To be named later Montana farm

[cutman]

Got a quote to install pivot irrigation today. $130-140k. Oof.

 

[MarkDarvin]

Got a quote to install pivot irrigation today. $130-140k. Oof.

Is that a habitat improvement or are you upping ag land production?


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[MarkDarvin]

If it’s a habitat idea, save your money. I have a PhD in low moisture plotting. We can figure that out.


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[cutman]

It would be for upping ag land production in the upper field. The lower field is my low moisture habitat project.

 

[Mennoniteman]

If it’s a habitat idea, save your money. I have a PhD in low moisture plotting. We can figure that out.


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I have a 2 year degree in low moisture plotting (the past two drought summers)

 

[cutman]

My first porcupine.



Turkeys are loving the newly cut alfalfa field.

 

[cutman]

Little bird just got picked off.

On second thought, I think it’s a little bird flying close to the camera.

 

[cutman]

Something interesting happening on that left side.

 

[weekender21]

You’ve got some toads out there!


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[KSQ2]

Something interesting happening on that left side.

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Good grief, we have one very similar about 1100 miles to the SE.

 

[cutman]

The farmer who rents my land is a good guy - I think we are going to work together for a long time. He’s been working on the flood irrigation and has it almost up and running:





The county is shutting off the water on 9/15, but we wanted to get some water on the field before that happened. Once the water is shut off and the irrigation canal dries out, John (farmer) is going to get some new pipes put in to fix a leak and make future irrigation more efficient.

After we’ve been flood irrigating for a couple of years hopefully the NRCS will chip in to put in a pivot.

The deer set the camera off in these pictures, but the pheasants got my attention.

 

[cutman]

I’ve got at least 3 10 pointers using my driveway.





And the pheasants are getting prettier.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Wow! That looks like an awesome property. I assume you can not draw irrigation water from the river?

 

[cutman]

The irrigation canal is fed from the river, but I don’t think I can pull directly from the river itself.

6 pheasants in one photo is a record.

 

[yoderjac]

Very Cool!

 

[cutman]

The neighbors cows have escaped.

 

[KSQ2]

The neighbors cows have escaped.

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Been there done that!

 

[cutman]

A new record!

 

[KSQ2]

A new record!

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I love seeing pheasants!

 

[yoderjac]

They are just beautiful!