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Electric cars and trucks are becoming increasingly common around the country. Battery electric locomotives are in development or already on the rails in some areas. This raises the question of whether or not electric tractors are on the horizon for agribusiness. I asked Ron Harmon of Big Equipment in Havre, MT about the future of tractor manufacturing. "There are some people that are working on electronic electric tractors. And let's just call them diesel electric... There's been a sprayer and...
Images from the Russian invasion of Ukraine have dominated the news for the past month, and with it, stories of the human suffering as refugees flee their homeland. With photos of bombed out cities, stories of Russian forces targeting civilians, and video of the over 2.5 million refugees that flooded into Western Ukraine and Europe, it's obvious that help is desperately needed. However, it can be difficult for individuals to know how to do something to ease the sufferings and meet the needs of...
The big winners of the Big Sandy Rotary Club's Pirates of the Prairies which was held Saturday night March 19th was Karma Hale who won $3,000. Chandee Bomgardener and Napa both won $1,000. Needed on every farm is gravel and Donna Upham won 20 yards of gravel. Calista Worrall won Traeger grill. Darin and Lisa Genereaux won assorted gift certificates and Erickson Insurance $400 gift certificates. Frank and Madison won a ½ of a pig. Draga's won the barbecue and will be having delicious...
Initial Private Applicator Pesticide Training in Stanford MSU Extension Judith Basin County will be offering a Private Pesticide Applicator Initial Training on April 21, 2022 in Stanford. The training will take place at the Stanford City Hall located at 102 Central Ave. Individuals and their employees must be licensed as private applicators prior to purchasing and using restricted use pesticides on land they own, rent, or lease. For applicators to acquire their private applicator license, they must either attend an Initial Private Applicator tr...
Miss Kandi Marino stopped by the Mountaineer. She wanted to give an update "to my people." Kandi is currently on the organ wait list for a kidney. She said, "Isn't that sad. I had insurance, but I had to wait till I had money (before they would put her on a list." Each month Kandi gives blood to see where she is and how it affects her match for a kidney. Her kidney four years ago was at 8 %, and four years later, it is currently functioning at 12%. Kandi's kidneys would be further damaged by...
In honor of Montana agriculture, the state's number one industry, Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed March 20-26 Montana Agriculture Week and March 20 Montana Meat Day. "As Montanans, we take great pride in the world-class ag products grown, raised, or made here in the Treasure State," Gov. Gianforte said. "Serving as the cornerstone to rural communities across our great state, our farmers and ranchers produce the best products and work hard to feed our nation and the world." Since 1973,...
•MSU News •March 18 2022 Montana State University Extension and USDA Agricultural Research Service will host a free, two-hour workshop, “Grasshopper Outbreaks and Management Options in 2022,” at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29. The event will be held in-person at the Richland County MSU Extension conference room in Sidney and will also be viewable online. Over the last year, eastern Montana and western North Dakota farmers and ranchers endured the second-largest grasshopper outbreak in the last 35 years. Annual grasshopper surveys taken last fall by...
