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Nominations Open for 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award

HELENA, Mont. (June 8, 2023) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) announced the 2024 nominations for the Montana Environmental Stewardship Award are open. Each year, MSGA honors a Montana ranch that exemplifies environmental stewardship and demonstrates a commitment toward improved sustainability within the beef industry. While the program highlights industry stewardship, it also provides cattlemen … Read more

Shalani Wilcox Joins the MSGA Team as Summer Intern

HELENA, Mont. (May 30, 2023) – Shalani Wilcox, an Animal Science and Operations Management student at the College of Southern Idaho, has been chosen to join the Montana Stockgrowers Association team as their summer intern. Wilcox will work with the marketing and communications team through August. Wilcox grew up in Menan, ID on her family’s … Read more

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Join Montana Stockgrowers with Support for BLM Appeal

HELENA, Mont. (April 24, 2023) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) and the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) jointly announced Monday NDSA’s donation of $10,000 to support MSGA’s current appeal of Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision regarding American Prairie’s grazing allotments in Phillips County, Mont. “While we are fighting this issue here in Montana, … Read more

U.S. Cattle Producers Support Senate Legislation to Repeal Death Tax

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2023) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) strongly supports legislation introduced today by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to repeal the federal estate tax, commonly referred to as the Death Tax. “No cattle producer should ever be forced to sell their family’s farm or ranch to pay a tax bill due to … Read more

MSGA Showcases Montana Cattle Production During National Ag Week

HELENA, Mont. (March 24, 2022) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) finished a packed week of celebrations and events for the 2023 National Ag week, highlighting Montana ranch families and the Montana cattle industry. On Monday, MSGA hosted more than 200 legislators, policy staff, industry partners and guests in the Capitol Rotunda for a beef … Read more

Montana Stockgrowers Commends the State of Montana for their Action on Halting Bison Grazing on State Leases

HELENA, Mont. (November 1, 2022) – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) commends the state of Montana for their action in not providing authorization of bison grazing, construction, modifications, or electrification of fences on Flat Creek and Whiterock state allotments. “We would like to thank Governor Gianforte and his administration for their leadership and continued perseverance … Read more

Department of Livestock Keeps Improving Disease Preparedness

Helena, Mont. –  The Montana Department of Livestock recently completed a training exercise to improve response to a foreign animal disease in a Montana swine herd. The four-day event was conducted in partnership with the National Pork Board and the Montana Pork Producers Association and involved a simulated detection of African Swine Fever (ASF); a swine disease … Read more