Changes coming to FSA and NRCS.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/white-house-pitches-layoffs-local-office-closures-and-program-eliminations-usda/404580/
Maintains pot tax allocations as is.
Changes Habitat Montana some and creates a habitat legacy account.
Within the 20% allocation for habitat mt ( now habitat legacy account), 75% goes to former habitat mt purpose, 20% to WHIP and 5% to a new wildlife passages account (wildlife crossings)...
Sb 307 finance and claims hearing was yesterday. Similar to previous hearing except that opponents were given more time. There is now another bill covering the same subject in Hb 932. Seems more similar to the 446 bill that was vetoed last session. Sponsored by Walsh.
Didn’t have the opportunity to listen straight thru. Only three proponents. I wasn’t familiar with any of the groups names. Diverse group of opponents including LtGov Juras on behalf of the governor in his position as a land commissioner but not on behalf of the commission. Awkward moment when...
Thanks. Lick Creek is very cool to see.
Lick Creek is also included in this publication. Great matched photography that shows early versus more recent times.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_int/int_gtr158.pdf
Agricultural land is Montana is valued based on the productive capacity of the land (soils) and the use of the land (wheat fallow/grazing/irrigated alfalfa, etc). CEs don’t change soils, but may change some use, but that is a prerogative available to all landowners. It would be very difficult to...