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HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – Hi-Line area farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses started out the New Year with two educational events held at the MSU Northern Ag Research Center in Havre.
A press release says that the Annual Golden Triangle Cropping Seminar was held on Tuesday, January 8th at the Northern Ag Research Center and turnout was beyond expectations with over 100 producers learning about paraquat safety, industrial hemp, herbicide modes of action and cropping systems.
The Winter Beef Symposium was held on Thursday, January 10th and 60 producers from Judith Gap, Geraldine, Highwood, Big Sandy, Galata, Joplin, Havre, Chinook, Harlem and Malta gathered to learn about production methods to improve their livestock operations. Topics included controlling ground squirrels, risk management and crop insurance, EPD’s for commercial cattle operations, weak calf syndrome and winter feed supplementation.
The Winter Beef Symposium was sponsored by the Northern Ag Research Center in conjunction with Hill, Blaine, and Choteau Extensions.
Another Winter Beef Symposium will be held on Thursday January 24th at 11 AM at the Northern Ag Research Center in Havre. Topics will cover cheatgrass control, cover crops and cattle grazing, a vet’s perspective on weak calf syndrome and beef cattle 3rd trimester nutrition.
