Lewistown native shares his passion for agriculture

By MORGAN GARRISON
Jun 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026

Nathan Long showing one of his beloved Duroc pigs.

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By MORGAN GARRISON

It may be easy to assume 17-year-old Nathan Long from Lewistown, Mont., grew up without much of a choice when it came to joining 4-H and FFA. After all, his father, Jared Long, is the agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor for the Fergus of Lewistown chapter. But when you listen to Nathan talk about his beloved breeding sows or his cows, a person can quickly deduce that this young man just flat out has a passion for the agriculture way of life – there is nothing forced about it.

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