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The U.S. Department of Agriculture July 6 designated another 15 Montana counties as natural disaster areas due to severe drought. In a letters Tuesday to…
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Montana’s governor declared Thursday a statewide drought emergency ahead of the Fourth of July and amid extremely dry conditions.In his emergency…
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About 15,000 Montana children are expected to benefit from the extension of a government food assistance program that was boosted during the pandemic. The…
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Agricultural economists project Montana’s farmers and ranchers will receive more than $535 million in government payments by the end of this year. That’s a 65 percent jump over 2019.
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A federal program has awarded nearly two dozen small, rural businesses in Montana thousands of dollars for renewable energy projects.
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As Congress prepares to debate another stimulus package to prop up the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, farmers and ranchers are lobbying for more…
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On-The-Farm Training: Gaining The Knowledge, And Confidence, To Enter Agriculture From The Ground UpLast week’s Graying Pains story explored the challenges of family farm succession as Montana’s agricultural demographic ages, and a program designed to...
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*UPDATED 06/13 The U.S. Agriculture Secretary visited Missoula Friday to announce a blueprint to prioritize work for the U.S Forest Service.Supporters say…
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The same nutrition program that provided needed meals to Montana students during the school closures this spring will continue to feed hungry children...
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While economists warn of potential meat shortages in grocery stores this month, livestock producers are struggling to find ways of getting their animals...