Medora Beef Day Scheduled
The 33rd annual Medora Beef Day has been scheduled for Wednesday January 17th, 2007 at the Medora Community Center. Registration will begin at 9am with the program starting at 9:15. Following the Beef Day portion of the program the Golden Valley County SCD will be sponsoring at Cattlemen’s meeting at 2:15 pm. The day will end with a social hour and steak supper. For more information please refer to the poster on the home page or call the Extension office.
Crop Insurance update for pulse crops
On January 22nd at 11:45am Steve Junghans will give an update on crop insurance for pulse crops. Steve is with the USDA Risk Management Agency in Billings. He will be stopping in Beach on his way to Minot for the Northern Pulse Growers Association Annual Convention. His presentation should be under and hour and a lunch will be provided. The meeting will be held here at the Extension office and is sponsored by the NDSU Extension Service and the Golden Valley Ag Improvement Association. The meeting is open to producers, crop insurance agents and other interested persons.
New Herbicide approved on Sunflowers and Flax
As of earlier this month it has been announced that Assure II has been approved by the EPA for use on Sunflowers and Flax. The new label with complete information should be available shortly.
Wild World of Weeds
The Wild World of Weeds program will be held at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo on January 16th. This years Wild World of Weeds program will include presentations by Dr. Alan Dexter and Dr. Cal Messersmith. Both of whom will be retiring in the near future. For a complete Wild World of Weeds schedule or registration form, please go to www.ag.ndsu.edu/weeds or contact the office. Dave Franzen will again hold his soil fertility workshop the next day and that event is also scheduled at the Ramada.
Pesticide Certification
This year we will be holding a joint pesticide certification with Stark/Billings County in Medora. The date for our certification is February 20th, at 12:30 at the Medora Community Center. For those of you whose certification expires this year, you will receive a notice after the first of the year. If anyone is looking at receiving an initial certification you should contact the office. Also, if you are unable to attend the meeting that day contact the office and we will discuss other arrangements or possibly adding another date for the county. A listing of other certification opportunities in the area is listed below.
Date Location Time
2/12 New England-Memorial Hall 12:30 PM
2/20 Medora – Community Center 12:30 PM
2/21 Mott – Legion Hall 12:30 PM
2/22 Killdeer- Buckskin Bar 12:30 PM
3/5 Dickinson- DSU North Campus? 12:30 PM
3/13 Halliday- Tri Angle Bar 12:30 PM
3/22 Dickinson-DSU North Campus? 9:00 AM
Fumigation Trainings
We have scheduled a fumigation re-certification for Tuesday January 30th, 2007 through IVN at the Beach High School. Those of you whose certification expires this year should of already of received a notification. Registration will begin at 8:30 with the training to begin at 9:00 MST and will run until about 1:30. If you will be able to attend the certification please let the office know, or if you are looking for an initial certification please contact the office. Other fumigation opportunities in the area include: 2/12 in New England and 3/22 in Dickinson. Please contact the office for information on any of the other opportunities.
ManDak Zero-till Conference
This year’s ManDak Zero-Till Conference will be held February 6-7th in Brandon Manitoba. For a complete schedule and registration from, go to www.mandakzerotill.org.
Diversity, Direction and Dollars
DDD XI “Managing for Success in 2007” has been set for January 8th at the Days Inn Grand Dakota Lodge in Dickinson. Registration begins at 8:30 with opening comments at 9am MST. Registration is $10 to cover the cost of lunch. A copy of the schedule follows:
8:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Welcome & introductions Rick Haines, Emcee
9:10 Dr. Perry Miller, Montana State University, “Talented Pulse Crops: Pea and Lentil Can Paint Your Farm Green”
10:00 Rick Haines, Northern Ag. Network, “Cultural Changes in Rural America”
10:45 Break
11:00 Dr. Bob Thompson, University of Illinois, “U.S. Farm Policy and the 2007 Farm Bill”
12 Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Dr. Manfred Kern, Bayer Crop Science, “Future of Agriculture: Global Trends 2025-Farmers Feedstocks Future Fuel: Fueling the Future”
1:50 Break
2:10 Dr. Greg Lardy, NDSU, “Utilizing Ethanol Co-Products”
2:45 Corn Production Grower Panel —Ryan Kadrmas, Cal Hoff, Bill Kessel, Mark Doll
3:45 p.m. Closing
Legalized Hemp Production
As of January 1st there may be a new cropping option available to area farmers. The ND legislature has legalized the production of industrial hemp in the state. Producers interested in trying to grow hemp must be issued a license from the state as well as the federal DEA. Some of the rules stated in the law include:
* Producers must consent to a criminal background check, including fingerprints.
* Buyers and the amount of harvested hemp sold must be documented.
* The location of hemp fields must be provided using geopositioning instrumentation.
* Planted hemp seed must contain less than three-tenths of one
percent tetrahydrocannabinol.
Industrial hemp is grown around the world and is used in the manufacturing of textiles, paper and rope. Seeds from the plant are also used for food and feed. Oil derived from the plant is used in cosmetics, paints and some medicinal compounds. Industrial hemp contains only trace amounts of the psychoactive drug delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is found in marijuana. While the state has taken the necessary steps to allow ND producers to become the first in the nation to grow industrial hemp, some questions are still being asked as to whether or not the DEA will give consent to the growers. Application forms and procedures will be available from the state following the first of the year.
