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  • Tester, Walsh Recognized as Fighters for Montana's Farming and Ranching Families

    Marnee Banks|Oct 1, 2014

    Montana’s Senators Jon Tester and John Walsh received the Golden Triangle Award from the National Farmers Union Tuesday night for their work fighting for farming and ranching families in Montana. Tester, the Senate’s only working farmer, and Walsh, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, were recognized for their work fighting for Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), improving brucellosis prevention, improving livestock disaster programs and implementing the 2014 Farm Bill. “Farmers and ranchers across our state put in long hours to produ...

  • Tester, Walsh Recognized as Fighters for Montana's Farming and Ranching Families

    Marnee Banks|Sep 17, 2014

    Montana’s Senators Jon Tester and John Walsh received the Golden Triangle Award from the National Farmers Union Tuesday night for their work fighting for farming and ranching families in Montana. Tester, the Senate’s only working farmer, and Walsh, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, were recognized for their work fighting for Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), improving brucellosis prevention, improving livestock disaster programs and implementing the 2014 Farm Bill. “Farmers and ranchers across our state put in long hours to produ...

  • Tester, Walsh Applaud Resources to Protect Women in the Bakken

    Marnee Banks|Apr 30, 2014

    Senators Jon Tester and John Walsh today released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will make $3 million available to support survivors and increase prosecutions of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Bakken region “The Bakken’s economic growth is creating new jobs and opportunities in eastern Montana, but it’s also putting a strain on the area’s public safety and service providers. These new resources will increase protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and give la...