Farm Bill

Farming and ranching combined generate billions of dollars in revenue and employ tens of thousands of Montanans. They’re also on the cusp of a generational sea change. One listener wants to know how young people are being encouraged and prepared for life as a farmer or rancher.

The Farm Bill influences what kind of food is grown, how food is grown, and pays for the largest food assistance program in the country.

HELENA -- The 2018 Federal Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp production and Montana lawmakers are considering the best ways to integrate it into the…

Montana’s senior U.S. senator wants to ensure the ongoing partial government shutdown doesn’t hamper farmers’ ability to grow hemp.Specifically, Democrat…

Senator Steve Daines called the 2018 Farm Bill a win for Montana on a press call Wednesday morning."Agriculture is our number one economic driver in…

Both of Montana’s senators voted for the farm bill, a multibillion-dollar legislative package to fund agriculture and food aid programs, which the Senate…

Montana’s senior Senator says the Trump administration’s ongoing tariff disputes are hurting Montana farmers.During his monthly press call, Democrat Jon…

Senator Jon Tester says he’s concerned about Congress’ ability to pass numerous spending bills necessary to keep the federal government operating by the…

Wednesday a joint U.S. House and Senate committee began a potentially week-long process of reconciling two versions of the Farm Bill. The current bill…

U.S. Senator Steve Daines says that if there’s a trade war, the first casualties will be American farmers."That is a big problem, so we don’t want that.…