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It’s National Farmers Market Week August 3 through August 9. YPR's Karl Lengel visist some Billings farmers markets to find out more about the increasing popularity of this community resource.
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Forty years have passed since the Yellowstone Valley Farmers Market opened the bushel bins in Billings in 1985, and the humble beginnings have grown to a major seasonal event running through October 4th, with over 60 vendors spread across four city blocks. YPR’s Karl Lengel visited the market opening Saturday, July 17th.
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A newly published analysis put Montana and its policies in the bottom ten for most unfriendly states for LGBTQ+ people.
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A conservation group and a hard rock mining operation are marking more than two decades of a unique relationship built around compromise and communication.
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In north central Montana, a grain farmer is letting automation software "take the wheel."
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The group that built Montana's renaissance festival from the ground up is moving their business model into a stationary location, where they say they'll bring diners the festival experience.
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Visit Southeast Montana is launching a new website to draw visitors to the southeastern part of the state.
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The Fort Belknap Indian Community will host hundreds of high school and junior high students from across the Hi-Line at a hands-on career fair later this month.
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Small business owners and mentors gathered in Billings Thursday for the second annual Native American Business Summit. Some businesses tied to Indigenous crafting report a spike in costs and worry about more to come.
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March is National Agriculture Month, with National Agriculture Day falling on March 18.
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Box office numbers show movie goers are returning to theaters after the peak pandemic years, but streaming services remain an existential threat.
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Millions of dollars to help around 600 out-of-work miners find jobs is headed to Montana, just weeks after the layoffs took effect at the country’s largest producer of platinum and palladium.