s 338.13 A7MVA MAR/APR 2002 hy\ "-V rv i •■ K "~ y\. iiv. < J^ Value MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 3 0864 1002 4504 5 Added NEWS LT E T T E R Montana Department of Agriculture May -|une 20(t2 1 have leaiTied that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. -Booker T. Hashingiun rade Show Review Corner Montana Trade Group Concludes Mexico Trade Mission HELENA, Mont. - Attending 1 1 meetings in three days is not the preferred way to see Mexico. But the busy schedule allowed a state trade delegation to accomplish its aims of building relationships with Mexican brewing companies that are customers of Montana malting barley. "We were extremely well received, and we heard both at Mexico Cit}' and at Monterrey that one-to-one relationships are important to conducting business in Mexico," said Lieutenant Governor Karl Ohs, who led the trip. The nine-member trade delegation returned trom the meetings late Thursday, April 25. Wliile in Me.xico, they met with government officials including the lieutenant governor of Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico, where a large Mexican brewery is situated. They also met with representatives of malting, grain trading and brewing companies including Grupo Modelo and Cervecena Cuauhtemoc-Moctezuma, which produce 95 percent of the beer brewed in Mexico. Director Ralph Peck of die Montana Department of Agriculture said he was particularly happy with the group's reception at Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona Extra beer. Grupo Modelo has announced plans for a new malting plant at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and has expressed interest in purchasing barley trom Montana growers. "We have some follow-up work to do, to bring our objectives with Mexico to fruition," Peck said. Hosts of the delegation were in\ited to Montana to see the state's barley growing regions and facilities, he added. For more information please contact: Brent Poppe at (406) 444-2402 or at agr@state.mt.us ^ree Listing in Directory The second edition of the Montana Food & Beverage Directory is being developed for distribution in 2003. This directory serves as a resource for food and beverage producers and industry representatives in locating products and services. Your business can be included in the directory free- of-charge by completing an inclusion form and returning it to the Montana Department of Agriculture by June 15, 2002. The form should be coming to you via mail in May. The Food & Beverage Directory caters durecdy to individuals searching for food and beverage related products. Another directory, the Agriculture Business & Resource Directory is intended to serve agricultural producers by listing businesses that supply the products necessary for production agriculture. Inclusion forms for this publication will be out this summer. Both the Montana Agnculmre Business & Resource Directory and the Montana Food & Beverage Directory will be distributed upon request, given out at fairs and exhibitions, and w-ill be available online at our web site www.agr.state.mt.us. Please take advantage of this opportunit}' to reach a wide variet)' of potential consumers. Made In Montcuia Food & Gift Show: Great Falls, MT Contact: Rebecca Baumann, (406) 444-4392, www, madetnmontanausa. com This show's 100-t- food and gift exliibitors attract over 400 gift, specialty and grocery store buyers from throughout the Northwest United States. Companies interested m exhibitmg must be members of the Made hi Montana Program. For information about the program, contact Rebecca Baumann. Booths cost $200 (8' x 10'), and other costs vary. Comments from a past attendee: This show is a great show to learn more about how to exhibit at national trade shows. I learned a lot! Jubilee Gift Basket Trade Show: Las Vegas, Nevada Contact: Randy U^hite, (800) 729-6338, www.nttbasketjubilee.com Bnngmg together over 170 exhibitors of gift basket items, tins show attracts approximately 2,500 buyers from all over the Umted States. Exhibitors specialize in items used in constructmg gift baskets (ribbon, baskets, etc.) as well as actual gift items (candy, cookies, etc.). According to a pnor participant, it costs approximately $4,450 to attend this show (includmg booth space-? 