We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Jenn Conrad feeds mineral supplement to part of her herd of cows. She described the supplement as a bit like a "daily vitamin" that helps the health of the herd. Conrad added, "It's like cocaine for cows, they love it."
Reporter's note: While working at a pumpkin patch last October in Washington State, my boss brought me an ag newspaper. On the front page was a story titled "In West, women farmers carry economic clout." It was a statistical summary of women operators in the northwest and included some general statistics for a number of states, including Montana.
I didn't know about the large proportions of women operating farms and ranches, so decided to take a closer look. Of real interest to me was "how many women operate farms and ranches in Blaine County?" I posed the question of how many farms are run by...
