The National FFA Organization plays a large role in the lives of students across the State of Montana. This program first started in 1928 and has since spread across all …
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No Crackdown on Pesticide Use Expected Despite MAHA Push
by Colter BrownThe Trump administration says there won’t be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S. Politico says that’s despite a report from the Make America Healthy Again Committee that called …
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Opinion: Rural Rights, Real Lives: Time to Stop the Stupidity
by Colter BrownBy 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 …