Gianforte Visits Communities Rebuilding from Flooding

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On June 22, Governor Greg Gianforte met with first responders, residents, small business owners, and agricultural producers in Carbon and Stillwater counties as communities in the region rebuild from flooding.  “Flooding has taken a devastating toll on communities in south-central Montana, washing away roads, bridges, family homes, and agricultural infrastructure,” Gianforte said. “Meeting with residents today, I reiterated the state’s […]

Red Angus Cattle

AvA: Respecting AgriCULTURE

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Culture: the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group — remember that definition. In recent years, culture has been a big topic. Cultural appropriation is a big issue online; respecting one another’s culture is highly preached; and laws are put into place protecting one’s cultural rights, beliefs, and practices. And these issues […]

2021-2022 MT and Alberta, Canada Sales Figures

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From Field Editor and Publisher, John Goggins The Fall 2021 through Spring 2022 sale season around my territory was one for the record books.  Drought had a grip on the entire Western section of the United States during this time, and roughly 30-40 percent of the cowherds in this region were liquidated.  Despite the devastation, high feed costs, lack of […]

Farm & Food

Farm & Food: It’s a Big Country and it Floats on Less and Less Water

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From 35,000 feet, the white ring that marks the high level of Lake Powell looks just like the ring of an emptying bathtub. The only difference is the chalky top mark on this big tub, once the second largest freshwater reservoir in the U.S., is an unscrubble 1,900 miles around. Lake Powell, the upper reservoir on southern Utah’s Colorado River, […]

Ramblings

Ramblins: No-So-Natural Disasters

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In the reality series Fixer Upper, Chip and Joanna Gaines renovate old houses into showcase homes. The prequel to their series should be called Cleaner Upper, but it has never been produced. The trophy wife and I could audition for Cleaner Upper as we recently relocated 15 tons of goodies from the in-law’s residence to the landfill.  Now we are […]

When Waters Raged, Montana Rose Up

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As of press time, the state of Montana is one week out from the flood that they are calling a “500 year” event. As the waters begin to recede and affected communities can take in the scope and scale of the damage, many are starting to realize that their idea of “normal” won’t be the same as it was less […]

Finding Beauty in the Disaster: One Woman’s Recollection of the 500 Year Flood

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Our phones began to light up with texts and messages first thing Monday morning as the rising flood waters raged through town and continued down the valley. The images we were viewing of flood waters surging through our town was nothing short of what I’ve watched in movies. Our friends shared their experiences of a terrifying night as they watched […]

When in Drought

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The Good Grazing Makes Cent$ program hosted a panel discussion on June 8, titled “When in Drought.” Even with much of the country getting some precipitation over the past couple of weeks, many regions are still fighting extreme drought conditions, which sparked the Society of Range Management to host the event. Formatted as a conservation collaboration between range scientists and […]

Editor’s Perspective: When Mother Nature Strikes, We Rise Up

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I can’t say anything about this historic flood that hasn’t already been said – but it’s my biggest hope right now for all of you in its wake that you are able to start getting back to normalcy as soon as possible. For some, I realize this idea of “normal” is going to be a little different than what it […]

6-23-22 WAR Online