Glasgow Mt (Miles City, Glendive, Terry: for sale, buyer, live)

[Shilohheritagepork]

Does anyone know anything about Glasgow Mt ? people nice? friendly?
weather? growing season?

[Redraven]

Glasgow is usually one of the coldest spots in the state, all winter, every winter.
I only know what I see on the TV news, I have never been there.
Well, OK, I went by there on the Empire Builder many years ago. That's the passenger train that runs along the Hi-line, as the Northern tier of the State is known.

[Shilohheritagepork]

Thank you thinking of moving to East Montana. Yes I'm swine producer. Don't know what the cattle men well say...Washington State is getting to full. No freedom..no rights.

[seven of nine]

Hello and welcome,
Here is an older post to get you started, some discussions on the closed Air Force base, weather, ect.
The weather is extreme here, how would pigs do? I would assume they would have to be totally enclosed.
Good luck.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/monta...-st-marie.html

[Walter Greenspan]

Shilohheritagepork, you can get a fact sheet for Glasgow by going here American FactFinder and input Glasgow for "city/town" (leave out the ZIP Code) and Montana for "State", and then click "GO".

You'll get a lot of demographics for Glasgow, and if you click on "Reference map" (it's on the right hand side), you'll get a map.

[Walter Greenspan]

Shilohheritagepork, if you haven't already done so, you may want to contact the Valley County Agricultural Extension Service for their thoughts on the profitability of swine operations in the area around Glasgow:

Valley County
Agricultural Extension Service
501 Court Square, Box 12
Glasgow, MT 59230

Tel: (406) 228-6241
Fax: (406) 228-9027

eMail: Valleyextension@valleycountymt.net

Web site: Valley County Agricultural Extension Service

The lack of federally inspected slaughter facilities could prove to be an economic concern as you, or the buyer of your live hogs, might be forced to truck your live hogs to some other state, possibly as far as California.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Shilohheritagepork

Thank you thinking of moving to East Montana. Yes I'm swine producer. Don't know what the cattle men well say...Washington State is getting to full. No freedom..no rights.

You've got a heritage breed? Cool. I think it's important to preserve the old breeds as well as the modern ones. Maybe someday I'll meet your pigs over a plate of chops or ribs. Dang, now you got me hankering for a nice pork roast with crispy fat on top.

Aside from what others mentioned, pigs are sometimes more heavily regulated than other livestock, so you'd best check on that as well.

Agreed on too damn many regs tho, it's fine to have basic regulations but geez, today's micromanaging is going to kill agriculture in America. Guess they think we can get our food from China, lead contamination and all!

[Shilohheritagepork]

I check out Glasgow. Went to Fallon, Terry, Glendive, and Miles City.
I found a Feed Lot. For sale That might work for my pigs