 5 test................ $48,000

2005 Peterbilt 379 Cummins ISX diesel engine, 13 speed transmission, 665,946 miles... .................................. $43,500

2006 Peterbilt 387 conventional, Cat C-13 diesel engine, 430 hp, 659,741 miles........$29,500

New Holland W80B front quick tach, 1000 hours........... .................. $47,000...$51,000 Case W30 articulating 4x4 wheel loader, 4981 hours....... ..................................... $8500

2006 Peterbilt 335 floater truck, Newton Crouch spreader bed. Bed built like a Chandler bed, twin spinners, 2860 hours......................... $78,000

2013 Freightliner 125 truck, Detroit diesel engine, 10 speed transmission, wet kit, 546,000 miles...........$36,500 .......... Special Price $32,000

2013 Willmar Wrangler 4565, 1800 hours................ $29,500 2010 Willmar Wrangler 4550. .................................. $24,000

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##### 100% of U.S. public schools have internet access, compared to 50% in 1995. There is currently one computer for every four classrooms in the U.S. ##### Many birds prepare for winter migration during the fall. One of the longest migrations is the 11,000-mile journey by the Arctic Tern.

German Shepherd/Dutch Shepherd Cross puppies for sale..$1000 each For more information call 406-336-2576 or 845-2576

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2015 CAT D6K2 XL, new Cat undercarriage, new cutting edges, 3 shank ripper, sweeps.............. ................................... $127,900

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1990 Cat 936, cab, heat, 85% tires, tight pins. Ready for work!......... ..................................... $39,500

2007 Deere 210LE skip loader, new front tires, 20-30% rears, 8300 hours. Ready for work!..... ..................................... $25,000 1999 CAT Challenger CH75E, 30% undercarriage, 3-pt., strong motor, 15,000 hours..... $26,900

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2014 Deere 310SK, extend-a-hoe, quick-coupler, forks included, heat, air conditioning, ride control................................ $74,900

MISC. EQUIPMENT 1991 BMY M929A2, Cummins motor, Allison 5 speed automatic, dump box, good tires!... $23,500

2009 Case 580 Super M, ride control, extend-a-hoe, cab, heat, air conditioning. Comes with 3-ft. and 2-ft. digging buckets. Very clean machine!............. $43,900

TRAILERS 2013 Cat 272C skidsteer, cab, heat, air conditioning, auxiliary hydraulics, 2 speed. Low hours!.$31,000

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Jed Winkowitsch and Grace Rooney took home top showmanship honors of the Marias Fair. Jed qualified for the Round Robin in goat showmanship while Grace qualified in horse showmanship. The two competed against the Grand and Reserve Champion showmen in horse, beef, lamb, swine, dairy, and goat showmanship for the title of champion showmen. Jed received a $300 check from Marias River Electric for his showmanship skills. Photo by Kari Lewis.

Record high red meat and pork production in June

From USDA June 2018 contained 21 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.

June 2019 contained 20 weekdays (including 0 holidays) and 5 Saturdays.

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.37 billion pounds in June, up 1 percent from the 4.33 billion pounds produced in June 2018.

Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, down 3 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was down 8 pounds from the previous year, at 1,313 pounds.

Veal production totaled 5.7 million pounds, 2 percent below June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 44,400 head, down 2 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was unchanged from last year, at 223 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.13 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.99 million head, up 4 percent from June 2018. The average live weight was up 5 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 11.4 million pounds, was down 8 percent from June 2018. Sheep slaughter totaled 175,300 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 7 pounds from June a year ago.

January to June 2019 commercial red meat production was 26.8 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2018. Accumulated beef production was up slightly from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 4 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent.

The Arabian

The horse we now call the Arabian or Arab has probably influenced more other breeds of horse and pony than any other in the world. Romanticized for its beauty, spirit, intelligence, and affectionate disposition, the Arabian is also respected for its toughness, individuality, and stamina.

Claimed to be the oldest and purest breed, the Arabian is a riding horse without equal. Its legendary stamina makes it a superb long-distance riding horse, and it excels in endurance events.

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The deadline for advertising for the October issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be October 2nd.

SWATHER FOR SALE Like new 2010 MacDon M100 swather, 604 hours, Case IH 2010 header, 30-ft., double windrow, good canvas, pickup reel, new battery......... $65,000

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##### A regular at Bob’s Bar came in one evening sporting a matched pair of swollen black eyes that appeared extremely painful.

“Whoa, Sam!” said the bartender. “Who gave those beauties to you?”

“Nobody gave them to me,” said Sam. “I had to fight like crazy for both of them.”

Kate Obrigewitch with her Reserve Champion Market Goat at the 2019 Wibaux County Fair.

Grizzly euthanized for cattle depredations near Augusta

Vermeer bale processors help you make the best use of your bales with the least amount of labor, and give you the versatility you need to process round bales or large square bales with an optional kit.

Changing the feeding location promotes a healthier open-range feeding environment and reduces manure-handling issues.

Each processor quickly unrolls bales into windrows that give all the cattle equal feeding room. As the bales are processed, dust and mold are blown away and the hay is aerated, becoming more palatable for your herd. Reclaim and protect seeding areas by mulching straw and spreading it up to 40' (12.19 m) away.

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NEW VERMEER PROCESSOR AVAILABLE! 2019 Vermeer R2300 rake........................HERE NOW! Vermeer R2300 rakes, one season of use...........$17,750 Vermeer 2800 gone through..............................$21,600 Vermeer 605XL, completely rebuilt....................$14,600

2 Skid Steer hydraulic impact post pounders................ ........................................................... $4500 each Hydraulic tamper NEW...................................$1462 3 point bale unroller w/hoses.......................... $1210 Replacement spears..................................IN STOCK 4200 lb. skid steer pallet forks........................... $910

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2013 Vermeer R2300 very few acres................................. $14,500 2003 Vermeer BM700 bale mover........................................ $6500 2018 Ag Shield landroller with leveling blade, lights, and water fill option.................................................................................... $25,500 2006 H&S AR1261 rake, used on 2000 acres, field ready....... $6000 2009 John Deere 568 baler, net/twine................................$17,999 New Vermeer TM1410 trailed mower. New Vermeer R2800 rake.

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FWP New Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) euthanized an adult male grizzly bear August 5 southwest of Augusta for repeated calf depredations.

FWP bear management specialist, Mike Madel, said the bear was a larger older male that seen feeding on calves.

“It was one of the oldest bears I’ve ever seen, 24 and a half years old,” said Madel, who captured and marked it in 1998. The bear had relocated to the Sun River Wildlife Management Area on the Rocky Mountain Front and had not caused any conflicts since then.

Although the bear currently weighed 551 pounds, its teeth were in poor shape, and overall the animal was not in good condition.

“It had several broken molars with abscesses and it’s canine teeth were worn down,” Madel said. “And it had signs of arthritis. It was on the downhill slide.”

The bear was captured by federal Wildlife Services.

Due to the livestock depredations and the animal’s age, FWP decided to euthanize it in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in accordance with Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee guidelines.

Ostby receives national vet tech teaching award

By NDSU Extension Service Stacey Ostby, North Dakota State University (NDSU) veterinary technology program co-director, received the Elsevier Award for Teaching Excellence at the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators (AVTE) symposium recently in New Orleans.

This prestigious award honors veterinary technology educators who are recognized by their students and colleagues as being exceptional instructors, said Marc Bauer, NDSU Animal Sciences interim department head.

“The NDSU vet tech program continually wins national awards for excellence in teaching and in programming,” Bauer said. “This year is no exception with Stacey’s national teaching award. Stacey’s effervescent personality and enthusiasm for the veterinary profession, which is obvious to students in her classroom, was recognized by her peers.”

Ostby received a crystal apple and $1,000 honorarium for further development of her teaching and learning skills.

Ostby graduated from Larimore (North Dakota) High School and holds a bachelor’s degree in veterinary technology and master’s in educational leadership from North Dakota State University. She has been an instructor in the NDSU veterinary technology program since 2009 and the program’s co-director since 2012. She is a North Dakota Veterinary Technician Association board member and its newsletter editor.

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3V Distributing, Conrad MT ..................................B5 A-Plus Auto, Great Falls MT .................................C4 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .......................C21 Action Toys, Billings MT ......................................A42 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman MT ...........................................................C27 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls MT .............C13 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls MT ...........B27 Ag Wise, Kremlin MT ..........................................C47 Aggressor, Limagrain Cereal Seeds, Ft. Collins CO . .........................................................................C33 American Manufacturing, Hogeland MT .............C44 Andres Trailer Sales, Inc., Lethbridge County, AB Canada ..............................................................C7 Basin Seed, LLC, Stanford MT .............................C2 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown MT .................C46 Batco, Bench Industries, Great Falls MT ............C42 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank MT ..............................A38 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby MT ...........................A29 Bench Industries, Great Falls MT ..............C32, C42 Big Equipment Co., Havre MT ............................C19 Big Horn Sainfoin Seed Co., Powell WY .............C26 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad MT .........................B19 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn MT.....B21 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby MT ...............C16 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings MT......B11, B16 Bouma Post Yards, Choteau MT .........................A34 Bouma Truck Sales, Choteau, Great Falls MT..INSERT Brandt Agricultural Products LTD........................C16 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank MT ....................................A29 Buckley Auction MT ............................................B16 Bull Mountain Fencing, Yoder, Dan, Roundup MTC17 Burks Tractor, Twin Falls, Caldwell ID..................A41 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls MT...A14, C26 Central Steel Building & Construction, GSI Bins, MT & ND ................................................................A37 Cervus Equipment, Stettler AB Canada .............A37 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula MT ......................A36 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..........................C46 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks MT.....C28 Clearview Seed, Denton MT...............................C14 CoAXium, Limagrain Cereal Seeds, Ft. Collins CO .. .........................................................................C33 Corder & Associates, Fort Benton MT ................C47 CoreCivic, HireClix, MA ......................................C29 Courtesy Ford, Conrad MT .................................C20 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber MT ...................................................................A36 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank MT ...............................C32 Darling Ingredients, Inc.........................................C7 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby MT............................A20 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman MT ........B22

Index East Slope Kennel & Game Bird Farm, Conrad MT.....B20 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls MT...A42, A43 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish MT ...............C15 First State Bank, Shelby MT ...............................A40 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power MT .............. B24, C4 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton MT .....................B2 Fox Ford, Wolf Point MT .....................................B20 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness MT ...........................C12 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls MT ..... ...........................................A18, A27, C5, C9, C31 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon MT .............C48 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston MT .........................C38, C39 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad MT ..........C46 Gateway Arch & Fence, Wayne Thiem, Bozeman MT ...................................................................A28 Glacier Sotherby’s Int’l Realty, Angie Friedner, Whitefish MT .............................................................C28 Glasgow Rental, Glasgow MT ..............................C3 Glass Trucking, Denton MT.................................C42 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy MT ...............C44 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard MT ..................C24 Gordon Repair, LLC, Miles City MT ....................A48 Great Falls Fence, Great Falls MT ......................C20 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier MT ......A45 Grossenburg Equipment, Winner, Pierre, Philip SD, Wayne, Bloomfield, Harrington ........................A33 GSI Bins, Central Steel, MT & ND ......................A37 H & H Spreading, Conrad MT...............................A5 Harris Custom Swathing, Conrad MT .................A26 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin MT .............C8 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range MT ..A31 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena MT..B10 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex & Big Dog Mowers, Chester MT .....................................................B23 Hi-Line Rental, Havre MT .....................................C3 Highline Communications, Cut Bank MT ............C30 High Plains Motors, Wolf Point MT .....................B16 Hodgskiss Seed, Choteau MT ............................C17 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls MT...C34, C35, C36 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank MT ...........B9 Hwy 12 Equipment & Repair, Baker MT .............A48 I-State Truck Center, Missoula ............................C38 Iron Horse Express, Coffee Creek MT................B12 ITB (Intercontinental Truck Body), Butte .............C18 J & T Equipment Sales, John Jones, Stevensville MT .....................................................................B4 J Bar T Bins & Steel Buildings, Jeremiah Johnson & Thad, Chester MT............................................B20

Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook MT .......... A26, C40 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte MT.................B17 JT Harvesting, Jim Bartsch, Brady MT .................A2 JW Feeds, John Wolery, Chester MT .................C30 Krogmann Mfg. ...................................................B18 Larry’s Tractors, Trailers & More, Hamilton MT ...C43 Lemken, T&T Farm Supply, Chester MT.............A22 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown MT ................. B3, B7 Lewistown Rental, Lewistown MT .........................C3 Limagrain Cereal Seeds, Zach Gaines, Ft. Collins CO ...................................................................C33 Liphatech, Rozel ...................................................B2 M & M Auto, Trailers, & Welding, Stevensville MT....B7 M & W Machine, Three Forks MT .......................C33 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls MT .........A24 Midland Implement , Billings MT.........................C23 Mineral Tub Lifter, Malta MT................................B12 Montana Fiberglass Inc, Lewistown MT .............B22 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm Schertenlieb MT ...................................................................C30 Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Helena MT ............B8 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls MT ......C24 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls MT .................C6 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade MT ....................A46 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall MT ...............C2 Mountain West Ag Services, Garneill MT ...........C42 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville MT ..B28 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup MT......A39 Nature Safe, Darling Ingredients Inc.....................C7 New Homes of the Future, Billings MT ...............A23 NorMont Equipment Co., Black Eagle MT ..........B28 North Star Equipment, John Myers, Simms MT....C43 Northern Ford, Cut Bank MT ................................C1 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point MT........A32 Northwest Plastics, Libby MT .............................A12 Oxbow Engineering LLC, Randy Pierce PE Three Forks MT..........................................................A19 Pete’s Auto Sales, Great Falls MT ........................B1 Poteet Construction, Missoula MT ........................B6 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton MT ...........B6 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre MT ....................B11 Price Contracting Inc, Stevensville MT ...............A10 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula MT ....C37 Pro-Tech Steel LLC, Great Falls MT ...................B24 R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser MT ............A48 R & R Custom Spraying & Fertilizer Application, George Richard, Loma MT ..............................B27 R & R Land Fencing, Ron Wilson, Fairfield MT ..C41 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell MT..........C18 Rehbein Ford, Inc., Plains MT ............................B26

RENN Mill Center, Inc. .........................................C6 Rockwell Scales, Simms MT ..............................B12 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River MT.........................C33 Rozel, Liphatech ...................................................B2 RWI Enterprises, LLC, Moore MT.........................B7 Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond MT. ...........................................................................A3 Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield MT ........................C8 Shop Specialties, Valier MT ..................................C5 Shortline Ag, Scobey MT....................................A44 Signalness Farms, Watford City, ND ..A34, B26, C20 Sod Buster Sales, Polson MT .................... A30, A42 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ................B6 SprayFlex, Doug Henke Chester, MT .................B23 Steel Etc, Great Falls MT...................................C45 Steinhatchee Inc, Lance Nelson, Stevensville MT B8 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon MT ....................B13 Stokes Fencing, Conrad MT ...............................C26 Stricks Ag, Chester MT.......................................C25 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad MT .......C25 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Avon MT.................................................. A14, C24 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls MT ..............A22 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester MT .................A22 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby MT ............................A29 TCB Transport LLC, Todd Bedosky, Geyser MT....B4 That Guys Fab Shop, Havre MT .........................B23 The Gear House, Helena MT .............................B26 The Truck Shop of Billings MT ............................C40 Three Forks Lumber & Ready Mix, Three Forks MT .........................................................................A18 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester MT.............................C22 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre MT ..........A35 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange MT ................................B2 Townsend Seeds, Inc, Townsend MT ..................C22 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield MT ......................C37 Tri County Implement, Sidney MT.......................C21 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton MT..................A23 Triple “O” Sales, Milk River AB Canada ..............C23 Triple T Sales, Chinook MT ........................ A16, B25 TT&E Inc, Victor MT ...........................................B14 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester MT ...................A47 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad MT ........................A40 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula MT ...B21 Western Ranch Supply, Billings & Great Falls MT...B17 Western Water Wells, Tyler Christians & Jack Clark, Helena MT .......................................................C14 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger MT ..................A48 Wild Horse Seed, Havre MT ...............................C41 XB Trailer Sales, Great Falls MT .........................C15 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow MT ..........................C10, C11 Zomer Truck, Conrad MT ....................................B15

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Fort Benton Realty, LLC

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What is Aspergillosis?

How to prevent it in your flock

Fort Benton, Montana 59442

E Hanging T Ranch located 18 miles south of Chinook: in foothills of Bears Paw Mtns with 7,000 +/- deeded acres plus 1,170 acres State lease. Multiple reservoirs & wells & spring & water rights, older ranch home plus outbuildings including large calving barn and horse barn.... ........................................................................ Sale price $5.5 million Nearby Ranch for sale, 714 acre total, 430 irrigated hay land.................... ........................................................................ Sale price $1.4 million

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From Freedom Ranger Hatchery environment through moldy litter, poor Aspergillosis is a non-contagious respiquality feed, and poor bedding management ratory disease caused by a fungal species practices. Factors that promote infection of known as Aspergillus. Commonly referred Aspergillosis include: to as mycotic pneumonia, brooders pneu• Warm, wet environments monia (https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=p • Poorly ventilated areas jbs.2013.1626.1640), or fungal pneumo• High humidity environments nia, Aspergillosis affects chickens, ducks, • Long-term feed storage turkeys, waterfowl, game birds, and many • Impaired immunity other bird species.

Treatment of Aspergillosis Young birds are the most susceptible to There is no known treatment for Asperinfection, though older birds under stress gillosis in infected birds, so prevention is or with compromised immune systems can key to controlling the disease and protectdevelop chronic Aspergillosis. ing flocks.

Infection with Aspergillosis occurs Aspergillosis Prevention through the inhalation of spores, typically In order to effectively prevent Aspergilfrom contaminated litter or other contamilosis infection in your flock, it’s important nations in the hatchery. Infection in young to control the factors that can lead to the chicks is usually the result of inhaled spores growth of Aspergillus spores. from a contaminated hatching machine.

Practice Good Sanitation Infections can also occur when infected Poor chicken house sanitation leads eggs hatch during incubation and release to food and bedding contamination and large numbers of spores which are inhaled promotes the growth of fungus. Be sure to by other chicks. clean and disinfect equipment and air ducts Incidence and severity of the disease in hatchery and brooder areas regularly. increases under warm, wet, or humid condiThoroughly clean feed and water utensils tions. Dusty conditions and environments regularly to avoid cross contamination that result in high levels of ammonia are of feed or bedding supplies. Frequently also perfect breeding grounds for Asperrelocate feeders and water dispensers to gillosis. That’s why contaminated poultry discourage mold build-up. bedding is one of the most common sources Safeguard Feed Supplies of infection.

Store feed in clean, dry containers to Signs and Symptoms avoid contamination with mold spores. DisAspergillosis mainly affects the respiracard uneaten food to avoid fungal growth. tory system of infected birds, invading the Avoid dusty feeds that can spread fungal trachea, air sacs and lungs. Infection is typispores throughout the environment. cally described as acute or chronic.

Safeguard Bedding Acute infections typically occur in young Replace bedding regularly to discourage chickens. Symptoms develop in the first the growth of fungus. Discard wet bedding 3-5 days after exposure. The most common as soon as possible. symptom is rapid, open-mouthed breathing Egg Handling (gasping) due to gradual air passage obStore eggs destined for hatching away struction. As the disease progresses, young from dusty areas that may contain spores. chickens will eventually exhibit lack of Handle, transport, and store eggs to avoid appetite, emaciation, increased thirst, and sweating, which creates moisture that prodrowsiness. Eye swelling, blindness, and motes fungal growth. torticollis (twisting of the neck to one side) It’s clear that Aspergillosis is a deadly are also typical of Aspergillosis infections. disease that can adversely affect the proChronic forms of Aspergillosis usually ductivity of your chicken flock and result affect older birds or birds with comproin financial losses. The good news is that mised immune systems. Chronic infections there are steps you can take to protect your can lead to severe respiratory distress, eye chickens and minimize exposure to Asperdischarge, blindness, and neurological gillosis infections. Practicing good sanitadysfunction. tion, safeguarding feed, regularly replacing How It Is Spread bedding, and handling and transporting eggs Aspergillosis in birds is not contagious properly are the keys to a healthy, happy from bird to bird. Birds are typically inchicken flock. fected by inhaling spores found in the

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Strong passwords, two-factor identification can help resist data breaches

By University of Wyoming Extension Strong and complex passwords for acics. “Many people use a password manager to generate and remember passwords since it counts and two-factor identification are can be difficult to remember different strong practices that can help avoid breaches from passwords across all of the websites people leaking your data, according to the personal access.” finance management specialist with the UniHe said the review website Wirecutter recversity of Wyoming (UW) Extension.

Data breaches and password leaks have ommends password managers LastPass and struck companies such as Equifax, Facebook, 1Password. Both can generate passwords, Home Depot, Marriott, Target, Yahoo, and, monitor accounts for security breaches and most recently, Capital One, said Cole Ehmke. sync passwords between your computer and “If you have online accounts, it’s possible phone. hackers have gained data from one or more Password managers can be intimidating to of them, and perhaps leaked it,” said Ehmke. set up, and might have a cost, but once inConsumers can check to see if their acstalled the internet can be browsed as usual, said Ehmke. counts might have been compromised by “Another big safety step is to enable twoentering their email address on the website step identification for accessing accounts Have I Been Pwned – haveibeenpwned.com. whenever possible,” Ehmke said. “Two-step It cross-references your email address with (or two-factor) identification combines what hundreds of data breaches, he said. you know with what you have – the first fac“The most important thing you can do to protect your privacy and security is to have tor is almost always your password, while the different complex passwords for every acsecond is usually a temporary code sent to your phone or email. Most banks and major count,” said Ehmke, a member of the Departsocial networks provide this option.” ment of Agricultural and Applied Econom-

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Price: $1,210,671 Cultivated: 1120.8 acres Graze: 31.8 acres Total Acres: 1,153 acres

Price: $850,000 Acres: 797 acres total Graze: 46 acres approx.

Fallow: 751.6 acres approx

Several sections of productive farm ground located 4 miles North East of Chester, off Laird Rd North.

Great access to improved roads.

The property has been farmed to allow any type of crop rotation.

Great opportunity to own a section and a 1/4 of farm ground north of Lothair! This property has a smaller yard on it with several tree rows, 6 grain bins, several outbuildings and a small reservoir.

Farm Land North & South of US Highway 2

Price: $317,000 Cultivated Acres: 317 acres

Approximately 317 acres of prime farm ground right outside of Chester. Located on the North and South side of Hwy 2, this farm ground has easy highway access.

Currently 318 cultivated acres, property has long history of yield data and fertility. Has above average APH (actual production history) and would fit into any farmers pulse or grain rotation as no adverse chemicals have ever been used on it. Currently in Summer Fallow practice for 2019 crop, owner would sell with growing crop. AGENT OWNED!

Farm Land North of Chester, MT

Price Reduced: $208,000 Now: $192,000!

Acres: 160 acres CRP: 74.88 approx.

Crop Acres: 80 approx.

East of Laird Rd, North of Chester Crops planted in surrounding area: Winter and Spring Wheat, Peas, Mustard, Canola, Barley, Oats, Alfalfa and Chickpeas. *Prepped for Lentils right now.

Price: $850,000 Acres: 680 total acres Cultivated acres: 660 approx.

Grazing acres: 20 approx.

Crops planted in area: Winter and Spring Wheat, Peas, Lentils, Mustard, Canola, Barley, Oats, Alfalfa and Chickpeas.

Great opportunity to own a piece of Black Coulee area farm land. This acreage sits conveniently 12 miles south of Joplin, on the west side of the Joplin road. This is a great parcel if you’re looking to increase current production or purchase as an investment property.

The county has a total area of 1,458 square miles. 97% of Liberty County’s economy is supported by agriculture. Rich soil provides nourishment for vast fields of wheat, barley and pulse crops.

Farm Land South of Chester, MT

Farm Land North of Chester, MT Price: $704,000 Cultivated Acres: 640 acres total

Price: $640,000 Cultivated Acres: 640 acres total One section of productive farm ground located 6 miles North West of Chester, off Tiber Rd North.

Great access to improved roads.

The property has been farmed to allow any type of crop rotation.

Approximately one section worth of productive farm ground located south east of Chester, off Buelow Rd. Great access to improved roads. The property has been farmed to allow any type of crop rotation. AGENT OWNED

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1991 Ford L8000 5 Yard Dump 10-ft. bed, roll tarp, 210 hp 7.8L turbo diesel, 10 speed, 33,000 gvw, 90% 22.5 tires, pintle, AB, PS, AC. Runs and drives nice.. ....................................$11,500 2001 International 4700 5 Yard Dump 10-ft. bed, roll tarp, 64,000 miles, 7.3L turbo diesel, Allison automatic, 25,500 gvw, AB, PS, 50% 10R22.5’s, trailer hookups. Runs and drives nice..............................$16,500 Sullair 125 cfm Diesel Screw Compressor 572 hours, 120 psi, John Deere diesel. Runs excellent....$4000 2000 GMC C7500 32,000 GVW, 250 hp 3126 Cat diesel, 9 speed, exhaust brake, cruise, PS, AC, air brakes, 90% 11R22.5’s, 16-ft. service bed, slip tank, hitch, 126,000 miles.

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From MSU Extension in Roosevelt County pesticide applicators only.

