Multiple blocks of prescribed burns are planned at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site. These burns will only occur when conditions such as humidity, wind and temperature are conducive to prescribed fire operations. If conditions are met, three units totaling 96 acres are planned for prescription. Units will run parallel to ND 1804 and along the park maintenance shop road. Prescribed

At the Sieben Ranch Block Management Area, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill to double the payment cap for landowners increasing public access through Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Block Management Program. “Thanks to generous landowners like the Baucus family participating in Block Management, Montanans have access to millions of acres of private land to hunt,” Gianforte said. “Today,

The Montana Student Volunteer Award is presented through a partnership between the Governor’s Office of Community Service and Montana Campus Compact campuses. Luane Four Bear of Fort Peck Community College was one of 12 to receive this award. Honorees of this annual award are college students across the state who demonstrate dedication to service in their communities while pursuing a college

Growing up on a guest ranch near Emigrant meant that Cayden Rose had no doubts about his career aspirations when he arrived at Montana State University in 2019. Now a graduating senior from the College of Agriculture’s Dan Scott Ranch Management Program, he’s confident he made the right choice. “It was a perfect fit,” said Rose of the new degree program, which was introduced during

The Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture by June 1, 2023. Taken only once every five years by the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, the census provides a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census of Agriculture covers land use

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, May 1, announced that nearly $130 million in additional, automatic financial assistance has been obligated for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act. Since the