Not long after announcing flow reductions out of Fort Peck Dam, the Army Corps of Engineers has decided not to implement the reduction to help farmers irrigate downstream. The agency announced in a recent press release that the reduction from 7,800 cubic feet per second down to 4,000 cfs will be delayed until the end of September, due to the ongoing drought and extremely dry weather in eastern

The Montana Department of Agriculture lost more than $344,000 from a person impersonating a grant recipient in an email phishing attack, according to a new report recently released by the Legislative Audit Division. The incident, which happened in October 2020, was one of two cases turned up by a legislative auditing team as part of a two-year cycle of reviews for the Legislature. The other

Sugar beet harvest is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, in eastern Montana. “All locations will start on Oct. 1,” Duane Peters, agricultural manager at Sidney Sugars, said. Despite being down on acres, Peters said there are reasons to expect a successful harvest. A total of 18,300 acres are contracted in the area this year. “All the areas are looking good,” Peters said. “We’re