Thank you for tuning into the Montana Farm Bureau Field Notes podcast! For more information on the stories discussed in this podcast and to join the Montana Farm Bureau organization, visit mfbf.org. This episode features… Montana Agriculture News

• BASF Introduces InVigor Gold, a breakthrough innovation in canola seed
• USDA drops ‘roadless rule’ to ease restrictions on forests
• Could cloud seeding in the Big Hole Watershed benefit the Treasure State's agriculture?
• Milk River is now flowing, but drought challenges remain, featuring McCall Lammerding, Phillips County Farm Bureau
• As consumers focus on protein, meat is having a moment
• Bureau of Sociological Research helping steer ag policy research
• Summer brings raised pink eye concerns in cowherds

Farm Bureau News

• MFBF hosts Western Region Presidents, Administrators, and Government Relations Conference
• Cost of summer cookout nearly unchanged from 2024
• Farm Bureau applauds Senate passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
• Farm Bureau applauds suspension of burdensome labor rule
• USDA releases marketing assistance funds for specialty crop growers

Members in the News

• Kim Woodring with comments, Front Range Counties Farm Bureau: National agriculture conference flocks to Billings
• Kate Sousa, Northwest Counties Farm Bureau: Fluffy cows, horses, and family traditions
• Greg Gabel and Courtney Kibblewhite, Yellowstone County Farm Bureau: Beyond the Weather breaks down mental health stigma in agriculture

Upcoming Events

• Hoofin’ It For Hunger, September 20, Dillon
• District 6 Fall Fest, October 4, Sidney
• 106th Annual Montana Farm Bureau Annual Convention & Trade Show, November 17-20, Missoula