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MSU Fallon/Carter Extension and 4-H youth from Carter and Fallon Counties invite everyone to participate in their 4-H service project, Books for Africa. Books For Africa (BFA) is the largest shipper of donated educational materials to the African continent in the world. They have shipped more than 34 million books to 49 different African nations since they were founded in 1988. BFA will sort all collected books by subject and reading level at Minnesota and Georgia warehouses to prepare for shipment. BFA then ships the packed...
by Elin Kittelmann, County Agent; Kodie Olsen, 4-H Program Assistant National Volunteer Appreciation Week has come and gone, but success of local 4-H programs is a result of the dedication of leaders throughout the year. Over the last month, employees at the extension office have taken time to reflect on how valuable local 4-H leaders are. They have built successful 4-H programs in both Carter and Fallon Counties. They have had a positive impact on area youth and have helped...
The Hazel Padden/Sara Kerr/Minneclair Hoff Memorial Scholarship is available for students who are continuing their education. It will be awarded to one Fallon County recipient and one Carter County recipient. The scholarship application can be found on the Fallon/Carter County Extension website at http://www.msuextension.org/falloncarter/homemakers.html. Scholarship applications need to be turned into the Extension Office by May 1st, 2018. For more information, contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office at 406-778-7110 or...
Do you need help diagnosing a horticulture related issue or question? Are you trying to figure out what is wrong with your trees? Need help planning a garden or coming up with a landscape plan for your yard? Do you think that you have a plant disease or insect affecting your yard plants and trees? MSU Extension Horticulture Specialist Toby Day will be conducting site visits on March 30 around Fallon and Carter counties, providing an opportunity to get expert opinions that will help get the growing season off to a good start....
The Carter County 4-H Shooting Stars recently hosted a Postal Match in lieu of their fifth annual invitational shoot, which was canceled due to weather. There were 4-H youth from Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Prairie, Powder River, Dawson, Rosebud/Treasure, McCone, Beaverhead, Gallatin, Flathead and Wibaux Counties from Montana and Pennington County in South Dakota who participated. Numerous individuals and businesses in Carter, Garfield, and Fallon County offered their...
Fallon and Carter County’s Annual Spray Days will be held March 14-15, 2018. The program is a collaboration of efforts between Fallon/Carter Extension and weed departments of both counties. This year’s event boasts a great set of speakers! The program will be held in Ekalaka on March 14 at Carter County Events Center, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Carter County Weed Board. Then, on March 15 the program will be held in Baker at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Lunc...
Carter County 4-H Shooting Sports is a safe, fun and challenging activity that can become a lifelong passion to be shared with the entire family. The safe and responsible use of firearms and archery equipment is the primary focus of the 4-H Shooting Sports program. This year Carter County members improved their marksmanship skills and learned self-discipline and personal responsibility while working under the watchful eye of certified 4-H shooting sports leaders. The...
SDSU Extension is partnering with NDSU Extension Service and Montana State University Extension to provide an educational program focusing on beef cattle nutrition. The program will be held on February 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harding County Rec Center in Buffalo, SD. The day will be a progression of topics, starting with some of the basics on what makes the ruminant animal so unique, moving through body condition score and feed analysis to finally developing rations and analyzing why something may not be working as...
Fourteen Carter County 4-H and FFA youth members weighed in market steers on December 27th at the Ekalaka scale. All of the youth members choose their market steers from ranches located in Carter County and their weights ranged from 750-1090 pounds. Beef weigh-ins are the first stop on the journey to the Carter County Fair. Youth use numbers from this event to calculate the final weights that their market steers will need to be in order to provide buyers with a quality...
It is that time of year again for our Annual MSU Extension Winter Ag Series. The Extension Winter Series program is a cooperative effort between the region’s County Extension offices. Each year a series of lectures are presented in each of the Southeast Montana counties providing timely information of interest to our rural population. The Winter Ag Series will be held in ten locations January 22nd through the 26th. The program will be in Jordan and Circle on Jan. 22, Broadus and Ekalaka on Jan. 23, Baker and Wibaux on Jan. 2...
Feed costs account for the largest input cost in a ranching operation. Are you feeding your livestock the most efficient way possible? Join us for our cattle nutrition seminar on November 14th in Ekalaka or November 15th in Baker. The program in Ekalaka will be held at the Parish Hall, in conjunction with the Annual Carter County Sheep and Cattle Growers Meeting. The Meeting with start at 1:00 with the nutrition program beginning around 4:00. There will be a meal, silent auction and door prizes. On Wednesday, November 15th...
Every fall, people look forward to the fall colors as deciduous tree leaves change colors and drop in preparation of winter. We expect the leaves of deciduous trees to change colors. What many people are unaware of, though, is that most conifers also drop their needles at this time. Every fall, conifers shed some of their needles. This is a natural process known as Seasonal Needle Drop. The amount of needle-loss is dependent on species and environmental conditions. The occurrence of seasonal needle drop is often mistaken for...
