Montana

As potato harvest starts to wrap up across the Northwest, how does the 2019 crop look?   Chris Voigt Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission says with roughly 20% of the crop remaining in the ground across central Washington, and 25% still in ground in western Washington, the yields are at or just below average.  Ho...

As potato harvest starts to wrap up across the Northwest, how does the 2019 crop look?   Chris Voigt Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission says with roughly 20% of the crop remaining in the ground across central Washington, and 25% still in ground in western Washington, the yields are at or just below average.  Ho...

Chinese trade negotiators did an about-face on Friday, canceling a visit to meet U.S. farmers after they wrapped up trade talks in Washington D.C. last week. A CNBC article said the Chinese delegation is headed back to China earlier than planned...

How does the national spring wheat crop look? “Showing the crop coming in at 67% good to excellent and 8% very poor to poor that compares relatively favorably, but just below last year's numbers when we finished up 74% good to excellent and 5% very poor to poor,” said USDA Meteorologist, Brad Rippey.  “The spri...

The national winter wheat crop is developing very slowly, thanks to cool weather.   "Just about two thirds 66% headed by May 26th," said USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "10 points behind the five-year average, 5 percentage points behind the 71% we saw last year at this time."   ...

It could take a long time for USDA and other Ag officials to know the true extent of livestock losses in Nebraska from not only flooding but blizzards this winter.  Bobbie Kris-Wickham with the Nebraska FSA said they've been fielding a lot of calls from producers who are reporting lost livestock.  No...

Montana has joined the growing list of states to pass legislation clarifying the difference between animal meats and cell-cultured meats. The state’s House and Senate have passed legislation dubbed the Real Meat Act, which meat industry publication Meatingplace said will clarify what is hamburger and ground beef and provide a definition for “cell-cultured edible product.”   T...

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association says the Montana country-of-origin meat labeling bill offers “truth in labeling.” USCA supports the legislation that would bring back a modified version of COOL for beef and pork sold within the state. The bill would r...

A new bill in the Montana legislature seeks country-of-origin labeling on meat products.  Senate Bill 206 would restore COOL for beef and pork sold in Montana.  Supported by the Northern Plains Resource Council, the council says the bill would require that placards be placed in meat counters to inform consumers about where the meat was born, raised, harvested and processed.  Northern Pla... Read M

Farmers for Free Trade is gearing up for a $500,000 ad campaign for a new television ad warning against the aggressive trade policies of President Trump. Farmers for Free Trade says those policies make agriculture a prime target against trade retaliation...