06 February 2025
Montana State Names Endowed Chair In Precision Agriculture
As Montana State University’s College of Agriculture develops new programming to continue training the agricultural scientists and producers of the future, a new endowed chair will oversee research and teaching focused on incorporating novel technologies into farming and ranching practices.
Paul Nugent was named the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Endowed Chair in Precision Agriculture earlier
Smoker Named Walter Grant Recipient
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program has announced its recipients for 2024. Poplar’s Lori Smoker was named to a list of 18 recipients. The program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, the organization has awarded over 55 grants.
“I broke down in tears when I was notified that I was a Walter




