Helena, Mont. – Following months of widespread, bipartisan opposition, proposed Ballot Measure I-191 received virtually none of the required 30,000 signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. Friday, June…
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The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge levied against the Beef Checkoff program by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA. The December 2021 petition…
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MFBF President Testifies on Skyrocketing Fuel Prices, Input Costs
by Colter BrownMontana Farm Bureau President Cyndi Johnson testified virtually Friday during the “Skyrocketing Energy Costs Are Hurting Americans” forum hosted by the Committee on Natural Resources Republicans and the Committee on…
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U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Haaland blasting DOI for the lack of…
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President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Maureen Wicks as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director for Montana. FSA State Executive Directors…
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Senate Ag Committee Passes Pair of Cattle Market Bills
by Colter BrownThe Senate Agriculture Committee marked up and passed two bills that aim to restore fairness and competition in the cattle industry. The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat…
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects EPA’s Glyphosate Analysis
by Colter BrownA federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the registration of glyphosate. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected EPA’s analysis for determining that…
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Farm Bureau Summer Conference Addresses Inflation and Input Costs
by Colter BrownInflation, supply chain issues, input costs and commodity markets drove the focus of the Montana Farm Bureau Summer Conference June 13-15 at Fairmont Hot Springs. The event provided a time…
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House GOP Bill Pushes Administration to Reverse Barriers to U.S. Ag Production
by Colter BrownHouse Ag Committee Ranking Member Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania introduced a bill this week that Fox News says would “strike back” at several of the administration’s agricultural policies. As inflation…
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Montana State Hosts First-Ever Precision Agriculture Boot Camp
by Colter BrownLast week, current and future growers and producers from all corners of Montana gathered in Linfield Hall on Montana State University’s campus, intently listening to a lecture on remote sensors.…