Creating value in value-added agricultural products

To further explore this question, you need to know what a value-added agriculture product is. The USDA defines it as a result of the change in physical state or the manner in which the agricultural commodity or product is produced and segregated, the customer base for the commodity or product is expanded and a greater portion of revenue derived from the marketing, processing or physical segregation is made available to the producer of the commodity or product. Basically, taking raw commodities and manufacturing it.

Some of Montana’s leading value-added agricultural farming products are flour,...