News and analysis related to the farm and ranch management topics relevant to Montana and the northern Great Plains.
Browsing: Business & Finance
How are Montana farmers feeling about the ag economy?
For the last three years, Anton Bekkerman and I have run a survey with the…
2020 Census: Montana is on the Bubble
Every decade the census attempts to count everyone in the country. Many government programs utilize…
Understanding the Paycheck Protection Program for Small Businesses
Last week I wrote some thoughts about how the federal government should address the economic…
Preventing an Economic Plague
The Coronavirus is bringing economic calamity to every corner of the country. Unemployment claims in…
The Cobell Settlement: A $600 Million Land Purchase
Three years ago, I wrote a post about a $280 million dollar Agricultural Land Purchase…
Major Box Store Retailer: Friend or Foe?
Wal-Mart’s presence in rural and urban communities is rising.[1] In Montana, there are currently 16…
8 Charts About the Opportunities and Challenges for Montana’s Organic Sector
I was recently invited to be part of a panel at the 2019 Montana Organic…
Are You Overpaying for Wine?
Wine. It’s an iconic product and a frequent staple at social gathering. It can also…
Value-Added and Direct-to-Consumer Sales: Montana Highlights from the 2017 Agricultural Census
The results of the 2017 USDA Ag Census were released last week. (Both Anton and…
Census of Agriculture: Information on Everything Agriculture
Once every five years the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the Census of Agriculture. …