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Dad once told me that “if you’re hoping for a good wheat crop you’d best count on some cut hay getting wet.” We made it through a bountiful first cutting without so much as a drop of rain or even the distant roar of thunder. Which makes me a little weary for the 2016 wheat harvest. […]

Its seems as though spring arrived early this year. The lilacs are beginning to bud and the apple trees aren’t far behind. Not to mention, our friends the sandhill cranes have migrated back to our fields. 2016 breeding is “almost” behind us, and the guys will begin seeding spring wheat next week, weather pending. Word has […]

Yes, Christmas! Hard to believe jolly old St. Nick will arrive in just a couple of days, and plenty of baby calves soon thereafter. We’ve been busy sorting cows into calving groups and preparing for the busiest time of the year! We were “blessed” with 12+ inches of snow last week. Which means the guys […]

“The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds,and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte.” ― Vera Nazarian Driving home from work I took notice of a billboard just south of Belgrade. It pictures a black labrador whose […]

There are a hundred things I love about Montana. A landscape packed with daunting mountains and gently rolling hills. Montana is a state of sprawling, jaw-dropping beauty. But our state’s “big sky” takes the cake. Any time of day, any place you stand, when you lift your head and gaze into the clouds, the sky in Montana has […]