Field Days

On the final episode of the second season of Field Days, Fergus County rancher Weston Merrill ponders his family’s legacy and the future of agriculture in Montana and the American West.

On this episode of Field Days, Fergus County rancher Weston Merrill does battle with a herd of elk to save his dwindling supply of hay.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill loses his first calf of the season.

On this episode of Field Days, calving begins at Mountain View Ranch.  

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill cleans up his barn in preparation for calving.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill drives ten miles on a closed highway just get some crossfit time in with his wife.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill heads to the Montana Winter Fair, where he learns how to be a better advocate for the agriculture industry.  

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill revives a forty year-old snowblower to clear out his corrals in preparation for calving.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill gets his cows through the chute for their bangs vaccine and a new brand.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Weston Merrill reflects on the pasture rotation system he used for the first time this past summer.