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Farm Foundation Focus on Free Trade

Free trade agreements between the United States and South Korea, Colombia and Panama could mean big growth for U.S. animal products. To help you better understand implications of these agreements, our...

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Healthy Farms, Healthy People NCAT Event October 12 in Butte

Healthy Farms, Healthy People October 12, 2012 Butte, Montana It is possible to have more locally grown, healthy food available for clients in health-care institutions. On Friday, October 12, the...

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Greenbook 2012 Now Available Online

This is the 23rd edition of the Greenbook highlighting Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant projects of Minnesota farmers, ranchers and researchers. These grants support on-farm practices that...

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Youth Curriculum on Value-Added Agriculture

National & World Ag News Headlines Youth Curriculum on Value-Added Ag for Rural Development USAgNet – 10/24/2012 The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) offers a new, free curriculum to...

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Federal Funding for Organic Research

With the farm bill expired, and organic research funding lacking in 2013, the USDA’s Agriculture, Food, and Research Initiative (AFRI) presents an opportunity for grant funding for researchers for...

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Conservation in Big Sky Country

We inherit Montana’s spectacular natural legacy not by accident, but thanks to the dedication of those who came before us. Today, a new generation is working to sustain Montana’s rural character and...

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Farm Energy Webinars begin December 4

  A series of ten webinars is planned for this winter starting December 4th with an outlook of world, national and state energy picture to set the stage for why energy efficiency needs to be on your...

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Farming Video Resources

New ‘How-To’ Grazing Video Series The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce a new series of 12 “How-to” videos focused on grazing topics.  The series was produced by Chenango County...

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Abundant Montana: Directory of Sustainably Produced Food in Montana. Submit...

Abundant Montana is a connection to the land, to our neighbors, and to those committed to using locally-grown food in their businesses. How our food is produced and the distance it travels determines...

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Fund-a-Farmer Grant Due 5/1

Thank you for your interest in applying for a Fund-a-Farmer grant! In this second year of the project, FACT will continue making small grants to qualifying livestock and poultry farmers who wish to...

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Anna Lappé to Speak at The University of Montana

Anna Lappé, Author of Diet for a Hot Planet and co-founder of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund Sustainability, Sustenance, and Social Change: How Sustainable Food and Farming Can...

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SIFT on Building a Composting System for Your Farm or Ranch

  At the heart of every farm should be an efficient composting system. Compost not only reuses some of the food that would otherwise go to waste, but it also helps add rich nutrients to soil—without...

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Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process

Welcome to the Informational Website for the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process. The United States Government is establishing a Claims Process to make available up to...

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Grants from Humanities Montana

Humanities Montana is seeking grant applications for programs focused on the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory (2014). We’re encouraging conferences, community conversations, reading and...

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Farmer Network Events in Missoula on March 5th

Two Farmer Network Events in One Day – Sign Up Now You are invited to participate in two half-day events on developing farmer networks on March 5th at the University of Montana FLAT in Missoula. The...

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Positive Exposures Media Grants—Get Your Organization’s Story Out There

Apply for a Project Positive Exposures is now accepting applications for our next round of media projects. We select our partners carefully—based on need, strength of story, access and ability to...

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Battling Climate Change: The USDA in Montana

By Dennis O’Brien March 28, 2013 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their partners are providing guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how they can use some tried-and-true...

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Free on Coursera: The Sustainability of Food Systems

  This course explores the diversity of the foods we eat, the ways in which we grow, process, distribute, and prepare them, and the impacts they have upon our environment, health, and society. We will...

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The 13th North American Agroforestry Conference

The 13th North American Agroforestry Conference will be held June 19-21, 2013 on behalf of the Association of Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA). This biennial conference will be hosted at the University of...

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SNAP: Farm Bill Failure

BILLINGS – Montanans responded with extreme disappointment to U.S. House lawmakers’ failure to pass a farm bill Thursday. “It’s just the way the House has evolved,” said Lola Raska, of the Montana...

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Bison Released at Fort Belknap

 Bison once helped sustain Native Americans on the plains of Montana. Now, Indians on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation say its time they returned the favor. The Great Falls Tribune reports 34...

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Two percent of US — large acreages in Montana — owned by 2013 Land Report 100

Undeveloped rural land remains an appealing investment, judging by the fact that America’s 100 largest landowners added 700,000 acres to their portfolios over the past year. That figure comes from the...

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Montana Farmers Union 98th Annual Meeting and Convention Oct 18-19

October 18-19th, 2013 Heritage Inn • Great Falls, Montana Pre-registration is requested by October 14, 2013 Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:00 – 5:00 pm  Registration 6:00 pm MFU Board, Resolutions,...

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Farm to School Month in Montana

A Letter from Denise Juneau, State Superintendent, Montana Office of Public Instruction Montana schools are improving access to fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and local food. They are also...

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Value-Added Producer Grant News for Farmers and Ranchers

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development retroactively announced that the deadline for applications for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program would be extended by two weeks...

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Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) Program

The Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) program is a grant and loan program established by the Montana Legislature to strengthen and diversify Montana’s agricultural industry through development of new...

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International Year of Soils Resources

  The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land.  — Aldo Leopold Check out these QUICK CLICKS from IYS...

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