NOVEMBER 2013
Vol. XV No. 10 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306
Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net
EARLY DEADLINE Because of the Thanksgiving holiday we are forced to move our deadline for the December issue.
Deadline for the December issue will be Wednesday, November 27.
Nutrient Management Planning Conference
By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University (NDSU) is hosting this year’s multi-state Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning Conference on November 18-20 at the Doublewood Inn in Fargo. This conference is for professionals in the nutrient management field, including educators, researchers, farm chemical applicators, agricultural regulators and government agency personnel, who are interested in improving water quality and nutrient management in the Midwest. “Environmental management is a growing concern in the agricultural industry,” says Emily Kline, an area livestock environmental management specialist at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “We hope this conference gives professionals the chance to network and discuss current concerns.” The conference begins November 18 with an afternoon tour of NDSU’s livestock research facilities. The tour will leave the Doublewood at 12:30 p.m. Activities November 19 include morning workshops on monoslope and slotted-floor barns, vegetative treatment systems, hoop barns, grazing and the Discovery Farms program; a producer panel in the afternoon; and a social and poster session in the evening. The conference will conclude November 20 with morning workshops on compost benefits to soil, sale barn compost, comprehensive nutrient management planning and technologies, and producer feedback. Speakers include NDSU researchers and Extension specialists, producers and experts in nutrient management system design. Registration is $75. To register online, go to http://www. tinyurl.com/CRECstore. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/lem/multistate-cnmp-conference-1 or contact Kline or Mary Berg, an area livestock environmental management specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center, at (701) 652-2951 or emily.m.kline@ndsu.edu or mary.berg@ndsu.edu.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Nov. 13, Big Iron, Online....................................................................................A2 Nov. 16, Western Hay Brokers, Video Auction, Hay and Equipment, Online..A48 Nov. 20, Big Iron, Online....................................................................................A2 Nov. 27, Big Iron, Online....................................................................................A2 Nov. 30, Ophus Auction Service, End of the year Auction, Big Sandy..........A5 Dec. 3, Flying D Auction, Emil Habets, Valier..................................................A6 Dec. 15, Rick Kniepkamp Statewide Auctions, Mark Morin Land, Williston ND.................................................................................................A38
Heifers for South Dakota
Heifers for South Dakota is a project started by fellow agriculturists to help our neighbors in South Dakota during this time of anguish. We are accepting pledges of quality breeding cattle to be donated to ranchers affected by blizzard ‘Atlas’. Monetary donations are also welcomed to aid in
the purchase of additional cattle to disperse to producers in need as well as transportation costs. For more infomation and to donate please go to helpforsouthdakota.com. If donating cattle please go to the website and contact your nearest branch organizer immediately. Or call 1-406-853-3188
Gabe Brown will speak on increasing profits By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR
The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) and University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) Extension are hosting Gabe Brown, a noted soil health advocate, on a four-day, eight-stop traveling road show across Nebraska. Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on regenerating resources. Brown, along with his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own and operate a diversified farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The Browns holistically integrate their grazing and no-till cropping system, which includes multi-species cover crops, with all natural grass fed beef, poultry and sheep. Brown has been an invited speaker across the U.S. and beyond. He was honored with the NRDC’s 2012 Growing Green Awards winner in the Food Producer category. For over 15 years, he has merged back-to-basics agrarian practices with innovative sciencebased sustainable farming techniques. Brown will share topics that include: • Decreasing inputs while increasing yields • Livestock: The missed income opportunity • Producing corn for only $1.42/bushel • Regenerating soil resources • Opportunities to bring the next generation into the operation • Lowering cow wintering costs Dates, times, locations and local UNL Extension contact include (times are Central Time unless noted): November 18 – 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time), Cheyenne County 4-H Building, Sidney; Contact: Aaron Berger, UNL Extension Office in Banner, Kimball
and Cheyenne Counties, 308-235-3122 November 18 – 5-9 p.m., Nebraska Ag Industry Education Center, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Curtis; Contact: Barb Scharf, UNL Extension Office in Frontier County, 308-367-4424 or 888-367-4424 November 19 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Adams County Fairgrounds, Hastings; Contact: Ron Seymour, UNL Extension Office in Adams County, 402-461-7209 November 19 – 5-9 p.m., Nemaha County Hospital, Auburn; Contact: Gary Lesoing, UNL Extension Office in Nemaha County, 402-274-4755 November 20 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Time Square Event Center, Norfolk; Contact: Wayne Ohnesorg, UNL Extension Office in Madison County, 402-370-4040 November 20 – 5-9 p.m., Scotia Community Center, Scotia; Contact: Heather DePra, UNL Extension in the Central IV Counties, 308-728-5071 November 21 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ainsworth Conference Center, Ainsworth; Contact: Dennis Bauer, UNL Extension in Brown, Keya Paha and Rock Counties, 800-634-8951 November 21 – 5-9 p.m. (Mountain Time), Chadron State College, Student Center, Chadron; Contact: Scott Cotton, UNL Extension Office in Dawes County, 308-432-3373 Cost is $15 which covers the cost of the meal. NGLC will pick up the cost of all student registrations. Participants must preregister by November 11 to reserve a meal by calling the UNL Extension office indicated. Registrations will be taken until full. For more information, contact Ron Bolze, coordinator, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, 402-321-0067 (cell) or ron@nebraskagrazinglands.org.
PRIVATE TREATY
Advertiser Index Page B1 Recipe Patch A43
Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida............................A15 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan...................................A15 Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek...........................A15 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.....................................A15 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend.........................................A15 McMurry Cattle, Billings...............................................A15 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus............................................A15 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek...................................A15 Wichman Herefords, Moore.........................................A15 Connelly Angus, Valier.................................................A35 Wyse Genetics, Manhattan..........................................A12
PRODUCTION SALES
Nov. 25, Bobcat Angus, Great Falls...............................A3 Dec. 4, Brillhart Ranch Co., Musselshell....................A15 Dec. 6, Harmon Angus, Lavina....................................A11 Dec. 11, Shipwheel Cattle Co, Chinook......................A13
ADVERTISING DEADLINE
The very last day advertising can be accepted for the December issue is November 27