Agriculture

Montana Renewables and the Calumet refinery received their first 5 rail cars full of camelina. The camelina will now be put to use making renewable diesel fuel in Great Falls and open up a new market for Montana farmers.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT) fired back at the Biden Bureau of Land Management for giving special favors to the left-wing American Prairie Reserve (APR), which is working to kick ranchers off the land in Montana.

There is an effort underway right now to make rodeo the official state sport of Montana. A group of Montanans are supporting an effort to pass a ballot initiative during the 2024 elections that would do just that.

The Phillips County News had a great business profile on a legendary Hi Line meat shop: The Saco Pay-N-Save. The story talked about how business owner Robert Plouffe is not only making the bacon, he's bringing home the bacon too!

The bottom line: Tester failed to stand up for Flathead Lake and Western Montana, and he should be held accountable for this in 2024.

A crew from the UK Telegraph was planning on interviewing me after the show. They wanted to talk about Montana's ban on TikTok. We decided to mic them up too.

The Fort Peck Summer Theatre in Fort Peck, Montana is definitely a hidden gem in Northeastern Montana. I got to be there for opening night of Roald Dahl's "Matilda."

We're going to be in Wolf Point not only for the great rodeo and other events (not to mention the Catholic Burgers)- we will be in Wolf Point this Friday so that we can help celebrate the 100th Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede.

Columbus Fire Chief Rich Cowger gave us the latest update Monday morning following the weekend railroad bridge collapse and train derailment over the Yellowstone River.

There's two Bob Gilberts who passed away recently, both of whom were well known in the capitol. "Wooly Bob" represented the Wool Growers, and "Oily Bob" represented other clients, including oil and gas interests.