Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer introduced the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, legislation which would “break up dominant meatpackers, rein in foreign controlled corporate giants, and use federal …
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House Agriculture Committee Passes Bipartisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
by Colton YoungHouse Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement today upon the passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 out of committee: …
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Senate Committee Advances Barrasso’s Grasslands Grazing Act
by Andy SchwabThe Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has advanced legislation aimed at providing greater certainty for ranchers who graze livestock on National Grasslands. The committee passed the Grasslands Grazing …
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Opinion: Oregon’s Initiative Petition 28: A Direct Threat to Wildlife, Rural America, and Conservation
by Colter BrownThere are 8.1 billion people on this planet. Wildlife does not survive on sentiment. It survives because people choose to conserve it. For more than a century, the United States …
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Cowboy State Agriculture Initiative Charts Path Forward for Wyoming Working Lands
by Andy SchwabIn the fall of 2025, Mark Gordon convened a working group to develop a long-term strategy to preserve and strengthen the state’s agriculture industry. The resulting Cowboy State Agriculture Initiative …
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Farmers will go into spring planting with a little weaker price protection for corn and spring wheat, but will see a little stronger price protection for soybeans. The spring projected …
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Applicants have through April 3 to apply for scholarships offered through the Montana Farmers Union Foundation. The scholarships are one of the ways MFU supports family farmers and ranchers through …
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February brought steady movement across a number of issues that directly affect livestock producers on federal lands. From strengthening cooperative monitoring to advancing key legislative priorities, the month underscored the …
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Montana Farm Bureau hosts roundtable with Interior Secretary Burgum, Representative Zinke at Farm Bureau Center
by Colton YoungBozeman—The Montana Farm Bureau hosted the Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke in a roundtable discussion today at the Farm Bureau Center in Bozeman. …
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USDA Launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ Initiative to Better Support Farmers
by Colton YoungToday at the Commodity Classic Convention in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the “One Farmer, One File” modernization, another action putting Farmers First with …
