SPRINGDALE, Mont. – Like most Montana agriculturalists, Jim Felton was enjoying the mild winter the state had been experiencing. However, the …
Montana State University doctoral student, Erik Killian, is combining his interest in remote sensing with his passion for plant sciences by us…
FORSYTH, Mont. – As cold fronts moved in across Montana during early to mid-February, the temperatures dipped into the below zero range at Lar…
Grain Bin Safety Week is Feb. 21 – 27, 2021
On Jan. 21, as part of Montana’s Next Generation Virtual Conference series, Dr. Brian Vander Lay, assistant professor at the University of Neb…
SIDNEY, Mont. – Using soil moisture sensors can be a boost to irrigation management, according to USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Resear…
It is largely agreed upon that the largest money hole in cow/calf operations is feeding expenses, with breeding costs being a close second. It…
SPRINGDALE, Mont. – Well, rumor has it Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hole and saw his shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter. With ab…
DELL, Mont. – Ranch life and its work has remained rather steady for Jeff, Tony and Dan Johnson. As the calendar flipped to February, the John…
FORSYTH, Mont. – With the lack of snow in the area, Larsen family members are catching up on projects ahead of calving and their March bull sa…
In August of last year, the officer team of the Beaverhead FFA Chapter in Dillon, Mont., got together for their traditional officer retreat. A…
The warm afternoon sun shines on the hopper bins filled with seed at ClearView Seed near Denton, Mont.
With the new Biden administration sworn into office, Scott Herndon, vice president and general counsel for the American Sugarbeet Growers Asso…
At Montana State University’s Central Ag Research Center, Dagmar is yielding as well as Vida, which is the number one spring wheat variety gro…
Montana and Wyoming malt barley growers tuned in for the first-ever virtual Sugarbeet and Malt Barley Symposium on Jan. 13. The platform may h…
SIDNEY, Mont. – With more states’ producers choosing to grow hemp as an alternative crop in the rotation, whether for grain (oil), fiber, cert…
When it comes to agricultural misinformation, data will be the way to fix the record, according to Rebecca Larson, Western Sugar Cooperative c…
Every 10 years, over 55,000 brands registered in the state of Montana must be re-recorded, and it just so happens that 2021 is a re-record yea…
What’s the silver bullet? What’s the one thing that’s going to help you get higher wheat yields?
DELL, Mont. – At just over 6,000 feet in elevation, it is quite the anomaly for there not to be any snow on the Johnson ranch. Usually buried …
SPRINGDALE, Mont. – With the Felton’s 48th annual production sale coming up the second Monday in February, Jim has been keeping his nose to th…
Cowpeas have been shown to be a good forage legume for livestock, while some varieties, like black-eyed peas, are grown for human food.
As Montana producers look for economical crop varieties, camelina continues to perk intrigue. With continued research and awareness, camelina …
WACO, Tex. – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas entered judgment in favor of Northern Agri Brands, LLC, the ow…
While studying to earn her Ph.D. at Montana State University, Uta McKelvy looked at wheat streak mosaic virus and the toll it can take on prod…
Mike Foster, the newly appointed director of the Montana Department of Agriculture, brings years of political and administrative experience to…
With the 2021 planting season just around the corner, it may be important to remember a crop’s success at harvest can be directly correlated t…