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Helping Farmers Develop Value-Added Enterprises
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As a department in UT Extension, the Center for Profitable Agriculture provides educational programming and technical assistance to Tennessee farmers interested in a value-added enterprise to improve farm income. Evaluating the costs of starting a new enterprise, navigating regulatory issues and identifying a potential market are some of the many challenges farmers may face when considering a value-added enterprise.

Specialists at the Center may be able to help in the evaluation and development process through:

1. Individual enterprise analysis
2. Educational workshops and conferences
3. Educational publications and planning tools

The Center is a partnership between UT Extension and the Tennessee Farm Bureau and works cooperatively with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

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