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R-CALF Wants Meaningful Reform From Congress And Not Just Bail-Out Money In The New Year Of 2021

Cattle producers were hurting before the global pandemic hit markets of all kinds and now R-CALF wants the federal government to use this crisis as an opportunity to improve producers’ financial situations for the long term. The independent cattle producers’ C-E-O Bill Bullard says the group has seen depressed prices for years and ...

Possible First Musselshell Co. Fishing Access Site

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing a partnership with Musselshell County to build the Riverside Fishing Access Site west of Roundup on land bought with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) money after persistent flooding.   The 20-acre site, on the north shore of the Musselshell River west of the intersection of U.S. Highway...

Moderna COVID-019 Vaccine Receives Emergency Use Authorization Thanks To Original CARES Act Funding $10 Million For Trials And Manufacturing

The vaccine made by Moderna has received emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and will be distributed immediately. Its accelerated delivery was made possible as a result of Senator Steve Daines securing an initial $10 billion in the CARES Act in March to enable vaccine manufacturing and clinical trials to proceed sim...