Grain News

The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) recently organized farm visits, educational opportunities and business-to-business meetings between a major Mexican brewing company and stakeholders in the U.S. barley industry. Pictured above, Montana …

Great Falls, MT – Montana harvest has been fast and furious for 2024, with hot temperatures pushing wheat, peas and other crops to rapidly ripen. Montana Wheat & Barley Committee …

The USDA announced changes to the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options to additional crops as well …

Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average all-wheat yield estimate of 53.8 bushels per acre (bpa) …

USDA recently announced the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to apply for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022 natural disaster losses is Aug. 14, 2024. USDA’s Farm …

HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced appointments to the Montana Pulse Crop Committee (MPCC) and Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC). The following appointments were …

BIG SANDY, Mont. — Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark and representatives from the Department continued their focus on highlighting the diversity in Montana’s agricultural ecosystem earlier this week …

Great Falls, MT – Montana Grain Growers Association is thrilled to announce the hiring of Kera Birkeland as the Director of Policy. The Montana Grain Growers Association is a commodity …

Great Falls, MT – Finishing three terms, Denise Conover of Broadview, MT is hanging up her work boots with the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC). The summer MWBC board …

With a wetter-than-average May in most of Montana, providing additional mid-season nitrogen to wheat could boost grain protein levels and increase profit, according to a Montana State University Extension specialist. …