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January 13,2011
The North Dakota Atmospheric
Resource Board (NDARB). in part-
nership with eight counties, began
operating its weather radar at the
Bowman airport year-round on Jan.
1.
Billings, Bowman. Dunn. Fallon
(Mont.). Harding (S.D.), Golden
Valley. Slope and Stark counties are
providing funding for the 24-hour.
seven-days-a-week operation.
The NDARB has operated its
own weather radar at the Bowman
Municipal Airport since 1997 in
support of cloud seeding operations
each summer from June through
August. Annual operating and
maintenance costs during the
months not covered by the cloud
seeding program are projected to be
$25.000.
"'Having the Bowman radar
operational on a year-round basis
will not only provide emergency
management an additional resource
lor planning and response, but will
also provide the general public with
the capability to monitor weather
"Recent upgrades to the radar allow
remote control and monitoring, removing
the need to have someone on site and mak-
ing year-round operations pOssible."
Darin Langerud
conditions locally," said Dean
Pearson. Bowman County emer-
gency manager.
"'Recent upgrades to the radar
allow remote control and monitor-
ing, removing the need to have
someone on site and making year-
round operations possible." said
Darin Langerud. NDARB director.
Technological improvements have
made the radar more sensitive.
detecting precipitation sooner and at
greater distances. Doppler capabil-
ity provides the means to detect
wind motions in the atmosphere,
improving the ability to detect
severe storms - even those that may
spawn a tornado.
Efforts to operate the radar year-
round were kick-started by a com-
munity service project through the
North Dakota Rural Leadership pro-
gram. "Having local radar coverage
for our area is vital for the safety of
our citizens,'" said Medora
Stevenson. local coordinator for the
radar project.
Radar data will be shared direct-
ly with the partnering counties and
provided to the National Weather
Service forecast offices in
Bismarck. Billings, Glasgow and
Rapid City. The NDARB will con-
tinue to provide real-time radar
images on its Web site at
http://swc.nd.gov/arb.
nu
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
State Conservationist Paul
Swe~eney says the ranking period
cut-off date for producer applica-
tions in NRCS's Conservation
Stewardship Program (CSP) has
been extended to Jan. 21. 2011.
"We're extending the deadline
for applications to CSP to provide
agricultural producers more time
to complete their applications."
said Sweeney. "This will help
farmers and ranchers by giving
them more time and hopefully
allow even more producers to par-
ticipate in this program."
CSP provides many conserva-
tion benefits including improve-
ment of water and soil quality,
The program, authorized in the 2008
Farm Bill, offers producers
who maintain a high level of conservation
on their land and who agree to adopt high-
er levels of stewardship.
wildlife habitat enhancement and
adoption of conservation activi-
ties. All producers are encouraged
to apply for CSP. The program,
authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill,
offers payments to producers who
maintain h high level of conserva-
tion on their land and who agree
to adopt higher levels of steward-
ship. Eligible lands include crop-
land. pastureland, rangeland and
non-industrial forestland.
Financial and technical assis-
tance offered through CSP will
help producers improve, manage,
or maintain the conservation
practices currently on their prop-
erty, as well as help plan for the
future.
Producers should contact their
local NRCS office for more infor-
mation.
NRCS announces funding for living snow fences
USDA's Natural Resources
Conservation Service State
Conservationist Paul Sweeney has
announced that USDA will pro-
vide funding targeted to living
snow fence projects. In North
Dakota. $500.000 in financial
assistance is available to produc-
ers. Producers have the opportuni-
ty to apply for Living Snow Fence
Initiative funding until March 4.
2011.
Living Snow Fence Initiative
funding is provided through the
Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP), a voluntary con-
servation program administered by
USDA's Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) that
promotes agricultural production
and environmental quality as com-
patible national goals. Similar to
field windbreaks and shelterbelts.
living snow fences help manage
snow deposits by protecting build-
ings. roads, and other property.
They can also be designed and
placed to provide cover for live-
stock or wildlife and to collect
snow to increase soil moisture and
nearby water supplies.
Funds are available to pay for
planting trees, the implementation
of the planting, and establishment
costs.
For more information about this
initiative and other NRCS conser-
vation programs contact the local
USDA Service Center.
Grain d le
The North Dakota Grain Dealers
Association will hold its 99th
Annual Convention & Industry
Show at the Fargo Holiday Inn on
Jan. 16-18.
Approximately 950 people are
expected for the event, consisting of
grain elevator managers, farmers,
grain industry personnel, suppliers
and spouses. The meeting includes
educational sessions, business
to
convene in Fargo
meetings, and a trade show of 82 Lowell Bottrell, Fargo bankruptcy
companies providing products and attorney: and grain elevator rela-
service's to'the grain industry, tionships with railroads, among;
Program topics and speakers other topics.
include: Regulatory compliance. The association is governed by a
with an emphasis on OSHA - Mike nine-man board of elevator man-
Maslowski with OSHA;s Area agers from around the state.
