Ag News Stories

HELENA, Mont.  – Livestock producers around Montana are thrilled with the recent signing of House Bills (HB) 14 and 632 by Governor Greg Gianforte. Both bills included $26 million in …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for announcing that producers in South Dakota and other Prairie Pothole states can now sign …

Billings, MT – The biggest worry on the minds of producers across the west is drought. Rain was spotty at best through the month of April and its created concerns …

The surge in commodity prices over the last 8 months has led farmers across the country to upgrade equipment. However, small tractor sales have also been on the rise as …

Park County, Montana— The Producer Partnership has announced plans to open the first non-profit, federally inspected livestock processing facility in Montana.  It will be located 12 miles east of Livingston …

The Big Sandy, Montana-based Weaver Quarter Horses is recognized as the 2020 AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder of the Year. This award is open only to AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders who exemplify the …

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 – Today the Biden-Harris administration outlined a vision for how the United States can work collaboratively to conserve and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife that …

Helena, MT. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced Dan Reimer as the new Bureau Chief at the State Grain Labs, the state’s only federally licensed grain inspection labs. …

Montana Farmers Union is excited to host the traveling workshop series Rebuilding Food Resiliency. In May MFU is taking the program to Havre, Lewistown, Shelby and Choteau. The June series …

A new University of Wyoming Extension publication aids producers as they determine when to sell their calves. This publication, The Stocker Steer Quandary: The Price Slide, can help producers understand …