The annual Froid Research Farm Field Day is back! This year’s event features a special presentation on native bees and other pollinators important to agriculture, along with a special Beekeeping 101 workshop for those interested in adding honeybees to their farms. Grasshoppers, their biology and management, are also a topic of discussion as is new research underway on field pea. Learn about

The Montana State University College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station have announced the dates for their annual agricultural field days, which will take place at research centers around the state. “Summer field days are some of our favorite community events of the year,” said Sreekala Bajwa, MSU’s vice president for agriculture and dean of the agriculture college.

The Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University, a STEM outreach center housed in the Department of Education, is offering free citizen science kits to 10 Montana programs that serve middle school students. Applications are due Friday, June 23, and kits will be sent to successful applicants immediately afterward. Programs are asked to use the materials by Sept. 30 and fill out

The switchback road at Makoshika State Park has reopened following temporary repairs to areas recently impacted by sinkholes. Access is restored to sites above the switchback including the new picnic shelter, amphitheater, trails, primitive camping sites and the archery range. The youth and adult 3-D archery shoot scheduled for June 17 at the park will proceed as planned. Rain-caused

Officials have decided that Agland in Nashua will quit providing fuel in the near future. According to correspondence with customers, Agland announced it will discontinue its gas and diesel pumps on June 12 or before if product runs out, citing BNSF safety concerns. General manager Dave Williams declined to comment regarding the reason behind the decision. Agland closed its store and shop

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s bill to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies today passed through the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, clearing a key hurdle and is now headed to the Senate floor. Tester’s bill would create a five-member Truth and Healing Commission, a 19-member Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, a 17-member Federal Truth

In his continued push to Montana communities have access to reliable, affordable high-speed internet connectivity, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, has secured $119.9 million through the American Rescue Plan Act to build out high-speed internet to 61,000 locations across the state. This funding comes from ARPA’s Capital Projects Fund, which prioritizes building out internet infrastructure in areas