Hill County's Extension vacancy will be filled

The manager of the University of Montana's Bandy Ranch has been hired as Hill County's newest Extension agent.

"I'm excited about (the job), and I'm really happy to have the opportunity to go to Havre to do it. I see a lot of opportunities," said Joe Broesder, who is scheduled to start Dec. 15.

Broesder, who manages the Bandy Ranch under a cooperative agreement between UM and Montana State University, will join agent Jennifer Wells at the Hill County branch of the MSU Extension Service.

The service has agents in nearly all of Montana's 56 counties, and offers an educational resource to agricul...