{"id":67990,"date":"2020-05-07T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=66398"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:50:33","slug":"agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agriculture\">Agriculture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern homepage-posts__style-15\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"258323\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-agriculture tag-donald-trump tag-farming tag-montana-farm-bureau-federation tag-montana-farmers-union category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/12\/08\/mixed-reactions-in-montana-to-trumps-12-billion-aid-for-farmers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/210806_JThompson_7875-e1634147177313.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mixed reactions in Montana to Trump\u2019s $12 billion aid for farmers\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/12\/08\/mixed-reactions-in-montana-to-trumps-12-billion-aid-for-farmers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mixed reactions in Montana to Trump\u2019s $12 billion aid for farmers<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne industry group celebrated the news, another was more skeptical.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jolness\/\">Jacob Olness<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-08T17:30:25-07:00\">12.08.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-09T07:07:39-07:00\">12.09.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha ts-3 \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Latest AG Reporting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"257635\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-biodiversity-credit-alliance tag-bison tag-bloom-biodiversity-and-climate-conference tag-buffalo tag-defenders-of-wildlife tag-endless-prairie-buffalo-project tag-environmental-policy-innovation-center tag-fort-peck-reservation tag-fort-peck-tribal-council tag-isabel-hicks tag-mountain-journal tag-robbie-magnan tag-smithsonian-institute tag-yellowstone-national-park category-agriculture partner-mountain-journal type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/11\/28\/fort-pecks-vision-for-endless-buffalo-prairie-could-move-bison-management-forward\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fort Peck\u2019s vision for \u2018endless\u2019 buffalo prairie<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking a page from studies in Yellowstone National Park and the Blackfeet Reservation, Fort Peck is joining Montana groups and seeking to quantify value of bison grazing through biodiversity credit program<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/cbed46e8dd\/\">Isabel Hicks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-28T14:55:06-07:00\">11.28.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-01T16:43:37-07:00\">12.01.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"257398\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-abundant-montana tag-agriculture tag-apple-bar-orchard tag-ever-westward-farm tag-farms tag-flocking-good-farms tag-prairie-roots tag-produce tag-ranches tag-root-cellar-foods tag-township-road-farm tag-winter-kissed-farm category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/11\/24\/montana-grown-ingredients-for-your-thanksgiving-spread\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana-grown ingredients for your Thanksgiving spread<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With nearly 24,000 farms and ranches operating in Montana, the state\u2019s residents are pitching in to produce a wide variety of food \u2014 from beef to chickpeas \u2014 for consumers around the world. With Thanksgiving around the corner, here are five Montana-made foods that you can add to your festivities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mara-silvers\/\">Mara Silvers<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-24T08:00:00-07:00\">11.24.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-26T17:37:14-07:00\">11.26.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"256755\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-billings-livestock-commission tag-cattle-auction tag-livestock-prices category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/11\/21\/a-morning-at-one-of-the-states-busiest-cattle-auctions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A morning at one of the state\u2019s busiest cattle auctions<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In mid-October, cattle prices surpassed $4 per pound \u2014 their highest point in decades, according to Joe Goggins, whose family owns of the Billings Livestock Commission and Public Auction Yard, another facility in Billings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/lmiller\/\">Lauren Miller<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/zlloydmontanafreepress-org\/\">Zeke Lloyd<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-21T13:09:26-07:00\">11.21.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-21T13:09:37-07:00\">11.21.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-shouting-no-name-calling-just-award-winning-local-journalism-for-montanans-by-montanans\"><strong>No shouting. 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The animals are now expected to provide a bounty of pork for food banks\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/aeggert\/\">Amanda Eggert<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-27T16:50:46-06:00\">10.27.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-27T16:51:44-06:00\">10.27.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"249730\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cows tag-montana-population category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/18\/montana-still-has-more-cows-than-people-but-the-cows-lead-is-narrowing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montana still has more cows than people, but the cows\u2019 lead is narrowing\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AdobeStock_cow_298352777-e1588096439488-2-706x468.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/07\/18\/montana-still-has-more-cows-than-people-but-the-cows-lead-is-narrowing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana still has more cows than people, but the cows\u2019 lead is narrowing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Montana&#8217;s famous cow-to-person ratio has narrowed a bit. U.S. Department of Agriculture data from early 2024 shows 2.12 million cattle roaming the state alongside 1.14 million people. That&#8217;s still nearly two cows for every Montanan, but it\u2019s down from the more dramatic ratios of years past. As recently as 2022, the ratio was more than\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jolness\/\">Jacob Olness<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-18T15:16:12-06:00\">07.18.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-18T15:17:18-06:00\">07.18.