Ag leaders and community members celebrated local agriculture and innovation during the grand opening of Montana Safflower Monday in Great Falls.
Montana Safflower uses Montana-grown safflower to create a new market for a drought-resistant crop for Montana farmers and craft unmatched oil in small batches, cold-pressed for flavor and nutrition.
“Montana farmers are struggling to find a crop to grow that doesn’t lose them money. Safflower can be that crop. Safflower has a deep tap root that can reach nutrients and moisture that has leached below the root zone of other Montana crops. That means s...