Montana DOC: Millions in Federal Loans Available to Help Montana’s Small Businesses Expand, Create Jobs

GREAT FALLS – Do you know the difference between pictographs and petroglyphs? If you want a chance to learn the answer and get a first-hand look at both, join First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park for one of their guided rock art hikes on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A First ...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University is offering a free program to help entrepreneurs take their business ideas to the next level. The Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s 406 Labs is accepting applications for its spring 2024 incubator. The 10-week program aims ...

White Sulphur Springs, Mont. – February 6, 2024 - The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest recreation staff are once again recruiting volunteers to serve as campground hosts for the Logging Creek and Dry Wolf Campgrounds located in the Little Belt Mountains, Thain Creek Campground located in the Highwood Mountains, and Crystal Lake Campground located in the heart of the Big Snowy Mountains. Camp

MISSOULA – Right after the Golden Globes nominations were announced in December, University of Montana Professor Bernadette Sweeney reached out to her former acting student, Lily Gladstone, to congratulate the Browning native on her Best Female Actor nomination for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” While on the phone Sweeney...

We're one month into tax season, and if you're gathering 1040's, 1099's, 1095's, W-2's and receipts you know you've stashed "somewhere safe" and mentally preparing yourself to spend more time than you want to preparing your tax returns,  the Internal Revenue Service is here to help. (Insert ...

MISSOULA – Ever since he was a kid, Lyle Omeasoo has been a doodler. Mostly pencil on paper, and always during class. Omeasoo, from Browning and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation (Piikani) and Cree tribes, now has his artwork on sweatshirts and T-shirts. That’s because the Blackfo...

Marias River Livestock Association is accepting applications for its 2024 scholarship program. The application deadline is April 30, 2024. Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded to high school graduates planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Fie...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program is designed to grow local economies in rural and Tribal areas by helping small businesses and agricultural producers generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase overall producer income. Indepen ...

If you're reading this, congratulations! You've made it through what should be the coldest night of Montana's latest cold snap! Don't get me wrong, overnight lows will be in the -20f's to -30f's again tonight and tomorrow night before we begin a slow warming trend back to the other side of zero early next week...

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is forming an advisory council to help begin the process of developing a new statewide mule deer plan. The Mule Deer Citizens Advisory Council (MDCAC) will consist of 10 to 12 people and will identify expectations for the new mule deer plan, which could include expectations for development process, management actions and goals, and results. “As we begin

Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 8-12, 2024, in the Golden Triangle area. Speakers will cover topics such as weed resistance, crop rotations, marketing tips, and vertebrate pests.  There is no charge to attend and pesticide credits will be available. ...

BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, which offers 35 workshops for beginning and advanced producers. Montana State University Extension and NACDC Financial Services, Inc. will host the conference at Shelby High ...