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Liberty County

Liberty County Agriculturists are Outstanding in Their Field

Published: 2019
By Jesse Fulbright
Liberty County sits in the heart of the Golden Triangle, one of the main wheat-producing centers of Montana. Liberty County MSU Extension and the Northern Agricultural Research Center continued to collaborate on a spring wheat and durum variety plot tour in July 2019. Peggy Lamb, Research Scientist in Agronomy at the Northern Ag Research Center, was the keynote speaker of the tour and shared research-based information on spring wheat and durum wheat varieties for the area. Kent McVay, PhD, MSU Extension Cropping System Specialist, shared research data on crop rotations and the benefits of no-fallow cropping systems. Anamika Sharma, Western Triangle Ag Research Center research associate, discussed current research occurring in Liberty County on flea beetle pheromone trapping in canola and mustard crops. Jesse Fulbright, Liberty County MSU Extension agent, related basic biology of the orange wheat blossom midge and updated growers on current levels of the midge found in traps in irrigated spring wheat in Liberty County. The 25 producers who attended developed a better understanding and awareness of current and upcoming spring wheat and durum varieties that could prove to be economically important. Producers also utilized the opportunity to network with each other and ask questions regarding farming practices for other cropping systems in Liberty County, such as pulse and oilseed crops. As producers look towards varieties and crops that improve yield and other important production factors, Liberty County will continue to be a leader in serving agricultural communities in Montana.
Producers listen carefully as a local researcher talks about ways she is working to improve agriculture in Liberty County.