Articles with the Tag: farming
News from Community Food & Agriculture Coalition MISSOULA — On Jan. 26, Missoula will host the nation’s first ever Kiva Pitchfest, an event to launch three crowdfunded loans to Western Montana farmers. Each farmer will make a short pitch of their business and their loan, and comm...
Ninepipes holds winter Book Chat RONAN — Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana is sponsoring a “Book Chat” at the Ronan Public Library, 203 Main Street, starting on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. Donna Cheff and Michelle Fenger will lead a four-week discussion on the book, “A...
News from Montana Farmers Union GREAT FALLS –With the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner Montana Farmers Union wants to recognize Montana farmers and ranchers for their role in feeding America. Agriculture remains Montana’s top industry with nearly 28,000 farms and ranches i...
LAKE COUNTY – Three horses are safe, sound and on the road to recovery after a kind-hearted Ronan woman rescued them from a neglectful owner, but those involved in saving the animals worry there are others out there suffering because of a lack of large-animal rescue resources in the area. Shan...
With a little less than a month left until the state legislature convenes, state, federal, and tribal officials met in Missoula Dec. 1 to hammer out last minute details of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact. Officials said they were getting closer to agreeing on most elements of the ...
BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension, in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture, will be visiting 28 Montana communities this fall to conduct a series of informational meetings about important new programs authorized by the Agricultural Act of 2014. A meeting will be held Oct. 17 in...
In a field full of organic squash, shallots, potatoes and artichokes located on Foothill Farm — named after the road it’s on — Julie Pavlock described her farming methods wearing a flannel shirt, jeans and a baby pack where her 7-month-old daughter, Maude, slept. “I started f...
As the cherry harvest ends, the shipping process and marketing runs smoothly largely to the program’s safety and legal requirements that are part of the harvest itself. Included in this process is the use of commercial sprays to protect the cherries from bugs, such as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly and...
News from Missoula Community Food Agriculture Coalition POLSON — Rules are changing on food safety, but what do they mean? Join us on Aug. 12 from 2-5 p.m. for a field day on farm food safety. We’ll do a walk-through of Fresh Roots Farm on Mountain View Road in Polson with food safety experts ...
