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Tag: Montana
North Dakota: 45 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought Jun 18, 2022
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. […]
U.S. Spring Wheat Planting Progress Hindered By Too Much Rain Jun 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture as of Sunday, June 5, reported spring wheat planting at 82% complete, 15-points below the 5-year average of 97% and below analysts’ expectations of 86%. Spring […]
Wildfires Hit Montana Grain Elevators – DTN Dec 3, 2021
Four grain elevators in Denton, Montana, were lost to one of the wildfires this week that have been sweeping through parts of Montana as the state faces unusually dry, warm […]
Livestock: R-CALF Beef Checkoff Case to Continue – DTN Oct 1, 2021
A lawsuit against USDA challenging the Beef Checkoff program will be allowed to continue after a federal court on Wednesday denied the agency’s motion to dismiss. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, […]
Wheat: Drought Threatens Production, Supply Concerns – DTN Jul 23, 2021
Remember back to spring of 2020 when pictures and videos of people hoarding toilet paper filled social media and the news? Well, move over toilet paper because 2021 may likely […]
Livestock: Ranchers Trying to Hang on to Cattle – DTN Jul 17, 2021
After some of the busiest months in recent memory, at least a few North Dakota sale barns this week saw fewer sales of cull cows and bulls. As North Dakota […]
Dakota Access Pipeline Lawsuit Dismissed – DTN Jun 24, 2021
A federal judge dismissed an ongoing lawsuit against the Dakota Access pipeline on Tuesday, leaving open the possibility for future litigation as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues an […]
Wheat: Time to Give Spring Wheat Its Last Rites? – DTN Jun 22, 2021
A few weeks ago, on June 1, I did a story titled “Is Spring Wheat on Life Support?” (here) and just a few weeks later many farmers in the severe […]
Livestock: 20 States Fight California Regulation – DTN Apr 14, 2021
California’s Proposition 12 is under fire from at least 20 states, as the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has been asked to review whether the California law is […]
Farmland Values Strengthen According to Federal Reserve – DTN Feb 16, 2021
Federal Reserve system banks — covering a swath of the country stretching from Montana to Indiana — report strengthening land values and improving credit conditions, although the Kansas City and […]
