MSU Extension Service

The use of highly toxic pesticides that require respiratory protection were on the decline for over two decades. Recently, the use of one highly toxic active ingredient is on the rise due to glyphosate resistant kochia in Montana. This active ingredient is known as paraquat...

Mary Burrows, MSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, has issued several AgAlerts recently, dealing with diseases that are causing wheat crops to turn yellow. Click HERE for the alert regarding spring freeze-related crop diseases. Click HERE for information about  fungicide efficacy for control of wheat diseases...

After a few quiet years cutworms are again becoming more prevalent in Montana’s cropland. This alert describes how to scout for and recognize damage, and thresholds for treatment. Click HERE to read the alert in pdf form. Click HERE for the MontGuide on dealing with cutworms, from MSU Extension...

The Shelby Community Garden has plots available for the season. individuals and families can rent a 10' x 20' space for just $20. The garden has tools and hoses available for you to use, and water is provided. You provide the seeds and/or seedlings of your choice and you are responsible for keeping your plot tended until harvest...

From Jane Wolery, MSU Extension Teton County Agent: Three Teton County 4-H youth were among the 185 people who recently attended the Montana 4-H Rec Lab in Livingston, Montana, March 27-29.  Delaynie Beadle, Michaela Gunderson and Brigid Miller attended the training accompanied by Extension Agent, Jane Wolery...

The Toole County Health Department and MSU Extension Office will be offering a 6 week walking program starting April 13th on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 am. The program will focus on fitness and pain management for individuals with arthritis and other chronic health conditions...

The following is from Kari Lewis, Glacier County Extension  Agent: Glacier County Extension will be featuring two free and outstanding workshops at the Courthouse Annex on April 14 and April 16, 2015.  The April 14 workshop will begin at 12:30 p...

Our Thanks to Teton Co Agent Jane Wolery for this report and photos: On a busy Saturday in March, eleven 4-H members gave nine presentations honing their public speaking and communication skills.  The day started off with Daniel Asselstine teaching about how guitars are made...

MSU EXTENSION AgALERT: High numbers of woolly bear caterpillars have been reported in a Chouteau County wheat field. Woollybear larvae are members of the moth family Arctiidae, also referred to as Tiger moths. They feed on grasses late in the fall and early in the spring...

The Cascade County Community Health & Wellness Fair "36 Years of Keeping Cascade County Healthy" is coming up THIS Saturday down in Great Falls at the Great Falls College, MSU. The mission of the Health & Wellness Fair is to educate people about health issues, provide health screenings & to bring the latest advances in health related fields to our communities & regions. S

Think green AND think spring! The Glacier County Extension is putting on a Potato & Herb Growing Workshop tomorrow night (Thursday) in the Glacier County Courthouse Annex. You're invited to join Glacier County Extension & local Level 3 Master Gardener, Connie Olson, for an evening of gardening FUN & learning. Tomorrow n...

Who do you want to receive your property after you pass away....immediate family, distant relatives, and charities?  If you don't have a will then Montana Law determines who receives your assets.   Dr. Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist will answer questions and also explore how you can simplify your estate planning and gift giving with payable on death designations (PODs),