Temporary electric fence is the cheapest way to stretch summer grass on a Montana ranch. Here's how to build it so it…
Blue-green algae blooms fast on warm, still stock ponds in a Montana summer, and the toxin can kill a cow within hours.…
Native cool-season grasses set the size of their whole summer in a few weeks of June. Graze them at the wrong stage…
As summer heat pulls water levels down, sulfates and dissolved solids concentrate in stock ponds and shallow wells. That's the setup for…
Multi-sire pastures sort out their pecking order the hard way in June. Here's how to cut down on wrecks at turnout and…
Rangeland grasshoppers are easiest and cheapest to stop when they're small, wingless nymphs in early summer. Scout margins and field edges in…
Mountain runoff is short-lived in Montana, and the creek that's bank-full in June can be a trickle by August. Getting water on…
Water hemlock is the deadliest plant on Montana range, and early summer is exactly when cattle get into it. Here's how to…
Tall larkspur is at its most poisonous on Montana summer range before it flowers, and cattle turned out in June are the…
A breeding soundness exam gets a bull to turnout, but nobody watches him after that. Here's how to catch the bull that's…
Horn flies cost more weight than most ranchers think, and the way you fight them in June decides whether your control still…
Hay put up a little green feeds microbes that cook the middle of a stack, and a tight barn of first cutting…
Fire season starts drier and earlier across much of Montana than a lot of us plan for. A little work in June…
Blue-green algae blooms bloom fast on warm, still stock ponds, and the toxins they throw can drop cattle before you ever see…
Trichomoniasis doesn't make a cow act sick — it just empties her out and stretches your calving season into a mess. Here's…
When cheatgrass and foxtail dry down in early summer, the barbed seeds go looking for a soft place to lodge. Here's what…
Summer thunderstorms roll across Montana fast in June and July, and a single strike on the wrong tree or fence line can…
Grasshopper nymphs show up on ditch banks and pasture margins first. Catch the hatch in June and you have options; wait until…
Trace minerals and phosphorus drive conception, and a summer mineral program the cows ignore costs you calves you won't miss until preg-check.…
Flood irrigating a hay meadow is mostly about where the water goes and when you shut it off. Get the timing and…
Foot rot moves fast on wet summer ground. Here's how to spot it early, treat it before it settles into the joint,…
The most poisonous plant on Montana rangeland grows along ditches, creeks, and wet meadows, and it kills fast in early summer when…
Tall larkspur is one of the deadliest plants on Montana's mountain and foothill summer range, and it's most dangerous in early summer…
A breeding soundness exam gets a bull to the pasture gate, but it doesn't tell you what he does once he's out…
Horn flies cost weight and worry cattle all summer, but they run in predictable numbers you can count and control. Here's how…