COHAGEN, Mont. – While the calendar indicates it is still the middle of winter, Mother Nature has had different thoughts. By the middle of February, temperatures at Lane Green’s ranch, which lies in the heart of the Missouri River Breaks, reached upwards of 50 degrees. Looking back, Lane can remember February’s that have turned off to spring before. Even so, Lane hopes that some moisture will come sooner rather than later.
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