Ag News Stories

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster …

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Student Loan Assistance Program is now accepting applications. Established during the 2019 legislative session, this program provides student loan assistance to Montana’s college-educated youth …

Montana State University Vice President for Agriculture and Dean Sreekala Bajwa says pulse crops remain central to Montana’s agricultural future, both on the farm and in the research pipeline. In …

By Colton Young The Endangered Species Act is currently under review in the House Natural Resources Committee, with new legislation aimed at updating a law that has seen few significant …

BOZEMAN, Mont. — J.M. Peck, a cattle rancher from Melrose and District 2 Director for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, recently returned from Reno, Nevada, where he joined a select …

The American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) is proud to announce that after a competitive search process, Zack Clark has been named incoming CEO and Executive Vice President, beginning September 8, …

Dan and Sharon Anderson’s Darling Creek Ranch has been selected as the 2026 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recipient. The $10,000 award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go …

The University of Wyoming welcomes Professor John Derek Scasta, director of the Laramie Research and Extension Center, as interim director of UW Extension. Prior to his current role as director …

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is inviting ranchers and agriculture industry professionals to register for the 142nd MidYear Meeting. The event is slated for May 27–29, 2026, in Great Falls …

Palmer amaranth and other weedy species in the amaranth family pose a growing threat to agricultural operations across the West, with a new invader—waterhemp—first documented in Wyoming last summer. Seven …