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A Bill In The Legislature To Allow Raw Milk And Meat To Be Sold Directly To Customers Is Meeting Resistance

A bill in the Montana Legislature would allow farmers and ranchers to sell products like raw milk and meat directly to customers but public-health experts say it skirts regulations aimed at preventing food-borne illnesses from spreading. Mallory Scharf a public health policy specialist for the Missoula City-County Health Department says it cut...

MT Hunter Harvest Surveys Underway

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will begin conducting elk and wolf harvest surveys by phone starting March 1.   FWP will call a sample of more than 100,000 hunters to gather harvest information on last year’s hunt.   The survey asks randomly selected hunters a series of short questions about their hunting effort and harvest succes...