U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it’s partially reopening local offices that help farmers get federal financial support. That’s happening as Montana’s farmers say they’re on the brink of disaster.

More than six million acres of Montana forests could be opened up to road development under a new proposal from the Trump administration. Public comment on the proposal is open until September 19.

A U.S. Forest Service office in Missoula will close as part of President Donald Trump’s push for consolidation. A department memo says all nine regional offices will be phased out over the next year.

Montana’s Food Bank Network is slated to lose $400,000 worth of food from a federal program intended to provide emergency food assistance to low-income populations. That’s according to the food bank network President Gayle Carlson, who said she learned of their financial loss on March 21.

President Donald Trump is slashing the Department of Education’s workforce. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy speaks with Montana Superintendent of Schools Susie Hedalen to learn how public education in Montana may be impacted.

Two people with Montana ties have been tapped to support the Trump administration’s forest management, wildfire prevention and conservation efforts.

A judge has ruled in favor of wildlife advocacy groups in a legal battle over the lethal removal of grizzly bears. The judge found the federal agency failed to adequately assess how its actions harm grizzly recovery.

Two federal agencies are appealing a recent court decision over how roads affect threatened species like grizzly bears.

Advocacy groups are asking a judge to order the federal government to draft a new assessment of the impact of relocating or killing grizzlies.

Due to the severity of the ongoing drought facing Montana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Missoula County as a primary natural disaster area.