News and analyses related to agricultural policy relevant to Montana and the northern Great Plains.
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2019 Edition: Consequences of Using Domestic Policies to Offset Retaliatory Tariff Losses to US Farmers
In July 2018, I wrote a post about the consequences of using the Marketing Facilitation…
U.S. Beef Exports to the EU Could More Than Double
The United States produces, arguably, some of the highest quality beef in the world. Countries…
A Glance at the Rural Economy
Nonmetro population grew in 2016-17 for the first time in a decade. Declining rural unemployment,…
Time to break up agribusiness monopolies?
There is growing recognition of America’s historically high levels of industry concentration, and it’s looking…
What’s going on with Whole Farm Revenue Protection?
In 2014, the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) insurance product was introduced by the Risk…
How Much Could HOS and ELD Regulations Skew the Livestock Market?
Meghan Brence, recent graduate of Montana State University’s Agricultural Business program, contributed to this post.…
How Hours of Service and ELD Provisions Could Skew the Livestock Marketing Playing Field
Meghan Brence, recent graduate of Montana State University’s Agricultural Business program, contributed to this post.…
Hemp is the next big _______
In 2016, Montana had zero reported acres of industrial hemp. In 2018, Montana narrowly became…
New Report Shows Evidence of Tightening Farm Labor Supply
The government shutdown continues into its second week, and one of the primary issues is contention over…
Farm Workers and Health Care
I recently visited two Ag Worker Health & Services clinics to learn about health…