LaneCast Ag Podcast

Understanding the latest COVID-19 relief funds for ranchers, release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines and advocacy are the talking points with guest Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Colorado Rancher Hugh Sanburg, Vice Chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, discusses the Beef Checkoff and more.

The Montana World Trade Center on December 3, 2020, will host the Montana – Israel Virtual Trade Forum. The event will highlight the opportunities to grow trade between Montana and Israel and will focus on the agricultural and ag-tech industries. The MWTC’s Abby Majerus shares more on the virtual event. https://www.mwtc.org/

The American Sheep Industry Association's President Benny Cox of Texas and Exec. Dir. Peter Orwick discuss the challenges and opportunities the sheep industry faced in 2020.

What is the status of U.S. beef exports to Asia? Joel Haggard senior vice president for the Asia Pacific with U.S. Meat Export Federation gives his insight. Based in Hong Kong, Haggard oversees USMEF marketing and market access activities for all Asian markets and Oceania, and can address questions specific to key markets such as China/Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Raised on the family farm near Polson, MT, Alison Vergeront has deep roots in agriculture. She has served as agricultural liaison and field representative for U.S. Senator Steve Daines for the past six years. Starting Jan. 1, 2021 she will begin a new career as the Montana Grain Growers Association’s new executive vice president.

Montana Farmers Union and its partners are purchasing a mobile meat harvest unit. The mobile processing facility will become part of the first of its kind meat processing curriculum in the country that teaches meat processing from harvest to retail at Montana State University-Northern in Havre, MT. The mission of the collaboration is to produce more local food.

A report by the Montana Natural Resource Coalition addresses a request by the American Prairie Reserve to convert BLM grazing leases from traditional livestock production to indigenous animal or bison uses. MTNRC President and Fergus County Commission Ross Butcher shares more on what the grassroots report is about.

The Department of the Interior has removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list, signaling a successful recovery under the Endangered Species Act. The Public Lands Councils Exec. Dir. Kaitlynn Glover discusses how states and tribal governments will now take over the management of gray wolves. She also shares how the delisting is a win for livestock producers, sportsmen, conservationists, states in a full recovery of the species.

The first female from Montana to become a Natl' FFA Officer, Mamie Hertel discusses her year of service in the time of COVID-19.