(DTN) – Farmers may see a seasonal reprieve in diesel prices as distillers switch from making heating oil to transportation fuel, but there won’t be a major correction to prices…
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MSU Extension Specialist Discusses Fertilizing Mid-Season If Yield Goals Increase
by Colter BrownFields across Montana may be under-fertilized if fertilizer rates were based on drought conditions, since snow and rain this spring increased potential yields in some areas, according to Clain Jones,…
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North Dakota Rescinds Brucellosis Vaccine Requirement for Montana Cattle
by Colter BrownBISMARCK, N.D. – At the recent State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) meeting, the board removed the requirement for cows and heifers 12 months of age or older to be…
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By Chuck Denowh – United Property Owners of Montana Policy Director In a few areas of the state elk populations have been allowed to grow to crisis proportions. For example,…
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Court Consolidates Majority of John Deere Right-to-Repair Cases
by Colter BrownThe majority of class-action lawsuits brought against John Deere over the right to repair farm equipment will be heard by a federal court in Illinois, according to an order issued…
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Falling Carcass Weights Help Improve Fed Cattle Currentness
by Colter BrownBy Paul Dykstra – Certified Angus Beef – Director of Supply Management and Analysis Carcass weights are always top of mind for us in spring as we try to keep…
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Helmville Ranching Family Awarded 2022 Montana Environmental Stewardship Award
by Colter BrownThe Mannix Brothers Ranch was named the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESAP) winners on June 2, at the Montana Stockgrowers Association MidYear Meeting in Sidney, Montana. Each year, the ESAP…
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Approximately 1,200 United Auto Workers union members at the CHN Industrial plants in Racine, Wisconsin, and Burlington, Iowa will remain on strike for the fifth week after UAW leaders have…
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USDA Announces Framework to Strengthen and Transform the Food Supply Chain
by Colter BrownMaking the case that the country’s food system has gone through “a time of great disruption” tied to the pandemic, climate change “and an unprovoked and brutal war,” Agriculture Secretary…
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Just over 60 percent of the U.S. was in some degree of drought as of May 24, 2022, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. What’s worse is that over half…