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

• West Nile Virus Confirmed in Montana Horses
• Hybrid rye seeks growth in Montana, North Dakota
• Montana Lamb Jam to Promote State’s Diverse Industry
• Eastern Montana farmers needed for new Montana State pulse crop survey program
• Montana State Professor Studies How Wildfires Can Threaten Drinking Water Quality
• USDA Designates 12 Montana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought

• Montana Manufacturing Extension Center assists value-added agriculture

Farm Bureau News

• Montana Farm Bureau members cover priority issues in Washington; Visit with Congressional Delegation, White House offices, agencies
• Trade Agreements are Good News For U.S. Farmers and Ranchers
• Changes to 45Z Tax Credit May Bring Benefit to Farmers
• Despite Progress Through Budget Reconciliation, Farmers and Ranchers Still Need a New Farm Bill
• AFBF Welcomes Callahan Nomination to be Chief Ag Negotiator

Members in the News

• Buddy Cheff, Northwest Counties, Casey Mott, Big Horn County, and Eric Moore, Custer-Fallon County Farm Bureau: Montana Farm Bureau Members Meet in D.C. for Annual Fly-In
• Sheridan Hoyer Johnson, Front Range Counties Farm Bureau: 50 FFA alumni selected for New Century Farmer Program
• Kim Woodring, Front Range Counties Farm Bureau: More Montana Producers Getting Involved in Agritourism

Upcoming Events

• County Annual Meetings, visit mfbf.org for schedule
• 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