Montana Is Leading the Way in Lentil Research

While lentils might not be the first crop that comes to mind when you think of Montana, the state grows half of the country’s supply of the legumes.  

Thanks to growers such as Timeless Seeds leaning into organic farming and revitalizing depleted soil by planting the legumes, the once wheat-dominant Montana farmland is now abundant with lentils. 

In an effort to keep the lentil crop in the state thriving, researchers at the Eastern Agricultural Research Center at the Montana State University conducted a recent study to hone in on which lentil varieties grow most…