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Mountain snowpack is starting to make significant gains in several of Montana’s otherwise parched river basins.
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The federal government is granting Montana roughly $7.7 million for rural water infrastructure improvement projects.
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More Montana livestock producers are now eligible for drought disaster assistance. The U.S. Drought Monitor was updated today and conditions in some parts of Montana are intensifying.
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Montana is experiencing severe drought this year that’s fueling wildfires, killing crops and leaving rivers running low and warm. Freddy Monares talks with MTPR's Shaylee Ragar about the impacts of the extreme conditions, and what the state can do about it now and in the future.
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The USDA opened swathes of conservation easements in Montana for emergency haying and grazing. It’s a sign of relief for farmers and ranchers during drought conditions. The department started accepting applications to access Conservation Reserve Program lands in the state earlier this week.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture July 6 designated 15 Montana counties as natural disaster areas due to severe drought.
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Montana’s governor declared Thursday a statewide drought emergency ahead of the Fourth of July and amid extremely dry conditions.
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About 15,000 Montana children are expected to benefit from the extension of a government food assistance program that was boosted during the pandemic....
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Montana remains free of invasive feral swine but the threat still looms. Montana’s Invasive Species Council heard that update on Dec. 2 on the risk of the swine entering the state.
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Agricultural economists project Montana’s farmers and ranchers will receive more than $535 million in government payments by the end of this year. That’s a 65 percent jump over 2019.