Agriculture

Resolve to make healthy choices in the New Year
Resolve to make healthy choices in the New Year
Resolve to make healthy choices in the New Year
By Wendy Wedum, Pondera Co. Agent:   If you are looking to add healthy choices to your families menu in 2014, here are several websites to help you achieve your goals. Montana State University Buy. Eat. Live. Better newsletters with helpful tips and recipes. I...
Montana Ranchers Help Rebuild S. Dakota Cattle Herds
Montana Ranchers Help Rebuild S. Dakota Cattle Herds
Montana Ranchers Help Rebuild S. Dakota Cattle Herds
Cattlemen from neighboring states are banding together to help ranchers in South Dakota rebuild their herds devastated by an early October blizzard. Ty Linger of Glendive has set up an organization he calls "Heifers for South Dakota", and is in the process of having it designated a 501(c)3 non-profit. Jeff ...
DNRC Schedules Upper Missouri River Basin Water Plan Hearings
DNRC Schedules Upper Missouri River Basin Water Plan Hearings
DNRC Schedules Upper Missouri River Basin Water Plan Hearings
The Montana Department of Natu­ral Resources and Conservation (DNRC), in concert with the Upper Missouri River Basin Advisory Council (BAC), has launched an ini­tiative to update the State Water Plan for the Upper Missouri Basin. The BAC consists of representatives from key water interests including: agriculture, conserva­tion, industry, municipal, recreation and tribal...
Shelby Adult Education – Fall 2013 Classes
Shelby Adult Education – Fall 2013 Classes
Shelby Adult Education – Fall 2013 Classes
Shelby Adult Education Program Great Falls' "Baker Bob" McNamee is one of the instructors scheduled to teach adult Education classes in October at the Shelby High School campus. Below is the full list of classes being offered. To sign up, contact the Toole County Extension office by 5pm Monday, Sept ...
MSU Teton Co Extension Offers Strength Training
MSU Teton Co Extension Offers Strength Training
MSU Teton Co Extension Offers Strength Training
From Jane Wolery, Teton Co Agent: The MSU Teton County Extension Office plans to offer the StrongPeople strength training class in Fairfield at the Senior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Classes will start the end of September and run through mid-December...
North Montana Angus Association will Host the 2013 Tour
North Montana Angus Association will Host the 2013 Tour
North Montana Angus Association will Host the 2013 Tour
The North Montana Angus Association is excited to host the 2013 Montana Angus Tour September 17-19. The event will be head quartered in Great Falls, MT and will showcase Angus breeders and Angus operators throughout  North Central Montana. The tour will kick off Tuesday, September 17th with a golf tournament and a social to follow at the tour headquarters, Holiday Inn of Great Falls...
Red Shale Fire Update (July 31, 2013)
Red Shale Fire Update (July 31, 2013)
Red Shale Fire Update (July 31, 2013)
Fire Activity:  The Red Shale Fire was reported by the Beartop Lookout at 4:30 p.m. on July 18, as a small amount of white smoke rising from an area where lightning strikes had been observed the night before. Fire activity is observed predominantly north of Red Shale Creek and west of the North Fork Sun River in Red Shale and Gates Creek in the Bob Marshall Wilderness...
Red Shale Fire Update (July 30, 2013)
Red Shale Fire Update (July 30, 2013)
Red Shale Fire Update (July 30, 2013)
Summary: Notable changes today include changes to the trail closures.  Portions of the East Side Sun River Trail #109 have been closed, and some trails previously closed have been re-opened.  See below for specific information.   Fire Activity:  The Red Shale Fire was reported by the Beartop Lookout at 4:30 p...
Red Shale Fire continues to grow within old burn areas in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
Red Shale Fire continues to grow within old burn areas in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
Red Shale Fire continues to grow within old burn areas in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
 THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST: (Choteau, Montana) The lightning-ignited Red Shale Fire was reported on July 18 by Beartop Lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The fire has continued to grow, burning within the footprint of the 1988 Gates Park Fire, in thickets of younger lodgepole pine regrowth and the standing snags and downed dead trees rema
Extension Minute: Crisp Pickled Veggies
Extension Minute: Crisp Pickled Veggies
Extension Minute: Crisp Pickled Veggies
By Toole Co. Agent Alice Burchak - The gardens are doing well this year and gardeners will soon turn their thoughts to preserving some of their great produce.  Pickling is option to consider for certain vegetables. Crispness is a hallmark of a good pickled vegetable...
Extension Minute: “Dressing Up” for National Salad Week
Extension Minute: “Dressing Up” for National Salad Week
Extension Minute: “Dressing Up” for National Salad Week
From Pondera County agent Wendy Wedum: Any way you toss it, a main dish green salad is an easy, nutritious meal --especially on a hot summer's night. National Salad Week is this week, and summer is a great time to fill up on fruits and veggies in a lightly dressed salad...
Ag Research Center Hosts Field Day on Wednesday
Ag Research Center Hosts Field Day on Wednesday
Ag Research Center Hosts Field Day on Wednesday
FIELD DAY 2013 Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Conrad, Montana  Wednesday July 10, 2013  8:00 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS: Courtesy of Centrol LLC, Brady; Jeff & Joel Farkell   8:45 am WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Gadi V.P. ...

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