Articles written by Mark Spero With Rick Graetz

Mark Spero with Rick Graetz, This is Montana Community Vitality Program|Updated Feb 14, 2023

Ever since Europeans began settling Montana, agriculture has been the economy's life blood and number one industry. Mining for precious metals jumped started it but farming and ranching were sustainable. And although factory farms are cropping up, and companies have replaced many family ranches, there are still many communities where local ranches and farms are alive and well. One of those enclaves is Helmville, Montana, population 30 people in town and about 300 in the...