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  Contact Information:
   Kathleen Tweeten, Director
   Sandy Erickson
  Administrative Office Manager
  2718 Gateway Ave., Ste 104
  Bismarck, ND 58503
  Ph: 701.328.9718 Fax: 701.328.9721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
              Speciality Agricultural Business Resources
         
             Information links to crop production, marketing information, connections with industry,
                    high-value ag-related products and adding value to current specialties.
      
   
             Specialty Crop/Vegetable Marketing and Production and Fruit Production for Specialty Food
            Processing    
                    Contact: Rudy Radke - 701-356-0222
                 Services include new crop production information, marketing information, 
                 connections with industry, suggestions for other high-value ag-related
                 products and adding value to current specialties.

  Fruit Production for Specialty Food Processing
          Contact: Rudy Radke - 701-356-0222
       Fruit production for small food processors including ND wineries, is a
       growing industry. Learn what is needed, who needs it and how to grow it.

           Resource Links:
              Agriculture Innovation Center Profitability sources on value-added agriculture
               Agricultural Marketing Resource Center - Marketing research information
               Alternative Farming Systems Information Center - Resources on alternative farming
               Food Entrepreneur - Resource Guide to the food industry
               Horticulture - Cropping technology
              N.D. Rural Development Program - Implementing economic development services
               Nutrition-Food Safety-Health - Resource guide
 
           Related Links:
              Agricultural Products Utilization Commission
              Center for Rural Affairs
             Dakota Certified Development Corporation
             Economic Research Service- USDA
             Entrepreneur Centers of North Dakota
              List of Useful Market Research Sites  
              Natural Resources Conservation Service
              N.D. Dept of Agriculture
             N.D. Dept of Commerce
              N.D. Division of  Tourism  
              N.D. Division of Economic Development & Finance
             Small Business Development Registration HubzoneSite
             Small Business Development Center
             Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse 
             USDA Rural Development 

           Publications:
              Alternative Agriculture Publications
             Agricultural Alternatives -
              USDA Farmers Direct Marketing         

                              
                         

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NDSU College of Business Administration | 
NDSU College of Human Development and Education | NDSU Dept. Agribusiness & Applied Economics  

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