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Herdsmanship school starts Thursday in Hall

By The Montana Standard Staff - 01/06/2009

Area ranchers are invited to attend the free, 15th annual Herdsmanship School, which begins 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Hall School.

Classes run five weeks. The schedule: Jan. 8 — Agricultural operation safety and the latest information on concentrated feeding operations, by Gene Surber of Surber and Associates, Belgrade.

Jan. 15 — Making the most of your hay, by Dennis Cash, MSU Extension forage specialist Jan. 22 — Federal policies including Country of Origin Labeling and brucellosis, by John Paterson, MSU Extension beef cattle specialist Jan. 29 — Risk management and insurance for your operation, by Duane Griffith, MSU Extension agricultural economist Feb. 5 — Optimizing grazing resources to minimize hay costs by Dan Lucas, MSU Granite County agent For details, call 859-3304 or e-mail dlucas@co.

granite.mt.us — Pat Hansen, for The Montana Standard


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