The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NatGLC) recently penned a letter to the Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee to voice their support of $50 million in funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 …
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15-Year Anniversary of U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
by Colter BrownMorocco is the United States’ first and only free trade agreement (FTA) partner on the African continent and an example of the growth potential possible with a combination of strong …
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20 states, including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a petition filed by the North American Meat …
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As Drought Continues, USDA Predicts Decline in Spring Wheat Acres
by Colter BrownAccording to the March 31 USDA 2021 Prospective Plantings report, total U.S. total spring wheat planted area is expected to fall to 11.7 million acres (4.34 million hectares), down 4% from last year, …
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Beef industry organizations will need to evolve in order to continue to bring value in the future. That philosophy is particularly true for breed associations, said Mark McCully, chief executive …
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The Montana Department of Livestock welcomed four new members to the Board of Livestock at its March meeting Wednesday. Greg Wichman joined the board as the sheep representative in addition …
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Farm Bureau Opposes Elimination of Stepped-Up Basis and New Capital Gains Taxes at Death
by Colter BrownThe American Farm Bureau Federation is speaking out against the recent proposals by several lawmakers to tax unrealized capital gains at death and roll back the stepped-up basis on those …
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ROCK SPRINGS, WY— To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the BLM has prepared an environmental assessment and opened a 30-day public comment period on …
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HELENA, Mont. (March 31, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will be recommending no change to the current listed status of the grizzly bear in …
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A coalition of agricultural and commercial organizations recently responded with serious concerns to a controversial dam breaching proposal that would tear out four dams on the Snake River. The dam …