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"247008\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-milk-river-project tag-st-mary-river category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/05\/15\/water-expected-to-return-to-the-milk-river-12-months-after-pipeline-failure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/St_Mary_Siphon_bridge_wideangle_Apr24_25-1_hi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Water expected to return to the Milk River 12 months after pipeline failure\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/05\/15\/water-expected-to-return-to-the-milk-river-12-months-after-pipeline-failure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Water expected to return to the Milk River 12 months after pipeline failure<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Milk River Project, a critical irrigation artery along Montana\u2019s Hi-Line that\u2019s been dry for a year, is expected to return to service months ahead of schedule. Project managers are cautiously talking about restarting the siphon that feeds the system by late June, around the one-year anniversary of an infrastructure blowout that left more than\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/tom-lutey\/\">Tom Lutey<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-15T13:18:20-06:00\">05.15.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-05-15T13:18:28-06:00\">05.15.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern subscribe__style-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"241713\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-agriculture tag-donald-trump tag-mtfp-local tag-tariffs tag-trump category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/03\/06\/montana-ag-producers-expect-challenges-with-trumps-new-tariffs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF2345_1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montana ag producers expect challenges with Trump\u2019s new tariffs\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2025\/03\/06\/montana-ag-producers-expect-challenges-with-trumps-new-tariffs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montana ag producers expect challenges with Trump\u2019s new tariffs\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the beef business, a cow can be born in Montana and cross the Canadian border twice before it\u2019s processed. Tariffs both ways could make that an expensive cow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mhudson\/\">Matt Hudson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-03-06T10:56:17-07:00\">03.06.2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-03-06T10:56:25-07:00\">03.06.2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"227646\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/11\/12\/trends-and-policy-the-focus-of-msu-agricultural-economics-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-1200x676.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trends and policy the focus of MSU agricultural economics conference\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-1200x676.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-2048x1154.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-1568x883.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-2000x1126.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_442115393-e1731443818463-706x398.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/11\/12\/trends-and-policy-the-focus-of-msu-agricultural-economics-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trends and policy the focus of MSU agricultural economics conference\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference, part of MSU\u2019s Celebrate Agriculture Week, has been held for 18 years and provides an opportunity to discuss agricultural trends and policy ideas relevant to Montana. Twelve presenters, most of them MSU economics professors, delivered lectures and presented their research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/isabel-hicks\/\">Isabel Hicks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-11-12T13:37:37-07:00\">11.12.2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-11-12T13:54:41-07:00\">11.12.2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"209572\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bureau-of-reclamation tag-milk-river-project category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/07\/11\/why-it-takes-a-crisis-to-trigger-funding-for-montana-largest-irrigation-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lot-052_B4F27-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why it takes a crisis to trigger funding for Montana\u2019s largest irrigation project\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/07\/11\/why-it-takes-a-crisis-to-trigger-funding-for-montana-largest-irrigation-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why it takes a crisis to trigger funding for Montana\u2019s largest irrigation project<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rivets were still popping from the seams of the St. Mary siphon when Jennifer Patrick started crunching the numbers for repairing the century-old system that 18,000 residents of Montana\u2019s Hi-Line depend on for water. It would take 3,600 feet of pipe so big men can walk through it without bumping their heads. They would\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/tom-lutey\/\">Tom Lutey<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T14:33:43-06:00\">07.11.2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T16:13:31-06:00\">07.11.2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide newspack-pattern donation__style-3 has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99bea790 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png 500w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-empower-your-community\"><strong>Empower your community.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-power-the-press\"><strong>Power the press!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<p id=\"h-our-mission-is-to-produce-in-depth-journalism-that-creates-positive-change-in-the-lives-of-our-local-communities-but-we-need-your-help-to-make-our-journalism-possible-and-keep-it-free-for-all-readers\">Fuel the future of independent, public-powered news in Montana. Become a member of Montana Free Press and help bring high-quality, independent journalism to more communities in our state.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<a href=\"#XETGYZDF\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-ag-reporting-0\">MORE AG REPORTING<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-1 is-uncropped  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"67990\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"209251\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/07\/09\/land-is-kin-old-salt-festival-celebrates-local-food-and-open-landscapes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled-design-2024-07-09T111438.031.