Wins and Losses for Rural America in 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

Farmers are among the biggest winners in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that is now headed to President Donald Trump's desk after the House passed the bill early Thursday. However, Lower income people w...

Summer Brings Raised Pinkeye Concerns in Cowherds

While grazing summer pasture is generally celebrated among cattle producers, this time of year also comes with a greater incidence of pinkeye in cattle as the summer progresses. While treatment succe...

Farmers Applaud Trump Administration's Decision to Protect Lower Snake River Dams

Farmers across the Pacific Northwest are applauding the Trump administration's recent memorandum protecting the Lower Snake River dams. Washington farmer and Washington Association of Wheat Growers pa...

Colorado Wolf Program $2.2 million over budget in FY24

The Blue Book, the voter information booklet sent to voters prior to the narrow passage of Proposition 114, which began the release of gray wolves into Western Colorado, indicated the wolf program wou...

Livestock Movement Resumes at U.S.-Mexico Border

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin phased, risk-based reopening of select southern border ports...

Montana State Winifred Asbjornson Plant Sciences Chair Filled

Great Falls, MT – The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC), Montana Grains Foundation (MGF) and Montana Grain Growers Association (MGGA) trumpeted big news today with the long-awaited filling of th...

Max Cederberg Wraps Up Service to Montana Grain Industry

Great Falls, MT – Max Cederberg of Turner, MT is completing his time with the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) following six years of service, but he’s also retiring from farming. “What a life...

Corn, Soybean, Wheat Acreage Adjusted

June 30, 2025 - Farmers planted 95.2 million acres of corn and 83.4 million acres of soybeans in spring of 2025, USDA said, slight adjustments from March that were within the range of pre-report estim...

U.S. Grains Council Participates in Rail Transport Logistics Roundtable in Mexico

U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Vice President Cary Sifferath recently traveled to Mexico City to join USGC Director in Mexico Heidi Bringenberg at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) roundtable event...

Cattle Producers Join President Trump to Push for Tax Relief

On Thursday, farmers and ranchers affiliated with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House for an event urging Congress to pass the “One Big...