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14 April 2020

ARM Public Hearing Notice: Commodity Dealer Licensing and Restricted Weed Seeds (4-20-267 and 4-20-266)

The Montana Department of Agriculture proposed admininstrative rulemaking for these two rules in Issue 6 of the Montana Administrative Register (MAR). Both proposal notices and their public hearing information can be viewed at the Secretary of State’s website at: https://sosmt.gov/arm/register/. A Public Hearing will be held via teleconference on April 17, 2020 at 10:30am. Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments either orally or in writing at the public hearings.

01 April 2020
USDA NASS Prospective Plantings - March 1, 2020

USDA NASS Prospective Plantings - March 1, 2020

As of March 1, Montana growers intend to plant 135,000 acres of corn for all purposes in 2020, up 20,000 acres, or 17 percent from last year's plantings, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The area expected to be seeded to oats, at 75,000 acres, is up 5,000 acres from a year ago. Growers intend to plant 1.01 million acres of barley in 2020, up 90,000 acres from last year's actual plantings. If realized, this would be the highest barley planted acreage since 2003 when 1.15 million acres were planted.

All wheat acreage is expected to total 5.47 million acres for 2020. Winter wheat seeded last fall for harvest in 2020 is estimated at 1.60 million acres, down 400,000 acres from the 2019 crop. Growers intend to seed 570,000 acres of Durum wheat this year, up 20,000 acres from last year. Growers intend to seed 3.30 million acres of spring wheat this year, up 400,000 acres from last year. If realized, this would be the highest spring wheat planted acreage since 2002 when 3.75 million acres were planted. Hay producers in the State intend to harvest 2.80 million acres this year. This is down 200,000 acres from the acreage cut for hay in 2019. Montana canola producers intend to plant a record high 175,000 acres in 2020, up 25,000 acres from 2019. Flaxseed producers intend to plant 80,000 acres in 2020, down 19,000 acres from last year.

The area planted to sugarbeets is expected to be up 700 acres from last year's actual plantings to 42,500 acres. All garbanzo beans (chickpeas) area planted is expected to total 139,000 acres, down 60,000 acres from 2019. The acreage of small chickpeas is expected to total 56,000 acres and the acreage of large chickpeas is expected to total 83,000 acres this year.

Lentil acres planted for 2020 are expected to total 315,000 acres, up 20,000 acres from last year. All dry edible pea area planted, which includes Austrian winter peas, is expected to total 495,000 acres, down 35,000 acres from last year.

26 March 2020

Public Meeting Notice: Conference Call - Montana Pulse Crop Committee Meeting

The Montana Pulse Crop Advisory Committee will meet via Skype/Phone teleconference on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 1:00pm. The Director of the department will be giving an update. Contact Virginia Corbett for Call Information: Virginia.Corbett@mt.gov or (406)444-3156. 

For more information about the Pulse Committee, click here.

04 March 2020
CANCELED Public Meeting Notice: Montana Hail Insurance Board Meeting

CANCELED Public Meeting Notice: Montana Hail Insurance Board Meeting

The Montana Hail Insurance Board was set to meet Tuesday, March 24 at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown, MT. This meeting has been canceled. Stay tuned for updates.

Click here for more information about the Montana Hail Insurance Board. 

04 March 2020
Public Meeting Notice: Conference Call - Montana Pulse Crop Committee Meeting

Public Meeting Notice: Conference Call - Montana Pulse Crop Committee Meeting

The Monata Pulse Crop Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 17th starting at 9:00 am. In response to confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Montana, the MT Pulse Crop Committee will meet virtually rather than in person as a precaution. Please see the Zoom Conference Meeting information below to join

Click here for more information about the Montana Pulse Crop Committee. 

02 March 2020
Montana Beverage Show

Montana Beverage Show

Montana Beverage Show

Showcasing a variety of tasty beverages made right here in Montana!

Monday, June 29, 2020
12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m.
Delta Hotels Helena Colonial, Helena, MT

This show will be open to professional buyers only.

Click to learn more and for exhibitor registration.

12 February 2020
Farm to Grocery: Meet the Buyers on March 23rd!

Farm to Grocery: Meet the Buyers on March 23rd!

Are you a specialty crop producer, grocery store vendor, or interested community member? Join our convening to network and and discuss all things farm to grocery. How are purchasing agreements made? How is communication maintained? Will grocery stores require specific certifications, food safety practices, levels of insurance coverage, specific packaging etc.? What strategies can producers adopt to successfully market their crops to grocery stores? Learn the answers to these questions and more from our panelists, presenters, and fellow attendees.

Attendance is limited to the first 20 registrants. Registration is given on a first come, first served basis.

Click to learn more and register.

07 December 2019
USDA’s 2019 ORGANIC SURVEY TO GET UNDERWAY

USDA’s 2019 ORGANIC SURVEY TO GET UNDERWAY

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail letters with survey codes, this December, to more than 1,100 producers involved in certified or transitioning to certified organic farming in the Mountain Regional states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming for the 2019 Organic Survey. Each producer who self-reported organic farming in the 2017 Census of Agriculture will receive a unique survey code to respond conveniently online and to be represented in this very important, once-every-five-year data collection effort.

Click to learn more about the USDA's 2019 Organic Survey.

24 July 2019
Ventenata Added to Montana Noxious Weed List

Ventenata Added to Montana Noxious Weed List

Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture has updated its noxious weed list to include ventenata (Ventenata dubia). The Noxious Weed Listing Workgroup recommended adding ventenata to the Priority 2A list at its meeting on March 21, 2019. The amendment was adopted on June 21st, 2019. Priority 2A weeds are common in isolated areas in the State and require eradication or containment where less abundant. Management can be prioritized by the local weed districts.

01 May 2019

Administrative Rules of MT: Public Hearing

Click to view the Montana Administrative Register, Issue No. 8, published on April 26, 2019.  The Department of Agriculture's Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment of the State Noxious Weed List is published on pages 413 and 414.

A public hearing will be held on May 22, 2019 at the Department of Agriculture (302 N. Roberts, Helena, MT) at 9:00 a.m.  Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or agruments either orally or in writing at the hearing, by email (agr@mt.gov), phone (406-444-3144), or mail (PO Box 200201, Helena, MT 59620-0201).

 

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