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By Bernt Nelson AFBF Economist: Cattle prices have come a long way in the first half of 2023. In fact, the weighted average market price for a steer this July …

By Daniel Munch – American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Chances are, when you think of the West, images of cattle and horses and the ranchers that manage them are top …

SPONSORED- Do you know the history of the acres you’re farming? What was planted there 100 years ago? 50 years ago? The last few years? What crops have been grown …

by Megan Van Emon, MSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Recently there have been several producers asking about why their cattle are bunching up and standing in groups instead of grazing. …

June always seems to be a busy month, and that is no different for Ag Educators across the state as they gathered in Columbus this year for Montana’s Ag Teacher …

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on amendments to Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) addressing grizzly bears. At its meeting on Aug. 17, the Montana Fish …

Fifteen businesses in 17 states were awarded $115 million to help expand independent meat and poultry processing capacity, USDA said in an announcement on Thursday. Back in November 2022, USDA …

A staple of almost of every sale barn in the country is the local Café. For Billings Livestock, that’s no different especially since Derek Hitt took over management in 2010. …

HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed Palmer amaranth in a residential planter near Shelby, Montana. This is the first case of Palmer amaranth confirmed in Montana. …

A Fort Benton teen was recently named as one winner in a 10,000-dollar scholarship program for a charitable organization associated with the professional bull rider’s association. Mikell O’Hara from Fort …