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The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) has announced the 12 winners of the 2024 National Wheat Yield Contest, recognizing growers for achieving exceptional results in both yield and grain quality. The …

Members of the media are invited to join us for Montana Farmers Union’s Women’s Conference to be held this Friday, Feb.7, through Sunday, Feb. 9, at Fairmont Hot Springs. The …

Things are starting to pick up in Helena as more bill drafts become available and some of the “bigger” bills are getting scheduled for hearings soon. The hearing schedule was …

Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced that Dodson, Montana rancher Lesley Robinson will serve as vice chair of the association’s Federal Lands Committee. Initiated in 1898, NCBA is …

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the appointment of Jillien Streit as Director of the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA). “Jillien Streit comes to this role with a strong background in …

Ag Education Centered Projects Encouraged to Apply More than $30,000 is available in community grants through Montana Farmers Union Foundation. Applications are open now for the funding that supports projects …

Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October. …

The spotlight was on agriculture and rural communities during the Montana Farmers Union Drive-In held the second day of the Montana Legislative Session in Helena. During the event, MFU members …

Tuesday, January 14th Morning Session (REAP): 10-11:45AM, Afternoon Session (VAPG): 1-3PM Join Montana and North Dakota USDA Rural Development staff for a presentation on the Value-Added Producer Grant and Rural …

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. …