Food labeling
https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/kvafl/fees-information.html
K-State’s Kansas Value Added Foods Lab offers a variety of services including creating nutritional facts panels and ingredient listings; chemical and physical testing for things like acidity, percent solids, water activity, color analysis and microbiological testing.
Licensing
https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/meat-and-poultry-inspection/registration
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is your point of contact for all things licensing in the state of Kansas.
Hoop houses
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/eqip-high-tunnel-initiat…;
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service provides financial assistance for building hoop houses through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Certified Business Trainers
Are you wanting to get started in the direct-to-consumer food business but need help getting started? Contact us at Shop Kansas Farms and we can connect you with our Certified Business Trainers (CBTs). Our CBTs can provide trainings on a variety of topics including finances, structuring your business, shipping, marketing and much more.
Other
- Shop Kansas Farms - https://www.shopkansasfarms.com
- Kansas Farm Bureau - https://www.kfb.org
- Sumner County Economic Development - https://www.gosumner.com
- Caldwell Chamber of Commerce - https://www.caldwellkansas.com
- Kansas Sampler Foundation - https://kansassampler.org/
- State Agencies Kansas Department of Agriculture - https://www.kda.gov
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment - https://www.kdhe.gov
- Office of Rural Prosperity - https://www.kansascommerce.gov/orp/
- Kansas Community Empowerment - https://kce.k-state.edu/
- Kansas Department of Commerce - https://www.kansascommerce.gov/
- Kansas Agri-Tourism - https://www.travelks.com/travel-industry/programs-and-resources/agritourism/
- Federal Agencies USDA Kansas Rural Development - https://www.rd.usda.gov/ks
- United States Department of Agriculture - https://www.usda.gov