Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is asking the Montana Board of Land Commissioners to remove the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s decision-making authority over private water rights at …
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Governor Gianforte Signs Hours of Service Exemption for Fertilizer Delivery
by Andy SchwabGovernor Greg Gianforte signed an emergency executive order on April 16, 2024 providing a 2 week window of reduced hours of service regulations for fertilizer delivery in Montana. This order …
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BOZEMAN – Ten agricultural research projects in the Montana State University College of Agriculture received support from the Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee last month, seeking to advance knowledge around cropping systems, environmental preservation, water …
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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 …
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Swine Facility in Montana Infected With SVV, DOL Says to Watch for Vesicular Lesions
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
