Article: Montana's huckleberry industry.(Industry Overview)

Article: Labeling rule may tighten market
Missoulian;  April 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... new law signed by the governor defines the Montana huckleberry, a move some say will cause ... based in Helena, are the sole producers of Montana huckleberry products that exclusively use Montana huckleberries. The change won't be immediate ...

Article: Huckleberry blues
Missoulian;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... survey by the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and ... pockets throughout northwestern Montana. The Flathead made a particularly ... since 1990, with sales of huckleberry products jumping from $980,000 to ... each year. The popularity of Montana huckleberries is part geography ...

Article: Season opener
Missoulian;  May 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... August when all the tourists are in town. We make up lots of huckleberry products and people just love those." Sitting over against the ... Page is doing a brisk business behind her sign signaling "Montana Grass Fed Bison. No Hormones." This year marks the third ...

Article: Fishing lures hook first prize for entrepreneur in mall contest; ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 24, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... up as paying tenants. Two will open carts in coming weeks, she said. One will sell huckleberry products such as jams and lotions, all made in Montana. Another will peddle products - dolls, cards, embroidery - emblazoned with snowmen ...

Article: Family's huckleberry business increasingly fruitful
Missoulian;  August 3, 1997 ;     488 words ... ... Business has grown rapidly at a small firm in Missoula that makes huckleberry products. "Our growth has been really good. It's probably increased ... good living, sustain it, have growth, be able to stay in Montana," she said.

Transcript: Huckleberry Shortage
NPR Morning Edition;  September 8, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... concerns. From Missoula, Montana, Kathy Witkowsky reports ... factories throughout northwestern Montana. Like this one in Missoula ... bars. WITKOWSKY: Sales of huckleberry products are worth an estimated one ... half million to the state of Montana, up more than 50 percent ...

Article: Scientist Near Cultivating Huckleberries
AP Online;  September 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... years now. A block away, numerous huckleberry products had their own display at the flagship ... There are many small companies in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and ... industries. Many small makers of huckleberry products could expand dramatically with a larger ...