Articles with the Tag: Ranching

News from the Office of the Governor EAST HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited Diehl Ranch Co. in East Helena to discuss the impact of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies on the state’s agriculture industry. “For too long, Montana producers have had to pay taxes o...
News from the MCA VAUGHN — The Montana Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) is joining the lawsuit seeking to stop Constitutional Initiative -121 which would freeze property taxes for wealthy, largely out-of-state, homeowners. The suit was initially brought by the Montana Federation of Public Emplo...
News from the American Angus Association RONAN — Coleton R. Sherman of Ronan is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed ass...
Editor, Looking back over the past year, I see the work that Senator Jon Tester has done. I thank him. He’s helped to secure disaster relief to farmers and ranchers who face drought, get federal money for MT and local school districts to procure domestically produced food during supp...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines today joined a bipartisan effort to help support Montana ranchers by calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil. “Cattle producers across...

Friday marked the end of a long and intricate journey to resolve water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the state of Montana and the federal government. That voyage came to an end when Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland signed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai-Montana C...

When the Lake County Commissioners held a public meeting last Monday regarding collection of irrigation fees, only one thing was certain: Confusion and controversy continue to muddy matters surrounding the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project. Commissioners sought public comment on a Resolution of Int...
News from the Montana Farmers Union MONTANA — Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers across the U.S. will benefit from a new executive order by President Biden to promote competition in the American economy. Agriculture has become increasingly consolidated, with fewer and fewer corpo...

News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte urged Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resolve anticipated delays in the approval of export certificates for Montana livestock. “In the face of severe drought affecting the northwest...
News from the Montana Farmers Union MONTANA — President Biden issued 72 directives to promote competition and jumpstart the U.S. economy. According to a press release by the White House, a lack of competition in the market place is estimated to cost American households $5,000 annually. Many ...