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Looking for Crop (and Some Garden) Pest Information? See the High Plains IPM Guide Online.

Quick references for lbs, a.i., Signal word, Worker Protection Standards, REI, and Early Entry PPE for all Dow AgroSciences products in the IVM and R&P product line. Please keep in mind, for non-crop uses (rangeland, pasture and roadsides), Worker Protection Standards (WPS) do not apply. They only apply to agricultural uses when the product is used to produce an agricultural plant on farms, forests, nurseries, or greenhouses. The non-crop re-entry period is wait till spray has dried.

Worker Protection Standards Quick Reference- IVM (PDF)

Worker Protection Standards Quick Reference- RP 03 (PDF)

Pocket Gopher

Montana State University Extension wildlife specialist Jim Knight has written a MontGuide fact sheet that outlines several strategies for evicting these unwelcome neighbors from domestic and agricultural property. The publication, "Guide to Pocket Gopher Control in Montana," includes a variety of tested exclusion methods. The fact sheet is available on the Web at http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt200009.html. Or, you can get a free paper copy from your local MSU Extension office. Ask for publication MT 2000-09.

Fergus County has 2,721,920 acres which equates to 4,253 square miles. The population of Fergus County is 12,690 people with 800 farms and ranches; average size is 2,756 acres.

Fergus County is usually one of top 10 counties in Montana in terms of cash receipts from agriculture; about $58,000,000 annually. (additional 8.5 million from government payments) This is how Fergus County ranks:

Cattle - 3rd
All Hay - 4th by tonnage (alfalfa hay 2nd by tonnage) 1st by acreage
Oats - 5th
Winter Wheat - 5th
Barley - 6th
Spring Wheat - 17th

Got a question about honey bees?

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