The Montana Department of Agriculture is announcing the opening of the FY2026 funding cycle for the Noxious Weed Trust Fund Grant Program. Established by the 1985 Montana Legislature, the Noxious Weed Trust Fund grants provide funding for noxious weed research projects, development projects, state and community education, and on-the-ground management through a landowner cost share. Applicants

Just because Montana is a red state, doesn’t mean residents are satisfied with Republican leadership according to a new annual poll released Tuesday, Oct. 28. Montana State University- Billings, which has conducted the annual Mountain States Poll on residents since 1989, released this year’s results which show few of Montana’s most familiar political faces with a majority of support,

Tariffs, the larger economic state of the country’s agricultural industry and revitalization of the state’s rural communities were all on the docket as the Montana Farmers Union held its annual convention. The agricultural advocacy organization elected new officers last weekend, including the reelection of president Walter Schweitzer. Montana Farmers Union also recently hired a new executive