Value Added Agriculture

Overview

Walla Walla Community Council
- Value-added Agriculture Report
Entrepreneurs' Movement (a Kauffman Foundation site)
Entrepreneurship.Org (a Kauffman Foundation site)

1. Funding Opportunities

Umatilla County Economic Development, Hulette Johnson, Economic Development Director, 216 SE 4th Street, Pendleton, OR 97801, phone 541-278-6305, email hjohnson@co.umatilla.or.us
USDA Rural Development Loans
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Pendleton
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Washington
Blue Mountain Community College Small Business Development Center
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Washington State Department of Agriculture - Grant Opportunities – Overview of available grant sources related to agriculture
Umatilla County Commissioners
Walla Walla County Commissioners
Baker Boyer Bank

2. Regulations

Federal
- Department of Commerce
- United States Department of Agriculture
State
- Oregon Public Health Authority - Regulatory requirements, compliance guidance, licensing forms and administrative rules and statutes in the State of Oregon
- Washington State Department of Health, Small Farm and Direct Marketing Handbook: Regulations and Strategies for Farm Businesses in Washington State - help beginning, established and/or transitioning farmers to understand the rules and regulations for direct marketing an endless range of food, flower, seed and nursery products in Washington State.
- Washington State Department of Health - Regulatory requirements, compliance guidance, licensing forms and administrative rules and statutes in the State of Washington
Local Health Departments – Implement state regulations at the local level
- Columbia County
- Umatilla County
- Walla Walla County
Local Planners
- Umatilla County
- Walla Walla County

3. Infrastructure

Ports

4. Logistics

Railex

5. Resources

The Horticultural Heritage of Walla Walla County 1818 - 1977 by Joe J. Locati- Research materials of Joe Locati, an inspector with the US Department of Agriculture, including photographs and newspaper articles related to agriculture in Walla Walla and the history of Italian Jesuits in the Northwest. Publication permission received with great appreciation from Joe Locati's heirs, Sr. Rosalie Locati and Gary Locati, June 28, 2012.
Oregon Agricultural Information Network, 541-737-1409 - Commodity Data Sheet series includes available OSU Extension Oregon Ag Information Network (OAIN) county estimates and National Ag Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) statewide estimates; budgets by county; ag tools to assist agribusinesses that grow, harvest, package, add-value, and sell agricultural products
Oregon State University – Department of Food Science and Technology Value added services - Potential contact is Mark Daeschel, 541.737.6519, mark.daeschel@oregonstate.edu - This website offers information on services and training on a variety of value-added ag products, such as dairy and cheese, development of thin protective coatings for perishable fruits and berries, …. Bottom line: this is a good site for entrepreneurs to access expertise they might need to develop their product.
Oregon State University Food Innovation Center, 1207 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 154, Portland, OR 97209, P: 503-872-6680 - $195 consultation fee - The Food Innovation Center (FIC) Agricultural Experiment Station is located in Portland, OR. The FIC is a resource for client based Product and Process Development, Packaging Engineering and Shelf Life Studies, and Consumer Sensory Testing. Research work is conducted to develop innovative Processing and Packaging Technologies. The FIC also engages in scholarly research in Agricultural Economics and Marketing
US Department of Agriculture County Commodity Estimates – This website shows estimates by county of berries, barley, corn [for grain and silage], dry beans, grass seeds, hay, livestock (including beef and milk cows, & sheep and pigs), mint, oats, potatoes, vegetables, and wheat. [When I selected “carrots,” the file showed no Walla Walla so does that mean we do not have carrots in the county or that no estimates were supplied? Of course, for peas Walla Walla was on the list. But what do these numbers show—only what was estimated (even the historical data) and not the actual production numbers? Bottom line: this is a good site for supplying vegetable info provided we think the numbers reflect actuality.]
Washington State Department of Agriculture - Washington State Food and Agriculture Suppliers (commodity search) – This website lists the suppliers (such as Walla Walla Gardener’s Association) by commodity (no one listed for “green peas” in Walla Walla; Keystone and Gardener’s Association of Walla Walla listed for asparagus) and by location (18 listed for Walla Walla). Bottom line: this is a good site for letting entrepreneurs know what the competition is.
Oregon State University Umatilla County Extension Agents
- Milton-Freewater
- Pendleton
- Hermiston
Walla Walla County Extension Agent
Chambers of Commerce
- Walla Walla Valley
- Milton-Freewater
- Dayton
Downtown Walla Walla Foundation
Joe J. Locati papers, 1880-1998
Oregon Farm Service Agency
Oregon State Small Business Development Centers
Southeast Washington Economic Development Association
Tourism Walla Walla
Umatilla County Land Use Planning Department – Ordinances
U. S. Small Business Administration
Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
Walla Walla Community College Center for Business and Professional Development
Walla Walla Community College Enology and Viticulture
Walla Walla County’s Comprehensive Plan, Rural and Agricultural Lands
Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership
Washington Department of Ecology Water Rights
Washington Department of Ecology Conservancy Board
Washington Farm Service Agency
Washington State Agriculture Center of Excellence
Washington State Small Business Development Centers

6. Third Party Certifications

7. Marketing

US Department of Agriculture Marketing Service – Source of information on programs that facilitate the efficient, fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products, including food, fiber, and specialty crops.
Washington State Department of Agriculture - Marketing – Overview of various marketing resources
Washington State Department of Agriculture - Small Farm and Direct Marketing Handbook - Regulations and Strategies for Farm Businesses in Washington State
Washington State Department of Agriculture - Marketing & Business Services – Help for Washington food and agricultural producers to sell their products in domestic and international markets and promotes the agricultural industry.