MSU Extension Service

MSU Extension will be hosting a Pesticide Applicator Training on Wednesday, December 10 at the Comfort Inn in Shelby.  This program is geared towards individuals with private or commercial pesticide applicator licenses and those wishing to obtain one...

The Pals of the Pavilion, a local volunteer group that has been working to raise funds to remodel Choteau's community events center - The Choteau Pavilion - is planning to take a little time off while the remodel is completed. Jane Wolery, Teton County Agent, and a member of the group, gives us a brief history of the organization and its efforts: "In 1999, a group of women met to discuss what

The Farm Service Agency in conjunction with RMA & MSU Extension is hosting a series of informational meetings on the new programs under the 2014 Farm Bill including PLC & ARC. Today, Wednesday, there's a meeting going on until noon down at the Conrad high School Auditorium. This a...

The Farm Service Agency in conjunction with RMA & MSU Extension is hosting a series of informational meetings on the NEW programs under the 2014 Farm Bill including PLC & ARC. There'll be a meeting this afternoon (Monday) from 2 until 6 down in Choteau at the Stage Stop Inn Conference Room. The Fa...

On today's Extension Minute, Pondera Co. Agent Wendy Wedum introduced a new series on "Small Steps to Health and Wealth". Click HERE for more information.

BOZEMAN – Montana State University (MSU) Extension in partnership with USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the schedule of 28 informational agricultural producer meetings in communities across Montana. ...

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 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

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...