BILLINGS, MT–The opportunity for kids started in the cattle industry is knocking, and loudly. Applications for the NILE Merit Heifer program are now available for the 2021-2022 year. The NILE Merit …
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As April arrives, the current drought situation looms larger and potential impacts on cattle markets are increasing with each passing week. The latest Drought Monitor shows that 43.55 percent of …
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By Pete Geddes, Vice President and Chief External Relations Officers – American Prairie Reserve Northern Ag Network recently published an opinion piece by Rep. Dan Bartel, who has introduced legislation …
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The American Sheep Industry Association joined more than 100 others groups in calling on the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees to support funding for the Market Access Program and …
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National Ag Week—a time to celebrate agriculture— is March 21-27 with National Ag Day March 23. Agriculture remains the number-one industry for Montana, outpacing mining, tourism and forestry products along …
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By: Chuck Denowh, Executive Director of the Rural Montana Foundation Elk management in Montana is broken. FWP’s estimated elk numbers exceed sustainable population objectives in three-quarters of hunting districts, and …
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The CME Group has begun publishing a new Boxed Beef Index. The new pricing tool is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery by focusing on the …
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The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 was introduced this week in both the U.S. Senate and House by U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota and U.S. Representatives Sanford …
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As the 2012 drought was to the cattleman, this pandemic has been to the restaurateur. The foodservice sector is one of the main demand drivers for U.S. beef. As everything …
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Researchers at North Dakota State University need to hear from all sunflower producers nationwide. Even if producers do not experience blackbird damage or have not recently planted sunflower, they still …
