Following last year’s record-breaking drought there’s plenty of uncertainty heading into this year’s growing season. This week Senator Jon Tester asked Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for an update on when producers can expect to see $10 billion Federal Disaster Relief Funds passed last fall.
Cash Grain Prices Continue To Rise During Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Cash grain prices are at record highs and Russia’s war on Ukraine is pushing them higher. Hard red winter wheat prices are double what ordinary wheat was selling for during the same period last year but Montana farmers are entering the second year of an extended drought with little wheat in reserves. Montana’s 2021 wheat harvest was just...