opinion

The following is a response from the Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Association Board to the closure of the Sidney Sugars plant by American Crystal. For almost the last 100 years, the…

By U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Director Brett Crosby A blog post published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 12, 2022, claimed that Congress is “rushing” to consider “aggressive legislation…

by Mark Barnett, Livestcok Marketing Association President, from Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market in Guthrie, Kentucky The cattle industry and policy makers agree – we need to increase U.S. beef packing capacity,…

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Don Schiefelbein Six months into my tenure as the President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), I have had the opportunity to travel…

By 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’…

By Sen. Steve Daines (R-MONT) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WASH) Conservation is engrained within our western way of life. Our livelihood and quality of life out West is reliant upon…

The following is an opinion editorial written by Norman Voyles, Jr., the 2021 vice chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, who runs a cow-calf and feedlot operation in Indiana In…

By Joe Cook   My background and heritage are in production agriculture across Montana, the Dakotas and Wyoming. I am named after my grandfathers- Joseph Cook and Patrick Goggins- both…

By Aeric Reilly, Southeastern Montana rancher.   It is no secret that family farms face tremendous challenges right now.  Corporate monopolies, a changing climate, rising health care costs and a…

By: Kiley Martinell Continued concerns about climate change and the desire to protect our natural resources have people all over the globe looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly.…