Oilseed and Biodiesel production and use workshop

Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 Vol. X No. 9 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306 OCTOBER 2009 Farmers, businesspeople and scientists will present current information on processing oilseed crops and on-farm biodiesel production and use at the Biodiesel for Montana’s Future workshop in Glendive, Montana on December 8, 2009. This workshop builds upon previous successful workshops the last few years, and will cover oilseed crushing and vegetable oil-based biodiesel production and use issues. People who attend this workshop will learn more about: • Successful oilseed varieties for the area • Regulatory status on oilseed co-products and animal feeds • Technical advancements and methanol recovery in small scale/community biodiesel production • Economics of oilseed crushing and biodiesel production • Educational, technical and financial resources for building a bioproducts/bioenergy business. • Bodiesel use in farm and medium-duty diesel equipment. The workshop is a joint effort of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), the Montana AgroEnergy Initiative, the USDA Risk Management Agency and other co-sponsors. The workshop will be December 8, starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Dawson Community College Campus. Onsite registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. There will be a cost for the workshop registration. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. The deadline to pre-register is November 30, 2009. The DEQ will also offer the book, “Building a Successful Biodiesel Business: Technology Considerations” for workshop attendees at the discounted price of $35. For more information or to register, contact Bill Webb at 1-406 841 5200 or e-mail biwebb@ncat.org . The sponsors will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this meeting or who need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, please contact Lisa Peterson, DEQ Public Affairs Coordinator, at (406) 444-2929. Oilseed and Biodiesel production and use workshop Jed Evjene, American Fork Ranch Manager, discusses improvements on the ranch for better range management during the Governor’s Tour September 17 and 18 near Harlowton, Montana. Oct. 14, MT Shorthorns, NILE All Breeds Select Cattle Sale, Billings.............A9 Oct. 19, Conover Auctioneers/Holman Angus, Billings....................................A4 Nov. 11, Westwind Ranch, Valier .........................................................................A3 Nov. 12, Diamond D Angus, Valier ......................................................................A7 LIVESTOCK SALES PRIVATE TREATY Turner Angus, Shelby ........................................................................................A16 The Montana Farmers Union’s 94th Annual Meeting and Convention is October 16-17, 2009, in Great Falls, Montana at the Heritage Inn. The convention theme “Healthy Farms = Healthy Communities” provides the framework for the convention’s program, where the membership will set the organization’s working agenda for another year. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson will be the featured speaker at the Saturday evening “President’s Banquet.” Bob Moon, Deputy Insurance Commissioner in the State Auditor’s Office will keynote the Friday Farmers Union Insurance Company Luncheon. Other convention speakers include Attorney General Steve Bullock, John Pulasky, Northern Ag Network; and Terry Whiteside, Whiteside & Associates. This year’s educational opportunities will appeal to all attendees. A Montana Water Rights Forum will feature four CONTINUEd ON PAGE A2 MFU to host annual meeting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack September 14 announced that producers may begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). These permanent disaster programs, authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, replace previous ad-hoc disaster assistance programs and are funded through the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund. “President Obama and I are committed to meeting the needs of those producers who have suffered devastating losses from natural disasters,” said Vilsack. “These programs ensure that producers who have suffered agriculture losses receive the critical disaster assistance needed to remain financially solvent and help them continue on in their operations.” USDA announces implementation of livestock disaster assistance programs LFP provides payments to eligible livestock producers who have suffered livestock grazing losses due to qualifying drought or fire. For drought, the losses must have occurred on land that is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or a crop planted specifically for grazing for covered livestock due to a qualifying drought during the normal grazing period for the specific type of grazing land in the county. For fire, LFP provides payments to eligible livestock producers that have suffered grazing losses on rangeland managed by a federal agency if the eligible livestock producer is prohibited by the federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the managed rangeland due to a qualifying fire. Eligible livestock under LFP include beef cattle, alpacas, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, CONTINUEd ON PAGE A2 Oct. 16, Musser Brothers Auction, Paul and Evonne Widhalm Estate, Valier ..........................................................................A2 Oct. 17, Hi Line Auction, Farm/Ranch/Truck/Equipment, Malta ................................................................................................A4 Oct. 17, G & G Auctioneers, Midwest Auctions, Edwin Martin Estate, Halliday, ND................................................................A6 Oct. 17, RK Statewide Auction, Bill Deines Jr. Estate, Glendive.............................................................................................A10 Oct. 17, Shobe Auction and Realty, Joe Siefert “Moving” Auction, Moore ..............................................................................A5 Oct. 18, G & G Auctioneers, Midwest Auctions, Merrill and Delores Lewis, Bismarck, ND ....................................................A6 Oct. 21, Buckley Auctions, Jim Seymour Surplus and Retirement, Cut Bank ........................................................................A8 Oct. 22, Pate Auction Inc., Heavy Eqipment, Helena..................................................................................................................A9 Oct. 24, Jedlicka Auction Service Inc., Merritt Ranch, Hot Springs .......................................................................................A12 Oct. 24, RK Statewide Auction, Eylene Bahl Estate, Lambert.................................................................................................A10 Oct. 24, G & G Auctioneers, Midwest Auctions, Elaine Himmelspach Auction, New Salem, ND ...........................................A6 Oct. 24, Mills Auction Service, 16th Annual Fall Western Collectible, Broadus ....................................................................A42 Oct. 24, B & B Acution Sales and Service, Dieter and Sue Galle Farm Auction, Big Sandy ................................................A40 Oct. 28, RK Statewide Auction, Brehm and Foust Farm Auction, Miles City .........................................................................A11 Oct. 31, Buckley Auctions, Jim Kicker Auction, Shelby ..........................................................................................................A14 Oct. 31, RK Statewide Auction, Joe Crisafulli Estate, Glendive .............................................................................................A11 Oct. 31, Shobe Auction and Realty, Ken and LaVon Corey Auction, Lewistown ...................................................................A13 Nov. 7, Flying D Auction, Fall Consignment, Conrad ...............................................................................................................A17 UPCOMING AUCTIONS Index to Advertisers.........Page B1 DEADLINE ...DEADLINE...Oct. 30 for November issue Recipe Patch..........A48