18 July 2024

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Safety Day Held At Frontier School

Safety Day Held At Frontier School


Hawbaker showed them how similar farm chemicals and home products can look similar and to always look at labels and make sure keep them in the right place. The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office provided information and an activity on water safety, since we are so close to the Missouri River. Marley Voll from the Richland County Extension office taught farm equipment safety and PTO

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Farm Bureau Women Learn Empowerment, Advocacy Skills

Farm Bureau Women Learn Empowerment, Advocacy Skills


The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s A.C.E. — Advocate. Cultivate. Empower. — Summit June 3-5 in Washington, D.C., taught women skills to share their stories about agriculture with lawmakers. Keynote speaker Xochtil Torres Small, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, shared her leadership journey and the role of women in community and government. Workshops

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Montana State’s Eastern Ag Research Center Blends  High Tech Analysis With Diverse On-Farm Exploration

Montana State’s Eastern Ag Research Center Blends High Tech Analysis With Diverse On-Farm Exploration


Eastern Montana may be typecast for its sparse population and rolling landscape, but its vast expanses make it an optimal region for the state’s largest industry. Along the Yellowstone River near the North Dakota border, Montana State University’s Eastern Agricultural Research Center serves 13 counties that produce nearly three quarters of Montana’s pulse crop acreage, which leads the

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Work At Research Center Aims To Help Montana Crops Thrive

Work At Research Center Aims To Help Montana Crops Thrive


The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that in 2023, nearly 5.3 million acres of wheat, 1.2 million acres of barley and more than 1 million acres of pulse crops were planted in Montana. At Montana State University’s Central Agricultural Research Center, scientists are aiming to maximize the yield and profit that come from that acreage, with a focus on central Montana. The research center,