Producers are encourage to attend the in-depth control workshops for prairie dogs and pocket gophers on Wednesday, July 24th. Mary Rumph, Powder River Extension Agent, has teamed up with the Montana Department of Agriculture Vertebrate Pest Specialist Stephen Vantassel to provide pest control programs.
A total of four private and commercial applicator credits are available by attending both workshops, according to Rumph, each individual workshop is worth two credits.
The first program will begin at 1:00 p.m. and feature prairie dog control. It will be held on the Baking Powder Road, located fourteen miles south of Broadus on Highway 59. Turn on Baking Powder and park in a turn-around area located close to the highway. The pocket gopher workshop will directly follow at 2:30 p.m. and will be located at Tom Andrews’, a couple miles west on Baking Powder Road.
In the event of inclement weather, the programs will be held at the Broadus Community Center. Contact Powder River Extension at 436-2424 for additional information.
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