The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) today announced the completion of a feasibility study on wintertime cloud seeding to enhance mountain snowpack in southwest Montana. The study highlights the …
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Canadian Dean Edge Wins World Auctioneer Title, Competition Moves to St. Onge Next Year
by Andy SchwabThe week of June 2 was an emotional one for Dean Edge. On Tuesday, he celebrated the life of Blair Vold, the mentor who gave him one of his first …
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Wyoming’s elected officials are welcoming news that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will revisit the controversial Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP), which governs the use of more than …
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Upcoming Vote on Proposed Montana Canola Checkoff Program
by Andy SchwabIn cooperation with a producer-driven advisory committee, the Montana Department of Agriculture will soon deliver paper ballots to known Montana canola growers to voice their opinion on the establishment of …
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Representatives of the entire U.S. red meat supply chain gathered in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday as the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) opened its Spring Conference. USMEF Chair Steve Hanson, …
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Kennedy Seeks to Reassure Ag Sector as MAHA Report on Pesticides Looms
by Andy SchwabAlthough agriculture groups are concerned that an expected report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission will attack pesticides, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a …
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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” stalled Friday when five House Republicans sided with Democrats in the House Budget Committee and voted against merging and advancing the budget reconciliation bill. The …
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Stark Named Interim Director of UW’s Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program
by Andy SchwabThe University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has appointed Doug Stark interim director of its Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership (RMAL) Program. The program, which …
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Farmers would see an expanded safety net under a package of provisions released late Monday by the House Agriculture Committee. The committee on Tuesday evening will begin debating a bill …
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USDA Reports Not Helpful to Wheat Markets; Soybeans Are a Different Story
by Andy SchwabThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released several crop reports today that impacted the markets in positive and negative ways. The biggest report that fanned the flame of wheat traders’ …