soil health

SPONSORED- The economy is raising more than just prices as farmers question how to manage fertilizer investments. For Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, the answer lies beneath the surface. Soil health is…

The following content is from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) “Conservation for the Future” series which features Montana landowners’ experiences working with the NRCS on various conservation projects.…

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices in Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Wheatland, and Yellowstone counties are accepting applications for…

Regenerative farming and ranching pioneer Gabe Brown addressed a packed building April 19 at the fairgrounds in Big Timber regarding the importance of soil health and regenerative agriculture practices. “How…

Montana State University Extension is looking at both the benefits and cautions of using cover crops as partial replacement of summer fallow. Three new bulletins and one factsheet are now…

HOUSTON, Texas – The Joe C King & Sons Ranch, in Winnett, Mont., has been selected as one of seven regional honorees of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award,…

Agricultural producers who have coverage under most crop insurance policies are eligible for a premium benefit from the USDA if they planted cover crops during this crop year. On Tuesday,…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for announcing that producers in South Dakota and other Prairie Pothole states can now sign…

“Farmers and Ranchers might not have historically called it sequestering,” Clain Jones, Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, explained, “it’s a newer term to combat climate change but they’ve…