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Montana State Plant Science Research Explores Protein Distribution In Barley
Bozeman – Protein content in wheat and barley crops can influence everything from the plant’s effectiveness as livestock feed to the clarity of beer brewed with the crops. Research in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture is...
Protect Poultry Flocks From HPAI This Fall
With the continued presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds in North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension specialists continue to encourage biosecurity practices...
USDA-APHIS Grasshopper Meeting, Oct. 16
USDA-APHIS is the provider of the Rangeland Grasshopper Suppression Program. This is a cost-share program on private, state, and federal lands. Because of the high population of grasshoppers this year and specifically in August and September when...
MDA Announces 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Awardees
Helena – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to announce the recipients of the state’s $3.071 million investment in projects through the Montana Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG)...
Reminder Of NRCS Conservation Funding Application Date Set For Oct. 27
Bozeman – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $3 billion in funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices...
Montana Horse Breeders Promote Quarter Horse Genetics In Europe
The Montana Department of Agriculture had the unique opportunity to partner with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) to conduct a horse...
NRCS Sets Conservation Program Funding Application Date For Oct. 27
Bozeman, MT – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RC...
Grasshopper Damage Results In Crop Loss
Grasshoppers have continued to wreak havoc in Richland County and the surrounding areas. They have damaged both cropland and rangelands, with varying severity depending on the area. Cropland...
Montana State Ecologist To Examine Response Of Grassland Forage To Climate Variability
Bozeman – For agricultural producers around the state, forage plants are a key element of cattle grazing as well as helping maintain soil nutrition, preventing erosion and providing a food source...
USDA Reminds Montana Producers To File Crop Acreage Reports
Bozeman, MT, June 29 Agricultural producers in Montana who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before...
USDA Offers Montana Producers Many Conservation Choices With Continuous CRP
Bozeman, MT - Agricultural producers and landowners in Montana interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments can find many possibilities through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
United States & India Agree To Lower Tariffs On Pulse Crops
Washington - On Thursday, June 22, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the United States and the Republic of India have agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organization. Furthermore, India agreed to...
USDA Offers Montana Producers Many Conservation Choices With Continuous CRP
Bozeman, MT - Agricultural producers and landowners in Montana interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments can find many possibilities through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
Froid Farm Tour Featuring Pollinators During National Pollinator Week
Fifteen years ago, the United States Senate unanimously approved the designation of a "National Pollinator Week" in June to address the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. This year's...
Bees, Peas & Grasshoppers Featured At 2023 Froid Research Farm Field Day June 22
The Froid Research Farm Field Day is back and this year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators in agricultural systems, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees on...
Grasshoppers Are Hatching
Grasshoppers have started to hatch and now is the time to begin scouting your crops and rangeland. Grasshopper Life Cycle In the fall, adult grasshoppers deposit their eggs in the soil where they...
Grasshoppers Are Hatching
Grasshoppers have started to hatch and now is the time to begin scouting your crops and rangeland. Grasshopper Life Cycle In the fall, adult grasshoppers deposit their eggs in the soil where they overwinter and begin to hatch from May-July. Juvenile...
Bees, Peas & Grasshoppers Featured At 2023 Froid Research Farm Field Day June 22
The Froid Research Farm Field Day is back and this year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators in agricultural systems, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees on...
USDA Offers Livestock Disaster Program Flexibilities; Responds To Needs Expressed By Producers Hard-Hit By Drought & Winter Storms
Bozeman, MT, May 10 - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has provided additional flexibilities and further enhanced disaster recovery assistance provided by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP),...
WIC Is The Nation's Most Successful Public Health Nutrition Program
Each month, Montana WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and a community of support from both experts and peers to more than 16,000 moms and children. Nationwide, WIC serves more than 7 million people. Montana WIC...
Poultry & Bird Owners Encouraged To Ramp Up Biosecurity Plans Now
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a disease carried by wild birds and affects domestic birds. Avian influenza is caused by the influenza Type A virus (influenza A). The virus is shed in the...
Eastern Montana Women's Conference Held In Sidney
The first annual Eastern Montana Women's Conference was held March 31 and April 1, in Sidney. It was by the Montana Farmers Union. All attendees were invited to tour the Eastern Ag Research Facility...
Policy For Suspension Of Poultry/Bird Events Amended
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota State Board of Animal Health met last week and amended the policy for the suspension of poultry/bird events. Effective immediately, following a detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), comingling...
February Meeting Offered Options & Hope For Sidney Sugars Employees
Approximately 100 Sidney Sugars employees attended a meeting held in conjunction by Richland Economic Development and the Sidney Job Service on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the MSU Extension Office, Sidney....
Agricultural Producers Have Until March 15 to Enroll in USDA's Key Commodity Safety Net Programs
FARGO, N.D., March.9, 2023 – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year have until March 15, 2023, to elect and enroll a contract. The U.S....
