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Legislators and lobbyists have packed up and headed out of Helena, but the work of the 67th Montana Legislature is not yet complete. Governor Greg Gianforte has up to ten business days to sign, veto or ignore the bills that have reached his desk to determine the full fate of the session. Still, it’s safe to say the 2021 Montana Legislative Session was favorable for Montana’s farmers and ranchers. Of the 69 bills we tracked closely which were tied directly to member-generated policy, around 50 have reached their final destinations in our favor so far. Here’s a rundown of the big...

Dear Fellow Cattle Producers,

Tim Gibbons Last month, Missouri Rural Crisis Center held a telephone town-hall with thousands of Missourians across our state. The conversation focused on how we can work together to stop foreign corporate ownership of Missouri farmland, which is an important task we have to undertake. But, foreign corporate ownership of Missouri farmland is a symptom of an even larger challenge we are facing — the corporate, multinational takeover of our farm and food system. Over the last 30 years, we've witnessed corporations seizing entire industries through concentration, mergers, industrialization, a...

Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association Along with a terrible cattle market, a Colorado governor whom thinks nothing of thumbing his nose at the cattle industry, producers are now facing a potential ballot initiative that could be disastrous to cattle producers For many cattle producers there are other levels of frustration. The now 35-year-old Beef Checkoff Act and Order that generates around $80 million annually is prohibited from making expenditures that might be used to influence government action or policy. And, certainly, a governor’s proclamation urging Colorado citizens to fo...

Acknowledging the Agricultural Crisis in America E-commerce Business Rancher's Prime Aims to Support American Ranchers News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ranchers are some of the hardest working people you will meet but are dealt some of the hardest blows in any industry. Not only have they had to rise above the challenges of COVID-19, but those in the South also succumbed to Winter Storm Uri's wrath. Cattle ranchers in particular were hit hard by the outbreak of the coronavirus with nationwide losses estimated at $13.6 billion. On to...