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Page A-8 - Du u>\ T kim \t - Wednesday. November 3. 2004 D illo n T hibinf . - Wednesday, November 3,2004 A-8 $135,000 grant aids Big Hole group The Big Hole River Foundation, its long standing partner the Big Hole Watershed Committee, Montana Trout Unlimited and several federal agencies were awarded a $135,000 planning grant from the new USDA Conservation Partnership Initiative (CPI) program. The award, announced recently by Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, names the Big Hole River Foundation as one of only six award recipients. Foundation Board President, Sheila Youngblood, was very pleased to hear of the award. “This planning grant is a clear recognition of past collaborative efforts of all stakeholders working in the Big Hole River watershed as well an indication of our ability to improve ranching and the fishery in the future,\ Youngblood said. Randy Smith, Big Hole rancher and chair of the Big Hole Water shed Committee agreed, \this planning grant recognizes what we have known since the beginning of our organization, that our best solutions are made at a watershed level. We have been working hard on the challenges facing agriculture and conservation on the Big Hole for nearly a decade and this funding will help us continue in those efforts.\ Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS) State Con servationist, Dave White, was pleased to hear that a Montana pro posal was one of the six proposals in the nation receiving support under this program. \This award will support the development of locally led solutions to pressing natural resource problems and help ranchers cooperate and share information to address environmental challenges,\ White said. One objective of the grant will be to facilitate development of a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for flu vial Arctic grayling in the upper Big Hole River. The US Fish and Wildlife Service's CCAA program provides non- federal property owners who voluntarily agree to manage their lands and waters to remove threats to candidate or proposed species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with assurances that they will not be subject to additional regulatory obligations under the ESA beyond those agreed to in the CCAA. The CPI grant will provide an opportu nity to consolidate information, for example on land use and irriga- tion in the Big Hole River watershed, which can be used to develop and subsequently implement an effective CCAA to benefit fluvial Arctic grayling. CPI is designed to foster conservation partnerships and fund projects that focus technical and financial resources on conservation priorities in watersheds of special significance and other geographic areas of environmental sensitivity. CPI is open to state and local governments, tribes and nongovernmental organizations with a his tory of working with agricultural producers. The NRCS received 29 proposals involving 31 states (inclding five multi-state submissions). CPI proposals were required to address one or more of the follow ing conservation priorities: terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat, coastal resources, livestock nutrient management and minor/special- ity crop pest management. Additional information on CPI and teh grant awards is on the Web at www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cpi. Cattle feeders set annual meet The Montana Cattle Feeders Association will hold their annual meeting Monday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana in Billings. This year's meeting will focus on proposed changes in the permit ting process of concentrated animal feeding operations in Montana. Speakers will include representatives from the Montana Depart ment of Environmental Quality, Montana State University and the Montana Stockgrowers Association, as well ¡is other industry experts. Feedlot operator and MCFA president, Eric Moore of Miles City, said because the proposed changes in regulations and the permit process will affect anyone involved with feedlots, this meeting is a critical opportunity for people to gain and share information. \We strongly urge anyone who has ties to cattle feeding or live stock production in general to show up and get involved with this organization,\ said Moore. \There are so many issues affecting cattle feeders: water quality, air quality, and protecting our natural re sources while maintaining our ability to make a living, that we need to work together to promote and protect our industry.\ The meeting is open to all interested parties. For more informa tion, call Eric Moore at (406) 234-0200. MFB confab planned for Bozeman The theme \Legacy of Leadership” paves the way for the 85th Montana Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention November 7-10 at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman. Leaders and members from county Farm Bureaus will come together to attend educational workshops, hear informative speakers and set policy for the coming year. Featured speakers include Julie Anna Potts, who serves as gen eral cuunsel for American Farm Bureau. Potts will address the group on “Water in the West: Can We Keep It?