Twenty-four community projects centered on agriculture have received a total of more than $33,000 in grants from the Montana Farmers Union Foundation. “This year was harder than ever to select …
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More than 190 4-H members from across the state visited Montana State University last week for the Montana 4-H Congress, an annual event offering competitive events, workshops, entertainment and social …
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Ag Groups File Lawsuit Against BLM Public Lands Rule
by Colter BrownA lawsuit filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Public Lands Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Sheep Industry Association and 8 other groups challenges the lawfulness of the Bureau …
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Quinn Institute Celebrates Ribbon Cutting in Big Sandy
by Colter BrownBIG SANDY, Mont. — Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark and representatives from the Department continued their focus on highlighting the diversity in Montana’s agricultural ecosystem earlier this week …
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Northern Montana Enters Fifth Consecutive Year of Abnormally Dry or Drought Conditions
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) has released its 2024 Montana Drought Outlook Report. According to the report, much of Montana is facing abnormally dry to severe …
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The House Approporiates Committee is trying to address critical agricultural labor issues through a funding bill. The bill, which dictates funding for the Departments of Labor and Health and Human …
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Op-Ed: What Montanans Lose with Each APR Land Acquisition
by Colter BrownBy Chuck DenowhAmerican Prairie Reserve has been crowing about their recent ranch purchases in Phillips County. What they won’t tell you is those acquisitions come at a cost to you …
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New Study Finds Each National Beef Checkoff Dollar Returns $13.41
by Colter BrownA recent economic analysis of the national Beef Checkoff program found that each dollar invested in its demand-driving activities for the most recent five-year period (2019–2023) positively impacted domestic beef …
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A nonprofit organization named Foster Love with Beef is positively impacting lives through the use of beef donations. By partnering with local ranchers, this organization supplies donated beef to support …
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Market Intel: The Economic Damage from Grasshoppers on Western Agriculture
by Brett McRaeBy Daniel Munch, Economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation When learning U.S. history, narratives of vast swarms of locusts ravaging millions of acres of farmland are often recounted. Not …
