Agriculture

Longtime Conrad resident, contest winner, & world famous author, Dale "Who Lost" Sheldon. will be doing a presentation AND program this evening (Friday) at 6 o'clock SHARP up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. We've all been enjoying Dale's 1st book, "Who Lost" (the autobiography of a blind man with great vision) during Montana History Tuesday evenings at the Her

Apparently not high enough in Kevin! We've received a notice that there will be NO bulk water hauling for the town of Kevin until further notice. With the hot dog days of summer soon to arrive, it is imperative that we all do our best to help protect & preserve one of our most precious resources...e...

Entertainment is the "KEY WORD" this week up at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. There's a Community Card Party scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon (Monday, Memorial Day) & we're all (the community) invited to stop by & play today. Tomorr...

The MSU Cooperative Extension Service has issued a new AgAlert bulletin, after Hill County Extension Agent  Nicole Gray reported pea leaf weevil (PLW) activity at the Northern Ag Research Center. Click HERE to see a photo of weevil damage...

PRESS RELEASE Recently, the Montana Office of Public Instruction announced that 117 schools in Montana, including 10 in the Golden Triangle,  will be eligible to serve more free meals to students using the new “Community Eligibility Provision,” starting in the 2014-15 school year...

"Tall" Todd, the custom harvester guy, reports that he moved 2 machines to Leoti, Kansas earlier this month & is on his way south to Grant, Nebraska with 2 more machines, crew trailers & the rest of the harvest equipment. Earlier, they had taken the tractor & grain cart to the Harrold/Vernon, Texas area, plus semi's & grain trailers. Todd says on t...

I'll be up at the Marias Heritage Center this evening (Tuesday) to read/share MORE Montana History. We're currently reading the Dale Sheldon's saga, "Who Lost" & we're all enjoying Dale's 1st book immensely. I'm only "Warming up" the Heritage folks tonight because THE man himself, fearless Dale Sheldon from Conrad, will be at the Heritage LIVE & IN PERSON on Friday even

That's what 'ol Bob Morris used to say & gardening weather is here! The Shelby Community Garden has plots available. These plots have been plowed & are ready for planting! All YOU need is seed. There are large & small plots available this spring. When you'r...

The Upper Missouri River Basin Advisory Council has scheduled a series of public meetings, including Shelby and Great Falls, to gather comments on the Upper Missouri River Basin draft recommendations to the the Montana Water Supply Initiative, a 20 year state water plan ...

The MSU Cooperative Extension Service reports in infestation of Army Cutworms in Teton County, near Collins. Click HERE for the latest MSU AgAlert. Click HERE for a MontGuide on Army Cutworms and Pale Western Cutworms.

USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan Garcia selected the employees of the Glacier County FSA Office as recipients of the 2013 Administrator’s Award for Service to Agriculture. This recognition is the highest honorary award the Farm Service Agency (FSA) can bestow upon their employees...

How many times have you wished that your dog could understand those simple words? No worries, there's going to be a 4-H Dog Obedience Workshop Introduction tomorrow (Tuesday) & then continuing on Tuesdays, May 27th through June 24th, down in Conrad at the Pondera Shooting Sports Club. Th...