The Pulse of Farm and Ranch Country in Plentywood, Montana

I'm hitting the road for Plentywood, and thankfully- the roads look great. So you should hit the road and come see us too.

I'll be broadcasting LIVE from the Farm Expo in Plentywood on Thursday morning shortly after the doors open at 8 a.m. The expo is put on by our friends at KATQ Radio in Plentywood.

I already have some great guests set to join us from the Montana Grain Growers Association, an interesting company called "Montana Branded," our Montana pulse crop producers, and more. Plus, we'll have the microphones open for you if you want to stop by and join us. Or, you can just drop in and say hi and enjoy a cup of coffee.

Last year when we were in Plentywoodfor the KATQ Radio Farm Expo we caught up with Paul Kanning from the Montana Pulse Crop Committee. We also chatted with Charlie Cahill of Cahill Seeds about the amazing revolution in pulse crop production that has taken place in Montana and really started getting noticed just over a decade ago.

Check out the photo above of the products that are all made from pulse crops (think dry peas, lentils, chickpeas etc). Right to left you can see the banana bread mix from 41 Grains in Circle, Montana. Then you see the plant based egg substitute made from pulse crops. I drank the Ripple chocolate protein drink with 20 grams of protein, and I actually really enjoyed the taste of it. It had the chocolate milk flavor but then I also really enjoyed the grainy, oatmeal like after taste as well. I also enjoyed the instant lentils, The Amazing Chickpea peanut butter alternative, and the Chick Meal from 41 Grains. Apparently the Chick Meal is a gluten free alternative to corn meal.

For those who don't know, Montana is now the LEADER in pulse crop production. Pulse crops have been incredible added value for wheat farmers in the area.