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The 2010 National Value Added Ag Conference, hosted by Mississippi State University Extension Service, will be held June 27 - June 29 in Biloxi. For more information, contact Anna Hood at: annah@ext.msstate.edu.

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Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA - This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities and top counties in ag sales.
Illinois Farmers' Markets
Illinois Marketing Profile
Illinois Small Business Development Center
Illinois USDA Rural Development
Illinois Value-Added Sustainable Development Center - The center conducts research and provides outreach to residents and communities in rural Illinois on agriculture and non-agriculture projects. Its purpose is to assist in creating value-adding ventures that benefit the economy, quality of life and diversification of communities.
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- Current Laws and Administrative Rules, Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Food Processing Program, Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Midwest Food Processors Association - Offers an online, searchable buyer's guide.
- Programs and Laws Administered by the Illinois Department of Agriculture
- The Small Business Resource - This Web site is designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers: businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies and plan a business startup.

Individual contacts in Illinois for specific value-added agriculture information:

John Pike Extension, Economic Dev. University of Illinois Carbondale Center 148 E. Pleasant Hill Road Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone: (618) 453-5563 Fax: (618) 453-7106 Email: jpike@illinois.edu	Matt Harris, Business & Cooperative Specialist USDA Rural Development 2118 West Park Court, Suite A Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 403-6211 Fax: (217) 403-6215 Email: Matthew.Harris@il.usda.gov
Douglas Wilson, State Director Illinois Rural Development 2118 W. Park Court, Suite A Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 403-6202 Fax: (217)403-6243 Email: Douglas.Wilson@il.usda.gov	Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant Extension Specialist Small Farms and Sustainable Agriculture University of Illinois Extension P.O. Box 410 Greenview, IL 62642 Phone: (217) 968-5512 Email: cvnghgrn@uiuc.edu http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm
Richard Knipe Animal Systems Specialist Beef and Ag Entrepreneurship Quad Cities Center 4550 Kennedy Drive, Suite 2 East Moline, IL 61244 Phone: (309) 792-2500 Fax: (309) 792-2602 Email: rknipe@uiuc.ed	Fred Iutzi, Manager Illinois Value-Added Sustainable Development Center IL Institute for Rural Affairs Western Illinois University 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 Phone: (309) 298-1453 Fax: (309) 298-2142 Email: F-Iutzi@wiu.edu Web site: http://www.value-added.org
Darlene Knipe Extension Specialist Marketing and Business Development Quad Cities Center 4550 Kennedy Drive, Suite 2 East Moline, IL 61244 Phone: (309) 792-2500 Fax: (309) 792-2602 Email: dknipe@uiuc.edu	Colleen Callahan, Director USDA Rural Development 2118 W Park Court, Suite A Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 403-6200 E-mail: colleen.callahan@il.usda.gov

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