Pulse Crops

Spring has sprung and planting is in full swing. The snowstorms and rain events in the past weeks brought some much-needed moisture to the state. But the newly received soil…

The Montana Pulse Crop Committee is inviting proposals to fund an Executive Director to address pulse industry needs and improve return on investment for Montana’s producers.  “The Executive Director position…

Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the State of Montana is investing over $7.8 million in value-added agriculture projects. “Whether by bringing pasture to plate or grain to glass, value-added agriculture…

U.S. Senator Steve Daines will be in India this week to meet with top trade officials, including India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, as part of his efforts to improve…

The 2020 Prospective Plantings report from USDA seems to reflect 2019 pretty clearly. Extremely tough harvest and planting conditions from last fall are definitely impacting crop acreage allocations in the…

Montana Farm Bureau members were back in the nation’s capital February 20-21, this time for American Farm Bureau’s Issues Advisory Committee meetings as well as meeting for the second time…

Montana Senator Steve Daines and North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer wrote a letter to President Trump urging him fight for favorable pulse crop provisions during the ongoing trade negotiations with…

by Dr. Anton Bekkerman, Associate Professor of Economics, Montana State University The 2018/19 marketing year has been a rough one for U.S. pulse crop producers. Relative to average prices observed over…