Montana State University’s College of Agriculture has named Gordon Stoner, a pulse and durum wheat grower and agricultural advocate from northeastern Montana, as the recipient of the university’s highest agricultural honor.
Stoner is the 2025 recipient of the college’s Outstanding Agricultural Leader award. Each year ahead of Celebrate Ag, members of the agricultural community across the state nominate individuals who embody service and impact to the industry.
Nominators praised Stoner’s commitment to Montana’s agricultural development, pioneering pulse crop production at a time when peas, lentils and chickpeas were relatively new crops to the region.
TOP PHOTO: MSU Outstanding Agricultural Leader award (Montana State University)