The following includes information from Sanitation: the lab report with information from an A year-round community sanitation proNDSU Extension Bulletin. gram is the key to slowing the spread of This fungus is transmitted by two species the disease. Since elm bark beetles breed of bark beetles or by root grafting. The in dead elm wood with intact bark and American elm, Ulmus americana, is the in weak or dying elm trees, the first steps most seriously affected of all elms. toward control of the beetle involve the Smaller european elm bark beetles pass destruction of all dead or dying elm wood the winter as larvae in the bark. When warm present in the community. This includes weather comes in the spring, larvae comSiberian elm as well as American elm. plete their growth and transform to pupae Any dead, dying, or weak elm trees or elm and later to adult beetles. The adults begin wood with bark firmly attached can serve emerging about the middle of May through as a breeding site for beetles. This includes holes that they make in the bark. They conlimbs hanging on trees that may have been tinue to emerge during the warm months. damaged by storms (hail, wind, etc.) the The adults feed in the crotches of living elm previous season, trees that are very old or twigs and, if carrying the Dutch elm disease weakened by pests, and fresh elm firewood. fungus, may introduce it into healthy elm Branches less than 4 inches in diameter are trees. Later they bore through the bark of generally not a threat because the beetles dead or dying elm trees or recently cut do not survive in them even if colonized. elm logs. Cold winters kill off most of the Firewood is an exception, however, because smaller European elm bark beetles. Those firewood piles are often in protected locathat survive do so only in protected spots, tions and partially covered with snow. The especially home firewood piles. It is for this chance of root graft spread of Dutch elm reason that elimination of elm firewood is disease to adjacent trees increases in direct such an important factor in DED control. proportion to the length of time an infected Spores of the Dutch elm disease fungus tree stands before removal. Immediate reare carried on the bodies of these beetles and moval (within two weeks) of newly infected deposited in egg galleries and tree wounds. trees will substantially reduce the number European elm bark beetles transmit the of trees infected by root grafts. Immedifungus by feeding on small twigs. Native ate removal should be a routine procedure elm bark beetles introduce the Dutch elm where it can be accomplished. Sanitation disease fungus when making feeding tunalone will not stop the spread of the disnels in the bark. Most emerging beetles feed ease, but it will tend to stabilize its spread on healthy elms within 1,000-1,500 feet of and prevent epidemic outbreaks. The true where they hatched. However, beetles may value of a good sanitation program is that rise to altitudes of several hundred feet and it allows time for a replacement program be carried by air currents for many miles. so that a community doesn’t lose all of its Control Measures Effective disease contrees at once. Replanting new trees of other trol programs should be considered on a species can then proceed on a gradual basis. community-wide basis. Dutch elm disease The value of a good sanitation program is control involves two different but related often underestimated because some people programs: (1) community-wide sanitation believe that, “The elms will die anyway.” programs designed to reduce the level of Although this may be true, the rate of dying elm bark beetles (principal carriers of the can be dramatically affected.

Dutch elm disease fungus); and (2) prevenFirewood Control: tion of the spread of the disease through In cities with municipal forestry programs natural root grafts from infected trees to where standing dead trees and fallen logs are adjacent healthy trees. There is no way to routinely removed, elm firewood with intact eliminate Dutch elm disease once it begins; bark may play a major role in overwintering control programs have as their object the survival of elm bark beetles. Because the management of the disease so that losses are interior of a firewood pile offers a protected spread out over a long period, minimizing environment, beetle survival may be higher the impact of the disease. than in standing trees or fallen logs. It apInsecticides: pears likely that elm firewood piles are the As mentioned before, the adult native only important survival site for the smaller elm bark beetles bore into the thick bark of European elm bark beetle in North Dakota large trees in the fall to overwinter. Because cities. Effective reduction of elm firewood most of the elm bark beetles which survive cannot be achieved by ordinance alone - it the winter in our climate do so only near the requires the cooperation of an informed base (lower 4 feet) of large trees, it has been public. A few elm logs secreted away by possible to treat such trees with insecticide one homeowner who does not understand to reduce beetle populations. Such treatthe importance of the problem can undo all ments are feasible both for communities attempts at thorough sanitation and watchful and for individual homeowners, although disease surveillance for an area of several individual action is of limited value. The city blocks. Some communities have obinsecticide Dursban® (2E and 4E) is regtained de-barking equipment which permits istered for control of overwintering native elm firewood to be utilized. Failure to efelm bark beetles. Dursban® 4E should be fectively control presence of bark-on elm used at the rate of 0.5% active ingredient, firewood will doom any municipal control which is 1 1/3 fl. oz. (2 2/3 tablespoons) program, regardless of how well its other per gallon of water. Dursban® 2E is to be aspects are carried out. used at the rate of 2 2/3 fl. oz. (5 1/3 tableRoot Graft Transmission: spoons) per gallon of water. The bottom 9 Spread through natural root grafts has feet of the trunk should be sprayed to wet the accounted for a majority of new cases of trunk thoroughly but do not spray to runoff.

Dutch elm disease each year in some MidSpecial care should be taken to clear away western cities. Elm trees which are growing grass and weeds from the base of the trunk close together (within 50 feet) over a period to get good coverage of the root flare. Sprays of years form root grafts. If one of the trees can be applied from spring to early fall and becomes diseased, the DED fungus will be are most effective if applied by the end of transmitted along an entire street by moving August. An early spring (late March - early directly through the root system into adjoinApril) treatment may offer some additional ing healthy trees. In other words, disease in protection. Dursban® is a restricted use pesticide and is to be applied by certified CONTINUED ON PAGE B6

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just one tree in the row could cause infection and death of the remaining trees. Immediate removal of infected trees (see sanitation) reduces the chance of root graft spread by getting rid of the infected tree before the Dutch elm disease fungus reaches the roots. The only way to prevent transmission through the roots is to create a barrier between diseased and healthy trees by severing or killing those roots between the trees. This can be done without harm to the healthy trees either by mechanical trenching or through the use of chemical barriers, which have been found to be quite effective in some situations. Mechanical trenching for disruption of root grafts has the advantage of being quick and effective if the machinery is available and no pipes, underground cables or pavements are encountered. To be entirely certain of disruption, a trench depth of 48 inches is needed, but most roots are much nearer the soil surface and trenching to a depth of 24-30 inches is often adequate. The deeper trenching may require specialized equipment. A 30-inch trench cut immediately is probably better than a 48-inch trench delayed for days or weeks while waiting for the special machine.

A fumigant, sodium N-methydithiocarbamate (SMDC) sold under the trade names of Vapam and VPM, has been found effective a s a chemical barrier. The chemical fumigant is dangerous and should be applied only by trained applicators.

Because slogans such as “Save the Elms” have wide popular appeal, chemical tree treatment is sometimes offered by untrained or unscrupulous individuals in competition with reputable trained arborists. Check out the individual offering treatment with your local Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau or local forester before agreeing to any treatments; obtain a written description of all work to be done and get any guarantees in writing. Do not use systemic fungicides with highly alkaline water. If the level of calcium is very high, or if the hardness is over 10 grains per gallon, the fungicide may form a precipitate rendering it ineffective and possibly

damaging the tree.

Therapy of Infected Elms: Many municipal tree ordinances require removal of Dutch elm disease-infected elms regardless of therapeutic treatment; check your local tree ordinance before arranging therapeutic treatment. Therapeutic tree injection is generally only effective where less than 5 percent of the crown of the tree shows symptoms. The symptomatic part of the tree should be pruned out promptly as it will not recover. Ideally, the infected branch should be removed 10 feet below where streaking of the wood ceases.

Therapeutic treatment of trees infected through root grafts has never been successful and cannot be recommended under any circumstances.

Community-wide chemical therapy should never be attempted. Such a program cannot be justified either economically or biologically. Protective Treatment of Healthy Elms Preventive injection with currently registered fungicides will require retreatment every one to three years to maintain the protective effect. Trunk or root collar injections injure the tree and the cumulative effect of repeated injections may damage the tree directly or lead to severe wetwood or other infection.

For more information with pictures go to http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/ trees/pp324w.htm. Or call the Roosevelt County Extension Office at 787-5312 to receive a copy.

The programs of the MSU Extension Service are available to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dr. Douglas Steele, Vice Provost and Director, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717.

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What to feed your chickens, and what not to feed them

From Freedom Ranger Hatchery Chickens require shell grit to keep their A visit to the local feed store can be digestive systems functioning properly. overwhelming, especially for new chicken Chickens store the grit in their gizzards to owners. Each colorful bag of chicken feed help them grind down their food to better contains a variety of terms from “mash” access the nutrients. Shell grit also boosts and “grower feed” to “medicated” or “uncalcium levels, crucial to bone health and medicated,” “fermented,” and more. So egg shell strength. how do you make sense of all the jargon Free range birds are usually able to find and choose the right food for your chickens? enough grit on their own. However, if your Check out our chicken feed primer, where chickens spend most of their time in a coop we simplify the jargon and show you how run or fenced enclosure, you’ll need to to feed your chickens at every stage of their provide shell grit for them. Serve shell grit lives. We also go over common fruits, vegin a separate container from regular feed. etables, and plants to avoid so your chickens Chickens are able to regulate how much stay healthy and happy. they need, so there is no risk of overfeeding.

Chicken Feed Types Chicken Scratch Chicken feed comes in a variety of Don’t confuse chicken scratch with textures that can make eating easier when chicken feed. Chicken scratch is a mixture chicks are young or provide more conveof cracked corn and other grains that serves nience for chicken owners. as a treat or supplement to your chickens’ Pellets regular diet. Chicken scratch is a great Chicken feed pellets are simply compact source of energy and can help chickens cylinders of chicken feed. Pellets are constay warm on chilly nights. Be sure to feed venient because they hold their shape well, chicken scratch in moderation since too so they are easy to pick up if your chickens much can result in unwanted weight gain happen to knock over their feeder. Pellets in laying birds. are also easy to serve and store.

Medicated vs. Un-medicated Mash Starter and grower chicken feeds often Mash is a loose, unprocessed form of come in medicated or un-medicated varietchicken feed that is commonly fed to baby ies. Medicated feed contains amprolium chicks since it is very easy to digest. Howwhich is designed to prevent coccidiosis ever, mash varieties of chicken feed are and other diseases in young chicks. If your suitable for chickens of any age. Mash can chickens have been vaccinated for coccidioalso be combined with hot water to create sis, don’t use medicated feed, as the effects feed with a porridge-like texture that many of amprolium are not compatible with the chickens love. ingredients in the vaccination.

Crumble Fermented Crumble varieties of chicken feed are Any type of chicken feed can be mixed coarser than mash varieties, but not as comwith water and allowed to ferment naturally. pact as pellets. Crumble is often used as a The process of fermentation releases many transition from mash to pellets within the of the grain’s nutrients, making them more flock. But crumble can be fed to chickens available for your birds. Fermented feed at any stage of life. It’s really a matter of can also cut your chicken feed costs, since what texture your flock prefers.

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What to feed your chickens, and what not to feed them CONTINUED FROM PAGE B7

the added density of the feed helps chickens feel fuller longer.

Feed for Chicks Chicken feed for baby chicks comes in two basic forms – starter and grower feed.

As the name suggests, starter feed is fed just after chicks hatch. Typically, baby chicks are fed starter feed until they are six weeks of age. Starter feed is protein dense (usually 20-24% protein) and designed to meet the dietary requirements of baby chicks.

Chicks between 6 and 20 weeks of age should be switched to grower feed, which contains less protein than starter feed (1618%) and less calcium than typical layer feed varieties. It’s important to make the switch to grower feed since feeding too much protein to growing pullets can cause kidney or liver problems later in life.

Feed for Egg-Laying Hens Layer feed is designed to meet the needs of mature laying hens and contains a balance of protein, calcium, and other important vitamins and minerals that promote health and enhanced egg quality and production. Layer feed typically contains 16-18% protein, along with a generous amount of calcium to ensure strong egg shells. Layer feed should only be fed to chickens around 20 weeks of age or after they have begun laying eggs.

You can also supplement your chickens with added calcium by providing ground oyster shell or crushed egg shells.

Layer hens also need grit to aid in digestion, especially if they aren’t able to free range.

In addition to a good quality layer feed, layer hens also benefit from a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits including: • Bok choy • Silverbeet (aka chard) • Endive • Chickweed • Cabbage • Cucumbers • Melon • Squash • Strawberries • Broccoli • Kale • Vegetable peels • Fruit peels Pastured hens will find beneficial greens on their own and may not need extra fruits and vegetables.

Feed for Meat Chickens If you are raising meat chickens, you’ll want to feed them broiler varieties of chicken feed that come in 3 basic forms – starter, grower, and finisher.

Broiler varieties of chicken feed are dense in protein, which encourages fast growth. Don’t feed broiler varieties of chicken feed to laying hens, since the excess protein can be detrimental to their health.

If you are raising broilers, be sure they have access to food 24 hours a day, to encourage maximum growth and weight gain.

Foods to Avoid Fatty Foods Excessive amounts of fatty foods like suet (flock blocks) and sunflower seeds have been linked with Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome that can kill your birds without warning. Fat builds up around the liver, making the liver soft and prone to bleeding.

Hens who suffer from Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome are usually laying hens who are 20% or more overweight.

Excess Salt Chickens can suffer from salt poisoning since salt is generally not a normal part of their diet. Make sure any scraps you feed your chickens don’t contain high levels of salt.

Plants from the Nightshade Family Plants in the nightshade family contain solanine and/or oxalic acid, compounds that are toxic to chickens and can cause kidney failure. Plants in the nightshade family include potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant and rhubarb leaves. Cooked varieties of these plants are generally okay, since cooking breaks down dangerous toxins.

Onions Do not feed onions to chickens in large quantities. Onions contain thiosulfate which can destroy red blood cells, causing anemia or jaundice that is sometimes fatal.

Avocados Avocados contain a toxin called persin that has been linked with myocardial necrosis in chickens, a condition that results when the heart stops beating.

Apple Seeds Apple seeds contain cyanide which can kill your chickens. Feel free to feed other parts of the apple, just be sure you have removed all of the seeds to be safe.

Citrus Fruit Citrus fruit should only be fed to chickens in moderation as it can cause a drop in egg production.

Dried, Raw Beans Uncooked beans contain hemagglutinin which is toxic to chickens. Cooked varieties of beans can be safely fed to chickens, however.

Chocolate Chocolate contains the methylxanthine theobromine, which is toxic to chickens.

Moldy Food Moldy grain can make chickens sick or even cause death. Also avoid offering moldy bread or overripe plants that have become moldy.

Toxic Garden Plants While chickens are generally good at staying away from toxic plants on their own, it’s still a good idea to check your garden or flower beds to be sure your chickens don’t have access to any of the following plants: • Belladonna (aka Deadly Nightshade) • Bloodroot • Bull Nettle • Bracken • Bryony • Carelessweed • Castor Bean • Cocklebur • Curly Dock • Delphinium • Fern • Foxglove • Ground Ivy • Hemlock tree • Holly • Horse Chestnut • Horseradish • Hyacinth • Hydrangea • Ivy • Laburnum (seed) • Lantana • Lily of the Valley • Lupine • Periwinkle • Rhododendron • John’s Wort • Tulip • Water Hemlock (note that this is one of the most toxic plants in North America, also to humans) • Yew Now that we’ve broken down the jargon, we hope you have a much better understanding of chicken feed types and have gained some valuable advice for keeping your chickens well fed, happy, and healthy.

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Case IH 1480 combine for parts. Tag #RogWill0919.

1976 Winnebago 24-ft. with air conditioner. Tag #RogWill0919.

2002 John Deere 9750 combine with 2760 engine hours and 1950 separator hours. Tag #RogWill0919....................................................................$65,000 MacDon 25-ft. pull type swather. Tag #RogWill0919....................................$6000 MacDon 30-ft. pull type swather. Tag #RogWill0919.................................$10,000 Great Plains 40-ft. air drill with 7.5” spacing, 1400 bushel tank. Tag #RogWill0919.............................................................................................$62,000 International 150 28-ft. double disc drill. Tag #Brent0919..........................$4000 Donahue 28-ft. trailer. Tag #Carl0919..........................................................$3000 Lowe trencher for skid steer loader. Tag #CarlT0919...............................$44,500 John Deere 3-point sickle mower. Tag #CarlT0919....................................$1000 1969 Volkswagon beetle bug. Tag #CarlT0919...........................................$2500

COMBINES

2005 Case 2388 combine with 36-ft. 2042 draper header, 2610 engine hours, and 1899 separator hours. Tag #Paul0219........................................ $65,000 2001 Case IH 2388 combine with bin extensions, yield monitor, Auto Steer, 30-ft.

MacDon draper header, 2130 separator hours. Tag #Hugh0219...... $70,000 John Deere 9650 STS combine with 36-ft. MacDon 962 header, 2400 separator hours. Tag #Gordon0818....................................................................$35,000 2012 John Deere 9770STS combine with JD 940D draper header, 1000 engine hours and 771 separator hours. Tag #Ralph1218............................$255,000 MM 4292 combine with 16-ft. header. Tag #Joanne1018.

John Deere 6620 combine with John Deere 925 25-ft. header. Tag #Jeff0818.... ..............................................................................................................$7500 Case IH 1680 combine, 30.5x32 tires, good feeder chain. Tag #JackW0419..Call

COMBINE & HAY HEADERS

2004 MacDon 972 36-ft. header to fit NH TV140 tractor. Tag #DaveT0916 Case IH 1015 pickup header, Sund pickup. Tag #RonD0818......................$6500 New Hollland 16H header with 276 Versatile tractor adapter. Tag #Russ0818.

Victory 12-ft. pickup. Tag #BobC0618...........................................................$600 Case 810 pickup header with Sund pickup attachment. Tag #Hugh0219... $5000 Case 810 pickup header with Rake-Up pickup attachment. Tag #Hugh0219....... ............................................................................................................. $6500 Case IH 1010 straight cut header. Tag #JackW0419...................................... Call White 5542 combine with 18-ft. header. Tag #BillO0519.............................$3000 John Deere 105 combine with 22-ft. header. Tag #MikeMc0916................... $3500

MOWERS & MISC. HAY TOOLS

Kubota out-front mower, 6-ft. deck. Also has rotary broom, hydrostat 4x4, 3 cylinder diesel, 2201 hours. Tag #Leon0419..........................................$12,500

GRAIN AUGERS

Westgo 1310 10”x60-ft. side delivery auger. #Hugh0219.......................... $2500 Wheatheart drive-over unloading auger, like new. Tag #Riley0219.

Brandt 1060 swing hopper grain auger. Tag #JohnA1118..........................$8500 Versatile 54-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #Hugh0219........................................ $500 Farm King 10x60 swing hopper auger. Tag #JohnA0619...........................$9500 Brandt 1070 10”x70-ft. swing hopper auger. JohnA0619............................$9500 Westfield 8”x50-ft. PTO auger. Tag #Ruth0419...........................................$1700 John Deere 396 grain auger. Tag #Hugh0219............................................. $250 Farm King 10”x70-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #HiddenLake0419.............$3500 Feterl 7”x27-ft. grain auger with Wisconsin engine. Tag #JackW0419............ Call Mayrath 60-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #BrokenP0119.................................... $750 Spray-Air 10”x70-ft. grain auger, swing away hopper. Tag #PhilA0916......... $4500 40-ft. grain treat auger with 220 electric auger. Tag #TL0816 Bazooka 8”x42-ft. PTO auger. Tag #Kyle0616...............................................$300 SnowCo 8006 8”x54-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #GerS1217............................$550

SWATHERS & MOWER CONDITIONERS

2012 Case 1203 swather, less header. Tag #Lorenze0619......................$40,000 MacDon 9352 swather with 30-ft. 972 header and header trailer. Tag #Kim1118.. ...........................................................................................................$38,000 International 5000 swather with 21-ft. header. Tag #BlakeS1118...............$7500 International 5000 swather with 14-ft. auger header, diesel. Tag #BlakeS1118.... ..............................................................................................................$6500 Case IH WDX100 haybine. Tag #DougR0818..........................................$19,500

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

John Deere 6140 MFD tractor with loader and grapple, only 212 hours on tractor. Tag #Doug0519............................................................................$68,000 Case 4490 4WD tractor, 18.4x38 tires with 1000 PTO. Tag #BillB0219... $12,000 Big Bud HN360 tractor, 855 Cummins engine, 400 hp. Tag #ArtH0519..$45,000 John Deere 8630 4WD tractor with 3300 hours on 50 Series engine, PTO, new air ride seat. Tag #Miles0519.............................................................$13,500 2015 John Deere 6140D MFD tractor with loader and grapple, 2100 hours. Tag #Mike0419..........................................................................................$59,000 Case 1200A 2WD tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, 1/2 cab, power steering, power drawbar, new 18.4x30 rear tires, 92 hours. Tag #RodB1218.................$7500 1993 Versatile 876 (blue) tractor, 20.8x38 duals, weights, manual transmission, only 2438 hours, tractor is immaculate. Tag #JackW0419........................ Call John Deere 2750 2WD tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, loader., 5232 hours, has 18.4x30 rear tires. Tag #ArtH0619.....................................................$19,500 1996 New Holland 9030 bi-directional, 6000 hours, with Case 18-ft. auger header, loader and grapple fork. Tag #Tanner0619............................................$59,000 Massey 30B 2WD tractor with loader, 3-point. Tag #Marshal0619..............$2500 Ford 8000 2WD tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, cab, loader. Tag #Glenn0619.

John Deere 6330 MFD tractor, 6500 hours. Tag #Reid0619....................$35,000 John Deere 4020 tractor with loader, new engine overhaul. Tag #TedH0519....... ...........................................................................................................$15,000 Versatile 850 4WD tractor. Tag #BobS1118........................................Just listed Versatile 800 tractor with 18.4x38 tires, (2 new tires), manual transmission, 5953 hours. Tag #JackW0419.................................................................. Call John Deere H tractor, restored. Tag #ANF0519..........................................$4000 International 656 gas tractor, 540 PTO, no 3-point, 741 loader, 5302 hours, needs seat. Tag #D&B0419.

International 444 2WD tractor, loader, 3-point, 38 HP, 540 PTO, 1976 hours. Tag #Wayne1017.........................................................................................$7500 International 706 2WD tractor with loader. Tag #Leon0419.

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS

2013 Haybuster T1130 tub grinder. Tag #CodyY0219............................ $28,000 Vermeer BPX 9000 bale processor, round and square bales. Tag #KlintS1118... ...........................................................................................................$24,000 Farmhand 82C grinder/mixer. Tag #BobS1218...........................................$4500 New Fair bale processors. Tag #Larry0419.

New Harsh mixer wagons. Tag #Larry0419.

International 1150 grinder mixer, 20” mill, 2 screens, new drive belt, shedded.

Tag #ANF0219..................................................................................... $5500 Highline 6800 multi bale processor. Tag #JR1018...................................$14,900 International feed grinder, complete with PTO. Tag #Neal0419...................$400 New Luck Now Tmr mixers. Tag #Larry0419.

See Me about your bale processor needs.

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

2005 Challenger RB 56 round baler, twine wrap, 1000 PTO, only 4400 bales.

Tag #Harvey1018...............................................................................$13,000 Case IH 3450 soft core round baler, makes 900# bales. Tag #JohnP1018...$4500 1992 New Holland 2000 big square baler. Tag #ArtH0519......................$12,000 New Holland 275 small square baler. Makes 14x16 bales. Tag #Ben0619......$2500 2008 John Deere 568 round baler, net wrap, Gandy Hat preservative kit.$25,000 New Holland 1425 self-propelled baler. Tag #Marion0918.

TRAILERS

2019 PJ 18x43 trailer Tag #EquipC0419.....................................................$2450 Eddie Bauer gooseneck trailer with new brakes, new LED lights. Tag #DBK1118.............................................................................................$4800 Donahue 24-ft. trailer. Tag #CarlT1018.

Byson 30-ft. 3-axle gooseneck trailer, excellent shape.Tag #Marshal0619........$6500 1987 Holiday Rambler 35-ft. RV, sleeps 6, has new awning, 70,000 miles. Tag #JackW0419............................................................................................ Call 1994 Interstate trailer, pintle hitch. Tag #CarlT1018.

2004 tandem axle trailer. Tag #Marshal0619.

1979 Wilderness travel trailer, 20-ft. bumper pull, 2” ball, good tires, 2 30# bottles ..............................................................................................................$5000 Pickup trailer. Tag #Marshal0619...................................................................$750 Wide trailer. Tag #Marshal0619....................................................................$1500 1992 Wilray 14-ft. horse trailer. Tag #Marshal0619..................................$15,000 1974 Homemade flatbed trailer with 107” deck, wide enough for older swathers.

Tag #TSimo1118...................................................................................$2500

GRAIN DRYERS

M&W 450 grain dryer. Tag #DaveB1018.

Keho grain drying equipment........................................................Call for prices

Financing Available MISCELLANEOUS

12-ft. blade off of Cat 85 track tractor. Tag #Russ0519................................$6500 NEW!! Danuser 48” pallet fork for skidsteer loader. Tag #Hug0519..............$980 Summers sprayer for parts. Tag #JackW0419.

Flex-Coil trailer type post pounder. Tag #BobS1118...........................Just listed Degelman 5178 hylift rock picker. Tag #Doug0518.....................................$9500 Country Clipper 48” Zero Turn mower. Tag #DonW1217...........................$3500 1977 M&W 450A grain dryer. Tag #WahlF0618...........................................$7500 Peterson 50-ft. rock roller. Tag #Dan0519................................................$10,000 NEW!! Danuser pallet forks for skid steer. Tag #Hug0419............Preseason Price New!! Tebben 5-ft. 3-point mowers. Tag #Hug0419...................Preseason Price New Tebben 10-ft. 3-point mowers. Tag #Hug0419...................Preseason Price

EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Supreme Mixers, new and used • Ezee-On post drivers.

• Ezee-On air seeders with special discounts.

• Keho and Edwards aeration equipment.

• Many more products can be obtained.

• Call me for your parts needs for any make.

PICKUPS & CARS

1984 Ford F250 pickup, 4-speed manual, 2 wheel drive. Tag #Jack0419...... Call 1973 Ford F250 pickup, set up as a fire truck. Tag #Hugh0219................. $6000 1981 Ford F250 2WD pickup with service box. Tag #Ruth0618..................$1500 1996 GMC 3500 pickup with service box. Tag #JackW1218.......................$7500 1964 Volkswagon Bug Tag #CarlT1018.....................................................$4500

HARROWS

3-sections of drag harrows. Tag #CarlT1018...........................................$100 ea.

