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Dr. Lovreet Shergill, Montana State University assistant professor and weed scientist, will be speaking about management of herbicide resistant weeds in sugarbeet cropping systems in Montana at 12:50 p.m. Shergill works to better understand crop-weed dynamics. He knows that weed control is a critical part of sugarbeet production. For both short term and long-term profitability, proper timing and responsible herbicide usage to avoid resistant weeds is critical. Being timely with herbicide applications gives the herbicide the greatest impact for...
Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC superintendent, will be speaking about the potential of industrial hemp crop in Montana at the EARC Field Day, July 20 at 9:45 a.m. Since 2018, Montana farmers have been producing Industrial hemp - it has now become increasingly popular in Montana; farmers that are growing hemp are seeing both a demand and profit increase, while farmers who have never grown hemp before are rushing to plant it in their fields. Industrial hemp is a variety of Cannabis sativa L. and is...
8-8:30 a.m.: Refreshments and Registration 8:30-8:40 a.m.: Welcome, Dr. Chengci Chen, MSU-EARC Superintendent Tour Begins 8:45-9 a.m.: Improving Spring and Winter Barley for MT. Dr. Jamie Sherman (MSU-Bozeman barley breeder) 9-9:15 a.m.: Spring Wheat Breeding. Dr. Jason Cook (MSU-Bozeman spring wheat breeder) 9:15-9:25 a.m.: Cereal Forage Issues in the Drought Year. Tim Fine (MSU-Richland County Extension agent) 9:25-9:35 a.m.: Screening Oilseed for High NUE. Shreya Gautam (MSU-EARC graduate student) and Dr. Charlie Lim (MSU-EARC postdoc)...
Dr. Clarice Coyne will be speaking about increasing yellow pea seed protein yields by increasing seed protein concentration and total yield at the MSU EARC Field Day. She said, "We're conducting a multi-year field research study in Montana and Washington on the genetic control of pea seed protein concentrations targeting the plant-based protein market." Coyne is a USDA Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit curator/geneticist in Pullman, WA. She specializes in curation and...
(Updated): Earl has been located in Glendive, Montana by Glendive Police and Dawson County Sheriff's Office. He has been transported to Glendive Medical Center. (Original story): Earl Bird is an 86 year old man from Fairview, Montana. This morning (7/14/2021) at about 11am, he dropped off his pet to be to be groomed north of Sidney and did not return. He was driving a 2010 Silver Chevrolet Colorado with Montana plates BSW424. He has not been seen or heard from since this morning. His residence...
The Richland county commissioners have signed a resolution regarding vaccination discrimination and privacy concerns. Read the full resolution here....
