BILLINGS, MONTANA – In action concluding its December 18 meeting in Billings, the Montana Beef Council (MBC) elected new leadership that will guide the council for the next two years. …
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The American Sheep Industry Association will recognize sheep operations and industry professionals from across the country during their annual convention in Denver next month. The winners include Brent and Tracie …
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The Year Ahead: Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy in 2024
by Colter BrownThe U.S. economy has remained remarkably steady despite an unrelenting series of shocks over the last three years. America’s economic resilience was again on display throughout 2023, as the Federal …
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Montana Farm Bureau Announces 2024 ACE Leadership Class Participants
by Colter BrownBOZEMAN, Montana—The Montana Farm Bureau Federation announces their ACE (Advocate. Communicate. Educate) Leadership Program class for 2024. This is the ACE Leadership Program’s seventh year of empowering Farm Bureau members …
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The Italian government has just done something many American farmers and ranchers probably wish their government would do. Italy banned cultivated meat, the kind grown in laboratory bioreactors from stem …
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Republicans and Democrats Come Together to Overturn Biden Administration Beef Import Decision
by Andy SchwabAs part of their continued efforts to support American ranchers and ensure the safety of consumers, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced today that they will …
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MGGA nominates Nathan Keane to National Association of Wheat Growers
by Colter BrownGreat Falls, MT – Montana Grain Growers Association nominated current Past President Nathan Keane from Loma, to the National Association of Wheat Growers as Secretary. Over the years, while at …
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Governor Gianforte Encourages Support for Montana Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities
by Colter BrownMontana Governor Greg Gianforte today encouraged Montanans to support farmers and ranchers living with a disability or illness through the Cutting Fences Foundation (CFF). “Montana farmers and ranchers feed the …
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Montana’s oldest land grant institute recently started one of the nation’s leading ranching systems degrees that prepares students for Montana’s number one industry. The Dan Scott Ranch Management program was …
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Farmers hit by disaster in 2022 are expecting significantly smaller Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments, setting up a dispute between Congress and USDA over the methodology used to calculate payments. …