2- 6-ft. spike tooth harrow with drawbar. Tag #JackW0419............................. Call 18-ft. drawbar spike tooth harrow. Tag #JackW0419....................................... Call Degelman 6-ft. harrow. Tag #JackW0419....................................................... Call 4- 6-ft. mounted harrow. Tag #JackW0419...................................................... Call

SEVERAL SIZE PLOWS FOR SALE!!!

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEM

New Holland 2300 14-ft. header. Tag #GlennP0819.................................. $2500 New Holland 16H hay header with Versatile 276 tractor adapter. Tag #Russ0819.

Versatile 4022 22-ft. DSA draper header, Versatile 276 adapter. Tag #FredV0619...$6000 Alloway 30-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW0819.

Massey-Ferguson 850 combine with 15-ft. pickup header and attachment. Tag #Rog0819............................................................................................ $9500 Massey-Ferguson 750 combine with 24-ft. header with air and batt reel. Tag #GaryS0819......................................................................................... $5500 Du-Al loader to fit John Deere 4520 tractor. Tag#GaryS0819.................... $4500 Gysler 36-ft. plow with 12-ft. center section, AM rod weeder, Degelman mounted harrows. Tag #GaryS0819.................................................................... $5600 Polaris pull-type fertilizer spreader. Tag #BC0819....................................... $200 Case IH 1015 pickup header with a Sund pickup. Unit is like new. Tag #Harry0819...................................................................................................$6500 John Deere 1010 tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, power steering. Loader is available.

Tag #ANF0819......................................................................................$6500 2009 Bourgault 5725 air seeder with 6700 4-compartment air cart. Tag #GaryG0819.

1989 Ford F600 truck (less box or tank). Tag #Paul0819............................$2500 Bobcat skid steer loader V-blade. Tag #DaveT0819.

Ford F900 lineman’s truck. Tag #DaveT0819.

Fire trailer with 3 fire hoses, 500 gallon tank, Honda, great for upcoming harvest.

Dave T0819...........................................................................................$6500 Service trailer with fuel tank, Miller welder, crane. Tag #DaveT0819.

Case grapple fork to fit skid steer loaders. Tag #DaveT0819.

2011 Ingersol Rand light plant, excellent shape. Tag #SteveM0819..........$5500 L shaped 90-gallon fuel tank with electric fuel pump. Tag #JasonB0819.......$900 Steiger PTA 310 Panther tractor with Degelman front blade with 24.5x32 tires.

Tag #Reid0819...................................................................................$27,000 Case IH 100 WDX haybine. Tag #DougR0819.........................................$19,500 Case IH LBX 432 big square baler. Tag #DougR0819.............................$37,000 John Deere 7520 tractor, 1000 PTO. Tag #ANF0819..................................$7500 John Deere 9650 STS with MacDon 962 36-ft. header, 2400 separator hours.

Tag #Gordon0819..............................................................................$35,000 John Deere 6620 combine, John Deere 925 25-ft. header. Tag #Jeff0819...$7500 2012 Ford F150 pickup, 4x4, 68,500 miles, automatic. Tag #Doug0819..$17,000 2005 Case RBX562 round baler with net wrap. Excellent shape. Tag #Doug0819........................................................................................$13,500 Wilray 4000 gallon double wall tank. Tag #Doug0819.................................$4000 Case 4490 4x4 tractor with 1000 PTO. Tag #BillB0819.

Wheatheart 8x45 auger with 10 hp electric motor drive. Tag #GraldC0819...$4500 4-Tires for John Deere sprayer, 620/70R46. Tag #Zenith0819..............$2600 ea.

Vermeer 2300 rake with very little use. Tag #DougP0819........................$19,000 MacDon 36-ft. header to fit TV 45. Tag #DaveTu0819.

Ford 145 roll over plow. Tag #HiddenL0819................................................$2500 Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer with 90-ft. booms. Tag #Ron0819................$3500 Degelman 12-ft. blade. Tag #Reid0819.......................................................$7500 Allis Chalmers WD restored tractor. Tag #Jim0819....................................$5000 John Deere 60 restored tractor. Tag #Jim0819...........................................$5000 Minneapolis-Moline Z restored tractor. Tag #Jim0819...............................$5000 Minneapolis-Moline R restored tractor. Tag #Jim0819...............................$5999 Massey 44 tractor. Tag #Jim0819................................................................$5000 Allis Chalmers WG in excellent shape. Tag #Jim0819...............................$5000 Rollamatic 8N tractor with new motor. Tag #Jim0819.................................$5000 Fordson Major diesel tractor. Tag #Jim0819..............................................$5000 New Keho 71/2 hp aeration fan, 3 phase, 480 volt. Tag #Rod0819..............$2995 John Deere 544E wheel loader. Tag #Jeff0819.

John Deere G wheel loader. Tag #Jeff0819.

JCB 330 skid steer loader, 1430 hours. Tag #Austin0819.

Case IH 2188 combine with 2800 hours. Tag #Roger0819.

New Holland 94C 36-ft. header off Case IH combine. Tag #Roger0819..$27,000 Great Plains 40-ft. drill with 1400 tank, 7.5” spacing. Tag #Reid0819......$70,000

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

Summers 60-ft. sprayer mounted on pickup. Sprayer has triple nozzles, 8 hp Honda motor. Tag #JackW0419................................................................ Call Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer with wind screens. Tag #Paul0219......................................................................................... $15,000 2007 New Holland SF216 sprayer, 80-ft. booms, windscreens, 1600 gallon tank.

Tag #Dale0319.................................................................................. $15,000 NYB 60-ft. sprayer for parts. Tag #DanRP0619.

Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 100-ft. booms with double nozzles. Tag #HerbK0519.

Valmar 320 Fargo spreader mounted on 54 harrow cart, good shape. Tag #JackW0419............................................................................................ Call Compu Spray 60-ft. sprayer. Tag #Hugh0219............................................ $3500 Barber 34-ft. spreader. Tag #BDawson0316 Bourgault 1460 sprayer, 110-ft. booms. Tag #KeithD0716

Harsh Feeder Equipment ----------------------------------Wacker-Neuson Construction Equipment FINANCING AVAILABLE

BALE MOVERS

New Holland 1068 bale wagon with Mil-Stack loader, makes bale wagon work with medium size square bales. Tag #ChrisF1218.

New Holland 1049 bale wagon. Tag #MarionT1018.

1985 New Holland 1032 2-wide bale wagon, 69 bale capacity. Tag #HerbK0519.

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air seeder with Flexi-Coil 3450 tow behind tank, 12” spacing, variable rate, double shoot. Tag #ArtH0519................................$49,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. 9.5” spacing air drill with 1720 tow behind cart, double shoot. Tag #ArtH0519.........................................................................$45,000 50-ft. set of John Deere 9400 drills, 10” spacing, fertilizer boxes, transport hitch, packer wheels are capped. Tag #Wayne0519....................................$25,000 40-ft. of John Deere drills, 4-10-ft. with 10” spacing, steel packers, John Deere transport, markers. Tag #JohnA0619.................................................$12,500 Victory 35-ft. air seeder, 14” spacing with 5” spreader (actually will spread 7” spacing), 2320 tow behind tank with auxiliary 3rd tank, rubber packers. Can be either single or double shoot. Tag #Rick0416....................................... $18,500 Versatile 2000 42-ft drills on transport hitch, 12” spacing. Packers have been recapped. Tag #GaryS0219................................................................. $6500 Flexi-Coil 5000 33-ft. air seeder with 1720 tow behind tank, 9” spacing. Tag #Paul0119.

2012 New Holland P1060 70-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, steel packers, stealth opening, complete with 430 bushel V-R tow between cart. Tag #Rog0119.

TRUCKS

Kenworth W900 semi. Tag #Debbie0519...................................... Price Coming International 190 fire truck. Tag #JohnR0519.............................................$6000 1970 Ford LN600 truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 4&2 speed, 83,500 miles. Tag #JackW0419................................................................ Call 1983 International 1724 2-ton truck with 18-ft. flatbed with tailgate hoist. Tag #BrokenP0119..................................................................................... $5500 Ford 900 lineman’s truck. Tag #DaveT0818.

1975 International 4300 conventional truck, 19-ft. Rtena box, 13 speed transmission, tandem axle, good rubber. Tag #JohnA0619........................$25,000 1979 Chevrolet 7000 truck with 16-ft. box and hoist. Tag #Fey0619.

1981 Kenworth flatbed truck, Cummins diesel engine. Tag #Marhsal0619...$4500 1994 Ford L9000 Aeromax Tag #Marshal0619.......................................$25,000 1999 Sterling semi truck. Tag #Marshal0619...........................................$25,000 1993 Ford L9000 truck for pulling trailers. Tag #Marshal0619.................$35,000 1972 Ford F900 dump truck with 10-yard. Tag #JackW0419......................... Call 1966 Chevrolet green/white truck. Tag #Jeff0518.......................................$6000 Chevrolet C60 truck with 24-ft flatbed. Tag #VicC0218................................. $3000 1952 rockpicking truck with 12-ft. box and hoist. Tag #JackW0418................. Call

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David Hecker with his Grand Champion Market Hog at the 2019 Wibaux County Fair.

Installing solar panels on agricultural lands

MISCELLANEOUS

USED TRACTORS

Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust.

Fits various models.................$2500 Wagner loader for Ford 8N, 9N, and NAA. Complete with front pump & mounts....................................$1500 White Cab to fit Oliver 55 Series tractor ..................................MAKE OFFER Running gear................................$1000 Shaver HD8 front mount post driver....... ................................................$1295 Heavy duty post hole auger, 3-pt....$995

Zetor 8641 with loader, cab, air conditioning, 3 pt., rear remotes, 4WD, field ready............$18,500 Mahindra 1526 with 1526L loader, 4WD, 3-pt., PTO, hydrostatic transmission..................$13,750 Oliver 1655 2WD, gas, 3-pt., PTO with loader........................$8500 Ford Major 2WD, 3-pt., PTO..$1000

CONSIGNED

New Eagle 560HD..................$625 New Eagle 7-ft. 3 point rear blade.. ..........................................$675 New Eagle 566HD..................$699 New Eagle 8-ft. 3 point rear blade.. ..........................................$725 New Eagle 672HD..................$729 New Eagle 784 HD.................$779

Allied/Farm KingYC74 snow blower w/hydraulic chute control.. $3500 John Deere 6600 combine, gas, pickup header......... COMING IN Massey-Ferguson 510 combine with Perkins diesel............$3250 Hesston 1014 12-ft. swather........... .......................... NEEDS WORK New Holland 855 round baler.$3850 New Holland 1033 balewagon........ ......................................... CALL

Good Selection Of Spike Tooth Harrows Starting At $150.00 Tarter Equipment 6-ft. rotary mower...................$1595 5-ft. rotary mower...................$1395 4-ft. rotary mower...................$1295 7-ft. heavy duty disk plow.......$1500 6-ft. heavy duty disk plow.......$1000 3-ft. 1 bottom plow....................$695 7-ft. rock rakes, 3-point............$600 (3) 6-ft. rock rakes, 3-point.......$575 7-ft. back blade.........................$475 6-ft. back blade.........................$425 Super Spear quick attach bale spear..................................$499

NEW Eagle attachments

USED HAYING

American Hay Master 500 series stack wagon.....................$7500

New Holland 1002 balewagon....$3500 Hesston 1014 swather................$1500 New Holland 320 square baler, field ready......................................$1000

New Red Devil

6-ft. snow blower with QA skid steer mount.

Kioti CS2210 sub compact with SL2410 loader, 4WD hydrostatic transmission, engine heater, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires. FREE 60” midmount mower.................................$13,850 Kioti CK2610 with KL4010 loader, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty. ............................................... CALL Kioti CK3510hst with KL4030 loader 35 hp, 66” bucket, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty............. CALL Kioti CK4010hst with KL4030 loader 40 hp, 66” bucket, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty............. CALL Kioti DK4510hst with KL5010 loader 45 hp, 72” bucket, 4WD, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty........ ............................................... CALL Kioti DK4710SEH with KL5020 loader 47 hp, 72” bucket, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, 3 point, PTO, industrial tires, 6 year warranty............. CALL Mechron 2200 UTV, 4WD, steel dump, box, HD tires, glass window shield, roof................................... On Sale!

NEW KIOTI IMPLEMENTS AVAILABLE Double Bale Spear, 44”............$673 Triple Bale Spear, 32”..............$750

We now have

In Stock $6250

PARTS UNITS

New Holland 320 square baler........... .......................................For Parts Massey Fergusen 165 complete tractor...................................For Parts Ford 2000 Select-o-Speed...For Parts

Serving Montana for 72 Years Proudly Family Owned & Operated SITREX RAKES

KIOTI TRACTORS IN STOCK

WALLENSTEIN

wood splitters, chippers and log grapples available.

MISCELLANEOUS ATTACHMENTS

New Front Mount QA bale spears for skid steer loader mount..... $1011

NEW DIRTY HANDS POST HOLE AUGERS IN STOCK Standard Duty and Heavy Duty 9” and 12” Augers

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Phone (406) 227-6821

East Helena, Montana

Serving HELENA and surrounding areas for 72 YEARS!

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By Chris Branam, Oregon State University The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University (OSU) study.

The study published in the journal Scientific Reports, finds that if less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to solar panels, it would be sufficient to fulfill global electric energy demand. The concept of co-developing the same area of land for both solar photovoltaic power and conventional agriculture is known as agrivoltaics.

“Our results indicate that there’s a huge potential for solar and agriculture to work together to provide reliable energy,” said corresponding author Chad Higgins, an associate professor in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “There’s an old adage that agriculture can overproduce anything. That’s what we found in electricity, too. It turns out that 8,000 years ago, farmers found the best places to harvest solar energy on Earth.”

The results have implications for the current practice of constructing large solar arrays in deserts, Higgins said.

“Solar panels are finicky,” he said. “Their efficiency drops the hotter the panels get. That barren land is hotter. Their productivity is less than what it could be per acre.”

For their study, OSU researchers analyzed power production data collected by Tesla, which has installed five large grid-tied, ground-mounted solar electric arrays on agricultural lands owned by Oregon State. Specifically, the team looked at data collected every 15 minutes at the 35th Street Solar Array installed in 2013 on the west side of OSU’s Corvallis campus.

The researchers synchronized the Tesla information with data collected by microclimate research stations they installed at the array that recorded mean air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, soil moisture and incoming solar energy.

Based on those results, Elnaz Hassanpour Adeh, a recent Ph.D. graduate from OSU’s water resources engineering program and co-author on the study, developed a model for photovoltaic efficiency as a function of air temperature, wind speed and relative humidity.

“We found that when it’s cool outside the efficiency gets better,” Higgins said. “If it’s hot the efficiency gets worse.

When it is dead calm the efficiency is worse, but some wind makes it better. As the conditions became more humid, the panels did worse. Solar panels are just like people and the weather, they are happier when it’s cool and breezy and dry.”

Using global maps made from satellite images, Adeh then applied that model worldwide, spanning 17 classes of globally accepted land cover, including classes such as croplands, mixed forests, urban and savanna. The classes were then ranked from best (croplands) to worst (snow/ice) in terms of where a solar panel would be most productive.

The model was then re-evaluated to assess the agrivoltaic potential to meet projected global electric energy demand that has been determined by the World Bank.

Higgins and Adeh previously published research that shows that solar panels increase agricultural production on dry, unirrigated farmland. Those results indicated that locating solar panels on pasture or agricultural fields could increase crop yields.

Co-authors on the recent study were Stephen Good, an assistant professor in OSU’s Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, and Marc Calaf, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Utah State University.

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##### The first barley beer in history may have been from Iran, where beer is now illegal for 98% of the population.

WANTED Dozer blade and mounts for John Deere 4x4 tractor Call 406-799-7994

John Deere New and Remanufactured Hydraulic Pump Remanufactured Selective Control Valve

(406) 652-1125

JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

John Deere X300 mower with 42” deck.................$950

(406) 600-7589

Jackie Waller and Tip took home Reserve Champion obedience and showmanship honors at the Marias Fair. Photo by Kari Lewis.

Mark Reinmuth 406-262-3842

John Deere 2030 tractor in excellent condition.......$8500

John Deere 7920 175 hp tractor, bucket, grapple, bale spear, wheel weights, Cat 3 hitch, 4497 hours, like new condition...................$96,000

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$55,000

2006 Kenworth T800

C15, 13 speed, PRIMAAX suspension

1992 Peterbilt 379 EXHD

Detroit, 460 hp, 18 speed, pre ELOG, pre EGR, push axle.

$46,900

$29,900

1992 Freightliner FLD120 Series 60 Detroit, 333 hp, 13 speed, COZAD ramps, freshly painted.

Trailers For Sale:

2007 Peterbilt 379

C15, 475 hp, 10 speed, 246” wheelbase, all aluminum, new clutch

$5000

$43,900

$44,500

1997 Peterbilt 379 EXHD

Cat 3406E, 470 hp, 13 speed, pre ELOG, pre EGR, Webasto heater, Right Weigh on board scale, headache rack.

$32,000

1985 Timpte

Super Hopper Grain Trailer 2013 Frontier 47-ft.

Ag Hopper 3 axle w/steerable lift axle - $32,900

2000 Wilson 48-ft. flatbed - $10,500 1997 Alloy 48-ft. flatbed - $8500

2000 Peterbilt 379

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By Kaine Korzekwa, American Society of Agronomy of moisture taken up by the ground corn Products we commonly buy at the sucan impact the masa. permarket, such as tortillas and corn chips, “The quality of grain and masa is exare made from food grade corn. The corn is grown, harvested, bought by a food tremely important to the final product company, turned into masa (dough from quality,” Hirsch explains. “If the consisground corn) through a chemical process, tency of the masa is not correct, there will and then made into our favorite products. be consequences for the texture and taste Each of these important steps has impliof the final products.”

Hirsch and her colleagues would like cations for the next — and some scientists to see researchers explore all of these are calling for more research to make each areas to better understand how to breed step better to benefit both companies and and grow the best corn for making high consumers. quality masa. The work would involve “Breeding, production, and processing plant breeders, agronomists, chemists, of food grade corn is a massive industry,” food scientists, production specialists, and explains Candice Hirsch from University many others. of Minnesota. “Yet, there is limited knowl“Ideally we would like to determine edge on each of these steps.” which attributes are best to allow us to She adds that each step of this value breed better corn, and also come up with chain spans many scientific areas. This methods to be able to quickly test these results in the information being spread attributes,” Hirsch says. “Another appliacross scientists who don’t regularly communicate with each other. To start cation is doing screening so companies tackling this problem, Hirsch and her team buying corn can determine if a shipment reviewed knowledge on making corn into has the necessary attributes to make a food products. They used information high-quality product.” from both universities and industry.

She adds that the collaboration between The researchers laid out the importance University of Minnesota, PepsiCo, and of corn quality and masa quality. Hirsch Corteva was critical in reviewing research says that the breeding of food grade corn in this area. In working together, they receives relatively few resources. Howwere able to define what was known and unknown across the value chain, and how ever, this corn is made into products we to fill the gaps. eat. Better quality corn will provide a Additionally, the public is interested in better product to consumers. this work because we like to know where Better corn would have a higher yield, our food comes from. The researchers’ costing companies less money and possireview provides a look at how corn chips bly making the product cheaper. It could are made. It also identifies factors that afalso increase the quality and consistency of the products we buy. fect taste, texture, and nutritional aspects The hardness of the corn kernels, for of chips. example, is important. It can affect how “I have worked in a number of research well the corn ships and how many of the activities that involve improving raw plant kernels crack during shipping. These material for direct human consumption,” cracks then affect the moisture uptake Hirsch says. “I find it very rewarding. It while the masa is being made. is very relatable to the general public, Combined with other qualities of the which makes it a great way to connect kernel, such as starch levels, the amount with people.”

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Pheromones give nematodes a boost in controlling pests

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service Beneficial nematodes are used as biological control agents to fight a variety of insect pests that severely damage crops.

However, in many cases the nematodes don’t measure up to other control methods such as certain chemical pesticides.

A recent Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study, published in The Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, shows that beneficial nematodes (also called entomopathogenic nematodes) treated with pheromone extracts are more effective at killing an economically important insect—the pecan weevil—as well as the black soldier fly.

The pecan weevil is a major pecan pest in the Southeast as well as in Texas and Oklahoma, said David Shapiro-Ilan, an entomologist at the ARS Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Georgia. If left uncontrolled, it can reduce crop production up to 70 percent.

An advantage of using beneficial nematodes is that they are safe for humans and the environment and target only specific insects, Shapiro-Ilan said.

In earlier research, Shapiro-Ilan and his colleagues discovered that pheromones produced by beneficial nematodes direct their behavior—telling them to disperse or infect insects. With that in mind, they sought ways to use pheromones to enhance nematodes’ behavior to kill more insect pests.

Since then, ARS has established a cooperative research agreement with Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company that develops and produces nematode pheromones that can be used to direct beneficial nematode behavior.

Shapiro-Ilan and his colleagues—ARS post-doctoral research associate Camila Oliveira-Hofman, Pheronym CEO Fatma Kaplan and Ed Lewis, head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology at the University of Idaho—tested the efficacy of Pheronym’s beneficial nematodes exposed to pheromone extracts. The research showed that pheromone induced nematodes were 28 to 78 percent more effective in controlling pecan weevils and black soldier flies in greenhouse soil than non-exposed nematodes. In addition, a higher number of pheromonetreated nematodes invaded insect larvae compared to the non-treated nematodes.

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MSU researchers examine benefits of sheep grazing in vegetable farming

By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service out there, and we’re actually seeing higher Farmers and ranchers have long been in nitrogen in the soil after the sheep have search of ways to limit the need for tillage grazed, so that’s less fertilizer they have to and chemical herbicides on farmland, and apply and less cost in actually purchasing two researchers in Montana State Univerthe fertilizer.” sity’s College of Agriculture are working One of the upsides to the project is that on a project that may provide a solution. it doesn’t require the producer partners to With help from the Western Sustainable change anything in their systems — simAgricultural Research and Education proply allow Ragen and Benson to take soil gram, which is being hosted by MSU until samples before and after sheep are allowed 2023, Devon Ragen, a research associate in grazed on the plots. They do much of their the Department of Animal and Range Sciwork with a part of the MSU-owned flock ences, and graduate student Trestin Benson of sheep that lives at Fort Ellis Research have conducted two years of tests on local Farm. For Benson, who began working with farms to see if grazing sheep on vegetable Ragen in 2017 while finishing her underor cover crop plots can help improve soil health while reducing artificial inputs to graduate studies, the project has provided the soil. an opportunity to adapt based on farmer “We’re looking at differences in microinterests.

“When it started out, we thought it was bial communities in the soil and nutrient going to be a cropping systems project,” profiles,” said Ragen. “We use sheep for Benson said, but farmers were keen to test a pre-graze before seeding to clean up all the ideas in the context of vegetable farmthe weeds instead of having to spray or till it up.” ing. “It’s evolved into something a little Tillage, she said, is one of the biggest different and unique that way. It’s been fun detriments to organic farmers. While useful working with the farmers and all their diffor turning fertilizer and plant matter into ferent systems, which gives an interesting the soil, it also promotes wind erosion by perspective.” making the upper layers of earth easier to The SARE program, which focuses on blow away. If incorporating sheep into a supporting projects dedicated to furthering farming system results in less need for tillsustainable agriculture, is the nation’s top producer-led grant program in the field. age, it would be a win for farmers. Ragen MSU was selected in 2018 as the western and Benson have partnered with Strike regional host for the program, which will Farms in Bozeman, 13 Mile Lamb and bring more than $27 million in grants and Wool in Belgrade, and Black Cat Farm in operational costs to MSU researchers and Boulder, Colorado; all three farms volungraduate students over the next five years. teered to test out their theory and allow Ragen and Benson’s project received a sheep to graze their vegetable fields.

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N.D. 4-H shooting sports teams place in National Championships

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota’s 4-H shooting sports • Shotgun team tied for seventh in sportarchery team placed 10th and the shotgun ing clays team placed 11th at the 2019 4-H National • Morstad - 17th (score 81/100) Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska.

• Scheffert - 21st (score 78/100) The youth competed in a field of 30 teams • Ohma - 50th (score 69/100) in the shotgun events and 24 teams in the • Hill - 98th (score 50/100) archery events.

Day 1 - Archery The North Dakota teams consisted of • Archery team placed 15th in Federation competitors who qualified in the 2018 North Internationale de Tir a l’Arc archery Dakota State Championships in shotgun and • Myers - 34th (score 660/720) archery. Each team had four members who • Niemuth - 61st (score 635/720) competed in their qualifying discipline.

• Sprague - 62nd (score 634/720) Members of the shotgun team were • Boehm - 73rd (score 621/720) Zachary Ohma, Chris Morstad and Erich Day 2 - Shotgun Scheffert from Ramsey County and Andrew • Shotgun team finished 17th in skeet Hill from Dickey County. ShiAnne Boehm • Morstad - 59th (score 83/100) and Ben Niemuth from Morton County, • Scheffert - 65th (score 81/100) Ethan Myers from Ward County and Ethan • Ohma - 72nd (score 80/100) Sprague from Stutsman County represented • Hill - 100th (score 67/100) North Dakota in archery.

Day 2 - Archery The teams were required to participate in • Archery team placed seventh in field 3-D, World Federation Field Archery and archery a half-field round of National Federation • Myers - 13th (score 240/280) Archery Association archery at the Na• Sprague - 23rd (score 233/280) tional Championships. The shotgun events • Niemuth - 56th (score 214/280) included trap, skeet and sporting clays. Par• Boehm - 64th (score 209/280) ticipants earned individual and team awards Day 3 - Shotgun for the top 10 placings in the discipline for • Shotgun team finished 10th in trap each day and overall match awards.

