Become a Member

Berries are an emerging industry in Montana with huge potential for growth. There are many growers and aspiring growers across our state who, together, have a wealth of knowledge and resources to share. Our aim is to bring all of these growers together to build a healthy and robust berry industry.

By becoming a member of the Montana Berry Growers Association, you will gain access to exclusive grower resources, business development opportunities, and a chance to be part of a growing community committed to creating a thriving dark fruit industry throughout the state.

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Member Benefits

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• Networking among other Montana growers — sharing latest scientific and first-hand knowledge and best practices for growing berries at our annual conference, in our newsletters, on our Growers Resources page, and on our Members-Only Resources page.

• Members also get a discount for tickets to the annual conference.

• Business listings on montanaberries.org. Check out our map for all members who want to be on it, plus member business listings and social media links.

• Connecting buyers to growers — collective marketing of our berries and all member operations, including reposting or liking berry-related member posts on Facebook and Instagram.

• Coming in late June 2025: printable/emailable berry information sheets and berry info webpages

• Our ever-growing list of Members-Only Resources:

1. Downloadable presentations from past conferences.

2. Practical marketing assets (for print and web) for use by members for their own marketing and sales including: a growing photo collection with permissions to use, downloadable and printable MTBGA berry harvest calendar, and business cards.

3. Montana media contact lists (TV, radio, newspapers, blogs), template press releases, and template photo/video release agreements.

4. Lots of business-to-business marketing tips and information

5. By late summer of 2025, we will begin contacting local and state media outlets with press releases and suggested members to contact for interviews.

6. And more later, depending on what members and board decide.

We welcome as members berry growers (or aspiring berry growers) and partner businesses and organizations!