For those of you that listen regularly, Drew has been on our show in the past and always gives a different perspective on what is going on in DC. We took your questions and discuss the following topics:

Greg Gianforte joined us and give us an update on what is going on in DC and what he will be up to traveling around the state next week.

This joint SBA/USDA office approach is the first of its kind in the nation, and will serve as a model for future cooperative federal government agency arrangements in the country. But, what does it mean for Montanan’s? Find out by listening in.

Senator Tester and Colter talked about Japan, current conditions, hemp, and his bill that would impose a moratorium on large agricultural mergers for 18 months.

Discover new opportunities for your business!! MT PTAC has invited over 30 federal, state, and local government agencies to participate in our annual “GovMatch” event. The event is designed to facilitate introductions between business owners and government buyers for the purpose of discussing future government contracting opportunities. Business owners will be able to visit with various government buyers to discuss their company’s products or services, learn how different agencies do business and find out about upcoming projects.

We had Senator Daines on the show today to discuss what he is currently working on and what is coming up.

Discover the Long Term Solutions for the Health and Well-being of our Children as we talked with folks from the Lewis and Clark County Mental Health Local Advisory Council, Elevate Montana, and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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As the United States Marshal for the state of Montana, Ostermiller oversees all operational and administrative activities to include but not limited to; judicial security, fugitive operations, tactical operations, prisoner operations, asset forfeiture, financial management, and a number of other mission related functions.

We took the show on the road to the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City. If your in the area, stop by the new Ag Advancement Center (across the road from the Miles City Livestock Commission) We talked with

Today on Voices of Montana, Colter Brown had an exciting show talking about industrial hemp. With grain prices the lowest they’ve been in several years, hemp has become an interesting opportunity for Montana farmers. We were joined by Conrad farmer Colby Johnson who’s been growing hemp from years and will tell us about the challenges and the opportunity this new crop presents.

Senator Steve Daines also talked with us about hemp being removed from the controlled substances list as well as the challenges producers have had this year getting seed out of Canada.

Lastly, Montana Department of Agriculture Director Ben Thomas joined us on the phone from Washington where he’s talking with both the House and Senate Ag Committees about Montana’s hemp program.