1,095, show services-$25, shipping & storage- $350, approximate travel expenses-$l,165, other costs-variable). Past attendees gave these comments: To do well at this show, your package sii^e (and therefore cost) must be small enough for gift baskets, jour packaging must be pretty, jour product should be displajed in a basket idea, and try to offer a show special. Trade Show Assistance Program Contact: Angeljn Stonebraker, (406) 444-2402, agrfWstate.mt.us The Montana Department of Agnculture Trade Assistance Program (TSAP) assisted seven companies with attending both local and national trade shows during the winter quarter. The next application deadline is June 30, 2002. For an application or for more mformation on the Trade Show Assistance Program, contact Angelyn Stonebraker (contact information above). Program guidelines and trade show exhibiting tips are available at the Montana Department of Agnculture 's web site at wwrw.agr.state.mt.us. As part of the assistance available through the TSAP, a department representative will be available at select trade shows throughout the year to assist Montana agricultural attendees. Angelyn Stonebraker will be attendmg All Thmgs Organic m Austin, Texas from May 8-12, 2002, and the National Restaurant Association trade show in Chicago, Illinois from May 18-21, 2002. If you are attending and would Uke to request assistance, contact Angelyn (contact information above). ^002 Trade Shows Specialty Food Industry Jun 21-25 Jul 7-9 Sep 9-12 Sep 21-23 Sep 21-24 DaUas Nat'l Gourmet Food Show Dallas, TX, USA 800-521 -0977 Fancy Food Show — Summer Fine Food Australia Atlanta Gourmet Show Dallas Gourmet Food Show New York, USA Sydney, Australia Adanta, GA, USA DaUas, TX, USA 708-786-4120 61 3 9261 4500 1-800-ATL-MART 800-325-6587 Food Service & Hospitality Industry Jun 24-26 MT School Food Service Assn. Show Billiiigs, MT 406-654-1034 Aug 24-26 Western Food Service Industry Expo San Francisco, CA 866-608-3275 Oct 23-24 Food, Beverage, & Lodging Expo Timomum, MD 410-290-6800 Gourmet food items Specialty foods Gourmet food items Gourmet food items Gourmet food items Food service mdustry. Food service & hospitality products. Food service products. Grocery & Convenience Store Industry Jun 18-19 Concessionaires Trade Show Jul 24-25 Supermarket & Conv. Store Expo Sep 22-25 Western Food Industry Expo Ft. Lauderdale, FL DaUas, TX Las Vegas, NV 312-236-3858 Food & beverage concessions. 800-856-8342 Grocery & convenience items. 916-448-3545 Grocery store items. Gift Industty Aug 3-7 San Francisco Int'l Gift Fair Aug 17-21 Seatde Gift Show Aug 23-25 Billings Market Association Aug 24-27 Denver Merchandise Mart San Francisco, CA 405-346-6666 Seatde, WA 415-346-6666 Billmgs, MT 406-652-6132 Denver, CO 800-289-6278 Gifts, gourmet, and housewares items. Gifts, gourmet, and housewares items. Gift & specialty food items. Gift, jewelry, home furnishing items. Natural & Organic Trade Shows Jun 22-24 Int'l New Age Trade Show West Denver, CO Sep 17-19 Organic & Health Ing. Promotion* Pans, France Industry-Specific Trade Shows Jun 4-6 All Candy Expo Jun 4-9 Retail Confectioners Int'l Aug 14-15 Bar Essentials Expo Sep 17-19 Bar Essentials Expo Sep 20-22 NASCORE Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Chicago, IL New York, NY Porriand, OR 800-346-1212 Personal care items, natural products. ccind@bizopp.state.nv.usConsumer organic & health products. 703-790-5750 Candy mdustry. 800-545-5381 Candy industry. 301-493-5500 Bar beverages, services & technologies. 301-493-5500 Bar beverages, services & technologies. 800-548-0551 Specialty coffee & beverage items. July 31 July 31 aancial Assistance Deadlines GTA Investment App. Deadlme MT Dept. Agriculture406-444-2402 Trade Show Assistance App. Deadline MT Dept. Agriculture406-444-2402 Value-added financial assistance. Financial assistance to attend shows. *Please contact the Montana Department of Agriculture for more information. +For international calls, please contact your local telephone company for dialing information. +For website information about each trade show, please refer to the Deptment's website at www.agr.state.mt.us. ^002 Information "From Recipe to ReaUty" the first session of a two part seminar that focuses on the entrepreneurial development of food manufacturing is being offered on vanous dates. Course dates are are June 6, August 2, August 19 or October 11 m either Chicago, IL or Jefferson