Farmers and pesticide applicators grappling with how to comply with EPA’s impending Herbicide Strategy learned this week that new requirements may not be as stringent or widespread as the agency …
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FARMER Act Introduced to Strengthen Crop Insurance, Make Higher Coverage Levels More Affordable
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement …
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Oilseed Growers Petition MDA for Creation of Advisory Committee
by Colter BrownThe Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA), having received a proper petition from oilseed growers, will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. MT, to gauge …
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The Economic Research Service says the number of U.S. wheat farms has dropped substantially over time. Since 2002, the total number of wheat farms fell by over 40 percent, from …
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USDA Announces Updated “Product of USA” Label Claim
by Colter BrownToday, at the National Farmers Union Annual Convention, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim …
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Northern Ag Network’s Colter Brown to Emcee MWBC’s March Madness Wheat and Barley Research Competition
On March 18th at 3 P.M., the Montana State University Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology students will gather at the MSU-SUB Ballroom to present their current research works in under …
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Montana State Barley Research Extends to Brewing Quality
by Colter BrownBOZEMAN – Thanks to a new license, barley research at Montana State University is set to extend beyond breeding and malting to the science behind brewing. In November, the Montana …
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2024 Crop Year Deadline for Ag Risk and Price Loss Coverage is March 15th
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise …
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USDA Crop Outlook: Growing Supplies, Lower Prices in 2024
by Colter BrownUSDA sees farmers planting 91 million acres (ma) of corn, 87.5 ma of soybeans and 47 ma of wheat in 2024, according to a Commodity Outlook report released in conjunction …
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Ag Secretary Calls Decline in Farms and Acreage a ‘Wake-Up Call’
by Andy SchwabThe U.S. lost nearly 142,000 farms and 20.1 million ag acres from 2017 to 2022, which Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said should be a “wake-up call” for policymakers. USDA released …