Articles with the Tag: Montana
News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is asking Montanans to submit nominations for the annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) awards ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena. The event, held during Emerg...
MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently put together some important springtime reminders for hunters and outdoor recreationists: — The deadline for deer and elk permit applications is April 1. Hunters have until April 1 to apply for deer and elk licenses, but they sho...
By Caven Wade & Elinor Smith, UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism MONTANA — The 68th Montana Legislature, with an unprecedented Republican supermajority, is halfway through its 90-day session and the next 45 days promise to be dominated by debates over the s...
The following is a weekly update of Montana Farmers Union involvement in the 2023 Legislature. MFU is the state’s largest and oldest grassroots farm advocacy organization representing family farms, and has worked more than 100 years on behalf of Montana farmers, ranchers and rural communities. The...
MONTANA — The debate over importing Brazilian beef has continued this spring with politicians around the country working to suspend imports. Montana’s Jon Tester and South Dakota’s Mike Rounds reintroduced a bipartisan bill to the U.S. Senate in February to suspend Brazilian beef i...
Calving season is well underway throughout Montana and the Mission Valley, despite the difficulties presented by recent unpredictable weather. According to Ken Morris, a member of the board of directors of the Montana Cattleman’s Association, many ranchers are opting for calving in March or ev...
Funding will expand meat and poultry processing in Montana and comes from Tester’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) News from the office of Senator Tester Big Sandy — U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $9,752,250 for Bear Paw Development to finance expanded meat and poultry processing...
MONTANA — On Jan. 31 of this year, the Montana Department of Livestock recommended all equine events and rodeos be cancelled in Flathead County due to an outbreak of a severe equine illness. Equine herpesvirus, myeloencephalopathy (EHM), is the neurological form of the equine herpesvirus disea...
MONTANA — On Jan. 31 of this year, the Montana Department of Livestock recommended all equine events and rodeos be cancelled in Flathead County due to an outbreak of a severe equine illness. Equine herpesvirus, myeloencephalopathy (EHM), is the neurological form of the equine herpesvirus disea...
News from Montana Farmers Union MONTANA — A new tractor repair MOU hasn’t changed the fact that farmers and ranchers do not have the ability to fully repair their own equipment. The most recent MOU was announced by American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial and comes on the heels ...
