Articles with the Tag: Agriculture
RONAN — When you start talking to Cal Lindburg, his wife Alice, and some of Cal’s friends, an image emerges — a family man, involved in his church, a good businessman and a civic leader with a sprinkling of the practical joker for leavening. Cal and Alice Lindburg will be celebrati...
HELENA – State officials say they intend to spend the summer re-writing some rules for legislative lobbying, after a complaint was filed April 3 against agencies working for passage of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. The complaint, filed by Flathead County Republican...
News from the Montana Department of Livestock MONTANA — Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in chickens in Judith Basin County. This is the first case of HPAI reported in domestic poultry in Montana and comes less than a week after the disease was detected in a captive gyrfal...
BILLINGS — More than1,600 members and guests attended Montana FFA’s 85th Annual State Convention March 25-28 in Billings. The Montana FFA State Convention hosted 13 career development events, general sessions and workshop during the four-day event. The winning teams earn the opportunity to com...
POLSON — A Ronan man denied charges that he had swindled nearly $180,000 from two men while acting as a livestock broker in 2013. On Thursday, Andrew Jackson, 29, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of deceptive practices in Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s Lake County District Court. ...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Flathead Joint Board of Control has released a privately-commissioned study that predicts irrigators will receive substantially less water under the proposed Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact than is necessary to sustain agriculture for farms on the project, but g...
POLSON — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact has been on everybody’s mind for years, but especially since the bill passed the Montana Senate the week of Feb. 28. The Compact was on the Polson City Commissioners agenda at their March 2 meeting. The agenda was a follow-up on...
By Michael Wright, UM News Service HELENA — The House advanced a bill last week to allow the sale of raw milk, after a floor debate that centered on a balance of liberty versus risk. House Bill 245, sponsored by Rep. Nancy Ballance, R-Hamilton, would allow farmers to sell raw, unpa...
BOZEMAN — Four national initiatives are being offered in Montana through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP): On-Farm Energy, Organic, and Seasonal High Tunnel. While the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) accepts applications for EQIP on a continuous basis, NRCS has ...
MISSOULA – High cattle prices have boosted the Montana economy, but forecasting what 2015 will bring for farmers and ranchers is difficult, according to Montana State University Professor George Haynes. Aside from beef prices, other factors may impact the bottom line of producers including low...
