By: Montana State Senators Jason Ellsworth and Butch Gillespie The recent spate of headlines about grizzly bear attacks and human-bear conflicts highlights the need for the federal government to return …
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USDA Announces $1.75 Billion in Disaster Aid Checks Coming for 2020-22
by Colter BrownFarmers and livestock producers hit by natural disasters going back to 2020 will start to see the last of $1.75 billion in disaster aid from USDA starting this week. The …
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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to stop the Biden administration from lifting a ban on imports of sheep and goat products until accurate studies show the possibility of …
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Huntley Project Schools FFA and Ag Department receives $10,000 Donation from ACH Seeds Homegrown Giving Program
by Brett McRaeDedicated to making a difference in the local communities sugarbeet growers call home, ACH Seeds Crystal Brand Sugarbeet Seed has donated $10,000 to Huntley Project Schools FFA and Ag Department of Worden, Montana, through …
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Antitrust Legislation Introduced to Break Up Meatpacking Monopolies
by Colter BrownRepublican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley on Sept. 14, 2023, introduced Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act to empower antitrust enforcers to break up giant meatpacking and poultry monopolies and place power …
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New Survey of Colorado River Basin Irrigators Points to Challenges, Pathways for Ag Water Conservation
by Andy SchwabDenver – An in-depth survey of more than 1,000 farmers and ranchers in the Colorado River Basin has some startling implications for how water conservation in the drought-stricken region could …
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American Sheep Industry Association Investigates Trade Case
by Colter BrownThe American Sheep Industry Association released a video podcast this week sharing the status of a legal process initiated several months ago toward the possible filing of a United States …
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Wheat Industry Applauds Senate American Farmers Feed the World Act
by Colter BrownU.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) thanked Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Rickets (R-NE) …
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WY Red Angus Ranch Selected as Commercial Producer of the Year
by Andy SchwabJohn and Tana Kinchen of Kaycee, Wyoming, received the 2023 Commercial Producer of the Year Award from the Red Angus Association of America at the National Red Angus Convention in …
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Opportunity and Risk Key to This Year’s Heifer Retention Decisions
by Colter BrownRetaining and raising replacement heifers this year may be a tough decision for producers with limited feed availability. But given the shrinking size of the female herd, there are also …