U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Montana State director Kathleen Williams announced last week that USDA is partnering with a Circle business to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production, create jobs in rural communities, and provide more options to local farmers. Farmer’s Union Oil Company in Circle received a $3,390,973 grant through the Fertilizer Production

summer and fall of 2023. FWP would use hatchery-reared fish and wild fish transfers from nearby sources to establish a fish population accessible to anglers at PR 035. Comments due July 3. Makoshika State Park archery improvements draft EA checklist: FWP is proposing to make improvements at the archery range in Makoshika State Park near Glendive. This will include new targets, a new vault

Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer told area media that a caller reported a single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 24 just east of the Duck Creek Road and the Gateway restaurant at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 20. Law enforcement arrived and observed a single male occupant trapped inside the car. Local ambulance, EMS and volunteer fire departments responded to the scene. The VCSO responded with

The Montana Department of Agriculture confirmed Palmer amaranth in a residential planter near Shelby. This is the first case of Palmer amaranth confirmed in Montana. Palmer amaranth (Almaranthus palmeri), a fast-growing, prolific-seeding pigweed, has been confirmed in Montana for the first time. A single male plant was found growing in a residential planter near Shelby, most likely introduced

Families and communities across Montana are being devastated by illicit fentanyl - a drug so powerful that just two milligrams, the amount that would fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially fatal dose. This highly addictive drug usually comes in the form of fake prescription opioid pills. Fentanyl powder can also be mixed with methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Many Americans

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is now accepting pre-applications for the 2024 Land & Water Conservation Fund grant funding cycle. To review the LWCF grant requirements, project eligibilities, and for questions go to the LWCF webpage on FWP’s website. The deadline to submit the pre-approval application form for the first round of funding is Oct. 2. LWCF is a federal grant program