15.201 - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROGRAM.
15.201 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROGRAM.
The department shall operate an agricultural marketing program
designed to lead to more advantageous marketing of Iowa agricultural
products. The department may develop and carry out activities to
implement this program, and shall:
1. Investigate the subject of marketing agricultural products and
recommend efficient and economical methods of marketing.
2. Promote the sales, distribution, and merchandising of
agricultural products.
3. Furnish information and assistance to the public concerning
the marketing of agricultural products.
4. Cooperate with the division of agriculture of the Iowa state
university of science and technology in farm marketing education and
research and avoid unnecessary duplications.
5. Gather and diffuse useful information concerning all phases of
the marketing of Iowa farm products in cooperation with other public
or private agencies.
6. Ascertain sources of supply of Iowa agricultural products, and
prepare and publish from time to time lists of names and addresses of
producers and consignors and furnish the lists to persons applying
for them.
7. Aid in the promotion and development of the agricultural
processing industry in the state. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 809
Referred to in § 15.108