The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is reiterating its call to strengthen and establish a national animal identification system that works for, and is accountable to, all producers. USCA says there …
-
-
Ag News StoriesGrain NewsLivestock News
USDA Investing $207 Million in Clean Energy and Domestic Fertilizer Projects
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that USDA is awarding $207 million in 42 states for projects through the Rural Energy for America Program and the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. …
-
Farmers and ranchers in North Dakota will be eligible for compensation for high-value conservation practices. The North Dakota Farmers Union was selected to serve as the state lead on a …
-
Trichomoniasis, a venereal disease of cattle, was recently identified in a herd in Fremont County. Commonly known as “trich”, the disease is caused by the protozoa, Tritrichomonas foetus, which is …
-
Ag News StoriesBeyond the Weather - Mental HealthNews
Farm Bureau Announces Partnership to Revolutionize Farm Family Mental Health Services
A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and wellbeing services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families. …
-
Ag News StoriesNews
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Process to Restore Grizzly Bears to Bitterroot Ecosystem
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem. The Service will assess the potential impacts …
-
Ag News StoriesGrain NewsNews
Vilsack Offers CCC as a Solution to Raise Reference Prices in Farm Bill
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack floated the idea of Congress using the Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) fund in some “innovative and creative ways” to deal with the “pretty pricey” issue of …
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Tester Leads Bipartisan Effort to Block Largest Meatpacking Corporation from Stock Exchange
Montana Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to block JBS’s request to be a publicly traded company on …
-
Ag News StoriesNews
Rock Springs RMP Task Force Releases Report to Have Stakeholder Input Included in BLM Decision
The task force on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rock Springs draft Resource Management Plan (RMP), created at Governor Mark Gordon’s request, released their report containing their consensus recommendations today. This …
-
Paradise Valley, MT — The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) today announced an innovative payment-for-presence program to compensate a rancher for providing elk habitat in Montana’s Paradise Valley. Using …
