The South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center fosters creation of value added concepts through technical services to emerging and existing agribusinesses.

Back 40 Beef co-owner Kelly Brandlee chats with Jody Heemstra about how the VAADC helped create their business plan to secure financing so they could begin to offer their beef products directly to consumers.

Back 40 Beef co-owner Kelly Brandlee chats with Jody Heemstra about how the VAADC helped create their business plan to secure financing so they could begin to offer their beef products directly to consumers.

South Dakota Value Added Ag Chat (Episode 3)–Back 40 Beef

Anthem Oats co-founder Taylor Sumption chats with Jody Heemstra about how the VAADC helped get their business up and running.

Anthem Oats co-founder Taylor Sumption chats with Jody Heemstra about how the VAADC helped get their business up and running.

South Dakota Value Added Ag Chat (Episode 2)–Anthem Oats

US Department of Agriculture Rural Development is one of the South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center's partners in funding the work of the Center and some of the business projects it works with. Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small talks with Jody Heemstra about some of the opportunities USDA RD provides to help rural America prosper.

US Department of Agriculture Rural Development is one of the South Dakota Value Added Agriculture Development Center's partners in funding the work of the Center and some of the business projects it works with. Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small talks with Jody Heemstra about some of the opportunities USDA RD provides to help rural America prosper.