NMPF Applauds Additional Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program Payments

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The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) commended Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and leading congressional dairy advocates for providing $100 million in additional, targeted payments under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) that will aid medium-sized and larger producers who missed out on equitable payments during the first round of assistance in 2021. “While losses due to the combination of […]

Bill’s Warbag – Ten-Dollar Horses…

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In the early 1900s, in Montana – around Billings, on the Crow Reservation, in the Bull Mountains, on the Madison and Jefferson Rivers, around Dillon, and elsewhere – there was thousands of good horses raised on the range. A lot of the Western Montana horse sellers used to stop to feed and water at Billings and have a sale. What […]

76th Annual Society for Range Management Meeting to Take Place in Boise

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Join the Society for Range Management (SRM) for their 76th Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho where the theme “Rangelands Without Borders” depicts a schedule of events that offers something for everyone – from ranchers, to students, to range professionals. For five days, from February 12 – 16, 2023, the world’s rangelands will be the topic of conversation around downtown Boise […]

Dairy Industry Eager for Reforms to Federal Milk Marketing Orders

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U.S. dairy producers and processors are paying close attention to preliminary discussions about the 2023 Farm Bill in anticipation of critical reforms to Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). The prevailing consensus within the industry is that the FMMOs currently in place do not reflect today’s market environment, which could increasingly have detrimental consequences for dairy processors and farmers alike. Key […]

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Cooking – Where’s Global Warming Now?

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I have gone on record as a proponent of global warming – especially when the thermometer dips below zero. Following December’s storm dubbed “Storm Elliott,” which brought record-low temperatures to Montana and Wyoming, I am starting to wonder if global warming activists like Greta Thunberg, Al Gore, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are so full of hot air that they have mistaken […]

Agri-Kid of the Week – Allie Calderwood and Trey Toelle

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Allie Calderwood (three) and Trey Toelle (five) became fast friends in the Yards at the National Western Stock Show, making “cheesecake” for their families. Allie was with DC Herefords in Eckley, Colorado and Trey’s family operates TK Herefords in Burwell, Nebraska.