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County brief · Nov 15, 2026

Lewis and Clark County, Montana

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Barns near Lewis and Clark County

No USDA-reported sale barn within 200 miles in our list.

Grain and fuel prices

Grain bid$/buRange
North Panhandle corn$5.01$4.75–$5.21
North Panhandle sorghum$3.88$3.60–$4.25
North Panhandle wheat (hard red winter)$5.66$5.54–$6.04
Hooker, OK corn$4.91$4.91–$4.91
Hooker, OK sorghum$3.81$3.81–$3.81

Source: Texas Daily Grain Bids, Nov 13, 2026.

Fuel$/gal
No. 2 Diesel (Farm)
OK distributor ask, Nov 13, 2026
$5.42
Propane
OK distributor ask, Nov 13, 2026
$2.46
On-highway diesel, Gulf Coast (PADD 3, incl. Texas)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$5.74
On-highway diesel, Midwest (PADD 2, incl. Oklahoma, Kansas)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.20
On-highway diesel, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4, incl. Colorado, Montana)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.21
On-highway diesel, U.S. average
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$6.13
On-highway diesel, East Coast (PADD 1, incl. Florida, Virginia)
EIA retail, week of Nov 9, 2026
$5.92

Sources: Oklahoma Production Cost Report (bi-weekly); EIA weekly retail diesel.

Drought

Park: D1Liberty: NoneGolden Valley: D0Beaverhead: NoneWheatland: D0Lewis and Clark: NoneRavalli: NoneFlathead: D0Sanders: D1Broadwater: NoneMeagher: NoneLincoln: D0Gallatin: NoneJefferson: NoneJudith Basin: NoneTeton: NoneMineral: D1Deer Lodge: NoneSilver Bow: NoneMadison: NoneHill: NoneFergus: NoneChouteau: NoneStillwater: D0Lake: D0Missoula: NonePowell: NoneGlacier: NoneSweet Grass: D0Pondera: NonePark: D0Blaine: NoneToole: NoneGranite: NoneCarbon: D1Cascade: None

No drought
across most of Lewis and Clark County (0%).

Abnormally dry on 5% of the county.

Outlined county is Lewis and Clark. Colors are the Drought Monitor levels D0 to D4.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map dated Nov 10, 2026.

Disaster designations

  • S6253 · Contiguous · Drought · approved May 19, 2026
  • S6102 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Dec 29, 2025
  • S6012 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Jul 9, 2025
  • S6010 · Contiguous · Drought · approved Jun 17, 2025

Primary or contiguous, both open FSA emergency loans. Source: USDA secretarial designations.

On FSA's 2026 drought-pay (LFP) list. FSA file of Nov 5, 2026.

Programs and deadlines

ProgramDateDays
Other crop insurance plansNov 20, 20265
Pasture, Rangeland, Forage rain insurance (PRF)Dec 1, 202616
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)Mar 1, 2027106
Emergency Assistance for Livestock (ELAP)Mar 1, 2027106
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)Mar 1, 2027106

Sources: FSA, RMA and NRCS program pages. Dates change; confirm with your FSA county office.

FSA money in Lewis and Clark County

FSA county totals are not built for Montana counties yet.

Burn ban and fire alerts

Burn ban: Cownty doesn't read an official statewide burn-ban list for Montana; county commissions, sheriffs and fire districts post local fire restrictions, so check your county's own notices.

No National Weather Service fire-weather alerts right now.

No mapped wildfire within 50 miles.

Sources: NWS alerts; NIFC current fire perimeters, updated Nov 15, 2026.

Your FSA office

Call before you drive: hours and addresses change.

Find the nearest office and its phone number: offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app

Cownty does not hold FSA office addresses. The USDA Service Center Locator is the official list.

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