Montana Rancher Profile: Dusty Hahn
Montana Rancher Profile: Fred & Linda Finke
Montana Rancher Profile: Bob Sitz
Fred & Linda Finke – North Country Quarter Horses
MSGA’s multimedia intern Lauren Chase interviewed Fred and Linke Finke who own North Country Quarter Horses in Big Sandy, Montana. Fred is on the board of directors for the Stockgrowers and has beautiful land near the Bear Paw Mountains. Fred and Linda have a daughter, Grace, who is an excellent ranch hand and swimmer. To view more photos, check out MSGA’s Facebook page: click here.
This photo album is brought to you by MSGA’s Research, Education, and Endowment Foundation.
The Weak Ones Turned Back, The Cowards Never Started: A Century of Ranch…
Montana Rancher Profile: Jerry Jones
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Hahn Ranch – Townsend, MT
MSGA’s multimedia intern Lauren Chase spent some time with the chairman of the Stockgrowers’ Research, Education, and Endowment Foundation’s (REEF) Dusty Hahn. His family owns a ranch south of Helena in Townsend. Dusty discussed the importance of water management as a natural resource. To see more photos from Lauren’s time on the ranch, click here.
This photo album is brought to you by MSGA’s Research, Education, and Endowment Foundation.
Ed & David Fryer BQA at Castle Mountain Ranch
MSGA’s Manager of Communications Ariel Overstreet, multimedia intern Lauren Chase, and Director of Montana Beef Quality Assurance Clint Peck visited Castle Mountain Ranch in White Sulphur Springs. Ed and David Fryer, a father-son team, volunteer to teach ranchers and the public how to properly handle cattle while moving them. This program is called Beef Quality Assurance and training sessions are held throughout the year in various locations around the state. To see more photos, check out MSGA’s Facebook page: click here.
Rancher Stewardship: Protecting Montana’s Prairie
In South Phillips County, near the hub of Malta, Montana, ranchers have called the prairie home for over 100 years. Here, ranchers have created a ranch and wildlife haven by working and living in harmony with nature. In this video, ranchers discuss the importance of raising their families here, developing innovative ranch management practices, working in cooperation with each other and building a lasting community to protect these prairielands. Biologists and conservationists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service also discuss the importance of ranchers in sustaining this diverse ecosystem and the wildlife species it supports. This video is brought to you by the Montana Stockgrowers Association’s Research, Education and Endowment Foundation.