As part of MSGA’s exclusive member benefit, the MSGA Ranch Weather Radar, Brian Bledsoe will present weather modeling and forecasting for the upcoming summer season and beyond. 

I believe that my extensive background in agriculture and meteorological communication (spent 28 years as a broadcast meteorologist) makes me unique. My goal is to take complex weather forecasts and make them meaningful and actionable to agriculture producers, insurance companies, event planners, and any other businesses. Whether you need a forecast for a specific day or for months in advance, I can provide the accuracy that you need to properly manage your risk. I started consulting for my family farm and ranch over 20 years ago and continue to do so today. That means I have skin in the game. So while you can get weather information anywhere today, I believe that it is the personal touch that I provide that truly sets me apart from the rest.

Kim Brackett and her husband, Ira, operate Brackett Ranches Limited Partnership, a cow-calf and stocker operation based in southern Idaho on the Idaho/Nevada border. The ranch participates in third-party verification programs to provide consumers with more information about how their food is raised. The primary goal of her operation is to produce superior quality calves, while also improving the range of health on the ranch.
Brackett has a long history of service in the cattle industry and has chaired the 2020-2025 Beef Industry Long Range Plan Task Force, served as president of the Idaho Cattle Association, chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, chair of the Beef Quality Assurance Advisory Group. In 2018, Brackett was awarded an Eisenhower Fellowship which provided her the opportunity to study abroad and research sustainability issues affecting the cattle industry.

As the vice president of agriculture, Bajwa oversees the teaching, education and research network that stretches across Montana with seven agricultural research centers, five academic departments and five Bozeman-based campus farms and ranches. The College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station collectively conduct research to address production challenges to benefit the agricultural industry in Montana.

Bajwa has an extensive background in agricultural engineering and developing technology for smart agriculture. She is a highly regarded researcher of precision agriculture and has provided international leadership into research and education for applying remote sensing and unmanned aerial systems to agricultural systems.