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Kirsten Johnson with her Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2019 Wibaux County Fair.

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Handing the attendant $1.50, he couldn’t help but comment, “The last time I came to the movies, popcorn was only 15 cents.”

“Well, sir,” the attendant replied with a grin, “You’re really going to enjoy yourself. We have sound now.”

September, 2019 will be...

Sourdough September

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JIM NIELSEN TRUCK & PARTS, INC.

P.O. Box 3072 • 4075 Wynne Avenue • Butte, Montana 59702 • (406) 494-3394 • Mobile (406) 565-7235

Inventory Available Special Equipment Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked bread? And what is more delicious than the smell of a freshly baked sour2000 Chevrolet 1 ton, 4 door pick- 2007 International 4400 20-ft. reef- Sturdy-weld 16-ft. aluminum dump up, white, 6.5 diesel, automatic, er box, DT466, 7 speed, good dough loaf? We certainly can’t think of box and hoist runs good rubber, will seperate (4) 16-ft. thru 24-ft. van bodies anything better!

1995 Chevrolet 1 ton pickup, 2006 Sterling SA tractor, green Henke 11-ft. x 6” reversible snow And neither can the guys behind brown, 6.5 diesel, automatic, 2001 International 4900 chassis, plow assembly Sourdough September! This is the one runs good white Ridewell air lift non steer axles month of the year during which sour1984 Pete Co. mobile home toter, 2000 International 4900 chassis, Wausau 10-ft. reversible snow plow Cat 3406, 10 speed, new rubwhite dough is celebrated and people are encouraged to try to start assembly ber, sell whole or parts!

1994 International 4900 tandem 22-ft. all steel flat bed, like new their very own starter that they will be able to use to make 1982 Ford L8000 cement mixer, chassis, white (2) Heil 14-ft. gravel boxes and bread. white, Cat 3208, 13 speed, 1993 International 4700 scissor hoists It’s a great way to get into baking if you have never tried works good dump, white (5) aluminum cab guards, various before, and you will certainly be able to find some great local 1982 International SA dump truck, 1992 Chevrolet Kodiak SA chasstyles events where you can show off your attempts at bread and yellow, 345 V8, 5 speed, new sis, white (3) underbody hoist assemblies tires, runs good can sample some from the pros!

(9) aluminum under bed tool boxes 2011 Great Dane 53-ft. van trailer, Currently Omaha 13-ft. all steel grain box and History Of Sourdough September slight accident damage, easy fix hoist Every September since 2013 has been known as Sourdough wrecking or storage!

Pacific 16-ft. all steel grain box and September. Even though this month might just have a very hoist, excellent shape 230 trucks.

Semi Trailers short history so far, it has certainly grown in popularity over National 300B truck mounted, 2000 Great Dane 53-ft. reefer, just a few years. crane All shapes white It was the brainchild of the Real Bread Campaign, who are (3) wet kit assemblies 1999 Hyundai 53-ft. curtain van, & sizes!

(2) Omaha 16-ft. flatbeds and trying to spread knowledge of all things bread so that housewhite hoists holds all over the world are less likely to rely on factory made 1991 Kentucky 48-ft. furniture, yellow Omaha 15-ft. all steel grain box, TRANSPORTATION and processed loaves from their local supermarket.

(3) 1999 Fruehauf SA converter double hoist AVAILABLE! By spreading their love of sourdough, the initiative wants (3) late model semi trailer air ride dollies to get more and more people baking and appreciating locally sliders Sales lot located I-90 at Rocker Interchange (60) transport chains and binders baked and artisanal loaves that are often a lot healthier than shop-bought bread options.

How to celebrate Sourdough September It doesn’t matter whether you are already super experienced with baking sourdough or you have never attempted to bake any kind of bread before – there will be a lot of things you can do to get involved with Sourdough September! If you want something easy, then you can always just donate some money to the associated charity.

Think you could do with learning a bit more on the true art of sourdough? You will then be able to really appreciate this special kind of bread!

There’s certainly a lot to learn and read up on, and there will *USED* Myers VB 750 Vertical Beater Manure *USED* Harsh 302 mounted on a 1970 *USED* NT 1260A Feeder Wagon (MIX14RTbe plenty of literature availSpreader (MIXMS#6064) International 1600 (MIX14RTSU#6054) SU#4158) able throughout the whole of $37,500.00 $22,000.00 $15,000.00 the month. It’s worth checking the Real Bread Campaign’s website to see some of their suggested readings.

Once you have clued yourself up, you will then easily be able to tell a true sourdough from a “sourfaux”!

Then, if you are feeling *USED* Harsh 406 Mixer mounted on a 1982 *USED* Sioux Automation 4500 Mixer *USED* Oswalt 3-Auger 420 Mixer mounted on confident, you could even International Cab Over (MIX14RTSU#6036) mounted on a 1997 International Model 4700 start a sourdough starter. After a Ford 800 Truck (MIX16SU#6053) a few days of fermentation, $50,000.00 (MIX16S#6051) $35,000.00 you will be able to use this starter to make your very first loaf of sourdough bread! Why not let your friends and family have a taste to see what they think?

Lots of bakeries will put on regular events as well.

These can be anything from XHD 20 Morlang Manure Spreader. Horizontal *USED* Oswalt 400 Trailer Pull Mixer with *USED* Schwartz Model 850 Trailer, 3-Auger sourdough tastings to bakery 2 beater, mounted on a 1993 Kenworth T600 Digi*Star Scale (MIX14TU#6049) w/Chain & Flat Discharge (MIX10SU#6003) classes, and are a fun way to (MIXMS#6062) $20,000.00 $10,000.00 meet up with others who want to find out more about this Many More Available on WesternRanchSupply.com kind of bread and the various flavorings and additions that bakers tend to add.

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WANTED TO BUY:

Allis Chalmers tractors 4W305, 4W220, D21, 220, 8010-8070 mfwd Any condition considered Phone Nathan at 701-240-5737 or 1-800-735-5846, email: swensonrv@srt.com For the first time in many years, there was a 4-H dairy show at the Marias Fair! Destini Anderson took home Reserve Champion dairy showman honors and Rosie earned Reserve Champion dairy animal award. The showmanship award allowed Destini to compete in the Round Robin showmanship competition Saturday.

Photo by Mary Anderson.

Overview of whole farm revenue protection insurance

By James Sedman, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, farm and ranch management specialist in the department

I believe the Krogmann BaleBed is the most outstanding bed on the market. I like the features this bed has over the competition.”

- Roger Miller, Booker, TX

Custom built Across the bed toolbox shorter or longer beds. 70”Lx1O”H x 20’W - complete Standard Equip: with stainless steel hinges, arm extensions, gn tray and gas shock. & receiver hitches, side rails, lights, trailer plug & pioneer Lift, Haul and dump with quick connects.

Side toolboxes 30” Lx17” H x 12” D standard size of 12 ga. steel with stainless steel hinges and latch.

the Krogmann Carry-All

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ITEMS FOR SALE

World War II Items

1942 Cletrack M2 high speed tractor, runs and steers good, front and rear hydraulics, front blade for snow or dirt, rubber tracks. Decent tractor with parts................................$5500 1940s GMC Dukw 6x6. Hoe only. No running gear...........................$1000 TD18 beach tractor, front winch only, with grill guard..........................$500 5-yard pup trailer, air brakes, 18,000# axle, 8.25x15 rubber, pintle hitch, like new...................................$5900

1979 Oshkosh 6x6, water truck, 290 Big Cam Cummins and jake brake, 8LL transmission, 4000 gallon tank with new 2” self load pump and pressurized spray bar, 2” water cannon and hose reel, will run highway speeds. Great Ranch truck or for snowplow.............................$13,500 National 10-ton crane, lift cylinder, 47-ft. boom with pump, complete rebuild, useable, you mount....$3900

Fiat Allis 945B wheel loader, 7 yard bucket. Runs good, needs transmission work, with spare parts and tires, works as forklift...............$6500 obo

1999 Ford F550 XLT, 4x4, loaded service truck, 7.3 Power Stroke diesel, automatic performance transmission, welder, generator and air compressor, 6500# hydraulic mechanic crane with winch remote, 13-ft. main boom & 10-ft. jib, custom bumper, low miles, runs good, clean.$21,500

Wisconsin 20-ton tilt bed trailer, hydraulic tilt and tail, 30-ft. bed x 102”, 17.5 tires, factory electric brakes, oil filled hubs. Works great...........$9000

Phone 406-777-1435 leave message

The popularity and use of insurance programs offered under Federal Crop Insurance has steadily grown the previous 15 years.

Policies protecting against loss of yield, revenue, or both are available for most major crops and forages.

There are several scenarios in Wyoming where coverage may not be feasible or available; this includes smaller-scale and specialty-type operations such as farm-totable, unprocessed or unaltered products, or any niche production business that would be considered underserved or without access to conventional crop insurance.

These operations are similar to commercial farms and ranches where they could benefit from enhanced risk management and more stable revenue streams using crop insurance programs.

Whole Farm Revenue Protection Basic Policy Provisions The Whole Farm Revenue Protection (or WFRP) insurance program provides gross revenue insurance coverage for all commodities produced on a farm or ranch under one insurance policy. This coverage could especially benefit specialty crop and livestock producers.

WFRP provides coverage for all (in-

surable) commodities except timber and forage products, livestock for show or sport, and pets. WFRP policies can be used alone or in conjunction with other federal insurance policies; premiums and coverage are adjusted, depending on the level of coverage provided by other policies.

Replant coverage is available for annual crops, except those covered by another crop insurance policy. This coverage is equal to the cost of replanting up to a maximum of 20 percent of the expected revenue multiplied by the coverage level, or when 20 percent of the crop must be replanted.

Coverage is provided for the fiscal year after sign-up, and losses are determined after the close of the fiscal year and a farm’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Schedule F forms are submitted.

A farm’s approved revenue is determined by its whole farm history report, farm operation report, and growth information.

A farm may insure revenue up to a total of $8,500,000 at a 50 to 85 percent coverage level. In other words, a farm with $10,000,000 in income may insure up to a maximum of 85 percent (with restrictions) coverage. Losses, calculated after taxes are filed for the policy year, occur when the revenue-to-count is lower than the insured revenue.

Financial and Eligibility Provisions/ Limitations WFRP polices do come with a few financial requirements. Producers must meet federal eligibility requirements and file a Schedule F tax form. Five consecutive years CONTINUED ON PAGE B20

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Big Sky Equipment Co. Phone 406-278-3277 Sales Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 Kurt Christiaens 450-3277 cell FAX 1-406-278-7882 Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Conrad, Montana Parts After Hours/Weekends website: www.4newholland.com 450-6463

USED SPRAYERS

2013 Sprayflex sprayer on 2005 International 4300 truck, International DT466 engine, Allison transmission, pushbutton shift selector, auto steer, Raven Auto Rate, Field Star 1500 gallon, good tires, 120-ft. booms.................................................................... Just Traded 2012 Apache AS1020 self-propelled, Flexi-Coil S67XL, 120-ft. wheel boom, Top-Con X20 with RTK, Auto-Steer, manual fold, 1500 gallon, FlexControl or Auto-Boom, 100-ft. booms, 5 section Raven interface, TeeJet double nozzle control......................$159,900............... bodies, inductor cone, hydro pump, 6 ball valves, foam marker, windscreens, PRICE REDUCED................... $129,900 18.4x26 diamond tires (U21171).

2007 Apache 1010 self-propelled, 100-ft.

Reduced...................................... $5995 steel booms, 1000 gallon tank................. ............................................. Just Traded

GREAT VALUE ON ALL DRILLS IN STOCK

2009 John Deere 1830 60-ft. air drill with 1910 tow behind cart, 12” spacing, capped steel press wheels, single shoot, 350 bushel cart, variable rate.......................... $74,500

USED TRACTORS

2014 New Holland T9.565HD 4WD, 55 gpm, autoguidance ready, low hours..Just Traded

2013 John Deere 9510R 4WD tractor, 4 remotes, GreenStar, PTO....... $219,500 2009 Case IH Magnum 210, MFD, powershift transmission, self-leveling loader.

Currently in shop for transmission rebuild...................................Just Traded

2012 Case IH Puma 170 with loader, auto-guide ready, NEW Alo Quicke loader. .................................................. $89,900

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT 2004 New Holland SD440 51-ft. air drill with 380 cart, 12” spacing, single shoot, blockage sensor.................................... $62,500 Ezee-On 7400 40-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 160 bushel cart, ground driven fan. Very good condition........................................ $12,900

USED COMBINES New Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive, good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only....... $16,995

2009 McCormick XTX145 tractor, powershift, self-leveling loader, rear wheel weights, low hours.................... $64,900 2014 New Holland Speedrower 130, low hours, pre-DEF, 18-ft. sickle header.

Excellent condition.................... $89,900

2003 New Holland HW320, 18-ft. sickle header................................. Just Traded 2015 New Holland CR8.90 combine, DFR stone protection, yield & moisture........... .................................................. $289,900 2009 Case IH 7088 combine, rock trap, chopper, yield/moisture............. $114,900 2007 Case IH 2588 combine, rock trap, yield and moisture............................... $89,900 1990 Case IH 1660 combine.... Just Traded

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2013 New Holland CR7090, low hours, ASP stone protection, yield & moisture........... .................................................. $228,900

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

2005 Trail-Eze 80HT drop deck equipment trailer with 2-stage hydraulic tail, 80,000 lb GVW, triple axle, hydraulic winch, slide outs widen to 13-ft., good rubber.............

Was $52,500......................Now $45,000

MacDon A30 16-ft. swing tongue mower conditioner, rubber-on-rubber roller. Very good condition............................ $21,900 2009 Vermeer R2800 hay rake.Just Traded New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... ...........................................................Call New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... ...........................................................Call New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine..... ...........................................................Call

NEW & USED HEADERS 2014 MacDon D65 40-ft. draper header......

.................................................... $51,900 2014 MacDon D65 35-ft. draper header...... .................................................... $49,900 MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pickup reel, transport............................. $49,900 2011 MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header, pickup reel, Case IH adapter (from 7088), gauge wheels, slow speed transport package.............................................. $44,900 Case IH 1010-30 combine header, pickup reel.......................................... Let’s Deal Case IH 1010-25 header, pickup reel........... ............................................. Just Traded Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oilbath wobble drive................... Let’s Deal Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oilbath wobble drive................... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 combine pickup header......... ................................................ Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 pickup header....... Let’s Deal Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment..................................... $6500 Case IH 1015-12 pickup header........ $4900 International 810-13 pickup header............ ............................................. Just Traded

USED BALE PROCESSORS Vermeer BPX7000 bale processor.... $7500

Bale King 880 bale processor........... $6900

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EASTSLOPE KENNEL & GAMEBIRDS

ORDERS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR:

• Pheasant hens - year old - spring delivery • Pheasants - 10 weeks old - 50/50 mix - delivery August through September 15th • Pheasants & Chukars - Mature flight birds delivery starting September 1st Call now for pricing and available delivery dates. Brochures mailed upon request.

TONY FOWLER PO BOX 640 238 SPUR RD CONRAD, MT 59425-0640 (406) 278-5814

Shawn Vermulm going over horse patterns with Sadie Vermulm of Conrad and her horse, Sonny, prior to going into the arena at the recent Marias Fair held in Shelby, Montana.

Pheasant - Chukar Lab

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How do I keep more of the nitrogen in my soil?

From Soil Science Society of America involves ways to reduce 4 key losses: Nitrogen is the most common nutrient 1. Leaching to limit plant growth, so gardeners often 2. Ammonia volatilization add it in the form of fertilizer. However, 3. Denitrification used improperly, nitrogen runoff can cause 4. Harvesting. serious pollution. The Soil Science Society Gardeners – and farmers – all need to of America’s (SSSA) May 1st Soils Matter pay attention to the weather forecast. High blog takes a look at factors that will help temperatures, and incoming rainfall both your garden (and lawn) while protecting mean you should hold off on fertilizing. the environment.

Other practices during harvest can also help.

“The nitrogen cycle, in which nitrogen In this way, you can keep nitrogen in your moves through soil, water, air, and organyard, and out of our water supplies – and isms, is one of the most complex element atmosphere! cycles,” says Rivka Fidel, University of Read the entire post here to help your Arizona. “Luckily, keeping nitrogen in the garden grow – and keep the environsoil simply involves reducing the losses of ment safe: https://soilsmatter.wordpress. nitrogen from the soil. Losses are ways that com/2019/05/01/how-do-i-keep-more-ofnitrogen exits the soil.” the-nitrogen-in-my-soil Fidel’s advice to keep nitrogen in soil, ##### We use more salt to get ice off our roads (8% of the global salt production) than to eat (6% of the global salt production).

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Overview of whole farm revenue protection insurance CONTINUED FROM PAGE B18

of tax returns are required (unless exempt) to establish coverage.

Participating farms can insure revenue of up to $10,000,000 at 85 percent coverage. Percent coverage decreases as the level of gross revenue increases over this point. For example, a producer with $13,067,923 of revenue could insure at the 65 percent coverage level.

Producers who wish to insure at the 80 or 85 percent coverage level must meet the diversity requirement of at least three different commodities grown or raised. Commodity revenue must be at least 8.3 percent of the total revenue insured to be a counted commodity.

If commodities do not meet that revenue requirement, they may be lumped together to meet coverage requirements.

Eligible producers may have no more than $1,000,000 in expected revenue from greenhouse and nursery operations or from the sale of animals and/or animal products. No more than 50 percent of total revenue can be from commodities purchased for resale (such as grain or livestock).

Any federal crop insurance policy carried in addition to WFRP must include buy-up coverage levels. If potatoes are raised or there are commodities insured under Actual Production History (APH) plans, there must be two or more commodities contributing to farm gross revenue.

In the event of a loss, a producer who does not have expenses during the policy period of at least 70 percent of approved expenses (determined in the policy) will have the insured revenue amount reduced by 1 percent for each 1 percent actual expenses are below 70 percent of approved expenses. For example, if an organic lamb producer purchased coverage for $100,000 in revenue and had actual expenses that were 65 percent of the approved expenses, the revenue guarantee would be reduced by $5,000 because expenses were five percentage points lower than the approved expenses.

For more information For a detailed explanation of Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP), including an example Wyoming farm producing several crops, view Whole Farm Revenue Protection: A Crop Insurance Available in All Wyoming Counties, at the Western Risk Management Library bit.ly/2WhXreO. Visit RightRisk.org for more information about how crop insurance policies may fit your risk management planning.

IANR launches working group focused on rural community prosperity

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln, IANR News The Institute of Agriculture and Natural and external stakeholders will be engaged Resources (IANR) at the University of throughout the process.

Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) has launched a The following members have been apworking group to identify ways that the pointed to the working group: university can better support the state’s rural • Mark Balschweid, Department of Agcommunities. ricultural Leadership, Education and Com“The University of Nebraska (NU) is a key munication, Rural Futures Institute resource for the state’s rural communities,” • Theresa Klein, Rural Futures Institute said NU Vice President and IANR Harlan • Don Macke, Nebraska Extension ComVice Chancellor Mike Boehm. “As part of munity Vitality Initiative our efforts to ensure the continued competi• Amy Struthers, College of Journalism and Mass Communications tiveness of our state, this working group will • Larry VanTassell, Department of Agrihelp rural communities position themselves for long-term economic prosperity.” cultural Economics The working group will create a com• Milan Wall, Heartland Center for Leadprehensive strategic framework for an inership Development • Kim Wilson, Nebraska Extension Comnovative, robust and integrated approach to rural community vitality, prosperity and munity Vitality Initiative resilience. To achieve this goal, the group Don Macke will serve as the convener for will conduct a thorough review of successful the working group. The strategic framework approaches to rural community prosperity as is due to Boehm by November 15, 2019. reflected in best practices in Nebraska and elsewhere. This involves exploring how the ##### visions and efforts of NU’s Rural Futures The Fertile Crescent (also known as the Institute, Nebraska Extension, the DepartCradle of Civilization) was home to the ment of Agricultural Leadership, Education eight Neolithic founder crops important in and Communication, and the Department early agriculture (wheat, einkorn, barley, of Agricultural Economics, along with flax, chick pea, pea, lentil, bitter vetch), and other IANR, UNL and NU resources may four of the five most important species of be leveraged to enhance partnerships with domesticated animals cows, goats, sheep, rural Nebraskans and others interested in and pigs. strengthening the economic prosperity and ##### vitality of rural communities.

Japan imports rice from the U.S. in order Organization, staff, space and funding to comply with World Trade Organization needed to fulfill this enhanced mission will rules, but little of it is eaten by the Japanese. be significant considerations for the workInstead it is given to North Korea as food ing group. A broad spectrum of internal aid, fed to pigs or left to rot in warehouses.

NEW New Holland Equipment

New Holland 165HBS and 195HBS Spreaders Here Now! New Holland Workmaster 25S in various configurations for all your jobs.

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HAY FOR SALE

(200 ton) alfalfa/grass 320 large round bales...................$110/ton (425 ton) hay barley/oats/peas 700 large round bales... $100/ton

Delivery Available, (406) 564-0549

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SUNNEN HONING MACHINE FOR SALE $4,250 Call Glen Cowan (406) 231-5522 Corvallis, MT

USED New Holland Equipment

New Holland Skidsteers EH Controls, mechanical controls, various sizes in stock.

2018 New Holland T6.175 MFWD, Dual Command transmission, 3 remotes Call for Special Price!

New Holland Workmaster and Powerstar Tractors cab, MFWD

2014 New Holland SR160 with 14ft. head, sickle, well maintained, clean cab..............Call for Price

2013 New Holland BC5080 16x18, chamber extension, hydraulic tension, in good shape.............. .............................Call for Price

Other Used Equipment

New Holland Tedders and Rotary Rakes Here Now!

Kubota DM1022 3 point disc mower, 7-ft. 2” cut, like new.... . ..................................... $7800 2016 H&S HT8 hay tedder, 8-ft.... . ..................................... $4000

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Watch our website for upcoming online auctions!

2016 New Holland L228 skid steer, open cab, mechanical controls, auxiliary hydraulics, 1140 hours.. ...................................... $37,000

2006 New Holland TV145 bidirectional, cab, hydro transmission, 5498 hours.................... $65,000 2016 New Holland Boomer 41 cab, hydrostat, loader, R4 tires, 239 hours..............................$36,000 New Holland 1049 balewagon, no cab....................................$9500 New Holland header frame, fits TV145...............................$2500

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Wayne Miller, Manager – 406-369-0348 Find more listings and upcoming auctions at: www.westernmontananewholland.com

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Say you saw it in the Trader’s Dispatch

ROUND BALER FOR SALE 2006 Challenger RB56 round baler, same as Hesston 956A, 4500 total bales, always shedded, excellent condition.

Phone 406-378-3147

TRUCK FOR SALE – RETIRED

1967 Chevrolet 50 2 ton truck, 15-ft. Knapheide box and hoist, Shur-Lok tarp, electric tail gate, new wheels and tires on front.......................................................... $6500 Call Gerald Christensen (406) 278-3742 or 450-1133

Arrogance is equal to stupidity

Louisiana Highway Department employees stopped at a farm and talked with an old farmer. The man in charge told the farmer, ‘We need to inspect your farm for a possible new road.’

The old farmer said, ‘OK, but don’t get out in the pasture over there.’

The Highway Dept. employee flashed out his identification card and said, ‘I have the authority of the State of Louisiana to go anywhere I want. See this card? I will go wherever I wish.’

So the old farmer went about his chores.

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##### What’s a foot long and slippery? – A slipper.

Jed Winkowitsch was the Reserve Champion goat showman of the Marias Fair. From there, he competed in the Round Robin showmanship competition showing steers, dairy cows, horses, lambs, pigs, and goats.

Photo by Kari Lewis.

National Apple Dumpling Day

Stock Tanks

Rounds 400-1500 gal.

It wasn’t too much later when the farmer heard loud screams and yelling.

He looked over and say several Highway Department employees running for their lives and right behind was the farmer’s huge prize bull. The bull was madder than a hornet’s nest and was gaining on the Highway employees at every step.

The old farmer yelled out, ‘Show him your card…Show him your card!!

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Date When Celebrated: September 17th National Apple Dumpling Day is today. Be a member of the Apple Dumpling Gang. We are celebrating a tasty fall treat. Its easy to make (and, even easier to buy!). Apple lovers can’t resist this pastry, filled with sweet, delicious apples.

With the arrival of fall and cool weather, two things happen: the apple harvest begins, and people turn indoors to cooking and baking again. It’s only natural that apples are a big part of the cooking scene. Among the most popular of fall treats, is apple dumplings. For those of you who enjoy ice cream, some apple dumpling recipes include a scoop of ice cream atop a generous piece of Apple Dumpling.

Enjoy some Apple Dumpling today. Chances are, you haven’t had it since last Fall!

Happy National Apple Dumpling Day! ##### Tractors are classified as two-wheel drive, two-wheel drive with front wheel assist, four-wheel drive, or track tractors with rubber tracks. ##### What type of tractors began to appear in the 1960s?

A: Four-wheel drive.

Farmland Value

By Trampus Corder, Certified Crop Advisor and Broker/Owner of Corder and Associates, LLC Let us reflect for a moment on the amount of time and energy we exhaust on our current profession in the agricultural sector. In living as farmers and ranchers, our days are long, and the workload is heavy as well as precarious. Therefore, no one has to express how important it is to maximize profits and avoid losing money in the most efficient way possible.

