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Two new speakers have been added to the annual Froid Research Farm Field Day line-up on Thursday, July 7. Dr. Bill Martin, National Weather Service (NWS) science and operations officer, Glasgow, and Dawson County Extension Agent Bruce Smith, one of the driving forces behind Eastern Montana’s evolving local foods program, Farm to Table, will both speak at the annual Field Day which begins at 1 pm. The Froid Research Farm is located eight miles north of Culbertson on Montana Highway 16. First up is Dr. Martin at 1 pm following registration. He w...
Cereal grains such as wheat and barley are viable alternative hay crops and can provide valuable grazing opportunities. Due to drought resistance, good yields and ability to break pest cycles of perennial crops, annual forages can be a good fit in northern Great Plains production systems. An ongoing study provides preliminary nitrogen guidelines for some annual forage crops in Montana. “In the most recent year with collected data (2008), approximately 200,000 acres of cereal forages were grown in Montana, making it the fourth largest acreage cr...
