Agriculture

From Toole County Agent Alice Burchak: This year’s gardening season has been very productive. It is a seasonal joy to have plenty of fresh produce and really enjoy it in its prime. However with the garden season starting to come to end, you probably are thinking about how to preserve your garden produce to enjoy later in the winter, and your local MSU Extension has just the answer...

On her Extension Minute today, Glacier Co. Agent Kari Lewis offered some tips for identifying and dealing with Canada Thistle. Here are the links she offered: Montana Weed Control Association Colorado State University Extension

The Agricultural Opportunities Tour is a three-day trip that takes place in the summer, allowing FFA students to visit the agricultural highlights of a certain region of our state. This June, the Montana FFA Foundation held their 6th annual Agricultural Opportunities Tour in easternMontana. The...

The 2014 Montana Property Rights Conference will be held in Billings on Aug 14 and 15.  The event features three nationally-recognized speakers, as well Montana-based experts in a number of topic areas.  The two-day event is free to elected officials and students, and costs just $25 for everyone else (if registered by Aug 1) ...

It's that time of year again - Marias Fair Fun Time! - If you're looking for the fair schedule of events - we've got it here for you. Be sure to check out their website at mariasfair.com 2014 Marias Fair Schedule Admission to the Midway, Vendors, Trade Show & Exhibits is FREE every day. ...

On her latest MSU Extension Minute, Glacier County Agent Kari Lewis talked about the worsening problem of the Orange Wheat Midge in Golden Triangle wheat fields. Here are the links to more information about detecting and dealing with them: MSU Extension Service MontGuide (downloadable pdf file)MSU Extension Pestweb - Wheat Midge pageBugwood WIKI - Wheat Midge Page

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2014 – Producers with expiring U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts have from July 11 until Sept. 12, 2014 to renew and add conservation activities that will support their natural resource improvement activities and fine-tune their conservation plans...

BIGFORK—A popular annual fundraiser for Montana wildlife biologists who oversee the state’s grizzly bear population is scheduled for July 11 at Jack and Suzi Hanna’s farm near Bigfork. Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation—formerly the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Foundation—organizes the yearly event in order to give state biologists the tools and personnel they need to, among other things, man

Here are the links to the publications offered by Glacier Co. Agent Kari Lewis on today's Extension Minute: The Columbian Ground Squirrel: It's Biology and Control  MT Dept. of Agriculture List of Registered Rodenticides for Ground Squirrel Control  

Last fall when leaders of the Marias River Livestock Association heard that Temple Grandin could possibly be in Montana for spring 2014, they jumped at the chance to bring her to the Golden Triangle. Her appearance will be the cornerstone event of the Gentle Hand Livestock Conference, June 27 & 28, 2014, Shelby Montana. ...

 BOZEMAN – Mixed species cover crops, or "cover crop cocktails," are the focus of a study by researchers at Montana State University and will be the topic of a field tour on July 8 from 9-11 a.m., near Conrad, Montana. The four-year study, funded by USDA Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE), is a collaborative project with Montana producers looking at cover crop

The MSU Extension Service  has issued a new Ag Alert bulletin, with information on head blight management with fungicide to follow up on the 28 May agalert. Click HERE for the bulletin in pdf form. High risk areas include yellowstone and gallatin valleys as well as the fairfield bench...