agriculture

An agricultural grant and loan program in Montana has received a record number of applications this year.

As farmers are wrapping up wheat harvest, they are seeing lower yields as a result of drought conditions. But higher wheat prices may help some producers offset the losses.

More Montana livestock producers are now eligible for drought disaster assistance. The U.S. Drought Monitor was updated today and conditions in some parts of Montana are intensifying.

The USDA opened swathes of conservation easements in Montana for emergency haying and grazing. It’s a sign of relief for farmers and ranchers during drought conditions. The department started accepting applications to access Conservation Reserve Program lands in the state earlier this week.

More than a half dozen wildlife bills have been signed into law, all with a similar vision for Montana: they suggest that there are too many predators on…

Montana processors can now use hemp as an ingredient in commercial pet and horse feed.

The demand to raise poultry like chickens and ducks rose during the pandemic — and so did salmonella cases nationally and statewide.On Tuesday the Montana…

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office Monday released this year’s state Water and Supply and Drought Outlook report. Over 60 percent of Montana is facing…

A debate over the role of money in deer and elk hunting in Montana has fizzled out in the Legislature.Senate Bill 143 would have created a $300 early…

Farmers and educators in the Bitterroot Valley are researching how to make a healthier and more local school lunch. The two-year research project in…