Marias River Livestock Assoc. membership social

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Llew Jones will provide a summary of the most recent legislative session and will be available for questions.

Bruce (Butch) Gillespie is excited about a bill he introduced that replaces the one from two years ago regarding delisting grizzly bears, in line with US Fish and Wildlife regulations.

Rocky Forseth will share how to add value to your feeder cattle—focusing on genetics and discussing several other methods to help you get top dollar. Allied Genetics works with Superior Livestock Auction to help provide its bull customers access to the nation’s largest buyer base.

Don’t miss this informative event to learn more about the latest news concerning Montana’s livestock industry. MRLA strives to ensure that farmers and ranchers are taken into account by lawmakers. We bring attention to issues impacting our agricultural sector in the community and offer education on local and national changes affecting producers.

We encourage everyone to join us on June 20th at 6 PM and listen to these guest speakers talk about current news. By attending our event and joining our organization will give us a much stronger voice.

Marias River Livestock Association is delighted to offer this program to the public.

Everyone is invited, including both members and nonmembers, to come out for an informative evening of speakers and a complimentary beef brisket dinner prepared by TLC Catering. Here you will have the opportunity to discuss ways in which MRLA can be a voice for the farmers and ranchers of Toole, Pondera, Glacier, and Liberty Counties. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Grazing and cover crops tours

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The Tuesday, June 20 Whirlwind No-Till Tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the Wine Glass Ranch at Imperial, Nebraska. Speakers will include: Logan Pribbeno; Drew Olson, Steve Tucker and Candy Thomas. Tours and presentations will focus on “Diversifying Row Crops with Animal Impact”; sharing “How a farmer can partner with a ‘Cow-Guy’ Rancher”; and “Diversifying Crop Rotations and Grazing.” After lunch, soil health field tours will follow.

The Baltics

The three westernmost former Soviet republics Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. These eastern European nations are bordered by the Baltic Sea, and other than geographic proximity they have little in common. Latvians, and Lithuanians speak related languages, but Estonians use a language similar to Finnish.