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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SDSU Extension to host event showcasing vegetable production at Cherry Rock Farms
by Colton YoungBROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce an event highlighting how to grow vegetables in a high tunnel at a Brandon-area farm on July 23, …
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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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MFU Member John Wicks Testifies in House Ag Subcommittee on Credit and Risk Management
by Andy SchwabMontana Farmers Union member John Wicks Wednesday testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit, to detail the importance …
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R-CALF USA Praises President Trump’s Planned 50% Brazilian Tariff
by Colton YoungPresident Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods beginning Aug. 1 received high praise from R-CALF USA. In a letter sent to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in …
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CHS to Close 18.5 Million Bushel Duluth-Superior Grain Terminal in August
by Andy SchwabIn a blow to the Port of Duluth-Superior (Twin Ports), CHS confirmed in the media that it is ceasing operations at its Superior, Wisconsin, grain terminal by the end of …
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Secretary Rollins Announces New Plan to Bolster Meat and Poultry Safety
by Colton YoungU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the opening of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory, launched a comprehensive plan to bolster …
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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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America First Trade Win: USDA Blocks Additional Specialty Sugar Imports
by Colton YoungToday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in alignment with Secretary Rollins’ Farmers First policies, announced no additional imports of specialty sugars beyond what U.S. international obligations dictate. “Production agriculture has …
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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 …