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Land is kin\u2019: Old Salt Festival celebrates local food and open landscapes\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2024\/07\/09\/land-is-kin-old-salt-festival-celebrates-local-food-and-open-landscapes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018Land is kin\u2019: Old Salt Festival celebrates local food and open landscapes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s a rarity these days for ranchers to see people eating the animals they raise. In the conventional U.S. agricultural market, most ranchers sell livestock to out-of-state feedlots and can\u2019t track where the meat is ultimately sold. Just 5% of cattle raised in Montana are processed here. Some Montanans are trying to change that. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/isabel-hicks\/\">Isabel Hicks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T09:25:15-06:00\">07.09.2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T09:25:24-06:00\">07.09.2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"119095\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ranching category-agriculture partner-high-country-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/11\/01\/montana-independent-ranchers-need-customers-to-survive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"What do Montana\u2019s independent ranchers need to survive? Customers.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1-600x400.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HCN-1-400x267.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/11\/01\/montana-independent-ranchers-need-customers-to-survive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What do Montana\u2019s independent ranchers need to survive? Customers.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just four companies process 85% of American beef, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Though the consolidation has long affected ranchers, it wasn\u2019t until the pandemic \u2014 when the industry made headlines with bottlenecks, price hikes and COVID-19 outbreaks among workers \u2014 that the general public noticed. Even the White House got involved, pledging\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/susan-shain-high-country-news\/\">Susan Shain, High Country News<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-01T11:20:22-06:00\">11.01.2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-11-01T12:50:14-06:00\">11.01.2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"113247\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cannabis tag-cbd tag-hemp tag-industrial-hemp-act tag-jon-tester category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/04\/25\/tester-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-deregulate-industrial-hemp\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tester introduces bipartisan bill to deregulate industrial hemp\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404.png 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Untitled-design-404-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/04\/25\/tester-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-deregulate-industrial-hemp\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tester introduces bipartisan bill to deregulate industrial hemp<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In late March, Sens. Jon Tester, D-Montana, and Mike Braun, R-Indiana, introduced the Industrial Hemp Act, which would loosen testing restrictions and other regulations for varieties of hemp plants grown for industrial purposes, like fiber, grain, biofuel or \u201chempcrete.\u201d Supporters say the act could lower barriers for farmers and boost production. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/max-savage-levenson\/\">Max Savage Levenson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-04-25T10:14:36-06:00\">04.25.2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-04-25T17:17:52-06:00\">04.25.2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"111379\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blackfoot-valley tag-missoula tag-mtfp-local tag-university-of-montana category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/03\/20\/missoula-food-group-area-ranchers-look-to-alleviate-beef-processing-bottleneck\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Missoula food group, area ranchers look to alleviate beef-processing bottleneck\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43.png 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-43-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2023\/03\/20\/missoula-food-group-area-ranchers-look-to-alleviate-beef-processing-bottleneck\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Missoula food group, area ranchers look to alleviate beef-processing bottleneck<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ranchers across the West often truck their cows hundreds of miles to meatpacking facilities that slaughter, butcher and package the meat for sale. The highway miles add financial burden to an industry that already struggles for economic sustainability. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/hailey-smalley\/\">Hailey Smalley<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-20T14:48:05-06:00\">03.20.2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-03-21T10:23:37-06:00\">03.21.2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"105577\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-homepage-hidden tag-montana-agriculture tag-suppress category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2022\/12\/05\/common-ground\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Common Ground\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-e1634149288463.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-600x400.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-1568x1046.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/210806_JThompson_7895-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2022\/12\/05\/common-ground\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Common Ground<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our three-part series reports on how Montanans are using organic and regenerative agriculture to revitalize rural economies and the soil they depend on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/emily-wolfe\/\">Emily Stifler Wolfe<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-12-05T14:04:48-07:00\">12.05.2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-12-05T14:06:42-07:00\">12.05.2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"99945\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-american-prairie-reserve tag-austin-knudsen tag-bureau-of-land-management tag-greg-gianforte tag-montana-stockgrowers-association tag-phillips-county tag-steve-daines category-agriculture type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2022\/07\/29\/blm-approves-american-prairie-reserve-grazing-application\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"BLM approves American Prairie Reserve\u2019s bison grazing proposal\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139.png 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Untitled-design-139-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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