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Posted 5:59 PM 4/16/2012 by Marnee Banks (Helena)

The Montana Department of Livestock is investigating a disease outbreak among cattle.

30 bulls in six herds have tested positive for trichomoniasis. It's a sexually transmitted disease which causes early and late term abortion in cattle.

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Posted 3:35 PM 4/11/2012 by CBS News

Citing concerns over potentially deadly strains of drug-resistant bacteria, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration called on pharmaceutical companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals.

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Posted 4:28 PM 4/9/2012 by Tara Grimes (tara@krtv.com)

A special kind of auction took place on Monday at Western Livestock Auction near Sun Prairie.

More than 100 yearling Angus bulls were sold in the Treasure Test Bull Sale, with most of the bulls coming from purebred breeders.

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Posted 8:05 PM 3/31/2012 by Jen Hollenbach (Great Falls)

Several students from north central Montana were elected to state leadership positions at the 82nd annual Montana FFA convention in Bozeman this weekend.

Brady Johnson of Hinsdale will serve as 2012-13 president, Molly McGonigal of Cascade will serve as first vice president (More) • Photos (2)

Posted 5:58 PM 3/28/2012 by Heath Heggem (Great Falls)

The three members of Montana's Congressional delegation don't always agree on every issue, but they are united when it comes to limiting youth work on family farms.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is backing a bipartisan bill that prevents the U.S. Department of Labor from restricting (More)

Posted 5:09 PM 3/26/2012 by Heath Heggem (Great Falls)

Recent snow and rain has helped improved the soil moisture levels across much of north central Montana, but the state is still behind last year's numbers. 

Statistics from the USDA show that topsoil moisture is adequate or surplus in 61% of the state, while 33%  is considered (More)

Posted 10:30 AM 3/23/2012 by Sheryl Atkisson (CBS News)

A federal court has ruled that the FDA must address antibiotic overuse in animal feed.

That decision came Thursday night in a lawsuit filed by public interest groups including Public Citizen.

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