Ag News Stories

WASHINGTON – The Senate advanced the Great American Outdoors Act this week to address the maintenance backlog on national parks and public lands. However, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), …

The Government of Vietnam recently revised Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates on several imported agricultural products, including wheat. This decision reduces Vietnam’s tariff on imported U.S. wheat (excluding durum) …

The National Association of Wheat Growers and Representatives from Washington State are urging the Department of Agriculture to include more classes of wheat in the agency’s new farm aid program. …

HELENA – Governor Steve Bullock has made two new appointments to complete the seven-member Montana Board of Livestock. On Friday, May 29, the Governor’s office announced that Gilles Stockton of …

Helena, MT. – Small and medium-sized meat processors in Montana have an opportunity to receive funding to support and expand processing infrastructure and capacity through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure …

A bipartisan, bicameral bill was introduced to allow livestock producers flexibility in this uncertain time of low market prices and reduced packing capacity. The PASTURE (Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Montana is hosting two webinars open to the public on June 8 and on June 15. Producers and others …

To help farmers and ranchers overcome barriers to participating in voluntary carbon markets, the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, introduced today, would establish a USDA certification program for the private …

A federal grand jury has indicted four executives from major poultry companies for conspiring to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chickens from 2012 to 2017. A grand jury …

The disruptions in the beef processing sector caused by COVID-19 continue to interfere with the orderly marketing of finished cattle. While we all hope that the situation is resolved quickly, …