The Montana Department of Agriculture lost more than $344,000 from a person impersonating a grant recipient in an email phishing attack, according to a new report recently released by the Legislative Audit Division. The incident, which happened in October 2020, was one of two cases turned up by a legislative auditing team as part of a two-year cycle of reviews for the Legislature. The other

Sugar beet harvest is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, in eastern Montana. “All locations will start on Oct. 1,” Duane Peters, agricultural manager at Sidney Sugars, said. Despite being down on acres, Peters said there are reasons to expect a successful harvest. A total of 18,300 acres are contracted in the area this year. “All the areas are looking good,” Peters said. “We’re

The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program, with support from MSU Extension, is offering a pest management tour Oct. 3-6 for pesticide applicators in Private Applicator Training District 5. The tour will visit seven locations across south central Montana with local support from MSU Extension agents. Private (farm) pesticide applicators may attend a morning or afternoon session

Enjoy a national agricultural advocacy speaker, a delicious dinner and live music at the Farm Bureau Fall Fest Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Richland County Fairgrounds Event Center in Sidney. The four-county Farm Bureaus in Montana Farm Bureau’s District 6 — Richland, McCone, Dawson-Wibaux and Prairie — invite everyone to celebrate a successful harvest at this first-ever Farm Bureau Fall Fest.

As winter wheat harvest in Montana comes to a close, producers may be thinking about fertilizer decisions for upcoming winter wheat seeding. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and chloride should all be considered in fertility programs, according to Clain Jones, soil fertility specialist with Montana State University Extension and professor in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental