SPONSORED- As fertilizer costs spiked alongside near record high commodity prices for corn, cotton, soybeans, rice and wheat, farmers across the country found themselves in a balancing act. The dilemma …
Ag News Stories
-
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Wyoming Wool Growers Association Announces New Executive Director
by Colter BrownWyoming Wool Growers Association President Regan Smith is pleased to announce that sheep specialist Alison Crane has been selected as the organization’s next executive director. Crane’s background in small ruminant …
-
(Miles City) – Friends and former students of Jack Larson are inviting everyone to a Cancer Benefit Dinner/Dance and Auction to raise funds to help with medical bills for Miles …
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Rising Retail Prices Will Increasingly Test Consumers’ Appetite for Meat
by Colter BrownU.S. consumer demand for retail meat remains exceptionally strong despite higher prices stemming from increased production costs and supply chain limitations. However, once the full effects of producer price inflation …
-
The Northern International Livestock Exposition is excited to welcome Leah Morgan Clark as the next NILE General Manager. Clark will begin her duties in Billings in early June and invites …
-
Ag News StoriesGrain NewsNews
Biden Plans Aid to Boost Production of Crops Affected by War in Ukraine
by Colter BrownFarmers would see higher USDA commodity loan rates and crop-insurance incentives to grow crops such as wheat and soybeans, as well as consider double-crop options, as part of a $500 …
-
Ag News StoriesGrain NewsNews
CHS Foundation Awards Precision Agriculture Grant to Montana State
by Colter BrownThe CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., announced today six grants totaling $829,000 to support development, education and sustainable benefits of precision agriculture. The CHS Foundation supports …
-
More than 100 agriculture interest groups say farmers and ranchers could have to report personal and business-related information to the Securities Exchange Commission if a rule to require publicly traded …
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Cattle Market and Beef Packers Under the Microscope in Ag Committee Hearings
by Colter BrownA big week for the cattle industry on Capitol Hill with hearings in both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees. The excitement began in the Senate where lawmakers discussed bills …
-
Ag News StoriesNewsOpinion
Opinion: I-191 Restricts Public Access, Agriculture, and More in SW Montana
by Colter BrownBy Senator Walt Sales As part of a multigeneration farm/ranch family in the Gallatin Valley, I understand the vital importance of protecting our land and water resources. Farmers’ and ranchers’ …
