Ranching
Beyond the Sale Barn: Where Montana Cattle Deals Are Showing Up in 2026
Across Montana, the local auction barn is still the backbone of price discovery and weekly cash flow. But more producers are also…
Farming
Weaker Dollar Lifts Grain Markets, but Montana Producers Still Face Local Headwinds
Grain markets found firmer footing this past week as a softer U.S. dollar and strength in outside markets helped support prices. Reports…
Farming
Corn Export Sales Rebound While Wheat Lags: What Montana Growers Should Take From the Latest Numbers
U.S. export sales data this week pointed to a noticeable bounce in corn bookings, while soybean and wheat sales looked comparatively sluggish.…
Ranching
Oil Rally, Grain Bounce: What Volatile Markets Could Mean for Montana Feed and Calf Prices
Reports from national market analysts indicate corn and soybeans moved higher in overnight trade as crude oil continued to rally. That kind…
Ranching
USDA March Grain Reports Could Steer Feed Costs for Montana Cattle Country
Montana ranchers don’t need a lecture on corn to feel corn prices. Even in a state where hay, pasture and barley do…
Ranching
Cattle Futures Jump While Corn and Wheat Slip: Signals for Montana Feed, Calf, and Hay Decisions
Grain and livestock futures sent a mixed message on March 4, with cattle contracts moving sharply higher while key feed grains drifted…
Ranching
Regional Simmental bull sale averages top $10K; what Montana buyers should watch
ALLIANCE, Neb. — Reports from a late-February production sale in western Nebraska point to continued strength in the registered bull and female…
Ranching
Montana Ranch Note: What a 45-Head Angus Listing Signals for Cow Demand
Online cattle listings can be a useful barometer for what producers are trying to get done right now—right-sizing herds, moving older cows,…
News
Spring Swings Put Montana’s Water and Forage Plans Under the Microscope
Montana is heading into spring with the kind of mixed signals that make planning tough: big temperature swings, pockets of improving moisture,…
Farming
MSU Extension’s News Hub Is Worth Watching as Spring Decisions Pile Up on Montana Farms
Montana producers are used to getting information the old-fashioned way: coffee shop talk, a call to the county agent, and whatever the…