Agriculture

I mentioned earlier this week on my Puffman Blog that I would be passing along a "Look Back" at the monthly precipitation totals from the Knees area for 2014...& away we go!  January last year recorded 1.01, February 0.21, March 1.46, April 1.54,...

The following is a recent post from the Environmental Defense Fund's "Growing Returns" bog, reprinted by permission. Give it a read, some thought, and then let us know what you think: ---------------- No time to wait: sage grouse delay gives urgency to conservation By ERIC HOLST| JANUARY 5, 2015 You may have seen a strange looking bird causing quite a stir in the news recently... Read M

The Precipitation Report from the Knees for the month of December has been officially released & the total precip for last month (December) was .75. A "trace" of snow was recorded on December 5th, 6th, 7th, 20th, 30th, & the 31st. December 14th showed .04 whil...

The deadline is fast approaching to register for Montana’s Next Generation Conference, January 30 and 31, 2015, in Shelby, Montana.  Hosted by the Glacier and Toole County Farm Service Agency, local MSU Extension, Marias River Livestock Association and the Front Range Counties Farm Bureau, this comprehensive conference of succession planning and production workshops is one not to miss... Read Mor

Montana State University Extension will host the annual cropping seminar series January 12-15 in Fort Benton, Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Choteau, Conrad, Stanford, and Great Falls.  Speakers at each location will feature Kent McVay, Ron Larsen, and Dr...

The Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center is looking for stored grain pests in order to initiate a research program on non-toxic bio-rational control measures for these pests. If you have stored grain pests & would like to contribute to this research program, please contact Brian Thompson at 278 7707. I'...

Golden Triangle producers are invited to attend a Forage Seminar featuring MSU Extension Forage Specialist, Dr. Emily Glunk, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 9 a.m. to noon Glacier County Courthouse Annex – Cut Bank, MT There is no charge for the half-day seminar, and no pre-registration is required.

State wildlife biologists have trapped and transplanted 21 bighorn sheep to the Sheep Creek drainage that flows into the Missouri River south of Great Falls. The animals were captured over several days from the Missouri River Breaks north of Lewistown. ...

Tonight's (Thursday) the night for Valier's Annual Christmas Stroll & it looks like another good one! The Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran & Methodist churches will all have booths, & the Friends of the Library will be there selling homemade candy at the Civic Center. Valier Hig...

MSU Extension will be hosting a Forage Workshop on Monday, December 15 at Marias River Electric in Shelby.  This free workshop will be begin at 3 p.m. and should last 90 minutes. Emily Glunk, Ph. D., MSU Extension Forage Specialist will be the featured speaker...

The November weather report from the Knees has been released, & the weather for the month was quite a "roller coaster ride" as far as temperatures were concerned. Last Friday the "unofficial" temperature went from 56 above to 7 above in a 24 hour period. Th...

Register now for the Crop and Pest Management School held at Montana State University January 5-7, 2015. The 2½-day workshop will focus on small grain production in Montana. Ruth Dill-Macky, Professor of Small Grains Pathology at the University of Minnesota Department of Plant Pathology and Scott Meers with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development will provide guest lectures...