The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Oct. 22 using the video conferencing platform Zoom. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. The commission will hear a budget update and the following informational presentations about petitions: Petition Process Presentation, Boulder River Petition Informational Presentation and Boulder River Petition by petitioner Thomas Patterson. The commission

The fight over a Republican- funded effort to qualify the Green Party for the ballot in Montana is the latest chapter in the long-running debate over whether third parties can be a serious alternative or are stuck in the role of spoiler. Democrats successfully sued to kick the Green Party off this year’s ballot after many who signed a petition to qualify the environmental- leaning party asked

Montana State University’s annual Crop and Pest Management School will not be offered in 2021 due to the pandemic, but pesticide applicators can attend other pest management events for pesticide license credits. The Crop and Pest Management School is an education and training event that has been held annually for producers, researchers and other agriculture specialists for more than 20 years.

Following an aggressive push last week by U.S. Senator Jon Tester to secure answers for Northeastern Montana farmers who have waited nearly a year for disaster relief for last year’s quality losses, Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce today announced that FSA will soon provide details about how they can apply for relief. “Better late than never, but when it comes to providing

Montana State University Extension has released a new MontGuide that explores memory loss and its impact on estate planning and health care. The guide, “Financial, Estate and Health Care Planning Documents for Montanans Concerned About Memory Loss,” explores financial; estate or legacy; and health care documents recommended by legal professionals and gives three examples of Montana couples

Eastern Montana’s sugar beet harvest features great sugar content and excellent weather this year. Overall, Sidney Sugars’ agricultural manager Duane Peters reports that the sugar content percentage is 18.9 percent. Normally, the mark is about 17 percent. “It’s almost two full points higher,” Peters said of the sugar content. “We’re very happy with it.” Tonnage is down

tried to give voters more options, while Democrats called the effort misleading and asked people who signed the petition to withdraw their signatures. The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices ruled Republican efforts broke campaign finance law, which the party disputes. The state supreme court followed suit, finding unauthorized groups cannot put a party on the ballot. The back and forth