Montana Law Raises Equipment Tax Exemption

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Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) members will be seeing tax relief coming their way with the signing of House Bill (HB) 303.  The Business Investment Grows (BIG) Jobs Act, sponsored by Representative Josh Kassmier of Fort Benton, was signed into law last week and raises the business equipment tax exemption from $100,000 to $300,000. Roughly half of all Montana ranches and […]

Nebraska Governor Declares May as “Beef Month”

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Governor Pete Ricketts once again proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska and announced the new Beef Passport Program.  While beef is the headline protein for cattlemen and consumers year-round, Nebraska Cattlemen is grateful for this designation. The Nebraska Beef Passport program features 40 restaurants throughout the state that offer beef on their menus. The program was designed to increase […]

Farmers Union Members Advocate Immediate Climate Action

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As climate change poses an increasingly serious threat to farmers’ livelihoods and global food security, a group of National Farmers Union (NFU) members discussed meaningful legislative solutions with their elected representatives. “Farmers are no stranger to big challenges, but climate change is the biggest, most complex test the agriculture sector has ever confronted.  We all need to work swiftly, boldly, […]

Beef Checkoff Petition Proponents Request USDA, Beef Board Database

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Leaders of the National Beef Checkoff Petition Committee recently sent a letter week to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB)) and USDA seeking their assistance in offering more U.S. cattle producers the opportunity to sign the petition for a referendum of the beef checkoff program. There has not been a referendum of the mandatory National […]