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
Soybeans
Resources:
- StratSoy
- Soyfoods Directory
- Adding value to soybeans (ATTRA)
- Soyatech
- USDA Update
- Specialty Soybeans Factsheets (Illinois Specialty Farm Products project)
- Illinois Soyfoods Center
- Feedstocks: News About Industrial Products Made from Soy (United Soybean Board)
- Biobased Industrial Products: Research and Commercialization Priorities Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy Press)
- Soy Ink
- Profile of the Agricultural Crop Production Industry ((Environmental Protection Agency)
- See the United Soybean Board site for helpful technical sheets and market opportunity summaries, including information on Soy-Based Wood Adhesives, Soy-Based Building Composites, Soy-Based Emulsifiers and Wetting Agents, Soy-Based Lubricants, Soy-Based Paints and Coatings, Soy-Based Pesticide Carriers and Adjuvants, Soy-Based Plastics, and Soy-Based Solvents.
Associations and Organizations:
- Missouri Soybean Association
- United Soybean Board
- American Soybean Association
- National Oilseed Processors Association
Examples of Soybean Value-Added Businesses:
Missouri Contacts for Soybean Value-Added Projects:
- Alex Stemme, Missouri Soybean Association, (573) 635-3819