Agriculture

According to the Department of Agriculture:
Mining and agriculture lured settlers to Montana during the latter half of the 1800s, and agriculture remains the state's number one industry. One out of every six Montana workers is employed in an agriculture-related field
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People are asking about how the dry conditions and fire danger will affect hunting seasons.  FWP is not recommending that the Fish and Wildlife Commission close hunting seasons.  “Because of widely variable conditions and different types of hunting scenarios across the state, that is a decision righ…

BROWNING, Mont.—A majority of Blackfeet Nation voters Thursday approved a water rights agreement with Montana and the United States.
An unofficial count had 75 percent of the votes in favor, approving the Blackfeet Water Compact and Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act...

HELENA, Mont. -- After more than two years in development, Montana school and afterschool programs can now register for the Montana Harvest of the Month program which will encourage students to learn about where their food comes from, and how to choose nutritious foods...

MSU Extension's popular Master Gardener Training will begin March 22nd in Cut Bank.
These classes provide the foundation of gardening knowledge to help others in their gardening pursuits!
The classes will be held once per week on Tuesday evenings from 6 - 8 p...

Instructors: Lacy Roberts (FSA) & Kari Lewis (MSU Extension)
Each series will be limited to 22 participants, laptops will be provided for hands-on practice and interaction.
Excel Class Series - March 15 & March 17 at the Cut Bank Voting Center 6 - 7:30 p.m.  $1...

MSU Extension plant pathologist Dr. Mary Burrows has issued a new AgAlert bulletin dealing with general seed treatment recommendations for disease management in pulse crops. Click HERE to download the bulletin in pdf form.

            MISSOULA – University of Montana Assistant Professor John McCutcheon recently received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for junior faculty.
            The Faculty Early Career Development award, also known as a CAREER grant, is given annually to junior faculty who…

The Montana State University Cooperative Extension Service has introduced  The Soil Scoop, a new 2-page series from MSU's Soil Fertility Extension program providing condensed information on assorted soil fertility topics.
People needing soil fertility information want it short and simple, a…

MSU Extension Pondera Co. Agent Shaelyn Meyer will host a Forage Management and Salinity Control Workshop for producers on Thursday, January 28th at the Pondera Center, 311 S. Virginia St, Conrad.
The evening begins with a dinner at 5:30pm, catered by Big Ox Barbeque...

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 S…

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 …