NDSU Extension Service in Renville County gives local residents easy access to the resources and expertise of North Dakota State University.
Operating as usual
Join us tonight for our last Spring Fever Forum at the Prairie Bistro! I'm especially looking forward to learning what to do for my lawn after last year's dry weather
Tonight is the last night! You won't want to miss it!
Register https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/2022-spring-fever-garden-forums
Join us tonight at the Prairie Bistro for our next forum!
Will you be joining us tonight to see what all the buzz is about? ;)
Registration details >>> https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/2022-spring-fever-garden-forums
Join us next week Tuesday for a Soil Health Cafe talk in partnership with the Renville County Soil Conservation District. The topics will be informal and driven by what you as farmers and ranchers want to talk about.
If you have any poultry and would like information on HPAI in your area, take a minute to fill out this survey
If you would like to receive updates on the status of HPAI in your area, please complete the voluntary North Dakota Poultry Survey at https://bit.ly/3IvXLhj.
Poultry Farmers Encouraged to Protect their Flock from HPAI https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2022/march/poultry-farmers-encouraged-to-protect-their-flock-from-hpai
#HPAI #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #NorthDakota
Join us tonight at the Prairie Bistro to learn about trees and flowers! Soup will be available starting at 6. Hope to see you there again!
Do you have questions about the trees 🌳🌷 or shrubs in your yard? Or drought-tolerant perennials 🌸 you should add to your garden?
Join us tomorrow night (in-person or virtual) to hear from our experts.
Register https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/2022-spring-fever-garden-forums
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that is carried by wild birds and affects domestic poultry. With more than 19 million birds in flight and spring migration currently underway, now is the time for poultry farmers to ramp up biosecurity efforts.
“A total of eight positive cases have been confirmed in South Dakota since March 6,” says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Livestock & Environmental Stewardship specialist. “The risk for more infected birds will increase as migratory birds start returning to the area.”
Read more https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2022/march/poultry-farmers-encouraged-to-protect-their-flock-from-hpai
If you would like to receive updates on the status of HPAI in your area, please complete the voluntary North Dakota Poultry Survey at https://bit.ly/3IvXLhj.
#HPAI #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #NorthDakota #smallfarms
Come out to The Prairie Bistro & Gardens tonight for our first session! Sonja will have soup for sale starting at 6, and the first speaker begins at 6:30.
We hope to see you there!
Private Pesticide Applicators, Reminder that April 1st is the deadline to renew your license if it expires this year, Renville County has our final training on March 23 at the Mohall Community Center, 8:30am registration begins, training beginning at 9:00am. Here is the link to preregister at https://tinyurl.com/RenvillePrivate
Get excited!
NDSU Extension - Renville County will be hosting gatherings each week at The Prairie Bistro & Gardens to join the forums and enjoy the company of other gardeners!
Are you ready for spring yet? We are!
Join us for Spring Fever Garden Forums to get a start on your garden planning! NDSU Extension - Renville County will be hosting gatherings to enjoy this weekly webinar series at The Prairie Bistro & Gardens . The live webinars are FREE for all to attend, and you will be able to ask the speakers questions during their talks.
Also, a little birdy tells me that the Prairie Bistro will have soup and flower pot bread for purchase each week, so you can feed your brain and your belly 😀
Farming and ranching has consistently been ranked among the top ten most stressful occupations. Too much stress takes a toll on health, including one’s mental and emotional well-being. We suggest health is the most important asset to any farm or ranch operation.
NDSU Extension and FirstLink are jointly supporting two upcoming training sessions in Adult Mental Health First Aid, particularly in support of those working in agriculture. Sometimes you need help. Sometimes you are help. This training can provide you with awareness and skills to support the mental and emotional health of oneself and others working in agriculture or those supporting the agricultural industry. This training is offered through support from the ND Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Center grant (USDA-NIFA) and is free.
March 16, 2022 - Devils Lake, ND - 9:00 am to 4 pm
Register https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/adult-mental-health-first-aid-training-rural-communities-2
March 17, 2022 - Bottineau, ND - 9 am to 4 pm
Register https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/adult-mental-health-first-aid-training-rural-communities-3
Due to weather, the Renville County Courthouse will be closed today, Friday, February 18th.
The courthouse will also be closed on Monday, February 21st due to the holiday.
Have a safe weekend!
Private Applicator Pesticide Trainings are coming up!
February 23, 9 a.m.-noon --Tolley Fire Hall
March 23, 9 a.m.-noon -- Mohall Community Center
If your certification expires in 2022, all you need to do is attend one of these trainings to be good for another 3 years! If you have never been certified or if your certification expired before 2022, you will also be required to take a 30-question test to get certified.
Cost is $30, which can be paid when you register for the training at tinyurl.com/RenvillePrivate or by calling our office at 701-756-6392 to register.
If you can't make it to either of these trainings, you are welcome to attend a Private Applicator training in another county.
Don’t forget to join us TOMORROW morning!
Join us next Tuesday!
The Renville County Courthouse will be closed today, Friday, January 14th due to weather.
Just a reminder that the courthouse is closed on Monday, January 17th for the holiday.
Congratulations Josh & Kari! Thank you for all you do for our communities!
Josh and Kari Cook raise corn, beans, spring wheat, canola and sunflowers near Kenmare using mostly no-till farming practices and they plant cover crops. They also have a 200-head cow-calf operation, where they background the calves and operate a beef retail operation, selling their home-raised beef under the name of Sunset Meats. They have been farming for 18 years. Josh also is a member of the Renville County Ag Improvement Board and NDSU Extension Board of Visitors, a 4-H and FFA livestock coach, and a township supervisor and treasurer. Kari is a 4-H leader. They have three children.
