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Cahill: I've talked to many ranchers dealing with this same nonsense. They're scared to use water on state leases, because they fear DNRC will come for them.

In a decision that some in the Treasure State agricultural community warned could have far-reaching impacts on both education and agriculture, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously sided with the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, saying the state owns a portion of the water rights a Gallatin County family has understood to be theirs […] The post Supreme Court decision on water rights may divide Montana’s ag community appeared first on Daily Montanan.

Cahill: I've talked to many ranchers dealing with this same nonsense. They're scared to use water on state leases, because they fear DNRC will come for them.

A water-rights dispute that has drawn the attention of all three branches of Montana government threatens to hurt Montana’s largest industry — agriculture — and public education. A decision by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to claim water rights on a parcel of state trust land in eastern Gallatin County has triggered […] The post Water’s for fightin’: DNRC decision could undermine state land use, agriculture in Montana appeared first on Daily Montanan.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester introduced a bill last week to ban lab-grown meat from being served in school lunches, arguing there are unknown long-term health impacts for children.