Feature photo: Castle Rock Lake provides a staple recreational area for Colstrip residents and others from the area. Filled with water pumped in from the Yellowstone River, located thirty miles north, the man-made lake allows people to fish, swim, and...
Katie Lund's three-year-old hanging out with the calves. Montana Women Take Advantage of Working From Home Remote work -- that is, working from a home office -- is growing more popular due to constant advances in technology and globalization. Skype...
COLLABORATION OF LAND USERS IS SHOWING OFF THEIR HARD WORK AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNICATION. The Ruby Valley is known for its beautiful views, lush alfalfa fields, world-class fisheries, plethora of working ranches, and really kind, hardworking folks. More than half the...
By Laura Nowlin To help young ranchers establish themselves, and to give current ranchers a bit more security, a group of central Montanans are looking into creating a grassbank -- a piece of land where livestock from several producers, who...
Eastern Montana’s Small Business Development Centers Support Rural Communities Where do you go to get your truck fixed, to have your implements altered, or to get your hair cut? Chances are, it’s a local place. Many of our towns’ jobs...
Montana's newest food truck opens on the Hi-Line. Havre is the hub of an agricultural region that ships wheat, lentils, chickpeas, grains, and cattle across the country and around the world. These farmers and ranchers, and the businesses in Havre...
More than 40 Farms Digging in on Potentially Major Cash Crop After decades of hype and setbacks, industrial hemp is finally in the ground and growing in Montana -- with more than 500 acres grown in 2017 by 12...
What’s a town need to do to get a little help around here? Hot Springs, Montana is a small town with a lot of different kind of folks -- ranchers, hippies, businessmen, and probably one or two celebrities-in-hiding. What do...
Brandon Dewey Looks at Growth and Change in the Bitterroot “This organization -- this institution -- works for the public. I think sometimes government gets the attitude that we’re doing you a favor, that you work for us.” So says...
A controversial plan for a water bottling plant in the Flathead Valley has received a key approval for water rights from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The Montana Artesian Water Company’s bottling plant near Creston could ultimately...
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