Montana State University has developed one of the best seed potato programs in the nation. The MSU program has helped the Montana seed potato industry to produce high quality certified seed potatoes that have been very well received in all the potato growing states, particularly in the northwest United States. The volume of seed potatoes produced in Montana is about 3.5 million hundred weight, bringing around $30 million into Montana annually. The seed potato program includes both the certification of seed potato crops and quality improvement. MSU conducts certification in accordance with State law, Section 80-5-301, MCA. However, it is the quality improvement work that has helped the industry
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