Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to Jan. 13, 2024, to give eligible farmers, ranchers and forest landowners more time to... — Updated 9/27/2023

Press release U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared drought disasters for Montana counties including Liberty County and including as contiguous counties Chouteau and Hill counties. This secretarial natural disaster... — Updated 9/20/2023

Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday a call for nominations to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. First established in 1992, the Advisory Committee on Beginning... — Updated 9/20/2023

Press release WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make... — Updated 9/6/2023

From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at six locations across northwestern Montana Oct. 2 - 4. In order... — Updated 8/30/2023

Press release GREAT FALLS — The 2023 Wheat and Barley Variety Survey report was released Monday by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Mountain Regional Office. Funded by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee,... — Updated 8/30/2023

July 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture and its partner vendors announced the opening of the application period for Section 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act — IRA — which directs USDA to provide financial assistance to... — Updated 8/23/2023

Press release BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program — EQIP — Conservation Stewardship Program — CSP — Regional Cons... — Updated 8/23/2023

Press release USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program — TOPP — Northwest Regional Lead Oregon Tilth Certified Organic is casting a wide net with its partners to spread TOPP messaging throughout farming communities,... — Updated 8/23/2023

Press release In a letter to National Farmers Union, the Environmental Protection Agency affirmed that the Clean Air Act cannot be used as a basis to restrict independent repair of farm equipment. “The Clean Air Act and the U.S.... — Updated 8/16/2023

Barath Raghavan, University of Southern California Michael Kantar, University of Hawaii (THE CONVERSATION) — Humans have physically reconfigured half of the world’s land to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy,... — Updated 8/9/2023

from Motana Farm Bureau Federation BOZEMAN — Much of Montana has enjoyed a wet spring, and green grass has stretched well into mid-summer resulting in fat cattle and extensive haying.  However, as the days grow warmer and the... — Updated 8/2/2023

Press release Farmers and ranchers from around the state will gather to hear from industry leaders, debate grassroots policy, elect board members and more during the annual Montana Farmers Union Convention planned for Oct. 27-28... — Updated 8/2/2023

STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse... — Updated 8/2/2023

Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program Grassland... — Updated 7/26/2023

Press release HIGHWOOD — Youth members of Farmers Union from around the country participated in the 85th National Farmers Union All-States Leadership Retreat, held this year at Montana Farmers Union’s Arrowpeak Lodge in Highwoo... — Updated 7/26/2023

From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — An Indigenous-led education and research program at Montana State University and its partner institution have been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a... — Updated 7/26/2023

Press release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program — ODMAP — to Aug. 11, 2023. This extension gives organic dairy producers more... — Updated 7/26/2023

Press release BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has again reminded producers of the July 14 deadline to apply for both the Emergency Relief Program Phase Two and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue... — Updated 7/12/2023

Press release HELENA — In light of recent storms throughout the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding producers that applications for State Hail Insurance Policy are available through MDA’s State Hail... — Updated 7/12/2023

The essence of democratic process is the opportunity for all parties to be able to voice their views.  The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, by inserting a budget rider which defunds the ongoing work by USDA to... — Updated 7/5/2023