The 2024 Montana Hemp Summit is occurring week to October 18 in Great Falls, Montana, hosted by Ft. Benton-based

Fastmarkets has attended for the past several years due to the emerging cluster of production and processing information. The annual conference is a useful means to measure progress for this cluster of first movers that includes IND Hemp, and their hemp fiber processing capacity, contracted growers, and buyers like Hempitecture, producing non-woven insulating materials.

Fastmarkets reported last week on

In addition to this geographic cluster in the Mountain West, the conference features a range of initiatives that span…