Grain Storage Crunch Looms as Record Harvest Challenges Farmers and Elevators

An expected record grain harvest means less storage compared to 2024, pressing elevators to prioritize grain storage and prompting farmers to store more soybeans and sorghum on farms, if possible. A n...

Joe Goggins: The Strength of the Cattle Business

October 7, 2025 - At the 52nd Montana Angus Tour, cattle producers and industry leaders from across the country gathered to celebrate the strength, heritage, and future of the Angus breed. Rancher and...

Walmart Introduces First 30% Post-Consumer Recycled Bag for Retail Potatoes

Driven by an ambitious goal to reduce packaging waste as part of its Project Gigaton — an initiative to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the global value chain by...

Declining Farm Economy Continues to Pressure Profitability

For most of the country, farmers face a difficult farm economy – as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high. Strong yields provide little relief and imbalance in the market...

Thousand Hills Angus Hosts Montana Tour Stop

October 3, 2025 - One of the featured stops during the 52nd Annual Montana Angus Tour in Southwest Montana was at Headwaters Livestock, where cattle from Thousand Hills Angus of Toston, MT, were on di...

Long-Time Sheep Industry Advocate Peter Orwick to Retire as ASI Executive Director

Peter Orwick, the long-time ASI Executive Director as given the ASI Board of Director notice of his intent to retire in November. Peter began his career as ASI Executive Director in the late 1990's. F...

Stakeholders Oppose Draft Assessment for Comanche National Grasslands

Stakeholders within the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Timpas Unit in Baca, Las Animas, and Otero counties in southeastern Colorado and Morton and Stevens counties in Kansas are fighting th...

Treasury Secretary Says Substantial Support Coming for Farmers Next Week

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the federal government would make some announcement early next week to provide "substantial support" for farmers. In an interview on CNBC, Bessent s...

Op Ed: Montana Farmers Union President says GOP Leaders Should Accept Responsibility for the Government Shutdown

Article 1 of the Constitution vests in Congress the sole authority to appropriate money. Each year, Congress and the President are required to pass 12 appropriations bills to fund the government for t...

Built by Ranchers: The MSU Angus Herd

October 1, 2025 - During the 52nd Montana Angus Tour, one of the most meaningful stops was at Montana State University’s Red Bluff Research Ranch. There, tour attendees had the chance to see the MSU A...