MT Ag high-tech facility the first of its kind in US

Sue Roesler
Jan 12, 2024
Jan 12, 2024

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In 2020, Brad and Jamie Birch opened their own high-tech fertilizer and chemical company, MT Ag, near Conrad. MT Ag supplies and custom spreads fertilizer and fertilizer blends, conducts crop consulting on the farm, gives seed treatment and crop chemical recommendations, does soil sampling and sells many fertilizer blends and chemical products to farmers in the Golden Triangle region.

Brad and Jamie Birch and their kids in front of their new MT Ag fertilizer and chemical store.

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Sue Roesler

CONRAD, Mont. – In 2020, Brad and Jamie Birch opened their own high-tech fertilizer and chemical company, MT Ag, near Conrad.

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