As a third generation family farmer – and the only active farmer in the Senate – there’s been no learning curve for Jon in his fight to protect Montana’s family farms and ranches.

Jon still farms the same land outside Big Sandy that his grandparents homesteaded nearly 100 years ago. He’s used that experience in the Senate to serve as a voice for agricultural producers across rural America.

Jon understands that when jobs disappear from rural communities, those communities start to disappear, too. That’s why he’s focused on creating new jobs and boosting business across rural Montana.

Jon believes that, from food safety issues to wildlife management, cookie-cutter federal rules and regulations don’t always cut it in rural America. Jon has fought to ensure that when people in Washington make decisions, they consider the real effects those decisions will have on folks making their livings off the land.

That’s why he’s fought to make sure those small producers aren’t burdened with excessive regulations, and has instead worked to give them the tools needed to stay in business.

Jon brings experience from his work in production agriculture to key measures like the Farm Bill, to make sure such legislation works for Montana’s producers.

Jon strongly supports Country of Origin Labeling, which the 2007 Farm Bill requires the federal government to implement, and which Jon believes will help consumers make informed decisions.

Understanding the expenses involved in shipping to market, Jon is working hard to make sure Montana’s producers are offered fair rates to ship their products.

And Jon is working to boost Montanans’ sales to markets overseas, including agricultural exports. Jon believes that bigger markets mean better opportunities for Montana’s family farmers and ranchers.

As Congress prepares to debate the new Farm Bill, Jon is traveling across Montana hearing input from the state’s family farmers and ranchers so he can help shape the legislation and make it work for Montana’s agriculture industry.

Click HERE to see Jon’s record of results standing up for Montana’s family farms and ranches.