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Field Days
Mondays at 7PM

Field Days is a weekly audio diary following the day-to-day lives of Montanans working in agriculture, hosted by Sarah Brown and produced by Yellowstone Public Radio. Across nine seasons, Field Days has featured farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, and beekeepers telling their stories in weekly, five-minute episodes. Field Days was the recipient of the 2019 E.B. Craney Non-Commercial Radio Program of the Year, awarded annually by the Montana Broadcaster's Association.Theme music by John Kosel of the High Country Cowboys.

  • On this episode of Field Days, Randall Shinn of Seacross Ranch rounds up cattle with a little help from his friends.
  • On this episode of Field Days, a trip by the Seacross Ranch to the Yellowstone Valley Farmers Market gets rained out.
  • On the next episode of Field Days, Mickey Steward of Seacross Ranch in Lodge Grass strings electric fence to move the heifers to fresh grass.
  • On this episode of Field Days, Mickey Steward of Seacross Ranch in Lodge Grass tours the ranch with a representative from Montana Audubon.
  • On this episode of Field Days, Mickey Steward of Seacross Ranch in Lodge Grass moves the cows and their calves to fresh grass.
  • On this week’s episode of Field Days, Randall Shinn of Seacross Ranch in Lodge Grass heads out into the hills to check the water.
  • On this week’s season premiere episode of Field Days, host Sarah Brown introduces producers Randall Shinn and Mickey Steward of Seacross Ranch in Lodge Grass.
  • On the Season 11 finale of Field Days, the broiler chicks at Black Dog Farm go out to pasture for the summer.
  • On this episode of Field Days, Tim Anthony and Kira Jarosz of Black Dog Farm move the laying hens onto the compost pile, their first stop on their summer tour of the farm.
  • On this episode of Field Days, Tim Anthony of Black Dog Farm works over the compost pile, a ridge of rich, dark earth made from poop, blood, guts, and feathers, and is a critical element in their closed-loop system.