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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, Holly Matkin, Shannon Ruckman, Kat Stansell, Suzanne Waring CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Sara Lanier, Ali Spoon, Eric Visocan, Sara Young CULINARY SPECIALIST Chandee Bomgardner GUEST CULINARY SPECIALIST Veronica Ronnau COVER PHOTO Courtesy of Matt McCormick SUBSCRIPTIONS If you are moving, renewing, or have a question, please call Winston Publishing. A new subscriber's first issue will be mailed within eight 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. Kay Bjork is headquartered on Swan Lake where she and her husband have launched on a multitude of Montana adventures. Margaret Byfield 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. Kat Stansell is the Grassroots Outreach Director for the American Policy Center. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduate of Denison University. She has been a local activist, working for several candidates and organizations. She has also written for newspapers, websites, and organized events highlighting issues of the day.

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