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Last January General Mills launched the Feeding Better Futures Scholars Program, which asks youth to share their ideas to help solve the challenge of feeding a growing world population. We …

One of the first looks at the 2018-19 crop production projects the U.S. corn crop at 14.04 billion bushels with an average yield of 174 bushels per acre. The May …

Conditions are warming up and allowing fieldwork to finally progress in Montana, and that’s putting a lot smiles on farmers’ faces. “This is probably the first year we’ve had all …

By Jonathan Kleinjan, SDSU Extension Crop Production Associate April of 2018 may go down as one of the coldest on record. Typically, spring fieldwork begins in South Dakota in early …

The United States' ongoing disputes with key trading partners has grabbed many headlines over the past year but what does that mean for Montana's largest industry? “The numbers speak for …

Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is collaborating with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other state and local agencies to conduct an animal disease …

A new bill amending the charter of the National FFA Organization was introduced in the House last month by Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.), and Representative Jim Langevin (D-R.I.). Senators Todd …

Reston, Va., is the site of North Dakota Farmers Union’s seventh farmer-owned restaurant that opens its doors today in partnership with Agraria LLC members and the Farmers Restaurant Group. Founding …

DENVER (May 3, 2018) – The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) today opened a 60-day public comment period on the group’s Sustainability Framework.  The USRSB Sustainability Framework is a …