Second-grade student Altaair Julio shows his skills of doing the limbo during the school-ending carnival at Southside Elementary School on Thursday, May 28. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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

By MSU News Service 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

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

By Marsha A. Goetting, PhD MSU Extension Service 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

By Tom Lutey, Montana Free Press Organic farmers like Bob Quinn don’t win many farm bill battles, so Thursday’s U.S. House vote thwarting a proposed ban on state-issued cancer warnings on pesticides hit him like a surprise forecast for two weeks of rain. The Kamut farmer from Big Sandy in north-central Montana had expected the pesticide industry to prevail. “They have so much power

By Logan Kruse, Montana Department of Agriculture The Felton Angus Ranch Adopts Virtual Fencing Governor Greg Gianforte and Director Streit visited the Felton Angus Ranch in Deer Lodge on Montana Agriculture Day to highlight how Montana producers are using innovative technology to strengthen their operations. “Our farmers and ranchers are embracing new and emerging technologies to improve