WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry …
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Recommendations on Post-Wildfire Grazing of Rangelands and Pasture
by Colter BrownThere is a high fire risk across much of North Dakota, Wyoming and eastern Montana due to a high fuel load created by abundant old, dry plant material and drought …
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Farm to School Video Essay Contest Announced for Bismarck Fourth Grade Classrooms
by Colton YoungBismarck, ND – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is holding a Farm to School video essay contest open to all Bismarck Public Schools fourth grade classrooms. NDDA is producing …
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New Large Packing Facilities Will Create More Competition for Cattle
by Colter BrownTwo beef plants are set to open for operation at a time when the cattle supply is low and packers are not seeing as much profit, but facility supporters plan …
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 18 of her colleagues are asking U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer for information on how the Administration’s tariff taxes will …
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Thousands of workers have accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offers at the USDA. E & E News says employees who’ve seen the internal numbers at USDA say the count has …
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State of Emergency Declared Temporarily Exempting Trucks Carrying Fertilizer from HOS Requirements
by Colter BrownThe Montana Agricultural Business Association (MABA) is pleased that Governor Greg Gianforte has issued an Executive Order exempting hours of service requirements for motor carriers to facilitate and expedite the delivery of fertilizer …
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC). Following a thorough line by line review of each of these Biden era …
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Bozeman—Addison Bishop, a student with the Summerdale 4-H Club in Corvallis, scored first place in the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation (MFBFo) Speech Contest held April 3 during the 2025 FFA …
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Over 2,100 members and guests attended Montana FFA’s 95th Annual State Convention March April 1-5, in Bozeman, Montana. The Montana FFA State Convention hosted 23 career development events (competitions), general …