Gateway Milling of Almira receives USDA grant, works to create niche market for club wheat farmers

Gateway Milling, LLC recently received a grant from the USDA to further explore the potential of marketing club wheat flout domestically and internationally.

“We have worked diligently on this project for over a year,” said Gateway Milling team member and Almira farmer, Todd Bodeau. “We have taken baby steps all along the way to ensure that this can and will be a viable undertaking for all involved.”

The group was awarded a USDA Rural Development Value Added Producers Grant (VAPG) matching fund of $99,425, for a total project cost of $198,850. The grant is being used to develop a feasibility s...