Montana State University Extension will host the annual Cropping Seminar series January 9-12, 2017, in Fort Benton, Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Choteau, Conrad, Stanford, and Great Falls. Topics will include pest identification, habits of profitable farmers, cereal variety trial updates from the local research centers, and control of ground squirrels, gophers and voles in crop settings. Speakers will be Dr. Mary Burrows, MSU Extension Plant Pathologist; Peggy Lamb, Northern Ag Research Center; Dr. Pat Carr, Central Ag Research Center; John Miller Western Triangle Agriculture Research Center; Dr. Stephen Vantassel, Montana Department of Agriculture Vertebrate Pest Specialist; and Dr. George Haynes, MSU Extension Ag Economist, No pre-registration is required, and all producers are encouraged to attend. All morning seminars begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., and presentations start promptly at 9 a.m. The day’s seminar should conclude by 3 p.m. Pesticide points will be available. Dates, locations, and contact numbers for each Cropping Seminar are listed below. · January 9: Fort Benton, Ag Center, 1205 20th Street, Tyler Lane, 622-3751 Stanford, City Hall, 102 Central, Katie Hatlelid, 566-2277 · January 10: Shelby, Comfort Inn Conference Room, 455 McKinley Ave., Kim Suta, 424-8350 Chester, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 10 E. Madison Ave., Jesse Fulbright, 759-5625 · January 11: Cut Bank, Voting Center, 913 Railroad St., Kari Lewis, 873-2239 Conrad, Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Rd., Shaelyn Meyer, 271-4054 · January 12: Chouteau, Stage Stop Inn, 1005 Maine Ave. N., Brent Roeder, 466-2491
Great Falls, Montana ExpoPark’s Gold Buckle Room in the Paddock Club, 400 3rd St NW, Rose Malisani, 454-6980 ext. 305
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