The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear has been the subject of discussion and lawsuits for decades. Back in June 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that grizzly…
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This Friday is “payday” for local sugarbeet farmers! The Western Sugar Cooperative has announced that they are making the third and final payment on last year’s sugarbeet crop. Across the…
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State ARPA Commission Recommends $7.5 Million to Boost Value-Added Agriculture
by Colter BrownHelena, Mont. – The Economic Transformation, Stabilization and Workforce Development Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend using $7.5 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to strengthen and diversify…
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Senate lawmakers Thursday announced the bipartisan Food Security is National Security Act. The legislation would give top U.S. agriculture and food officials permanent representation on the Committee on Foreign Investment…
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USDA Invests $21 Million to Help Producers Build Drought Resilience
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $21 million as part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) collaboration with the Department of Interior’s (DOI) WaterSMART Initiative to help farmers and ranchers conserve…
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DTN- The Biden administration issued a proposal to rescind several regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act finalized by the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National…
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Originally posted in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel Report Inflation is usually caused when too much money is put into circulation by a central bank (like our Federal…
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Cattle on Feed: Feedlot Numbers Down but Plentiful
by Colter BrownOctober’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report revealed feedlot placements in September were 97.1 percent of last year and marketings were 96.9 percent of one year ago. The placement total was…
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Supply chain disruptions and material shortages are fueling speculation about a herbicide shortage for the 2022 agriculture growing season. Allan Gray, executive director of the Purdue University Center for Food…
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Producer Partnership Working with Ranchers to End Hunger in Montana
by Brett McRaeMontana ranchers have taken a major step towards ending food insecurity in the state. With the formation of the Producer Partnership early in the pandemic, nearly 80,000 pounds of beef…