Ranch management workshop to be held in Malta

Phillips Conservation District will be hosting a comprehensive ranch management workshop for pasture, range, & livestock management & the economics that affect your ranching business at the Tin Cup in Malta on September 3rd from 9:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Matt Ricketts is the former Area Rangeland Management Specialist for South Central Montana and current Montana NRCS State Forester. With over 32 years of experience working with Montana ranchers & rangelands, & a proven track record of success, Matt will share how to increase your profitability for the long haul, decrease your weeds, & help weed & drought proof your range. Forage improvement & grazing options that work will be presented. Nutritional management & supplemental feeding programs will be discussed. What key plants & soils provide the needed protein & minerals (at no cost to you) to your livestock at critical times in the production cycle will also be discussed in order to improve your bottom line, as well as breeding livestock to fit the forage quality environment of Northern Montana. Photo documentation showing dramatic forage change for the better on ranches in Montana will be presented, & what the rancher’s did to achieve those results.

Please call Jenifer Anderson, Phillips Conservation District Administrator at 654-1334 ext. 101 for additional information or questions.