Ag News Stories

The Billings Chamber is excited to announce that the 2020 Agricultural Excellence Award sponsored by Stockman Bank is awarded to Karen Yost, Vice President of Nutra-Lix, Inc. This award is …

Family businesses are full of competing interests. Parents who are also owners must make short-term financial decisions with an eye toward multigenerational survival. Siblings who are also coworkers must balance …

WASHINGTON — In mid-December, U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide much-needed federal support to America’s small …

By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I heard a story recently about a government bureaucrat from DC visiting real America for the first time. He worked on agriculture policy but …

It can leave a deep hole when your organization loses a phenomenal leader. Lola Raska’s knowledge and experience has been invaluable to the Montana Grain Growers Association, so wheat farmers …

SPONSORED Billings – As the end of the year approaches, many ranchers are looking at ways to invest in their operation’s long term profitability. In an industry that literally weighs …

Farmers and ranchers should be able to reap more benefits from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with improvements made in the latest COVID-19 relief package. The PPP …

A federal court has granted a national farmworkers group a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Labor Department (DOL) from freezing wages under the H-2A agricultural guest-worker program. The U.S. …

(Washington, D.C.) – Nutrition in America took a major step forward with the publication of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. Jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and …

On Monday December 21, 2020, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) submitted comments regarding proposed changes to the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) insurance program administered by the U.S. Department …