Wheat fields around Cut Bank, Montana

Wheat fields around Cut Bank, Montana

Wheat fields around Cut Bank, Montana

July 17 to 19, 2007.

We are staying in the Riverview RV Park in Cut Bank, Montana. We are in a water & electric site $24.08 with 10% Good Sam discount. It is nothing but an OK RV-Park in a small town. The park only has a few small trees but the park does have location ------- in the city.

Resting wheat field near Cut Bank, Montana

We went for a drive in the countryside surrounding Cut Bank. The entire area consists of large grain growing operations. Farmers in this area rotate crops leaving the land to sit for one or two years while it replenishes moisture and nutrients. This field is "resting".

In the background you can see some large white buildings. It appears to be one of the Hutterite communities in the area. Huterites live in communes. This one is located on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation.

Wheat field near Cut Bank, Montana

In this location grain is growing to the horizon or should I say it appears to be growing to the horizon.

Dry farming wheat near Cut Bank, Montana

This is another wheat field near Cut Bank, Montana that appears to stretch to the horizon. This is known as "dry" farming as no irrigation is used.

Wheat ready for harvest near Cut Bank, Montana

It will not be long before this field of wheat near Cut Bank, Montana will be full of harvesters.

Green wheat near Cut Bank, Montana

This field of wheat near Cut Bank, Montana is still green and will not see harvesters for another month or so.

Resting wheat fields and active wheat fields near Cut Bank, Montana

Leaving Lewis & Clark's Camp Disappointment behind we continued to check out the local area. Everywhere we looked grain is the norm as is the practice of leaving acreage idle to replenish the moisture and nutrients. Remember that farming in this region is "dry" farming meaning they do not use irrigation.

Resting and active wheat fields near Cut Bank, Montana

This picture of acerage near Cut Bank, Montana clearly highlights green grain fields along with acreage being left to rest. On the butte in the distance it is fairly easy to see the harder "cap rock" that has protected this butte from water erosion.

Why this wheat is so green I do not know but there is no irrigation in sight.

Field of wheat near Cut Bank, Montana ready for harvesters

This wheat near Cut Bank, Montana looks ready for harvest. I suspect harvesters will be running through this field within a few days.

Huge field of green wheat near Cut Bank, Montana

Some of the wheat fields are ready for harvest while other fields are bright green.

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