Florida Becomes First State to Ban Lab-Grown Meat

The first bill banning lab-grown meat was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on May 1. The bill prohibits the manufacture for sale, sale, holding or offering…

Timing of Pasture Turnout Critical for Optimal Forage Production

Ranchers depend on grass as a primary source of forage, whether it be rangeland, pasture or hay. While they carefully select species to plant as cover crops or plan a…

House, Senate Ag Chairs Announce Plans for Drafting a Farm Bill this year

Prospective farm bill plans laid out in both the U.S. House and Senate would see some tweaks to reference prices, potentially allow some farmers to add new base acres and…

USDA Testing Ground Beef for HPAI

The USDA is collecting samples of ground beef from retail stores to test for viral particles of the avian influenza in states where there have been infected dairy herds. The…

Montana Farm Bureau Opposes PSC Petition to Carbon Tax

The Montana Farm Bureau has strongly voiced opposition to a petition filed with the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to require the consideration of greenhouse gases in utility rates. The…

MSU Northern Ag Research Center Helping with New Precision Ag Research

BOZEMAN – Of Montana State University’s seven agricultural research centers, the facility in Havre, the Northern Agricultural Research Center, is the largest by several metrics: acreage, staff and cows. When fully staffed,…