Agriculture
News from Polson Chamber of Commerce POLSON — The team at Job Service Polson are collecting used, light-weight men’s and women’s long-sleeve shirts and hats to be donated to seasonal farm workers here in Montana for the The National Long Sleeve Shirt Drive. Donated items can be dropped off at the Job Service Office at 417 Main Street during business hours until April 2. To schedule a pick up or drop off, or for more information, please call Molly at 406-274-4172.
For most of the history of mankind, consuming animals and animal products required a much closer relationship with harvest and production than the methods of the 21st century. If you wanted beef, you’d have to raise and kill it yourself, or at the very least, be in contact with someone local w...
RONAN — On March 25, the Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual Agriculture Appreciation Dinner for the first time in two years, this time honoring locals Beth and Craig Blevins. The Blevins have been a busy couple during their decades living in Mission Valley. Beth has served as a ve...
Weather cooperating, on April 1 detour signs come down, the road traversing Crow Dam southwest of Ronan opens after a two-year closure, and Crow Reservoir will gradually begin to fill again after 16 years of limited storage. Farmers in the area will no doubt be relieved. Downstream, the reservoir wa...
Farmers and ranchers have always been at the mercy of market volatility and weather, but 2022 could be one for the record books. While the annual inflation rate hit 7.9% across the board for American families in February, some costs for farms and ranches have skyrocketed far beyond that. &l...
The Lake County Conservation District is expanding its pollinator initiative this year, bringing the movement into urban Ronan. The local pollinator initiative began in 2017 when district board member Susan Gardner brought up her concern about the bees. A sheep farmer with a deep interest in agricul...
The Lake County Conservation district held a “How To” guest speaker series recently with Pheasants Forever on renovating land for planting flowering species. Establishing new plants on a small acreage ultimately boils down to a few simple steps. Consider the land and seeds: First and ...
Springtime is almost here, which means farmers and local producers will be bringing out the freshest goods in the Mission Valley area soon. If you are in the market for fresh, local produce, or you want to introduce your family to new, local and healthy choices each week, you might find a Community Supported...
POLSON — Among other farm-related talents, horses have the uncanny ability to jump fences, breeze around barrels and run-down cattle. All these activities require healthy muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints performing at their optimum potential. Based on human massage techniqu...
News from NCRS BOZEMAN — The Montana Association of Conservation Districts, Montana Watershed Coordination Council and partners are reaching out across the state for input. This coalition is working to find out what more might be done to better support farmers and ranchers in managing soils ...
