HELENA, Mont. – Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced approximately $1 million in round two funding …
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Brazil’s Minerva Purchasing Marfrig Beef Processing Assets for $1.5 Bilion
by Brett McRaeWritten By Gerson Freitas Jr. Minerva SA, South America’s top beef exporter, agreed to buy some assets from rival Marfrig Global Foods SA for 7.5 billion reais ($1.5 billion). The …
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State ARPA Commission Recommends $7.5 Million to Boost Value-Added Agriculture
by Colter BrownHelena, Mont. – The Economic Transformation, Stabilization and Workforce Development Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend using $7.5 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to strengthen and diversify …
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Producer Partnership Announces Plan to Open Livestock Processing Facility
by Colter BrownPark County, Montana— The Producer Partnership has announced plans to open the first non-profit, federally inspected livestock processing facility in Montana. It will be located 12 miles east of Livingston …
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In an eyebrow-raising report last week, Bloomberg says that if you’ve eaten grass-fed beef over the past few years, chances are it wasn’t raised in the U.S., even if the …
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Madison Food Park, LLC (MFP) has submitted a Special Use Permit application to the Cascade County for review. Madison Food Park intends to develop Big Sky Cheese, LLC, a value-added …