Montana Farmers Union stands with the Agriculture Coalition in supporting the CSKT Water Compact that was passed in 2015 the Montana Legislature and is now in the hands of the …
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Opinion: Grizzly Delisting Highlights the Crucial Role Incentives Play in Species Conservation
The recovery of the Yellowstone grizzly should be cause for celebration. In 1975, when the bear was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, there were only 136 grizzlies left …
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Opinion: Trial Lawyers Are Once Again Coming for U.S. Farmers and Dairy Producers
By: Laurie Fischer, CEO, The American Dairy Coalition It isn’t often that US farmers and dairy producers’ side with the EPA. However, in the case of a growing number …
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Written by Chelcie Cargill, Lobbyist – Montana Farm Bureau, Melville, MT I firmly believe Montana farmers and ranchers care deeply about developing and growing consumer confidence and trust in …
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Opinion: Montana Cattlemen’s Association Frustrated Over Lack of COOL Law
Written by Jim Baker, President of the Montana Cattlemen’s Association The Montana Cattlemen’s Association is very disappointed that the Montana Legislature refused to enact a Montana Country of Origin …
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By Jennifer Houston, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President, Sweetwater, TN We’re not even a third of the way through 2019, but we already have a frontrunner for a political …
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GUEST OPINION: Property Rights Are for Everyone — Even American Prairie Reserve
by P.J. Hill, James Huffman, and Brian Yablonski In Montana, property rights are sacred. That’s why the resolution before the state legislature attacking the American Prairie Reserve is so troubling. As long-time property rights proponents and advocates for free-market conservation, we …
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Dana Darlington is a leader with the credentials to explain this complicated answer… Big Sandy, MT – We have all seen the colorful banners posted on roadsides, near ranch entries, …
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By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso March 5, 2019 First appeared in USA Today The Green New Deal would drive a stake through the heart of our nation’s strong, healthy and …
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If passed, the Working Animal Protection Act would prohibit any local political subdivision, city council, county council, to ban outright any legal animal enterprise utilizing working animals. The purpose and goal …