Supporters, opponents of Black Butte Copper Mine agree the river’s magnificent In the thousands of comments on the proposed Black Butte Copper Mine near the headwaters of the Smith River, two sides were clear: those who wanted the Smith to...
Montanans can fight wildfires with land use planning Wildfires make all of us feel useless. After this past summer, and this past decade of increasing frequency of fires, a lot of Montanans are left asking, what can we even do?...
Nicaraguan delegation just the latest seeking Montana genes for herd improvement Story and Video by Sanjay Talwani HUNTLEY, MONT. --- For generations, Montana cattlemen have improved their herds, breeding cattle that are bigger, better marbled, easier to manage and more...
Our current budget has burst, Manzella wants worse. Proposals for transferring federal public land to the states have always been a large part of politics in the West. And our state has seen our fair share of them. In the...
Crops: More Than Your Local Farmer’s Income With a lot of the state waking up to frost, snow, or temps below 30 degrees, drought and fire season seems like a thing of the past. But it’s possible we haven’t felt...
Drought and high temperatures may be here to stay Farmers and ranchers have always dealt with uncertainty. Whether it is global price changes, or something too close to home, like fires and drought, no one can predict what’s coming around...
Feature photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management These days, you can easily drive from Billings to Glendive without stopping. At 80 miles per hour, the plains are a blur. But should you choose to slow down, you may...
Years ago, Montana set the stage for keeping her people on the land Few topics draw battle lines faster than access for hunting and fishing in Montana. Bar fights start, dogs snarl, off in the distance you hear a hawk...
The Lodgepole Complex Fire is the state’s largest fire to date. As of Monday, July 31, it had spread to 270,723 acres. Fortunately, the fires are now over 93 percent contained. Unfortunately, the fight to recover is far from over....
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