![The Kuntz family participated in the Yellowstone Regional Agricultural Sustainability Project, funded under EQIP through…]()
The Kuntz family participated in the Yellowstone Regional Agricultural Sustainability Project, funded under EQIP through…![Wheat crop of P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners who use water from the Ruby…]()
Wheat crop of P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners who use water from the Ruby…![Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…]()
Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…![An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…]()
An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…![Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…]()
Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…![High Tunnel on Fleshman Farm. Installed in May 2020 through financial assistance of NRCS, EQIP (Environmental Quality…]()
High Tunnel on Fleshman Farm. Installed in May 2020 through financial assistance of NRCS, EQIP (Environmental Quality…![No-till corn on Brian Kindsfather's farm near Laurel, MT. Yellowstone County. July 2018. Original public domain image from…]()
No-till corn on Brian Kindsfather's farm near Laurel, MT. Yellowstone County. July 2018. Original public domain image from…![Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.]()
Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. ![Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…]()
Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…![Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…]()
Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…![An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…]()
An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…]()
Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![PVC pipe irrigation used in corn plant rows of high tunnel. High Tunnel on Fleshman Farm. Original public domain image from…]()
PVC pipe irrigation used in corn plant rows of high tunnel. High Tunnel on Fleshman Farm. Original public domain image from…![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![Farming is hard work at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the…]()
Farming is hard work at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the…![Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…]()
Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…![Sunrise pivot irrigation near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…]()
Sunrise pivot irrigation near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…![Through EQIP, NRCS worked with landowner, David Lyons, to restore this section of Moore Creek.]()
Through EQIP, NRCS worked with landowner, David Lyons, to restore this section of Moore Creek.![A combine harvester in wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use…]()
A combine harvester in wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use…![An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…]()
An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Farming is hard work at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the…]()
Farming is hard work at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the…![Harvested and unharvested wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners…]()
Harvested and unharvested wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Panorama from hay bales next to the water canal above P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other…]()
Panorama from hay bales next to the water canal above P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other…![Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Electrical breaker boxes at the water pump point on the Tongue River that supplies James Robinson's irrigation system. The…]()
Electrical breaker boxes at the water pump point on the Tongue River that supplies James Robinson's irrigation system. The…![Water pump point on the Tongue River that supplies James Robinson's irrigation system. The pump is mobile so that it can be…]()
Water pump point on the Tongue River that supplies James Robinson's irrigation system. The pump is mobile so that it can be…![USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux visits Pete and Meagan Lannan’s Barney Creek Livestock…]()
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux visits Pete and Meagan Lannan’s Barney Creek Livestock…![Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…]()
Field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
No-till sugarbeets planted into barley stubble under center pivot irrigation on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…]()
Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![Fly fishing in the Ruby River, downstream of Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black…]()
Fly fishing in the Ruby River, downstream of Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black…![Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…]()
Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…![Sunrise at Beaverhead Rock State Park at Twin Bridges, MT, on on August 28, 2019.]()
Sunrise at Beaverhead Rock State Park at Twin Bridges, MT, on on August 28, 2019.![Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…]()
Wheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![Harvested and unharvested wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners…]()
Harvested and unharvested wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners…![P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…]()
P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby Reservoir at the base of…![High Tunnel Farming on Fleshman Farm. Installed in May 2020 through financial assistance of NRCS, EQIP (Environmental…]()
High Tunnel Farming on Fleshman Farm. Installed in May 2020 through financial assistance of NRCS, EQIP (Environmental…![Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…]()
Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…![Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…]()
Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…![Field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…]()
Field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…![Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.]()
Center piviot irrigation on field of corn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm.![Irrigation ditch through field of sugar beets. Judith Basin, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigation ditch through field of sugar beets. Judith Basin, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Irrigating a pasture. Gallatin Valley, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigating a pasture. Gallatin Valley, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![A field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…]()
A field irrigated with water from the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana.…![Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…]()
Beaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water…![Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…]()
Steve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer…![Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…]()
Pollinators and wild flowers at Ruby Reservoir and Dam, near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and…![Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…]()
Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…![An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…]()
An aerial photo of a field irrigated by the Gallatin River watershed. Bozeman, MT. March, 2020. Bozeman, Gallatin County…![Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…]()
Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…![Irrigation ditch across pasture land nrthwest of Great Falls, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigation ditch across pasture land nrthwest of Great Falls, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…]()
Pivot irrigation system on James Robinson's hayland within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Robinson worked with…![Irrigating in the Gallatin Valley, Montana.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigating in the Gallatin Valley, Montana.. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Harvesting wheat on an irrigated field near Billings, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Harvesting wheat on an irrigated field near Billings, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Irrigation ditch. Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigation ditch. Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Opening gate in irrigation ditch. Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Opening gate in irrigation ditch. Fairfield Bench Farms, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Irrigating in the Gallatin Valley, Montana.]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Irrigating in the Gallatin Valley, Montana.]. Sourced from the Library of Congress.![Irrigated sugar beet fields along Yellowstone River. Note grasshopper damage. Rosebud County, Montana. Sourced from the…]()
Irrigated sugar beet fields along Yellowstone River. Note grasshopper damage. Rosebud County, Montana. Sourced from the…![Irrigated fields in the drought area yield a good harvest. Near Billings, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.]()
Irrigated fields in the drought area yield a good harvest. Near Billings, Montana. Sourced from the Library of Congress.