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“Diseases for faba beans... it’s a little more tolerant to the root rot diseases than the peas would be. The biggest problem we have is chocolate spot,” Hanson said. LREC Director Randy Mehlhoff explained the important work that research stations like LREC do in building foundation seed stock for producers. Over 500 acres of LREC’s available land is dedicated to growing foundation seed. In 2019, there
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young when compared to other agricultural areas. The soil of the area is also some of the most high quality soil in the world, The Langdon Research Extencontaining high levels of organsion Center (LREC) could not ic matter. have asked for better weather to “These soils were formed unhold their annual field day than der prairie grasses. Prairie grassThursday, July 18. The excellent es left about 1.5 tons of biomass weather gave the presenters residue above the ground, but and attendees alike a comfortthey added 4 tons of plant bioable outdoor environment to mass below the ground in the share and learn the latest in agriform of roots,” Kalwar explained. culture trends in Cavalier CounNDSU has been researching ty and, specifically, the Langdon soil health and loss area. for decades. Over the Research Agronopast 50 years, NDSU mist Bryan Hanson has found that 7 to gave an overview 10 inches of topsoil on the impact faba has been lost, leaving beans could have on producers actually the crop rotations for farming the subsoil. the area. Faba beans “Where we are have been gaining now, we need to not more and more interonly maintain organic est from area producmatter levels but iners as a way to get crease. That increase nitrogen into the soil is obviously slow, but to improve the health if we don’t start, the of the soil and as a organic matter levbenefit as a possible els will keep going cover crop. The Langdon Research Extension Center held their Annual Field Day on July 18 down,” Kalwar statHanson quickly exed. Kalwar suggests plained the different with a great turnout! Photo by Melissa Anderson. growing a full season types of faba beans, are 21 different varieties of six tified. cover crop, where a cover crop the tannin and non-tannin vadifferent crops being grown to “The foundation seed prois planted like a regular crop riety, as well as the planting, ingram in North Dakota is one of and allowed to grow all season oculation, and harvesting prac- build up seed. “We are ramping up our founthe most sought after. We are developing extensive root systices that have thus far been dation seed program not to known as one of the best foun- tems. By planting the cover crop working well with the potential grow what we think we need to dation seed programs in the earlier, producers will gain maxinew rotational crop. The faba mum benefit from the cover bean does not have much to grow, but we are trying to guess United States,” Mehlhoff said. what you guys want to grow. Soil health is always a big concrop. A diverse mix of plants will worry about in terms of pests Hopefully, we pick the right cern for researchers at the LREC. also increase organic matter and as the only insects that Hanson crops to increase and it’s the Soil Health Specialist Naeem engage microbes within the soil noted affect them are the lygus bug and potentially blister bee- ones that you demand,” Mehl- Kalwar explained that the soils improving the overall health. hoff said. of North Dakota are relatively tles. cont. on page 2
Methodist Youth Group travels to Kansas City
Traveling is an experience that “Among the Langdon Mighty up at safe and sober homes, lismany teens wish to have. For Methodist Youth that attended, tening to testimony from people some teens the traveling also there were 177 youth and adults in recovery and making conincludes spreading God’s love. from across the Dakota Confer- nections throughout the week,” Members of the United Method- ence who reached out to 'Love Halldorson said. ist Youth Group were able to do Well'. This was the theme for the “The thrift store we worked just that earlier in July. Youth 2019 convention in Kan- at said they did the work in two Dustin Gilseth and Dameon sas City, Missouri,” Halldorson hours that would have taken Bernstrom, of the Langdon Unit- said. them three weeks,” she added. ed Methodist Church, and KayHalldorson explained that Much of the work done by the lee Kemp, Cavalier Methodist there were four buses filled with youth was in downtown Kansas Church, along with their chaper- youth ready to assist the people where poverty is very low and one, Jolene Halldorson, traveled of Kansas City in whatever ways addiction is high, according to to Kansas Halldorson. City, Mo. In order visiting to combat both sides this, there is of the city an organilocated in zation that Kansas and is buying Missouri property to on the reduce the banks of number of the Missisdrug houssippi River. es and turn The three them into youths had homes for been workrecovery. ing hard to T h e make the Kaylee Kemp, from Cavalier United Methodist Youth Group; Jolene group also trip pos- Halldorson, Langdon United Methodist Youth Group Advisor; spent an afsible since Dameon Bernstrom and Dustin Gilseth from the Langdon United ternoon at the sum- Methodist Youth Group all attended the 2019 Love Well Youth Mission a local nonmer of Trip in Kansas City, Mo. profit Heart 2018. to Heart, In that time, the youth who they could. They first took part making over 1,000 personal hywent have held numerous fund- in the Urban Plunge. During this giene kits for victims of flooding raising activities from bake sales time, the youth and their lead- or other natural disasters. They and movie nights to serving ers worked in the urban areas also packed 33,000 meal kits for morning coffee before church around the city in many differ- Rise Against Hunger, a non-profservices- all to travel on this two ent ways. it that provides food to some part trip that combined Urban “[It] consisted of volunteering of the world's most vulnerable Plunge and Youth 2019. at local thrift stores, yard clean cont. on page 3
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Langdon Research Extension Center holds Annual Field Day By Melissa Anderson Republican Editor
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Mehlhoff continued explaining the challenges that research centers face in growing seed for producers as they compete with private seed companies. It takes ten years to create a new variety, and at that point the seed is distributed to local county crop improvement as it's the local board that knows those individuals that are very successful at growing seed. The local crop improvement is able to sell that seed as registered and then cer-
Sarles American Legion memorial monument completed The 42 members of American Legion Post #276 in Sarles have come together to give veterans of western Cavalier County their due. The Post has recently completed a memorial monument to servicemen who have lived in the area. “It’s something that never would have been done. It takes
“It’s not like it used to be. Population is way down compared to what it used to be,” Estenson shared. Located in the city center, the monument currently has over 500 names of veterans already engraved with more yet to be added. The black granite also contains the names of
in pretty much all of western Cavalier County,” Harold Estenson, Commander of Post #276, said. The closest posts to Sarles are located 40 miles away in Langdon and a little over 30 miles to Rolla, leaving the small community to cover six towns- Sarles, Calvin, Clyde, Munich, Calio, Hannah, and parts of Rock Lake and Wales. The Sarles post was chartered in 1947 with 32 original members. At its high in 1992, Post #276 had 102 members.
over 160 Auxiliary members. Many of the women's names are Junior Auxiliary members. “We missed a few. In fact I even missed my oldest granddaughter,” Estenson shared. There are four slabs placed prominently in Sarles that list the names of servicemen from the Civil War to the modern wars waged today in the Middle East. One slab contains the dedication to the two servicemen the post is named for, cont. on page 2
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