When they're finished, they take the leftovers home. Food is an attractive benefit for college students, but lab experience is valuable, too, Habernicht said. Local testing is also important for MSU breeders who want fast answers and Montana farmers who want to know which varieties to plant. The tests are funded by a grant from the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The purpose is to see how sagebrush, shrubs, berries and other vegetation grow when they're not disturbed or eaten, says Carl Wambolt, MSU professor of range sciences.
Woody plants are very important for wildlife.
The FWP will first locate the exclosures and see which ones are still functioning. It has records going back at least 50 years on some of them. MSU will then begin its field work next summer. Elderly eating Healthy aging depends, in part, on healthy eating. But malnutrition is a major concern for elderly people living in rural places like Montana, said Karen Zulkowski of the MSU College of Nursing.