HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and two state agencies filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to challenge Yellowstone National Park’s (YNP) Bison Management Plan. Together with Montana Department …
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Just three days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a rule requiring businesses, including farms, to file Beneficial Ownership Information, the same court has now …
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BREAKING: Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Back On After Appeals Court Lifts Injunction
by Colter BrownA last-minute court of appeals ruling could put tens of thousands of farmers and small businesses in legal crosshairs for failing to register their businesses with the federal government. Farmers …
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United States Prevails in USMCA Dispute with Mexico on Biotech Corn
by Colter BrownUnited States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States has prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered …
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Fish & Wildlife Service Withdraws BIDEH Wildlife Refuge Proposal
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the withdrawal of their proposed Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health (BIDEH) rule for national wildlife refuge system. The agency first proposed …
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At the 11th hour, Congress has been able to reach an agreement on a year-end spending deal that includes economic and disaster aid to farmers. Tuesday evening details on the …
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CoBank Report Shares the Forces That Will Shape the Rural Economy in 2025
by Colter BrownThe U.S. continues to benefit from solid economic growth, low unemployment and moderating inflation. From today’s vantage point, the U.S. economy seems likely to continue on that trajectory into 2025. …
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Improving the Tax Climate and the Upcoming Death Tax Sunset
by Colter Brownby Monty Lesh – Montana Stockgrowers Association 2nd Vice President Passing family farms and ranches on to the next generation is challenging, and future changes to federal inheritance tax could …
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From Income Deductions to Estate Tax: The Cost of Expiring Tax Policy
by Colter BrownAn analysis conducted earlier this year by USDA’s Economic Research Service showed farmers would see their tax obligations grow by $8.9 billion if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) …
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PIERRE, SD. – Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed in South Dakota for the first time since 2021. According to State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson, the infected steer was initially …