\ Water rights have long been a concern for many Montanans, and the upcoming legislative session will be debating the proposal to impose a fee to expedite the water adjudication process. Also on tap for the event is Montana Governor Judy Martz, MSU College of Agriculture Professor Gary Brester and American Farm Bureau's Sherry Saylor. “Once again, farmers and ranchers belonging to the state’s largest agricultural organization will come to the convention to become edu cated on agricultural issues, set policy for the coming year and share ideas,” notes Montana Farm Bureau President Dave McClure. “We chose this year’s theme, Legacy of Leadership, to showcase that many of our members have risen in the ranks of Farm Bureau to become not only Farm Bureau leaders, but leaders at the local, state and national levels.” Monday’s highlights include educational workshops on a variety of subjects: Central Free Trade Agreement analysis, first responder training, renewable resources for energy, water quality and inter preting agricultural insurance. In addition, safety trainer Les Gra ham will present his Ag Safety Training for the Montana State Fund Ag Group. The main purpose of the convention, the policy resolutions ses sion, begins Tuesday. \This process is the strength of Farm Bureau - it brings together grassroots members who shape Farm Bureau policy and identify important issues that we will focus on during the coming year,\ explains McClure. The event wraps up with the awards banquet where county Farm Bureaus receive recognition for a job well done. This year following the banquet, the local band Ringling 5 will provide the entertainment. In addition to meetings and workshops, Senator Conrad Burns has been invited to speak at the Century Club Breakfast. The convention will also •feattipe a trade show, the Second Annual MFB Foundation Speech Contest, the Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet, the MFBF Women’s Luncheon and many more exciting events. ........... For more information or to register call Montana Farm Bureau Federation at 406-587-3153 or visit our website, www.mfbf.org. Farmers urged to act now on AJCA With the recent passage of the American Jobs Creation Act, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is urging Montana’s farm ers and ranchers to take advantage of new permanent tax relief now available for agriculture. “The signing of the JOBS Act is a major legislative victory for agriculture,” said Dave McClure, president, MFBF. “This bill in cludes a number of our priority issues including pressure to end European Union sanctions against U.S. agricultural products, incen tives to increase the production of farm-grown renewable fuels and three tax relief provisions that directly benefit agricultural produc ers.” As producers begin to work with their accountants on financial planning for next year, three new provisions from the JOBS Act can directly impact their bottom line. These include: •A new provision that establishes a manufacturer’s deduction for MSU Ag Days involve everyone Montana State University's Agriculture Appreciation Days 2004 will begin with Nov. 11 Ag Days Competition for high school students and continue through a Saturday evening banquet Nov. 13. For those three days, ag re lated events fill the entire MSU campus, not just its College of Agriculture buildings. The weekend starts early. On Thursday Nov. 11, about 700 high school students from across Mon tana will participate in educa tional competitions that range from public speaking to livestock judging, and from agriscience to debate. Ag Appreciation Weekend be gins Friday Nov. 12 with a 3 p.m. Steer-A-Year Judging Contest at the Miller Pavilion just west of the main campus. The MSU Livestock Judging Team judges the steers sent to MSU, and it is that judging that can be observed at the pavilion. At 5:15 p.m. Nov. 12, the M.L. Wilson Lecture takes place at the Museum of the Rockies, followed by a 6:30 p.m. reception in the museum's lobby. This year, the lecture will be given by Bruce Gardner of the University of Maryland. His topic is \Pathways to Eco nomic Growth and Rural Commu nities.\ At 9 a.m. Saturday. Nov. 13 there will be a special tour of ag ricultural biotechnology facilities in the Veterinary Molecular Biol ogy Building, which is in the Ad vanced Technology Park on Col lege Street just west of campus At 10 a.m., the Ag Tailgate Party begins in the tent outside the MSU Football Stadium. The Bobcats take on Eastern Wash ington at 12:05 p.m. Outstanding Ag Leaders will be recognized at halftime during the football game. Those leaders are Charles McGlothlin of Park City, Bob Hanson of White Sulphur Springs, Donald Fast of Glasgow and Gene Surber of Bozeman. In addition, the outstanding Extension and FFA alumni will be recognized during the game. The outstanding 4-H and FFA Alumnus is Dane Dugan of Boze man, outstanding 4-H alumna are Tammy Duncan of Joplin and Carol Linafelter of Great Falls. a portion of domestic manufacturing income, which includes raising crops and livestock. The deduction amount