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your homegrown newspaper April 19, 2023
Vol. 19, No. 31
Ronan pg. 5
History pg. 18
Ryan Zinke and Tom McDonald
Tribal representatives meet with Zinke, discuss Farm Bill By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal
Basketball pg. 23
TAYLOR DAVISON / VALLEY JOURNAL
PABLO — Several Tribal representatives gathered at the CSKT Complex to meet with Congressman Ryan Zinke on April 12 to discuss their concerns and hopes for the bipartisan farm bill currently being drafted. Attendees included represen-
tatives from Blackfeet, Little Shell, and Ft. Belknap Tribes, as well as individuals from the Intertribal Ag Council and several representatives from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. One of the top priorities voiced by attendees from recognized tribes throughout Montana was how the farm bill could help with
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the Tribes’ self-sufficiency in terms of food and conservation. One approach discussed was how to support their beef producers through an expansion of producer support programs such as grant funding, loans, and even the Livestock Indemnity Program. The Indemnity Program provides benefits to livestock producers for
livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality from adverse weather or animal attacks. The ability to control their sources of food and grow a market through a labeling, processing, and food safety training system led by the Tribes and established by working with the USDA was also
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