Agriculture

State Names New Administrator for Brands Enforcement Division
State Names New Administrator for Brands Enforcement Division
State Names New Administrator for Brands Enforcement Division
By Maggie Nutter     Leslie Dryer Doely has been hired by the Montana Department of Livestock to fill be the Brands Enforcement Divisions Administrator. January 11, 2016 will be Doely’s first day in the position, replacing John Grainger who left the Department in September of this year...
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
The unusually dry, warm and windy weather that the Rocky Mountain Front has experienced so far this fall has kept the Moose Ridge and Sheep Mountain fires active. Fortunately, the cooler and shorter days of autumn have helped to moderate fire conditions sufficiently to allow a limited relaxation of some fire area closures while still providing for public safety...
FAA Invites Students to John Deere Ag Expo
FAA Invites Students to John Deere Ag Expo
FAA Invites Students to John Deere Ag Expo
The Montana FFA Foundation is proud to partner with the John Deere Dealers of Montana and Montana State University to host the 4th Annual John Deere Ag Expo. This three-day event takes place November 12-14 at the MSU campus in Bozeman. The event is a special program coordinated by the Montana FFA Foundation to provide experiential learning and leadership conferences in the three-day competitive ev
Flathead National Forest Fall Prescribed Fire Projects
Flathead National Forest Fall Prescribed Fire Projects
Flathead National Forest Fall Prescribed Fire Projects
KALISPELL, MONTANA – Sept. 29, 2015 – Ranger Districts on the Flathead National Forest are planning to conduct multiple fall season prescribed fire projects, when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality is favorable.  Burning is expected to start as early as October 1 and will continue through the close of open burning season on November 30, 2015...
UM Professors Work with NASA to Examine Climate Change Impacts
UM Professors Work with NASA to Examine Climate Change Impacts
UM Professors Work with NASA to Examine Climate Change Impacts
MISSOULA – As part of a broad effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change, NASA has begun a multiyear field campaign to investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate in Alaska and northwestern Canada, such as the thawing of permafrost, wildfires and changes to wildlife habitats...
MSU Ag Alert: EPA Proposes Changes to Pesticide Certification Rules
MSU Ag Alert: EPA Proposes Changes to Pesticide Certification Rules
MSU Ag Alert: EPA Proposes Changes to Pesticide Certification Rules
This AgAlert is from Cecil Tharp, with the MSU Extension Service: Pesticide applicators should be aware of an EPA issued comment period that began on August 24th, 2015 that revises the current Certification of Pesticide Application rule. The EPA is accepting comments on this proposal during a 90 day comment period that ends November 23rd, 2015...
CHS Foundation Donates $250,000 to MSUN Auto/Diesel Center
CHS Foundation Donates $250,000 to MSUN Auto/Diesel Center
CHS Foundation Donates $250,000 to MSUN Auto/Diesel Center
Havre, Mont. - August 21, 2015 -Continuing its longstanding partnership with Montana State University-Northern, the CHS Foundation today, presented a check for $250,000 for use in  Northern's new Auto/Diesel Technology Center. The presentation was made in front of hundreds of students and parents as the opening presentation to Northern's fall student orientation...
Nutter and Hedges Are REAL Montana Selections
Nutter and Hedges Are REAL Montana Selections
Nutter and Hedges Are REAL Montana Selections
BOZEMAN - Montana State University Extension announced Class II of REAL Montana (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership), a two-year program focused on building a network of informed and engaged leaders to advance the natural resource industries in Montana...
MSU Ag Alert: How’s That Workin’ For You?
MSU Ag Alert: How’s That Workin’ For You?
MSU Ag Alert: How’s That Workin’ For You?
MSU Extension's Cropland Weed Specialist Fabian Menalled reports that the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology has received several complaints about field peas that did not fill pods satisfactorily after a Clethodim application...
Glacier County Conservation District Sets Crop Tour for July 28.
Glacier County Conservation District Sets Crop Tour for July 28.
Glacier County Conservation District Sets Crop Tour for July 28.
The Glacier County Conservation District Crop Tour is set for the evening of Tuesday, July 28, and will include field tours and two great speakers. Attendees should meet at the Cut Bank Civic Center (800 Railroad Street) at 5:30 p.m. to convoy to Bradley Farms for a Variety Trials Update...
UM Hires New Director of Wildlife Biology Program
UM Hires New Director of Wildlife Biology Program
UM Hires New Director of Wildlife Biology Program
MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s Wildlife Biology Program has named Chad Bishop as its new director. Bishop, who previously served as assistant director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, takes over from interim director Winsor Lowe on Aug...

Load More Articles