City, MO. For more mformation contact the Umversity of Nebraska-Lincoln at 402-472-8930. The Department's Trade Show Assistance Program is now offering, mformation on trade shows that your fellow Montana companies are attending. This resource may be useful when planning your trade show attendance for the coming year. For information on other shows, visit the Trade Show Review Corner Archives atwww.agr.state.mt.us/business/TradeShowCorner.shtml. ST/iTf Documms collection '^AN 2 0 2004 MONTAm STArt L,B«Arv i31S|l(i mH\ 'J3>||E^ l|EJES "UPOr) qBJEg 'X3UJE>1DJ\ hb;^ 'j3;|Bjq3uois uA|38uv 'J3Z10H uuinf) J31H3 neajng 'addoj luajg 5133J qd|BM - jopsjig SniU13)E)S(g)iSE;|lElU-3 3t't'6-t't't'(90t'):xBj 't0t'c-t't't'(90t') 0Z96!,' LVi -BusisH 'lOZOOl ^"B Od UOISIAIQ JU3UldO|3AOQ 3jn)in3ij3v 3jn)|n3u3vjo ^^^Q Eirejuop^ aip Xq p3i|si|qnd s; eu(!)uo|^ p3ppV--Ti|EA 1.030-0396S ilAI 'euaiaH 1-02002 xoa OcJ uo|S|A|a }uaujdo|8A9a aJDjinouSv 9jrnino!j6viO}u9Ujpedaa eue}uo|/\j s 338.13 A7MVA MAY/JUNE 2002 Value MONTANA STATE LIBRARY Added 3 0864 1002 4506 ( NEWS LTE T T E R Monrana Department ot Agriculture March-April 2002 The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato- de Show Review Comer '^ContacCAn^efya Stonebraker, (406) 444-2402, ''^^oi--'^l>rakerlgi'"''rk.et((V aol. com .\lthough the market is held four times per year, staff advise that February and August tend to be the best markets for specialty food exhibitors, hosting 250 (February) and 200 (August) gift, clothing and specialty food vendors. The buyers number 1 ,450 and 575 respectively and are primarily from Montana and the Northwest. To participate, companies must become a member of the association at a cost of S 1 00 and pay annual dues of SI 00 as well. The show fee is $50 and a 12x12 booth costs $ 1 78. Past attendees gave this ad\'ice: This show is a great value. The buyers attending are excited about the products and make orders, so I always at least break-even. ^^ontana's Crocety Products Promotion Contact:Angelyn Stonebraker, (406) 444-2402, "^"'"^'"''''^'''^-"'"^■'"'■"^ If \-ou have not yet signed up to participate in the Montana's Choice grocery- products promotion, vou wiU miss out on an opportumn' to jom over 70 Montana companies in marketing Montana agncul rural products m grocery stores statewide. From the end of March through the end of May, an educational and kickoff campaign will run statewide, featuring Montana's excellent food and agncultural products in grocer^' stores. Point-of-purchase matenals, including product identifiers known as shelf talkers and posters have been developed to attract consumers' attention to Montana products on grocer}- shelves. Consumers are informed about the meamng of the promotion dunng the kickoff events in local groceries, at which the Montana's Choice logo and other matenals will be introduced to the public. Local producers and manufacturers will have product samples available, and local media is invited to participate. The Montana's Choice promotion will continue beyond the kickoff with the year-round placement of the shelf-talkers and contmual media outreach. Participation is FREE, so sign up today! om the Director With the New Year well under way, now is a good time to reflect on the accomplishments of the last year and take stock of the Montana Department of Agriculture's mission to encourage and promote production and marketing for agriculture and allied industries. The Department offers financial assistance for marketing and business development through the Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) program and the Trade Show Assistance Program (TSAP). GTA assisted over thirty agriculture-focused businesses last year with business and product development and marketing goal achievement. Furthermore, the TSAP helped three Montana companies with domestic trade show attendance in the fourth quarter. These programs enjoyed great success during 2001 , and we hope to continue that trend in 2002. Last year, 42 agribusinesses promoted their products to over 400 buyers from around the Northwest at the annual Made in Montana Food and Gift Show. The Montana Department of Agriculture and the Montana Department of Commerce co-sponsor this event with great success every year, and this year, the fifth annual Made In Montana Food and Gift show promises to be the most successful yet! Many oj