Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently honored the late Conrad Burns, U.S. Senator and farm broadcaster, with the first-ever Conrad Burns Ag Technology Award – appropriately presented to Taylor Brown, owner of the Northern Ag Network which was founded by Burns in 1975.

Sen. Daines presented the award last month at the Montana Ag Summit on June 1 Before about 700 attendees. “Senator Conrad Burns was an advocate for technology to bring connectivity to Montana,” said Daines. “This award recognizes Montanans who have sought to advance agriculture through technology.”

Daines noted that the Northern Ag Network uses the latest technology to deliver agricultural programming to 60 radio and 10 TV stations in Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas along with their popular digital platform, NorthernAg.Net, that includes a weekly electronic newsletter and various social media.