Prussic acid poisoning can be a lethal problem for cattle grazing sorghum, sorghum-sundangrass crosses and sundangrasses. Other plants that potentially contain prussic acid include white clover, vetch seed and chokecherry. Prussic acid, also called hydrocyanic (HCN), is typically not present in plants. However, some common plants can accumulate large quantities of cyanogenic glycoside. When plants are actively growing, prussic acid levels are low because the compound breaks...
The 2017 Positive Choices Youth Conference will be held September 19th and 20th, 2017. This year’s speaker is Kevin Honeycutt. Honeycutt is a Technology Integration Specialist in central Kansas, where he researches and designs programs and trainings with a strong passion for helping students and teachers become successful with educational uses of technology. He has worldwide reach presenting to over 100,000 students and educators each year. Honeycutt has an entertaining and positive message to empower today’s youth to tak...
Back in March, Carter County Museum (CCM) was recognized at the Montana Governor's Conference and the Dino Shindig was named Event of the Year by Montana's Office of Tourism and Event Development. Last week, the museum won big again. Red Ants Pants, a Montana company that makes workwear clothing for women, was founded by Sarah Calhoun in 2006. In 2011, Calhoun started the Red Ants Pants Foundation which supports women's leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural...
Fallon/Carter Extension, Carter County Weed Department, and Carter County Conservation District invite everyone to attend the Carter County Range Tour on Tuesday, July 18. The tour will start at Camp Needmore at 2:00 p.m. and a meal will be served at the conclusion of the program by the Puptown Pioneers Homemakers. There will be three pesticide applicator recertification credits offered. What can drone technology do for you? Brady Woodard, Moore Engineering, Inc. There is a handful of benefits we can provide via drone...
Forage crops can accumulate toxic amounts of nitrate (NO3). High nitrate has been reported in cereal grains (oats, rye, wheat, barley, triticale, etc.), bromegrass, orchardgrass, fescue, sorghum, sudangrass, millet, corn, sweetclover and alfalfa. Several weeds, such as kochia, lambs-quarter, pigweed, quackgrass and Russian thistle, can also have high nitrate levels, especially when growing under adverse conditions. Nitrogen from the soil is taken up by plant roots in the form of nitrate. Plants convert nitrate (NO3) to...
Carter County 4-H youth showcased their talents at the 2017 All Events Day, held May 31 at Carter County Events Center. The day began at 10:00 am with Market Sheep weigh-in. There were six lambs weighed and tagged in Ekalaka. Ten sheep and one goat were weighed-in at Alzada the following day. While the sheep were being weighed, 4-H Members began setting up and preparing for the 4-H Foods Festival. A wonderful display of food and decorated table settings were presented to...
Water is the most important nutrient for livestock. A quality and safe water supply is essential to the production of healthy livestock. If water is not suitable for consumption, it can adversely affect the growth, reproduction and productivity of livestock. Often it is excessive salinity-too high concentration of dissolved solids of various kinds-that affect water quality in the area. Testing water annually, if not more frequently, will help establish a baseline for the...
The 2017 Soil-to-Skillet Program April 22 hosted by Fallon/Carter Extension Office, Little Beaver Conservation District, and Fallon County NRCS was deemed a success by all those that attended. One extension agent stated, "My favorite part of this program is the opportunity to bring a diverse group of people together that have a common interest. The speakers for this year's program shared that desire as well. Whether it be through education, food & drink, or music, we all had...
Dahl Memorial staff will hold their health fair review on May 3rd at Carter County Events Center. Health fair results will be available for pick up from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A food booth, hosted by CCHS Close Up in order to raise funds for their trip to Washington D.C., will be on location. Vendor booths including Holy Rosary Healthcare, Fallon/Carter Extension Office, Action for Eastern Montana, Public Health, and more will be open from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Dale Diede, PA-C, will speak at 6:00 and Raquel Williams, RN, will...
Those who volunteer for 4-H are more than advisors; they are role models, educators, life coaches and friends to the 4-H youth in their communities. Every 4-H project and program involves youth collaborating with caring adult volunteers. The youngsters are encouraged to explore their interests and receive constructive, positive support. For many of America's youth, 4-H volunteers are so much more than tutors or program leaders; they are hope, they are comfort, they are family....
Grasshoppers in March and April? Fallon/Carter County Extension Agent Elin Kittelmann says she has heard of several people seeing grasshoppers in the area right now, but good news is they are probably not causing enough damage for concern. There are two to 3 species of grasshoppers that overwinter in eastern Montana. They go in to winter as juveniles and become active as soon as it warms up in the spring. These species hatch in later summer and complete their lifecycle and...
The Hazel Padden/Sara Kerr/Minneclair Hoff Memorial Scholarship is available for students who are continuing their education. It will be awarded to one Fallon County recipient and one Carter County recipient. The scholarship application can be found on the Fallon/Carter County Extension website at http://www.msuextension.org/falloncarter/homemakers.html. Scholarship applications need to be turned into the Extension Office by May 1st, 2017. For further information please contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office at...
