Category: msga
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Sour Grapes
The Montana Stockgrowers Association has a <a href="http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7092734&nav=menu227_5">little beef</a> with Gov. Schweitzer. How much of there problem with him is real and how much is sour grapes I'm not sure. It used to be members of the Montana Stockgrowers dominated the Livestock board but nowadays they don't so I think <u>some</u> sour grapes is involved.<br…
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Politics
Matt over at Left in the West <a href="http://www.leftinthewest.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=883">asks a question</a> of the Montana farm and ranch community about some editorials that are running around. Since i can't comment at Left in the West i would leave my thoughts here.<br />n<br />nFirst we have Rep. Kendall Van Dyk giving us his opinoin that <a href="http://www.newwest.net/index.php/topic/article/montana_stockgrowers_association_misses_mark_on_rural_values/C37/L37/">the…
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Out Of Touch
You might remember that I commented the other day on the results of the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2431-Checkoff-Survey.html">Beef Checkoff survey</a>. Now I see something that proves some people are out of touch with producers.<br />n<br />nIt appears the Montana Stock Growers Association (MSGA) thinks that the <a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/02/03/ag_news/local_and_regional_news/local03.txt">Beef Checkoff fee should be raised to $2 dollars from…