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Wool growers and stockgrowers outline industry stressors; sheep grazing under solar panels highlighted
Summary
Montana Stockgrowers president Lesley Robinson described a producer profitability initiative addressing taxes and food-security concerns; Callie Michaels of the Montana Wool Growers said predators account for about half of sheep and lamb losses and described research showing sheep can graze under solar panels without damaging equipment.
Lesley Robinson, president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, briefed the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee on a statewide 'producer profitability initiative' that convened producers at sale yards and compiled policy priorities such as estate-tax and other state tax concerns, with the stated aim of keeping agricultural land in production.
Robinson said the initiative gathered comments…
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