Thankful for Our Treasures

In Montana, we are excited to host the NEAFCS 2016 conference.  We wanted to take a moment to reflect and share our thanks with our wonderful colleagues from across the nation and their dedication to the Extension mission.

MSU President, Dr. Waded Cruzado

We are thankful in Montana for our MSU President, Waded Cruzado, who is so passionate about Extension and the land-grant mission.  President Cruzado will be one of the speakers at our NEAFCS conference in Big Sky, Montana.

We wanted to share with you an excerpt from her Blue and Gold news that we thought might interest you.  One section is on STEM and the other on pulse crops, both topics recently discussed at the 2015 NEAFCS conference.

STEM:
A hiring method researchers at Montana State University devised to significantly increase gender diversity in science, technology, engineering and math faculty was featured recently on Amy Poehler's Smart Girls blog. The post noted that although STEM careers in science, technology, engineering and math currently are dominated by men, Montana is "paving the way towards a more equitable future in STEM careers that is going to make a huge difference for girls across the state."

Pulse Crops:
MSU has created several short videos about important research that is being conducted at the university. This video shows how Montana State researchers are looking at ways to improve efficiency and revenues on Montana's farm and ranch lands by utilizing pulse and cover crops as well as precision agriculture techniques. 

We look forward to sharing with you throughout the year some of our great treasures for which we are thankful.  Today, we hope you'll take a moment to reflect and be thankful for the meaningful work you do with Extension. 

We'll see you in Montana in September!