Montana State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension will host the 18th annual Agricultural Economics Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Best Western GranTree Inn, 1325 N. Seventh Ave. in Bozeman. The conference is part of the College of Agriculture’s annual Celebrate Ag week, which honors the state and university’s joint agricultural

Don’t wait until it is too late. Hunters who haven’t already asked permission from private landowners to hunt need to do so as soon as possible. Montana law requires hunters to obtain permission for all hunting on private land. Whether pursuing upland game birds, coyotes, gophers or any other wildlife, hunters must have permission from the landowner before hunting on private property. This

In Montana, maintaining positive relationships between hunters and landowners is a critical part of our culture and our heritage. In many towns around the state, these relationships extend well beyond hunting season as landowners and hunters share a commitment to their communities and ways of life. Over the years, however, things have changed and it’s more common now for hunters to use access

The Wolf Point Elks Lodge #1764 is holding its annual Hoop Shoot at the Wolf Point High School gym on Sunday, Nov. 3, starting at 2 p.m. Registration for the boys’ and girls’ age groups will begin at 1:30 p.m. that day. Age divisions are 8-9, 10-11 and 1213. Age groups are based on the age that the student will be on April 1, 2025. The Elks Hoop Shoot is free to all participants and provides

Big game hunter check stations will be in operation across Montana beginning Oct. 26 and continue through the general rifle season. Hunters must stop at check stations that they pass, even if they have not harvested any animals. For hunters without game, the check station process will be very quick and simple.

As winter weather conditions approach, alerts used to express the danger of seasonal cold air will change, according to National Weather Service staff. Terms like “Wind Chill Warning” and “Wind Chill Watch” will no longer be used moving forward, according to NWS press materials released earlier this fall. Beginning this winter, above terms will be replaced with different ways to describe

The number of pertussis cases in the United States has increased this year compared with recent years and appears to have returned to its more typical pre-pandemic patterns. Between 2016–2019, an average of 17,800 people in the U.S. were sickened with pertussis each year. As of Oct. 5, 17,579 people in the U.S. have been reported with pertussis infection, which is a notable increase from the low

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.18/g on Monday, Oct. 21, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 10.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 68.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 1.3 cents in the last week and stands at $3.56