GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Once the purview of hippies and food faddists, plant-based protein alternatives – think tofu, pea milk and ranch-flavored chickpeas – are now decidedly main stream, and a Montana agricultural economist wants to capitalize on the trend by inviting potential investors to the state this June.
Great Falls MDA hopes to build supply chain for plant-based proteins
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Great Falls Montana Development Authority’s new Food and Agricultural Development Center Director Barnett Sporkin-Morrison is fine-tuning the Plant Protein Possibilities Tour, P3 for short, which he hopes will connect key players in the plant protein supply chain – end users, farmers, brokers, food processors and universities – giving each a better understanding of the other and the marketplace.
About the cover: At MSU's Eastern Ag Research Center, trials for new varieties of peas from several experimental lines went on last year during field days.
