Value-Added Agriculture & Business Considerations
Internet searches can help you find current and accurate information about the topics you're researching. Here are some tips to help you find and use the best information out there.
Consider the source – give the most weight and consideration to information provided by universities, extension services, and state and federal agencies.
Geography matters – Give more weight and consideration to research and trials conducted in regions similar to your own geography and climate. Blueberry growing practices Florida or Texas can be very different from those in Minnesota and Maine.
Interested parties - Some commodity organizations and promotion councils provide valuable production and marketing information. But keep in mind that their primary purpose is to promote their own commodity or product.
Keywords are important. To focus your search and get the most relevant results, use more than one keyword.
Ex. high tunnel raspberry or grow biofuel farm oilseed or dairy methane digester small
Suggested Keywords:
Agricultural Enterprise Management
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Alternative Enterprises
- Beginning Farmers
- Business Plan (or Planning) Agricultural
- Farm Business Management Program
- Insurance
- Risk Management Tools
- Small Farm Topics
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Farm-Based Energy
- Energy and Agriculture
- Biofuels
- Biomass
- Turbines
- Wind Energy
- Methane Digesters
Emerging Markets and Specialized Production
- Biodynamic Farming
- Local Foods
- Organic Farming (or Organic Agriculture)
- Permaculture
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Season Extension
- Greenhouse Production/Management
- High Tunnel
- Hydroponics
- Nursery and Greenhouse Associations
- Season Extension
Value-Added Agriculture
- Agritourism
- Agroforestry
- Artisan Cheese
- Cooperatives
- Farmstead Cheese
- On-Farm Processing
- Starting an Agricultural or Food Business
- Value-Added Agriculture
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MDA Contact
Meg Moynihan
Minnesota Farm Opportunities
651-201-6616
Agricultural Development & Financial Assistance Division
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