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Montana received 8 nominations for culinary excellence from the James Beard Foundation this year. Brett Evje and Michael Oschner are semifinalists for Outstanding Restaurateur from the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. They have been recognized for their establishments: PLONK Bozeman and Missoula, JW Heist and Stockman’s Bar located on East Main Street in Bozeman.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Lamont Herman of Montana Prime Meats gets ready to offer customers fresh meat in the coming weeks.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Lamont Herman of Montana Prime Meats restores a vintage grain grinder.

Since 1929, Billings has relied on Daylis Stadium as the primary venue for most of the major outdoor sporting events in the city. But the west end of the stadium was condemned for safety reasons in 2024, which caused several community members to step up their efforts to push forward with a plan to refurbish the stadium. It is now scheduled to re-open in September as Sam McDonald Stadium at Daylis. I talked to School District Number 2 Sports and Activities Director Mark Sulser about how this project came to be.

On this episode of Field Days, rancher Lamont Herman of Montana Prime Meats brings in a mobile repair tech to work on Lamont’s tractors right in the field.

This House of Books was established in 2016 as an independent, full-service bookstore serving the region around Billings, MT.The bookstore was established as a cooperative with members buying shares to become co-owners with voting rights.

Emily Otis, the Creative Labs Librarian at the Bozeman Public Library, brings people together at The Kitchen Table. In this space, food creates community.

On this episode of Field Days, Lamont Herman of Montana Prime Meats brands a small group of calves.

Incorporated over 55 years ago, the Western Heritage Center (WHC) began as a community center displaying a private collection of western artifacts in a historic building. Today, the center also provides outreach programs and walking tours, changing interactive exhibits, traveling displays, and a collection of over 400 oral histories and 40,000 historic items and photographs. Becky Jeter is the Executive Director of the WHC.

On this episode of Field Days, Lamont and Jennifer Herman of Montana Prime Meats deliver boxes of frozen meat to their Billings store.