It may come as a surprise to some of you that ultimately, achieving this goal relies mainly on being able to navigate the world of markets and real estate values. Swings in the market and of farmland values can affect the financial well-being of agricultural producers. For instance, to obtain an operating loan for equipment purchases, operating expenses, living expenses, or additional farmland, what do you have to offer as collateral? You guessed it: farm real estate or your farm ground. It is no wonder that this tops the list as the largest investment in a farmer’s portfolio. As a result, fluctuating changes in agricultural land values are a critical gauge of agricultural producer’s financial security and success. However, you are not in it alone. These changes affect many others such as various stakeholders like policymakers, academics, and the broader rural community that comprehend the significant economic and environmental ramifications. Farm real estate makes up about four-fifths of the total value of U.S. farm assets. This makes sense since agricultural production accounts for about 52 percent of America’s usage of land.

So, then what have the trends in the past shown us? In the 1980s, three major components led to a disastrous farming crisis leaving many farmers with devastatingly heavy debt loads. Those factors were falling commodity prices, falling farmland values, and an increasing farm debt-to-asset ratio.

This was due much in part to the Federal monetary policy that raised interest rates to fight inflation. The accelerated rise in interest rates and energy prices launched the crisis that led to farm bankruptcies and bank failures. Since then, however, farm real estate values, including land and buildings, have been on the rise. This could be because of the historically low interest rates that are contributing to the farmer’s ability to support higher land values. Values have essentially leveled off since 2014, but some areas are able to experience rises from year to year.

With the patterns and knowledge of the trends in land value, we can carefully begin to predict likely tendencies.

The USDA’s ERS or Economic Research Service studies the fluctuations and determines the effects it will have on macroeconomic and parcel-specific drivers of farmland value. To further clarify what this means for you and your farm, the ERS establishes how interest rates or costs of other investments will be altered and what changes are in store for the quality of the soil, the amount you receive of government payments, and how close the cities remain to the rural areas.

It is fascinating how so much depends on the value of U.S. farm sector assets! In addition, crop prices, production costs, and crop profitability also rely on farmland values and vice versa. What if I rent land versus own? Am I still influenced by these changes in farmland value? The answer is yes, you will still be affected just differently. For example, landowners increase their real estate-secured debt and land purchases during times of rising farmland values. Whereas, renters will see higher rent expenses, which therefore increase their operating expenses and decrease their potential for expanding production. The low interest rates allow agricultural sectors to support higher land values.

Owning land does not guarantee that it is being used for agricultural purposes or for farming versus grazing. In 20172018, the national average of cropland value slightly declined while pastureland value increased by 0.9 percent. Historically, cropland has been worth more than pastureland due to the higher per-acre returns associated with crop production.

Significant differences do exist across the United States over the discrepancies of values or cropland and pastureland. Rent costs for pastureland declined in 2017-2018 while farmland rent remained relatively consistent.

As you can see, many elements make up the formula for determining farmland value. Those that watch land markets are usually fairly cautious in predicting farm real estate prices and usually deduce that the market will remain flat like it has recently. Since I have no reputation to protect, I will not be so hesitant in forecasting. Increasing debt, decreasing income, and increasing cost of debt are trends that lead to the forced sale of assets. The amount of nonperforming loans is on the rise, and therefore, so are farm bankruptcies. Though we are conscious of the occurring trends, we are reluctant to draw the more obvious conclusions. Farmers are in for a tough couple of years, and I fully expect land prices to drop substantially in the near future.

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From Soil Science Society of America From the equator to the arctic, life forms have adapted to their particular climate and regional conditions. In steamy sub-tropical estuaries, mangrove forests dominate the landscape. They bridge the salt- and fresh-water worlds. In northern Canada and Russia, the evergreen trees of the taiga forest endure incredibly cold winters and long periods of almost complete darkness. These differences are visible to us living on the earth’s surface.

But what about the tiny life within the soil? Can the millions of microbes in a single teaspoonful of soil be as specialized as the trees they live beneath? The Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) August 1st Soils Matter blog looks at an adaptable type of soil microbe – rhizobia bacteria.

“Rhizobia are very important in natural and agricultural systems,” says blogger Charlotte Thurston. “This is because they form symbiotic relationships with specific plants called legumes, helping these plants to get the nutrients they need to survive.”

There is quite a variation in how different types of rhizobia thrive. “Studies of rhizobia strains from arctic regions have shown that these bacteria can continue to grow even at 0°C, which is freezing!” says Thurston. “At this temperature, rhizobia strains from temperate or tropical regions are dormant, do not grow, and possibly might not survive…In other studies of rhizobia, scientists found that strains from within the same country differed in their adaptation to climate.”

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A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly. A reporter has watched the whole event.

The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, ‘Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I’ve seen a man do in my whole life.”

The Harley rider replies, ‘Why, it was nothing, really.

The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, acted as I felt right.’

The reporter says, ‘Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. I’m a journalist, you know, and tomorrow’s paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living?”

The biker replies, “I’m a U.S. Marine.”

The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page: U.S. Marine assaults African immigrant and steals his lunch.

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Beware of Palmer amaranth in grain screenings

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota producers need to be vigilant about keeping Palmer amaranth, a particular noxious weed, off their land, according to North Dakota State University Extension (NDSU) specialists.

“Grain screenings are usually a price-competitive source of cattle feed, but they might contain things that you don’t want at any price, such as Palmer amaranth,” warns Karl Hoppe, Extension livestock systems specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC).

Grain screenings consist of cracked or small pieces of grain plus foreign matter. The foreign matter can be other kinds of grain, sticks, leaves, insects, rodent feces, fungal bodies such as ergot and sclerotia, and weed seeds. Palmer amaranth has been added to the North Dakota noxious weed list.

“While this weed looks like a pigweed, it is resistant to many of our commonly used herbicide modes of action, it is extremely prolific in its seed production and it can spread like wildfire,” cautions Brian Jenks, Extension weed scientist.

“The best way to control Palmer amaranth is not having it enter your farm,” Hoppe says.

Buying cleaned grain can help keep Palmer amaranth off the farm, but purchased feed isn’t routinely tested for weed seeds.

“Grain screenings usually have some feed value for livestock and are routinely purchased without any idea of weed seed content,” Hoppe notes.

“Grain screenings can carry viable weed seeds that geminate is unusual locations,” he says. “Where the screenings are unloaded can lead to the start of a weed infestation. These areas proliferate in feed yards that do not have fastidious weed control.”

Feeding whole seeds may perpetuate the problem. Some seeds, especially tiny, hard-shelled seeds from Palmer amaranth, can escape digestion by cattle.

“Composting manure should destroy weed seed viability; however, management practices will determine success,” says Mary Keena, livestock environmental management specialist at the CREC. Making sure the moisture of the compost pile is maintained at 50% and the pile reaches temperatures of 140 to 160 F throughout the composting process is critical, she says.

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“But if just one seed survives being eaten by cattle and escapes the heat in composting, and then is spread onto a crop field, then that one plant can make up to a million seeds in a year,” says Joe Ikley, Extension weed specialist. “Even in direct competition with a crop, these plants can still produce up to 100,000 seeds in a year.”

Hoppe recommends not purchasing screenings from locations that have Palmer amaranth. While few locations in North Dakota have Palmer amaranth, many other states have the weed.

“Another option for cattlemen is to grind the screenings so fine that the seeds are completely destroyed,” he says. “For a small-seeded plant such as Palmer amaranth, aggressive grain processing is needed, and hammer milling is usually the best.

“Be sure to look at grain screenings with attention to weed seeds and consider how best to manage the weeds,” he adds. “That cheap load of feed might turn out to be the most expensive feed-related problem you have encountered.”

He suggests producers also consider possible liability issues of not controlling the noxious weed.

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By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension When I was growing up, a few food items always were in our refrigerator: milk, cheese, sandwich meat and a jar of some kind of homemade pickles.

Whenever guests dropped in, something pickled appeared in a fancy glass serving dish.

A piping hot casserole (hot dish) magically appeared in short order, too, along with sandwiches and a fresh dessert.

I still don’t know how this earlier generation of mothers (or maybe dads) had all this homemade food ready to heat and serve for visitors who casually popped by to visit. I guess those giant chest freezers in many basements were well-stocked.

Many homes also had cool, dark rooms devoted to storing home-canned goods made from the bounty of large gardens.

We had a “fruit room” in our basement with a variety of canned fruits and vegetables, including bread and butter pickles, watermelon rind pickles, sour dill pickles, sweet pickles and a few kinds of pickle relish.

When the holidays rolled around, we had pickled herring and pickled pigs feet purchased from a store. I donated my share of these pickled proteins to any family member who would eat them. They didn’t land on my plate.

I’m really not finicky, but I have my limits. My family seriously wanted me to eat “feet”?

Do you like pickles? You might like them on a hamburger or on a stick at a fair. You might enjoy pickle relish on a hotdog. Maybe a restaurant has brought you a plate of the trendy refrigerated “fresh vegetable pickles.”

Have you ever had battered, deep-fried pickle chips?

Sample them if you have the opportunity at a restaurant.

All foods can fit in a healthful diet in moderation, after all.

Pickling has a long history. Along with drying, pickling was one of the early forms of preserving food. Back then, people didn’t have refrigerators, freezers or any of the modern conveniences we have.

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from food, most types of bacteria are not able to grow.

Others learned that putting food in a salty brine also preserved the food through fermentation by natural microorganisms.

I wasn’t around to observe this next part, nor were any food historians snapping pictures with their camera-phones.

I suppose, back in time, someone’s batch of wine went “bad” and turned to vinegar. A kid might have dropped in his vegetables to avoid eating them. One person dared another to taste the food, and the person survived.

Or they fed it to an animal and the animal lived. Animal feeding behavior was an early guide to whether foods were edible.

Suddenly, they had portable food and we have sourtasting crunchy foods that persist today. According to some food historians, pickling dates back thousands of years.

Even ancient Egyptians enjoyed some types of pickled foods.

By definition, pickling is preserving a food such as a fruit, vegetable or protein that would spoil if it weren’t soaked in a salty or vinegary brine.

Bacteria, especially Clostridium botulinum, will not produce a toxin in an acidic environment. Eating a food containing the botulinum toxin can result in botulism, a potentially deadly form of foodborne illness. Pickled foods, therefore, were safe.

Pickles can be fermented in a salty brine, where naturally present lacto-bacteria produce lactic acid and the characteristic flavor and texture. Most pickles today are made using vinegar of a prescribed acidity level (5%).

You might have pickling recipes from your ancestry.

Some heritage recipes meet today’s safety standards, while others do not. Be sure to compare heritage recipes to modern research-tested versions. If they are written in your grandma’s handwriting but do not meet today’s safety standards, frame the recipe but don’t make it.

Some of the vegetables and fruits we grow today are different chemically (less acidic, for example) than older varieties. The same recipe will not be safe.

With today’s research-tested recipes, you can pickle everything from crabapples to cantaloupe to pears safely.

Try pickling some jars of peppers, or try making pickled carrots, green beans, mushrooms or asparagus.

Check out the NDSU Extension pickling guide available at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food in the food preservation section under “Pickle & Ferment.” A bushel of recipes are available from the National Center for Home Food Preservation and are linked from our website.

Remember these pickling rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, too: • When making pickles, use canning salt, not table salt.

Table salt will make the brine look cloudy.

• Do not alter vinegar, food or water proportions in a recipe or use a vinegar with unknown acidity.

• Use only recipes with tested proportions of ingredients.

• Follow the processing guidelines.

We periodically test recipes on campus, and this recipe is one of the recent ones. I was a little skeptical when I read the recipe, especially soaking the cooked pasta in pickle juice. However, it was so tasty that I looked for leftovers for an afternoon snack. This makes a side dish for burgers on the grill.

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3/4 c. sliced pickles 2/3 c. cheddar cheese, cubed 3 Tbsp. white onion, finely diced (optional) 2 Tbsp. fresh dill 1/2 c. pickle juice Dressing Ingredients 2/3 c. mayonnaise 1/3 c. Greek yogurt, plain 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (or to taste) 4 Tbsp. pickle juice Salt and black pepper to taste Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Toss pasta with 1/2 cup pickle juice and set aside for five minutes. Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Drain pasta and discard any remaining pickle juice. Add pickles, cheese, onions and dill to pasta. Top with dressing and stir to combine. Chill for at least an hour before serving. Makes 16 (1/2 cup) servings. Each serving has 110 calories, 9 grams (g) fat, 3 g protein, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber and 150 milligrams sodium.

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By Scott Cotton, certified professional rangelands manager (1996-2015), serves as the University of Wyoming Extension educator for agriculture in the central area of Wyoming The trial and error experience of livestock producers is often the soundest, especially if analyzed and verified by research.

Such is the case with bale grazing. Many producers are curious about how to start having their cattle eat large bales directly in the field and avoid a number of management functions but are hesitant to convert.

So why consider this at all? Labor costs can be cut by as much as 35 percent, according to research in Manitoba, Canada. The same studies indicate 40 percent of fuel and equipment cost related to haying can be saved. Downside – you do have to place the bales, set the wire, and check the grazing. Two-thirds of this can be done in nice weather.

Other benefits include the animals feeding themselves, lower operating costs, manure gets spread around widely on fields, and residual feed material protects the soil and conserves moisture. Hopefully, utilizing bale grazing can reduce labor during the feeding season.

Bale placement, fencing A large bale grazing system also has some precautions and guidelines that make it feasible for some operations and not others. Bale placement and fencing are two important considerations. Bales need to be placed where there is a strong perennial grass stand, preferably a mixture including a rhizomatous grass that can generate a good start with a heavier amount of residue. Smoothbrome and intermediate wheatgrass are good candidates but do not grow everywhere in Wyoming. Fields with bunchgrass species may develop “dead spots” from the bales.

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Estimating how many bales to leave in one “feed bunch” surrounded by two electric wires is a function of how big your bales are, how big your cows are, and how long you want to feed in one area. A 1,200-pound round bale can provide about 34 cow days of feed. This equates to 34 cows for one day, 17 cows for two days, or 6+ cows for five days. If you like to work on a week-long rotation and have 400 (1,200 pound) cows, 245 pounds per cow for each week will be required. For the herd, that would be 98,000 pounds of hay or 81 bales. Laid out 9 feet by 9 feet, this would take an area of about 400 x 400 feet. That’s only about 3.75 acres.

Important points There are a number of considerations, including: • You will still have to spot check and then open new “grazing” segments.

• The hay will be set aside from marketing.

• Remember the two electric wires (hot and ground), since snow is a great insulator.

• Electric posts or rebar can be driven into bales to hold wire.

• Practice does not work well on native prairie sites since the bale impact and manure tend to kill grass in spots and provide nutrients for weeds.

• Snow drift patterns will need monitored.

• All bales must be harvested by the next growth season.

• Soil on grazing sites should be tested and bales placed differently to maximize benefits.

• Avoid placing grazing areas where runoff will take manure and urine into riparian areas.

• If mixing high and low quality feeds, consider separating them and moving stock every two to three days to balance nutrition intake by the herd.

• It helps if you systematically evaluate the Body Condition Score of your stock regularly.

You might consider phasing bale grazing into your operation to see if it makes sense for you. Try it with one class of stock and see if you want to expand.

Age of cattle, herd densities can control larkspur effects

By Brian Sebade, University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Albany County and serving southeast Wyoming Livestock are poisoned by larkspur every year. Knowing the biology, physiology, and geographical distribution of larkspur in Wyoming and new research related to cattle interaction with larkspur might help decrease the impacts.

Larkspur is a member of the Ranunculaceae Family, also known as the buttercup family.

Wyoming is host to nine separate Delphinium species that are widely distributed and can be found from high to low elevations. At least one species of larkspur is found in every county, with most hosting more than one species.

Larkspur can be confused with lupine or other plants with bright-blue and purple flowers. Unfortunately, color is not always the best method for identification. Two key traits help identify larkspur – the “spurred” flower and the palmately divided leaves. These traits are identifiable in mature plants or in young plants early in the spring when plants have not developed flowers.

Delphinium species have a window when the plant is most toxic and palatable to cattle. The best time for grazing near or around larkspur is before or after the toxic window. Grazing in pastures with larkspur should be after the toxic window when plants have stopped growing and are dormant for the year.

Knowing what species are in a grazing area is important. The accompanying table lists geographical distribution, timing of plant flowering and maturing (phenology), desired habitats, and species in Wyoming.

Is it all doom and gloom?

Complete avoidance or herbicide control for eradication are traditional management strategies. While effective, poisoning still occurs. Avoiding larkspur is not always feasible, and complete eradication can be difficult or not allowed in certain areas.

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2013 Case IH 2152 (MacDon) 45-ft. draper header, double knife, transport package, cross auger. #UHCA20................................................$49,000 2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH87........................$19,000 2013 MacDon FD75 45-ft., trailer package, cross augers, double knives, gauge wheels, flex drapers, Case New Holland adapters...................$61,000 2012 MacDon FD70 45-ft., flex draper, double knife, finger reel, cross auger, transport...........$54,000 2005 MacDon 973 39-ft. draper transport package, upper cross auger, finger reel, gauge wheels, JD adaptor. #UCM044..................................$19,000 New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper header, finger reel and transport with cross augers, fits NHCR. #UCNH93................................................$10,500

2013 New Holland SP240FXP Guardian front boom, 275 hp Cummins, 100 ft., 1200 gallon tank, deluxe cab, 985 hours, Auto Steer/Auto Boom/Accu Boom. #USNH62...................................$219,000

USED ROUND BALERS

1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43........................................ $8500

2012 New Holland BR7090 twine & net wrap, wide pickup, 1000 PTO drive, new belts, rebuilt pickup, float tires, approx. 12,000 bales............. JUST IN 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $5500

Call or stop by and see us for all your equipment needs!

Zerbe Bros.

“Setting The Standard”

1-800-228-5393 – 406-228-4311 SALES: Mike Guttenberg - Travis Volk

1950

69 Years

2019

Glasgow, MT

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2012 Haybuster 2650 Bale Buster, round bale processor, 14Lx16.1 floats, hydraulic chute.......$12,500

2015 New Holland 313 discbine, 13-ft. cut, 3 pt. swivel hitch........................................................$33,000

1981 New Holland 1037 balewagon, 540 PTO drive, 104 bale capacity, 3 wide 7 high, 11Lx15 tires...... $8000

1994 Hesston 4655 inline square baler, 16’x18” chamber, 540 PTO drive, 1/4 turn chute....$7500 1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader.........................................................$2500 1972 Case 1070 2WD tractor, 540 PTO, cab, 18.4-38 rear tires, w/Great Bend loader & grapple.$5000 1992 John Deere 8960 4WD tractor, 370 hp Cummins, 4823 hours, 42” tires @ 90%.........$48,000 1967 John Deere 4020 tractor, cab, 9991 hours, Powershift, 540/1000 PTO’s, no 3-pt., 2 remotes ith JD 148 loader & bucket......................$11,000 1961 John Deere 3010 tractor, 60 hp gas, 540 PTO, 3 point hitch, w/John Deere 46 loader, 5-ft. bucket. ...................................................................$5500

CONSIGNMENTS

2008 New Holland T7050 MFD tractor, 2600 hours, 165 PTO hp 18.4R42 rear duals, 19x6 powershift, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO’s.............................$72,500

1994 New Holland 9680 4WD, 4758 hours, full weights front & rear, standard transmission, 42” tires, 360 hp, new muffler, includes 4 new tires.... ................................................................$40,000

2006 Versatile 2145 MFD, 5800 hours, 145 PTO hp, 540/1000 PTO, 3 point, 42” rear tires, 3895 loader w/bucket & grapple..................................$65,000 2012 New Holland L230 skid steer, 480 hours, 3000 lb. lift, hydraulic coupler, 14x17.5 tires.....$38,000 Melroe 1000 plow, 29-ft. 13-18” bottoms.........$6500 Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with carbide points.............................................$6000

2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens.............$12,000 Flexi-Coli S67 XLT 104-ft. wheel boom sprayer..$1500 2008 Case IH ATX700 70-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 550 lb trips, 5.5” rubber packers, single shoot, Stealth body with 4” Dutch spread tip, all run blockage, ADX3430 tow behind air cart, 430 bushel, duals, variable rate drive...................................$66,000 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 33-ft. air drill with 1720 tow between and 1720 tow behind air carts, 9” spacing, stealth boots, goose shooters, 31/2” steel packers....................................................$29,000 2011 New Holland P2050 58-ft. hoe drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, Stealth openers w/ Goose shooters, w/P1060 430 bushel TBT air cart, dual fan, variable rate, 10” auger, duals................$90,000

2013 Seed Hawk 8412 drill, double shoot, side band openers, w/800 TBT cart, conveyor, section control, Viper control...................................$239,000 2010 Seed Hawk 80-ft. drill, 12” spacing, twin wing openers, double shoot, SBR hitch, Ag-Tron monitor, 30.5x35 tires, dual fans...................$140,000

2006 Agco Gleaner R65 3150 engine hours, 2340 separator hours, Sisu water cooled engine, GTA Field Star monitor, 30.5R32 tires, auger extension.........................................................$79,000 International CM41 roller harrow...................$7000 Rhino 10-ft. rear blade, 3 pt. mount, hydraulic angle, offset & tilt..................................................$5800 2016 New Holland 366 belly mower, 66”, mid PTO drive, came off 37 Boomer tractor..............$2800 2017 Premier H015 post digger, 2” hex drive, w/12” heavy duty auger, skid steer mount...........$2500

2010 New Holland T7070 MFD tractor, 2800 hours, 195 PTO hp, 480/80R42 duals, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO.........................................................$88,000

R2300 &R2800 RAKES R-2300 twin basket rake, rakes 1823’, hydraulic controls from cab.

R-2800 twin basket rake, rakes 1928’, hydraulic controls from cab.

Zerbe Bros.

Glasgow, MT

406-228-4311

www.zerbebrothers.com

USED AIR DRILLS

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 2925 separator hours, 800/65R32 tires, chopper with 936D header....................................................$71,900

2010 Kinze 3600 planter, 16 row, 30” spacing, rubber closer wheels, coulters & row cleaners w/liquid fertilizer 2-160 gallon tanks.....................$61,000

2007 Brent 7 shank ripper w/rear disc.........$15,000

1996 Wishek 842T disc, 23”, 24-ft., w/3 bar gates harrows...................................................$38,000 2011 Summer DT9530 22-ft. tandem disc with rolling basket.....................................................$35,500

1995 Loral fertilizer truck, 60-ft. boom, #2700 turbo, Easy Rider, Dickey John control, Navistar chassis, 300 hp DT530 diesel engine, 4 speed Allison automatic, very good tires.......................$28,500

2013 New Holland T9.670 Smartrax tractor, 1625 hours, Hi Flow hydraulics, PTO, new 36” tracks... ................................................................. Just In

2000 New Holland TR99 combine, 36-ft., 994 draper header, chopper, 2640 separator hours..$55,000 2018 MacDon FD145 flex draper, 45-ft., transport, cross auger, double knife, finger reel......$99,000 2009 New Holland 88C flex draper header, 36-ft., upper cross auger, transport, finger reel..$25,000 2000 New Holland 973 30-ft. flex header, finger reel, CR adaptor................................................$9800

2015 New Holland CR8.90 combine, 1305 seperator, 517 engine hp, luxury cab and seat, DSP stone trap, extended wear package, AutoSteer, dual displays, hydraulic fold bin covers, full LED package, duals, Redekopp chopper, reconditioned last year.......................................................$240,000

2012 New Holland P2060 70-ft. drill, 10” spacing, 41/2” steel wheels, 550 lb. trips, basic blockage with New Holland P1060, 430 bushel tow between, single shoot, dual fan, variable rate fan.............. Just In 2010 New Holland P2060 70-ft., 10” spacing, 550# trips, double shoot, stealth bodies w/goose shooters, 41/2” steel packers, P1060 TBT cart, VR drive, duals, 10” auger. #UDN260.....................$89,000 2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25.........................$89,000 2005 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. drill, 12” spacing, 550 lb. trips, 5 1/2”rubber packers, single shoot, dual wing castors, w/2340 TBT air cart, mecanical drive..... ................................................................$45,000 2003 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550 lb trips, 31/2” steel packers, single shoot with steath bodies, 3450 tow between air cart, dual fan, variable drive, 30.5x32 tires. #UDF254..........................$65,000 1999 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 4” VW spread, Goose shooter, 2340 tow between, variable rate drive, 5.5” rubber packers. #UDF244................................................$50,000

IN STOCK - Vaderstad Seed Hawk 6012 2012 Apache AS1220 sprayer, 1430 hours, 250 hp Cummins, 6 speed PowerShift, 100-ft. boom, 1200 gallon tank, Viper Pro, 10 section, rear duals, AutoSteer, AccuBoom, AutoBoom........$135,000 2013 New Holland S1070 suspended boom sprayer, 100-ft., 1600 gallon, 380/90R46 tires, screens, rinse with wand wash..............................$25,500 2012 New Holland S1070 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon, windscreens, 46” tires, rinse tank with wash........................................$35,000 2009 New Holland S1070 100-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 46” tires, rinse tank with wash, with auto boom.............................$13,000 2006 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, SP655 auto rate....$20,000 2006 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, 14.9R46 tires, SP655 control, rinse tank w/wash, windscrews...........$6000

DEMO UNIT

60-ft., 12” spacing, with 800 bushel Tow Behind Tank

Zerbe Bros.

Glasgow, MT 406-228-4311

Zerbe Bros.

Glasgow, Montana 406-228-4311 TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5393

SALES Mike Guttenberg Travis Volk

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ITEMS FOR SALE

Anderson rock picker............$3500 Gehl 1860 round baler, excellent condition...........................$2800

International 444 with hydraulic post driver........................$3900 1997 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4, runs and drives great.......$1100

Haybuster 256 excellent condition.. .........................................$3500 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe............$800 3-point post driver..................$1100

Small herd of mixed age, red Angus cows for sale. Free grazing for summer and fall 2020 for 75 head with purchase of entire herd.

Vermeer 506F round baler....$1000

Phone 406-793-2210

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From U.S. Wheat Associates U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) with the support of several export market development programs administered by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), has built a team of very effective end-product technical experts in Korea and Taiwan. These are very sophisticated markets with many different wheat foods. Now, USW is sharing that product and technical knowledge to help customers in the Republic of the Philippines introduce new products in a market that is hungry for innovation.

