July-August Gleanings
By Kent Kupfner, Executive Director I’m painfully aware of how challenging both the growing and harvesting seasons have been for Montana’s producers. It seems like we’ve been hit with the
September 2, 2025
By Kent Kupfner, Executive Director I’m painfully aware of how challenging both the growing and harvesting seasons have been for Montana’s producers. It seems like we’ve been hit with the
By Kent Kupfner, MWBC Executive Director Three recent “success reports” were published by the US Grains Council (USGC), with regard to barley marketing success. MWBC supports USGC to the tune
By Kent Kupfner, Executive Director, MWBC Back on the MSU Campus MWBC was invited to attend an evening session of the 2025 state FFA Convention held in Bozeman at
By Kent Kupfner, MWBC Executive Director Wheat Marketing Center Export and Marketing Workshops MWBC recently sponsored two group visits to the Wheat Marketing Center (WMC) in Portland, OR. These workshops
By Kent Kupfner, MWBC Executive Director, March 1, 2025 Conference & Meeting Season For the record, I enjoy the growing season much more than the conference and meeting season we’re
By Kent Kupfner 2-1-25 US Wheat Associates The largest single recipient of MWBC financial support is US Wheat Associates (USW), the group responsible for overseas promotion and market development. MWBC
By Kent Kupfner, MWBC Executive Director 2025 Budget Cycle MWBC concluded the annual budget planning cycle during our December 2, 2024, board meeting and approved a $4.4 million budget for
Great Falls, MT: Montana Wheat & Barley Committee Executive Director Kent Kupfner joined members of the Great Falls Development Alliance in a visit May 8-9 to Lethbridge, AB. The mission
It’s a long flight to Washington, D.C., regardless of the route taken, but well worth the time at US Wheat’s annual winter meeting held January 24-26, 2024. The Montana Wheat
By Kent Kupfner — Terry Angvick, Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) District 1 director, and Kent Kupfner, MWBC executive director, recently joined Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on a trade
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