DENVER, Colorado, April 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce Colten and Ryan, members of the Bigfork High School Cave Club in Bigfork, Montana, as recipients of the 2020 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). Colten and Ryan are among 35 students across the country receiving the award from EPA and the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for outstanding   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a 5-year average. USDA also reminds producers that June 30 is the deadline to enroll in ARC and PLC   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Arizona dairy herds produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk during the January - March quarter, down 0.5 percent from the previous year. Colorado dairy herds produced 1.25 billion pounds of milk during the January - March quarter, up 7.8 percent from the previous year. Montana dairy herds produced 64.0 million pounds of   more