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Golden Valley News
January 26, 2017
Nell
BEACH - A funeral Mass for Neil
Paul, 59, of Beach, was held at 10
a.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in
Beach with the Rev. Daniel Berg cel-
ebrating. Burial will take place at a
later date.
Visitation for Neil was from 3-7
p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, at Stevenson Fu-
neral Home, Dickinson. with a rosary
and vigil service being held at 6 p.m.
Visitation continued one hour prior to
the service on Saturday at the church.
Neil passed away Tuesday, Jan.
17, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Dickin-
son.
Neil E. Paul Jr. was born April 29,
1957, to Neil E. Paul Sr. and June V.
(Zinda) Paul in Beach• He grew up on
a farm outside of Beach and attended
school at Lincoln Elementary; gradu-
ating from Beach High School in
1975. After graduation he enlisted in
the North Dakota National Guard and
served for a number of years before
being honorably discharged. In April
1977 Neil began working for Burling-
ton Northern Railroad and continued
to do that for the rest of his life, until
January of this year.
In 1986 Neil met Lezlie Dolyniuk
and they hit it off immediately. The
two were married on June 6, 1987, at
St. Bernard's Catholic Church in
Belfield. The couple made their home
in Beach and were blessed with a son,
Aaron.
Neil took great pride in following
Aaron through all of his activities
over the years. He enjoyed fishing,
Spotlight on Economics
By Robert Hearne
NDSU Department of Agribusiness and Applied
Economics
By News/Pioneer Staff
WATFORD CITY - Two women
died Sunday, Jan. 22, when their
Chevrolet Silverado was struck by
an eastbound Peterbilt, traveling on
Highway 73 at about 9:15 p.m.
Morgan F00te, 23,.of Parshall,
and Sa~hntha Hffrlt~'s;'~q9, of New
Town were traveling southbound on
McKenzie County Road 14, about
20 miles east of Watford City, when
the Silverado disregarded a stop
sign and struck the side of a frac
tank that the Peterbilt was pulling•
The Chevrolet slid into the ditch
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By News/Pioneer Staff
Baker Hughes Inc. on Jan. 20
posted weekly rig count reports to its
investor relations website.
- The count for North Dakota was
35 rigs. The previous week it was 32.
A year ago, the count for North
Dakota was 45.
- U.S. count is up 35 rigs from last
week to 694, with oil rigs up 29 to
551, gas rigs up 6 to 142, and mis-
cellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.
- Canadian count is up 27 rigs
from last week to 342, with oil rigs
up 23 to 193, gas rigs up 5 to 149,
and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.
The following relates to oil and
gas well activity for the week of Jan.
15, in Stark, Golden Valley, Billings
and Slope counties and is from re-
ports of the Department of Mineral
Resources:
Permits approved:
#33282-Whiting Oil and Gas
Paul
hunting, gardening, playing cards,
photography, traveling and family va-
cations. He took pride in putting up
his Christmas lights every year.
Neil is survived by his wife, Le-
zlie; son, Aaron (Ariel) Paul; mother,
June Paul of Beach; mother-in-law,
Magdalene Dolyniuk; brothers, Mike
(Julie) Paul, Robert Paul, both of
Beach, Ron (Liz) Paul of Walcott; sis-
ter, Judy Kukowski of Beach; numer-
ous nieces and nephews•
He was preceded in death by his
father, Neil Sr.; grandparents; father-
in-law, Philip Dolyniuk; brother-in-
law, Myron Dolyniuk; and nephew,
James Dolyniuk.
In lieu of flowers, the family sug-
gest memorials be given to St. Jude's
Children Hospital•
Remembrances and condolences
may be shared with the family at
www.stevensonfuneralhome.com.
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after impact and the Peterbilt
veered onto the shoulder, tipping
onto its passenger side. The frac
tank blocked the eastbound lane of
Highway 73.
Both occupants of the Chevrolet
were ejected and died at the scene.
The driver of the Peterbilt, Justin
Dahmers, 36, of Amidon, was air-
lifted to Minot for treatment of non-
life-threatening injuries•
At this time, it is unknown
which occupant of the Silverado
was the driver, according to a N.D.
