The Froid Research Farm Field Day featured seven tour talks for area producers on Thursday, June 22. “We’re glad to be back after a couple of years,” Dave Branson, research leader for the USDA-ARS in Sidney’s Pest Management Research Unit, said during a welcome. He said researchers hope to continue to learn what are concerns from stockholders and producers. “You guys are on

Dave Branson, research entomologist for USDA-ARS in Sidney, provided an insight into the grasshopper outbreaks and management during the Froid Research Farm Field Day on Thursday, June 22. Branson noted that eastern Montana has experienced extensive outbreaks of grasshoppers in the last two years and this looks like another challenging year of dealing with the pests. Branson said large amount