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The Raymond Ansotegui Family, in partnership with the Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF), is accepting applications for the Dr. Raymond Ansotegui Overeducated Cowboy Scholarships, a scholarship formed in memory of its …

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is reiterating its call to strengthen and establish a national animal identification system that works for, and is accountable to, all producers.  USCA says there …

Farmers and ranchers in North Dakota will be eligible for compensation for high-value conservation practices. The North Dakota Farmers Union was selected to serve as the state lead on a …

Trichomoniasis, a venereal disease of cattle, was recently identified in a herd in Fremont County.  Commonly known as “trich”, the disease is caused by the protozoa, Tritrichomonas foetus, which is …

A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and wellbeing services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families. …

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem. The Service will assess the potential impacts …

DENVER, Colo., Jan. 19, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department …

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack floated the idea of Congress using the Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) fund in some “innovative and creative ways” to deal with the “pretty pricey” issue of …

Montana Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to block JBS’s request to be a publicly traded company on …

The task force on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rock Springs draft Resource Management Plan (RMP), created at Governor Mark Gordon’s request, released their report containing their consensus recommendations today. This …