South-Central Winter Ag Tour

Billings, MT, January 11, 2024– Montana State University Extension agents in Yellowstone, Musselshell-Golden Valley, Carbon, Big Horn, and Stillwater Counties have teamed up to present the South-Central Winter Ag Tour. The workshops will be held on January 30, 31, and February 1 featuring presentations in Lavina, Columbus, Joliet, Hardin, and Huntley.  Participants are encouraged to attend the workshop that best fits their schedule.

Speakers include Dr. Megan Van Emon, MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Lee Schmelzer, MSU Associate Specialist, Tim Seipel, MSU Assistant Research Professor of Plant Ecology, Noelle Orloff, Research Associate at MSU Schutter Diagnostic Lab. The presentations will cover topics such as winter-feeding cattle, annual grass identification and management, and risk management.

Times and locations of the workshop series are as follows:

Lavina- January 30, 4:30 pm at Lavina Senior Center, 117 Main Street  

Hardin- January 31, 9:00 am at Big Horn County Fairgrounds, 118 Sawyer Loop 

Huntley- January 31, 1:30 pm at Huntley Project Museum, 770 Railroad Hwy 

Columbus- February 1, 8:30 am at Stillwater County Civic Center, 16 Sheep Dip Rd  

Joliet- February 1, 1:30 pm at Joliet Community Center, 209 E Front Ave 

RSVP is required to your local Extension agent or to Trestin Feagler by January 25.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the MSU Extension office in Yellowstone County at (406) 256-2828 or trestinbenson@montana.edu.