The 11th annual National Value Added Agriculture Conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 in Moline, Illinois. The meeting is designed for small operators interested in ways to add value to their businesses. Breakout sessions cover business development, regional foods and agritourism while general session speakers include:
- Gary Zimmerman - Midwestern Bio-Ag - Madison, WI
- Mary Holz-Clause – Past, Present & Future of Value Added Producer Grants - Iowa State University Extension, Ames, IA and LeAnn Oliver, USDA Rural Development
- Sara Wyant – From Inside the Beltway - AgriPulse Communications, Washington, D.C. and St. Charles, IL
- David Dahlquist – The Art of Rural Development - RDG Planning & Design
- Michael Perry - A humorist and author
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