Welcome to Montana 4-H Congress! You and 300 of your closest friends have been shipwrecked on a deserted island when your 4-H cruise liner went down somewhere in the Pacific. Your only way off the island is to make some new friends, learn some new things and utilize your leadership skills to work together and charter a new course for home.
Yes, we said crickets. The Gallatin Valley is home to a variety of interesting agricultural operations. Cowboy Cricket Farms is one of those. Learn more about how the cricket farmers are herding millions of live animals at a time and what they are doing with them. Dig your hands right into the bins of crickets and see first-hand the process that takes live crickets and turns them into an amazing protein packed food sources.
Visit and learn about Alpaca Land. Participants will have an opportunity o learn in a hands on environment about raising alpacas, Live shearing, fiber and applications, alpaca judging and evaluation as well as running an alpaca business. Everything you could ever want to know about alpacas in one session.
Montana Gluten Free is proud to be gluten free from farm to fork. We grow, mill, package and market gluten free food in carefully monitored fields, with dedicated equipment, and in our certified facility. Get a gluten free orientation by touring our facility to learn about gluten free product food safety, baking and cooking, and food science research.
Over 80% of precipitation received in the American Rockies falls in the form of snow, which acts as a natural reservoir for summer water supplies. The Montana NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack and precipitation information via the SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) network in order to issue streamflow forecasts for Montana and Wyoming. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning. Participants will have the opportunity to hike around Hyalite reservoir to see the technology in action.
Join owner and proprietor Lavonne Stucky for a hands-on tour of the Wool Mill a fantastic operation in near by Belgrade. The wool mill has found innovative ways to showcase farming, production and agritourism on their 40 acres of family land. Participants will learn about all that goes on from sheep to finished goods. They will learn how to make and go home with a hand felted item.
Visit and learn about Alpaca Land. Participants will have an opportunity o learn in a hands on environment about raising alpacas, Live shearing, fiber and applications, alpaca judging and evaluation as well as running an alpaca business. Everything you could ever want to know about alpacas in one session.
Yes, we said crickets. The Gallatin Valley is home to a variety of interesting agricultural operations. Cowboy Cricket Farms is one of those. Learn more about how the cricket farmers are herding millions of live animals at a time and what they are doing with them. Dig your hands right into the bins of crickets and see first-hand the process that takes live crickets and turns them into an amazing protein packed food sources.
Montana Gluten Free is proud to be gluten free from farm to fork. We grow, mill, package and market gluten free food in carefully monitored fields, with dedicated equipment, and in our certified facility. Get a gluten free orientation by touring our facility to learn about gluten free product food safety, baking and cooking, and food science research.
Over 80% of precipitation received in the American Rockies falls in the form of snow, which acts as a natural reservoir for summer water supplies. The Montana NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack and precipitation information via the SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) network in order to issue streamflow forecasts for Montana and Wyoming. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning. Participants will have the opportunity to hike around Hyalite reservoir to see the technology in action.
Join owner and proprietor Lavonne Stucky for a hands-on tour of the Wool Mill a fantastic operation in near by Belgrade. The wool mill has found innovative ways to showcase farming, production and agritourism on their 40 acres of family land. Participants will learn about all that goes on from sheep to finished goods. They will learn how to make and go home with a hand felted item.
