Articles with the Tag: Agriculture
News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The sign-up runs from today, July 14, to Aug. 8, 2025. Grassland CRP, offe...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte GREAT FALLS – Governor Greg Gianforte this week joined BASF Agricultural Solutions to celebrate innovation in agriculture and introduce a new canola seed to Montana farmers. “Agriculture is our number one industry in Montana, and we’re prou...
The Northern Plains Resource Council is a 3,000-member grassroots conservation and family agriculture organization which was founded by Montana farm and ranch families in 1972. Northern Plains sent a letter to Montana’s congressional delegation last week citing concerns with H.R. 1, the “One Big ...
RONAN — Mission Valley fourth graders learned about all things ag last week during the annual Ag Days event held at Mountain Shadow Cattle Ranch April 30 and May 1. Spread over two days to accommodate the number of participating schools, fourth grade students from Polson Ronan, St. Ignatius, Mission...
Montana livestock production will be challenged by the climate conditions projected for 2030-2100 that result from increasing greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The challenges center on the interactions between a changing climate and evolving prices for animals, rising production costs, pan...
Comment on Special Ed. funding application News from Danni McCarthy, State Special Education Director MONTANA - Montana’s Annual Application for Funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is available for public comment from April 1-30, 2025. A copy of the appli...
HELENA - Joining Montana Department of Agriculture Director Jillien Streit on March 18, Governor Greg Gianforte in the State Capitol thanked Montana farmers and ranchers as part of National Agriculture Day. “Our farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to grow and raise world-class products to fee...
Today’s Montana Climate Matters column is a reality check. Like the rest of the planet, Montana’s climate is warming, and warming will continue as long as we increase levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Montana has experienced few climate-driven weather disaster...
On the banks of the Flathead River, along an oxbow southeast of Kalispell, a pair of million-dollar homes sit adjacent to each other on large lots. At a glance, they appear quite similar, each the sort of rural dream house that has become an inescapable part of Montana’s landscape. A look at their t...
News from USDA Washington, D.C — USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) is making available $2.5 million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) grants, building on $53.7 million invested in UAIP grant projects by OUAIP since 2020. Eligible entiti...
