U.S. sugar exports for fiscal year 2024 are forecast to be the largest they’ve been in six years, rising to an estimated 160,000 short tons raw value (STRV) in the …
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EPA Launches New Office to Strengthen Engagement with Agricultural and Rural Communities
WASHINGTON – Today, March 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is establishing a new office to expand engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities. The creation of …
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Great Falls, MT – Montana Grain Growers Association, Past President Nathan Keane, was elected to serve as Secretary to the National Association of Wheat Growers. Keane farms with his father-in-law …
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Montana State University Extension will host a feral swine education tour March 5-8 in northeast Montana, with seven stops held for landowners, farmers, ranchers and anyone else interested in attending. Registration …
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Montana State University Extension Agent Jerry Marks Retiring After 54 Years in Missoula County
BOZEMAN — Jerry Marks, Montana State University Extension agriculture agent in Missoula County, will retire on Friday, March 1, after serving MSU Extension and Missoula County for more than 54 years. Marks …
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ND’s Bartholomay Kattle Kompany Recognized as Region VII Environmental Stewardship Award Program Winner
Bartholomay Kattle Kompany of Sheldon, N.D., was honored as the regional winner of the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The Ransom County, N.D., cattle producers were recognized by the …
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HELENA, Mont. (February 15, 2024) – Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is accepting applications for its Young Cattlemen’s Conference scholarship. The conference will take place May 30 – June 6, 2024, …
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Senators Grassley and Tester Oppose “Softening” Packers and Stockyards Act Enforcement
Senators Chuck Grassley and Jon Tester encourage their Senate colleagues to oppose recent efforts that they say will weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act. The upcoming Fiscal year 2024 Agriculture …
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MFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference Offers Networking for Younger Producers
The Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership conference was February ninth through the eleventh in Billings. The conference was organized by the MFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, …
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BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program, or PEP, has recognized two MSU Extension agents for their exceptional efforts educating agricultural producers, land managers and pesticide applicators across …
