Safety Fest of the Great Northwest April 25-28

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2013 Southcentral and Southeast Idaho Small Grain Report Available

2013 Small Grains Report for Southcentral and Southeastern Idaho, produced by Juliet Marshall, Chad Jackson, Tod Shelman, Linda Beck, and Katherine O’Brien is now available on line.  The report contains 2013 variety trials results from 6 winter and 5 spring locations, covering a wide range of cereal varieties.  The results from individual trials are reported, and well as put in the context of historical production from other years.

http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/scseidaho/sgr/reports/13_report/2013_SGR.pdf

New Farm Bill Seminars Covering New Provisions

Recordings Posted for:

2014 Farm Bill - Dairy Margin & Livestock Disaster Programs

Presentations:

* Dr. Brian Gould, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Overview of USDA’s Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program

* Dr. Eric Belasco, Montana State University - Farm Bill Livestock Disaster Programs

http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimesenglish/ag-in-uncertain-times/recordings/

Upcoming Webinar Presentations:
March 24 - Commodity Programs and
                   Crop Insurance
March 31 - Conservation Title, Horticulture,
                   Beginning Farmer Programs and more
April 7 - Nutrition Title and Food Policy Programs

Farm Manager Needed in Skagit Valley

We seek an organized, knowledgeable, passionate, and self-motivated farm manager to join our growing team. Candidate must have conversational or better Spanish and English. Oversees and implements our day to day agricultural activities in Skagit County.  Duties include helping start-up farmers, maintaining tractors and equipment, managing organic certification.

RAMSTEAD RANCH’S 2014 HANDS-ON LAMBING SCHOOL April 12th

RAMSTEAD RANCH’S 2014 HANDS-ON LAMBING SCHOOL

Saturday April 12, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Ramstead Ranch’s lambing season is coming up fast and you're invited!  Spend a day in the middle of lambing season with our 43 breeding ewes and their newborn lambs. 

Melissa Lines from SkyLines Farm in Harvard, ID will be our guest instructor.  She’s been hosting Lambing School at her own farm since 2006 (www.skylinesfarm.com). Melissa will draw from her 20+ years of successful sheep breeding to present a fun and educational day of discussion, demonstration, and hands-on experience in lambing time management. You’ll go home with a wealth of ideas, inspiration, and a model for your own successful sustainable sheep operation!

Topics include: Breeding considerations; Managing & feeding pregnant ewes; Lambing supplies to have on hand; Stages of labor & when to intervene; Normal & abnormal deliveries; Care of the newborn lamb, banding tails, castrating & ear-tagging lambs; Managing bottle lambs; Ewe udder management; Lambing facilities & equipment...and much more (including of course lots of lamb cuddling!)

Cost

Registration fee $100/person including lunch & reference materials. Two people registering & paying together $180/two. Children 9-13yr $50.  All participants under 18 must be accompanied by adult.

Deposit of $50/person/workshop to reserve your spot. 

Group size is very limited to ensure a quality hands-on experience for everyone, so if you haven’t reserved your spot yet, register today.

Visit www.ramsteadranch.com for full details on workshop.

Ramstead Ranch, Ione, WA (80 miles N. of Spokane)

Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Short Course Starts in April

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Click here to learn about the AI Workshop

Three Day AI School in Salmon April 3-5

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Click here for information about the Beef Reproductive Management Short Course

12th Annual Thaw 'n' Awe: Doomsday Gardening

Join us on Saturday March 15th from 9-4 pm for our 12th Annual Horticulture Symposium.  This years Doomsday Gardening theme will feature classes on things that are important to know should the Zombies attack!!  Certified Master Herbalist Sam Towers will be educating on Utilizing Native Plants for both Medicinal and Culinary purposes.  Dr. Steve Love (a perennial favorite) is teaching a class on the do’s and don’ts of saving and storing your own vegetable seeds.  Fremont County Extension Educator Lance Ellis will inform us on controlling wildlife in the garden and landscape.

The cost for this event is $35.00 and will include a lunch provided by Chartwell’s Catering.  For more information or to register feel free to print our 2014 Horticulture Symposium Brochure.  You can also contact Monica at the Bonneville County Extension Office, mallen@uidaho.edu 208-529-1390.

Kinford Horseback Stockmanship Schools at Cottonwood Ranch in May!

Hello everyone,
I will be giving two five day stockmanship schools at the Cottonwood Guest Ranch May 5th through May 9, and May 11 through May 15.

Classes are 100% horseback. We will be working cattle in the pasture twice a day, instilling herd instinct back into the cattle. This makes it possible for people practicing planned grazing to do so without using fencing (and to also graze areas left out of grazing plans for being too rough.) It also makes it easier to manage cattle on riparian areas. We will also be working on horsemanship going to and from cattle.