Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Didn't Indian ricegrass just come up here with gluten maybe Montina flour? Check it out in an ag grant article I happened upon from '98. Did Montana see Indian ricegrass as just lucrative then or was there a gf market in mind? Wanita USDA AWARDS EIGHT GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, RESEARCH WASHINGTON, June 16, 1998--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced $500,000 in grants to seven states to develop a wide range of projects for improving the marketing and distribution of agricultural products. " These grants will encourage the development of innovative approaches to the marketing of agricultural products, " said Glickman. " They will nurture innovative partnerships to help boost diverse agricultural sales -- from creating two new farmers markets in Rhode Island to establishing a North Dakota-based website for marketing farm products. " Today, smart marketing strategies are playing a bigger role in ensuring the success of small and family farms, " he said. " These grants for marketing research and assistance will help smaller agricultural producers compete effectively in domestic and international marketplaces. " The USDA grants include -- Montana--A $90,000 grant to the Montana Department of Agriculture will be used to investigate the market potential for flour and products made from Indian ricegrass, providing the Great Plains region with a new, high value grain crop. rket that lucrative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 : >Didn't Indian ricegrass just come up here with gluten maybe Montina flour? >Check it out in an ag grant article I happened upon from '98. Did Montana >see Indian ricegrass as just lucrative then or was there a gf market in >mind? > >Wanita I suspect it IS more lucrative than wheat, like all the new " specialty " products. GF stuff is generally more pricy than the " normal " stuff on the market, and the market has been building for 10 years or so. But the trend toward non-wheat grains started really in the 70's, with quinoa, though it didn't take off all that much then. Not that I know anything about ag marketing. There always seems to be some new thing for farmers ... recently ostrich and alpaca have been big at the fairs. Rice grass, being native, might be more hardy too, one would think. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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