May12020

UW Lamb Market Webinar

Friday, May 1, 2020

1:00 AM— 4:00 AMUTC



Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act Introduced

April 15, 2021 - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Representatives Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) today introduced the Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act, legis...

Court Decision Protects Montana Water Rights

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) applauds the decision coming from the Montana First Judicial District Court ruling in favor of the State of Montana regarding a case surrounding water right...

Montana's Agriculture Industry Opposes California's Prop 12

April 15, 2021 - Twenty states are in agreement of the North American Meat Institute’s petition challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Montana farmers and ranchers...

Update on Beef Export Markets

April 14, 2021 - Beef exports have evolved significantly in recent years in a very dynamic environment of global politics and trade policies; direct and indirect impacts of animal disease outbreaks; a...

Montana Sheep Producer Elected to National Office

April 12, 2021 - Over the years, Montana’s agriculture industry has been well represented on the national level. And that trend will continue with the recent election of Ben Lehfeldt, a Lavina, Mont....

New Montana State FFA Officers Announced

April 10, 2021 - At the conclusion of the of 91st Montana State FFA Convention on Saturday, eight new Montana State FFA Officers were sworn into office.

The Value of Corn in the Pet Food Industry

April 10, 2021 - The study found that corn and corn gluten meal are the top two most used plant-based ingredients in pet food products. Corn is the dominant plant-based carbohydrate at 1,283,674 tons,...

Livestock Water Supply Program Announced for North Dakota Livestock Producers Suffering Drought

April 9, 2021 - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring have announced that the State Water Commission has reactivated the Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Proj...

CoBank Quarterly: U.S. Economy Gathers Momentum, Policy Decisions Will Reshape the Future

April 9, 2021 - The transition to a less COVID-restricted world has begun. But for the economy and rural industries, there will be no going back to pre-COVID conditions. A transformed policy environme...

Lesley Robinson to Serve as Chair of the Fish and Wildlife Commission

April 8, 2021 - The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission held its first meeting which welcomed the new Governor-appointed commissioners, Brian Cebull, Patrick Tabor, K.C. Walsh, and Montana Stockgrow...