Western Ag Network Excited for New Television Partnership with Cowles Media

August 26, 2024

The Western Ag Network is excited to announce a new television partnership with Cowles Media.

Beginning September 2, 2024, award-winning ag broadcasters Russell Nemetz and Lane Nordlund join the Wake Up Montana Non-Stop Local team. The Western Ag Network Report will be seen weekday mornings on these Cowles Media affiliates:

KULR Billings NBC

KYWB Butte-Bozeman ABC FOX

KFBB Great Falls ABC FOX

KHBB Helena ABC FOX

KTMF Missoula-Kalispell ABC FOX

“We greatly appreciate the invitation to bring our ag television programming to the Wake Up Montana Non-Stop Local team’s statewide audience,” said Western Ag Network Owner/Ag Broadcaster Russell Nemetz. “It’s gratifying to know that Cowles Media is just as committed as we are to serving Montana farmers and ranchers on television.”

“Agriculture is the backbone of Montana’s economy and our audience deserves to know what’s happening on our farms and ranches,” said Paul Bergen, Executive News Director for Cowles Media. “The Western Ag Network takes pride in reporting on the pulse of today’s ag community and our viewers can expect stories that engage and inform on such an important topic.”

Nemetz and Nordlund travel extensively across the region and nation concentrating on personal contact with producers and agribusiness professionals providing unmatched visibility, credibility and high-quality ag programming.

Check local television listings for actual broadcast times.

The Western Ag Network (formally the Evan Slack Network) was founded in 1985 by NAFB Hall of Fame farm broadcaster Evan Slack. In 2020, Nemetz bought the network and rebranded it Western Ag Network which is now heard on 111 radio affiliates in 10 states. They’re award-winning Ag news and markets is also available online at www.WesternAgNetwork.com and on social media channels like Facebook and Instagram.

In addition to providing daily radio reports on the Western Ag Network, both Nemetz and Nordlund are seen statewide on Cowles Media. They also make regular appearances on national television broadcasts like Cattlemen to Cattlemen, Market Day Report and Rural Evening News all seen on RFD-TV.

Source: Western Ag Network

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