Motts change up operation as calving season begins

Morgan Rose
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022 Updated Mar 24, 2022

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CUSTER, Mont. – Across Montana, the landscape is starting to stir. Since Daylight Savings Time, the unofficial marker to the start of spring, the longer days have been coaxing new life. Soil temps are starting to rise, causing roots to stir and baby calves now dot the landscape. It is the season of rebirth across the Big Sky State.

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