BROADVIEW, Mont. — As soon as Joe Wipf opens the gate to the Mountain View Colony turkey yard, a flock of white-feathered, red-faced toms comes marching. Their wattles waggle as their heads dart from ...

LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Turkey is the traditional meat for Thanksgiving, and the holidays and turkey production is an important of South Dakota’s economy. An average of 5 million turkeys are produced ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Thanksgiving is knocking on the door, which means Montanans are going to start hearing a lot about Hutterite turkeys. A recent study from the University of Montana and Montana State ...

GOLDEN VALLEY COLONY - A Hutterite colony near Billings that specializes in raising all-natural turkeys for holiday feasts cut production by half this year due to what they thought would be decreased ...

CHOTEAU - It's a stark existence on rolling hills dwarfed by the Rocky Mountain Front, presiding against a backdrop of clouds a few miles in the distance. For 3,500 turkeys awaiting execution and a ...

Paul Holfer looks over turkeys in a pen at the Golden Valley Hutterite Colony near Ryegate Wednesday. The colony raised 1500 turkeys this year. BOB ZELLAR/Gazette Staff BOB ZELLAR/Gazette Staff Prefer ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montanans will see record-high prices for their Thanksgiving turkey this year as bird flu and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Celebrating Thanksgiving with a centerpiece turkey and the traditional sides won’t cost quite as ...

Hutterite colonies such as Mountain View Colony have raised turkeys since coming to the United States from Canada in the 1940s.

LAKE ANDES, S.D. — Turkey is the traditional meat for Thanksgiving, and the holidays and turkey production is an important part of South Dakota’s economy.