Agricultural Development Division
The Agricultural Development Division (ADD) is responsible for administering programs directed at promoting and enhancing Montana agriculture. Within the Division are four bureaus, the Rural
Development Bureau, the Wheat and Barley Bureau, the Agriculture Marketing and Business Development Bureau, and the Montana State Grain Laboratory Bureau.
Boards and Councils attached to the Agriculture Development Division include the Alfalfa Seed Committee, Agriculture Development Council, Potato Advisory Committee, Pulse Crop Advisory Committee, Wheat and Barley Committee, State Board of Hail Insurance, and Agriculture in Montana Schools program.
The Rural Development Bureau serves Montana through the Agriculture Finance Program, the State Hail Insurance Program, a state/federal cooperative agreement to collect and publish agricultural statistics and projections, and commodity research and development programs authorized by the Commodity Check-Off Enabling Act.
The Agriculture Marketing and Business Development Bureau is responsible for market enhancement and development through direct market development activities, grants, seed capital loan investments in new and innovative products or process, marketing, and product development. Marketing and agri-business development personnel work closely with individuals and organizations to promote and enhance our agriculture industry.
The Montana State Grain Laboratory Bureau is located in Great Falls and operates the only official USDA-Federal Grain Inspection Service grain grading and inspection laboratory in the state of Montana. The lab provides unbiased grain inspection, grading, analytical services, and oil seed analysis to the state's grain industry.
The Montana Wheat and Barley Bureau is responsible for marketing, promoting and encouraging intensive scientific and practical research in all phases of wheat and barley culture and production under the guidelines and policies developed by the Wheat and Barley Committee.
Montana's Value-Added Agriculture industry is growing yearly.
The following information is available upon request from the Agriculture Development Division:
- Financing Programs
- Business Development, Marketing and Trade Leads
- Hay Hotline
- Division Goals and Objectives
Montana Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Development Division
P.O. Box 200201
Helena, Montana 59620-0201
Phone: (406) 444-2402
Fax: (406) 444-9442
Email: agr@mt.gov
