Agriculture

The 73rd Annual Cut Bank Area Chamber Banquet's coming up on NEXT weekend,  Saturday night, April 9th, & tickets are on sale NOW. The banquet will be at the Joe Meagher Memorial Civic Center from 6 until 11. You can stop by Billman's True Value, or contact the Cut Bank Area Chamber of Commerce. 73 year...

There'll be a meeting this Monday, with representative from FWP down in Valier. Monday's meeting will start at 5:30, in the multi-purpose room. The FWP representatives will be providing information & education pertaining to the Lake Francis & Tiber Reservoir fisheries management & stocking practices. Don't worr...

We celebrate Montana agriculture every March, & we're doing it again this month! The beginning of spring's here, & our Montana Department of Agriculture submits this is an excellent time to remind our growers to ensure their seeds & plant materials are sourced from licensed dealers & nurseries. Make certain y...

Every March, KSEN & K96, salutes Montana agriculture, & this spring is no exception. This Tuesday, 3/22, the Montana Pulse Crop Committee will meet over in Havre. Tuesday morning's meeting is scheduled for 9, at the Northern Agricultural Research Center in Havre. Eat wh...

These words can be used to describe one of North America's most enigmatic creatures, the jackalope. Tomorrow, Saturday morning at 7:30, on Puffman Sports Trivia, I'll be giving away the official "Field Guide to the North American Jackalope. Writer Andy Robbins purpose of this field guild is to provide the reader with a scientifically accurate description of this whacked out animal... Read Mor

The MSU Extension office will be conducting training NEXT Thursday, the 17th, for folks who'd like to obtain their private pesticide applicators license. The class will be down at the Moose Lodge in Conrad, from 8am to 5pm. It's $30, to attend & this includes your books. Do...

The book is, "A Farmer's Life; Notes from Terhune Orchards," beautifully authored by Gary Mount. You'll read about Gary & Pam Mount as they returned from the Peace Corps back in the 70's, & bought a 55 acre farm. Their farm isn't anything at all like "Green Acres," on the old television show, as Gary & Pam find meaning in life through vocation-the growing of apples,

The Farm Rain Gauge Network is being EXPANDED over in Liberty County. If you'd like to volunteer, training & distribution of rain gauges will be held at 10:30, next Wednesday (3/9) morning, at the youth center in Chester. For more information, please contact AgGroWeather Media at 541 240 0551. As...

The Missoula Children's Theatre will be over in Cut Bank, on Monday, the 7th. They'll be conducting auditions for "Johnny Appleseed" from 4 until 6, Monday afternoon in the Cut Bank High School Auditorium. All students from kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to join in & audition. TH...

Spring is on the way to our Golden Triangle. In fact, next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, with Easter only 6 weeks away!  Beginning next Tuesday, March 1st, the Maris Museum in here in Shelby, will be open on Tuesday afternoons. Tuesday museum hours will be from 1 until 4, & there's more in store. Stay tu...

Our Shelby FFA & the Shelby High School band "Fresh Fruit Fundraiser" is underway. The fruit will be delivered DIRECTLY to your home with the proceeds will help out both our FFA & the band. The band's hoping to update their 20 year old concert uniforms, plus the FFA plans to offset the cost of their trip to the National FFA, along with other competitions throughout the state. It'

Golden Triangle hunters should make sure to read through the NEW regulations BEFORE applying for permits & licenses this spring. The 1st application deadline for deer & elks permits is April 1st. The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022/23 hunting seasons during it February 4th meeting. All final ...