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Farm Bureau Supports Meat Packing Acts To Help State Agriculture
The Montana Farm Bureau applauds Congressman Gianforte (R-MT) for his co-sponsoring of two important bills for livestock producers: The Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP Act) and the Direct Interstate Retail Exempt...
Resources Available To Help Consumers, Food Producers In COVID-19 Struggle
The Senate has passed by unanimous consent H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The House is scheduled to vote Thursday, April 23 and President Trump announced he would sign the bill into law. The American Farm...
Montana Farm Bureau To Host Virtual Farm Fair
This time of year, Montana grade school students are generally attending farm fairs across the state, learning about various aspects of agriculture. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, farm fairs which...
Ag Producers Financially Injured By Pandemic Urged To Apply For Programs Immediately
Congress recently appropriated $310 billon of additional funding to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and an additional $60 billion for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. RJ Karney, American Farm...
Coronavirus Concerns Prompt Ag Organizations To Urge Preventative Measures
A statement from Montana Farm Bureau and the Montana Agribusiness Association For the next two weeks and likely longer, steps are being taken throughout Montana to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus. Schools, government offices, and businesses...
Farm Bureau Highlights Immediate Challenges Facing Agriculture Sector
American Farm Bureau has released its first assessment of the impact on farmers and ranchers in the wake of the national mitigation efforts to combat COVID-19. In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, AFBF President Zippy Duvall pledged...
Farm Bureau To Address Mental Health Concerns, Farmer Stress
Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have partnered on a program to train individuals who interact with farmers and ranchers to...
Farm Bureau Convention Workshops Tackle Challenges And Current Issues
Montana Farm Bureau members attending the organization’s 100th Annual Convention November 11-14 in Billings will have the opportunity to attend a variety of informative workshops. Those workshops will cover current topics of interest to farmers...
Registration Now Open For The 2019 Young Ag Leadership Conference
Registration is now open for the 16th Annual Young Ag Leadership Conference (YALC)! This exciting, one-of-a-kind conference is set to take place October 4-6 at the Copper King Convention Center in Butte, MT. YALC is a collaborative effort between nin...
Farm Bureau Foundation Grant Money Still Available
The Montana Farm Bureau Federation turns 100 this year, and to celebrate its centennial, the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation is offering grant funding for the betterment of communities around the state. With these grants the Foundation looks to increa...
Support For Permanent Tax Deduction Critical For Agriculture
Farm and ranch owners are urging their Congressional delegations to support S. 1149, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, sponsored by Senator Steve Daines, R-MT. This important legislation will make permanent the Section 199A qualified business...
Farm Bureau Members Attend Advisory Meetings, Meet With Congressional Offices In D.C.
Four Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings and visit with senatorial offices. Members included Tonya Rolf...
Ag Safety Awareness Week: Working Around Livestock
Montana Farm Bureau Federation is making safety a priority through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program with March 3-9 designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. Each day of the week has a theme with March 5 focusing on Livestock Safety....
Farm Bureau Members Attend Advisory Meetings, Meet With Congressional Offices In D.C.
Four Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings and visit with senatorial offices. Members included Tonya Rolf...
Montana Farm Bureau Celebrates 100th Birthday In Helena
Forty Farm Bureau members, legislators, agency people and Montana Governor Steve Bullock showed up for the Montana Farm Bureau Birthday celebration February 13 at the Capitol. The MFB Women's...
Montana Farm Bureau Disappointed In Farm Bill Vote; Urges Quick Reconsideration And Passage
With the 2018 farm bill being critically important to Montana’s farmers and ranchers, the Montana Farm Bureau was extremely disappointed that H.R. 2 failed by a 198 for and 213 against vote. The failure to pass this farm bill was a vote against the...
Learn About Eastern Montana Agriculture During YF&R Ag Tour In Sidney
Ever wander around a sugar beet factory? Want to learn about the controversy surrounding the Lower Yellowstone Intake Diversion Dam? Plan to take part in the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Regional Ag Tour June 1-2 in Sidney. The...
Farm Bureau Members In Washington, D.C. Meet With Leaders, Agencies
Five Montana Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington, D.C. in early March not only to attend the American Farm Bureau Issues Advisory Committee meetings but to meet Montana's Congressional...
Four Montanans To Serve On National Agricultural Issues Committees
Four Montana Farm Bureau members have been chosen to serve on National Issue Advisory Committees for American Farm Bureau Federation. These committees play an important role in AFBF’s policy implementation and development. Over the past years,...
Sidney Rancher Receives Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award
David McMillen, a long-time member of Richland County Farm Bureau, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Montana Farm Bureau during the MFBF Awards Banquet November 14 in Billings....
U.S., Canadian And Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Mexico’s Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA) sent a joint letter to Canadian, United States and Mexican government officials reiterating their calls that...
Farm Bureau National Commodity Conference Covers Pertinent Issues
Immigration and trade-top stories in mainstream news-are major issues for farmers and ranchers. During the 2017 Farm Bureau National Commodity Conference July 16-18 in Rogers, Ark., state Farm Bureau commodity leaders shared issues and policy...
Sustainable farming on Earth Day
"Sustainability" has become the buzz word in today's society and especially Earth Day, which is on April 22. The word "sustainable" truly describes farms and ranches that have been in the family for generations. "Farmers and ranchers welcome the...
Farm Bureau Applauds Settlement Agreement to Protect Farmers' Privacy
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council have closed the final chapter of their lawsuit challenging EPA’s release of farmer and rancher personal information, when a federal judge approved a settlement that secures...
Farm Bureau to Offer Four Scholarships to Students
The Montana Farm Bureau is offering four scholarships to students seeking higher education: two from the MFB Foundation and two from the MFB Women’s Leadership Committee. A new scholarship available is the MFB Foundation’s Future of Agriculture...
