Grace McDonald

BOZEMAN, MT – Calling all ranching and conservation pioneers. The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a leader in creative conservation solutions, is launching America’s first Virtual Fence Conservation Fund. This groundbreaking quarter-million dollar …

The 105th Annual Montana Farm Bureau (MFBF) Convention, held in Billings from November 18-21, brought together agricultural leaders, ranchers, farmers, and advocates from across the state to discuss critical issues …

The Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) provided comments to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on trapping regulations that include an amendment that protects livestock producers’ privacy. The trapping regulations …

Montana FWP has released Coyote Trapping Regulations to go before the Fish and Wildlife Commission on November 12 at 8:30 a.m. The regulations are deemed necessary by FWP in order …

Canada’s exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday. The stoppage, which started on Monday, involves …

The Department of Agriculture is awarding over $120 million to fund six fertilizer production projects in Arkansas, California, Illinois, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP), which …

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. The $10,000 award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of …

BOZEMAN – As the climate in the American West becomes increasingly arid and drought stress becomes more common, agricultural producers are seeking to understand how crops weather those warmer and …

Washington, D.C.  – Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies (PASTURES) Act which will safeguard landowners with property adjacent to federally leased land from …

Federally inspected cattle harvest has been variable in the month of October. Specific to fed cattle, the month started strong with a 498,000 weekly total. The second week was a …