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farm406 WWW.FARM406MAGAZINE.COM RESOURCE PARTNERS: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Chelsi Bay, Communications officer PO Box 200201 | Helena, MT 59601-0201 406-444-3684 | afjeseth@mt.gov MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION P.O. Box 172230 | Bozeman, MT 59717-223 (406) 994-1750 | msuextension@montana.edu Director of Extension CODY STONE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Communications Director REAGAN COLYER College of Agriculture | MT Agricultural Experiment Station 406.994.7866 | jennifer.lavey@montana.edu No public funds are used in the publishing of farm406 magazine. EDITORIAL PUBLISHER David F. Leray EDITOR Hayley Lenington-Leray CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ted Stuff SALES/MARKETING 406.452.1177 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Kay Bjork, Margaret Byfield, Denise Czuprynski, Dana Darlington, Tasha Gibby, Norman Kincaide, Holly Matkin, Shannon Ruckman, Suzanne Waring CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Sarah Lanier, Ali Spoon, Eric Visocan, Sara Young CULINARY SPECIALIST Chandee Bomgardner COVER PHOTO Courtesy of North40 SUBSCRIPTIONS If you are moving, renewing, have a question, please call Winston Publishing. A new subscriber's first issue will be mailed within 8 weeks of order receipt. Our standard subscription rate is $35 per year. 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. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... farm406 8 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 CULINARY SPECIALIST Chandee Bomgardner is a Montana native with roots firmly planted in faith, family, farming and food. Her love for culinary arts is best witnessed in her art studio (commercial kitchen) where she creates new recipes and blends life into old family favorites. Chandee and her husband own Bomgardner Catering. Suzanne Waring: Having grown up on a farm that is still in the family, Suzanne maintains an interest in advances being made in agriculture. Holly Matkin is a native Montanan who lives with her husband at the foot of the Elkhorn Mountains. She covers a wide variety of topics as a freelance writer for multiple local and national publications, and especially enjoys writing travel, history, and human interest pieces. Eric Visocan founded Burnt Image Photography LLC in 2009. He specializes in commercial, portrait, aerial, and landscape photography. Eric builds his images into beautiful wood prints many of which can be viewed at www.burntimage.net. Shannon Ruckman has enjoyed writing about Montana agriculture and rural life for 16 years. She has an agricultural communications degree from Kansas State University. She and her family live in rural central Montana and are active in 4-H and FFA. Norman Kincaide was raised in Pueblo County, CO. Earned degrees in history from, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, and ASU, Ph.D. After 22 years in legal publishing retired to Rocky Ford, CO in 2008. Dana Darlington is a rancher in Big Sandy, Montana. He currently serves as the North Central Director for the Montana Stockgrowers Association and is a Big Sandy Conservation District member. He has served as past chairman of the Missouri River Council, vice-chair of the Bureau of Land Management's Resources Advisory Committee, and past president of the North Central Montana Stockgrowers. Denise Czuprynski has been writing and editing her full career in marketing and communications. She feels proud and blessed to call Cascade, Montana her home. Kay Bjork is headquartered on Swan Lake where she and her husband have launched on a multitude of Montana adventures. Margaret is a natural resource policy expert. She was raised on a large cow-calf operation in Central Nevada, which became subject of the landmark takings case, Hage v. United States. Being thrust into the property rights issues at a young age, she continues to fight for landowners across the nation.

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