In 2018, for example, USW worked with a large flour mill in the Philippines to plan a customer appreciation learning visit to observe innovations in the Korean baking industry.

USW’s representatives in Seoul set up meetings for the team of 19 customers at Korean bakeries where they saw new products and formulations made with flour from U.S. hard red spring (HRS) and hard red winter (HRW) wheat.

USW chose that milling customer for this activity knowing that Bakery World 2018, the first bakery trade show in the miller’s region, was scheduled for October 2018 where the organization would be very visible on behalf of U.S. wheat farmers. At the show with more than 6,000 bakers and allied industry representatives, USW’s Korea Country Director CY Kang presented a look at bakery trends in Korea. USW Korea Food and Bakery Technologist David Oh demonstrated production methods for five different types of breads currently popular in the Korean market. USW Manila Bakery Consultant Gerry Mendoza made a presentation on bakery operations.

With additional support from three state wheat commissions, USW also hosted 30 Philippine managers at a noodle production workshop presented by USW Taipei Asian Food Technologist Shu-Ying “Sofia” Yang in Taiwan. Yang demonstrated how milling U.S. soft white (SW) wheat yields both high quality cake flour and higher protein “clear” flour that is ideal for bright white noodles.

Using funding from FAS’ newly implemented Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program, USW’s Manila and Seoul offices collaborated on a Korean Bakery Workshop held in Seoul, South Korea in June 2019. USW designed the workshop as a service to 30 additional Philippine bakers and millers to familiarize them with Korean products, formulations and production methods.

Sharing product knowledge and technical expertise across regions is just one of the ways USW demonstrates its commitment of service to its customers on behalf of the wheat farmers it represents.

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2007 International Marflex 1500

deluxe cab, row crop tires, Marflex 1500 gallon SS tank, 120-ft. booms, Trimble 750, Trimble Field IQ, Trimble Auto Steer, Raven boom height................................ $105,000

2005 Ag Chem Rogator 1076, 2000 hours, 1100 gallon tank, 90-ft. boom, Raven controller, auto steer, 2 sets of new tires, no drips, no leaks, no welds. Absolutely Immaculate!..................$95,000 Capstan Pinpoint System near new for 120-ft. boom, 15” spacing, only 200 field hours................. ............................................... List price: $44,000 .............................................. Sale Price: $30,000 2007 Flexi-Coil 95XL 1500 gallon tank, 132-ft.

Caster wheel boom, boom shields, Flex controller, very nice shape.........................................$13,000

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Research aims to prevent resistance to staph infection treatment

From University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) are working to halt resistance to an antibiotic used to treat serious staph infections in humans.

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium commonly found on the skin or noses of people and animals, even healthy ones.

While this bacterium is a common cause of skin infections, it can invade other areas of the body and cause life-threatening infections. In fact, this bacterium causes more deaths in the United States than does HIV/AIDS. “Staphylococcus aureus is one of the more versatile bacteria out there,” according to Greg Somerville, associate professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “In dairy animals, this bacterium can cause mastitis, an economically and medically important infectious disease in Nebraska and worldwide.”

A growing challenge in the treatment of staph infections is that the bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, including daptomycin. Antibiotic resistance not only complicates the treatment of many infections, it also raises the cost of treating those infections. A recent United Nations report claims that drug resistant diseases could kill 10 million people a year by 2050.

Somerville and his colleagues have conducted research studying the metabolic changes that occur in the bacteria before and after the development of resistance. This information was used to develop a new treatment plan still using daptomycin, in combination with another drug already approved for use in humans. The advantage to finding a combination involving daptomycin is that it provides a solution without waiting for a new antibiotic to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which can take several years and be very costly. A recent study estimates that developing a new prescription medicine can cost drug makers $2.6 billion.

“Our research found that the metabolic adaptations associated with staph resistance can be targeted to prevent the emergence of resistance to daptomycin,” Somerville said. “In addition, you can target metabolism to overcome existing resistance.”

Somerville attributed the advancement of this research to key collaborations that have taken place across disciplines.

One of those collaborations is with Robert Powers, professor in the Department of Chemistry. The two have collaborated for over a decade and feel that the complimentary nature of their expertise enabled this project and others to take place.

“This research demonstrates the value of leveraging the metabolome to understand fundamental processes in cellular biology that can be used as a valuable resource in drug discovery and disease diagnostics,” Powers said.

Others involved with this research include Stewart Gardner, postdoctoral fellow, and Joseph Reed, graduate student, in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; and Arnold Bayer, distinguished professor of medicine, and Nagendra Mishra, assistant professor, at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

A summary of their findings were recently published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Lemon drops

The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1000 bet.

The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the money.

Many people had tried over time (weight-lifters, longshoremen, etc.) but nobody could do it.

One day this scrawny little man came into the bar, wearing thick glasses and a polyester suit, and said in a tiny squeaky voice, “I’d like to try the bet.”

After the laughter had died down, the bartender said OK, grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. Then he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little man.

But the crowd’s laughter turned to total silence as the man clenched his fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass.

As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little man, “What do you do for a living? Are you a lumberjack, a weight-lifter, what?”

The man replied, “I’m an IRS Agent.”

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WANTED TO BUY

Small skid steer loader in good condition.

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2003 Case IH MXM 120 MFWD tractor, 122 hp, rebuilt PS transmission, new ECM, new water pump, 4 SCVs. Super Nice Tractor, 4700 original hrs...... $34,500

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Kade Van Haur of Pondera County with his 1165 lb steer at the 2019 Marias Fair held in Shelby, Montana.

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Tips on handling cattle in hot weather

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News As a summer heat wave descends on the Midwest, Nebraska Extension is urging producers to help reduce stress on cattle during hot weather.

“This hot weather pattern offers challenges for feedlot operators and cattle producers,” said Kelly Bruns, director of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s (UNL) West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte. “Above average temperatures can create heat indexes that will reach critical stress emergency.”

The Nebraska State Climate Office’s Nebraska Mesonet calculates a cattle comfort index score. “Precautions should be taken to provide additional care to not only cattle on feed but to all animals across the state,” said Stonie Cooper, manager of the Nebraska Mesonet.

With the uncertainty of wind, it’s important for producers to take precautions. Extension recommends using empty pen space to allow cattle greater room and access to water.

Supplemental water tanks may be needed to ensure ample water intake to those animals exhibiting signs of stress. Producers should also consider placing cattle in pens where cattle can be away from windbreaks to catch what little wind may occur.

It’s important to watch heat index forecasts closely.

Research has shown that manipulating the amount of feed delivered the day before the highest heat index will help cattle keep their internal temperatures lower. This is because the contributions of the heat of fermentation, digestion and metabolism of the feed consumed in the morning become critical on the day that cattle hit the heat stress limit. If the feed is taken away before cattle back away from feed the survival of cattle is greatly improved.

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Hot weather increases risk of cyanobacterial poisoning

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By NDSU Extension Service Phone Chris 406-490-4418, Butte, Montana For more information on sample collecCyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to tion and submission, contact your NDSU livestock, wildlife and people.

Extension agent.

“The growth of this bacteria is facilitated Here are some ways producers can prevent by the high temperatures common in July cyanobacterial poisoning of livestock: HAY AND STRAW FOR SALE and August,” says Miranda Meehan, North • Reduce nutrient levels entering the water 500 ton Alfalfa/grass hay, 1350# bales.

Dakota State University (NDSU) Extensource by implementing a nutrient manage100 ton Grass/alfalfa, would make nice horse hay. sion livestock environmental stewardship ment plan or establishing buffer strips with 50 ton barley straw. specialist. “Blue-green algae often occurs perennial plant species.

All in net wrap rounds – Can arrange trucking in stagnant ponds or dugouts with elevated • Create a designated drinking area where nutrient levels, forming large colonies that the risk of cyanobacteria is minimal.

Call (406) 467-2061 or 590-9085 appear as scum on or just below the water • Fence off the pond and pump water from Located west of Fairfield, MT surface. Live cyanobacterial blooms can be the pond to the water tank. green, but also red or yellow, and often turn • Use water from other sources following blue after the bloom dies and dries on the periods of hot, dry weather. surface or shoreline.”

• Add copper sulfate to the water if the SELLING: NDSU Extension is starting to receive rewater has a history of algae blooms. Apply 2 • CONTINUOUS FENCE • GEO-STAR FREEZELESS WATERERS pounds of copper sulfate per acre-foot of waports of blue-green algae in stock ponds used • DRILL STEMS • NEW STEEL • POSTS • BALE FEEDERS • Tfor livestock water. In addition, several water ter, which is equal to a rate of 8 pounds per 1 POSTS • LAWSEN POST DRIVERS & PALLET FORKS samples submitted to the NDSU Veterinary million gallons. Livestock must be fenced out Diagnostic Laboratory have tested positive of treated water sources for at least 10 days.

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Some species of cyanobacteria can be toxic when livestock and wildlife ingest them. Toxicity is dependent on the species consuming the water, the concentration of the toxin or toxins and the amount of water ingested.

Cyanobacteria can produce neuro and liver toxins.

Signs of neurotoxin poisoning can appear within five minutes to up to several hours after ingestion. In animals, symptoms include weakness, staggering, muscle tremors, difficulty breathing, convulsions and, ultimately, death.

Animals affected by liver toxins may exhibit weakness, pale-colored mucous membranes, mental derangement, bloody diarrhea and, ultimately, death.

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Overturning the truth on conservation tillage

By Rachel Leege, American Society of Agronomy Just as we blend, cut, and fold ingredients together to follow a recipe, farmers use equipment to stir together soil and crop residue (stalks and roots of previous crops) before planting. This mechanical action is called tillage.

Similar to our kitchen cupboard with a blender, mixer, and beater, farmers have access to a variety of tillage equipment.

Farmers choose the “right” piece of tillage based on many factors, including location, soil type, crop, and landscape.

Tillage has been around for thousands of years. “It is difficult for nearly anyone to grow a crop, or even a garden, without unconsciously going through the motions of tillage,” says Aaron Daigh. “I see it as a near equivalent to muscle memory or a natural reflex.” Daigh is a researcher and professor at North Dakota State University (NDSU).

Modern conservation tillage practices protect the soil and environment. For example, they can reduce erosion from water or wind and keep nutrients in the right place.

Farmers are showing more and more interest in adapting conservation practices on their operations. But, adopting a new tillage system can be intimidating due to many real and perceived concerns. For example, some farmers presume conservation tillage will lead to lower yields and an increased risk for seedling diseases.

Scientists are making it easier for farmers in the Midwest to make the right tillage decisions when considering modern conservation practices. Daigh and his team compared the effects of three common conservation tillage systems to the traditional method of a chisel plow with field cultivation: 1. Shallow vertical till 2. Strip till using shanks 3. Strip till using coulters After four years, researchers observed that yields rarely, if ever, differed among the four tillage systems at any of the farms. Still, change is never easy. The study by Daigh and his team suggests that adapting conservation tillage practices will not cause yield losses. In fact, conservation tillage practices will lower on-farm costs while preserving long-term productivity.

“These results may ease farmers’ concerns about switching to conservation tillage,” says Daigh. “Perhaps more farmers will consider if conservation tillage practices are a good fit for their operations.”

“I encourage farmers who are interested, but hesitant, to try conservation tillage practices on one field to get more accustomed to the new system,” he says. “Then, try it out on more fields until you get your farm designed to meet your needs and goals.”

As always, the whole picture should be evaluated before making on-farm decisions. “It’s not just about yield,” says Daigh. “Economics and crop-residue for erosion protection should also guide farmer decisions.”

The research team continues to investigate. “We are currently looking at the incorporation of cover crops into reduced tillage practices,” says Daigh.

This study focused on farms with one type of tillage used per field. However, newer equipment allows for variable tillage methods at once. For example, it may be capable of vertical tillage and strip tillage at the same time. In the future, Daigh and his colleagues would like to see researchers evaluate the effects of these new technologies.

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The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.

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The New Jersey contractor doesn’t measure or figure but leans over to the White House official and whispers, “$2,700.”

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What are soil aggregates?

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From Soil Science Society of America The ground beneath your feet might seem like a uniform material, but it’s really a mixture of soil particles, organic matter, and other mineral/organic components. For a soil to be healthy, it must have good structure. Soil is made up of a combination of primary particles - sand, silt and clay. These particles can be bound together into what soil scientists call “aggregates.” The Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) July 15th Soils Matter blog looks at soil aggregates and their importance in healthy soil.

“Soil aggregates are formed through physical, chemical and biological activity belowground,” says blogger Nall I. Moonilall, Ohio State University. “The second part of aggregate formation deals with cementation.” Minerals, and even glue-like materials for soil microorganisms and fauna facilitate this step.

“Soil aggregates play a major role in soil structure formation and soil health,” says Moonilall. “In agriculture, the stability of aggregates is critical to how well an agroecosystem will function. The pore spaces in soil influence air and water storage, and gaseous exchange. They create habitat for soil microorganisms and allow for plant root development and penetration. They also assist in nutrient cycling and transport.

Soils that have high aggregate stability are less susceptible to erosion. They hold their shape when exposed to disruptive forces, like water, and do not easily break apart.”

Read the entire post here: https://soilsmatter.wordpress. com/2019/07/15/what-are-soil-aggregates ##### Sheep factor into many religions and folklores around the world. The ram was the symbol of several ancient Egyptian gods. The Golden Fleece of the ram Chrysomallos is a part of the Greek mythological story of Jason the Argonaut. The ram (Aries) is the first sign of the zodiac, and the sheep is part of the Chinese calendar. Sheep play a big part Judaism, Christianity and Islam, since many major players in these religions were shepherds. Followers of Christianity are called the “flock,” with Christ known as the “Good Shepherd.”

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Garett Monroe of Pondera County with his 285 lb swine at the 2019 Marias Fair held in Shelby, Montana. Garett received Swine Interview Blue, Pre-Junior Swine Showmanship Blue, Pre-Junior Market Swine Blue.

UW ag dean among NAFTA discussion panelists

From University of Wyoming Extension College of Agriculture and Natural Resources dean Barbara Rasco will be among the four panelists at the “NAFTA 2.0; The U.S., Mexico and Canada Agreement” discussion at the Ramkota Hotel in Casper, Wyoming.

The session is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, September 17.

Hosted by the Wyoming Business Alliance, the discussion will provide an update on NAFTA and the impacts on Wyoming businesses.

Other panelists include Berenice Rendon Talavera, Mexican consul general; Peter Murray, EDF Man Capital Markets; and Stephane Lessard, Canadian consul general.

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Nitrogen from biosolids can help urban soils and plant growth

By Adityarup “Rup” Chakravorty, American Society of Agronomy The “zero waste” trend could have a friend in the form of biosolids. Biosolids are the materials produced after domestic waste is treated in urban wastewater systems.

In the past, most of this solid material was transferred to landfills. But processes developed over the past few decades can create “exceptional quality” biosolids.

These new “EQ” biosolids are low in pollutants and pathogens, but high in nutrients. They can be applied to agricultural or urban soils needing fertilizer and other soil health improvements. That reuses a former “waste” material – and helps the environment along the way.

Biosolids are valuable because they are rich in nitrogen, a key nutrient for plants. But, only a fraction of the nitrogen in biosolids used as fertilizer becomes available to plants. This fraction is called bioavailable nitrogen.

“We need to know how much nitrogen becomes bioavailable when we add biosolids to the soil,” says Odiney Alvarez-Campos, a researcher at Virginia Tech. “We want to supply enough for healthy crop growth and yields, but not surplus nitrogen.”

That’s because too much nitrogen can pollute the environment. It can enter surface and groundwater and affect aquatic ecosystems. “It’s a balance between supporting plant growth, while not polluting,” says Alvarez-Campos.

In a new study, Alvarez-Campos and her colleagues tested how much of the nitrogen in different biosolid products became bioavailable in an urban soil. They discovered a complicating factor. The degraded nature of urban soils might reduce biosolids’ nitrogen availability for plants.

“Urban soils are often compacted, degraded soils. They can have low organic matter and nutrients,” says AlvarezCampos. Human activities, like construction and heavy vehicle traffic, can degrade urban soils.

“Biosolids have what we need to help restore these soils,” she says. For example, the organic matter in biosolids can reduce soil compaction. That can make soils easier to till and help plants’ roots grow. Biosolids can also increase water infiltration and retention in soils, which are important for plant growth.

The researchers tested five different biosolids products.

All the products were of “exceptional quality”. Some of the biosolids had other materials mixed in. These materials included dry organic and mineral material. The goal was to dry the biosolids.

“One of the main challenges faced when applying biosolids to urban areas is their high moisture content,” says Alvarez-Campos. Biosolid products that have high moisture are harder to transport, handle, and spread.

The study showed that biosolids that are not mixed with woody materials yield more bioavailable nitrogen than biosolids products mixed with woody materials. The low organic matter and high clay content of the urban soil reduced the amount of bioavailable nitrogen from biosolids. They also reduced the effectiveness of laboratory methods to estimate available nitrogen.

In addition, the researchers homed in on one commonly used laboratory method that provided best estimates of nitrogen availability from biosolids. This method is called 7-day anaerobic incubation. “It showed the greatest potential to be used as an indicator of a biosolid’s nitrogen availability,” says Alvarez-Campos.

Knowing that nitrogen availability might be lower in degraded soils is key. “It will help adjust biosolid application rates to match the degree of soil degradation,” says Alvarez-Campos.

These findings are an important first step. The researchers are evaluating the reliability of quick tests to estimate nitrogen availability from biosolids applied to urban soils.

They are also looking to expand their study area. “In this study, we used a soil representative of urban soils in southwest Virginia,” she says. Future studies will evaluate the impact of biosolid applications across a greater variety of urban soils and landscapes.

“Recycling biosolids into the soil is one of the most sustainable ways to manage waste,” says Alvarez-Campos.

“It returns carbon and nutrients – like nitrogen – to the soil, and helps vegetation grow.”

If biosolids are not applied to agricultural fields or urban landscapes, they are disposed of in landfills or incinerated. “When applied to soils, biosolids become a valuable resource rather than an unpleasant waste,” she says.

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Dylan Clark of Toole County with his 281 lb Reserve Champion swine at the 2019 Marias Fair held in Shelby, Montana.

Wisdom

Sally was driving home from one of her business trips in Northern Arizona, when she saw an elderly Navajo woman walking on the side of the road. As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the Navajo woman if she would like a ride. With a word or two of thanks, she got in the car.

After resuming the journey and a bit of small talk, the Navajo woman noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally.

“What’s in the bag?” asked the old woman. Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, “It’s a bottle of wine. Got it for my husband.”

The Navajo woman was silent for a moment, and then speaking with a quiet wisdom of an elder said, “Good trade.”

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By NDSU Extension Service egar using a tested formula and processed Don’t invite botulism to your dinner according to current recommendations. table.

“If you have a favorite salsa recipe that Botulism is a deadly form of food poisonhas not been research-tested, it’s safest to ing. The toxin, or poison, causing the illness freeze it rather than can it,” Garden-Robcommonly is associated with improperly inson says. “If you use a commercial salsa processed home-canned vegetables, such as mix, follow the directions closely. Do not peas, peppers, corn, lima beans, green beans add extra onions and peppers because those and mushrooms, as well as other low-acid ingredients will affect the acidity and the foods that are canned at home, including safety of the canned food.” soups, meats, fish and poultry.

Prepare Canning Lids Correctly If canned food isn’t processed properly, Garden-Robinson also recommends spores of the bacteria Clostridium botulihome canners be sure to follow the manunum aren’t killed. Even a taste of contamifacturer’s directions for preparing the cannated food can make a person sick or worse. ning lids. Boiling the lids when they are Symptoms of botulism include blurred not meant to be boiled can result in jars that or double vision, slurred speech, difficulty unseal in your cupboard. swallowing, muscle weakness, nausea, Food containing the botulism toxin vomiting, stomachache and diarrhea. The generally doesn’t taste or look unusual, symptoms usually start to appear 18 to 36 although the lids on commercial cans may hours after eating food containing the toxin. provide a clue that the food is contaminated.

Botulism is treatable if the victim reGarden-Robinson recommends throwing ceives prompt medical care. Without treataway any commercial cans that are swolment, the illness causes paralysis that starts len or bulging and food from glass jars with the head and moves to the arms and with bulging lids. You also shouldn’t taste legs and can cause death, the Centers for food from swollen containers or food that Disease Control and Prevention says. is foamy or smells bad.

“We’re entering the heart of home canBut even properly processed canned ning season, so it’s critical to use up-to-date foods won’t last forever. For example, cans equipment and research-tested methods,” and metal lids on glass jars can rust. Remove says Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota the metal lids from home-canned foods after State University (NDSU) Extension food the jars have sealed and cooled at least 24 and nutrition specialist. “I’ve noticed that hours before storing them. many people are unaware that home-canned Storage Tips tomatoes need to be acidified with lemon Light may cause food in glass jars to juice or citric acid and properly processed change color and lose nutrients. Temperato be safe. I’ve also heard about people tures above 100º F also can cause food to following questionable advice found on spoil. The acid in foods such as tomatoes the internet.” and fruit juices can cause commercial cans Use Proper Canning Equipment to corrode.

Besides high-quality ingredients, the Here is some advice for storing canned proper equipment for safely canning lowfoods, including home- and commercially acid foods such as vegetables, meat and canned foods: many mixtures of foods includes a pressure • Store canned foods in a cool, clean, dry canner and standard canning jars with new place where temperatures are below 85 detwo-piece lids. grees. Temperatures in the 60- to 70-degree “If you are tempted to can foods in your range are ideal. oven because you heard about it on Face• Use home-canned foods within one year book or Pinterest, don’t do it,” Gardenfor best quality.

Robinson cautions. “It’s dangerous on many • Store commercially canned low-acid levels, including jar breakage and improper foods (such as green beans and peas) in a heat penetration for safety. cupboard for up to five years, according to “You may be seeing late-night infomerthe USDA. cials that suggest canning in electric multi• Use high-acid commercially canned cookers,” she adds. “However, the National foods (such as tomato-based products) Center for Home Food Preservation does within 12 to 18 months. Foods stored longer not support the use of U.S. Department of will be safe to eat if they show no signs of Agriculture (USDA) canning processes in spoilage and the cans don’t appear to be these appliances, even if they have ‘canning’ damaged, but the food’s color, flavor and buttons on the front panels.” nutritive value may have deteriorated.

The USDA methods were not developed Visit NDSU Extension’s newly updated for these types of appliances, she notes. food preservation website at https://www.

The USDA methods were developed for ag.ndsu.edu/food for the latest guidelines stovetop canners, and the recommendations on canning, freezing, drying and pickling must be followed for safety. foods. Contact your local Extension office Foods such as salsa, which is a mix of for more information about safely preservacid and low-acid ingredients, need to be ing a variety of foods. acidified properly with lemon juice or vin-

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By Reagan Colyer, MSU News Service A Montana State University (MSU) docelor’s degree in immunology and infectious toral student has received a $100,000 fellowdisease and a master’s in entomology from ship from a honey bee-focused nonprofit to Pennsylvania State University, coming to advance his work studying antiviral defense MSU allowed the opportunity to collaborate mechanisms in bees. with one of the best researchers in the field Alex McMenamin is a Ph.D. candidate in of honey bee virology. In 2011, Flenniken the Molecular Biosciences Program, partnered was part of a team that discovered a previwith MSU’s Microbiology and Immunology ously unknown bee virus, Lake Sinai Virus 2 Department in the colleges of Agriculture and (LSV2). McMenamin also utilizes that virus Letters and Science. McMenamin has been in his studies. working with adviser Michelle Flenniken, an “That virus is very important because even assistant professor in the Plant Sciences and though LSV2 is extremely prevalent and globPlant Pathology Department and co-director of ally distributed we’re not sure how it affects MSU’s Pollinator Health Center, since 2015. honey bee health,” he said. “But, in some McMenamin was one of five finalists and studies, LSV2 has been associated with poor two award winners for the Project Apis m. colony health.”

Costco Scholar Fellowship, given every three McMenamin initially intended to pursue years to researchers who show promise as medical school when he began his studies “tomorrow’s bee scientists.” The nonprofit at Penn State, but early in his undergraduate gets its name from Apis mellifera, the scistudies he took an entomology course and fell entific name for honey bees. It was founded in love with studying honey bees. He became by beekeepers in 2006 and supports honey an undergraduate research assistant and fobee research, forage for pollinator populacused his research on the health and behavior tions and best management practices for of Kenyan honey bees. beekeepers nationwide. The fellowship will When he came to MSU, McMenamin also provide funding for the next two years of worked in the Wiedenheft Lab and Young McMenamin’s research, which focuses on Lab as part of the Molecular Biosciences key proteins involved in honey bee antiviral Program’s rotations for first-year students. defense, including a class of proteins called Research in the Wiedenheft Lab focuses on “heat shock proteins.” bacterial immune systems and the cellular “Heat shock proteins are special proteins mechanisms that drive them. In the Young that help maintain the proper structure of Lab, which focuses on viruses and human other proteins,” McMenamin said. “These microbial processes, McMenamin conducted proteins are also involved in a variety of ways research on viruses native to some of Yellowin responding to other stresses, including virus stone National Park’s hot springs. infection.”

Those rotations are a unique element of the Flenniken said that while researchers are MBS program, which allows for an interdisciinterested in the impact of viruses on overall plinary approach to doctoral studies by parthoney bee colony health, McMenamin’s labonering with departments and research centers ratory experiments help reduce the number of around the university. McMenamin credits the variables to consider and focuses on individual ready access to such diverse resources as one bees’ antiviral responses. of the defining elements of his time at MSU. “Alex’s work focuses on investigating the “In addition to being in the lab of an expert, impact of viruses at the individual bee and MSU is a small school with a lot of resources the cellular levels, so we can determine the I wouldn’t have had access to otherwise,” mechanisms that bees use to defend themhe said. “It’s easy to make friends and colselves against viruses,” she said. leagues across campus, and I’ve appreciated For McMenamin, who received a bachthat a lot.”