the agribusinesses participating in the Made In Montana show are also takingpart in a new media promotion from the Department. Airing now on twelve of Montana's fifteen television stations are Public Service Announcements (PSAs) the Montana Department of Agriculture developed to increase consumer awareness of Montana products and promote over 70 Montana companies. The Department also sponsored livestock industry promotions in 2001 , including beef promotions to Mexico and Canada, plus a sheep promotion tied to the Montana Ram Sale in Miles City. These promotions build and generate sales for Montana livestock producers, while enhancing long term relationships with producers around the globe. With a successjul 200 1 behind us, we anticipate an even better 2002. The Department's Agriculture Marketing zy Business Development Bureau looks forward to assisting even more Montana agribusinesses in the comint yectr. 1STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECTION Sincerely, JAN 2 0 2004 MONTANA STATE LIBRAPV 1515 E 6th AVE Ralph Peck, Director 2002 Trade Shows SpecialU' Food Industry May 5-7 Fancy Food Show — Spring Mayl 8-21 Amencan Food Fair Jun21-25 Dallas Nat'l Gourmet Food Show Food Service & Hospitality Industry May 1 Foodservnce Buying Mission May 1 Reverse Mission - May 18-21 Nat'l Restaurant Assn. Trade Show Jun 24-26 MT School Food Service Assn. Show Grocery & Convenience Store Industry May 5-7 US Food Export Showcase Jun 18-19 Concessionaires Trade Show Gift Industry Apr 27-29 Billings Market Association Aug 3-7 San Francisco Int'l Gift Fair Natural & Organic Trade Shows May 8-11 All Things Organic May 15-17 Neutraceudcal Food Ingredients* Jun 22-24 Int'l New Age Trade Show West Industr\'-Specific Trade Shows Apr 28-30 Bakery Showcase May 3-6 Specialty Coffee Assn. Trade Show Jun 4-6 All Candy Expo Jun 4-9 Retail Confectioners Int'l Cliicago, IL Chicago, IL DaUas,TX *Various China* Chicago, IL Billings, MT Chicago, IL Ft. Lauderdale, PL Billings, MT San Francisco, CA Austin, TX Tokyo, JAPAN Denver, CO Etobicoke,Canada Anaheim, CA Chicago, IL Chicago, IL 708-786-4120 703-876-0900 800-521-0977 360-693-3373 Vanous * 312-853-2525 406-654-1034 703-876-0900 312-236-3858 406-652-6132 405-346-6666 517-327-9207 * 800-346-1212 905-405-0288 949-838-0024 703-790-5750 800-545-5381 ^^002 Financial Assistance Deadlines Apr 30 GTA Investment App. Deadline MT Dept. Agnculture 406-444-2402 Apr 30 Trade Show Assistance App. Deadline MT Dept. Agriculture 406-444-2402 Specialty foods. Food & beverage ingredients. Gourmet food items. Food service products. Food service products. Food service & hospitaht)- products. Food service mdustry. Food & beverage grocer)' products. Food & beverage concessions. Gift &c specialty food items. Gifts, gourmet, and housewares items. Organic products (exclusively). Natural products. Personal care items, natural products. Bakery product mgredient/machine Specialty coffee & beverage items. Candy industry. Candy industry. Value-added financial assistance. Financial assistance to attend shows. ♦Please contact the Montana Department of Agriculture for more information. -(-For international calls, please contact your local telephone company for dialing information. -^For website information about each trade show, please refer to the MT Dept of Agriculture's website agr.state.mt.us. ^Vmall Business Resource The U.S. Small Business Administration recently launched u'wwBusinessLaw.gox; a website for small businesses that need information on government regulations and laws. Plain English guides allow you to use wizards, read mini-tutorials and follow links to gain a basic understanding of the laws that affect each phase of small business progression. State and local information is available so that companies can learn about the laws that apply to their businesses. In addition, there is federal regulatory information available about flexibility, fairness and notice requirements. ^Meat Processing Opportunity The Montana Department of Agriculture is working with Dr. Gary Brester and his Agriculture Economics 445 course at Montana State University — BoEcman to examine the rendering situation in Montana. The class will participate in discussions with guest speakers from various entities of the meat processing industry in Montana to look at possible ways to make rendering feasible in Montana. The students will address their findings and offer some potential solutions during the final presentation in late April. For more information, contact Matt McKamey at (406) 444-2402 or by e-mail at mmckamcy^/'statc mt.us. Matt IS also working on genetics promotions for the livestock industry in Montana. Current plans include trade missions to Canada, China, Russia and Argentina. If you are interested in international marketing of your livestock genetics, hosting a reverse trade mission, or if you have general questions regarding export of your genetics, please contact Matt. 