U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas) recently led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding the agency roll-back its ban on …
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Yellowstone Park Releases Final EIS for Bison Management Plan
by Colter BrownThe National Park Service (NPS) released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park. The FEIS presents a broad range of actions for …
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John Deere has given farmers the green light to have at least some emission control devices and systems on its equipment repaired by independent repair shops. The move comes after …
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It’s been a year since Sidney Sugars Incorporated shut down its Sugar Beet processing plant, a facility initially constructed in 1925. The plant has had a major economic impact on …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with FarmRaise, today launched a new, online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) Decision Tool. The …
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A North Dakota Supreme Court ruling favored Summit Carbon Solutions, a pipeline company currently in a dispute with landowners over the right to access properties to survey the land. The …
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Judge Drops Cow-Calf Producers From Price-Fixing Case Against Packers
by Colter BrownA federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that a handful of cow-calf producers don’t have standing to sue the country’s largest packers over a drop in fed cattle prices in …
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Montana State Extension Specialist Receives $300,000 to Study Grasshoppers’ Impact on Crops
BOZEMAN (MSU News Service)– Through new funding from the USDA and the Montana Department of Agriculture, a Montana State University scientist will study the impact of grasshoppers, an increasingly common …
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China Bans Beef Imports from JBS in Colorado After Finding Traces of Ractopamine
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) – China has banned beef imports from JBS’s Swift Beef Company plant in Greeley, Colorado, effective on May 27, 2024, after U.S. officials found traces of the …
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This past March, the Northern Ag Network proudly supported Moore, MT native and former state FFA officer, Jessica Horan and her Bovine Palpation Team. Having finished her undergraduate at Montana …
