what your check-off dollars buy..

• Market promotion representatives working in 150 countries.

• 35 years of established contacts.

• Technical assistance for our grain buyers.

• Trade Team sponsorships to bring buyers and end-users to Montana.

• Domestic market promotion to increase consumption of wheat and barley in the U.S.

• Monitoring of international trade policies.

• Compilation of quality data to provide to our foreign and domestic buyers.

• Development of new, improved varieties through research.

• Strategies for control of pests, insects, weeds, and production costs.

• Research to increase value or mitigate losses.

• Development of alternative and/or industrial uses for wheat and barley.

• An advocate on transportation issues.

• Monitoring and publishing of freight rates.

• Experts in D.C. to supply information on grain issues to policy makers and the media.

• Promotional campaigns to increase knowledge and awareness about wheat, barley and related issues.

• Historical pricing information.

• Speakers and audiovisual materials available for meetings.

• Educational brochures, charts, posters, and on-loan materials available to the public.

AND, perhaps most importantly?

• Working for you --- and receiving no salary, are 7 farmers just like you -actively involved in raising wheat and/or barley and keeping careful watch over the purse strings.