Following the first day of spring and beginning of Ag Week in Montana, the Department of Agriculture is reminding growers to ensure their seeds and plant materials are sourced from licensed dealers and nurseries to preserve the health of agriculture in Montana. “From farmers and ranchers to backyard gardeners, the success of Montana Agriculture relies on sourcing quality seeds and plant

New regulation booklets for upland gamebirds are available online at fwp. mt.gov/hunt/regulations. Printed booklets will be available later this month. This year, the booklets include turkey hunting regulations. A turkey is considered an upland gamebird by Montana statute. Also new in the 2022 upland gamebird regulations: Turkey hunting in Region 4 has changed to a general license spring

(U.S. Average: $3.52/g) March 21, 2013: $3.35/g (U.S. Average: $3.69/g) March 21, 2012: $3.57/g (U.S. Average: $3.87/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Idaho- $4.33/g, down 1.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.34/g. Billings- $3.99/g, down 0.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.99/g. Wyoming- $3.99/g, unchanged from last week’s $3.98/g. “GasBuddy, last

Returning north, the Canadian geese have been flying in formation over the campus of the Lustre Christian High School — what a beautiful sight with sounds in Montana’s big sky. Brian Young of Creation Instruction Association gave very insightful visual presentations at LCHS’s chapel on Monday to Wednesday, March 21-23. Besides fossilized evidence for Noah’s flood, students learned about

( Editor’s Note: This is the National Ag Day written essay winner for 2022. He will receive a $1,000 prize and was recognized during the virtual Ag Day event on March 22.) As farmers and ranchers, our job is to work to secure food and resources for the world. It is up to us to help those that are hungry and in need be able to obtain and afford these items. As time ticks on, we are facing different

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced the launch of the inaugural Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest for elementary school students across Montana. The contest — a partnership between the Attorney General’s Office, Montana Highway Patrol and the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association — will promote public safety and show appreciation for Montana’s

Three new bulletins and one MontGuide factsheet about cover crops are now available from Montana State University Extension. Information presented in the free publications is based on research conducted by MSU scientists and students, as well as studies done by scientists in neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Cover crops are one tool to improve soil health and longterm agricultural

The Department of the Interior has released draft guidance to states on how to apply for the first $775 million in grant funding available this year under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create jobs cleaning up polluted and unsafe orphaned oil and gas well sites across the country. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $4.7 billion to address orphaned wells across

Montana Farm Bureau Federation members participated in American Farm Bureau’s Issues Advisory Committee meetings held recently in Arlington, Va. The committees provide an avenue for Farm Bureau’s grassroots leaders to contribute their expertise on specific issues to the organization’s policy deliberations. Committee members meet in person once per year and hold additional meetings via webinar