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

Ken Overcast to provide entertainment at Mondak Ag Days banquet

Every year, the Mondak Ag Days and Trade Show holds a  banquet between the two days of the trade show and educational sessions.  This year, that banquet will be Thursday, January 10 and our featured entertainer for the banquet is Ken Overcast.  To quote Ken's website "Ken Overcast is the real deal.  In this day and age of plastic throw away everything, to find someone that is really genuine is a treat indeed.  While many in the performing arts tend towards honing and act that is saleable, Ken strives very diligently to just be himself.  His music, writing, and public performances are characterized by a down home connection that is indeed rare.  He is a third generation Montanan, and is truly making a mark on America's entertainment."

Tickets for the banquet, which include a social hour, beef meal and Ken's entertainment are $25 and can be purchased at Stockman Bank in Sidney, the Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, or the Richland County Extension Office.   Hope to see you there.