Dozens of organizations representing agriculture, conservation, public access, and economic development are banding together to oppose Ballot Initiative 191. Chuck Denowh from the Montana Group, who’s working with the organizations…
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Opinion: I-191 Restricts Public Access, Agriculture, and More in SW Montana
by Colter BrownBy Senator Walt Sales As part of a multigeneration farm/ranch family in the Gallatin Valley, I understand the vital importance of protecting our land and water resources. Farmers’ and ranchers’…
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The Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges the Waters of the U.S. Rule. For the second time in nine years, an Idaho family will take their battle over…
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Daines Urges Biden Admin Not to Re-write Navigable Waters Protection Rule
by Colter BrownU.S. Senator Steve Daines today urged the Biden administration to support Montana farmers and ranchers by maintaining the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). In a letter to top officials at the Environmental Protection…
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The Montana Farm Bureau is applauding a success story with the First Judicial District Court – Lewis & Clark County, dismissing the Advocates for School Trust Lands case. The State…
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Monday night, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester celebrated Senate passage of their bipartisan bill, the “Montana Water Rights Protection Act.” The bill will permanently settle the century long CSKT water dispute, support Montana…
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(Helena, Mont.)—In a letter submitted to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee the members of the Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) recently voiced their strong support for the ratification of the…
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At a hearing this week, Senator Steve Daines presented his Montana Water Rights Protection Act to the members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by…
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Old irrigation structures tend to fail when they aren’t updated or repaired in a timely manner. Producers learned that in southeast Wyoming when the Goshen/Gering-Ft. Laramie irrigation district’s tunnel collapsed.…
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Last week several Montana farmers traveled back to Washington, D.C., to urge the Congressional Delegation to move ahead with ratifying the CSKT Water Compact, that the Montana Legislature approved four…
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