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Wheat farmers now contending with weeds left after harvest

By K-State Research and Extension News As the Kansas wheat harvest winds down, farmers likely are turning their attention to another bit of business in those same fields.

“With all the moisture we’ve gotten in the state this spring and summer, the weeds have come on,” said Dallas Peterson, a weed management specialist with K-State Research and Extension.

Previously-flooded areas and other bare spots are prime locations for weeds, Peterson said. Plus, harvesting wheat means there are now more open areas for weeds to grow.

“We need to get on these (weeds) as soon as possible, especially in those areas where weeds were present when we were harvesting wheat,” he said. “They’re going to be tough to control.

“One thing we do have going for us is we are not limited on moisture; weeds are always more susceptible when they’re actively growing and not stressed, so that’s a good thing. But they are at an advanced stage of growth, and that does make them difficult to control.”

In past years, glyphosate has been the go-to herbicide to control most weeds, but Peterson notes that many species – including marestail, kochia and Palmer amaranth -- have become resistant to glyphosate.

And, he adds, “in many cases the 2,4-D and the dicamba are not doing the job either, partly because in many cases we let the weeds get too big for them to control.”

Peterson said that farmers may need to consider alternative products, such as paraquat or flumioxazin, as effective weed management options.

Paraquat works well to control emerged pigweed and kochia. It can be used in tank mixes with atrazine, metribuzin, dicamba, 2,4-D and others. “We tend to get better long-term control with those tank mixes than when we use straight paraquat,” Peterson said.

“Wharpen is another herbicide that can be used as an alternative or tank-mix partner with other herbicides for burn-down of exiting weeds, as well as some residual control,” he said.

Flumioxazin is an herbicide used primarily in soybeans in the past, but Peterson said it may be beneficial as a tank mix partner for extended residual control of weeds in wheat stubble. “This is especially true in wetter summers,” he said, “which result in multiple flushes of pigweed and kochia.”

“The advantage to using the flumioxazin is the residual control, especially pigweed control,” Peterson said. “There’s a range of rates we can use, but probably 2-3 ounces per acre is the best. The main difference you’re going to see is the amount of residual control it provides.”

Farmers are encouraged to visit with their local extension agent for specific advice in their fields. They can also get updated recommendations from K-State in the annual publication, Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, available online at https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/SRP1148.pdf.

“We got spoiled when glyphosate was still working,” Peterson said. “It would control big weeds. Most other herbicides are not going to control the large weeds nearly as well. Even though some of these do have some residual, there are limits to that too; it’s not going to last forever.”

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Grizzly euthanized for cattle depredations

FWP News Release Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) euthanized an adult male grizzly bear August 12 for cattle depredations north of Wolf Creek, about 40 miles north of Helena and 15 miles west of Holter Dam. FWP bear management specialist, Mike Madel, said the bear was approximately 5 and a half years old and weighed 474 pounds.

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Introducing the next leap forward from the company that developed the category: the WR9900 Series. No other windrower helps you produce quality hay faster, more efficiently or more comfortably. New models feature the added power to handle all crop conditions, a brand-new cab for more comfort and greater hydraulic capacity for increased productivity.

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USED SWATHERS

New Holland HW340 16-ft. rotary disc............ .......................................................$28,000 Case WD 2303 swather......................$85,000

Hesston 8400 swather.......................$17,000 MacDon 7000 with 16-ft. head...........$14,500 WHEATHART Post Pounder

The trailer mounted post pounder offers the convenience of towing posts with you as you work. The telescoping hitch, telescoping mast and four-way tilt direction provide the flexibility of working on uneven surfaces, allowing you to pound posts exactly where they need to be.

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USED PROCESSORS

Vermeer BP9000 round..............................$18,900 Vermeer BP8000 with final cut....................$15,500 Vermeer BP8000 processor........................$11,900

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2012 Highline CFR650 final cut processor.............. ......................................................... $18,500 (L) Highline 6800 processor with Highline 500 mover... ...............................................................$14,900 Haybuster 256 Plus processor......................$8000

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USED SPRAYERS

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Ag Shield 1500 sprayer...................... $20,900 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer...................... $14,000 Miller 3275 HT sprayer....................... $67,000 Brandt 85-ft. pull type sprayer............... $3900 Demco skid mount sprayer. #23959...... $2700

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WHEATHART

R Series Grain Augers

They’re maneuverable and easy to use.

Wheatheart’s straight-line augers are built tough and dependable.

• Wear Edge technology™ to extend the life of the flighting.

• Durable powder coat paint for a strong, long lasting finish that looks good and protects against rust.

• The undercarriage features a contoured design with wide-standing axles.

• The roll-formed track beneath the auger provides strength and stability.

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When it comes to mid-range tractors, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another brand with more years of experience, working in more crops and conditions, in more places around the world, then Massey Ferguson®. And every bit of that experience went into the creation of our brand new 5700SL Series. Stylish on the outside, comfortable on the inside and premium from top to bottom. Offering unmatched visibility with our steep-angle hood design, unparalleled versatility to handle any attachment and the high performance you’re looking for, all in a smaller 110-130 HP package. You can find a bigger tractor. But it would be tough to find a better one.

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USED TRACTORS

OPTIONAL HEAVY-DUTY MOVER KIT

• Single lift cylinder with supported heavy-duty slider for added rigidity and stability • Hydraulic joystick controlled 4-wheel steering for effortless maneuverability • Spring loaded walking axles to keep tires on the ground • 6.5” wide all-terrain ties for added floatation to allow the unit to ride over rough terrain

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IN STOCK

New Holland T7.185 tractor......... $98,000 (L) Valtra C120 with loader......................$53,900 Versatile 835 tractor...........................$14,900 Massey Ferguson 8650 tractor........$114,900 Massey Ferguson 7475 with loader, grapple.. .......................................................$79,900 Massey Ferguson 6180 with loader, grapple.. .......................................................$32,000

Agco RT135 with loader, FWD, grapple.......... .......................................................$64,900 International 84 tractor, loader/grapple.......... .......................................................$10,000 Ford 5000 tractor with loader.................$6500 Versatile 700 parting out, engine and some tires gone.

Rely on T6 for unrivaled performance.

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WEEDit’s intellgent sensors sample the ground 40,000 times per second searching for living plant matter and applies chemical only to the target, allowing you to increase chemical rates and still save money on applications.

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USED SKID STEERS AND ATTACHMENTS

Bobcat 5600 Toolcat..................... Coming In Bobcat T740 track..............................$55,000 Bobcat S650......................................$44,000

Bobcat LR65 land rake.........................$6000 Gradall telehandler forks, hydraulic angle.$900

Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; Andy – 590-0372; Lance – 788-8012; Matt – 231-4028

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Plant more acres per day with the new 15 inch shank spacing and ShieldCore paired row opener.

Rapid uniform crop emergence is the hallmark of well-designed seeding equipment.

USED AIR DRILLS

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USED DRILLS

Case 800 50-ft., 10” spacing, 43 VRT Preci- John Deere 9450 40-ft. with 12” spacing. Sold individually......................................... $2000 sion SS drill, 3430 cart tow between, single chute..................Lease for $15,628/yr-oac John Deere 50-ft. drill hitch................... $1400 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, Ken – 788-4588; Anna – 231-4251; 4350 cart....................................... $50,000 Andy – 590-0372; Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 9” spacing and Lance – 788-8012; Matt – 231-4028 2320 air cart.............................$26,000 (L) “Partners in Production” Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 12” spacing....... www.hovenequipment.com .................................................$24,900 (L)

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Degelman 4100 round & square processor..$15,000 Gates Magnum 48-ft. heavy harrow........... $23,000 Gates 56-ft. harrow..................................... $17,000 Morris CP743 chisel plow........................... $14,900 Melroe 501 with Valmar................................. $6500 Renn 5501 39-ft. chisel plow.......................... $6500 International 75 39-ft.................................... $3500 New Holland T6030 tractor.................... Coming In Case IH MX150 tractor/loader.................... $52,000 John Deere 5020 tractor, PTO & loader..$13,250 (L) Versatile 800 tractor................................... $12,000 Ford 5000 tractor with mower........................ $5000 Case IH 7240 combine............................. $287,455 Case IH 2188 combine, 1015 pickup header........... ............................................................... $33,000 Case IH 1680 30-ft. head, pickup head...... $19,000 Massey Ferguson 9540 combine............ $190,000 Agco 400 header...............................................Call Gleaner R72 combine................................ $41,900 Massey-Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft. header, air reel....................................................... $4500 New Holland TR97 combine, 36-ft. Honeybee header, 13-ft. pickup with Swathmaster pickup attachment............................................. $42,500 International 1660 combine. #13168......... $12,000 Massey Ferguson combine, pickup header..$6500 John Deere 8820 combine......................... $18,000 John Deere 7700 combine............................ $5500 White 9700 combine..................................... $5294 New Holland 971 header.............................. $6000 MacDon FD75 45-ft. header, cross auger with Crary pickup air reel......................................... $93,000 MacDon 962 36-ft. header.......................... $16,900 Case DHX302 draper header..................... $15,000 Honeybee 36-ft. header with MF bracket... $14,900 Westfield TFX10x36 auger............................ $9900 Farm King 10x60 auger................................ $6000 Buhler FK 7x41 electric auger...................... $2000 Feterl 7x41 electric auger.............................. $2000 Brandt drive over transfer auger................. $17,000 Wheatheart PT13 drive over deck................ $5675 Wheatheart transfer auger............................ $1500

USED COMBINES

New Holland 9060 combine, no header...$150,000 New Holland TR98 combine......................$29,900 New Holland TR97 combine......................$19,900 Gleaner R75 combine................................$60,000

USED HEADERS

Case IH FD70 40-ft. header, pea auger..Coming In MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header............$29,900 MacDon 973 30-ft. header..........................$20,000 MacDon 972 30-ft. header..........................$14,000 MacDon 972 30-ft. draper header...............$14,000 MacDon 960 35-ft. draper header, pickup reel........ ...............................................................$12,000 MacDon 960 25-ft. draper header..................$5000 MacDon 960 25-ft. header..................... Coming In MacDon A40D 18-ft. header.......................$19,900 MacDon A40D 16-ft. header.......................$19,000 Agco 5200 36-ft. draper header..................$19,900 Gleaner pickup header, Super 8 attachment..$5000

SQUARE BALERS

Massey Ferguson 2190 baler....................$49,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter................$54,900 Hesston 4910 large square baler.......... Coming In

USED AUGERS

Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger...........$1500 Westfield MK13x91 swing auger.......$10,500

Batco 13x65 conveyor auger.................... Call Alloway 10x60.........................................$500

2-Wheatheart bin sweeps. Each..................... $600 New Holland 200 rotary swather with 416 disc head & 430HB 30-ft. draper head with pickup reel....... ............................................................. $138,755 New Holland 1112 swather........................ $18,000 New Holland BR7090 mesh & twine baler............... ........................................................... Coming In Vermeer 605L round baler............................ $8000 Case 8465 round baler.................................. $5000 Hesston 5585 baler....................................... $1200 New Holland 269 square baler....................... $900 Case WRX301 rake................................$12,000 (L) New Holland 166 hay inverter........................ $4500 New Holland 1000 bale stacker..................... $3500 New Holland C1002 balewagon................... $2300 Spra-Coupe 4640, 60-ft. booms................. $29,500 Versatile SX275 sprayer........................... $127,000 Bourgault 950 sprayer, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank........................................................... $8000 2006 Chevrolet/Summers sprayer............ $15,500 1977 GMC/Summers sprayer........................ $8500 1987 International 9670 truck with 3000 gallon stainless steel tanks............................... $19,000 Morris Contour I 41-ft. air drill with 7240 cart........ .........................................................$99,000 (L) Case 2400 40-ft.x10” spacing air drill with 240 cart. .........................................................$23,450 (L) John Deere 9400 40-ft.x12” drills............... $12,000 150 grass seeder............................................. $800 Chevrolet C60 truck...................................... $9500 Grizzley 660 ATV, 60” broom, front blade...... $8470 Degelman rock picker.................................... $5500 Quicke 660 loader - grapple.......................... $5000

SB200 60” snow blower......................... $2900

2500 gallon poly tank....................................... $900 1500 gallon poly tank....................................... $500

ROUND BALERS

New Holland BR780 net & twine............... $14,000 New Holland 688 baler......................... Coming In New Holland 688 round baler............... Coming In Case RB564 baler......................................$25,000 Case RB564 baler......................................$23,000 Vermeer 605 Super M baler.......................$21,900 Vermeer 605XL baler. Stk #23475................$9000 Vermeer 605L mesh & twine baler................$7900 Vermeer Super 605J twine only....................$4900 Vermeer 5410 twine baler..........................$11,000 John Deere 569 net & twine......................$39,500 John Deere 466 baler........................... Coming In

HAYING EQUIPMENT

Allen 8803 26-ft. hydraulic rake..................$18,000

USED MISCELLANEOUS

New Holland LM 445A telehandler.... $45,000 Bobcat 323 mini excavator................. $16,000 International 2-ton truck....................... $1900 Matthews MC flail mower...................... $7900 Gates 48-ft. harrow............................. $21,000 Morris 50-ft. heavy harrow.......................... $18,000

Gysler 39-ft. chisel plow........................ $3500 KC 3-pt. disc.......................................... $1900 Spear with 4-ft, & 2 1-ft., fits Westendorf quick attach................................................... $500

Salesmen:

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Innovative cornstarch makes products sustainable and ‘green’

By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service At the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and AgTech in Des Moines, Iowa, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Gordon Selling reported on his group’s use of steam-jet cooking and other processing methods to create a starch-vegetable-oil-based complex with a variety of useful properties. For example, by combining cornstarch with vegetable oil, the team created a stabilizer to be used in salad dressings, sauces, ice cream and other foods or beverages, as well as industrial products like paints, glues and cleaners.

This stabilizer combines high-amylose starch with salts derived from vegetable oil fatty acids—rather than petroleum oil—producing emulsifiers, polymer films and coatings that could open the door to new products that leave behind a smaller environmental “footprint.”

Such is the aim of Selling and ARS colleagues George Fanta and Veera Boddu, who work at the agency’s National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois. There, they specialize in researching new, value-added uses for commodities from corn, soybean, wheat and other midwestern crops. That focus also puts the team on the cutting edge of sustainable new processing methods that can position these commodities as renewable alternatives to using petroleum-derived materials, such as those used to make plastics, industrial cleaners and surface treatments.

The team also developed water-repelling coatings for paper and other cellulose-based materials, like cotton. In yet another application, the team created polymer blends that can be coated onto the tips of pruned branches and potato tubers to stymie fungal growth.

In addition to presenting today, Selling received a $50,000 grant award from the National Corn Growers Association’s Consider Corn Challenge II. The grant will support the Peoria group’s continued research on starch-based emulsifiers, positioning America’s corn farmers to a grab a share of a global food emulsifiers market valued at $2.5 billion in 2018, according to one estimate.

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1998 International bucket truck, 7.3 automatic, High Ranger 54-ft...............$15,000

1996 International 4900 DT466 engine, 10 speed, 12.5-ft. cabto-axle........................$10,000

1997 Volvo water truck, 3600 gallon, M11 automatic, 2 lift axles.......................... $29,500

2000 Ford F450 bucket truck, 4x4, diesel, 6 speed...$15,000

1995 International 4700 service truck, DT466, 7 speed, IMT 3200 lb. crane, Lincoln 250 amp diesel welder............. ...................................$16,500

2006 Ditch Witch 410SX cable plow............................$12,500

1996 Ford F350, V8, automatic, 13-ft. flatbed, 5000 lb crane, outriggers........................................................................................ $8000 1999 Ford F450 4x4, snowplow, 7.3 auto, 11-ft. utility bed.... $15,000 1989 Ford F450 utility truck, 11-ft. bed, 460 hp, automatic....... $2500 2000 Ford F550 4WD, service truck, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 11-ft. box, IRT030 compressor, outriggers, PTO, set up for crane....... $15,000 1999 Ford F550 4x4 flatbed, V10, automatic......................... $10,000 1999 Ford F550 4x4, crew cab, utility, V10 automatic............ $10,000 1999 Ford F550 diesel, automatic, flatbed with lift gate............ $9000 1985 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5/2 speed, 8000 lb Auto Crane, compressor......................................................................... $11,000 1994 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5+2 speed, 6200# IMT crane, compressor, hydraulic outriggers........................................ $12,500 1985 Ford F700 4x4 service truck, IMT 5000 lb. crane, underhood air compressor, outriggers........................................................ $15,000 1992 Ford F700 diesel, 8 speed, 13.5-ft. flatbed, 5000 lb crane, outriggers................................................................................. $10,000 1995 Ford F800 bucket truck, Cummins, 6 speed, 50-ft. reach, double bucket............................................................................ $12,500 1992 Ford F800 service truck, diesel, 8 speed, 14.7-ft. box, 7500# IMT crane, hydraulic compressor, ZR8 225 amp welder..... $19,000 1986 Ford F800 National 228 37-ft. crane 14-ft. dump bed... $10,000 1995 International 4900 466, 5 spd, 18-ft. flatbed dump...... $12,500

2008 Komatsu PC200 LC-8 excavator, 2010 LaBounty MSD 200R shear, 5925 hours.

Shear completely rebuilt.......... .................................$135,000

2002 Cat 3306 250 kW generator, 160 hours. Ex-government...........................$20,000

1999 Interstate 3-axle equipment trailer, 60,100 lb. GVWR, 21-ft. deck, 5-ft. ramp..$18,000

2002 Skytrak 4290H telehandler, 9000 lb, 42-ft., Cummins, solid tires....................$32,500

1993 International 4800 4x4 bucket truck, DT466, 10 speed, 61-ft. reach................................................................................... $20,000 1989 International 41-ft. bucket truck, diesel, automatic....... $10,000 1988 International 1800 2-ton diesel 4x4 flatbed..................... $9000 1981 International 1800 4x4 flatbed, 14,000 lb knuckle boom.......... ............................................................................................ $12,500 1979 GMC chip truck................................................................. $6500 1999 Haulin 31-ft. flatbed (expands to 34-ft.), telescopic hitch and air brakes. Good for round bales ............................................. $10,000 12-ft. flatbed, 3200 lb. IMT crane, air compressor...................... $5000 Pesci 6000 KG knuckle boom................................................... $7500 Maintainer service crane, 6000 lb............................................. $6000 (11) 20-ton 24-ft. tilt bed trailers.................................$7500 - $12,500 12-ton 22-ft. tilt bed trailer.......................................................... $6500 Ditch Witch 400SK trencher & plow...................................... $10,000 16-ft. flatbed dump with hoist..................................................... $3500 1-ton utility beds, starting at...................................................... $1000 2 ton dump boxes, each............................................................ $1000 2013 Terex light plant................................................................ $5000 Miller 350 amp diesel welder.................................................... $4500 Buckets for skid steer loaders........................................................Call Forklift forks...................................................................................Call 16” to 36” augers...........................................................$750 to $1750 Versatile 35-ft. bucket attachment............................................. $3000 (4) General 1200x20 unused highway tires................................ $800 (4) Ag-Chem Goodyear tires and wheels 14.9R46.................. $2500 (4) Goodyear 1200x20 unused traction tires.............................. $800

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Gillette Free Little Pantries increase access to those in need

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By University of Wyoming Extension More than 500 pounds of food were donated to the Gillette Free Little Pantry during its first anniversary celebration July 17 hosted by ANB Bank in Gillette.

The donations doubled what had been received since the project began in July 2018. The items help provide for community members affected by the layoffs at the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines outside Gillette.

“Since the massive layoff, we have seen an uptick of use in the pantries, both in need and in donations,” said Beth Chapell, Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) educator in Campbell County. “I’ve also received a couple of phone calls asking where the pantries are located by people who have a need but don’t yet qualify for the local food pantry.”

The FLP project is a collaborative effort between the University of Wyoming Extension CNP, the Edible Prairie Project, the city of Gillette and the Council of Community Services.

Chapell helps maintain the five pantries, which are in public spaces throughout Gillette.

Anyone can access the pantries anytime, no questions asked, no qualification needed.

“We received quite a few comments at the celebration about what a good idea the FLPs are and some gratitude as well,” said Chapell. “More than one person mentioned how they wanted to support the community because of how it’s supported them in the past. And they loved what the FPPs stood for: equal access and no judgment.”

CNP is funded by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). CNP provides nutrition education to individuals and families with limited resources.

CNP also partners with community organizations serving populations with limited resources to help make the healthy choice the easy choice for everyone, according to the program information. Visit www.uwyo.edu/cnp to find out more.

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AIR DRILLS

Get a jump start on fall seeding with one of our disk or hoe drills in stock! Variety of widths and spacings available!

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2018 John Deere 1895, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, double shoot, C850 cart with SectionCommand, spoked gauge wheels, all run blockage, 12” conveyor with wireless remote.

Stock #67436........................... $525,000 (1) 2017 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, all run blockage, 550 bushel tow behind cart, hydraulic drive, SectionCommand, 10” auger with wireless remote.

Stock #61498........................... $335,000 (2) 2017 John Deere 1890, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, all run blockage, 550 bushel tow behind cart, narrow spoke gauge wheels, SectionCommand, rear duals, 10” auger with KSI low profile hopper. Stock #63092..................................... $297,000 (1) 2015 John Deere 1890, 50-ft., 7.5” spacing, all run blockage, 350 bushel tow between cart, SectionCommand, hydraulic auger lift, 10” auger. Stock #64099.............. $184,900 (15) 2013 John Deere 1890, 50-ft., 10” spacing, AgTron all run blockage, single shoot, mechanical drive 350 bushel tow between cart, new 10” auger. Stock #64862.$147,500 (12)

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2018 John Deere 1830, 61-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, Intelligent Ag all run blockage, KSI flip over conveyor hopper on 10” auger, 430 bushel tow between cart. Stock #64653. ............................................... $220,000 (14) 2010 John Deere 1830, 61-ft., 12.5” spacing, single shoot, 4” steel press wheels, 350 bushel tow behind cart. Stock #64415.......... ................................................. $93,000 (14) 2003 John Deere 1820, 61-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, all run blockage, 270 bushel tow between cart. Stock #64233................... ................................................. $45,000 (12) 2013 Bourgault 6550, 66-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, primary blockage, 550 bushel tow between cart, duals on cart. Stock #66530... ............................................... $142,000 (12) 2011 Seedhawk 6612, 66-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 500 bushel tow behind variable rate cart, 2500 gallon liquid tow between fertilizer cart. Stock #58822...... $139,000 (1) 2012 Case IH Precision 800, 70-ft., 12” spacing, all run blockage, 430 bushel tow between variable rate cart, 1” tips on Dutch openers. Stock #56800............. $70,000 (14)

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SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

Several used efficient John Deere sprayers in stock! Variety of boom widths available. Several units are ready to roll with turnkey GPS!

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2018 John Deere R4045, 132-ft. carbon fiber booms, 20” spacing, CVIII cab, Auto Solution Control, Exact Apply, VF 420/95R50 tires, turnkey GPS, 429 hours. Stock #65235........ ................................................. $435,000 (1) 2018 John Deere R4038, 100-ft. booms, 20” nozzle spacing, traction control, 5 sensor Boomtrac, 420/80R46 tires, 3x2 solution pump, 306 hours. Stock #64831................... ...............................................$315,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 4940, 300 cubic foot New Leader L3030G4 spreader box, 480/80R50 tires like new, turnkey GPS, 1919 hours.

Stock #64414...........................$185,000 (1)

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2015 Case IH 4440, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1200 gallon, luxury cab, AIM Command Pro, front fill, 620/70R38 tires, 1776 hours.

Stock #64381......................... $265,000 (12) 2013 Case IH 4430, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1200 gallon, AIM Command, full GPS, 2397 hours. Stock #64860...... $179,000 (14) 2001 Case IH SPX4260, 90-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1200 gallon tank, stainless tank/ plumbing, skinny tires, John Deere Rate Controller. Stock #67051.......... $48,500 (14) 2008 Marflex truck sprayer, 115-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1450 gallon tank, full Trimble Guidance system, 24,570 miles. Stock #64853.... ................................................. $97,500 (14)

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14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

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4WD TRACTORS

Parts & Service bills piling up? Upgrade your four wheel drive now before fall seeding. Options available include PTO, high flow hydraulics, and complete GPS guidance systems!

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2017 John Deere 9570RX, 18/6 PowerShift, 5 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, 30” Durabilt 6500 tracks, high flow hydraulics, Active Command steering, full GPS system, extended warranty, 637 hours. Stock #63595.......... $480,000 (2) 2018 John Deere 9620R, 18/6 PowerShift, 5 SCV’s, high flow hydraulics, IF800/70R38 tires, Active Command steering, big weight package, no 3-pt. or PTO, 241 hours. Stock #63373................................... $432,500 (12) 2016 John Deere 9470RX, 18/6 PowerShift, 4 SCV’s, 58 gpm standard hydraulic pump, 1000 PTO, 30” Camso Ag 3500 tracks, full GPS system, 1277 hours. Stock #66414....... ............................................... $362,500 (14)

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Wheel loaders & skid steers, we’ve got the construction equipment to help make any job easier.

