The Organic Advisory and Education Council (OAEC) was created to help fill the void in organic research in Montana. Organic producers are faced with cultural and philosophical practices as well as stringent regulations that more often make applying traditional research findings inappropriate. While an admirable amount of agricultural research is being done in Montana on a variety of topics, from weeds to varietal trials to nutrients and pests, most of that research does not take into consideration the particular and discrete challenges faced by organic producers.