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Here at the department we are doing our utmost to foster positive domestic and international relationships that will benefit Montana agribusiness. Through efforts by the Montana Department of Agriculture, that benefit is now being realized in Montana. After a long period of negotiauon and numerous meetings, Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc. announced in a press conference with Governor Martz, that they are beginning construction on a barley handling and storage facilir\^ in Sidney. The facility is scheduled to be fimshed by August 2003 and is estimated to cost just over S7 million. The new Anheuser-Busch facilit}' has die capacity to receive and ship 100,000 bushels per day with the capacity to store 1.5 million bushels. This announcement brings a wonderful opportunit}' for Montana agriculture. We are pleased to have a new value-added market for Montana producers to utilize and with which to expand. Anheuser- Busch commented diat Montana is an ideal locadon because of available water for production, possible acreage expansion and the commitment of the producers to grow the kind of quaUt}' barley needed for their operations. The facilit)- provides another avenue for producers; is estimated to have a $30 to $60 miUion-doUar annual impact on the local economy, and will bring seven new jobs to Sidney The department also recendy delivered a food ingredients promotion tided "A Chef for AH Seasons" in Kumamoto, Japan. Using funds leveraged dirough the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the department's international marketing officer introduced a variety- of Montana food ingredients to chefs, buyers, distributors and importers in the Japanese Hotel and Restaurant industn' (HRI). Chef Carl Kurokawa of Billings traveled to Kumamoto with the department and demonstrated ways to incorporate quality Montana ingredients into menus and recipes during a series of technical seminars. The program generated considerable interest in Montana products. Some participating companies have already been contacted by Japanese companies, and the project has opened the way for building business relationships with buyers, importers and distributors in Japan. Follow-up activities to support this program are in the works. We are excited about the progress being made toward adding value to agriculture in Montana. As you develop and continue your agribusiness venture, remember the Department of Agriculture's staff is always available for support. Our staff is qualified, knowledgeable and prepared to offer assistance in the areas of domestic and international marketing, industn,^ development, business development, and other areas related to the ever-evolving field of agriculture. Please feel free to contact the department at any time. Best Wishes for the Holiday Season, "Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence." -Mark Twain- Canadian Sheep Producers Buy Montana Rams Canadian sheep producers bought 24 of the 302 breeding animals sold at the annual Montana Ram Sale held in Miles City, according to the Montana Department of Agriculture. "We hosted nine Canadian producers at the sale this year. The buyers were impressed with the quaUt}' of Montana rams, and they backed up their comments with purchases," says Ralph Peck, director of the department. The Montana Woolgrowers Association sponsored the 53"" annual Montana Ram Sale. The Montana Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE) and USDA's Foreign Ag Service, hosted the Canadian buyers at the two-day event Sept. 11-12, 2002, in MHes Cm^. The department's international marketing effort is part of the Vision 2005 goal to increase the value of Montana's agricultural industry' generally, and specifically the value of sheep and wool produced in the state. In 2001, die first year of the international marketing effort, five Canadian buyers attended the sale and purchased 13 rams. Ten additional rams were purchased direcdy from Montana producers after the 2001 sale. Three of those buyers returned to the sale this year. For more information about the department's livestock and meat marketing efforts, contact Misti Pilster of the department's Agricultural Development Division (406) 444-2402, or by e-mail at agr@state.mt.us. 