Montana awards $50,000 to Great Plains-the Camelina Company and Bear Paw for oilseed crusher feasibility study

In Montana, the state’s Agriculture Development Council granted $50,000 to Great Plains – The Camelina Company and Bear Paw Development to complete a feasibility study for an oilseed crushing plant in Montana. Great Plains and Bear Paw began a partnership in support of the project in late 2007. The state program overseeing the grant has invested more than $10.6 million in 350 different agricultural development projects that benefit the state.

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