Jul. 6—Expansive fields distinguished by bright yellow flowers dot Northwest Montana in the summer, showcasing the work of farmers raising a crop that has been utilized for decades for its benefits to ...

Canola farmers in Montana will soon vote whether to establish a checkoff program to pay for state-specific research and increase marketing. The Montana Canola Advisory Committee oversees the effort.

KALISPELL, Mont. - Kalispell Farmer Doug Manning went to college for a finance degree, but you won't find him on Wall Street. He's knee-deep in canola these days. "There's been a higher demand," said ...

Sunflowers, canola and dry edible bean crops have banner year Optimal weather conditions during the 2022 growing season appear to have yielded many farmers across the northern Plains and Montana ...

KALISPELL - The canola bloom is a rite of summer in the Flathead Valley, with pretty yellow fields emerging across the region's lush farmland. But this annual event, while embraced as customary today, ...

CLAYTON, Wash. — Dennis Urbat and his son, Blaine, grow a variety of crops on their 2,700-acre farm north of Spokane near Clayton, Wash. Dennis was born on the farm. His parents purchased it as a ...

Americans are eating at home more often because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on balance that's not good for Upper Midwest canola farmers. Restaurants and other food-service businesses are using less ...