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Growth Through Agriculture projects selected

Published on Friday, March 12, 2010 3:34 PM MST

The Montana Agriculture Development Council has offered funding totaling $401,167 to 13 agricultural development projects under the state’s Growth Through Agriculture program, according to council chair David Tyler.

The Agriculture Development Council oversees the program, which provides financial assistance to develop new products or innovative ideas that enhance our state’s agricultural industry.

Among the projects selected were:

• Community Giving Assistance Toward Employment, Glendive, a $42,850 grant to assist with facility and equipment improvements and to develop a store to market locally produced products.

• Flathead Lake Cheese Co. LLC, Polson, a $38,386 grant to assist with the purchase of cheese-making equipment, promotion and advertising materials, and educational and advertising activities.

• Montana Microbial Products, LLC, Missoula, a $50,000 grant to develop a feasibility study to develop a barley protein concentrate and ethanol manufacturing plant in Montana.

• Flathead County Extension, Kalispell, a $9,912 grant to assist with the purchase of field supplies and cherry trees to help identify more marketable cherry varieties.

• Mountainview Gardens, Kalispell, s $46,200 grant to assist in developing the business’s geothermal heating system.

• Bio-Energy Innovation and Testing Center, MSU-Northern, Havre, a $13,400 grant to purchase oilseeds and equipment to test and establish the viability of pure plant oils as an alternative fuel in diesel engines.

• RoughStock Distillery Inc., Bozeman, a $15,000 grant to assist with marketing activities to enter out-of-state markets.

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