agriculture

The state’s department of livestock confirmed a Beaverhead County bull contracted a case of brucellosis this month.

Montana’s Flathead Valley cherry industry relies heavily on migrant labor. This year, President Donald Trump’s immigration policies threw the industry into a new level of uncertainty. This year, workers hesitated to cross state lines.

A recent agricultural summit is teaching Montana farmers about regenerative and organic practices. Farmers hope those changes will improve the health of the land and their communities.

Economists, business owners and farmers gathered at the University of Montana Thursday to discuss how rising tariffs and declining exports are impacting already slim margins for Montana’s agricultural producers.

Summertime in Western Montana means long days, time outside, and for many, farmer’s markets. But beyond the once a week event, people have become increasingly distanced from their food. One local publication is working to change that.

State officials and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) this year gained sizable water rights east of Missoula. Last week, they solicited feedback from water users on how they intend to exercise that right.

Five grizzly bear deaths have been confirmed in Montana so far this year. Montana ranchers may qualify for meat processing settlement funds. Deer ticks, carriers of Lyme disease, detected in eastern Montana

This week’s topic comes from a listener who asks, ‘Why is there no hog industry in Montana?’ While Montana famously has more cows than people, as we dug into this question, we found out that pigs are a big deal in Montana.

The Milk River Project provides drinking and irrigation water to thousands of people along the Hi-Line. After a catastrophic failure in 2024, managers say irrigation will soon be restored in part. And, a lawsuit filed by conservation groups alleges water quality violations in Big Hole River management.

Canada is Montana’s largest trading partner. But, the ongoing U.S. trade war is putting pressure on that relationship. That's led to higher costs, shrinking markets and uncertainty for Montana farmers as they begin their planting season.