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Agriculture and livestock workers in this region may have a chance to have some COVID-19 expenses reimbursed by the federal government through the USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief Program which will be offering $600 to them later this month if they qualify. Teri Peters, community programs manager for Centro de la Familia, a Utah-based non-profit, said her organization is helping people get signed up and will be in Havre by the end of the month. Peters visited Havre Tuesday to start gauging local interest and need for the...
The Montana Seed Show is back, having missed only one year in a nonstop run since 1949. The show was canceled in 2021 when the Harlem High School was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but came back in 2022 and 2023 and returns Thursday through Friday this week. The event originally brought local potato farmers together to compare their crops, but has evolved into a mainstay event, with agricultural events and judging still a major part. Other events, like the pie contest,...
Havre Daily News Staff The deadline to register as a player with the Havre Youth Baseball Association is fast approaching. People can register online to beat the Monday, March 11, deadline at https://ww.havreyouthbaseball.com . Paper registration with payment can be dropped off at Havre City Hall or mailed to P.O. Box 772, Havre, MT 59051. The association, which is not affiliated with girls fastpitch softball, has five leagues divided by ages. The player must be the minimum age for the category by April 30. Tee-ball, for...
Wayne A. Thisselle, 67, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital Friday, March 1, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and a private family celebration of Wayne's life will be held at a later date. His family has suggested that memorial donations be made in Wayne's memory to the Friends of Beaver Creek Park or to the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Wayne's online memorial page to...
Havre Police Department Lafawn Renee Ruiz of Havre, 34, was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and on a Justice or City court warrant, and William Joseph Bostwick of Havre, 32, was arrested on a charge of obstructing a peace officer of other public servant after a woman with an outstanding warrant was reported on First Street at 3:51 p.m. Tuesday. -- A written or verbal warning was issued after a Tuesday 4:27 p.m. caller at a First Stre...
The Havre High girls basketball team has been one of the premier programs in the state of Montana over the past few years with three straight Class A State championships. Now this weekend, the Blue Ponies will look to make it four in a row when they head to Butte to compete in the Class A State Tournament. The Ponies will begin the tournament Thursday at 1:30 p.m. when they face the Browning Indians. Browning is 15-7 this season and qualified for state after taking fourth in t...
After several months of hard work, the Havre High boys basketball team will wrap up the season with the Class A State Tournament in Butte this weekend. As the Blue Ponies step onto the court for the last time this year, they hope to go on a deep run. The Ponies open the tournament Thursday at 5 p.m. with a game against the Hamilton Broncs. Hamilton enters the tournament with a 19-2 record and is coming off a Western A Divisional championship. The Ponies will need to slow down...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday the finalization of Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The final rule will be effective 60 days following publication in the Federal Register. The final rule Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act (the Inclusive Competition Rule) establishes clearer, more effective standards under the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act for prohibited practices relating to discrimination,...
Press release The public comment period and oral comment registration are now open for the National Organic Standards Board Spring 2024 Meeting. Interested parties are encouraged to review the online meeting materials and provide feedback on topics included on the agenda. Meeting materials are now available online. They include the tentative agenda, proposals and discussion documents. Individual proposal documents are posted on the subcommittee web pages and as a single combined PDF on the NOSB Spring 2024 meeting webpage (...
One of the biggest agricultural events in the state returns this week to Harlem, with the Montana Seed Show set to run Thursday through Friday in Harlem High School. Setup is scheduled for Thursday, including for agricultural exhibits, woodworking, the art show and educational and commercial booths. The art show setup continues Friday 8-10 a.m. Friday starts off with breakfast 6:30-9 a.m. Friday also features the Rocky Mountain Biometrix Heatlh Fair from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,...
BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat while achieving other conservation benefits, including sequestering carbon and improving water quality and soil health. “The USDA has a long track record of fostering and supporting the vital relationship between agr...
Press release Spring is just around the corner, so the Montana Seed Show in Harlem will be coming soon. March 7-9 mark the dates for this annual event, which will be held at Harlem High School. Entry date and time for the Bread Show is Friday, March 8, between 8 and 9:30 a.m. at the school’s big gym. Categories, both youth and adult, are: white bread, 100% whole wheat bread, machine white bread and machine 50% combination whole wheat bread. Also, speciality yeast breads, a popular newer category, may be entered by both a...
The Montana Seed Show is running Thursday through Saturday at Harlem High School. For information call 406-379-2592 or 406-353-4524, during the seed show call 406-353-7230. The seed show schedule follows. Thursday, March 7, 2024 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Entry day for Agricultural Exhibits, (grains, legumes, grasses and potatoes) 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Entry day for Woodworking 1-5 p.m. — Entry day for educational and commercial booths in gym 4-7 p.m. — Set up Art Show Friday, March 8, 2024 6:30-9 a.m. — Breakfast 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
Press release Pie bakers — both men and women — should start looking for their favorite pie recipes. The Montana Seed Show is fast approaching, and one of the most popular events is the pie-baking contest. Entries will be taken Friday, March 8, between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. in the big gymnasium at Harlem High School. Categories are adult double crust, youth double crust and dessert/cream pie, which is open to all ages. Prizes for adult double-crust pies are $400 for first, $300 for second, $200 for third and $100 for fourth. You...
From Montana Farmers Union Aggregated Ag data being harvested from producers should be publicly available to avoid market manipulation, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer told members of the Montana Legislature’s Interim Committee on Economic Affairs this week in Helena. The committee has been tasked with how ag data is collected and used after legislation was introduced during the 2023 Legislative Session. Protecting producers’ data is a priority issue for Montana Farmers Union. Montana should have a plan in...
