Agriculture

More cattle received supplemental feed compared to last year

Scattered precipitation and cooler temperatures were observed across Montana during the past week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Topsoil moisture conditions

USDA will survey cattle operations for last half of 2018

In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will survey approximately 1,700 cattle operations across the Mountain Regional states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and

V.A. service officer to visit Lewistown

A Veteran’s Affairs Service Officer will be in Lewistown on June 6 and June 19. The officer will be available on June 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

Bill placing moratorium on agribusiness mergers introduced

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) announced the Booker-Pocan Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019. The law would initiate a pause in

Fergus County sees jump in farm numbers

What a difference five years makes. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to release statistics from the 2017 Census of Agriculture, one trend is clear: the number of farms

Honey production up in 2018

Montana honey production in 2018 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 14.72 million pounds, up 41 percent from 2017. There were 160,000 colonies producing honey in 2018, up

Moisture has helped and hindered growing crops

Montana experienced a mix of weather last week, depending on location, from scattered rain benefiting crops and pastures to colder and drier weather that diminished topsoil moisture and set back

Montana bill creates student debt assistance program for young producers

A program to offer student debt assistance to young farmers and ranchers in Montana was signed into law on Friday, May 10. Supporters hope the bill will encourage young people

Conservation project in central and northeastern Montana takes on saline seeps

Agricultural producers in Fergus, Judith Basin, Petroleum, Cascade, Chouteau, Daniels, Roosevelt, and Sheridan counties can sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program to reclaim saline seeps at their local

2019 Hemp License application deadline extended

The Montana Department of Agriculture has extended the 2019 hemp license application deadline to Wednesday, May 15. An industrial hemp license issued by the state provides authorization for the production of industrial hemp at a particular growing area by a particular individual or entity. Licenses expire on the last day of April following the year the license isissued.

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