Montana is a big state. It has big, wide-open spaces, big, tall mountains, and big, blue skies. But, in all that bigness there is one resource that is absolutely finite, and that’s water. With population and development expanding in the state, water allocation has become a forefront issue th…
FOXHOLM, N.D. – With the growing season well underway, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, traveled to represent regenerative ag farming in Washington, DC, on Thursday, June 25.
INVERNESS, Mont. – In north-central Montana, where timely rains are imperative to crop success, the 2026 growing season is shaping up to be a good one, despite apprehension at the beginning of the season.
Livestock and horses are both prone to overheating. Here are some things to think about.
Energy prices are continuing to drive inflation up – 4.2 percent – the highest rate since 2023, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU Extension agricultural finance specialist.
Forty years ago, North Dakota typically grew 3.5 million acres of barley annually, according to Dr. Rich Horsley, NDSU barley breeder. It was a major commodity crop in the 1980s, like spring wheat.
At NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center’s (CREC) field day this July, Michael Wunsch, NDSU CREC research plant pathologist, will explain the connection between genetics and root rot disease in pulse crops.
The leafy plants have closed rows earlier than in recent years. That typically means good things for future yields and provides some help shading out weeds growing between the rows. However, it creates conditions for harmful fungus to flourish and spread from plant to plant.
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Three researchers from Montana State University (MSU) recently received a nearly $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a system that can autonomously detect and remove crop-killing microbes from hydroponic farms before they cause damage to plants.…
The New World screwworm has not and should not impact U.S. cattle markets negatively, according to Tim Petry, NDSU livestock marketing specialist.
The decision overturned a jury verdict in Missouri awarding $1.25 million to a man who said he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after years of exposure to glyphosate in Roundup.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Crops are developing well in the fields at Bock Farms in northwestern North Dakota, with cooler temperatures in the 60s and low 70s moving in during mid-June.
“A lot of people will say they are born broke. That isn’t quite the case, but they’re much calmer than other breeds.”
Drought conditions in the Upper Midwest worsened as farmers planted their fields this spring, causing some to shift acres away from water-hungry corn.
This time of year, farmers are deciding whether their crops would benefit from a nutrient boost, weighing yield potential against the high cost of fertilizer. A tool that monitors plant health from space is helping make those decisions easier.
HELENA, Mont. - The Montana Agribusiness Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 scholarship program. This year’s scholarship winners are Madelyn DeVries of Denton, Mont.; Avery Schubert of Hardin, Mont.; Hattie Hossfeld of Ranchester, Wyo.; and Dani Taylor of Stanford, Mont.
There aren’t many teenagers that are regularly awake at 5:30 a.m., but for 17-year-old Kenndyl Meine, her days have to start that early just so she even has a prayer of getting everything she needs to do done in a day.
It may be easy to assume 17-year-old Nathan Long from Lewistown, Mont., grew up without much of a choice when it came to joining 4-H and FFA. After all, his father, Jared Long, is the agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor for the Fergus of Lewistown chapter. But when you listen to Na…
Raising goats and chickens and marketing their products will be an enterprising, creative business for an FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), according to Everett Spear, 14, a freshman in the fall at Drake-Anamoose High School.
An ag roundtable organized by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven addressed current North Dakota farmer/rancher concerns with Farm Service Agency Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce at NDSU’s Barry Hall in Fargo on May 26.
In a full circle celebration of Montana agriculture, Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is excited to be unveiling their new beer at the organization’s 2026 summer conference to be held June 15-17 in Kalispell.
With much of cow country considered in drought conditions going into the summer grazing season, producers tuned in May 27 on social media to watch a live panel discussion hosted by the Society for Range Management through their “Good Grazing Makes Cents” program in the hopes of gaining insig…
BOZEMAN — The Montana Department of Livestock and Montana State University Extension have issued guidance for the Montana livestock industry after a destructive parasitic fly called New World screwworm was detected in Texas.
The hot summer months can be a challenge for cattle herds. Heat can affect performance in several ways, including average daily gains and reproductive issues.
INVERNESS, Mont. – It is officially growing season across the Northern Great Plains. June is a significant month for many because it marks a milestone in the production year – agriculturalists have survived the hardship of calving and planting season, and now it is time to watch their respec…
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