Other Resources
Government/University Related Resources
Agricultural Alternatives
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/
Agricultural Innovation and Commercialization Center (Perdue University)
https://www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner/
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
http://www.agmrc.org/
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
http://www.auri.org/
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/
Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development
http://www.caed.uga.edu/
Iowa Agriculture Innovation Center
http://www.iowaaginnovationcenter.com/default.asp
Kansas Ag Innovation Center
http://www.agecon.ksu.edu/innovation/
Market Maker: Linking Agricultural Markets
http://www.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/
Michigan Agriculture Innovation Center
http://maiconline.org/
Missouri Value Added Center
http://valueadded.missouri.edu/welcome.asp
Montana Agriculture Innovation Center
http://www.maic.montana.edu/
Rutgers Food Innovation Center
http://www.foodinnovation.rutgers.edu/
NY Ag Innovation Center
http://agviability.cornell.edu/index.htm
The Center for Profitable Agriculture (Tennessee)
http://cpa.utk.edu/
The Keystone Agricultural Innovation Center (Penn State)
http://kaic.psu.edu/
http://www.commerce.state.nc.us/categories/statistics.htm
This site provides links to several different state web sites that offer information on the county-by-county economic conditions in North Carolina. This information is useful for those in the early planning or expansion stages of a value-added enterprise to help understand what the market potential is for the area in which they are considering operating.
http://demog.state.nc.us/
This site provides detailed demographic information, including county-by-county projects for population and income growth through 2010. This site is highly recommended for those who need dependable demographic data, as it is frequently updated with new information.
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/
Don't be offended when you log onto this site. It is for the Women's Business Center, which is a part of the Small Business Administration. However, the web site is easier to navigate than the SBA's main site, and the orientation is toward businesses that have (or will have) 100 employees or less.
This is the web site for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For entrepreneurs who are working on business plans, this site offers salary information for every type of job, including agricultural. The information is useful in determining what your own hourly rate should be figured at, along with what may be expected in your area in terms of pay. The site also provides labor force information as well.
Other Resources
Acting Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC group)
http://www.etcgroup.org/
Blue Ridge Grown
http://www.blueridgegrown.com/
Franklin County Farm Fresh
http://www.FranklinCountyFarmFresh.com
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
http://attra.ncat.org/
The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.kerrcenter.com
The New England Small Farm Institute
http://www.smallfarm.org/
