Articles with the Tag: USDA
News from USDA LAKE COUNTY — This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used ...
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...
Nominations open for farmers, ranchers to serve on USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees News from USDA WASHINGTON - Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These comm...
News from USDA BOZEMAN — Summer in Montana is just around the corner. Springtime conditions felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures. The seasonal transition spurred rapid snowmelt across the state during May. Snowpack across Montana is around 50%-70% of median, well below n...
News from OPI HELENA - Superintendent Susie Hedalen is pleased to announce the launch of Montana’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), ensuring children and teens across the state have access to healthy, nutritious meals throughout the summer. Sponsored by the United States Department of Agricultu...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana producers have a timely opportunity to enhance their land and wildlife habitat through the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), with additional incentives offered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Upland Game...

News from USDA, NRCS BOZEMAN — April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season. “Most SNOTEL sites have passed peak Snow Water Equivalent “SWE” accumulation for the season,” said Florence Miller, USDA Natural Resources Conse...

News from USDA, NRCS BOZEMAN — April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season. “Most SNOTEL sites have passed peak Snow Water Equivalent “SWE” accumulation for the season,” said Florence Miller, USDA Natural Resources Conse...
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...

News from USDA NRCS BOZEMAN — “February was overall a month of steady snow accumulation in Montana,” said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Hydrologist. SNOTELs across the state reported 1-4 inches of precipitation equaling about 10-30 inches of snow durin...