Ag Marketing Resource Center

About AgMRC

The mission of the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) is to provide independent producers and processors with critical information needed to build successful value-added agricultural enterprises through the www.agmrc.org electronic resource information website. Resources and events provided through the efforts of AgMRC are also intended to support independent producers and processors that are submitting Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG). AgMRC strives to serve a national value-added agriculture audience through its web platform and relationship with other Land-grant universities and other technical assistance providers from across the country.

AgMRC team members will work internally and with external partners to achieve the historical over-arching goals of AgMRC which are to:

  • Maintain an electronic, web-based library with powerful search capabilities to make value-added market, economic and business information and other resources available to producers nationwide.
  • Provide value-added business and economic analysis tools, including information on business principles, legal, financial and logistical issues.
  • Link producers with electronically available information and resources on major value-added commodities and niche markets.
  • Provide resources that support producers in their efforts to prepare and participate in Value-Added Producer Grants.

 

AgMRC Quarterly Reports

As a condition of its USDA Rural Development grant, the cooperating universities comprising AgMRC were tasked to prepare four reports a year and submit them to USDA. These reports summarize the activities completed during each quarter, including Web site development and functions (Commodities & Products, Markets & Industries and Renewable Energy sections), value-added business and economic analysis tools (Business Development section) and outreach activities (workshops, seminars, newsletters and WebMail inquiries).

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

If you or someone you know is interested in viewing reports prior to 2021, please contact us at agmrc@iastate.edu.

© 2026 Ag Marketing Resource Center. All rights reserved.