10 September 2026

Share

Ag, Natural Resource Leaders Complete  Study Tour to Morocco with REAL Montana

Ag, Natural Resource Leaders Complete Study Tour to Morocco with REAL Montana


By MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Nineteen leaders from Montana’s agriculture and natural resource industries completed a 10day international study seminar in Morocco in March, where they traveled to several regions to explore agriculture, natural resources, public policy and culture. REAL Montana is a comprehensive two-year program offering in-depth education and training in the agriculture

Share

MSU Researchers Aim to Eliminate Harmful  Bacteria from Hydroponic Farming Systems

MSU Researchers Aim to Eliminate Harmful Bacteria from Hydroponic Farming Systems


By Skip Anderson, MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Three researchers from MSU recently received a nearly $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a system that can autonomously detect and remove crop-killing microbes from hydroponic farms before they cause damage to plants. Hydroponic farming is a method of growing plants without soil by supplying nutrients through water.

Share

Share

Registration Open For 2026 Governor’s  Summit On Montana Food, Agriculture

Registration Open For 2026 Governor’s Summit On Montana Food, Agriculture


HELENA — The Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition today announced registration is now open for the 2026 Governor’s Summit on Montana Food and Agriculture: Maximizing Montana’s Agriculture Opportunity. The Governor’s Summit, hosted by the Grow Montana Food Policy Coalition, in partnership with the Montana Department of Agriculture and the Governor’s Office, will be held on Oct. 23-24,

Share

Share

MDL, MSU Extension Issue Guidance After  New World Screwworm Detected In Texas

MDL, MSU Extension Issue Guidance After New World Screwworm Detected In Texas


By MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The Montana Department of Livestock and Montana State University Extension have issued guidance for the Montana livestock industry after a destructive parasitic fly called New World screwworm was detected in Texas. For the first time since 1966, the New World screwworm - also known as NWS, or Cochliomyia hominivorax - has been detected in the United States.

Share

USDA, SBA Announce Lawfare Partnership  To Shield Producers, Small Businesses,  Ranchers From Weoponized Regulation

USDA, SBA Announce Lawfare Partnership To Shield Producers, Small Businesses, Ranchers From Weoponized Regulation


WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 2, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to combat weaponized regulatory and enforcement actions against America’s producers, ranchers, and small businesses. This partnership advances Pillar 4 of the Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework by building a government-wide

Share

Share

Share

Eastern Montana Shatters Heat Records

Eastern Montana Shatters Heat Records


By Ellis Juhlin Montana Free Press Southeastern Montana was wracked by heat as temperatures soared to 115 degrees on July 12. It was hotter than Death Valley. Tayler Scherr didn't head into the weekend expecting to clear out her home office. But when a surprise batch of freshly hatched chicks scampered across her path the morning of July 10, everything changed. Scherr raises dozens of