Agriculture

This is basically halftime for the legislative session, which is a great time for a halftime farm and ranch report from the capital.

There's some exciting news for outdoor rodeo in Billings, Montana...but first- a little background.

Protecting water rights for Montana ranchers. Getting an indoor shooting range for the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. And of course, the recent Tren de Aragua arrests in Montana. We talked about that and more with Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT).

Plus, what's going on in farm and ranch country in the Glendive area? Here's what MSU Extension Agent Gabrielle Sexton told us.

We stopped in at Costco in Billings over the weekend to get a few things and there were no eggs- at Costco. The Big Sky Business Journal's Evelyn Pyburn tells us what is happening.

We had AI put together a cattle auctioneer monologue for a gender neutral cattle auction. You can't say bull sale, bred heifer, steer...you name it. And we were dying laughing.

What do Montana producers think about the idea to create a Montana Cattle Committee? This would apparently be similar to the Wheat & Barley Committee, and funded by a new checkoff focused on Montana beef.

Clint had an article that caught my eye in particular. With all of this talk about the southern border, he had a piece about how the southern border was shut down. But it wasn't shut down for illegal aliens- it was shut down for cattle.

The Montana Pro Rodeo Hall & Wall of Fame is hosting the event to raise money for high school rodeo scholarships.

If you're worried about "climate change"- don't blame Montana cattle producers. In fact, you should be THANKING Montana farmers and ranchers. We had a great lineup of folks to talk to during the 105th Annual Convention for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation.