By Tom Opre, Filmmaker, Conservation Advocate I’ve spent the last decade embedded with people who live with wildlife. From tribal leaders in Zambia to keepers in the Scottish Highlands, to …
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While the expansion of gray wolf populations is often hailed as a conservation success, the consequences for ranching families can be gruesome, costly and complex – threatening the safety of …
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New Map Shows Amount of Land in Each County Owned by Foreign Entities
by Colter BrownThe Trump Administration announced the National Farm Security Action Plan last week, that aims to secure and protect American farmland, enhance agricultural supply chain resilience, and protect the U.S. nutrition …
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New Film Highlights Challenges Faced by Montana Ranching Families
by Colter Brown“What if the last generation of American ranchers walked off the land?” That’s the tag line of a new documentary called “The Real Yellowstone”. It’s not about John Dutton and …
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Montana Wolf Population Holding Relatively Stable, FWP Proposes Increase in Harvest Quota
by Colter BrownThe wolf population has remained relatively stable in the past few years with only slight declines in the statewide population estimates, according to the 2024 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks …
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Secretary Rollins Shuts Down Mexican Border to Livestock Imports Again due to Further Spread of New World Screwworm
by Colter BrownMexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 …
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Trump Administration Announces Disaster Assistance for Farmers
by Colter BrownU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 …
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Montana Stockgrowers Members Celebrate Regional Environmental Stewardship Award Win
by Colter BrownThe Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is honored to announce that its members, G&G Livestock and the Cathey Cattle Company, have been selected as one of six regional honorees of the …
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What a Montana Branding Teaches Us About Community, Connection, and Confidence – Perspective of a Greenhorn
by Colter Brownby Bernadete Jensen This past month, I was invited to attend my very first branding just outside of Fromberg—and to be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Branding isn’t …
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As Consumers Focus on Protein, Meat is Having a Moment
by Colter Brown“Meat is having a moment.” That’s according to Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Livestock Market Economist at Kansas State University. That phrase reflects multiple signals that consumer desire for meat protein is …
