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Our Elected Officials Delayed Montana Infrastructure for too Long

April 11, 2019 by Prairie Populist No Comments
Stanford, Sheridan, Circle, Cascade, Hot Springs -- One Year Later Updated on May 13, 2019: On Friday, May 10, the governor signed HB 11 into law. This bill provides funding for the 14 rural communities that lost their state money...
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On the Land

Taking a Tour with the Ruby Valley Strategic Alliance

September 11, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
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...
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Hospital, health care, critical access hospital, medical, rural healthcare, emergency room, emergency
Watchful Eye

I Can Walk because of a Critical Access Hospital

September 7, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
The Ruby Valley Realizes Importance of Critical Access Hospitals Disaster struck for me at the tail end of August, at the age of 16. The encounter left me in deep shock, so some of the details are fuzzy. But I...
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Making a Living

This isn’t a fiber-optical illusion, Harlowton: High-Speed Internet Updated in Central Montana

July 11, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
There’s a fair bit of construction going on across Central Montana this summer. That’s not too surprising -- it is construction season, after all. But if you look closely, you’ll see that the work happening in and around Harlowton isn’t...
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Eastern Montana, ranchland, prairie, ranch, ranching, rural, Montana, farming, grassland, open space
On the Land

When All the Beers Are Still Accounted for, You Raised Your Kid Right

June 27, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
Ryan and Haven Linder embody the plus side of raising your kids back on the Farm. Ryan’s graduating class was twelve, Haven’s was four. And there’s a lot of joy in that. There is so much talk of how we...
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Montana Voices, On the Land

In Central Montana, Can ‘Grassbanking’ Help Keep Young Ranchers on the Land?

May 23, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
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...
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On the Land

Can Hemp Save Montana’s Family Farms?

March 23, 2018 by Prairie Populist No Comments
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...
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On the Land

Cattle genetics: The world comes to Montana (With Video)

November 22, 2017 by Prairie Populist No Comments
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...
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Verizon Not Getting the Signal (Update: Montanans Get Through!)

September 15, 2017 by Prairie Populist No Comments
Some customers roaming too much, company says. (Update Sept. 22): Verizon has reversed its decision to terminate these Montana contracts, Sen. Jon Tester announced Friday morning. Thanks to everyone who pitched in to hold Verizon accountable! Just in case drought,...
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Austin Knudsen Misses the Mark in Attack on Outdoor Rec Office

August 24, 2017 by Prairie Populist No Comments
Montana’s $7 billion economic juggernaut deemed “nonessential” by Speaker Austin Knudsen Montanans expect our government to be smart and fair with taxpayer dollars. We believe that our politicians should be accountable to the folks who write their paychecks -- us....
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