Northern Ag Top Stories
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The Montana FFA Foundation has received a generous $150,000 gift from the Tom and Joan Scott Foundation, supporting the development of young leaders through agricultural education. The Tom and Joan …
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Helena, Montana — Today, groups and individuals representing a diverse coalition of municipalities, farm and ranch families, landowners, and conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Montana state court against …
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Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and 11 Senate Western Caucus members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum voicing the Senate Western Caucus’ support for …
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The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announces their 18th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen …
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It’s no accident The Edwards Ranch has been in operation for more than 100 years. Hard work, ingenuity, and perseverance kept the ranch going through the decades, world wars, Great …
The livestock futures all traded lower Wednesday, except November feeder cattle. Pork cutouts and boxed beef prices declined, giving a lackluster feeling for trade for the remainder of the week.
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| -1 to 2 $225 - 232 | Steady to -1 $355 - 365 |
The Dow Jones Industrials Index rose 326 points on Wednesday and Dow futures are down 118 points early Thursday. December crude oil is up 69 cents per barrel. The U.S.
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| -1 4.08 - 4.84 | +5 5.07 - 5.53 |
Featured Auction
Montana Ranch Bull Sale - 11/8 - Big Fork, MT
| Registered Older Bulls | Head: 85 | Avg: $14,152 |
| Registered Females | Head: 13 | $8,346 |
| Commercial Bred Heifers | Head: 20 | $4,150 |
| Top Selling Bull | Lot 5 | $70,000 |
| Top Bred Heifer | Lot 102 | $13,000 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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The U.S. Senate broke a 41-day long stalemate on Monday evening by passing a funding bill to end the longest partial government shutdown in history. Seven Democrats and one independent …
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North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) members re-elected 22-year member and Rugby, N.D., cow-calf producer Randy Schmitt as their president at the organization’s 96th Annual Convention & Trade Show, “Think Big, …
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U.S. cattle farmers have faced significant challenges in recent years, from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, low cattle prices and persistent drought conditions to growing threats of invasive pests and diseases, a decades-low …
Commentary
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SPONSORED By Mary K. Rutherford – President & CEO – Montana Community Foundation In Montana, fields stretch wide and community runs deep. We all hope to do well enough on …
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by Walter Schweitzer Article 1 of the Constitution vests in Congress the sole authority to appropriate money. Each year, Congress and the President are required to pass 12 appropriations bills …
