Montana Ag Network: Livestock Brands
By: John Riley
and last updated 2021-04-21 14:55:15-04
HELENA â On the banks of the Gallatin River lies a farm and ranch owned and worked by the Nerlin family.
All things considered, itâs been a pretty mild spring calving season for Montana ranchers. The Nerlins, like many ranches, are now wrapping the season up with vaccinations and branding.
Branding may not be the most glamorous work, but itâs important and for the Nerlin family itâs a way to carry on a century-old legacy.
âThe â6 hanging Nâ has been in our family for well Iâll be the fifth-generation Montanan,â said Tom Nerlin. âI didnât even think about it until our great uncle Junior Nerlin decided that since [my wife] Kallie and I were getting married, he said as a wedding gift have the â6 handing Nâ and I had no idea the significance of it then.
India and three other Quad member nations on Monday joined France in kick-starting a three-day naval wargame in the eastern Indian Ocean in reflection of their growing maritime cooperation amid China s growing efforts to expand influence in the region. Officials said the Indian naval ships Satpura and Kiltan along with P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft are participating in the French Navy-led La Perouse exercise. Besides India, other Quad member nations participating in the first such exercise are the US, Japan and Australia, they said. The Indian Ocean, considered the backyard of the Indian Navy, is critical for India s strategic interests. China has been making concerted efforts to increase its presence in the region.
India & other Quad nations join France in 3-day naval exercise in eastern Indian Ocean
Indian Navy Spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said the exercise will witness complex & advanced naval operations including surface warfare, anti-air warfare and air defence exercises.
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New Delhi: India and three other Quad member nations on Monday joined France in kick-starting a three-day mega naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean, in reflection of their growing strategic cooperation in the region.
Officials said the Indian naval ships Satpura and Kiltan along with P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft are participating in multilateral exercise ‘La Perouse’.