| | 2007 Froid Research Farm Tour |
| | Program Number: | 2007084 | Private Credits: | 2 |
| | Program Date: | 6/28/2007 |
| | Program Location: | Froid Research Farm, 7 miles north of Culbertson |
| | County Name: | Roosevelt | Region: | 4 |
| | Program Contact: | (406)787-5312 |
| | Remarks: | Agenda: Froid Research Farm Tour Scheduled June 28 |
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| | The Annual Froid Research Farm tour is scheduled for June 28th this |
| | year. The farm is located 7 miles north of Culbertson on Highway |
| | 16. The registration time has changed from last year and will begin |
| | at 9:30 a.m. The tour is divided into two portions, an off- farm bus |
| | tour and an on-farm research tour. |
| | Busses will promptly leave for the off farm tour at 10:00 a.m. The first |
| | stop will be a feed lot near Reserve. The owner and personnel from |
| | NRCS in Plentywood will be sharing the guidelines that were followed |
| | for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) that was used |
| | to build the feedlot. The next stop will be the Medicine Lake Wildlife |
| | Refuge. There, the group will gain insight into the Refuge’s custom |
| | burning practices and also their grazing policies and grassland |
| | management. The tour will then return to the Froid Research Farm |
| | around noon for a steak dinner sponsored by the Sheridan and |
| | Roosevelt County Conservation Districts. |
| | The on-farm tour will begin around 1:00 p.m. On the tour this year |
| | will be a talk on precision agriculture from CHS Precision Crop |
| | Management. With high fertilizer and fuel prices accuracy in the field |
| | saves more money than ever. |
| | Carbon credits are now being offered in Montana for producers. |
| | Talking about the Carbon Credit program is Montana is Jim Sargent |
| | from Montana Farmers Union. Farmers Union is currently |
| | administering the program for Montana producers. Upendra Sainju, |
| | NPARL Soil Scientist, will also offer data on carbon sequestration |
| | from an agronomics trial that has been on the farm form many years. |
| | Click here to view all forms. |
| | Enter the above program information into a blank sign-in sheet or use the above information to |
| | construct a sign-in sheet of your own |
| | Questions? MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program, PO Box 172900, Bozeman, MT 59717-2900 |
| | (406) 994-5067 or ctharp@montana.edu |
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