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MRLA Offers College Scholarships to Graduating HS Students
Marias River Livestock Association is accepting applications for its 2024 scholarship program. The application deadline is April 30, 2024.
Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded to high school graduates planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Fie...
USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant Program – Webinar Today
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program is designed to grow local economies in rural and Tribal areas by helping small businesses and agricultural producers generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase overall producer income.
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North Central Montana: How Cold Is It?
If you're reading this, congratulations! You've made it through what should be the coldest night of Montana's latest cold snap! Don't get me wrong, overnight lows will be in the -20f's to -30f's again tonight and tomorrow night before we begin a slow warming trend back to the other side of zero early next week...
Help Wanted: FWP Seeks Volunteers for Mule Deer Advisory Council
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is forming an advisory council to help begin the process of developing a new statewide mule deer plan.
The Mule Deer Citizens Advisory Council (MDCAC) will consist of 10 to 12 people and will identify expectations for the new mule deer plan, which could include expectations for development process, management actions and goals, and results.
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MSU Extension’s 2024 Cropping Seminars This Week
Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 8-12, 2024, in the Golden Triangle area. Speakers will cover topics such as weed resistance, crop rotations, marketing tips, and vertebrate pests. There is no charge to attend and pesticide credits will be available.
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MSU Extension: Registration Open for 2024 Next Generation Conference
BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, which offers 35 workshops for beginning and advanced producers. Montana State University Extension and NACDC Financial Services, Inc. will host the conference at Shelby High ...
FWP: Online Hunter Education will Require Field Day As Of Jan. 1
HELENA – Starting Jan. 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will require Hunter and Bowhunter Education students age 12 to 17 who take the online course to pass an in-person field day. Students in that age group must pass both the online exam and the field day to earn a course completion certificate.
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DPHHS: Check Your Cupboards for Recalled Granola Products
The Quaker Oats Company has announced a recall of several types of granola bars and granola cereals because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product was for sale at several Montana retail locations including grocery stores, gas stations, and in vending machines.
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If You’re Gonna Play in Texas: UM Fundraising to Send Band to Championship Game
MISSOULA – The University of Montana has launched an online fundraising campaign to send the Grizzly Marching Band to the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship in Frisco, Texas.
“The Grizzly Marching Band is thrilled to have the opportunity to perform on the national stage,” said Grizzly Marching Band Director Kevin Griggs. “The NCAA does not allocat...
UM Grizzlies: On to Frisco!
MISSOULA – The University of Montana has launched a webpage for all Griz fans planning to travel to Frisco, Texas for the FCS National Championship game, to be played at noon (MST) on Jan. 7, 2024.This is the first championship game appearance for the Grizzlies since 2009, and the second in the past three years for the defending champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
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MSU Extension: “You’ve Got to be Kidding?!”
BOZEMAN — Livestock producers across the country will be welcoming new piglets, lambs, kids and foals in the winter and spring months. Montana State University Extension in Cascade County will host a free webinar series this and next month on how to assist livestock giving birth.
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DNRC Makes Drought Management Plan Available (Links in Story)
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has announced that the newly-updated Montana Drought Management Plan is now available online and in print. DNRC says the new plan was 3 years in the making, and represents the collective knowledge and ideas of hundreds of stakeholders, resource managers, and scientists across Montana.
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