Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock looks at the rural economy in his state and sees growing concentration in rail, meat processing and seed production.

More than 50,000 comments have been submitted on the livestock marketing rules proposed last June by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Here is a sampling of what people are saying.

Since the first AM broadcast 90 years ago, rural Americans have drawn entertainment, weather forecasts, farm-price news, and more from radio. As with the Internet, early adoption rates were uneven across the country.

After reading a story in the New York Times, people all over the country assumed taxpayer money was being used to fatten Americans on cheese. It isn't. This episode is another example of how we demonize particular foods.