Office in Bismarck and Stu Letcher. Current association officers include:
NDGDA Safety and Health direc- Dan DeRouchey, Berthold, presi-
tor; Protecting the business when dent; and Paul Lautenschlager.
dealing with a bankrupt party - Beach, 1st vice president.
II
The Dickinson Area Chamber of
Commerce Ag Committee is host-
ine the Bull Day Showcase 2011 on
Saturday, Jan.15. at Stockmen's
Livestock in Dickinson. beginning
at 1 p.m. with bulls being penned by
9 a.m.
Approximately 40 pens of bulls
will be displayed in the ring and
outside pens. Breeds representing
Angus, ' Charolais. Gelbvieh.
Hereford. Saler. Simmental, Red
Angus. Balancers and Composites
will be on site.
At l p.m.. bulls will be show-
cased inside the sale ring with three
minutes for each ranch to inform the
public on their breeding program.
Fifteen hundred dollars in "Bull
Bucks" will be given away to those
who register. The Bull Bucks are to
be used on the purchase of herd
sires from those showcasing that
day and valid until June 30. 2011.
New health
started
Jan.
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kent
Conrad. D-N.D.. is encouraging
North Dakotans to take advantage of
several major health care benefits,
that went into effect on Jan. 1. as
part of the Affordable Care Act.
"The new health care law con-
tains a number of important meas-
ures that will, over time, reform our
health care system to make afford-
able, high-quality care available for
more Americans," said Conrad. "On
Jan. 1. several major provisions
went into effect including the
Frontier State Amendment. Now
fully phased in, the Frontier
Amendment will strengthen
Medicare and ensure North Dakota's
hospitals and doctors are more fairly
reimbursed by Medicare, allowing
them to continue to deliver high-
quality care for North Dakotans."
The following provisions went
into effect on Jan. 1: •
- bwreased Reimbursement for
North' Dakota Hospitals and
Physicians
The Frontier State Amendment. a
. provision authored by Senator
Conrad, dramatically increases
Medicare reimbursement rates for
North Dakota's health care
providers. The provision will result
in an additional $52 million a year
for North Dakota's hospitals and
more than $16 million a year for the
state's doctors, strengthening the
Medicare program for North
Dakota's senior citizens and pre-
serving high quality servtces for all
North Dakotans who need hospital
care.
Discounts for Medicare
Enrollees Impacted by the "Donut
Hole"
In 2010, seniors impacted by the
Medicare Part D coverage gap (the
donut hole) received a $250 rebate.
In 2011, semors will receive a 50
percent discount on Medicare Part D
covered prescription drugs. Over the
next ten years, seniors will receive
additional savings on brand-name
and generic drugs until the coverage
gap is closed in 2020.
Free Preventative Care For
Seniors
Starting this month, seniors on
Medicare began receiving free pre-
ventive services, including wellness
visits and personalized prevention
plans. This includes screenings for
such diseases as diabetes and cancer.
-HoMing Insurance Companies
Accountable
To ensure consumers' premium
dollars are spent primarily on health
care. the new law requires health care
insurers spend at least 80 percent of
premiums on health care. or towards
the improvement of the quality of
health care. If insurance companies
fail to meet these goals, they must
provide rebates to consumers.
A number of additional provi-
sions went into effect in 2010,
including coverage for individuals
who have been uninsured because of
a pre-existing condition, tax credits
for small businesses to help them
provide insurance benefits to their
workers, and allowing young adults
to stay on their parent's health plan
until they turn 26 years old.
DICKINSON The Small
Business Development Center in
Dickinson announces that eight
local businesses have received
"micro loans" from the regional
Southwest Rural Economic Area
Partnership (SW REAP) organiza-
tion.
Local businesses receiving
funding through this initiative
include Crew Cut Lawn Service:
Patriot Trucking and Oil, LLC:
Stay Sick & Skate: Geois. LLC;
Fluffy Fields; Music Mart; Red
Rock Electric: and Grinney
Transport.
Collectively, these eight busi-
nesses have created 8 full time and
10 part time jobs in Stark County
during 2010.
The SW REAP Micro Loan pro-
gram addresses funding requests
for businesses which employ one
to 10" people or new ventures
located within its geographic
region, the counties ,of Adams,
Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden
Valley, Hettinger, Slope and
Stark.
Businesses can receive up to a
maximum of a $7,500 loan but no
more than 50 percent (whichever
is less) tbr business plans, product
development, research & develop-
ment, marketing plans, marketing
activities or other business
approved by the SW REAP board.
The micro loans are to be repaid
within three years.
Interested applicants are
encouraged to submit an applica-
tion and provide a project narra-
tive with a budget to the local eco-
nomic development group who
can assist them with their request.
Funding for Southwest Rural
Economic Area Partnership has
been secured through initiatives
presented by U.S. Sen. Byron
Dorgan.
For more information regarding
the SW REAP Micro Loan Fund
contact Ray Ann Kilen. Regional
Director. Small Business
Development Center, Dickinson.
(701) 48'3-2470.
Missouri River Royalty Corporation (MRRC) is
currently paying $ TOP DOLLAR $
to lease minerals in the Williston Basin.
MRRC also pays top dollar for mineral