We will be leaving from Circle at 7am traveling to Fallon County to view 2 operations in Plevna and 2 in Baker. The cost is $25 and that covers the tour, breakfast, sack lunch and snacks. A no-host dinner will be held at the Beaver Creek Brewery in Wibaux on the return trip.
RSVP your spot by calling 485-2744 x100.
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By Dr. Jeff Mosley
MSU Extension Range Management Specialist
Range forage growth this spring has been slow out of the chute in many parts of Montana. My optimistic nature assures me, however, that plenty of rainfall and warmer temperatures will soon combine to ease my worries. Those less optimistic souls among us might prefer to plan ahead using estimates of summer grass production.
Reliable estimates of summer grass production can be made by comparing this year’s amount of precipitation to the long-term average. One method compares the amount of precipitation received in a “crop year”, while another method compares the combined total precipitation received in April, May, and June.
Read the rest of the article here: range-ruminations.pdf
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Tagged forage, grass, grass production, grazing, growth, long-term average, MSU Extension, precipitation, Range, stockgrowers association
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