'fi' fc-:^'-"^''''' 2002 Trade Shows Specialty Food Industry Jan 19-21 Fanq^ Food and Confections Show- Winter Jan 24-27 Hong Kong Int'l Food Fair Food Service & Hospitality Industry Jan 19-21 Int'l Restaurant and Food Service Show Jan 20-23 Hospitality Week Jan 28-29 WestEx 2003 Grocery & Convenience Store Industry Jan 24-27 Hong Kong Int'l Food Fair Gift Industry Jan 9-13 Chicago New Year's Merchandise & Gift Show Jan 15-17 Winter Gift Show Jan 26-8 Tampa Bay Gift Show Natural & Organic Trade Shows Jan 4-6 Int'l New Age Trade Show East Jan 21-23 Nutritionals Symposium and Exhibition Industry-Specific Trade Shows Jan 22-24 Int'l Poultty Exposition Jan 27-28 Canadian Bar and Beverage Conference & Expo and D] and Entertainment Financial Deadlines San Francisco, CA Hong Kong New York, NY Birmingham Denver, CO Hong Kong 212-482-6440 +852 25615566 203-840-5518 020-7886-3066 800-522-2972 Gourmet and confection Food products Restaurant, food service Hospitality products Food service industty + 852 256 1 5566 Food products Rosemont, IL 847-446-8434 Panama City Beach, FL 800-767-8618 Palmetto, FL 800-767-86 1 8 Orlando, FL Anaheim, CA Atianta, GA Calgary, Alberta 415-447-3223 310-445-4200 Gifts and general merchandise Gift Items Gift items Personal care/natural products Natural and nutntional products 770-493-9401 Poultty mdustty 204-954-2085 Bar and beverage Januaty 31 GTA Investment App. Deadline MT Dept. Agriculture 406-444-2402 Januaty 31 TradeShowAssistance App. Deadline NfT Dept. Agriculture 406-444-2402 Value-added financial assistance. Financial assistance to attend shows. *Please contact the Montana Department of Agriculture for more information. + For international calls, please contact your local telephone company for dialing information. +For website information about each trade show, please refer to the Deptment's website at www.agr.state.mt.us. Holiday Festival of Gifts Montana Grain Growers Convention Montana Wool Growers Association Annual Convention Stockgrowers Annual Convention & Trade Show Young Ag Couples Conference Montana Weed Control Association Annual Meeting Montana Sugar Beet Symposium Ag Technologies Show Montana Ag Busmess Association November 29 through December 1, 2002 December 4-6, 2002 December 6-7, 2002 December 11-14, 2002 Januaty 8-1 1,2003 Januaty 14-16, 2003 Januaty 14, 2003 januaty 23-25, 2003 Januaty 29-31, 2003 Missoula, MT Great Falls, MT Billings, MT Billmgs, MT Helena, MT Butte, MT Bilhngs, MT BiUmgs, MT Great Falls, MT ontana Grain Industry Officials Meet with Canadian Pacific E V E N T S Grain industry representatives and Montana officials met with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) executives on Thursday, October 10, 2002, to urge CP to open a new Canadian route for shipping grain from northcentral Montana to West Coast ports. "Our goal has been, and remains, to foster rail competition in Montana to assure that grain producers have the most efficient and effecuve transportation system possible to move products to market," says Ralph Peck, director of the Montana Department of Agriculture. Canadian Pacific expressed a strong interest in moving Montana grain west through the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, and requested more information of grain volumes now carried by rail, truck and barge. CP officials have said they already work closely With Union Pacific Railroad (UP) at other locations, and likely could work with UP to route grain cars from Canada down the West Coast to Pordand. For more information, contact Matt McKamey of the department's Agricultural Development Division (406) 444-2402 or by e- mail at agr@state.mt.us. JATE DOnUMENTS COLLECTlOll - ^ ? 6 2003 MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 1515 E. 6th AVE. 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