Gardening

I received a report from "Thrashing" Todd earlier this morning (Wednesday). He says the custom cutter guys are done with the irrigated barley over in Forsyth and they are harvesting irrigated spring wheat, which is too wet at 20% moisture. The boys are planning to move into the Conrad area here in the Golden Triangle this coming week, as producers are anticipating to start the Conrad har

Talking "harvesting" today on the Puffman blog. The custom cutter guys are down in Forsyth as I blog this morning (Wednesday). They were shut down thanks to 3/4 inch of rain on the barley that they are cutting. The first pivot they cut was intended for malt, but had as high as 68% "thins...

WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park’s Citizen Science Program announces two opportunities to help with early detection of invasive plants along park trails: Noxious Weed Blitz on July 17 and an on-line training course for the Invasive Plant Citizen Science program...

On your property, insects and microorganisms abound. If this is new news to you, don't go running for the sprays and granulated "Bug Kill Stuff." This is a natural and beneficial state, since insects and microorganisms are key components in nutrient recycling, decomposition, plant succession, natural pest control and wildlife habitat...

I think many of us still like to read the "old school" way...that's right, NOT off a danged computer screen, but a good old hardbound book with pages and chapters you can actually hold and feel in your hands. Nothing beats it in my opinion. Our Toole County Friends of the Library have scheduled a book sale this Thursday and Friday here in Shelby...

I got word minutes ago that the Cut Bank Farmer's Market kicks off this Wednesday at City Park in Cut Bank. Whenever I start hearing about farmers markets here in the Golden Triangle, I know that we are "officially" in the summer season. This is a good one year after year...

I received word minutes ago that the custom guys are just finishing up at Larry Goyer's place down in Clinton, Oklahoma. The general feeling down there seems to be that the yields should run close to 40 bushel with test weights from 59 to 61 pounds...

This Friday, May 25th, is the date for the 6th Annual Community Service Day with our Shelby High School students and staff taking part. This is a great project and commitment to our community with the students cleaning fence lines, painting signs, sweeping Main Street sidewalks and store windows along with cleaning parks and several other fine projects...

I received a report this morning (Tuesday) that the Texas harvest is finished and the custom guys have arrived in Oklahoma. Last week I blogged about the paperwork problem these guys were having with crossing the border and all, but it's my understanding that the customs bureaucrats gave them permission to go, providing they report back to the border by the 25th...

The Pondera County Commissioners will be sponsoring an informational meeting that will provide local landowners who have water on their property with some tools they need to help make a more informed decision on selling water and the required process and rules to follow to legally sell their water to oil and gas developers along with others who may need water to do business...

The City of Shelby and Toole County Extension Office are pleased to bring Bruce Forde of Forde Nursery to Shelby for a free landscape design; tree selection, care & maintenance workshop on Wednesday, June 6th. Bruce has been involved in the nursery business since high school, opening Forde Nursery in Great Falls in 1980. Fo...

You're invited to get the family bus all washed up plus get a plant. It's going on this Saturday in uptown Shelby as Girl Scout Troop 3100 is doing a car wash and selling plants. This really is an "all purpose" car wash. The troop will be washing cars and selling plants beginning at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and going all day long until 4 Saturday afternoon...