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Homegrown: Part 2
How small, community-based processors are building a more resilient Montana food system.
Homegrown
If Montanans want to keep Montana-grown food — and the associated dollars — in-state, the local supply chain will have the be expanded. That includes storage and distribution infrastructure, but the bottleneck is mostly at the food processor level.
CSKT water compact bill clears first hurdle in U.S. Senate
A Montana water rights bill that would end a years-long debate was passed by a congressional committee today, the next step in ensuring irrigators and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can avoid lengthy and costly adjudication of irrigation rights.
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Farm to future
Montana’s family farms and ranches face uncertainties as producers age toward retirement.
$8 million project underway to repair St. Mary Canal collapse
Last month’s canal failure will restrict some 800 irrigators from Havre to Glasgow to about half the water they normally use during a season.
Lifting Voices: How food banks, senior services and schools are tackling hunger in Montana’s time of COVID-19
Food security isn’t a new concern for many Montanans, but it’s certainly among the challenges exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wildlife Services to cut back killings pending environmental review
In 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, Wildlife Services killed 7,965 coyotes, 46 wolves, one grizzly bear and many other species in Montana.
With livestock prices falling and food banks in need, ag producers find new ways to share
With livestock prices falling and food banks in need, Montana ag producers are finding new ways to share.
Pandemic prices could shutter Montana ranches
“Ranchers are scared as hell. They have no clue what their calves might be worth in the fall.”
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Montana crops get COVID bump, questions
Most of Montana’s major commodity crops haven’t seen a significant drop in prices, because Montana farmers generally grow food that’s consumed by humans.
With beef backlogged and the market in flux, Montana cattle ranchers face tough choices
Cattle prices are down about 30% since the beginning of the year, even as the price of store-bought beef spikes.
Candidates for governor — minus Gianforte — address agriculture via internet
The candidates faced similar questions about agricultural and rural issues, and expressed broad agreement, with a few notable exceptions.
What the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill means for Montana
Policymakers and citizens don’t yet have a complete picture of how, where, and when Montana’s shuttered businesses and furloughed workers will see relief. Here’s what we do know.
Stockpiling, not production breakdowns, fueling home supply shortages across Montana
“What we’re seeing in the grocery store is not a reflection of the entire food system.”
Journalist Dexter Roberts on Chinese capitalism and the Montana connection
“For a state like Montana, which has a large reliance on agriculture, there is a very obvious fit with China’s growth. I would be ready for the potential of real disruption in the economy going forward.”
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