Mon-Dak Ag Open - Ag Open Event

Print Tour Schedules

Here is a brief discription the 2010 Ag Open Tours
Tour schedules will be handed out at the event.

Animals, Irrigation, Processing
and Transportation Tour

CST
8:30 AM Depart Airport International Inn

9:15 Ragged Butte Bison – Bison Production & Direct Marketing of Bison Products

10:30 Irrigation in Western North Dakota – Full Circle Pivots Producing Malt Barley & Sugarbeets

11:15 Historic Fairview Railroad Lift Bridge & Railroad Tunnel

12:00 Lunch at Sundheim Park

1:15 Safflower Technologies International – Specialty Crop
Processing & Marketing

Yellowstone Rail -- Railroad Transportation in the MonDak
Corridor

MonKota Fertilizer – Sales & Service of Irrigation Equipment,
Fertilizer Blending & Crop Protection Products

3:15 Valley Vu Feedlot – 10,000 Head Capacity Cattle Feedlot

4:15 Crude Oil Facilities at Dore as We Return to Williston

5:15 Arrive at Airport International Inn

Bus Speakers:

Cooperative Water System Distribution System
Yellowstone Rail
Enbridge Energy & the Oil Industry in the MonDak

Pulse and Energy Tour

CST

8:30 AM Depart Airport International Inn

8:45 Arrive at Williston State College

9:15 Arrive at United Pulse

10:00 Northstar Caviar

11:10 Arrive at Epping Museum

12:00 PM Arrive at Ray

12:15 Lunch at Ray Golf Course

1:15 Arrive at Viterra

2:00 Tour Northwest Communications Cooperative

2:30 Travel to Tioga

3:00 Arrive Neset Consulting

4:00 Tour Hess facilities

4:45 Travel to Williston

5:30 Arrive at Airport International Inn

Potential Speakers on Bus:

Keith Brown - Extension Agent/Divide County
Someone on Oil Development from Ray to Tioga

Big Sky Diversity Tour

CST

8:30 AM Depart Airport International Inn

9:15 Arrive at Bufford / Trenton Irrigation Pumps

9:35 Depart Bufford / Trenton Irrigation Pumps

9:50 Arrive at Steve Park Apiaries

10:30 Depart Steve Park Apiaries

10:50 Arrive at Richland County Shop

(Public Works / Roads)

11:30 Depart Richland County Shop

12:00 PM Arrive at Bear Paw Gasification Plant

12:15 Lunch at Bear Paw Gasification Plant

1:00 Depart Bear Paw Gasification Plant

1:20 Arrive at Sidney Water Users Irrigation

2:00 Depart Sidney Water Users

2:25 Arrive at Yellowstone Kennels

3:05 Depart Yellowstone Kennels

3:25 Arrive at Morrill's Truck Garden

3:45 Depart Morrill's Truck Garden

4:45 Depart for Airport International Inn

Potential Speakers / Information on Bus:

Bob Nansel, Eastern Plains RC & D
Randy Jones, Sidney Sugars
Leslie Messer, Richland Econ Development
Wade VanEvery, Sidney Chamber
Bob Evans, USDA

Potato and IrrigationTour

CST

8:30 AM Depart Airport International Inn

9:00 Arrive at Steinbeisser potato fields north of town.

- Samples of Russet Burbank (Craig or Tim)
- Enander Seed Farm Presentation

11:00 Horizon Resources Fertilizer Tour

12:00 PM Lunch at Lund’s Landing

1:30 Depart for Bill Sheldon's potato fields and irrigation pumping site

- Samples of Russet Burbank

- Samples of New Yellow Flesh Variety MN15620

2:30 Nesson Valley Research Farm Tour

- Irrigation Systems - Tyler Tjelde

- Review Potato Variety Information

- Potato Samples of Each Varietal Plot - Jeff Miller

4:00 Depart for Leonardite Products, LLC - Williston

5:00 Depart for Airport International Inn

Potential Bus Speakers:

Chet Hill - NDSU Williston Research Extension Center
Mike Ames - Agri-Industries