Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials extended the elk hunting season through Jan. 15, 2022, for holders of certain unfilled, antlerless Elk B Licenses that are valid in portions of west-central Montana, in FWP Region 2. Low elk harvest during the general hunting season, which will end on Sunday, Nov. 28, prompted the seven- week extension in places where elk populations are over objective

Montana Farm Bureau Federation members representing 30 county Farm Bureau statewide gathered in Billings last week to discuss, debate and vote on policy for the coming year. Farm Bureau policy is a framework that guides the organization throughout the year. The delegate session is what makes Farm Bureau a unique grassroots organization with farmers and ranchers developing policy during their

Registration is now open for the 2022 Montana and Wyoming Sugar Beet and Malt Barley Symposium, which will be held Jan. 12-13, 2022, at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center in Billings. The event is hosted by the Mountain States Crop Education Association, or MSCEA, which is comprised of industry representatives as well as Montana State University Extension faculty members. The first day of

The findings of a legislative probe released late week into whether Attorney General Austin Knudsen and other public officials inappropriately interfered in health care directives and “harassed” health care workers at a Helena hospital last month have done nothing to subdue the uproar surrounding the incident. At the request of minority Democrats in the House and Senate, the top GOP leaders

The Montana Stockgrowers Association wrapped up the 2021 Annual Convention & Trade Show on Nov 17 after a week filled with educational seminars, policy sessions, and networking events. Highlights from the week included industry leaders presenting during Stockgrowers Colleges, a beef supply chain panel and multiple MSGA members winning prizes from generous partners from a handcrafted saddle

Col. Geoff Van Epps, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division, signed a Record of Decision for the Fort Peck Dam test releases Environmental Impact Statement on Nov. 12. The EIS assesses the ability of test flows out of Fort Peck Dam to potentially benefit the pallid sturgeon. The pallid sturgeon, a species of fish, are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species

Last week, the American people and Montana anglers and hunters got a big and long-awaited win with the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This truly bipartisan infrastructure legislation makes major investments in helping the nation and our state create high paying jobs, invest in our rural communities, and address the impacts of drought on our cold-water fisheries. Thanks