Iowa State Resources
- Cooperative Iowa Research, Education & Extension Service Partners
- Iowa Cooperative Laws, Iowa Institute for Cooperatives
- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- Iowa 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.
- Iowa Marketing Profile
- Iowa Farmers' Markets
- Iowa USDA Rural Development
- More Links
- Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition, Iowa State University.
- Iowa Small Business Development Center
- Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Ag Opportunity
- Kitchen Incubators and Other Food-Related Small Businesses, Iowa State University.
- Regulatory & Compliance Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic Development.
- The Small Business Resource 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.
- Value-added Agriculture Market Development and Administrative Services, Iowa Department of Agriculture.
Individual contacts in Iowa for specific value-added agriculture information:
| Ray Hansen Interim Director Value-Added Agriculture Extension Iowa State University 1111 NSRIC Ames, IA 50011 Phone: (515) 294-3890 Fax: (515) 294-9496 E-mail: hansenr@iastate.edu Web site: www.extension.iastate.edu/valueaddedag | Kathy M. Hill Business Development Division Team Leader, International Office Iowa Department of Economic Development 200 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 725-3141 Fax: (515) 725-3010 E-mail: international@iowalifechanging.com |
| Mary Holz-Clause Value-Added Agriculture Extension Iowa State University 1111 NSRIC Ames, IA 50011 Phone: (515) 294-0648 Fax: (515) 294-9496 E-mail: mclause@iastate.edu | Jeff Jobe National Business and Cooperative Field Advisor USDA Rural Development 873 Federal Building 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 284-5192 E-mail: jeff.jobe@ia.usda.gov |
| Mike Meissen Vice President, Value-Added Agriculture Iowa Area Development Group 2700 Westown Parkway, Suite 425 West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: (800) 888-4743 Fax: (515) 223-5719 E-mail: mmeissen@iadg.com | Iowa Institute For Cooperatives 2515 Elwood Drive, Suite 104 Ames, IA 50010-8263 Phone: (515) 292-2667 Fax (515) 292-1672 E-mail: iacoops@netins.net |
