Regional food and agriculture centers assist Montana entrepreneurs with food and other value-added product development and marketing and with farm-based energy development. Centers at Joliet, Havre, SW Montana based in Butte, and Ronan operate with funding from the 2011 Legislature.

The centers support economic development by ensuring that more of the state's food, agricultural and energy dollars circulate in Montana. The network provides training, coaching and technical assistance, including:

• Product development, testing and analysis
• Regulatory compliance training
• Food processing
• Business planning and development
• Market research
• Business networking
• Access to financing
• Cooperative development
• Education on industry dynamics and technologies