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farm406 8 farm406 WWW.FARM406MAGAZINE.COM SUBSCRIPTIONS If you are moving, renewing, have a question, or wish to have your name left off our mail advertisers' list, please enclose your name and mailing address with your correspondence for faster service. Please allow 8 weeks for a change of address. A new subscriber's first issue will be mailed within 8 weeks of order receipt. Our standard subscription rate is $35 per year. Address all correspondence pertaining to your subscription to: WINSTON PUBLISHING P.O. Box 1707 • Great Falls, MT 59403 or call 406-452-1177 or email us at info@winston-publishing.com EDITORIAL INFORMATION Those submitting manuscripts, photographs, artwork or other materials to FARM406 for consideration should not send originals unless specifically requested to do so by Winston Publishing in writing. Unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and other submitted materials must be accompanied by a self-addressed overnight delivery return envelope, postage prepaid. Winston Publishing is not responsible for unsolicited submissions. WINSTON PUBLISHING P.O. Box 1707 • Great Falls, MT 59403 or call 406-452-1177 or email us at info@winston-publishing.com Any reproduction of all or part of FARM406 without the express written permission of the publisher is prohibited. PRINTED IN THE USA All statements, including product claims, are those of the person or organization making the statement or claim. The publisher does not adopt any such statement or claims as its own and any such statement or claim does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publisher. EDITORIAL PUBLISHER David F. Leray EDITOR Hayley Lenington-Leray CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ted Stuff SALES/MARKETING Jack May, Jessica Riffel GRAPHIC DESIGNER Samantha Louthan COPY EDITOR Katherine Niemi CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dr. Anton Bekkerman, Megan Van Emon, Ph.D., John Maltman, Shannon Ruckman, Joel Schumacher, Suzanne Waring CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Marcus Serrano, Eric Visocan, Sara Young Eric Visocan hails from Fort Benton, Montana and is the owner of Burnt Image Photography LLC and Montana Jigsaw Puzzles. Eric specializes in commercial, portrait and landscape photography and sells epic photographs of Montana landscapes at art and trade shows across the State of Montana. Having grown up on a farm that is still in the family, Suzanne Waring maintains an interest in advances being made in agriculture. Photographer Sara Young is a native Montanan specializing in creative portrait photography, with a love for photojournalism. The bulk of her current work is shooting weddings and family portraits, as well as mentoring budding photographers around the state. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Joel Schumacher is an extension economics associate specialist at Montana State University. He holds a M.S. in applied economics, a B.S. in business and is a certified financial counselor. Prior to joining MSU in 2006, Joel worked as a pension analyst helping small businesses implement retirement plans. Marcus Serrano a self-taught photographer who has been shooting since 2013. I started out with lifestyle family photography and found a new love for landscapes. If it's interesting I will capture it. Dr. Anton Bekkerman is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University, joining the faculty in 2009 after completing his PhD at North Carolina State University. Megan Van Emon, Ph.D. is an MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist. She started with MSU in August 2014 and is based in Miles City at USDA-ARS Fort Keogh. John Maltman spent 29 years with Manitoba Agriculture in Extension covering animal nutrition and production issues for poultry, pigs, beef, dairy and sheep. As an expert Ruminant Nutritionist for Highline Manufacturing he travels all over the world and is often a guest speaker at numerous international conferences. Shannon Ruckman has an Agricultural Communications degree from Kansas State University. She has been writing about Montana agriculture for 14 years. Shannon and her husband have three kids and live in rural central Montana.

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