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Montana 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 …

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 …

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. …

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to suspend beef imports from Paraguay. The senators’ bill would also require the establishment of a working group …

The number one ranked cowgirl coming into the National Finals Breakaway Roping (NFBR)holds that position after the first day of roping in Las Vegas, and she is Shelby Boisjoli-Meged.She caught …

Leading a group of western governors, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte opposed an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to change its grazing policies without collaboration and urged them …

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a two-part rule on the North American wolverine. The Service listed the species as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, and …

Laramie, Wyo.—Nov. 28, 2023—The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Science degree program in ranch management and agricultural leadership (RMAL) Thursday, Nov. 16. The interdisciplinary …

USDA announced $195.9 million in a mix of loans and value-added grants on Monday pegged to improve the supply chain for food and agriculture. The funding announcement was tied to …

Large feedlot placements for the second consecutive month pushed November feedlot inventories up 1.7 percent year over year.  October feedlot placements were higher by 3.8 percent year over year, enough …