MSU Extension Service

Montana's Next Generation Conference is looking for your farm or ranch pictures from years gone by OR of current day operations to use at their conference coming up on Friday & Saturday, January 26th & 27th. Your photos can be dropped off at the Toole, Glacier, or Pondera Extension Offices, & they request that your photos be clearly marked so they can be returned to you. Photos can...

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, one of the oldest Shakespeare companies in the United States, will launch its 45th season in June with performances of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and George Bernard Shaw’s “You Never Can Tell.” The company will travel 7,700 miles during the season, running from June 14 through Sept...

Talk about a regular "Day in the shade!" There'll be a Tree & Lawn Care Workshop THIS Monday over at the Glacier County Courthouse Annex in Cut Bank &Toby Day will be "Saving the day." Toby's the MSU Extension Horticulture Specialist, & he'll be covering the hard fundamentals like tree & management, tree pruning, lawn care management, watering, fertilization &am

People and their phobias. While walking the other day with a friend in a newly mown field – a backyard really – a slender eastern racer snake probably two feet long crossed in front of us. My friend, born and raised in Glendive, Mont., and tough as railroad spikes, jumped about three feet in the air and let out a scream heard in the next ZIP code...

The Wiegand Family Wheat Farm that is! It's Shelby Field Day at the Wiegand Family Wheat Farm tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10 AM until 3. Frank Antwi, Ph.D, from Western Triangle Ag Research Center will be there tomorrow presenting information on Integrated Pest Management...

Jane Wolery, MSU Extension Teton County Agent, was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.  Wolery, who has served MSU Extension in Teton County since 1998, submitted a dossier detailing the body of her work which was reviewed by out-of-state peers, in-state peers, regional, college and university committees, and administration to determine if her work met the standards and rigor to quali

HELENA, Mont. -- After more than two years in development, Montana school and afterschool programs can now register for the Montana Harvest of the Month program which will encourage students to learn about where their food comes from, and how to choose nutritious foods...

MSU Extension's popular Master Gardener Training will begin March 22nd in Cut Bank. These classes provide the foundation of gardening knowledge to help others in their gardening pursuits! The classes will be held once per week on Tuesday evenings from 6 - 8 p...

The following is from Jane Wolery, MSU Extension, Teton Co Agent: I am very excited to share with you that an educational program called, eParenting, is now available through MSU Extension.     One of the great things about MSU Extension and Extension in general is our network...

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will affect food production in the future. Scientists say farmers and ranchers will have to deal with increasing temperatures that can alter crop cycles, droughts, threats of wildfire, and even the production of hydroelectric power for farming needs...

Instructors: Lacy Roberts (FSA) & Kari Lewis (MSU Extension) Each series will be limited to 22 participants, laptops will be provided for hands-on practice and interaction. Excel Class Series - March 15 & March 17 at the Cut Bank Voting Center 6 - 7:30 p.m.  $1...

MSU Extension plant pathologist Dr. Mary Burrows has issued a new AgAlert bulletin dealing with general seed treatment recommendations for disease management in pulse crops. Click HERE to download the bulletin in pdf form.