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  • Infrastructure in Farm Country

    Rebecca Colnar, Montana Farm Bureau|Feb 14, 2018

    Montana’s farmers and ranchers can look forward to better roads, bridges and other essential infrastructure thanks to President Trump’s "Building Stronger America" plan. Montana Farm Bureau President Hans McPherson said the proposed $50 billion in rural spending will greatly help to restore deteriorating infrastructure. “It’s high time America reinvests in itself,” said McPherson. “Our bridges, roads and even our railroads are old and crumbling. Our river systems with the locks, which is how our wheat and other commodities are shipped, ar...

  • Farm Bureau Protests BLM Decision on Flat Creek Allotment

    Rebecca Colnar, For the Courier|Jan 13, 2016

    The Montana Farm Bureau Federation has sent a letter to Vinita Shea, Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Malta protesting the recent decision of approval of the American Prairie Reserve’s (APR) request for change of use on the Flat Creek Allotment. “Montana Farm Bureau, along with its members, was in opposition to the initial application for change in April of 2015 and submitted comments at the time saying as much,” said Montana Farm Bureau President Bob Hanson. “Our members are very concerned with the idea of and movement toward...

  • Farm Bureau Dismayed By Governor's Veto Of Bison Bills

    Rebecca Colnar, Montana Farm Bureau Federation|May 15, 2013

    The Montana Farm Bureau has expressed strong disappointment in Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s veto of several bills regarding wild bison The bills had easily passed the House and Senate, but met with the ‘veto’ stamp on the governor’s desk. “Montana Farm Bureau worked hard to protect family farms and ranches this session and agriculture’s voice was heard, so we were very dismayed that after all the work the legislature did to address the wild bison issue, the efforts ended up being vetoed,” noted MFBF Lobbyist Nicole Rolf. Rolf said that at...