Full Schedule for Mondak Ag Days and Trade Show

Here is the entire slate of speakers and topics for the educational programs at the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show. 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

• 8:30 Trade Show Opens
  
• 8:30-12:00 "Family Program"  How does your garden grow?
• Square foot and raised bed gardening......George Biebl
• Strategies for Capturing Rainwater..........Bill Iversen
• Garden Insects, the Bad and the Ugly.......Deb Waters
• Bucket Composting...................................Mike Dalton
• Gardening in Schools................................Anne McHale
  
• 12:45-1:45 Water Considerations (drilling wells, water depots, etc)
• John Reiten-MT Department of Mines and Drilling
• Denise Bigger-MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
  
•  2:15-3:15-Insurance Considerations for the Farm
• Jeremy Norby, Seitz Insurance
  
•  3:45-4:45-Understanding the EPA's SPCC rule
• Tim Fine, Richland County Extension Agent
  
• 5:00-6:00 Social
   
• 6:00-????  Dinner and Banquet featuring entertainer Ken Overcast

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

• 7:00-9:00 Sidney Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
  
• 9:00 Trade Show Opens
  
• 9:00-10:00 Bison Panel (pointing out the pros and cons of allowing bison to freely roam)
• Arepresentative of the Malta livestock association
• Jim Posewitz, retired employee of MT Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks
  
• 10:30-11:15-Virtual Tour of the Pust Feedlot
• Doug Pust
  
•  11:30-12:30-Grazing Cornstalks
• Dr. Doug Landblom, NDSU Extension
  
• 1:15-2:15 Dealing with predators
• Jim Miller, Richland County Game Warden
  
• 2:30-3:30-Beef Quality Assurance
• Bill Pelton, MT Beef Quality Assurance
  
• 3:00 Trade Show Closes