Multi-generational Allens of Lewistown show how it’s done Photos and writing by August Schield In a high pasture on his ranch just east of Lewistown, rancher Russ Allen rides across his land in near silence. The only audible movement emanates...

UNUSUALLY BITTER TEMPS, SNOW TRIGGER TOUGH, NEARLY FATAL CONDITIONS Well, we made it through the brunt of this year’s unusually harsh winter and onto the sweet, sweet springtime.   Enduring nearly a month of a strong, arctic polar vortex sitting...

State Agencies, Private Businesses and Local Government work to increase hemp processing in Montana No longer is hemp a taboo topic, something whispered about behind closed doors over cups of coffee or shots of whiskey. Last summer, during the second...

Mitch McConnell’s bipartisan bill to legalize hemp could clear up confusion Montana is a right-to-farm state, and our rights are expanding. Hemp has been the talk of the watering hole for a while now, and this summer, 49 farmers across...