The Ag Development & Marketing Bureau at the Montana Department of Agriculture focuses on expanding market opportunities for Montana farmers. Marketing Officer Weston Merrill recently led a team of South American buyers searching for high quality chickpeas, lentils, green peas, durum, wheat, and barley.
In experiences like this, associating the buyer with the seller is unique. My role is to make that connection succeed
Weston Merrill
The team traveled throughout the Treasure State meeting quality experts, merchandisers, producers, MWBC, and state representatives. Weston is fluent in Spanish and offered translation and consultation throughout the mission. Purchases of Montana grains and pulses immediately followed the visit. The video below is a great recap of the mission and a great example of the types of market development activities conducted by the Department every year. Please Watch!
Montana Department of Agriculture is proud to tell the story of our high-quality pulse crops. For this specific trade mission, our team showed buyers from Chile, Dominican Republic, Peru, and Colombia every thing Montana Ag has to offer.