Highway Patrol media release•
Corporation, Talkington 21-30-1PH,
NWNE 30-140N-99W, Stark Co.,
315' FNL and 2455' FEL, Develop-
ment, Bell, 20676', 9-5/8 inch, 2632'
Ground, API #33-089-00896
#33283-Whiting Oil and Gas
Corporation, Talkington 21-30-2PH,
NWNE 30-140N-99W, Stark Co.,
360' FNL and 2455' FEL, Develop-
ment, Bell, 20581 ', 9-5/8 inch, 2633'
Ground, API #33-089=00897
#33288-Whiting Oil and Gas
The concept of scoring various
traits for cattle is common•
Recently, I had the opportunity to
udder score a set of 82 first-calf
heifers after they weaned their
calves. The process was not very dif-
ficult.
The new Beef Improvement Fed-
eration Guidelines
(tinyurl.com/B IFGuidelines) provide
ample explanations and diagrams as
to how to score the udder suspension
and teat size: "Udder and teat quality
are among the most important func-
tiOnal traits of beef females. Udder
suspension and teat size scores are
numerical values that reflect differ-
ences in udder and teat quality.
Udder suspension scores are subjec-
tive assessments of udder support
and range from 9 (very tight) to 1
(very pendulous)• Teat size scores
are subjective assessments of teat
length and circumference and range
from 9 (very small) to 1 (very
large)."
As with all subjective scores, the
person doing the scoring will vary
the range of scores, but generally, the
recording of the relative difference
within the trait being evaluated is
noteworthy. The Dickinson Research
Extension Center has not evaluated
cows regularly for pendulous udders
and large teats, which shorten the
productive life of a cow.
However, the switch to May calv-
ing limited chute and ease of pen ac-
cessibility, and large, pendulous ud-
ders and teats that were difficult for
a newborn calf to nurse are not ac-
ceptable. Generally, the calf will
nurse a quarter or two and the un-
nursed quarters dry up or become
problematic.
As with any scoring system,
begin by looking at your cattle to see
differences. As I walked through the
young cows, I saw udders were good
today• However, I saw some that
caused me to ponder just how long
they will hold up.
After the initial walk-through and
becoming comfortable with the
amount of variation present in the
heifers, I scored them. The average
score was 8 for udder suspension
and 7.8 for teat size, perhaps typical
of young cows weaning their first
calves• Nine heifers had the makings
of a pendulous udder (score 7), three
heifers had significantly larger teats
(score 6) and 14 heifers had large
teats (score 7).
So what does this mean? A point:
If one does not record the scores
today, the answer never will be
known•
Today, all the first-calf heifers
had sound udders. With time, the covered with frost•
heifers will mature slowly and each Well-fed cattle produce a lot of
udder will do the same. I already heat, particularly when fed high-
could see in those lower-sco[ing roughage feedstuffs. As the weather
heifers the beginning of a challenge, gets colder, the frost eventually will
A bigger point: Had I not written settle on their backs, and those well-
down the udder scores, I would have insulated cows will look like walk-
no record of those heifers. The udder ing frost balls• The body is
score may become important if the well-protected from the devastating
feed supply changes and the center cold that can confront us all.
has a need to reduce cow numbers• Inside, underneath that winter
As difficult as selling a pregnant cow hair coat, is a very warm, comfort-
is, cows with potential problematic able cow that really is not stressed by
udders would be candidates for the the cold. She does not need to de-
market cow list. pend on constant eating, but rather,
While I reviewed the udders, I eats what she needs and returns to a
also noticed the variation in the protected, comfortable spot on the
quantity and quality of the cows' hair range and quietly ruminates and
coat to combat the cold and harsh waits for the warm days of spring.
winter. Some first-calf heifers had Contrast that to thin, poor-condi-
good, solid hair coats and some did tioned cattle that have not developed
not. I regret not scoring the hair coat a good hair coat. They are not corn-
because hair condition is an indica- fortable; they are stressed and they
tion of animal health, are forced to eat more feed to main-
Efforts at finding comfort and tain their body temperature.
lowering stress directly relate to how Well, I should have scored the
a cow or calf is clothed to meet the hair. Data not recorded are knowl-
demands of the environment. ObVi- edge left behind.
ously, hair in cold climates is impor- Now would be a good time to
tant. Now is the time to observe the look at your cattle and evaluate hair
hair coat. coats. Add those with poor hair coats
I made repeated trips to the to the list of potential high-input cat-
pickup to try to warm up while doing tle to sell if the need arises.
the udder scores; however, the cows Even more important would be to
did not seem to mind. They simply body condition score the cows and
ate and eventually laid down. In sort the thinner cows off for some
northern climates, we all can appre- extra feed. Keep warm.
ciate those days when everything is May you find all your ear tags.
