Value added agriculture is a process of increasing the economic value and consumer appeal of an agricultural commodity. It is an alternative production and marketing strategy that requires a better understanding of the rapidly changing food industry and food safety issues, consumer preferences, business savvy, and team work.

Value-Added Links

• Adding Value through Environmental Marketing Conference Proceedings - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
• Alternative Crop Overviews - Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute
• Evaluating a Rural Enterprise: Marketing & Business Guide - ATTRA
• Evaluating Investments in Value-Added Ventures in Agriculture - University of Minnesota
• Farm Rock - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Grain Processing: Adding Value to Farm Products - ATTRA
• How Do We Start A Value-Added Firm? - North Dakota State University
• Initiative for Crop Diversification - Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute
• Keys to Success in Value-Added Agriculture - ATTRA
• Small Farms - USDA
• Small-Scale Oilseed Processing - ATTRA
• Small Grains Vodka
• Minnesota wheat makes a premium vodka – Minnesota Public Radio
• Premium vodka from the heartland – University of Minnesota
• Soyfoods: Adding Value to Farm Products - ATTRA
• Starting a Value-Added Business: The Legal Perspective (PDF: 100 KB / 32 pages) - Western Illinois University 
• Steps to Ag Business Development - Iowa State University
• Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development Grants - USDA-Rural Business Cooperative Service
• Value-Added Agriculture (PDF: 48 KB / 2 pages) - Iowa State University
• Value-Added Agriculture Home Page - Michigan State University
• Value-Added Agriculture Page - Iowa State University
• Value-Added Enterprises for Small-Scale Farmers (PDF: 135 KB / 3 pages) - Washington State University
• Value Added Resource Manual - Iowa State University

Associations and Other Resources

• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
• Agriculture Innovation Center - Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• New Uses Council