Ag News Stories

Officials from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently visited four Farm Bureau members in Montana to discuss the futures markets. Commissioner Brian Quintenz and Chief of Staff Kevin …

A new beef processing plant in Williston is getting a boost from the Williston STAR Fund. The Williston City Commission approved up to $72,000 at its meeting on Tuesday, August …

Several Montana producers recently got the chance to visit Argentina to promote Montana beef genetics. Tim and Kris Todd, Bryan and Cathy Ratzburg and Kim Skinner spent several days in …

BOZEMAN – Sreekala Bajwa, dean of Montana State University’s College of Agriculture and director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, received a national award in July from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological …

The Northern Great Plains Joint Venture along with the Winnett Agriculture Community Enhancement and Sustainability (ACES) teamed up to provide the Grassland Policy Tour and Workshop across Central Montana. Livestock …

The economic impact of the July 17 tunnel collapse on the Gering-Fort Laramie Canal could climb as high as $89 million if the loss of irrigation water results in a …

OMAHA (DTN) — The National Association of Wheat Growers took umbrage Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s criticisms about trade with Japan. The president spoke at a Shell petrochemical plant near …

GREAT FALLS, Mont.—Governor Steve Bullock has appointed Max Cederberg of Turner and Llew Jones of Conrad to the Board of the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC).  The MWBC administers …

Livestock producers reminded of anthrax danger. BISMARCK – “Anthrax has been confirmed in a group of cows in a pasture in east Billings County,” said North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug …

Karla Wilke Cow/Calf, Stocker Management Specialist Panhandle Research and Extension Center The July 17, 2019 breach of the Gering-Fort Laramie canal left over 100,000 acres of irrigated crops in eastern …