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*Page 6 ... .-_-.-. «aspen-snag“; W‘....—... a, .-, «M._;fla—.; Golden Valley News WWW—W. ——-- April 1, 2021 NEWS fszegiSlatureeyes early end to session By Brayden Zenker NDNA EducationyFoundation H BISMARCK — Party leaders say [they intend to end the 2021 North Dakota legislative session from three 1 to 10 days early, saving those days ggfor a short fall session to vote on re— ;Igdistricting measures and to allocate ' firelief money from the most recent \‘federal COVID relief package. 1‘ The state Constitution limits the assembly to 80 days every two 3‘years. . ._ “There is going to be more work fjthat has to be done this time than Eithere has been in the past,” Senate gf Minority Leader Joan Heckaman, D- "New Rockford, said. :‘3 Due to delays caUSed by the pan- --‘ demic, 2020 Census data used for re- l.districting may not be available to fistate governments until Sept. 30. In J-the past, redistricting numbers be- i,came available to state governments in April, a six-month difference. This is a concern for party leaders who Kwant to have redistricting done be- iffore January 2022, when legislators i start preparing for 2022 elections. ,‘ The redistricting bill, HB 1397, ifwas heard in the Senate Political S‘Subdivisions Committee on Friday, jiMarch 26. House Majority Leader :fChet Pollen, R-Carrington, is the {main sponsor. , During testimony, a representa- jf tive of the state newspaper and iibroadcasters associations urged that eredistricting plans be made available 1 to the public two weeks before com— :Tmittee hearings. As the bill stands, :1 those documents would not be public L record until the first public hearing of if: the redistricting committee. :f “It’s not fair to hide these plans gifrom your constituents,” Jack Mc- iEDonald said. “We believe a good ".j compromise would be to make these proposed drafts public at least two ;2 weeks prior to the meeting at which 3 they are presented.” vi 2 Agriculture (USDA) announced a new $6 billion ini- 2’ tiative callfd Pandemic Assistance for Producers, de— 5 signed {tel set iof producers than ,7 previous C’OVID—lg'ald piograms. The in‘iti’atiVe will include existing programs like the Coronavirus Food 3 Assistance Program (CFAP) which will be refined, as : statutory authority allows, to better address the needs ; of producers. . j The USDA will also develop rules for new pro- ? grams that put a greater emphasis on small and socially disadvantaged producers, organic producers, timber j harvesters, specialty crop producers, the food supply 3 chain and producers of renewable fuel, among others. The new programs will target underserved produc— a..-a..«aa;.a-gra- BISMARCK Gov. Doug Bur- : gum has appointed DaVe Krabben- 1 hoft to lead the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Re- vhabilitation (DOCR). Krabbenhoft {currently serves as‘the agency’s di- rector of administration and has served as interim director since Au- gust 2020. .“ As DOCR director, Krabbenhoft will be responsible for the vision, Etstrategy and general administrative gsupervision of the state’s adult and 2‘3 juvenile correctional facilities and {programs The department’s facili- ties and programs include the North gDakota State Penitentiary, James River Correctional Center, Missouri River Correctional Center, Youth Correctional Center, parole and pro- :ébation for adult offenders, and com- ijunity programs and services for juvenile offenders. ,_ Krabbenhoft joined DOCR in Yr“: 2002 and has served as director of 7"“ l; A .‘a’a‘ \ a‘ffa'e'a'fla ‘ *a‘.4fs’i‘.."fi."i- . Canola district elections were re- E:cently held in District I, and Bryan 32 Aalund of Hazen was elected to his :E fourth, three—year term on the North IgDakota Oilseed Council Board. DistrictI includes the counties of 2,2 Golden Valley, Billings, Stark, Mor- gton, Slope, Hettinger, Grant, Bow- .”gman, Adams, Sioux, Dunn, EchKenzie, Mercer, Oliver, Divide, fiBurke, Williams, Mountrail, ffiRenville, Ward, and McLean. . »“ Elected or appointed as canola acounty representatives in these Ecounties: Steve. Wegner,‘ .Reeder E:(Adams); Kevin Kirsch, Belfield ;:(Billings); Kent Homtvedt, Colum- ’ Eibus (Burke); Derik Pulvermacher, :«ECrosby (Divide); Lenci Sickler, “gGladstone (Dunn); Mark Hardy, mBeach (Golden Valley); Dylan ?. 4,&,:.,"..fi .'_. .* BISMARCK — The United States Department of Nicole Donaghy, executive direc- tor of North Dakota Native Vote, pro- posed amending the bill to establish an independent redistricting commit- tee and single-member legislative districts based on communities with similar interests. The amendment would also require consultation with all Tribal Nations and that commit— tee meetings be held in a variety of locations, including on reservations. “Native American voters have been harmed through discriminatory redistricting practices,” Donaghy said. “I hope we can accomplish a fair method that will recognize Na- tive American people and our unique role that we play in the political dis- course of this state and country.” The committee took no immedi— ate action on the proposed amend- ments or the bill. Party leaders in both chambers say they expect to add legislative dis- tricts in Bismarck and Fargo at the expense of districts in rural North Dakota. “There is no doubt we will proba- bly lose one or two districts from the rural going to the bigger cities,” Pollert said. Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, said he ex- pects that, due to changes made to districts, some legislators will have to run again to keep their seats. “Taking out the ones that have to run anyway, there will be at least an- other six or seven that will have to rerun,” Wardner said. However, there has been talk about increasing the number of leg- islative districts in North Dakota. “I’ve been in the mindset that maybe 47 is not our magic number for the number of districts,” Hecka- man said. , House Minority Leader Joshua Boschee, D-Fargo, would support adding to the number of legislative districts to avoid creating extremely programs; Dave Krabbenhoft administration since 2005. During his time with the DOCR, he has been instrumental in criminal justice reform and has been responsible for business office operations, budget— ing, information technology, plant N.D. Oilseed Council’s elects representatives Witte, Regent, (Hettinger); Bryan Aalund, Hazen (Mercer); Trevor Kohler, Benedict, (McLean); Shane Tellman, New Salem (Morton); Kyle Nichols, Stanley (Mountrail); John Weinand, Hazen, (Oliver); Parker Gates, Mohall (Renville); Miles Hanson, Bowman (Slope); Ben Kuhn, Dickinson (Stark); and Kevin Folkers, Kenmare (Ward). Other counties have vacant posi— tions. ' The NDOC currently contracts with the Northern Canola Growers Association to increase demand in domestic and foreign market devel- ‘ opment programs, to obtain crop protection registrations for canola, conduct canola research, and to pro- vide information to N.D. canola growers. large rural districts. A few now stretch over several lightly populated counties. “The advantage may be 49 dis- tricts, so rural districts can get smaller and have stronger represen— tation,” Boschee said. Spending new relief money As Well as having to deal with re- districting, the state will be receiving $1.89 billion from the most recent COVID relief package. Party leaders want to give the entire Legislature an opportunity to weigh in on how those federal aid dollars will be used, in- stead of leaving decisions to the Budget Committee. The relief money will come with certain requirements from the federal government on how the money will be used, and leaders are waiting for more information on that. “We’re not sure how we can use it,” Wardner said. Heckaman said she would like to see the Legislature take an active role in deciding how state agencies use funds appropriated to them, being “a little more hands-on than we have been in the past with the CARES Act money.” Pollert said he agrees that the Legislature needs to have oversight over how state agencies use the money allocated to them. “We have to make sure when (the money) goes into those agencies’ budgets that they aren’t an ongoing expense,” Pollert said. “There is no way our state could afford to con— tinue down that pat .” Boschee said the money should be used for “big, bold” initiatives to increase the well—being of North Dakotans. “If we’re just going to use it to keep doing the same things we al- ways do, it’s not going to do much,” Boschee said. “So how do we use this shot in the arm to benefit all North Dakotans?” Pandemic assistance for producers announced ers, those of a smaller size and those growing less tra- ditional crops. The CFAP 2 program will be reopened for at least 60 days beginning on April 5. Four parts of the initiative were announced yester- day and included: ' Investing $6 billion to expand help and assistance to more producers; 0 Adding $500 million of new funding to existing 0 Carrying out formula payments under CFAP 1, CFAP 2 and CFAP AA; and 0 Reopening CFAP 2 sign-up to improve access and outreach to underserved producers. Complete details on the announcement may be found at https://www.farmers.gov/pandemic-assistance. Burgumappoints Dave Krabbenhoft to lead DOCR services and medical services for all adult and juvenile services. ' “Dave brings a wealth of expert— ise and institutional knowledge about DOCR and corrections in gen- eral. He has been a key driver of criminal justice reforms that focus on long-term offender behavior change and evidence-based prac— tices that save taxpayers money and achieve better results,” Burgum said. Krabbenhoft has served in state government since 1985, including with the State Auditor’s Office, De- partment of Public Instruction and the Office of Management and Budget. A Minot native, he earned his bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University and has lived in Bismarck since 1985. Krabbenhoft succeeds former DOCR director Leann Bertsch, who took a job in the private sector in July after 15 years as director. N.D. Newspaper Assoc. or your local paper about i the 2x2 network: “ 701 -223-6397 This could be YOUR AD! This space could include your logo, picture, name, and contact info, plus details about your services and products. An ad this size runs in all multi—day weekly N.D. newspapers for $700 or less! (full state and regions also available.) Contact the r ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Wm.h~____-_w j Your name « ‘ , and contact info Noxious, troublesomeweeds spread thr0ugh manure Using manure as fertilizer can lead to the spread of noxious and troublesome weeds. “It is a known fact that weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep) ,” says Mary Keena, livestock environmental management special— ist based at North Dakota State Uni- versity’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “This means that whatever weed seeds are in the feed or bedding you’re using are still vi- able when they exit the animal as ma- nure. “There is also a line of thought that says there is an extensive weed seed bank in most fields already and applying manure gives them the nu— trients they need to grow,” she adds. “Either way, manure does promote plant growth.” Producers have tools to minizine the amount of viable weed seeds in fresh manure, one of which is com- posting. Information about compost- ing is available in a self—paced online w o r k s h o p athttps://tinyurl.com/2020Compost- ingWorkshop. To learn the reasons behind these composting operations, check out https://tinyurl.com/2020Compost- ProducerOperations. 