29 January 2026
Vogel Headlines Montana Farmers Union’s Women’s Conference
Montana Farmers Union has announced the keynote speakers for its Women’s Conference in eastern Montana Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 in Sidney. Attendees will hear from advocate, author, attorney and the first female Commissioner of Agriculture in North Dakota, Sarah Vogel, as well as rancher and change maker April Martin.
“Attendees at the Eastern Women’s Conference can look forward to being inspired
Montana-Canada Border Traffic Falls Sharply During 2025
Passenger and freight traffic across Montana’s northern border fell sharply in the first 11 months of 2025, with commercial freight seeing the sharpest decline from a for comparable periods in at least 30 years. The number of inbound people crossing also saw the steepest year-overyear percentage declines of recent decades outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation



