Agriculture

State CattleWomen group meets in Lewistown

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Beef was on the menu on June 8 when the Central Montana CattleWomen hosted the state membership meeting in Lewistown at the Yogo Inn. Approximately 30 CattleWomen members attended the

Some damaging hail reported, losses unknown

Warm temperatures and dry conditions were observed across much of Montana during the past week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Topsoil

What’s for dinner?

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Sunday Creek Sheepdog Trial honors long-time Miles City dog trainer

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The Sunday Creek Sheepdog Trial near Miles City will go on this year, but with a large void. The event is being held in memory of Rene LaBree, a rancher

Scholarships available for workshop on sustainability in farming

Western Landowners Alliance – a member-based nonprofit organization focused on advancing policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species – has announced the availability of $1,500 scholarships to those in need of financial assistance to attend the2019 Western Ranch Management and Ecosystem Stewardship summer field course offered by the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship at Colorado State University.The course runs from July 14 – July 23 and July 28 – Aug, 6 (attendance to both sessions is required).

Warmer, windy conditions are drying fields in some areas

Warm temperatures and windy conditions were observed across Montana during the past week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

Topsoil moisture conditions for the state were 84% adequate to surplus, compared to 88% in the previous week and 86% the previous year. Subsoil moisture conditions were rated 82% adequate to surplus compared to 79% the previous year.

A reporter in Sheridan County stated the above-normal temperatures and windy conditions are drying up fields quickly after a wet spring.

Founder of Range Days ponders 43 years of range education

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Sam Short had no idea he was about to create a legacy when he set out in the early 70s to develop a workshop for teaching range management. But, 43 years later, Montana Range Days is flourishing, thanks, in part, to Sam’s vision.

Originally from South Dakota, Short studied range management during a college career that was interrupted by service in the Korean War. After college, the urge to see some new country struck, and Short headed west to Montana, signing on with the Soil Conservation Service as a range specialist and ending up in Lewistown.

Judith River Senior Center June 2019 Menu

Monday, June 3 - Chicken cacciatore, green salad. Thursday, June 6 - Turkey, stuffing, angel cake. Monday, June 10 - Sweet and sour pork, rice. Thursday, June 13 - Meatloaf,

High-intensity, high-impact grazing

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Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinkingwe used when we created them.” If critical problems in ranching are reduced profitability per acre

Four weeks left to file exempt water right claims

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation would like to remind water right owners the deadline for filing a claim on exempt water rights is June 30 – just four weeks away.

The 2017 Montana Legislature created the opportunity for owners of exempt water rights to file claims when it passed HB 110. Since the filing period began on May 7, 2017, DNRC Director John Tubbs said the Department has received more than 7,000 exempt claim filings.

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