Registration is now open for Montana Farmers Unions’s popular Women’s Conferences to be held Feb. 2-4 in Miles City and Feb. 9-11 at Fairmont Hot Springs. Each year, the conferences provide time and space for women to learn and network with each other, fostering relationships and momentum to build more resilient farms, ranches and communities. After a successful inaugural event in 2023,

A food poisoning outbreak that killed two people and sickened 51, stemming from a Montana restaurant, has highlighted just how little is known about morel mushrooms and the risks in preparing the popular and expensive delicacy. The FDA conducted an investigation into morel mushrooms after the severe illness outbreak linked to Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman in late March and April. The investigation

Sleeping less does more than just make us tired. It can undermine emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put people at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study led by a Montana State University professor who synthesized more than 50 years of research on sleep deprivation and mood. “In our largely sleep-deprived society, quantifying the effects of sleep loss on

Montana has long been an energy exporter, sending power generated with Montana-based resources to markets in other states. Between its snowmelt-fed rivers, plentiful coal reserves and abundant wind, the state has ample energy resources to power utilities here and elsewhere. Since Units 3 and 4 of the Colstrip power plant came online in the mid-1980s, coal has comfortably claimed the state’s

Montana State University Extension and the Montana Stockgrowers Association awarded 2023 Steer of Merit certifications at the association’s Dec. 7 convention in Billings. MSU Extension beef cattle specialist Megan Van Emon presented the top five winners of the carcass and ultrasound Steer of Merit contests at a Best of Beef Luncheon. MSU Extension and Montana Stockgrowers Association distinguished

The Montana Historical Society will be hold lectures in January on writer Mary McLane of Butte, North America, prior to the European settlers and noted photographer F. Jay Haynes. On Thursday, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Library, MTHS historic architecture specialist Lindsay Tran will explore the life of writer and bohemian provocateur Mary MacLane in her talk “A Woman, Awakening:

with 2.6 percent, and Garfield at 41st with 3.4 percent. For reservations, Fort Peck ranks second at 4.5 percent. Flathead is first at 4 percent. Rocky Boy is seventh at 9.1 percent. In a press release, Gov. Greg Gianforte noted that Montana’s total employment reached a new all-time high in November, growing by nearly 580 jobs and with more than 563,000 Montanans working. “More Montanans

Have an opinion on the plan to remove lake trout from Swan Lake? Or relocating sage grouse to Alberta? Maybe black bear regulations? Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is soliciting public comment on those items and others that will be before the Fish and Wildlife Commission on Feb. 16. The following items are open for public comment through Jan. 23, FWP said: •A proposal to remove lake