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News from USDA BOZEMAN — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana is offering a new assistance opportunity for agricultural producers through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program. While NRCS accepts applications year-round, producers and landowners should apply by the Feb. 18, ranking date to be considered for this year’s funding. “EQIP is our flagship conservation program. By focusing the expanded benefits of the Conservation Incentive Contracts in high priority areas, we’re enabling Tribal producers to strengthen their land management and conservation practices,” said Tom Watson, NRCS State Conservationist for Montana. The...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — Following an aggressive push, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced on Dec. 17 he secured $5,159,810 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for the state of Montana and local school districts to ease supply chain disruptions and foot shortages br...
POLSON — Happy New Year from the officers, directors and staff at the Polson Senior Center. We are located at 504 Third Ave. E., and open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays for $5. Dine-in, take-out, and delivery to a shut- in are available....
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — Following an aggressive push, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services agreed to help lower prescription drug costs for Medicare Part D beneficiaries by taking administrative action to address direct an...
News from the office of Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — Facing the threat of significant Medicare cuts to Montana health providers slated to go into effect Jan. 1, Senator Jon Tester recently voted to protect enhanced Medicare payments through 2022, and issued the following statement: “Rural hos...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines today joined a bipartisan effort to help support Montana ranchers by calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately suspend fresh beef imports from Brazil. “Cattle producers across...
News from the office of Matt Rosendale Washington, D.C. – Representative Rosendale introduced the Fixing Announcements for Intermittent Remapping and Notification Expectations to Stop Surprises (FAIRNESS) in Flood Insurance Act of 2021 to prevent surprise financial burdens at the end of the Nation...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that $337,516 will be awarded to the Montana Department of Justice to support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “I’m glad to see the Montana Department of Justice receive this sup...
New from DHRD, Governor Gianforte and Senator Daines HELENA — On Nov. 30, Governor Greg Gianforte praised a federal court’s nationwide injunction of President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers: “Hundreds of Montanans at risk of losing their livelih...
LAKE COUNTY — The legalization of recreational marijuana, approved by voters in Lake County and statewide during the November 2020 general election, edges ever closer to reality, with sales slated to begin Jan.1. For local governments, legalization could mean additional tax income, pending the...
