Beef Country is in my blood. My wife and I live in Amarillo now, but I grew up near Benjamin in North Central Texas on my grandfather’s cow-calf and stocker …
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Montana Stockgrowers Call for Cattle Industry Unity
by Colter Brownby Lesley Robinson, Montana Stockgrowers Association First Vice President Montana beef producers are faced with a number of challenges, and we don’t all agree on how to overcome them. These …
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Op-Ed: What Montanans Lose with Each APR Land Acquisition
by Colter BrownBy Chuck DenowhAmerican Prairie Reserve has been crowing about their recent ranch purchases in Phillips County. What they won’t tell you is those acquisitions come at a cost to you …
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Opinion: A Montana-Driven Solution to Access in the Crazy Mountains
by Colter BrownBy: Lorents Grosfield As a third-generation cattle rancher and a former three-term Senate member of the Montana Legislature, I have seen firsthand the power of Montanans rolling up their sleeves …
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Opinion: Traceability is a Means to Safeguarding the Industry
by Colter BrownBy Todd Wilkinson, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President When asked what concerns me most for our industry’s future, one of the first things that comes to mind is the threat …
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Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Respond to Sidney Sugars Closure
by Colter BrownThe following is a response from the Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Association Board to the closure of the Sidney Sugars plant by American Crystal. For almost the last 100 years, the …
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By U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Director Brett Crosby A blog post published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 12, 2022, claimed that Congress is “rushing” to consider “aggressive legislation …
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Op-Ed: Government Needs to Get Out of the Way, Allow Auction Owners to Drive Packing Capacity and Competition
by Colter Brownby Mark Barnett, Livestcok Marketing Association President, from Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market in Guthrie, Kentucky The cattle industry and policy makers agree – we need to increase U.S. beef packing capacity, …
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By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Don Schiefelbein Six months into my tenure as the President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), I have had the opportunity to travel …
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Opinion: I-191 Restricts Public Access, Agriculture, and More in SW Montana
by Colter BrownBy Senator Walt Sales As part of a multigeneration farm/ranch family in the Gallatin Valley, I understand the vital importance of protecting our land and water resources. Farmers’ and ranchers’ …