Montana Gov. Gianforte signed a bill last week allowing the state’s colleges and universities to obtain academic brewing licenses, in a move t…
Montana ranchers will now have a state-level fund to support livestock losses to certain diseases.
A bill that would strip meat inspection requirements for some animals is progressing through the Montana Legislature.
Montana’s livestock loss and predatory control programs have been renewed for another six years, after Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a b…
Ongoing research at Montana State University’s College of Agriculture is geared to finding the best way to farm — and a complex project to mak…
Montana State University will host a lecture about the importance of researching honeybees that’s free and open to the public next Tuesday, March 21.
Montana’s Republican Sen. Steve Daines talked about the importance of crop insurance and wildfire mitigation in Bozeman this week during a dis…
Montana water groups are watching a trio of bills that are steadily progressing through the Legislature, saying the policies would incentivize…
Montana farm groups are watching a new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week, saying the change could provide more tra…
This week is Agricultural Safety Awareness Week in Montana, and farm groups are providing safety tips and resources to people working in the s…
Gallatin County saw more snowfall in February than the month before, boosting the area’s water supply after conditions were starting to dry out.
Genuine Ice Cream’s storefront is returning to Bozeman this spring, and they’re planning to expand with a big grant from the Montana Departmen…
Jamie Sherman spends her summers walking barley fields.
A bill that would ease the business equipment tax burden for thousands of Montanans passed the Senate on Tuesday and is headed to Gov. Greg Gi…
A bill that would provide homeowners and developers more clarity about water access is steadily progressing through the Montana Legislature.
With a limited hay supply and poor weather conditions digging into cattle profits, Montana ranchers are struggling to benefit from high beef p…
Montana politicians are working on passing legislation to prevent foreign entities from controlling American farmland, following espionage con…
A bill that would expedite the water rights permitting process in Montana unanimously passed a final vote in the House on Wednesday, after it …
Improved drought status across much of Montana helped stabilize the state cattle inventory in 2022, but not enough to compensate for the drast…
A Montana State University program focused on expanding sustainable agriculture and agritourism is set to launch this February.
A bill that would provide money for Montana food banks to purchase more from local farmers passed unanimously out of the House Agriculture Com…
Montana State University researchers have linked the use of sulfur fertilizer and soil inoculants to increased lentil yields and nitrogen fixation.
The cost of retail eggs has jumped 138% since the bird flu outbreak started, from a national average of $1.79 a dozen in December 2021 to $4.2…
Heroes and Horses, an organization started in 2014 by a former Navy Seal, wants to support veterans in a holistic way — by coupling exercise a…
Ongoing research by Montana State University Extension is interrogating how to best support mental health in agricultural communities, saying …
A bill that seeks to cut taxes on business equipment passed an initial vote in the House Finance Committee on Thursday.
Tucked away inside a small, rural school 200 miles away from Bozeman sits an experimental room where Montana State University students have be…
With drought and water scarcity continuing to plague the West, the Montana Legislature has tasked itself with a monumental problem: how to man…
