Friday’s closing board action leaned in two directions: cattle futures strengthened while most major feed grains and oilseeds moved lower. Reports indicate nearby live cattle and feeder cattle contracts posted solid gains, while corn and soybeans ended the day down. Wheat was roughly steady. For Montana, the immediate takeaway isn’t just “up” or “down.” It’s […]
Reports from national farm outlets indicate a nonprofit group, Farm Rescue, has mobilized hay deliveries to ranchers hit by wildfire, using a coordinated effort sometimes described as an “Operation Hay Lift.” While that work is happening outside Montana in some cases, the message lands close to home: when flames take fences, pasture, and winter feed, […]
As spring fieldwork ramps up and calves hit the ground across the state, Montana producers are juggling the usual mix of weather risk, input costs, and market swings. One steady resource many operations lean on—especially when conditions turn fast—is Montana State University Extension. MSU Extension’s public contact page lists central office phone and email information […]
Montana producers don’t have time to hunt around the internet when a water call changes, a pest shows up, or haying weather tightens the window. Reports indicate Montana State University Extension maintains a central “news and events” page that can be updated routinely or set up so certain items appear automatically—essentially a single bulletin board […]