Montana State University |
Montana State University |
11/21/2001
BOZEMAN -- Forty classes tailored for farmers and ranchers will be a part of January Thaw 2002. There also is a special series of workshops for small landowners.
The eighth annual event Jan. 2-5 is co-sponsored by Rocky Mountain College, Montana State University Extension Service and Stockman Bank. It will be held at Rocky Mountain College's Fortin Center.
The workshops
cover topics from livestock to land management, and from using satellite technology to
estate planning. Programs include "Water use efficiency in dryland cropping
systems," "Farm and ranch bookkeeping with Quickbooks Pro 2000," "What
farmers and ranchers need to know about coalbed methane," and a four-part series on
beef cattle presented by staff of the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Center. In
addition, there will be an overview of the U.S. Farm Bill and a discussion on resource
conflict in the 21st Century.
Highlights of this year's conference include a workshop by Temple Grandin, a well-known cattle handling specialist from Colorado State University. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Anne Venneman tentatively is scheduled to attend the meetings.
To register for all four days of the conference costs $110, which includes lunches, but scholarships are available due to a contribution from CHS Cooperatives. To qualify for a scholarship, a person must be a farmer or rancher, be willing to make suggestions for next year's conference and must attend at least three days of the conference.
To register or for additional information, contact the Rocky Mountain College Community Services Division at (406) 657-1040 or (800) 877-6259 or check it out on the Web at www.outreach.rocky.edu
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Send questions or comments to Carol Flaherty, MSU Communications Services, Bozeman, MT 59717 or email Flaherty at carolf@montana.edu.
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