Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
- Tim Kenyon
COLFAX, Iowa — Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Enacted in 1980, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) was set up to ensure entities could seek justice against the federal government and not be deterred by prohibitive legal fees. Put that way, EAJA has a very democratic “ring” to it, but like so many things that are created with good int…
- Janelle Atyeo
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she’s no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
- Benjamin Herrold
For farm families, finding healthcare coverage is an important but challenging task.
- Katelyn Winberg
Agricultural economist David Widmar opened his presentation at the South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit with a story that had little to do with commodity markets.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
According to family history, Adam Kuntz first arrived in Custer, Mont., around 1926. A World War I veteran and son of Russian immigrants, Adam left North Dakota on the hunt for better opportunity, which he ultimately found in the nutrient-rich soil of the Yellowstone River Valley. He settled…
- Katelyn Winberg
Grey Zabel didn't come to the Governor's Ag Summit with a PowerPoint. He came with a $100 bill from American Bank and Trust, a challenge for the crowd, and story after story tying a field outside Selby, South Dakota, to a football field in Seattle.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
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…
- Sue Roesler
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.
- By SKIP ANDERSON, MSU News Service
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.…
- Andrew Chung Reuters
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.
- Ruth Nicolaus
“A lot of people will say they are born broke. That isn’t quite the case, but they’re much calmer than other breeds.”
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.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
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.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
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…
- Sue Roesler
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.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
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.
- Katelyn Winberg
On the Mockler family farm near Centerville, spring planting is a full-family effort.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Montana State University (MSU) recently announced they are accepting applicants for their new Growth through Research Opportunities and Work (GROW) agriculture scholars’ program. GROW is a one-of-a-kind program available to graduating high school students who are excited and passionate about…
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Montana Safflower, a cold-press oil company owned by Montana Farmers Union (MFU), held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 13, in Great Falls, Mont. The business represents the crossroads where innovation and Montana-grown quality meet to create a value-added, end-use …
- Katelyn Winberg
Gene-edited crops reach farmers’ fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.
- Crystal Reed
The markets are eyeing the forecast to see whether planting progress will push forward or not.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Born and raised in Lambert, Mont., Gillette Vaira attests that 4-H is truly in her blood. With generations of 4-H leaders, members, and supporters in her lineage, Vaira naturally stepped into her new role as head of the Montana 4-H Foundation effective Feb. 17, 2026.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
The 96th Montana State FFA Convention concluded on Saturday, April 4. Held in Great Falls this year, the event was another grand success with over 2,150 members, guests and event volunteers in attendance, making it one of the largest State FFA Conventions to date.