Northern's Collegiate Stockgrowers respond to Lodgepole Fires

From Northern Ag Network

SAND SPRINGS — The massive 270,000 acre Lodgepole Complex fires were still raging at zero percent contained when Barry Francis, a student at Montana State University-Northern was already on the phone to ranchers at Sand Springs asking where their Collegiate Stockgrowers organization could provide assistance.

"We knew ranch families needed help," said Francis. "And while others might be able to donate hay, or money, or feed supplies, we thought the best thing that a bunch of ag college students could offer was our manpower and our hands-on ranching experience."...