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
Sheep
Resources:
- Dairy Sheep (pdf) (ATTRA)
- Sustainable Sheep Production (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas)
- Oklahoma State University Animal Science Department - Virtual library of resources
Associations and Organizations:
- American Sheep Industry Association
- Missouri Sheep Producers, Inc.
- Missouri Natural Colored Wool Growers Association
- Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative Association
Examples of Value Added Businesses:
- Lamb from the East, article describes the heat and serve lamb products that Prairie Lamb Cooperative in Minnesota is developing. This article was published in the AURI Ag Innovation News.
- Irwin Sheep and Wool - market sheep and fleeces
- Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program
- Nature’s Wool
- Hooked on Lamb, article describes a cooperative that markets “natural” lamb in the Minnesota Twin cities area. This article was published in the AURI Ag Innovation News.
- A USDA case study regarding Contemporary Producer-Owned Lamb Processing Ventures (pdf)
Contacts for Value-Added Sheep or Lamb Projects:
- Sarah Gehring, Ag Business Development, (866) 466-8283