Nestled on the internet at http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/ is the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. This is a national resource for value – added agriculture projects that is managed staff at Iowa State University, Kansas State University, and University of California. The home page will offer links to information on commodities and products, market and industry trends, business creation and operation, research results and value added resources. It may be agriculture based but there is information that can be applied to any business.  Take a look.


The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) is a partnership of several agencies in Iowa that help small manufacturing companies in Iowa improve their production and management practices.  Project managers talk to clients and match them with the resource best able to meet the company’s needs.  Check out this web site and find out the partnering agencies and more of the resources available.  http://www.ciras.iastate.edu/


Now, more than ever, grazing management and feed-cost control are critical to the cow/calf business. To help individuals understand how to minimize feeding costs, the Iowa Beef Center co-sponsored a pasture walk in Milo, Iowa at the Ohnemus Farms, in collaboration with the Iowa Forage and Grasslands Council, Iowa State University Extension in Warren County, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Warren County Cattlemen’s Association.

More information can be found at the Iowa Beef Center web site http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/

Acreage Living
When a person moves to an acreage in the country from town there are many new issues for them to deal with. Who pays for the fencing around the property? What maintenance is needed for a septic system? How do I prepare an area for a garden for the first time? Acreage living is an online searchable newsletter with topics of interest to an acreage owner. It can be found at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/acreage/ Take a look at the variety of information that is available.