Join us next Tuesday!
2022 Lineup just announced!!!!
Sign up >>>https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/2022-field-fork-webinar-series
Topics that will be covered are:
Feb. 16: Turn any Balcony, Patio, or Small Space into a Vegetable Garden – Don Kinzler, Extension agent – horticulture, NDSU Extension - Cass County
Feb. 23: Tips on Growing a Great Vegetable Garden – Tom Kalb, Extension horticulturist, NDSU NDSU Extension - Lawns, Gardens & Trees
March 2: Good Gardening Practices: Safe and Healthy Produce – Barbara Ingham, professor and Extension food safety specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
March 9: Honey: Safety and Use – Shannon Coleman, assistant professor and Extension food safety specialist, Iowa State University Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
March 16: Let’s Not Waste Food: From Storing to Composting – Julie Garden-Robinson, professor and Extension food and nutrition specialist, NDSU
March 23: Share the Bounty: Gardening to Fight Hunger in Our Communities – Esther McGinnis, associate professor and Extension horticulturist, NDSU
March 30: Developing Safe Food Products – Byron Chaves-Elizondo, assistant professor and Extension food safety specialist, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Nebraska Extension
April 6: Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden – Janet Knodel, professor and Extension entomologist, NDSU
April 13: Farm to School: Getting Started and Best Practices – Londa Nwadike, Extension associate professor and food safety specialist, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri, and Anna Barr, South Dakota State University Extension farm-to-school nutrition field specialist K-State Research and Extension/ University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension)
April 20: Preserving Food Safely: Home Food Preservation Update – Karen Blakeslee, Extension associate, Kansas State University
Election changes for 2022 are optional but enrollment by signed contract is required for each year of the program.
If an election is not submitted by the deadline of March 15, the election defaults to the current election for crops on the farm from the prior crop year.
Learn more >>> https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2021/december/farmers-should-make-arc-plc-election-decisions-by-march-15
💲 ARC-PLC Calculator https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/crop-production/tools/arc-plc-payment-calculator
The Renville County Courthouse will open at 10:00am tomorrow, Monday, December 27th. Weather and roads permitting!
NDSU Extension Soybean School is Coming to the KMOT Ag Show this January - Hope you can join us! See the shedule below for Wednesday, January 26th.
Sponsored by the North Dakota Soybean Council.
2.5 CEU's have been approved for this session.
Approved CEUs:
Nutrient Management: 0.5
Integrated Pest Management: 1
Crop Management: 0.5
Professional Development: 0.5
Save the date for this upcoming meeting!
The RBAIA Scholarship application is now available!
Applications for the RBAIA Scholarships are open! You can apply for this $500 scholarship if:
-> you are a high school senior or current undergrad planning to go into an Agriculture or Family Science related field
-and-
-> you go to a Renville or western Bottineau county school OR live within Renville or western Bottineau county.
To apply, talk to your school counselor or find the application on our website:
https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/county-extension-offices/renville-county/renville-bottineau-agricultural-improvement
Applications are due by January 20, 2022
Have you seen our new Variety Trial Selection Tool?
We know variety selection can be challenging. With the new tool, you can compare varieties based on several factors. Put our research to work for your operation.
Use our tool to help you make an informed decision.
🌱NDSU Variety Trial Selection Tool >>> https://vt.ag.ndsu.edu/
#agriculture #research #agresearch #NorthDakota
Have you started thinking about next year yet? We have…
NDSU Extension’s Field to Fork has once again put together a calendar for 2022 with recipes for fruits and vegetables that can be grown right here in North Dakota. I’ve already tried one of the recipes and it was delicious!
Stop by our office in the courthouse to get yours!
Some of the topics covered include:
Federal income tax updates
Tax management upon retirement
Deferred crop sales
Drought-forced livestock sales
and more!
A virtual tax management program will be offered to farmers and ranchers and tax preparers.
Income Tax Management for Ag Producers
📅November 30
🕑 1 to 4 p.m. CST
💻 Virtual
✅ Register https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/events/income-tax-management-ag-producers-virtual
Register by November 26.
The program is sponsored by NDSU Extension and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
NDSU Extension Agribusiness
A great opportunity coming up for anyone involved with local boards, committees, and councils!
LeadLocal
November 3, 2021 ~ 9 am to 4 pm
Kenmare Fire Hall
Cost $75 - includes lunch, breaks and materials
*Scholarships Available
Register at Kenmare Community Development Corp
email: [email protected] or call 701-835-2254
Registration deadline is October 27th
Boxelder bugs are on the move. During the fall, they are typically no more than a nuisance. Some interesting facts to consider during the fall.
Please save the date. More registration information to come in the future.
Reminder: Volunteers, families and staff can attend any training location, but participants must be at least 13 years old.
Tomorrow is our Crop Tour!
Join us next week for the NDSU Extension & RBAIA Crop Tour on July 22. We will be meeting at the Mouse River Park at 2pm and traveling to the fields from there.
Hope to see you there!
Some information about Blister Beetles for hay producers:
Blister beetles are posing a threat to livestock.
Do you have animals/equipment you want to sell? Or are you possibly looking to acquire an animal and/or equipment? Join us at the 5th Annual Small Animal & Bird Swap!
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