MARCH 2015
Vol. XVI No. 2 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306
Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
Pesticide trainings set for across Montana By MSU News Service Pesticide training for homeowners, the general public and people wanting to earn their private applicator license will be held this spring in Billings, Bozeman, Kalispell and Miles City. A private applicator license allows individuals to apply restricted-use pesticides on land they own, rent or lease. The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program will hold six-hour training sessions on Feb. 24 in Miles City, Feb. 25 in Billings, March 4 in Bozeman and March 26 in Kalispell. Each one is open to any Montanan. Each program will cover integrated pest management, pesticide movement in the environment, pesticide safety and toxicity, pesticide law, calibrating ground spray equipment, understanding the private applicator license, and reading/ understanding pesticide product labels. In addition, MSU Extension Rangeland Weed Specialist Jane Mangold will speak at Bozeman and Kalispell. MSU Extension Cropland Insect Specialist Kevin Wanner will speak in Billings and Miles City. MSU Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp will speak at each location. Assisting will be local MSU Extension agents and district officers for the Montana Department of Agriculture. Cost for the workshops ranges from $10 to $25, depending on whether or not attendees want to earn their private applicator license. The cost is $10 for those who don’t want a private applicator license or who simply desire private applicator credits. CONTINUED ON PAGE A2
PRODUCTION SALES
Mar. 13, Flesch Angus, Shelby.............................................................................A3 Mar. 14, Duncan Ranch Co, Jopin.............................................................. A4, A29 Mar. 16, Hawks Angus, Galata.............................................................................A5 Mar. 17, Open Gate Ranch, Simms......................................................................A7 Mar. 19, Kicking Horse Ranch, Great Falls.......................................................A10 Mar. 21, Central Montana Gelbvieh & Angus Genetics, Lewistown.................A2 Mar. 23, Hager Cattle Co., Mandan, ND...............................................................A8 Mar. 25, Master Angus, Chinook........................................................................A14 Mar. 25, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range.................................A13 Mar. 26 & 27, Vermilion Ranch, Billings.............................................................A20 Mar. 27, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls................................................A17 Mar. 29, Northern Plains Simmentals, Bowbells, North Dakota......................A50 Mar. 31, NJW Polled Herefords, Sheridan WY...................................................A32 Apr. 1, Nissen Angus & Schmitt Angus, Chinook............................................A25 Apr. 2, Bowles J5 Reds, Glasgow......................................................................A26 Apr. 2, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger................................................................A27 Apr. 3, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Shelby................................................................A32 Apr. 3, McKechnie Herefords, Shelby................................................................A29 Apr. 3, Golden Triangle Breeders, Shelby.........................................................A33 Apr. 4, DeBruycker Charolais, Great Falls........................................................A12 Apr. 6, R Math Farms, Whitewater......................................................................A34 Apr. 6, Gollaher Ranch, Cascade.......................................................................A40 Apr. 8, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola.......................................................................A41 Apr. 9, Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook..............................................A30 Apr. 10, Regency Acres, Sidney........................................................................A35 Apr. 11, Patty’s Club Lambs, Chinook...............................................................A42 Apr. 15, Milk River Angus, Chinook...................................................................A42 Apr. 19, 7-up Club Lambs, Helena.....................................................................A52 Apr. 23, Mangen Angus Ranch, Belle Fourche SD...........................................A36
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ADVERTISING DEADLINE HAS CHANGED The deadline for the APRIL 2015 issue is Wed., APRIL 1
The Pestweb Review Team includes from left to right: John Sully, Millie Veltkamp, Dan Picard, Markus Bratten, Bob Stougaard and Erik Echegaray. Seated from left to right are Kevin Wanner and Brooke Bohannon.
Farm Bill safety-net deadlines
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Bruce Nelson reminds producers of upcoming important deadlines for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC). The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres is February 27, 2015, and the final day for farm owners and producers to choose coverage is March 31, 2015. “These programs provide financial protection against unexpected changes in the marketplace, so now is the time to have those final conversations, to ask any remaining questions, and to visit the Farm Service Agency to make these decisions,” Nelson said. “For the first time in many years, farmers have the opportunity to update yields or reallocate base, but if no changes are made by February 27, the farm’s current yield and base will be used,” Nelson said. “If no program election occurs by March 31, then there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.”
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Mar. 20, Toavs Premier Auctions, Roosevelt County Real Estate, Wolf Point..A6 Mar. 27, Weishaar Auction Service, Klein Retirement, Elgin North Dakota...A15 Mar. 28, Ophus Auction Service, Malsam Farm Auction, Havre.....................A19 Mar. 28, Kamerman Auction Co., Double C Farm Equipment, Townsend......A11 Mar. 28, RK Statewide Auction, Nelson Farm, Sidney.....................................A23 Mar. 28, Shobe Auction & Realty, Cabin Fever Western Art & Collectibles, Lewistown.......................................................................................................A24 Apr. 10, 11, 12, Creston Auction & Country Fair, Creston...............................A22 Apr. 11, Mills Auction Service, Jesperson Equipment, Ekalaka.....................A68 Apr. 18, Mills Auction Service, Fly Ranch Retirement, Hardin........................A53 May. 2, Smith Sales Co., Spring Fever Consignment, Miles City......................A2
Nationwide, more than 3,500 training sessions and producer meetings have been conducted on the new safety-net programs, including 140 meetings in Montana. The online tools, available at www.fsa.usda. gov/arc-plc, allow producers to explore projections on how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation under possible future scenarios. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. To learn more, farmers can contact their local Farm Service Agency county office. To find your local office visit http://fsa. usda.gov/mt.
PRIVATE TREATY
Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn............................... A29 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida............................ A29 Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek........................... A29 Elings Polled Herefords, Conrad................................. A29 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend......................................... A29 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan..................................... A29 McMurry Cattle, Billings............................................... A28 Rafter Ranch Inc., Wise River...................................... A28 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek................................... A28 R & A Vanek Shorthorns, Stockett.............................. A18 Double Tree Red Angus, Great Falls............................. A6 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay.............................. A28 Diamond D Angus, Valier............................................. A47 Montana Gelbvieh Association................................... A39 Gunderson Hereford, Rudyard.................................... A41 Storey Herefords, Bozeman........................................... A2 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY................................. A16 Bar Star Cattle, Loma................................................... A24