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Canadian winds brought much cooler temps the last week. The morning dew/moisture on the crops have delayed combining till afternoons into the night. It was 60 F/15 C degrees in my house this morning unlike the normal 85 F/29 C I have gotten used to. Changing of the seasons brings significant milestones I try to refrain well past the norm. Shutting the windows in your house, wearing a jacket, turning on the heat in house/car and craving hibernation foods (soup and scotch ale). If everyone could refrain from doing these things, we can pretend it is still summer.

A few scattered showers across Montana kept our moisture conditions like last week. Some harvest delays were observed yet we still are above last years harvest rate. Overall, it is still hot and dry for the next week. We will see a temperature drop next week; producers will be looking to put in long days to get as much in the bin as possible. 

MSU Ag Alert: Grasshoppers are abundant this year and have been a concern in winter wheat. Below is basic information on grasshoppers. Management recommendations for winter wheat are at the bottom of the page.

Above average temperatures and minimal moisture were observed across Montana during the past week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Reporters in Golden Valley, Musselshell and Sweet Grass counties reported the dry weather and grasshopper infestation continues to take a toll on crops and pasture.