The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the withdrawal of their proposed Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health (BIDEH) rule for national wildlife refuge system. The agency first proposed …
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Less than a day after the details were released for the federal funding package that includes 31 billion in aid to farmers, the deal appeared to fall apart after President …
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BOZEMAN, Montana—The Montana Farm Bureau Federation announces their ACE (Advocate. Communicate. Educate) Leadership Program class for 2025. This is the ACE Leadership Program’s eighth year of empowering Farm Bureau members …
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At the 11th hour, Congress has been able to reach an agreement on a year-end spending deal that includes economic and disaster aid to farmers. Tuesday evening details on the …
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CoBank Report Shares the Forces That Will Shape the Rural Economy in 2025
by Colter BrownThe U.S. continues to benefit from solid economic growth, low unemployment and moderating inflation. From today’s vantage point, the U.S. economy seems likely to continue on that trajectory into 2025. …
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Farm groups over the weekend made it clear to members of Congress they should vote against a year-end funding bill this week if it doesn’t include economic aid for farmers. …
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Improving the Tax Climate and the Upcoming Death Tax Sunset
by Colter Brownby Monty Lesh – Montana Stockgrowers Association 2nd Vice President Passing family farms and ranches on to the next generation is challenging, and future changes to federal inheritance tax could …
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US Interior Secretary Nominee Calls for BLM Director to Recuse Herself from BLM Plan
by Andy SchwabNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday filed a final appeal of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) updated Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota, following two previously unsuccessful attempts …
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From Income Deductions to Estate Tax: The Cost of Expiring Tax Policy
by Colter BrownAn analysis conducted earlier this year by USDA’s Economic Research Service showed farmers would see their tax obligations grow by $8.9 billion if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) …
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Fence Line Fairness Act Creates Formal Mediation Process for U.S. Forest Service Boundary Disputes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced the Fence Line Fairness Act, legislation that would create a formal mediation process for land boundary disputes between landowners and the United …
