Isabel Hicks

WILSALL — In a pasture thick with yarrow, sagebrush and wheatgrass, Montana Audubon's Peter Dudley scribbled all the plant species he could identify onto his data sheet.

WILSALL — In a pasture thick with yarrow, sagebrush and wheatgrass, Montana Audubon’s Peter Dudley scribbled all the plant species he could identify onto his data sheet.

While proponents say the $50 million project will protect the area's watershed, others remain concerned by the effects of rapid development.

It's a rarity these days for ranchers to see people eating the animals they raise. In the conventional U.S. agricultural market, ranchers sell livestock to out-of-state feedlots and can't track where the meat is ultimately sold. Just 5% of cattle raised in Montana are processed here

HELMVILLE — Sitting on hay bales in the bed of an old pick-up truck, Montana rancher Cooper Hibbard looked out to a crowded pasture.

How the park's first management update in 24 years is set to impact herds and hunting beyond its boundaries.

Chamois Andersen / Defenders of Wildlife A highly anticipated update to how Yellowstone National Park manages bison is setting the stage to expand the animal’s range in Montana, tribes and conservationsts say.

BOZEMAN – Following an initial rejection, a citizen initiative to ban single-use plastics will make the Bozeman ballot after city officials agreed to a

With typical rents hovering around $2,000 a month, officials search for a balance between affordability and preserving what's left of the city's small-town past.

The conference, part of MSU's Celebrate Agriculture Week, has been held for 18 years and provides an opportunity to discuss agricultural trends and policy ideas relevant to Montana. Twelve presenters, most of them MSU economics professors, delivered lectures and presented their research projects throughout the day.