Recent Ag News

Glendive to Hamilton, Same As Going to Minneapolis!
Yes we really do live in a big state! This weekend the four teams traveling during the quarter-final round of ...

U.S. Senate Strikes Down BLM Planning 2.0
WASHINGTON (March 7, 2017) – The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today hailed Senate passage of ...

Society for Range Management honors Big Horn County educator
Big Horn County extension educator Mae Smith received an Outstanding Young Range Professional Award at the Society for Range Management’s ...

Deere Beats Profit Views, Gives Upbeat Outlook
Deere & Co. raised its sales growth forecast for this year as the world's largest farm-equipment manufacturer reported stabilizing demand ...

Foundation Youth Speech contest held at FFA State Convention
The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation is holding their annual Youth Speech Contest during the Montana FFA State Convention, March 22-25, ...

American Sheep Industry Prepares Producers for New Veterinary Feed Directive
For livestock producers, the new year brought some big changes in that all medically important antibiotics to be used in ...

Domestic and Wild Sheep Interests Colaborating to Find Solutions
The Montana Wool Growers Association, Montana Wild Sheep Foundation and the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks are sponsoring a symposium ...

NASHVILLE, TN (February 2, 2017) – This week over 7,000 cattlemen and women are in Nashville, TN for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. And during the convention, they’ll have the opportunity to hear updates on important policy issues the NCBA is working on in Washington, DC on their behalf. Mark Eisele is a former Wyoming Stock Growers Association president from Cheyenne and talked with the Northern Ag Network’s Russell Nemetz in Music City. The Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is February 1-3, 2017 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel. For more information, visit www.beefusa.org. Source: NCBA & Northern Ag Network NCBA Convention Conversations brought to you by LongRange
NASHVILLE, TN (February 2, 2017) – This week over 7,000 cattlemen and women are in Nashville, TN for the Cattle ...

2016 Symbol of Excellence Winners Announced at MPPC’s Annual Meeting
The Montana Pork Producers Council (MPPC) and MSU Extension announced the 2016 Symbol of Excellence winners at the MPPC’s Annual ...