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Transfer on Death Deeds
This post is a guest post from the DAEE’s Family Economics Specialist Marsha Goetting. More…
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Cash rental rates hold steady in Montana
Land in farms is either owner-operated (i.e., owned by the farm operator) or rented, with…
What Joe Biden’s election means for environmental policy
Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States. While climate change was…
The Future of Local Food Supply Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in the food supply system. In some respects local…
Highlights from the 2020 Montana Wheat and Barley Survey
We just finalized this year’s Wheat and Barley Survey Report, which Anton Bekkerman and I…
Foreign ownership of Montana’s agricultural land has increased, but remains low
The following is a summary of an undergraduate research project conducted by Benjamin Moscona-Remnitz, an…
How Were CFAP Funds Allocated in Montana?
On September 18th, the USDA announced the second round of payments from the Coronavirus Food…
Rigidity in the Food Supply Chain and Structural Adjustment
The coronavirus pandemic exposed numerous weaknesses in the food supply chain. In particular, the pandemic…
Do Migrant Farm Workers Cause Increased Crime?
Crime is once again a major issue in the presidential election. Although less so in…
How are Montana farmers feeling about the ag economy?
For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with the…