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2016 John Deere 333G skid steer, tracks, 100 hp, cab with heat and air conditioning, counterweights, HD rear grill, 84” bucket, 943 hours. Stock #64618................. $63,900 (15) 2014 John Deere 326E skid steer, 12x16.5 10 PR tires, 74 hp, cab with heat and air conditioing, 3-way switchable controls, high flow hydraulic pump, 78” bucket, 124 hours. Stock #61487....................................... $49,500 (2) 2014 John Deere 320E skid steer, 12x16.5 10 PR tires, 69 hp, no cab, 3-way switchable controls, standard hydrualic pump, 72” bucket, 75 hours. Stock #61484......... $39,500 (3) 2016 John Deere 318G skid steer, 10x16.5 tires, 65 hp, no cab, foot controls, standard hydraulic pump, 66” bucket, 65 hours. Stock #61490....................................... $31,950 (2) 2014 John Deere 304K wheel loader, cab with heat and air conditioning, creep control, 405/70R20 tires, auxiliary hydraulics on bucket, 976 hours. Stock #66681.................. ................................................. $69,500 (16) 2000 New Holland LW130 wheel loader, new tires, cab with air conditioning, auxiliary hydraulics, 8-ft. bucket, 4 speed transmission.

Stock #66961........................... $19,900 (11)

#66675

2004 John Deere 9520T, 18/6 PowerShift, 36” tracks, 5 SCV’s, case drain, 1000 PTO, 58 gpm standard hydraulics, 26 front weights, 11,150 hours. Stock #66675..... $67,000 (14) 1997 John Deere 9400, 24 speed PowrSync, differential lock, deluxe cab, 3 SCV’s, 710/70R38 duals, no PTO, 7900 hours.

Stock #67393........................... $60,000 (12) 1998 John Deere 9300, 24 speed PowerShift, differential lock, 710/70R38 duals, rear weight package, 3 SCV’s, no PTO, 9204 hours. Stock #67408................... $52,000 (1) 1997 John Deere 9200, 24 speed PowrSync, differential lock, 710/70R38 duals, 3 SCV’s no PTO, 10,500 hours. Stock #67642........... ................................................. $45,000 (12) 2015 Buhler 550DT, 30” Delta 3500 tracks, 16/4 PowerShift, 6 SCV’s, front and rear differential lock, high flow hydraulic pump, deluxe leather cab, 867 hours. Stock #62132... ............................................... $272,000 (11) 2012 New Holland T9.615, PowerShift, 710/70R42 duals, front and rear differential lock, 6 SCV’s, 55 gpm hydraulic pump, Power Beyond supply with couplers, tow cable, 18 front weights, 3251 hours. Stock #67900. ............................................... $167,500 (12) 2002 Cat Challenger MT755, 16/4 PowerShift, 16” tracks, 5 SCV’s, 3-pt., PTO, 6988 hours.

Stock #66624........................... $61,000 (15)

UTV’s

Great side-by-side options with glass or poly cabs, power dump box, power steering, and many more options.

2014 John Deere 825i Gator, poly doors with roll up windows, heater, power lift cargo box, power and front protection package, POWERtach front blade, 6000 miles. Stock #67760....................................... $16,000 (1) 2016 John Deere 825i Gator, poly roll down window cab, power lift box, power steering, brushguard, radio, 7000 miles. Stock #66765..................................... $13,900 (14) 2016 John Deere 825i Gator, deluxe glass cab, heater, power lift box, bucket seats, winch, 8150 miles. Stock #68015.................. ................................................. $12,500 (15) 2015 John Deere 825i Gator, roof, half-windshield, alloy tires, bench seat, rear brushguard. Stock #67493.................. $11,900 (2)

100 HP+ MFWD TRACTORS

Get your daily chores done more efficiently with a new tractor.

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2018 John Deere 8295R, 16/4 PowerShift, PTO, premium CV III cab with suspension, 5 SCV’s, extended warranty, 269 hours. Stock #64176................................... $250,000 (15) 2010 John Deere 8270R, IVT with left-hand reverser, 4 SCV’s, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 44 gpm hydraulic pump, 710/70R38 rear singles, 600/65R28 front singles, 20 front weights, full GPS system, 2575 hours. Stock #66400. ............................................... $142,500 (11) 2013 John Deere 7215R, 20 speed AutoQuad transmission, TLS, PTO, 3 SCV’s, 480/80R46 rear, 480/70R30 front, H480 loader, grapple, 1205 hours. Stock #67804... ............................................... $147,500 (16) 2018 John Deere 6175R, IVT transmission, premium cab, 4 SCV’s, PTO, 520/85/R42 rear, 420/90R30 front, 660R loader, bucket, grapple, extended warranty, 163 hours.

Stock #66378........................... $190,000 (1) 2014 John Deere 6170R, 20/20 AutoQuad tranmission, dual PTO, TLS, 3 SCV’s, H380 loader, bucket, grapple, 4200 hours, new engine at 2350 hours. Stock #67103................. ............................................... $112,500 (16) 2017 John Deere 6145M, 16 speed PowerQuad+, 640R loader, grapple, PTO, 3 SCV’s, standard cab, cold start package, 803 hours.

Stock #66570......................... $129,500 (14) 2006 John Deere 7520, 16/16 PowerQuad, 3 SCV’s, deluxe cornerpost exhaust, 741 loader, bucket, grapple, 8003 hours. Stock #66155....................................... $60,000 (2) 2016 Case IH Puma 185, CVT transmission, 4 SCV’s, 3-pt., dual PTO, L775 loader, bucket, grapple, guidance ready, 800 hours. Stock #62279................................... $139,000 (11) 2002 Case IH MX270, powershift transmission, 1000 PTO, 520/85R46 rear duals, 480/70R34 front duals, 5200 hours. Stock #67742..................................... $57,900 (16)

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COMBINES

Frustrated with equipment breakdowns & longer hours in the field? Now is the time to upgrade your combine!

Lots of in stock units to pick from!

#64662

2018 John Deere S780, 473 engine hours, Active yield, advanced Powercast tailboard, Powerfold grain tank, 28.5-ft. unload auger, LSW 1100/45R46 tires, full GPS, extended warranty. Stock #64576............ $401,000 (3) 2018 John Deere S770, 257 engine/185 separator hours, combine advisor package, Active Yield, premium residue package, 28.5-ft. unload auger, manual grain tank extensions, IF800/70R38 drive tires, full GPS system.

Stock #64662......................... $385,000 (14) 2016 John Deere S680, 842 engine/630 separator hours, IF800/70R38 tires, advanced Powercast tailboard, power fold grain tank, 26-ft. unload auger, interactive combine and Active Terrain adjust, full GPS system. Stock #64594................................... $330,000 (11) 2015 John Deere S680, IF900/60R32 drive tires, power fold grain tank, 26-ft. unload auger, advanced Powercast tailboard, full GPS system. Stock #59115............ $297,500 (11) 2015 John Deere S670, 1125 engine/795 separator hours, variable speed feederhouse, TriStream rotor, 800 drive tires, 750/65R26 rear tires, Powercast tailboard, 28.5-ft. unload auger, manual grain tank extensions, full GPS system. Stock #68059.....$237,500 (14) 2013 John Deere S670, 1305 engine/983 separator hours, 900/60R32 singles, advanced Powercast tailboard, manual grain tank extensions, 26-ft. unload auger, extended warranty. Stock #65834................ $195,000 (15) 2009 John Deere 9770, 2115 engine/1631 separator hours, new 800/65R32 singles, Powercast tailboard, 22.5-ft. unload auger, lateral tilt, variable speed. Stock #68114....... ................................................. $112,500 (1) 2006 John Deere 9760, 800/70R38 singles, no Contour-Master, fixed speed feederhouse, chopper/spreader, 22.5-ft. unload auger, deluxe header controls. Stock #67856.............. ................................................. $78,500 (15) 2016 Case IH 8240, 575 engine/400 separator hours, IF520/85R42 duals, HD lateral tilt feederhouse, standard chopper, manual spreaders, yield monitor, manual fold grain tank, 28.5-ft. unload auger, luxury cab. Stock #63194..................................... $289,000 (3) 2014 Case IH 8230, 887 engine/642 separator hours, IF520/85R42 duals, lateral tilt feederhouse, deluxe chopper, manual grain tank covers, complete guidance system. Stock #65252................................... $225,000 (14) 2011 Case IH 8120, 2078 engine/1365 separator hours, 900/60R32 singles, lateral tilt, chopper, yield monitor, 24-ft. unload auger, rock trap. Stock #63195............ $135,000 (3)

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2004 Peterbilt 379 500 ISX, short hood, 18 speed, 8” exhaust, 3.58 Rockwell rears, 892K miles.$28,900

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Water use today versus conserving for future needs

By Kaila Willis, a graduate student in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, and Kristi Hansen, associate professor in the department Nearly 5 million acres in Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, and Platte counties in southeastern Wyoming overlie the High Plains Aquifer.

Many in this area rely on a mix of surface and groundwater for irrigated agricultural production, but roughly 30,000 irrigated acres in eastern Laramie County depend almost entirely on groundwater. Aquifer levels in this area have been dropping for several decades. As early as 1981, the Board of Control designated the Laramie County Control Area. Within a groundwater control area, applications for new high-capacity wells or any changes to existing groundwater use must undergo an additional layer of review involving public notice and an advisory board.

Aquifer levels in the area continued to decline, so in April 2015, the State Engineer issued a new order implementing spacing requirements for new wells and requiring adjudication and flow meters on all high-capacity wells.

What should be done, if anything?

Communities at risk from declining groundwater levels in Laramie County include Albin, Pine Bluffs, and Carpenter.

Farmers in each area depend heavily on groundwater for agricultural production. In 2014, the Laramie County Commissioners convened a steering committee of groundwater users to discuss what – if anything – should be done about the declining aquifer levels. A big question was whether the communities want to stabilize aquifer at current levels, allow but manage aquifer decline, or recover groundwater to an earlier level.

How to achieve their preferred goal was another big question. The committee discussed several possible management strategies. Allocation and a buyout program were two. Allocation would restrict irrigators to pumping only a specified number of acre-inches each irrigation season. (Nebraska already enforces allocations in several districts across the state.)

Buyout would ask irrigators to voluntarily relinquish their water rights on some irrigated acres in exchange for a payment. (This type of program existed in Laramie County from 2010 to 2015.) After much discussion, the steering committee was unable to settle on a single goal or management strategy.

Steps toward a solution Not knowing the economic impacts of the different proposed goals and strategies was one hurdle the steering committee faced. To answer some of these economic questions, our research team at the University of Wyoming estimated the farm-level economic impacts of alternative strategies for reducing overall water use, including allocation and buyout.

Our estimates assume farmers would respond to reduced water supplies by either irrigating the same crops with less water, switching to crops that use less water, or switching to dryland farming.

A key takeaway from our analysis is that each groundwater management strategy creates economic winners and losers, depending on how the aquifer behaves under individual farms or parts of a community.

For farms already feeling the effects of aquifer depletion – maybe as reduced pumping capacity – the economic impacts of an allocation strategy are lower because their farming system is already well-adapted for limited water. In contrast, farms not yet feeling the effects of aquifer declines – those currently able to fully irrigate on all of their pivots – would experience larger economic impacts from an allocation strategy. Of course, the more hydrology varies within a community, the more difficult to choose one management strategy that benefits – or at least does not harm – all water users in a community.

Another takeaway is a buyout strategy can create economic and hydrologic benefits but a source of funding is needed to support the program. Economic and hydrologic benefits of a buyout program also depend on whether pivots near those enrolled in the program are restricted to historical consumptive use. If there is no restriction, economic benefits to remaining pivots are higher, but hydrologic benefits are lower.

The other big challenge for local water users is not knowing exactly what is going on beneath the surface. The need still exists for a better understanding of the hydrology beneath each community. Even if we fully understand the hydrology, though, water users must agree on what, or even if, groundwater management should be pursued.

They and the State Engineer are the ones to decide the balance between economic net benefits of using water today versus conserving it for the future!

First vessel docked in Myanmar carries U.S. wheat

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From U.S. Wheat Associates Many years of work conducting trade service and technical support in South Asian countries like Myanmar (Burma) showed U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) there was a growing Call or text 406-788-2753 opportunity to compete with nearby Australian wheat supplies.

Fairfield, Montana Knowing two deep-water ports were opening in Myanmar in 2019, USW intensified its activities. In mid-May 2019, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service representatives were on hand to welcome the first bulk grain vessel to dock at one of the ports loaded with 22,000 metric tons (MT) of high-quality U.S. hard red spring (HRS) wheat purchased by a local flour mill.

406-788-7474 With funding from the Market Access Program (MAP) r.rlandlivestock@gmail.com and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program, USW has provided technical and trade servicing to mills and bakeries in Myanmar for more than 20 years. With the ability only to take container loads, U.S. wheat had to compete with less expensive supplies shipped mainly from nearly Australia. Still, its political situation was changing and consumer purchasing power was * Start planning your new sorting and shipping pens now * growing. * New builds with pipe top rail receive a lifetime repair guarantee * To lay the groundwork for U.S. wheat bulk shipments to customers in Myanmar, USW hosted a workshop on FGIS inBarbed, Woven, Hi-Tensile & Wildlife Friendly spection and certification in marketing year 2017/18 for three STATEWIDE Wood & Steel Corrals • Wind Breaks milling companies and government officials. USW separately SERVICES Fence Maintenance • Ranch - Farm brought in a private trading company and the FAS staff in YanAVAILABLE! gon to brief the Myanmar Plant Protection Department about the Free Estimates & Consultation bulk U.S. wheat export supply system. The briefing provided information that helped increase the confidence in purchasing QUALITY • FAIR PRICED • GUARANTEED WORK and handling U.S. bulk wheat shipments.

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Educator honored for work with prairie dog management

From University of Wyoming Extension A University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Swanbom, a community development educator received the Friend of Agriculture educator, is based in Natrona County and award given out by the Wyoming Department also serves Converse and Niobrara counties. of Agriculture (WDA) at the Wyoming State “Hannah is an outstanding extension eduFair and Rodeo in Douglas recently. cator, so I was not surprised when she was Hannah Swanbom was presented the recognized by WDA,” said Kelly Crane, UW honor from the WDA’s Natural Resources Extension director and associate dean. and Policy Division. The award is given Swanbom’s work with the facilitation of to a person who goes above and beyond to the Thunder Basin National Grasslands Praipromote sustainable agriculture, said Derek rie Dog Working Group, her willingness to Grant, WDA public information officer. co-mediate on a variety of issues and co-host a basic training in Lusk was a great boost to the program, commented Grant.

Crane commended her for exceptional group facilitation skills and commitment to identifying collaborative solutions to resolve complex natural resource issues.

“Her partnership and enthusiasm for promoting mediation and training is enabling the program to reach new audiences in Wyoming,” said Grant.

She committed to working with the WDA and Forest Service on six months of meetings to help facilitate an emotional and controversial subject matter of prairie dog management.

She ensured meeting goals were accomplished and was able to manage numerous and sometimes conflicting personalities and viewpoints of the group.

“She did an amazing job, and the WDA could not have completed this effort without her,” said Grant.

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Census of Agriculture shows changes for Montana

From Montana Department of Agriculture USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service released the 2017 Census of Agriculture, highlighting several key data points important to Montana’s agriculture industry.

Montana’s report can be found at https://www.nass.usda. gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Full_Report/Volume_1,_ Chapter_1_State_Level/Montana/mtv1.pdf “The Census of Agriculture is an important tool for both producers and policy makers,” said Montana Department of Agriculture Director Ben Thomas. “While the report shows that Montana farmers have taken a big hit in farm income over the last 5 years, it also shows that our producers aren’t taking those hits lying down, as they continue to diversify and adopt new practices to make their operations more resilient.”

Perhaps the most significant datapoint from the report is that farm income in Montana is down nearly 30% since 2012. The loss in farm income shows that Montana farmers have not been immune to the higher input costs, extreme weather, and market volatility facing the industry.

There are also several bright spots included in the report: • Women are making up a larger piece of the Montana agriculture pie, with nearly 24% more female producers since 2012.

• Montana producers also continue to show their willingness to adopt new technologies and conservation techniques, with no-till acreage up over 17% from 2012, for a total of 8,050,902 acres.

• New to the census this year is a question on value-added agriculture. The report shows that 292 farms across Montana are adding value to raw commodities through further manufacturing or processing, worth over $9 million in 2017.

• Producers are also taking more of an interest in specialty crops. Since 2012, Montana has added 162 new orchards and increased hops production from nearly 0 to 14,400 pounds.

The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census of Agriculture, taken only once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures.

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s mission is to protect producers and consumers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries.

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(406) 868-5977 1998 Pettibone 8000 lb. telehandler.......................$20,000

2007 Yale forklift, 10,000 lb. capacity......................$12,500

2006 Komatsu WA250 wheel loader, hydraulic coupler, 3rd valve, 5600 hours .....$65,000 2007 Peterbilt 378 ISX 550 hp, 18 speed, 16,000 lb. fronts, 46,000 lb. rears, lockers, recent repairs.

1990 Load King 50 ton hydraulic 3 axle lowboy, 22-ft. deck...........................$22,500

2003 John Deere 270C LC excavator, 9000 hours, coupler, auxiliary hydraulics..... $39,500 Cat D6T XL dozer, cab with heat/air conditioning, ripper, 7200 hours...............$110,000

2013 John Deere 333D skid steer, enclosed cab, power tach, joysticks, air ride seat, 98 hp..........................$35,000

2002 Freightliner Century N14, autoshift ...........$10,500

2007 Peterbilt 379 cab and chassis, Cummins ISX, 10 speed, lift axle, spring ride.

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2011 Landoll 835 ag lowboy, 27-ft. well, aluminum pullouts, hydraulic neck............ $55,000

2006 Arnes T/A belly dump, air ride.......................$22,500

1997 Jet 40-ft. grain trailer, T/A.............................$16,500

2011 Ford F150 crew cab, 3.5 Ecoboost, 4x4, 199,000 miles. ..................................$11,000

1991 Aspen 65 ton 2-2-2 mecanical neck, modular deck.... . .................................. $45,000

2001 53-ft van trailer ....$3950 2019 Aspen 75 ton lowboy, 3-3-2................................. $290,000 2012 Gehl Z35 mini excavator, hydraulic/thumb, 1500 hours..........................$29,500

1999 Daewoo Mega 200 hydraulic coupler, 3900 hours ... ..................................$35,000

2001 Genie Z60 manlift.......... ..................................$25,000

2001 Transcraft 53-ft. dropdeck, spread axle.......$17,500

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Ben Taylor Farm Store ............................................Valier, 279-3365 Big Equipment........................................................ Havre, 265-9432 Churchill Equipment....................................... Manhattan, 282-7252 Frontline Ag Solutions.............................. Conrad, 1-877-278-5531 Frontline Ag Solutions............................ Choteau, 1-866-466-5741 Frontline Ag Solutions...........................Cut Bank, 1-800-273-5530 Gerbers of Montana Inc..................................Great Falls, 727-2203 Hoven Equipment Co.....................................Great Falls, 727-7153 Joyce Fuel & Feeds............................... Geraldine, 1-800-479-4561 Musselshell Valley Equipment ..............Roundup, 1-888-423-2605

Taylor’s True Value Farm Store................... Shelby, 1-888-220-5547 Tiber Tractor, Chester .........................................Chester, 759-5188 Torgerson, LLC..................................... Lewistown, 1-800-677-8795 Torgerson, LLC..........................................Hysham, (406) 342-5571 Zerbe Bros................................................Glasgow, 1-800-228-5393

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Researchers to track water movement in plant stems

By K-State Research and Extension News A team of Kansas State University researchers has been given the green light to explore how water moves through plant stems, an idea that could greatly improve the efficiency of its use in growing farm crops.

They have received $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a two-year project that will build a tool to measure sap flow – or the movement of a liquid through plant stems.

“In this case, we are talking about water,” said Krishna Jagadish, associate professor of agronomy. “In a plant, roots take up water, which then needs to go to the leaves to participate in photosynthesis. The stems are the main road, or the highway. We are measuring the traffic of water on the highway.”

All plants, including farm crops, have different stages of growth, each potentially requiring different amounts of water. The K-State researchers hope to uncover how much water is moving through plant stems during various growth stages, and different times of the day, which should give a clearer picture of how much and when water needs to be provided through irrigation or other means.

“The core idea behind this project is that water matters, no matter if you live in Kansas, Texas, New York or anywhere else,” said K-State hydrogeologist Behzad Ghanbarian.

“Given that the world’s population is increasing everywhere, we need to practice agriculture in a way that we make sure we will have water in the following decades for our kids and grandkids.”

Mohammad Shadmand, an assistant professor in electrical engineering, is working with the group to build a tool that utilizes nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a concept that comes from physics.

“It’s a non-invasive, physical tool,” Shadmand said. “We will use four magnets surrounding the plant stem to provide an external magnetic field around the stem, which allows us to detect how fast water is moving through it.”

The NMR tool never touches the plant and would be capable of measuring sap flow in the plant at different times of the day. Past studies have tracked sap flow at a given point by physically cutting or inserting probes into the stem.

“When you go to the gym to work out, you breathe faster,” Ghanbarian said. “Breathing is a dynamic reaction in our body. That’s what happens to plants. They don’t continuously ‘breathe’ or use water at the same rate. In the morning, the amount of water being used, or the flow rate in the stem, would be different than in the afternoon or at night.

It’s important for us to understand how much water is being used at different times.”

Jagadish noted that the project is funded through an NSF program known as EAGER (EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research). The program is intended to encourage high-risk and high-benefit ideas for transformative research.

He said that sap flow has never been measured non-invasively in the United States using nuclear magnetic resonance.

“At this time, we really don’t know how it will work,” Jagadish said, adding that the tool could be commercialized if the researchers’ work is successful. “This is a tool to guide us in the direction to help farmers. There may be intermediary people – engineers or modelers or others – who will actually use the tool. In time, we can possibly quantify the amount of water that we are currently allocating and determine if that is efficient or not.”

Gerard Kluitenberg, K-State professor of agronomy in soil and environmental physics, is testing the NMR tool in laboratory settings. The researchers will then conduct field tests with sunflowers, and eventually will include other farm crops.

“We really don’t know how much water plants require for any specific environment,” Jagadish said. “If you put too much, you are wasting water; if you do not irrigate enough, you lose yield. In the long term, this tool will help farmers optimize production practices, or increase crop per drop. To make that into reality, you need tools like this.” ##### The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test.

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Figure 1. Male hobo spider. Photo by Lynette.

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During late summer and early fall, it is normal for spiders to enter buildings and homes. This includes hobo spiders which have long been prevalent in Montana. Common misconceptions about the hobo spider often cause unnecessary concern.

Things to know: • Spider bites are rare. Generally, their fangs are small and lack the musculature to pierce the human skin. They typically only bite if threatened or if trapped in clothing, shoes, etc.

• There is no conclusive evidence that hobo spider venom causes necrosis in humans; and a large body of scientific research that proves it does not.

• The most common cause for necrotic lesions (wounds not healing) in the West is a bacterial infection called MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection. MRSA and other bacteria can enter the body through punctures which could include a spider bite, as well as many other more likely wounds. If a wound from any bite or scratch becomes inflamed, or if soreness persists, medical care should be sought

Figure 2. Female hobo spider. Photo by Kerry Matz.

as secondary infection that enters the body through the wound may need to be treated.

• Hobo spiders are not known to be naturally aggressive in their native area or in the United States. Their nickname, aggressive house spider, comes from an errant translation of their scientific name, Eratigena agrestis. The Latin translation of agrestis is not aggressive, but rather “rural” or “in the fields”.

Disclaimer: These recommendations are provided only as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator’s responsibility, by law, to read and follow all current label directions for the specific pesticide being used. Due to constantly changing labels and product registration, some of the recommendations given in this writing may no longer be legal by the time you read them. If any information in these recommendations disagrees with the label, the recommendation must be disregarded. No endorsement is intended for products mentioned. The authors and Montana State University assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.

U.S. Grain Chain testifies on health benefits of increased grain servings

From U.S. Wheat Associates, Excerpts reprinted with permission from the American Bakers Association The “Grain Chain”, a farm to fork co• The current body of scientific evidence alition of stakeholders in the U.S. grain does not support a recommendation of lowindustry chaired by the American Bakers carbohydrate dietary patterns to the U.S. Association (ABA), testified July 11, 2019, population on the nutritional benefits of bread and grain• Grain food manufacturers are constantly based products at the Dietary Guidelines innovating to improve the nutritional profile Advisory Committee (DGAC) meeting. of their products and deliver more health The recommendations in the Committee’s benefits to consumers scientific report, due next year, will form the A 1990 law requires the U.S. Departbasis of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines ments of Agriculture, and Health and Human for Americans (DGAs). The DGAs are the Services, to publish nutritional and dietary cornerstone of U.S. federal nutrition policy guidelines for the public every five years. and nutrition education guidelines, shaping Members of the U.S. Grain Chain provide consumer health decisions and doctor recinformation to these agencies as guidelines ommendations. are developed to help ensure that recommen“The Grain Chain endorses maintaining dations on grain foods consumption reflect the 2015 DGAs recommendation of carbocurrent grain science research and data. hydrate intakes between 45-65% of calories There is strong evidence that both whole and at a minimum, the recommended six and enriched grains are important sources servings daily of traditional grains with at of valuable nutrition and both the domestic least half as whole grains,” testified Kathy and global baking industries continue to Wiemer, MS, RD, speaking on behalf of the offer innovative, healthy grain products to Grain Chain. “Further, given that Americans meet consumer needs. Overseas, U.S. Wheat continue to under consume whole grains, we Associates (USW) works on behalf of U.S. support an increase in daily recommended wheat producers to help bakers and wheat Whole Grain servings, while maintaining food processors understand the quality and at least three servings of enriched grains.” value of all six classes of U.S. wheat. USW The testimony and written comments provides technical assistance and training highlighted key recommendations: in baking, snack food and pasta produc• Both whole and enriched grains play a tion, and sponsors participation in technical leading role in diet quality courses, workshops and seminars to help • Enrichment, fortification of grain foods strengthen these industries. have made lasting contributions to health Learn more about the nutritional value of • Total grain consumption results in posiwheat foods from the Wheat Foods Council, tive health outcomes the Grain Foods Foundation, the National • Grains are important to growth and dePasta Association and the International Pasta velopment in infants and children Organization.

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