U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation that would ban fake meat products from being served in school lunches. The School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024 …
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Farmers First Act Aims to Improve Mental Health Resources for Farmers & Ranchers
by Colter BrownThe bipartisan Farmers First Act of 2023 was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), increase program funding levels and connect …
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Tester Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Costs for Montana Family Farmers
by Colter BrownContinuing his efforts to lower costs for Montanans and bolster education opportunities for rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced bipartisan legislation to make sure farm families aren’t paying higher …
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U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, legislation that …
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U.S. Senator Jon Tester held three in-person, public Farm Bill listening sessions in eastern Montana last week to hear directly from ag producers, community leaders, and local officials in preparation …
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Sen. Tester Speaks to Farmers Union Convention on Market Concentration
by Colter BrownSpeaking to members of the National Farmers Union on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Senate leaders have told him they are willing to bring a pair of bills …
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Opinion: Congress Must Follow Tester’s Lead and Protect Family Farms From Tax Increases
by Colter BrownBy Aeric Reilly, Southeastern Montana rancher. It is no secret that family farms face tremendous challenges right now. Corporate monopolies, a changing climate, rising health care costs and a …
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Following a series of train accidents across Montana in the last year—including a fatal crash in Bainville in May—U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced their bipartisan Right …
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(U.S. Senate) – Following reports that despite the ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) earlier this year, Canada has continued to downgrade American wheat imported into the country, U.S. Senator …
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Great Falls, MT – 21 Senators representing wheat-producing states, including Senators from Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture “regarding the deteriorating …