A rare moment of bipartisan agreement emerged this week when organic farmers and Make America Healthy Again advocates found themselves on the same side of a farm bill provision, leaving both groups visibly uncomfortable with the alliance and eager to clarify that they arrived at their shared position through completely different reasoning.

The provision, which would have restricted pesticide warning labels on food products, was blocked in a House vote that saw Montana’s congressional delegation split. Organic farmers opposed the provision because they believe consumers deserve transparency about chemical exposure. MAHA supporters opposed it because they believe the government is poisoning the food supply. Both groups want cleaner food. Neither wants to be seen agreeing with the other.

“I’ve been farming organic wheat in Big Sandy for thirty years,” said Bob Reinhardt, 64. “I don’t need some guy in a red hat telling me pesticides are bad. I’ve been saying that since before ‘MAHA’ was a bumper sticker.”

Tyler Crowe, 31, a Bozeman-based MAHA organizer, said the feeling was mutual. “We’re not environmentalists. We’re health advocates. There’s a huge difference.” When asked to articulate the difference, Crowe said, “The vibes are completely different.”

Montana’s two Republican congressmen voted in favor of the provision, placing them at odds with both the organic farming community and a significant portion of their own party’s wellness wing, a position one Capitol Hill observer described as “impressively alienating.”

“They managed to upset the hippies and the health bros at the same time,” said Montana political analyst Donna Merriweather. “That takes talent.”

The blocked provision will likely resurface in future farm bill negotiations, at which point organic farmers and MAHA advocates will presumably find themselves in agreement again, standing on the same side of the room and refusing to make eye contact.

Reinhardt said he’s at peace with the strange alliance. “If it keeps chemicals off my wheat, I don’t care who votes with me,” he said. “I’ll shake hands with anybody. I just won’t go to their rally.”