Montana Stockgrowers Association 135th Annual Convention Approaching

Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) will hold its 135th Annual Convention and Trade Show December 10 – 12, in Billings, Montana.  In-person registration begins Tuesday, December 10 at 12:00 p.m. or attendees can register online at www.mtbeef.org/msga-events/annual-convention-and-trade-show/. MSGA’s Annual Convention provides attendees with education, information, fellowship and decision-making opportunities for Montana’s cattle industry as well as access to the largest ranching […]

Don’t Missed These Keynote Speakers

Opening General Session | December 11 | 8 a.m. Mr. Renkes is a lawyer and business professional with over 30 years of legal, corporate and senior government experience.  He has held public sector positions at both the federal and state levels of government and has assisted major national and international corporations with legal, legislative and policy challenges involving local, state […]

Stockgrowers College Courses Offered Wednesday and Thursday

These 60-minute sessions offer attendees valuable educational tips and a chance to enjoy face-to-face talks and hands-on technology education. 1 December 12 | 3 p.m. | Double Tree Skyview 1 & 2 Major Determinants of Profit, Five Essentials for Successful Ranch Management – ideas for heifer development, selecting bulls and culling cows, grazing management, marketing and leadership. 2 December 11 […]

Wyoming Farm Bureau Sets Policy for Coming Year

Irrigation infrastructure, taxes, private property rights, and migration corridors were among the many topics included in policies adopted at the 100th annual meeting of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB).  Held November 13-15 in Laramie, Wyoming, the meeting is an important step in the grassroots policy development process of Farm Bureau. “County Farm Bureau members start the policy development process […]

Bits & Pieces

Wyoming Farm Bureau Donates Money for 12,413 Meals Wyoming families facing hunger received a boost mid-November with the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Committee “Harvest for All” project.  The annual fund drive and raffle to benefit the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies raised $3,103.35 which is the equivalent of 12,413 meals for Wyoming families. During […]

CSKT Compact and Grizzly Bears In Montana Farm Bureau Policy

Voting delegates of the Montana Farm Bureau (MFBF) Convention discussed, debated and voted on policy for the coming year.  The Delegates Session is what makes Farm Bureau a unique grassroot organization; farmers and ranchers developing policy during their county annual meetings which is then voted on at the MFBF Convention. For the sixth year in a row, the delegates reaffirmed […]

Wildlife Corridors Open, Agriculture’s Door Closes?

By Mayzie Purviance Conservation seems to be a highly discussed topic amongst various environmental and animal rights groups.  The general idea of conservation is widely agreed upon to impact the planet positively, but below the surface level, could certain aspects of conservation be detrimental to the agricultural industry? On May 16, 2019, The Wildlife Corridor Conservation Act was introduced to […]

R-CALF USA 20th Anniversary Convention Available on YouTube

R-CALF USA hosted its 20th Anniversary Convention in Deadwood, South Dakota on August 15 -16, 2019.  The convention proclaimed success boasting approximately 400 attendees; the organization’s largest convention in its 20-year history.  An additional 800 guests viewed the convention through online streaming sending its message throughout cattle country as never before. Only days before the convention, producers faced the market […]

One Hundred or Bust

As a kid at our mountain cow camps we played “one hundred or bust” after dinner to determine who did the dishes.  The cards are dealt and starting at zero, cowboy number one adds to the count by playing a card from his hand.  The count proceeds around the table until the first unlucky player busts one hundred.  They are […]

PACT Act Branded in the Books

By Kayla Sargent With the stroke of President Trump’s pen, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act become law on Monday, November 25.  The Act will make certain acts of animal cruelty a felony nationwide.  Specifically, intentional “crushing” – defined as crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling, or otherwise causing serious bodily injury – will now be unlawful, as will […]