Grow Montana, create good jobs

Here in Montana, production agriculture is a way of life.

From Sidney to Havre, folks all across our state make a living working the land day-in and day-out to support their families and put food on our tables.

My great-grandfather was one of those men — a rancher, he registered the very first brand in the Montana system, the square and compass.

Scratching out a living in production agriculture back then wasn’t easy, and it still isn’t today. But between a changing climate, low commodity prices, and a disastrous trade war, ag producers in our state are being squeezed like never before.

Make no...