Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to participate in the American Farm Bureau Issue Advisory Committee meetings. Selected state Farm Bureau members are appointed to committees to discuss agricultural issues of concern and surface ideas to be presented to their county Farm Bureaus. MFBF members this year included Greg Gabel, technology, Jess Bandel, market structures,

may be a con artist if they: • “Love bomb” you: Love bombing is a standard among sweetheart scammer tactics. It’s when a person lavishes you with excessive flattery, affection, and even material gifts early in the relationship in an effort to manipulate your emotions. • Ask you to move to another app or website to speak privately. • Claim to be a native English speaker, but

Goats could get some protection from predators, especially from coyotes, under a new bill that unanimously passed a second reading in the House earlier this month. House Bill 767 would allow counties, with the support of local goat producers, to establish a program that would allow local producers to contribute to a county predator control program paid for by self-assessments on the animals.

could affect modern agriculture, means farmers need to tell their story immediately. “Eighty-three million people have discussed MAHA in the past two months. We’re concerned that the MAHA movement may not have a complete picture of advances modern agriculture have made to growing a safe and abundant food supply. We need clear definitions for words like regenerative and sustainable, and

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its 18th Book of the Year award to author Peggy Thomas for “The Soil in Jackie’s Garden.” The award was presented at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 106th Convention. “The Soil in Jackie’s Garden” follows Jackie and her garden friends as they discover the wonders of gardening, soil secrets and the magic of composting.