Montana Ag Network: Cattle producers can seek claims in $83.5 million settlement

Montana Ag Network: Cattle producers can seek claims in $83.5 million settlement

Some big payouts could be on the way to some Montana cattle producers.Earlier this year, meatpacker JBS Foods agreed to pay $83.5 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit led in part by a Montana nonprofit R-CALF USA, alleging price fixing. Watch ag experts explain how producers can get their portion of the settlement: Cattle producers can seek claims in $83.5 million settlementMontana is home to hundreds, if not thousands, of c…

Montana Ag Network: the problem with pests

Montana producers in the Golden Triangle region are preparing for potential grasshopper population surges and sawfly outbreaks that could threaten crops in the region.Ag producer explains challenges - watch: Montana Ag Network: the problem with pests"Two years ago, they were horrible. They were mowing off the edges of wheat," said Stina Decker, a producer near Chester.The worst of the grasshopper and sawfly problems in central and north central …

Cattle producers can seek claims in $83.5 million settlement