Helena, Mont. (November 11, 2024) – Last week, the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) filed a motion to intervene in the case Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Food & Water Watch, and Center for Food Safety vs. Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This litigation began in November of 2023, when the plaintiffs sued the DEQ regarding the … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (May 24, 2024) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) has selected Hannah Alto, an agricultural communications student at Texas Tech University, as MSGA’s 2024 summer intern. Alto will work with the marketing and communications team from May to August. Alto is a senior enrolled in the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (April 19, 2024) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) submitted comments questioning multiple facets of the BLM’s Utility-Scale Solar Development Plan Draft Programmatic Impact Statement (PEIS). The plan includes a swath of alternatives detailing the agency’s criteria for approving solar development applications on agency managed land. The proposal includes a strong focus in … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (April 18, 2024) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) recently submitted comments in opposition to the BLM Snowy River CO2 Sequestration Project Environmental Assessment (EA). The BLM is planning to partner with Denbury Carbon Solutions to build a carbon storage facility in Carter County, Mont. The project would encompass 100,200 acres of land … Read more
Governor’s statewide disaster declaration remains in effect HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to identify 11 counties, including several in northwest Montana, as primary natural disaster areas. The governor’s statewide drought disaster declaration remains in effect. “With unusually low snowpack and hot, dry conditions in northwest Montana, … Read more
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Board of Livestock is pleased to announce that Dr. Tahnee Szymanski has been selected to serve as the state veterinarian for Montana. In addition to the title of state veterinarian, Dr. Szymanski will also be responsible for the administration of the Montana Department of Livestock’s Animal Health and Food Safety Division. … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (June 29, 2023) – Last week, the Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) wrapped up the 2023 Raising the Steaks Environmental Stewardship Ranch Tour. The Raising the Steaks Ranch Tour gathers an intimate group of thoughtful, creative individuals to put their boots on the ground and their heads in the game in facilitated diverse and … Read more
TERRY, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today provided further opposition to a proposed rule by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which would alter the use of BLM lands to the detriment of recreation, livestock grazing, responsible resource development, and public access. The proposed rule seeks to define “conservation” as a use within the Federal … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (June 27, 2023) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) applauds the leadership and perseverance of Senator Tester and Senator Daines in negotiating a framework for the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Water Settlement Act of 2023 in Congress. The FBIC Water Settlement Act will ensure that historical water use by all water users … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (June 20, 2023) – During the Opening General Session of the Montana Stockgrowers Association’s (MSGA) MidYear Meeting, MSGA leadership announced the results from the association’s rollover auctions which raised funds to support the appeal MSGA filed against the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision regarding American Prairie’s grazing allotments earlier this year. The … Read more
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