Markets
Feeder Cattle $3.67/lb
▲ +0.1%
Live Cattle $2.47/lb
▲ +0.1%
Wheat (HRW) $6.50/bu
▼ -0.2%
Diesel (ULSD) $3.11/gal
▲ +0.6%
as of Jun 19, 06:00 MT
Farming
Reports out of national water-quality research circles suggest something important for working producers: changes in what gets grown—and how plants use nitrogen—may…
Harry Ward · March 10, 2026
Montana Agriculture
Explore the economic value of irrigated agriculture in Montana, its significance, and future trends.
Harry Ward · March 6, 2026
Farming
Export market chatter turned a little more upbeat for corn this week, while soybeans and wheat didn’t show the same spark. Reports…
Harry Ward · March 6, 2026
Ranching
Reports from national market analysts indicate corn and soybeans moved higher in overnight trade as crude oil continued to rally. That kind…
Harry Ward · March 6, 2026
Ranching
Montana ranchers don’t need a lecture on corn to feel corn prices. Even in a state where hay, pasture and barley do…
Harry Ward · March 5, 2026
Farming
Montana producers don’t have time to hunt around the internet when a water call changes, a pest shows up, or haying weather…
Harry Ward · March 4, 2026
Farming
Scroll any feed long enough and you’ll see it: a header rolling off the Crazy Mountains, a windrow laid just right, a…
Harry Ward · February 17, 2026
Farming
Scroll long enough in July and you’ll see it: a state in motion. Swathers laying down hay, combines chewing through wheat, calves…
Harry Ward · February 14, 2026
Farming
Scroll any summer evening and you’ll find it: windrows lined up like corduroy, a baler kicking dust in the last light, calves…
Harry Ward · February 9, 2026
Farming
In Montana, a milk check can feel a lot like river flows in July: you can’t control the weather upstream, but you…
Harry Ward · February 9, 2026