Living in Montana can no doubt be a humbling experience filled with its fair share of challenges and curveballs. For generations Montana producers have learned to live in conjunction with the land no matter how difficult that task may be. This last month, that rang true once again as folks to the north experienced extreme drought all while those to the south were overtaken by damaging floods. Despite Mother Nature and her wicket curveballs, producers in the Treasure State have developed a rather mean batting average over the years.
For the second year in a row our 24/7 crop webcam is back up and streaming. This year the camera is located at Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) Director Charlie Bumgarner’s farm just east of Great Falls. I must warn you we’ve run into a few issues with the camera feed this year so frozen camera shots may happen from time to time. A few notable changes to this year’s camera feed are embedded bi-weekly crop update videos as well as a soil temperature and moisture gauge. We also have a second camera integrated into the system with a view of green peas. We encourage you to check out the feed on our YouTube page!
In conjunction with the Montana State University (MSU) Field Days at the Northern Ag Research Center in Havre, the MWBC board of directors held their summer meeting. The group heard an update on the current situation in Ukraine from Antonina Broyaka, a former Fulbright scholar who attended Kansas State University and has recently returned the U.S. with her two children. The Committee was also briefed on Snake River dams by Northwest Rover Partners.
- June 1—US Wheat Communications Working Group, Virtual
- June 1—Taiwan Crop Update, Virtual
- June 2—Grain Growers Dinner, Great Falls
- June 3—MGGA Golf Tournament, Great Falls
- June 6-8—US Wheat Summer Meeting, Bend, OR
- June 16—Quarterly Manager’s Meeting, Helena
- June 22—MSU Field Day, Moccasin
- June 23—MWBC Board Meeting, Havre
- June 23—MSU Field Day, Havre
- June 28—CZL Trade Team, Great Falls