Fertilizer, Input Costs, and Real Estate
Market trends in farming and ranching serve as a fundamental basis of knowledge feeding or fertilizing if you will, several of Montana’s industries. As a certified crop advisor, agronomist, and a real estate broker for farms and ranches, I have been keeping tabs on the surging fertilizer costs causing strain on farmers, inflating prices of…
Giving Back: Investing In Your Community
Twinkling lights line roof lines and glow off soft blankets of snow. Families trek up mountain paths to find the perfect tree. Shoppers bustle to try to find fitting gifts to stow under the tree for their loved ones. When you’re a child, this season is all about the anticipation of receiving. As an adult,…
Market Predictions: Are we headed for a crash in the real estate market?
Historically, the real estate market could be headed toward another crash mimicking the one that happened in 2008. However, there are a couple of differences that have experts predicting a plateau rather than a sudden drop or correction. In the years preceding the 2008 crash, mortgage lenders allowed some risky loans to go through without…
Weaning Time: What Data are You Collecting
The information you obtain at weaning time can be the most crucial part of a cattleman’s livelihood. My daughter recently became involved in the registered Black Angus cattle industry and understands the learning curve on the different data points necessary to submit is vital. This does not exclude the data points that every commercial cattle…
More Than Just A Kill
Few things exist that can instill a sense of complete exhilaration and thrill like eagerly peering into a scope lining up crosshairs and trying to calmly exhale while squeezing the trigger. All morning, you’ve hid in the shadows waiting…There’s absolutely no one around, just the sun embracing your shoulders, the birds singing from the trees,…
