Ag News Stories

On Thursday, October 24, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a Flathead County backyard flock.  This is Montana’s 25th detection linked to the ongoing …

For ranchers looking to increase output from their herds, several modern means to improve efficiency and profit are available. Whether running a cow-calf, stocker, or feeder operation, these opportunities often …

Washington, D.C.  – Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies (PASTURES) Act which will safeguard landowners with property adjacent to federally leased land from …

Federally inspected cattle harvest has been variable in the month of October. Specific to fed cattle, the month started strong with a 498,000 weekly total. The second week was a …

This week the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee offered a new report on its recommendations to the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services, as the agencies work to …

The Montana Historical Society (MTHS) recently welcomed Lund’s B Bar Angus Ranch in Wibaux County to the Centennial Farm and Ranch register. Randy Lund and his siblings surprised their mother …

ExxonMobil presented the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) and North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation (NDSF) with a $100,000 contribution toward the Out of the Ashes Wildfire Disaster Relief Program. The non-profit …

Each year, the Montana State University College of Ag awards one of its highest honors to someone in the Montana agricultural community who inspires the respect of their peers and …

BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension will host the 18th annual Agricultural Economics Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the …

Now in its third year, the University of Wyoming’s Lamb-a-Year program saw 126 lambs donated by 23 different producers. The total head count is up 19 lambs from last year …