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from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $90.2 million investment in 203 projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for local and regional food businesses. The funding is made possible through grant programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service as part of the Local Agriculture Marketing Program - LAMP: the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs, or FMLFPP, and the Regional Food...
From https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana Nov. 1 was last day of 2021 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Grazing Period — prior approval required Early November: 2021 county committee election ballots to be mailed to voters. Nov. 15 was the deadline for 2022 acreage reporting deadline for apiculture, fall wheat — hard red winter, and all other fall-seeded small grains. Please note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2021 reports for these crops. Dec. 6: Voted FSA county committee election ballots d...
From Montana Cattlemen Association Montana Cattlemen’s Association will host its 20th annual Cattlemen’s Day Saturday, Dec. 4, at the YOGO Inn in Lewistown beginning at 9 a.m. Starting off the program, Kendra Joyce will talk about her program “Cutting Fences” which supports individuals in agriculture who have sustained injuries, accidents, or have disabilities. A Montana Department of Livestock update will be presented by Executive Officer Mike Honeycutt. Weed Coordinator Kelsey Miller will discuss identification and manageme...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage — ARC and PLC — programs for the 2020 crop year. These payments provide critical support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops. These two USDA safety-net programs help producers of certain crops build back better after facing the impacts of COVID-19 and oth...
From National Center for Appropriate Technologies The National Center for Appropriate Technology and Ranchin’ Vets have teamed up to offer a new level of support for military veterans interested in sustainable agriculture training opportunities. Ranchin’ Vets will fund a one-time transportation stipend directly to veterans selected to participate in NCAT’s Armed to Farm training program. Armed to Farm is a sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans. NCAT manages the program with support from a varie...
From Montana State University Situated on 29 acres east of Corvallis, the Montana State University Western Agricultural Research Center is investing in new research and educational facilities with the funding approved by the Montana State Legislature this spring and kicking off the fundraising drive with donations from the Advisory Committee. During the 2021 Montana State Legislature, $1.2 million in funding was approved to build a new office, lab and education facility to replace the current buildings that are outdated,...
From https://www.fsa.usda. gov/state-offices/Montana Nov. 1 was last day of 2021 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Grazing Period — prior approval required Early November: 2021 county committee election ballots to be mailed to voters. Nov. 15: 2022 acreage reporting deadline for apiculture, fall wheat — hard red winter, and all other fall-seeded small grains. Please note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2021 reports for these crops. Dec. 6: Voted FSA county committee election ballots due to FSA. Dec...
HELENA — The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for health care organizations to help facilitate its Montana Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Counseling Voucher Program. To prioritize mental health in agricultural communities and improve access to trained professionals based in Montana, the department is launching a counseling voucher program to provide free mental health services to individuals involved in agriculture across the state. The department expects to award $250,000 in funds through t...
From https://www.fsa.usda. gov/state-offices/Montana Nov. 1 was last day of 2021 CRP Summer/Fall Non-Emergency Grazing Period — prior approval required Early November: 2021 county committee election ballots to be mailed to voters. Nov. 15: 2022 acreage reporting deadline for apiculture, fall wheat — hard red winter, and all other fall-seeded small grains. Make note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2021 reports for these crops. Dec. 6: Voted FSA county committee election ballots due to FSA. Dec. 31:...
Press release The location of the MT Pulse Crop Committee meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9, has changed to the Montana Wheat and Barley Office at 300 Park Dr. S. #104, Great Falls, MT 59405. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. To receive information to join the committee’s meeting Nov. 9, people can contact Dani Jones at Danielle.Jones@mt.gov. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s mission is to invest in and deliver support for marketing, research, education, and policy development programming that improves return on investment for the pul...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing fiscal year 2022 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for key programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, EQIP; Conservation Stewardship Program, CSP; Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, ACEP; Regional Conservation Partnership Program, RCPP, and Agricultural Management Assistance, AMA, program. While USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service accepts application...
