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OMAHA (DTN) — Cow-calf producers need to fully examine how much they can afford to pay for replacement heifers. The heifer’s value is based on her ability to stay in …

Instead of at the Four Season Arena in Great Falls, Montana’s Pro Rodeo finalists will compete for the year-end titles in the Flathead Valley this year.  Due to Covid-19 health …

The 2021 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Virtual Annual Convention kicks off this weekend with some events starting Friday. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says the theme, Stronger Together, highlights …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Funded by the Further …

Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can now sign up for the popular program until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s …

The Billings Chamber is excited to announce that the 2020 Agricultural Excellence Award sponsored by Stockman Bank is awarded to Karen Yost, Vice President of Nutra-Lix, Inc. This award is …

Family businesses are full of competing interests. Parents who are also owners must make short-term financial decisions with an eye toward multigenerational survival. Siblings who are also coworkers must balance …

WASHINGTON — In mid-December, U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide much-needed federal support to America’s small …

By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I heard a story recently about a government bureaucrat from DC visiting real America for the first time. He worked on agriculture policy but …

It can leave a deep hole when your organization loses a phenomenal leader. Lola Raska’s knowledge and experience has been invaluable to the Montana Grain Growers Association, so wheat farmers …