Ag News Stories

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and attorneys general from other ranching states are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an antitrust investigation of the beef processing industry. In …

U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced yesterday that agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. SBA’s EIDL portal has …

Droughts have become more frequent in the western United States in the last two decades and have led to significant consequences for those working in the agriculture industry. Farmers are …

(Helena, Mont.) – An experienced FFA Advisor and Ag Ed Teacher from Cascade has been named to head the Montana Ag Ed program at the Office of Public Instruction. Eric …

By Larry Schnell, Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange, for the Livestock Marketing Association To say times are tough in cattle country would be an understatement. Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) member livestock auction …

By Dale R. Woerner, associate professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. The impact of COVID-19 on the livestock and meat industry is …

Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced the recipients of nearly $50,000 in mini grant funding from the Growth Through Agriculture program. Grants support the diversification …

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota livestock purchasers must make sure any livestock they buy or receive from other states meets North Dakota’s import requirements. “Due to recent meat plant closures, …

A short letter from U.S. Wheat Associates: For the first time in its 50-year history, the Wheat Quality Council (WQC) Hard Winter Wheat Tour has been cancelled this year due …

As the crisis in the cattle industry continues and the situation for producers only becomes more dire each day, some groups are pushing for legislation to require packers to buy …