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The 2020 Musselshell-Golden Valley 4-H & Youth Fair is planned for July 19th-25th at the fairgrounds in Roundup. As most can imagine, the Fair will not be the same this year as in the past. Our Fair plan was approved by the Central Montana Health District and other appropriate parties. It will be important for spectators to understand that we do need to observe guidelines set forth by the CDC. There will be sanitation stations in each barn and signs to guide the public through exhibits at the fairgrounds. Bleachers will be marked with blue tape...
With spring weather starting to stick around, it is important to avoid some grazing issues as we are moving livestock between different pastures. Avoid livestock from grazing a pasture too early. Wait until the current year’s growth comprises at least one-third to one-half of the total standing forage for that area. Avoid keeping livestock in one pasture for too long. A good rule of thumb to leave three to four inches of stubble at the end of the growing season which is sustainable for most grasses. Make sure to give pastures an adequate a...
Pressure cooking has been around for a few hundred years, but it seems to be quite the craze these days. With advanced technology and our busy schedules, electric pressure cooking has caught on to be a routine method of cooking. Most of the electric pressure cookers on the market today may be used several different ways or considered multi-cookers – pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer and even a yogurt maker. Although, this method of cooking may be daunting to some who have heard of terrifying stories of pressure cooker d...
Throughout the Roundup area and Musselshell county, there have been significant effects to cottonwood, aspen, poplar, and willow tree species. The pest responsible for this defoliation is the cottonwood leaf beetle, Chrysomela scripta Fabricius. The adult beetles are characterized by having a black head and thorax with yellow or reddish margins on the thorax. They have yellow and black stripes covering the elytra. You may, also, see the beetle in the larval stage. They are black in color and...
