Ag groups partner with state agencies to create Montana agriculture in the classroom foundation
By Andy Fjeseth/ Montana Department of Agriculture Montana’s Agriculture in the Classroom program will take on a new form as Montana Farmers Union, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, the Office of Public Instruction and the Montana Department of Agriculture today...
RAISING CHICKENS IN COW COUNTRY
By Colter DeVries Driving in to the wide-open valley where Flint Creek enters the Clarks Fork of the Columbia in June when the hills are solid emerald, the pines cover every horizon, and the wind is calm, the word majestic seems like an understatement to describe...
Agriculture in the Flathead Valley front and center at mid-year
The MFU mid-year is an opportunity for members to come together to talk policy and tour the various areas of agriculture in particular regions of the state. Last year the mid-year was held at MSU Bozeman, this year MFU focused its attention on exploring agriculture in...
CSKT Water Compact Explained
Comparison: Adjudication of CSKT Claims vs. CSKT-MT Compact Rights (updated 2-15-19) This overview is provided by DNRC. For more information visit the DNRC Website. As of July 2018, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT or Tribes) and United States...
May is Mental Health Month: stress assistance network available
By Chris Christiaens Who would have thought that designating a month to address mental health would be necessary? At this time of the year in agriculture most farmers are out on their farm equipment planting this year’s spring crops. The last few months have been...
MFU to Hold Panel on CSKT Water Compact
Vicky Jo Reeves Joins Education Department
Hello!! I’m Vicky Jo Reeves and I would like for you to join me in my new adventure with Montana Farmers Union as the new Educational Program Assistant.I moved here over 40 some years ago from a dairy/industrial community called Waverly, NY. I have had the pleasure of...
MFU Meets with STB to Discuss Rail Rates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great Falls, MT – Chris Christiaens of Montana Farmers Union and Presidents of North Dakota and South Dakota Farmers Union met last week with the Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C., to discuss the rate per ton mile increase in rail...
90,000 Montanans’ Healthcare in Jeopardy
Front and center this week is the Medicaid Expansion Bill, HB 658, which failed to pass the State Senate Thursday with the body locked in a 25-25 tie. Governor Steve Bullock issued a statement shortly after saying, “The 96,000 Montanans who rely on Medicaid expansion...
Census of Agriculture Shows Changes for Montana Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, April 11, 2019 CONTACT:Andy Fjeseth, Montana Department of Agriculture, (406) 444-3684 Report shows demographic changes, loss of farm income Helena, Mont. – USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service today released the 2017 Census...