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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. …

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing a total of $14.4 million in grants and technical assistance through two separately funded projects to support …

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 …

According to Consumer Affairs publication, there have been 154 recalls filed with federal food regulators due to contamination as of Dec. 30, 2024. The three big pathogens, E. coli, Listeria …

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. …

Fire, water, and USDA rules were some of the most viewed stories on northernag.net in 2024. On top of that, a few human interests stories and court decisions rounded out …

On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) published parallel Final Rules in the Federal Register which set forth changes to the …

The Senate voted 85 to 11 early Saturday morning to pass a spending bill to avoid a federal government shutdown. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden for his …

By Danny Munch – AFBF Economist USDA’s December 2024 farm income forecast confirms just how tough a year it’s been for American agriculture, with slightly revised projections offering little relief …

Despite Montana being home to over 100 Custom Exempt Meat Processing Facilities, more than 25 State Inspected Facilities, and over 30 Federally Inspected Facilities, ranchers are still looking at waiting …