News and updates related to crops that are produced and relevant to Montana and the northern Great Plains.
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What is the Role of Hutterite Communities in Montana Agriculture?
Recently, I had the opportunity to contribute to a study examining the economic contributions of…
Cannabusiness in the Big Sky: Montana Hemp Update 2019
This spring I wrote about hemp as a relatively new, rapidly expanding crop in the…
The 2019 wheat market looks a lot like it did in 2016
Back in August 2016, I wrote a post that started off as, “Despite the one…
The Keystone XL Pipeline: What’s in it for Montana?
The Keystone Oil Pipeline has been a decade-long saga of on-again, off-again construction and never-ending…
ARC-Individual in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills
A few months back, I discussed the 2018 farm bill and the fact that the…
Are You Overpaying for Wine?
Wine. It’s an iconic product and a frequent staple at social gathering. It can also…
What’s in the 2019 Market Facilitation Program?
The USDA recently provide additional details on the second iteration of the Market Facilitation Program…
Facts about Montana’s Individual Income Tax
Montana residents file a state tax return each year reporting various income sources, deductions and…
China is still important to Montana and U.S. agriculture
With the ongoing saga regarding the China-US trade dispute, it’s easy to get consumed with…
Changing Livestock Operation Sizes
In my last post, I took a first look at the 2017 Census of Ag…