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Winter wheat production in Montana, based on conditions as of June 1, 2021, is forecast at 84.15 million bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 4% from the May 1 forecast and 11% above the 75.99 million bushel crop produced last year. Estimated acreage for harvest, at 1.65 million acres, is unchanged from May 1 and 160,000 acres more than the 1.49 million acres harvested in 2020. As of June 1, the average yield is forecast at 51.0 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels per acre above the May 1 forecast and equal to last year’s record yield of 51.0 bushels per acre.

Dry conditions and warm temperatures were observed across Montana last week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Topsoil moisture conditions were 49% adequate to surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions were 44% adequate to surplus.

CDC has awarded the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services $32,865,516 to address COVID-19-related health disparities. The funding, part of a $2.25 billion nationwide investment, seeks to advance health equity by expanding state, local, U.S. territorial, and freely associated state health department capacity and services. This is CDC’s largest investment to date to improve health equity in the United States.

The Wendt Agency in Great Falls is a recipient of the Communicator Awards of Excellence and a Telly Award for their work on the Montana Farmers Union’s “Food Security for Us” campaign. According to Wendt Advertising Excellence Awards are the highest honor given to entrants whose ability to communicate is the best in the field. The Communicator Awards received over 6,000 entries globally. The Telly Award was given for MFU’s “Food Security for Us” video.