Resources · Supply chain
For the supply chain.
Processors, buyers, and distributors keep Montana's food moving — or reveal where it's stuck. This is where we'll gather the resources that help the middle of the chain flow.
Between the field and the plate, the bottlenecks are real: processing capacity, aggregation, cold chain, and the relationships that move product. We map them, and help clear them.
The library
On the shelf for the supply chain.
A growing set of directories, programs, and people for the middle of the chain. What's here is real and useful today — and I add to it as the work surfaces more.
Sourcing Montana product
Who grows what, where — and how to reach them.
- Directory Abundant Montana — Find Food & FarmsThe state's largest local-food directory: 1,000+ farms, ranches, processors, and distributors, searchable by place and product. abundantmontana.com ↗
- Directory Grown in MontanaThe state's own program and directories for Montana-grown and Montana-made product, farmers markets included. agr.mt.gov ↗
Processing & infrastructure
Where capacity exists, where it's missing, and the shared infrastructure that could change the math for everyone.
- Network Montana Food & Ag Development CentersEleven centers statewide offering free business help for food and ag processing — planning, financing, regulatory, grants. agr.mt.gov ↗
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Being stocked The Montana processing mapWhere processing, aggregation, and cold-chain capacity actually sits — and where the gaps are. Taking shape through the work.
Funding the build
Programs that help pay for the equipment, capacity, and marketing the middle of the chain needs.
- Grant Growth Through Agriculture — Montana Dept. of AgricultureState grants to $50k and loans to $100k for value-added projects: equipment, construction, marketing, consultants. agr.mt.gov ↗
- Grant USDA Value-Added Producer GrantFederal planning grants to $50k and working capital to $200k for producer-owned, value-added businesses. rd.usda.gov ↗
Get connected
Introductions across the chain, so the right processor, buyer, or hauler is a conversation away.
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Being stocked The people listThe best introductions still happen person to person. Until this shelf fills in, tell me who you need — I'll make the connection.
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In your corner
Where does it bottleneck for you?
Name the link that's stuck, and we'll get the right people in the room to relieve the pressure.
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