Water, grain storage will play integral role in agriculture
At North Dakota State Univer-
sity, we respect the growing scien-
tific consensus that human-caused,
globa! climate change will imply
gradual increases in mean tempera-
tures and more frequent extreme cli-
mate events. Because we are
familiar with cold winters in Fargo,
the former may be appealing. But
the latter, increased extreme climate
events, should cause concern. These
events include drought and floods•
Frankly, I teach my classes that
developed countries should have the
capacity to withstand certain climate
change impacts• New drought-resis- "
tant crop,varietie~;~caja be developed'
for Great Plains farmers and infra-
structure can be developed to help
cope with flooding. But with in-
creased drought and flooding, new
water-storage strategies will need to
be developed•
Water storage:
The most important water reser-
voir in the Great Plains is the High
Plains Aquifer, which includes the
Ogallala Aquifer and additional
smaller formations, and covers parts
of eight states from Texas to South
Dakota.
The most important surface-
water storage system is the series of
Missouri River mainstem dams de-
veloped under the Pick-Sloan Mis-
souri Basin Program. These are
managed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, under periodically re-
vised rules that dedicate significant
i physical advantages• Aquifers are
not subject to evaporation• How-
ever, the institutional agencies and
rules that manage the aquifer are
problematic• The aquifer is a com-
monTpool resource, managed decen-
traliy bynumerous State and local
t
't
)
agencies• This resource is threatened
by the "tragedy of the commons,"
which occurs when individual water
users receive the benefit of pumping
water from the aquifer but may not
internalize the impact of their use on
the total depletion of the resource•
Irrigators need permits from state
agencies to pump water from the
aquifer. Still overpumping and
groundwater depletion have oc-
curred.
Many state agencies and local
water management districts are
making efforts to conserve water in
the aquifer• The most effective of
these efforts should be disseminated
across the region• New rules and in-
stitutional capacity need to be de-
veloped to better utilize the resource
to mitigate future droughts, and in-
terstate cooperation in aquifer man-
agement should be fostered•
It is possible to recharge an
aquifer through injection wells and
porous sand and rock• But new sys-
tems need to be developed to trans-
reservoir space to interannual water
storage•
Aquifer storage has many geo-
Corporation, Talkington Federal 41- ~
25PHU, Lotl 30-140N~?9W, Stark
Co., 609 FNL and 800 FWL, De-
velopment, Bell, 20215', 9-5/8 inch,
2619"' Ground, API #33-089-00898
Producer now abandoned:
#10147-New Millennium Re-
sources, Inc., Obach State 1-36
SWNE 36-140N-99W, Stark Co.
#10686- New Millennium Re-
sources, Inc., Polanchek 2-35
SWNW 35-140N-99W, Stark Co.
RIVER VALLEY
& Marine
Products
25TH ANNUAL 2017 RED
fer surface water to groundwater
storage during times of flooding.
Certainly, any effort to transfer Mis-
souri River water to aquifer storage
will face legal challenges• However,
the need to better manage water
under the threat of extreme climate
events will require efforts to over-
come legal, institutional and techno-
logical problems, as well as
considerable infrastructure develop-
ment.
Grain storage:
The policy prescription of grain
storage dates back at least to the bib-
lical story of Joseph, who prophe-
sized seven years of plenty followed
by seven years of drought. Grain
storage in ancient Egypt was an ob-
vious recommendation.
International trade and grain stor-
age are considered cost-effective
strategies to provide food security,
especially in light of the failure of
many expensive surface irrigation
projects across the globe. But grain
storage capacity in the Great Plains
has been challenged in recent years•
Certainly our capacity to store
grain to mitigate the impacts of
ow?
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sharing the news for some
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FAR6OOOME - JAN. 27-29
seven years of drought preceded by
seven years of plenty is question-
able. New elevators and silos need
to be constructed. Given the politi-
cal climate, the federal government
is not expected to return to large-
scale grain purchases. Therefore,
new financing strategies need to be
considered under priVate-sector
leadership•
Denying human-caused climate
change may be convenient, and we
may not accept that greenhouse gas
reduction is the only strategy to mit-
igate climate change impacts.
New strategies need to be devel-
oped to alleviate extreme climate
events before they become frequent•
These strategies will include new
technologies and infrastructure, but
they also will include new coopera-
tion in water resource management
and new ways to finance interannual
crop storage. These strategies
should include lessons learned and
understood since the days of the
pharaohs.
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