Opinion

By Chuck Denowh An important deadline approaches for Montanans fighting to stop the American Prairie Reserve from decimating the agricultural economy of Eastern Montana.  The Bureau of Land Management will …

By Dr. Randy Rucker and Hannah Downey   Record droughts in the West are causing the Biden administration to rapidly round up and move wild horses off public rangelands. Facing …

By: Kiley Martinell Continued concerns about climate change and the desire to protect our natural resources have people all over the globe looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly. …

By Pete Geddes, Vice President and Chief External Relations Officers  – American Prairie Reserve Northern Ag Network recently published an opinion piece by Rep. Dan Bartel, who has introduced legislation …

By Rep. Dan Bartel In central Montana the American Prairie Reserve has amassed 420,000 acres of prime ranch land.  This is a fraction of their ultimate objective: to control 3.2 …

By: Chuck Denowh, Executive Director of the Rural Montana Foundation Elk management in Montana is broken.  FWP’s estimated elk numbers exceed sustainable population objectives in three-quarters of hunting districts, and …

By CBB Chair Hugh Sanburg. With the holidays now far behind us, few people are giving thought to the cozy evening they likely spent watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” For …

Consumers have the right to know the origin of their beef purchases, and ranchers have the right to a fair and competitive market. This is a reasonable expectation.  However, since …

By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) I heard a story recently about a government bureaucrat from DC visiting real America for the first time. He worked on agriculture policy but …

By Leo Barthelmess, President, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance In 2018, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued Secretarial Order 3362 to improve habitat quality and big game winter range and migration …