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Paradise Valley, MT — The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) today announced an innovative payment-for-presence program to compensate a rancher for providing elk habitat in Montana’s Paradise Valley.  Using …

The majority of the cow-calf sector has been on the defense for the past two to three years due to adverse weather and production cost conditions.  Widespread drought has forced …

Given agriculture’s ongoing struggle to recruit domestic workers and a very tight U.S. labor market overall, it should be no surprise that H-2A program usage reached new highs again in …

A research team in the Montana State University College of Agriculture has received $4 million in new funding to help lay the groundwork for disease prevention and management of wild and domestic …

By Jennifer Carrico, DTN Senior Livestock Editor The fourth quarter of 2023 brought much price fluctuation for both feeder cattle and fat cattle, leading many to question if some risk …

The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) chose to fund 27 applications for the 2024 research cycle. Awards totaled $2,234,327, a 33 percent increase over the 2023 budget and the …

The Billings Chamber of Commerce announces that Jann Parker of Billings Livestock Commission Horse Sales, has been selected as the Billings Chamber 2023 recipient of the Award for Agriculture Excellence. …

OMAHA (DTN) — As 2023 ends and farmers begin looking ahead to the new year next week, there are a few tax changes the IRS has lined up for 2024 …

Just in time for the new year, actor Cole Hauser and partners bring a high-spirited vision and product to shelves. Only available in Montana and named after one of the …

Registration is now open for the 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, which offers 35 workshops for beginning and advanced producers. Montana State University Extension and NACDC Financial Services, Inc. will host the conference at …