Northern Ag Network

The Northern Ag Network delivers up-to-the-minute farm news, along with regular updates on grain and livestock markets, weather forecasts, and special segments. They air two daily Ag Television shows, one in the early morning and another at noon, on eight top television stations in Montana. Additionally, Northern Ag Network sends out weekly e-newsletters and provides daily online and mobile updates featuring agriculture news, market reports, weather, and insights into western lifestyle.

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USDA Announces Changes to Livestock Insurance Programs

5 days ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews by Colter Brown June 23, 2025 June 23, 2025 4 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved changes to improve insurance coverage for American livestock producers. These updates will take effect for the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) insurance programs beginning with the 2026 crop year. “These changes underscore RMA’s commitment to ensuring producers have...
Legislation Introduced to Permanently Protect “Product of USA” Label for Meat Products

1 week ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews by Colter Brown June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025 1 U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the USA Beef Act, legislation to limit the use of the “Product of USA” label only to beef products that are born, raised and slaughtered in the United States. The legislation would also codify the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rule addressing the same issue. In March 2023, USDA proposed a rule which requires that the “Product of USA” or “Made in the...
Montana State University Extension to Host National Conference in Billings

1 week ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

by Colter Brown June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025 2 The National Association of County Agricultural Agents, or NACAA, will host the 2025 Annual Professional Improvement Conference in Billings from June 29 to July 2. The conference provides an opportunity for NACAA members and others in the agricultural industry to learn and connect with others. Educational sessions will address a variety of agricultural topics, including horticulture, natural resources and livestock management. According to Shelley...
10-Year Sage Grouse Study Confirms Benefits of Grazing

1 week ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews by Colter Brown June 17, 2025 June 17, 2025 2 The University of Idaho released the finalized results of their 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations. The study concluded that cattle grazing does not negatively impact greater sage grouse and can only benefit the species through building robust habitat, increasing forage, and reducing invasive grasses that lead to catastrophic wildfires. The National Cattlemen’s...
Trump Takes Action to Stop Removal of Lower Snake River Dams

1 week ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Ag News StoriesGrain NewsNews by Colter Brown June 16, 2025 June 16, 2025 3 President Trump has revoked the Biden administration’s executive actions on the Lower Snake River dams. A new presidential memorandum, states that former executive actions, meant to support fish populations, prioritized climate concerns over reliable energy. This recall instructs various government agencies to withdraw from agreements related to Biden’s actions and to collaborate on revising the environmental review...
Senate Ag Reconciliation Bill Offers Farmers Better Options for 2025 Programs

2 weeks ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Farmers would be paid the higher calculated payment rate under Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for the 2025 crop year under the Senate Agriculture Committee’s proposal for budget reconciliation. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., released his committee’s proposal to include in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Boozman’s plan is similar to the House version’s provision on agriculture but with some adjustments.
Op-Ed: A Breakdown of Food and Agriculture in the MAHA Report

2 weeks ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

by Lainey StenbergThe White House published the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Assessment on May 22. This special report investigating the health of American children raised many concerns from leaders in the agriculture industry. Beginning in the election season, the MAHA movement shed a negative light on many aspects of the American food and agriculture industry including crop protection tools, food additives, ultra-processed foods, and sugars.
2025 Tax Cliff: The Impact of the Tax Code

2 weeks ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the 2025 congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided important relief for farm families. While reductions in the corporate income tax rates were made permanent in 2017, income tax cuts for individuals began to phase out in 2022, with the biggest tax increases coming with expirations at the end of 2025.
Chinese Nationals Arrested for Smuggling Dangerous Crop Pathogen Into US

2 weeks ago | northernag.net | Colter Brown

Ag News StoriesGrain NewsNews by Colter Brown June 9, 2025 June 9, 2025 1 Two Chinese nationals, including a scholar at the University of Michigan, were arrested for allegedly smuggling a pathogen into the U.S. that is known to be destructive to corn, wheat, rice and barley crops, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court on Monday. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the U.S.,...
BLM to Reconsider Rock Springs RMP

3 weeks ago | northernag.net | Andy Schwab

by Andy Schwab June 6, 2025 June 6, 2025 4 Wyoming’s elected officials are welcoming news that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will revisit the controversial Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP), which governs the use of more than 3.6 million acres in southwest Wyoming. The BLM announced it will soon issue a Notice of Intent to amend the plan, offering a fresh round of public input. The move follows months of sharp criticism from state leaders who argued the Biden Administration’s...