Montana Stockgrowers Association

The federal government is in the process of updating its policies regarding management of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Montana ranchers are worried the new rule could prohibit cattle grazing on refuge lands.

Farming and ranching advocacy groups are asking to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to limit state wolf trapping seasons after it was expanded to also include coyotes.

The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation created a new program to match ranchers with local businesses interested in cooking and selling Montana beef.

This week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the federal government’s authority to police water pollution was greeted in Montana with a combination of relief and frustration.

Gov. Greg Gianforte Tuesday announced three appointments to the board in charge of setting fish and wildlife regulations in Montana. Gianforte has now filled all seven spots on the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission with his appointments.

It’s not easy being a rancher, and while some are giving up, others are trying to hold on in the face of stagnating cattle prices and industry consolidation. While retail beef prices are at record highs, cattle ranchers say those profits aren’t trickling down to them.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has appointed a director to the state Department of Agriculture.

The USDA opened swathes of conservation easements in Montana for emergency haying and grazing. It’s a sign of relief for farmers and ranchers during drought conditions. The department started accepting applications to access Conservation Reserve Program lands in the state earlier this week.

Montana officials are butting heads over the future of the national mammal. At stake is whether bison should be treated as livestock or as wildlife. New…

Conservation and livestock groups have found a resolution to a long simmering bison disease management disagreement in northeast Montana. The compromise could help inform similar agreements if the American Prairie Reserve continues to expand its bison range.