From Montana FFA BOZEMAN — Montana FFA will be returning to Montana State University Nov.11-13 for the 10th Annual Montana FFA Ag Expo, sponsored by Montana John Deere Dealers: C&B Operations, Frontline Ag Solutions, and RDO Equipment Co. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, the Montana FFA Foundation visited communities across the state to deliver experiential learning through small, competitive events as part of the Ag Expo. They ventured into 12 local communities to provide in-person contests while holding others o...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture An online tool is now available to help ranchers document and estimate payments to cover feed transportation costs caused by drought, which are now covered by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program, ELAP. The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated the program this year to include feed transportation costs as well as lowered the threshold for when assistance for water hauling expenses is available. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin taking applicati...
From https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana Nov. 1: Deadline for Organic Certification Cost Share Program, OCCSP, applications for eligible certification expenses paid between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021. Early November: 2021 county committee election ballots to be mailed to voters. Nov. 15: 2022 acreage reporting deadline for apiculture, fall wheat — hard red winter, and all other fall-seeded small grains. Please note that this is the final date that FSA can accept late-filed 2021 reports for these crops. Dec. 6...
Note: This was provided by the office of Sen. Jon Tester As a part of his continued effort to level the playing field for Montana’s beef producers, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester met Friday in Great Falls with community leaders and ranchers from Cascade County to discuss the importance of his bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act. Tester was joined in Great Falls by Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer and Conrad rancher Lisa Schmidt. “Montana beef is a cut above the rest, and folks deserve to know if their beef was rai...
Press release Montana non-profit Producer Partnership is calling on the help of farmers and ranchers who want to work together in ending hunger in Montana. Since foundation in 2019, the Producer Partnership has donated nearly 80,000 pounds of beef to the Montana Food Bank Networks . “We are local producers, local meat processors, and local food centers working in partnership to provide Montana meat to those individuals and families with food insecurity. This is the spirit of Montana neighbors helping one another in times o...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture An online tool is now available to help ranchers document and estimate payments to cover feed transportation costs caused by drought, which are now covered by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program, ELAP. The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated the program this year to include feed transportation costs as well as lowered the threshold for when assistance for water hauling expenses is available. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin taking a...
From Montana Department of Agriculture HELENA — The Montana Pulse Crop Committee will meet in Great Falls at the Best Western Heritage Inn beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9. To receive information to join the committee’s meeting Nov. 9, people can contact Dani Jones at Danielle.Jones@mt.gov. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s mission is to invest in and deliver support for marketing, research, education, and policy development programming that improves return on investment for the pulse producers of Monta...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture is committed to partnering with agriculture, forestry and rural communities to develop climate solutions that strengthen rural America. The department has outlined and requested public comments on a new climate partnership initiative designed to create new revenue streams for producers via market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices. Guided by science, USDA will support a set of pilot projects that provide incentives to...
from U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a trio of awards totaling nearly $25 million in grants and cooperative agreements intended to ensure broader access and participation in USDA programs and services for historically underserved farmers and ranchers. The efforts are the latest in a series of announcements building momentum around USDA’s historic commitment to root out generations of systemic racism, center equity in decision-making and policymaking, lower bar...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — As part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Thursday its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how USDA will prepare for current and future impacts of climate change. The plan is part of USDA’s response to Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, which tasked all federal agencies with preparing action plans for integrating climate adapt...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Wednesday an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. The investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s — NIFA — Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This innovative program focuses on a broad base of needed research solutions from addressing labor c...
From https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Montana Oct. 12 was the last day of Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) signup. Oct. 12 was the deadline to apply for or modify applications for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 signup. Visit http://farmers.gov/cfap for details on all eligible commodities and additional program resources. Producers have multiple options to apply for CFAP 2, including through an online application portal and by working directly with the FSA office. Customers seeking one-on-one support...
From U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to address food systems challenges arising from the pandemic as well as those going back decades, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA plans for another $100 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The funding would leverage hundreds of millions more in lending through community and private sector lenders to expand meat and poultry processing capacity and fin...
From USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing a higher loan limit will be available for borrowers seeking a guaranteed farm loan starting Oct. 1, 2021, from $1.776 million to $1.825 million. “Farm loans are critical for our customers’ annual operating and family living expenses, emergency needs, and cash flow,” FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said. “Raising the guaranteed loan limit will allow FSA to better meet the financial needs of producers as natural disasters and the p...
