HELENA, Mont. – They say the weather in Montana can be anything but predictable, and it seems the month of May has been a true testament to th…
WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secre…
In the first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, ag economists found a few surprising numbers.
LEDGER, Mont. – Early summer on the Montana prairie is one of the prettiest times of year. Mile after mile of greening waves of grain seem to …
Mother Nature giveth and she taketh away. That is the sentiment felt by most Montanans after much of the state received desperately needed moi…
As cow/calf producers across the region wrap up calving, it is now the time of year where thoughts are shifting towards marketing those calves…
When thinking about agriculture in Montana, words like grain, cows, and sugarbeets come to mind. However, FFA members Gwen Collins of Shields …
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Big picture macroeconomics suggests that to feed a growing human population more sustainably, global food production will need to change, said…
Looking back on Montana’s 67th Legislative Session, the state’s agriculture industry saw some very favorable wins. This year’s hybrid session …
MALTA, Mont. – Long days and late evenings have been the story at 4M Farms over the past couple of weeks as Anna and Cliff Merriman work to fi…
HELENA, Mont. – As May turned the corner and began its final march towards June, it seemed Mother Nature still needed one last hurrah. A major…
LEDGER, Mont. – Looking out across the Montana prairie this time of year, one would expect to see greening fields of winter wheat and shoots o…
After a dry winter and spring, producers across Montana leaped for joy as a storm movement swept across the state during the week ending May 2…
Sustainable Oils, a renewable fuel company, has been hard at work researching and developing varieties of camelina. To showcase their work and…
On April 29, as a part of Montana State University’s Beef Extension Spring Series, Dr. Casey Solomon, DVM of Milk River Genetics, discussed th…
Slowing down resistance to dewormers is an important goal in 2021.
Executive Order 14008 – “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” – was signed by President Biden on Jan. 27. Included in the order is …
DILLON, Mont. – Montana Range Days is set to take place this year June 21-23 in Beaverhead County. Originated in 1977, Montana Range Days is t…
DEER LODGE, Mont. – It takes more than snow-capped mountains, cool summer nights and green meadows to grow the nutritious, green hay that hors…
MALTA, Mont. – On the northern High Plains in Phillips County, Anna and Cliff Merriman operate 4M Farms, an organic dryland grain farm and cow…
HELENA, Mont. – Springtime in Montana is arguably the most beautiful time of year. Weather starts to become more consistent around the month o…
LEDGER, Mont. – When it boils down, being a dryland farmer in Montana’s Golden Triangle is all about juggling the weather. Cassie Andrews, lik…
Although the state of Montana remains dry with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor classifying 34 percent of the state in severe or exceptional dr…
Precision ag is largely driven by data, according to David Kramar, NDSU Extension precision ag specialist, who joined NDSU in July, bringing s…
Originally from Washington state, Bryan Elliott came to Montana in 2013 to manage a large ranch in the south central part of the state. The op…
After a 20,000-acre grass fire swept through some 19 farms and ranches on the southwestern North Dakota/northwestern South Dakota border, Farm…
The Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People Initiative is a collaborative project by the USDA-ARS stations in Mandan, Fargo, and Grand Forks, N.D.