By Kerry Cash On April 15, U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Rapael Warnock (D-Ga.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reinforcing their support of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement and urged expanded market access and stability for American producers. Signed by 37 additional U.S. senators, including

Rising fertilizer prices are a concern for agricultural producers, according to Andrew Swanson, Montana State University Extension farm management specialist in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, who, along with MSU Extension soil fertility specialist Clain Jones, have provided some insight for managing fertilizer costs. “Even though the U.S. produces the majority of its

recommends several strategies to optimize dollars spent on fertilizer. With a range of available fertilizer products, including granular and liquid, it’s important to know the fertilizer cost per pound of nutrient. For example, the nitrogen cost per pound of urea could be compared to the cost per pound of nitrogen for liquid nitrogen, which is generally either 28 percent or 32 percent nitrogen.

Montana SDRP payments as of 4/24/26. Learn more at fsa.usda.gov/sdrp U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins in Missouri has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for losses due to natural disasters

Across Montana, farm and ranch families carry a legacy that stretches beyond acreage, livestock, or financial worth. These operations are more than businesses. They represent a heartbeat of rural life, symbols of perseverance, and threads that tie generations together. Yet for many families, the dream of passing that legacy forward may remain tangled in silence due to uncertainty or fear. Transferring