Agriculture

February is flying by and March means Agriculture Appreciation Month for us. I come from a family that includes several farmers and ranchers - I work at the radio station, so I haven't grown any food lately, but I'm interested and I'm grateful...

It was a bad blizzard back in 1932, & that's what we're learning up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby, as we read more of Montana author Rick Sterry's tome, "Blizzard Of '32".  I'll be at the Heritage tonight (Tuesday) to read more Montana History. We...

The US Department of Agriculture invites you to join an on-line forum detailing the National Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Rural small business owners, agricultural producers, agricultural organizations, electric cooperatives and chambers of commerce are invited to log in Friday, Frbruary 6th from 11am-1pm (Mountain)...

Following on the heels of last week's "Next Generation" conference, the Marias River Livestock Association and Stockman Bank are teaming up to host a series of classes designed to help local agriculture producers diversify their operations to bolster the financial bottom line and perhaps provide business opportunities for the next generation of farm and ranch families...

MONTANA History, & tonight (Tuesday), I'll be reading more Montana History beginning at 6 o'clock up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. We're all enjoying Rick Sterry's saga, "Blizzard Of '32." on Tuesday evenings. "Blizzard of '32" is Book One of the Sage Prairie Trilogy, & it's a real page turner for sure. It's a...

From the MSU Extension Service: Barley producers are encouraged to mark Tuesday, February 10, 2015, in Conrad, MT on their calendar for the Golden Triangle Barley Update featuring some of the industry’s top professionals.  The meeting will be held at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex (972 Granite Rd, Conrad), and will run from 8:45 a...

COMMENTS SOUGHT, HEARING SCHEDULED The Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend Administrative Rule 4.12.113 pertaining to Apiary registration fees.  The amendments increase the new beekeeper registration fee from $10 to $20 and increase the site registration fee from $15 to $19/site...

The USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini is in Montana this week to attend five Farm Bill agricultural producer meetings in the Golden Triangle. The meetings, hosted by the FSA and MSU Cooperative Extension Service, will cover newly authorized programs and important deadlines involving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and the Non-Insured Crop Disast

Cats too along with the other animals...(!). The Conrad Veterinary Clinic will be holding their Rabies Vaccination Clinic tonight (Wednesday) from 7 until 9 o'clock. City Licenses will also be available this evening. Speaking of our 4 legged friends...

BOZEMAN – Big Sky Small Acres: Rural Living in Montana, a magazine produced triannually by Montana State University Extension for busy landowners and backyard enthusiasts, is now available for free online. The magazine, which has been in circulation since 2008, features practical articles on topics including weed and water management, horticulture, wildlife and habitat, insects and pests and more.

That's what they're calling Rick Sterry's tome, "Blizzard Of '32", & tonight (Tuesday), I'll be reading more of Mr. Sterry's depiction of the Anderson family's struggles on the remote Montana prairies in the 1930's. It's Montana History Night up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby & we begin at 6 o'clock SHARP. "Blizz...

FWP: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a half-day discussion on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman, Saturday, Jan. 17, on topics related to the transmission of brucellosis from elk to cattle in southwestern Montana. ...