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HELENA, Mont. – Today, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) released the 2024 Montana Water Supply Outlook Report, which shows much of Montana is facing abnormally dry to …

Seneca virus A/Seneca Valley Virus (SVV) is a non-enveloped single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus of the family Picornaviradae. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) are …

The Bureau of Land Management is holding eleven in-person open-house meetings throughout the west to provide information on the BLM’s current greater sage-grouse planning effort. These meetings will include a …

As fertilizer prices spiked dramatically from 2017 to 2022 and more farmers across the U.S. adopted conservation practices, the latest Ag Census data shows that total overall commercial fertilizer applications …

Montana is the largest barley production state in the union in terms of acreage. In 2022 the treasure state accounted for more than a third of all barley acres in …

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) interviewed six dryland grain producers to compare the ownership and operation costs of disc drills and stripper headers with hoe drills and auger/draper headers. …

Every year during the first week of April, Montana will celebrate Montana Soil Health Week and every Wednesday of this week will be Montana Soil Health Day. These events help raise awareness about the importance of soil stewardship while celebrating …

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new …

Federal agencies confirmed Monday that dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas have become sick with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The disease spread by wild birds has ravaged the poultry industry …

WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest about $138 million of financial assistance from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—in 138 new climate-smart conservation easements, …