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USDA to begin work to strengthen enforcement of Packers and Stockyards Act
Note: This was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin work on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, the 100-year old law... — Updated 6/16/2021
South Dakota added to cooperative interstate shipment program for meat processors
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service — FSIS — and the state of South Dakota have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment — CIS — a... — Updated 6/16/2021
USDA announces additional aid to ag producers and businesses
Note: This was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for... — Updated 6/16/2021
USDA to begin loan payments to socially disadvantaged borrowers under ARPA
Note: This was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has published the first notice of funding availability — NOFA — announcing loan payments for eligible borro... — Updated 5/27/2021
Blaine County included in USDA disaster area designation
From U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it has designated 13 Montana counties as disaster areas due to drought, with agricultural producers in other contiguous counties including Blaine Cou... — Updated 5/26/2021
Initiative announced to quantify climate benefits of CRP
Note: This was provided by USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced Tuesday an initiative to quantify the climate benefits of Conservation Reserve Program contracts.... — Updated 5/26/2021
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Inaugural stock dog trials held in Big Sandy
The first Bear Paw Classic stock dog trials were held in Big Sandy May 15-16, and organizer Lindsay Boyce said she and her husband Stephen Boyce are already looking into holding... — Updated 5/19/2021
Spring lambs born at MSU's Red Bluff Research Ranch
By Reagan Colyer MSU News Service BOZEMAN - Throughout a Montana spring, baby livestock become a welcome feature on the landscape, with both wild and domestic newborns appearing... — Updated 5/19/2021
Comment period on ag commodity supply chains extended
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is providing an additional 30 days for public comments on the notice for Supply Chains for the Production of... — Updated 5/19/2021
Signup open for Soil Health and Income Protection Program
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov From U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that agricultural producers in the Prairie Pothole states can now sign up for the Soil Health and Income... — Updated 5/12/2021
Montana State agriculture announces 2021 field days
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station have announced the dates for their annual agricultural field days, which will return as... — Updated 5/12/2021
USDA holding listening session on impacts of COVID-19 on new farmers
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday a virtual listening session for beginning farmers and ranchers to learn how COVID-19 impacted their farming operations and to... — Updated 5/5/2021
Ag Department selects Reimer to lead operations at Montana State Grain Lab
From Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA - The Montana Department of Agriculture announced Dan Reimer as the new bureau chief at the State Grain Labs, the state's only... — Updated 5/5/2021
USDA announces May lending rates for agricultural producers, effective May 3
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday loan interest rates for May which have been effective as of Monday. USDA’s Farm Service Agency loans provide important access... — Updated 5/5/2021
USDA expands and renews CRP in effort to boost enrollment and address climate change
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more... — Updated 4/28/2021
MSU Extension to offer free webinar series focused on beef cattle
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will offer three additional webinars in its Spring Beef Webinar series. The sessions will take place every Thursday from April 29 through May 13 at 6 p.m. via W... — Updated 4/28/2021
USDA invests $21.7M in research innovations to improve soil health and climate-smart agriculture and forestry
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture — NIFA — will invest at least... — Updated 4/28/2021
Bonnie to be nominated to key USDA under secretary position
Staff and wire report A press release from The White House April 16 announced that President Joe Biden intends to nominate Robert Bonnie for U.S. Department of Agriculture under secretary for farm production and conservation. “I... — Updated 4/21/2021
FSA accepting new and modified CFAP 2 applications
From U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA is implementing updates to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for producers of agricultural commodities marketed in 2020 who faced market disruptions due to COVID-19. U.S. Secretary of... — Updated 4/21/2021
Montana FSA program deadlines listed
From Montana Farm Service Agency website Following are upcoming deadlines for FSA programs • Underway: Conservation Reserve Program general signup, deadline to be determined. • March 1 to May 14: 2021 CRP Spring... — Updated 4/21/2021
Hail insurance available through Montana Department of Agriculture
From Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — Applications for the State Hail Insurance Program are now available through the Montana Department of Agriculture. Information is available online at https://agr... — Updated 4/14/2021
FSA opens CFAP 2 signup for additional enrollment
From USDA Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced that signup has reopened for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 — CFAP 2 — as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers... — Updated 4/14/2021
Drought workshop to be held April 28 at the 4-H Chuckwagon
by Colleen Buck, Montana State University Extension Hill County agriculture agent Montana State University Ranch Management Systems Team, in collaboration with local MSU Extension agents, have put together a series of workshops to... — Updated 4/14/2021
NRCS celebrates 5 million acres enrolled in conservation easements
From Natural Resources Conservation Service BOZEMAN — Natural Resources Conservation Service and private landowners have partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands and prime farmlands — an area the... — Updated 4/14/2021
Montana FSA program deadlines listed
From Montana Farm Service Agency website Following are upcoming deadlines for FSA programs • Underway: Conservation Reserve Program general signup, deadline to be determined • March 1 to May 14: 2021 CRP Spring Non-Emergency... — Updated 4/14/2021