will be 3% in 2005 and 2006 and will increase to a 9 % deduction by 2010. •An extension from two years’ to four years’ time to reinvest in livestock in the case of a forced sale of livestock due to drought- related conditions. This also gives producers the option of investing in other ranch equipment or property, instead of livestock. •Coordination of farmer income averaging with the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Since 1997 farmers and ranchers have been able to elect to compute their tax liabilities by averaging their tax able income from farming and ranching over a 4-year period but some of the benefit could be lost after calculation of the AMT. This coordination will now prevent producers from losing the benefit of income averaging as a result of the AMT. “Only 50% of accouniants are currently using income averaging,\ said Nancy Schlepp, national affairs director, MFBF. “These new tax relief provisions can have a big influence on your bottom line so it is important to talk to your accountant about the new changes to ensure that you are able to take advantage of them.\ The Montana Farm Bureau commends Senator Max Baucus for his key efforts and diligence in passage of this critical bill for agri culture. “In the past several weeks we have had two big victories for Montana agriculture,\ said Senator Baucus. “We got disaster assis tance when nobody thought we could. And we provided permanent tax relief to farmers and ranchers in several ways.\ “Both Senator Baucus and Senator Burns came through when we needed them,\ said McClure. \Montana agriculture is well served by their bipartisan assistance on our behalf.\ The Montana Farm Bureau is the state’s largest agriculture orga nization representing over 11,000 member families. Farm Bureau is the voice of agricultural producers at all levels. Additional acres okayed Randy Johnson, State Execu tive Director for the Farm Ser vice Agency(FSA) has announced that 549 offers for acreage en rollment in the Conservation Re serve Program (CRP) were ac cepted which included more than 105,000 acres. \Montana ranked third in the nation behind Kansas and Texas for t he n umber of acres accepted during CRP general signup 29,\ stated Johnson. FSA will begin notifying pro ducers immediately if their offer was accepted. Crop, pest program set at MSU in January Crop and pest management and soil-borne disease research with an international theme will be the focus of a Jan. 4-6 pro gram at Montana State University. The program should be useful not just Tor those who want to know who to call about problems, but also for agricultural pro fessionals such ¡is certified crop advisors and consultants, says MSU's William Lanier, school organizer. In particular, this year's Crop and Pest Management School will look ¡it new and proven agricultural techniques and empha size sustainable management systems. After this meeting, participants should be able to more effec tively monitor and identify weeds, diseases and insects. They will better understand interactions within crop systems, alter nate management methods and understand economic thresholds and environmental issues in making crop management choices. Recently the school has caught the interest of producers, Canadian and Mongolian, involved with a conservation cropping project. The similarities and differences of North American and Mongolian agriculture will help illustrate current issues. Speakers will include Rob Dunn of Alberta Agriculture, who coordinates the Conservation Cropping project in Mongolia, and MSU weed ecologist Bruce Maxwell and cropping specialist Perry Miller on Cropping System Mysteries. On Jan. 4, these and others will discuss their experiences. In addition, the new soil-borne disease specialist, Alan Dyer, will share the direction of his research. On Jim. 5, Dave Sands and Mike King will share information about increasing returns with biotech ¡ind production ag. Also, Fabian Menalled, Ed Davis and .lint Jacobs will discuss weed communities. Other program speakers include MSU's Sue Blodgett and Cecil Tharp on cropland insects. There will be a tour of MSU's Ag Bio Science labs and an introduction to the Great Plains Diagnostic Network and first detector program. Participants.are eligible to receive 20 certified-crop-advisor credits as well ¡is four pesticide-applicator recertification cred its. Request a brochure by calling (406) 994-3860 or go to http:// scarab.msu.montana.edu/cpms. Participants should register by Dec 15 to receive the $195 registration fee. After Dec 15, registration is $225. The fee includes a certificate of completion, Crop Sequencing Calcula tor software, a subscription to the electronic AgAlerts, other publications and refreshments. For more information contact the school registrar at (406) 994-3860. NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES We Love Agriculture . (It’s a good thing, since that's all we do.) 800-683-3276 • 406-683-1200 1045 Selway Dr. Dillon, MT 406-683-4418 M u m Ptriomunc». Parlad. Intermountain Irrigation Inc. Z i m m a n c STBtNOTH TO QROW OH 350 N. 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