Gov. Greg Gianforte joined the Montana Department of Agriculture, the Montana Department of Livestock and Montana State University to celebrate the opening of the new Combined State Laboratories building in Bozeman.
The multi-use agricultural facility brings together the Montana Department of Livestock’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Analytical Lab, and the MSU Wool Lab. The long-planned facility is designed to support Montana agricultural producers through research, education, outreach, testing, and diagnostic services.
The CSL replaces facilities that relied on equipment more than 70 years old. The laboratory will expand testing capacity, improve efficiency, and provide modern resources to better serve producers and communities across Montana.
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