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
Corn
Resources:
- Value Enhanced Grain Solutions (U.S. Grains Council)
- Specialty Corn Factsheets (Illinois Specialty Farm Products project)
- Specialty Corn Markets in Illinois, search for buyers by type of specialty corn products (Illinois Specialty Farm Products Project)
- Profile of the Agricultural Crop Production Industry ((Environmental Protection Agency)
Associations and Organizations:
- Missouri Corn Growers Association
- National Corn Growers Association
- American Coalition for Ethanol
- Corn Refiners Association
Examples of Corn Value-Added Businesses:
- Northeast Missouri Grain Processors
(also see case study:
Northeast Missouri Grain Processors, Inc.: Community Case Study, Macon, MO, a multi-state project funded through a USDA Fund for Rural America grant) - Ag Guild of Illinois
Missouri Contacts to Assist You with Corn Value-Added Projects:
- Jamey Cline, Missouri Corn Growers Association, (573) 893-4181