1 Another tool more commonly used is herbicide control. Applying a pre-emergence herbicide will help re- duce competition between weeds and newly seeded crops. But what happens when those her- bicides don’t work on specific nox- ious and troublesome weeds? How do you keep noxious and trouble- some weeds at bay when you need to spread manure but know hard-to- control seeds such as Palmer ama— ranth and waterhemp are present? “Even in direct competition with a crop, these plants can still produce up to 100,000 seeds in a year,” warns Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension weed specialist. Due to this extensive seed pro- duction, the ability of the weeds to germinate throughout the growing season, and widespread resistance to glyphosate and Group 2 herbicides, herbicide programs for control of se- vere infestations of waterhemp and Palmer amaranth often will cost two to three times the amount of money spent on a weed control program in fields without these two weeds, he says. In addition to the added cost of controlling these weeds, weed scien- tists in the U.S. have documented herbicide resistance in Palmer ama- ranth to every herbicide mode of ac— tion that can be used in row crop production. “This is why it is important to scout fields for these two pigweeds before they become established,” Ikley says. “In many cases where the weeds are spread in contaminated manure, the infestation starts with a manageable level, of plants and the population can be managed by hand pulling if correctly identified.” Producers have a few steps they can take to help mitigate and moni— Tips to help your Easter li The Easter lily is a symbol of beauty, hope and life. For those reasons ‘and many more, Easter lilies are a popular pot- ted flower this time of year. Accord— ing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Floriculture Crop Summary, more than 5 million Easterlilies were sold (wholesale and retail) in 2019. The Easter lily is native to the southern islands of Japan. Western explorers helped spread the bulbs across the globe. Japan was the top gexporter of Easterlilies to the;U.S. f'until World War 11. Then growing the bulbs in the U.S. became more economical. Bulbs are grown in the field, har—' vested and replanted each year for three to four years until they reach the right size and maturity. Then bulbs are shipped off to commercial , greenhouse growers. Easter lilies are forced to bloom out of their normal time for the Easter holiday. The program to force bulbs to flower is a tricky process and starts 23 weeks before Easter. The cultivar ,most commonly grown is “Nellie White,” named for a lily grower’s wife. Each flower is 3 to 7 inches long with overlapped petals that create a tube shape. The usual flower color is white, but some cultivars come in shades of pink, yellow or cream. When selecting your Easter lily, choose plants that have dense fo- liage along the entire stem. The plant should be about twice as tall as the pot. Look for plants that have lots of buds in different stages of development with a few flowers opened to extend your enjoyment of the plant. Easter lilies should be kept away from drafts and excessive heat in your home. They prefer tempera- tures between 65 and 75 F. Water when the soil feels dry to the touch. Be careful not to overwa- ter or allow the plant to sit in water. 'When watering, remove the pot from the foil wrapping or other con— tainer to ensure drainage of excess GENERIC 1 COMPANY I __._....,..y ._ magnl The fool says in his heart, “There is no GOD. ” Psaltn 3 But GOD said to him, “Youfool! This very night your life will be demanded from you... ” Luke 12 701-776—2878 Dakota Gardener By Carrie Knutson NDSU Extension Agent Grand Forks County water. ’r‘lia‘é‘e theE pot in 'thesink 'or other large container to catch the excess water. ‘ Once the flowers open, remove the yellow anthers in the center with a tweezers to extend the bloom time. Like other plants in the Lilium genus, the Easter lily is highly toxic to cats. Just a few small bites can have a serious effect, resulting in vomiting, kidney failure and, sadly, death. . In warmer climates, (USDA Har- diness zones 5 to 11, depending on the cultivar) Easter lilies can be transplanted into perennial gardens after they are done blooming. In our area, Easter lilies for the most part 2'77" PRODUCTlON SALE tor the potential impacts of these weeds. One is to keep records of where they spread manure so they can monitor that field throughout the growing season. Another step is to clean spreading equipment before moving to a new field. “This is probably one of the most important and least popular steps you can take,” Keena says. “If you are doing custom work for someone, this is especially important as you do not want to take one client’s issue to the next client. “Clean the spreader with an air hose for dry manure or a pressure washer for wet manure,” she advises. “This takes time and can be messy but can save years of headaches down the road. Make sure to record where cleanout occurs so you can monitor that spot during the growing season.” She recommends spreading weed seed-heavy manure on tame grass pastures or grass hayfields because more options are available for herbi- cide control on them. “It is never recommended to spread manure on native rangeland,” says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Ex- tension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “Adding ad- ditional nutrients can benefit invasive grass species such as Kentucky blue- grass and smooth brome.” For more information about nox- ious and troublesome weeds or ma- nure management, contact the NDSU Extension agent in your county. ly last longer The Easter lily is a symbol of beauty, hope and life. (Photo courtesy giggixabay) (I g are treated as temporary house plants. I am sure some gardeners out there have tried and succeeded in overwintering Easter lilies in our climate. Let me know if you are one of those gardeners. I would love to hear about it! 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