Guest Opinions

Cyberattack, pandemic, show the need for more diverse meat production

Earlier this year, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling for strengthening vulnerable agricultural supply chains and encouraging production here at home. In the past 18 months, the effects of the

It’s time to protect farmers from abusive markets

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The first day of May was a watershed moment for agricultural commodity markets and farmers and ranchers. May 1 marked the end of live-person pit trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and its subsidiaries, the Chicago Board of Trade, Kansas City Board of Trade and New York Mercantile Exchange. In March ’20, the trading pits were temporarily closed as a health precaution because of COVID- 19. I think we can agree that was a reasonable move. However, these entities have taken the action much too far.

Montana Elk Management Plan Guiding Principles

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On behalf of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, the Montana Public Lands Council, and the Montana Association of State Grazing Districts, we appreciate this opportunity to provide comments regarding the proposed Elk Management Guiding Principles. Our organizations represent producers who manage livestock on private, state, and federal lands in Montana and have a significant and longstanding interest in elk management, due to their substantial impacts on ranching families.

A change of scenery

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The old wooden folding table belonged to my grandma. I don’t remember her ever using it.

Considering Montana’s representation in Congress

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Thirty years ago, Montana lost one of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives we had held for 80 years. The mathematical formula that was used to determine the

Proactive solutions to labor shortage, lack of competition needed

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Regarding the report being circulated on Capitol Hill by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) titled “Common Beef Market Myths and Facts:”

Comment on Excecutive Order on Ag supply chains, part 2

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Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a comment on Executive Order 14017, Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities. Part 1 ran in the May 15 edition of the News-Argus. The author notes it was written originally as a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

Legislature safeguarded individual rights and freedoms this session

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Montanans are fiercely independent and cherish our constitutional rights and freedoms. We are proud to report that this legislative session Republicans passed a series of bills that safeguard individual rights, and thankfully we have a Governor who has signed them into law.

Socialists and the criminal cartel

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America is at its crossroads. Can this once-great country retain its unique position in world history? The time is past for American citizens to sit on the sidelines. Our citizens must step forward and become involved in elections of people understanding our Constitution and culture.

Consumer access to Montana beef is a priority

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With the end of the 67th legislature, leaders from the Montana Farm Bureau Federation and Montana Stockgrowers Association applaud the collaborative work done by stakeholders, lawmakers and the Department of Livestock, creating greater access to Montana agricultural products, specifically Montana beef, for consumers.