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EnvironmentThe state's review of American Prairie's request to graze bison on a 640-acre lease in Phillips County found no significant impact, with conditions, but the grazing itself is not yet approved.
EnvironmentA second round of the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program funds 10 more projects, taking NRCS awards to $70 million across 29 projects.
CropsRylee Reynolds of Twin Falls, Idaho, won the National Wheat Yield Contest for a second year running, as drought and smaller plantings cut entries but 15 of 28 national winners were first-timers.
LivestockAt a Zoetis film premiere in Livingston, vets said student debt, start-up costs and round-the-clock emergency duty keep graduates out of rural practice, and that one extra vet made a big difference in Absarokee.
AgribusinessUSDA disclosure data for 2024 show foreign interests in 3.6 percent of privately held US agricultural land, up about 2.34 million acres in a year, mostly Canadian and European forestry and renewable energy leases rather than cropland purchases.
OpinionIn a column for Northern Ag Network, state representative Randyn Gregg argues that rising US protein demand will lift farm incomes only if more processing and value-adding happens in rural America.
LivestockMontana's Livestock Loss Board has about $400,000 for fencing, carcass removal, guard dogs and range riders in its 2027 grant cycle; applications close on 4 November.
LivestockTerrain Ag analyst Dave Weaber has cut his US cattle price forecasts sharply, citing drought-driven hay costs, slaughter capacity still below last year, resumed Mexican feeder imports and extra tariff-free beef.
AgribusinessAn executive order lets commercial vehicles hauling farm goods, livestock feed and timber in Montana run without dyed-fuel penalties until 23 November 2026.
AgribusinessThe USDA and the Federal Trade Commission have opened a request for information on possible anticompetitive conduct by farm equipment makers and dealers, with comments open until 7 December 2026.
AgribusinessWith on-highway diesel at a national average of $6.38 a gallon and farm diesel near $6 in the Corn Belt, the American Farm Bureau Federation wants the federal highway diesel tax suspended during harvest.
LivestockWith his three children settled in other careers, Roundup rancher Bill Milton is looking for a young outsider to help run the family ranch and earn equity in it, an approach he says agriculture needs more widely.
LivestockThe 52nd tour on the Hi-Line showed contrasting breeding philosophies, a $2,700 average for a 600-pound steer and ranchers still culling heifers because of drought.
