Montana Farmers Union has announced Megan Torgerson as the keynote speaker for the grassroots farm organization’s Eastern Montana Women’s Conference and April Martin as the keynote for the Western Montana Women’s Conference. The popular women’s conferences are scheduled for Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in Malta and Feb. 7-9 in Fairmont and focus on professional and personal growth for rural

A family group of Plains bison were moved across the U.S.-Canadian border last week as a gift from the Fort Peck Tribes in Montana to Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nations in Saskatchewan, marking the first time bison from Yellowstone National Park have crossed into Canada. The transfer took place as part of the Buffalo Treaty which was established by Indigenous nations across North

the Norm Absjornson College of Engineering. Nugent noted that the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship will also be a key partner in shaping and fostering innovations in agriculture. “A lot of what needs to happen is the development of new businesses here in Montana that are either service providers or launching new technologies that are developed here at MSU,” he said. “I

The Boone and Crockett Club unanimously approved a request by the Fort Peck Tribes on Jan. 30 to accept bison entries hunted on the Fort Peck Reservation into their records program. The decision recognizes the tribes’ success in building a wild, free-ranging bison herd on their reservation using a sustainable management plan since the first bison were transferred to the reservation from Yellowstone

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $313 million in funding to connect rural residents, farmers and business owners in 18 states to reliable high-speed internet. Projects are being financed by the fifth round of the ReConnect Program and are a central part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to rebuild the economy. “Keeping the