Agriculture

No doubt about it, fall is definitely in the air & the Dutton St. Williams Catholic Parish is set to put on their fall harvest dinner this weekend. The fixings will be in the oven & the platters on the tables! Sunday is the day & their famous Fall Harvest Dinner will be served from noon until 3 at the Dutton American Legion Hall. This is a ...

Senator Jon Tester's field staff has scheduled an outreach here in Shelby tomorrow afternoon at the driver's license exam room up at the Toole County Courthouse. Between 2:30 & 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, all the senator's constituents are invited to stop by & share their concerns, information, & ideas. Tomorrow's...

I received word this morning (Friday), stating that Travelin' Todd, the custom cutter guy, has moved north of the border to Lethbridge & points west out on what is known as the Blood Indian Reserve. They cut some green field peas & are currently picking up wheat swaths. Todd s...

Pesticide users in this area have an opportunity again this year to dispose of any unwanted, out of date, or unknown pesticides through the Mt. Dept. of Ag 2012 Waste Pesticide Collection Program.  In order to participate, the MDA Participant Pre-Registration form needs to be completed by Friday, August 31...

It's another fun week here in North Central Montana. The weather is GREAT & tonight (Wednesday) the Summer Market Festival will be happening down in Conrad from 5 until 8 at the Conrad swimming pool. Hats off to our Pondera County neighbors & friends. Over i...

The Old Fishing Hole broadcast this weekend on KSEN/K 96 can't be called "ruthless". I had the pleasure of talking with RUTH Ann Norick over in Chester at Tiber Marina. Ol' Dallas Denter is dropping his line up in Alaska this month and Ruth Ann was kind enough to fill in and give us a report on the Tiber fishing action...

In a word, NOTHING! Regardless, Peter Franklin-The Gabby Cabby will be joining me long distance LIVE from New York City this afternoon (Thursday) around 4:30 on the Puffman Show. If I didn't have to be here to keep Pete straight, I'd probably be downtown at our Shelby Farmers Market...

Tall Todd and the custom cutter guys are still down in the Conrad area. The boys are finishing up some winter wheat north of Conrad and waiting on the green spring grains. Some barley and spring wheat HAVE been harvested but high grain moisture is halting their big machines from wrapping things up here in the Golden Triangle...

I'm not sure. According to NOAA, July marked the hottest month on record here in the United States. Drought expanded to cover nearly 63% of the Lower 2 million acres. According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature during July was 77.6 degrees which was 3...

Fay Martin of Shelby was the "$10 in product" winner at yesterday's (Thursday) Farmer Market here in Shelby. There's still plenty of summer left and more Farmers Markets are on the way. Our weather continues to be GREAT! They're held every Thursday afternoon from 4 until 6:30 at Shelby City Park...

I would assume "quite well". Sue Violett (sure, it's a "flower show, don't you know) of Chester will be joining me this afternoon (Tuesday) at 2:30 on the Puffman Show as we all learn about the Chester Garden Club. They're a good organization...

5:30 p.m., September 4th Conrad Location TBATopics: 5:30 p.m., September 6th Shelby Location TBA Preserving Apples: Jelly, Sauce, Drying, Pie Filling,Fruit Leather, and Freezing Apples Equipment Needed Recommended research-based recipes and resourcesWorkshop consists of three stations...