WASHINGTON – 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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Op-Ed: Tax Bill Reflects Needs of Rural and Agricultural Communities
by Colter BrownBy Chris Skorupa, Rural & Agricultural Council of America Producers understand how unique the agriculture business climate is – there are high upfront costs in equipment, land, and labor, unpredictable…
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USDA Discontinues July Cattle Report and Other Reports
by Andy SchwabUSDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced Tuesday that it is canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing the Cotton Objective Yield Survey and all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock…
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WASHINGTON– Fifteen farm and ranch women leaders graduated from the spring session of Women’s Communications Boot Camp hosted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. One of those fifteen was Jodie Drange, Drange Apiary, who serves as…
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Nearly two dozen Livestock Marketing Association members and staff met with members of both the House of Representatives and Senate, agriculture staff, and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials March 20-22,…
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The Montana FFA Association wrapped up a very successful 94th annual state convention in Billings on Saturday, April 6th. The closing general session concluded with the announcement of the 8 state…
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An incredible opportunity for today’s youth to get involved in the cattle industry is the NILE Merit Heifer Program. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 year. The NILE…
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Nonprofits Collaborate for Agricultural Grassbank Campus
by Colter Brown(Malta, MT) – Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA), a rancher-founded nonprofit based in Malta, MT, and Winnett ACES, a grassroots-led nonprofit in central Montana are jointly announcing a partnership with The…
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As fertilizer prices spiked dramatically from 2017 to 2022 and more farmers across the U.S. adopted conservation practices, the latest Ag Census data shows that total overall commercial fertilizer applications…
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On Monday, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), claiming the federal agency has failed to make decisions regarding Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections…