Ag News Stories

Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can now sign up for the popular program until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s …

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 …