Ag Business Development
- starting a value-added business
- new uses, new opportunities
- business topics
- value-added agriculture topics
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Ag Business Development Division
P.O. Box 630
1616 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Toll-Free Number:
(866) 466-8283
abd@mda.mo.gov
www.mda.mo.gov
Ag Business Development
Aquaculture
Resources:
- North Central Region Aquaculture
- Aquaculture Network Information Center
- Fishery Cooperatives (pdf) (USDA/Rural Development)
- Making Plans for Commercial Aquaculture in the North Central Region
- The Potential Role of Cooperatives in Wisconsin’s Aquaculture Industry (prepared for the Wisconsin Aquaculture Advisory Council by Cooperative Development Services and the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives)
- Aquaculture Outlook
Associations and Organizations:
Examples of Aquaculture Value-Added Businesses:
- Delta Pride Catfish, Inc., also see article on Delta Pride Catfish, Inc. in Rural Cooperatives (USDA/Rural Development article)
- Country Fish Farm
- Osage Catfisheries
- Rainbow Run, Inc
- WindRush Farms, Inc - family owned fishing resort
- Crystal Lake Fisheries, Inc
Missouri Contacts to Assist You with Aquaculture Value-Added Projects:
- Bart Hawcroft, Ag Business Development, (573) 526-6666