The Business, Economic, and Community Outreach Network is conducting this survey to gather data that will be used to develop an economic impact estimates of value-added agriculture in Maryland. 

Value-added agriculture, in this study, includes all enterprises in which an agricultural business and/or its products are altered, marketed, produced, or processed in a way that expands the customer base.

Your responses to this survey will be kept confidential and will only be used in the aggregate for your respective industry.

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* 1. Within agriculture, how would you describe the sub-industry(ies) in which you operate. Please list all and be as specific as possible (while not an exhaustive list, some examples include: jelly and jam producer, herb and spice producer,  meat producers selling directly to the public, milk and cheese processing, Community Supported Agriculture operations, craft beverage producers (beer, wine, spirits, kombucha, fruit juices, etc.) 

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* 2. Please indicate the total annual sales range for the operations identified in Question 1:

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* 3. Please indicate the total employment for the operations identified in Question 1:

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* 4. In which of the following markets are your products being sold?

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* 5. Please identify the top 10 ingredients and/or raw agricultural products used in your operations identified in Question 1.

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* 6. What percent of your inputs used in the operations identified in questions 1 and 2 are purchased from suppliers located in: 

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* 7. Please explain any reasons for which you might be sourcing ingredients and/or raw agricultural products from outside of the state or region:

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* 8. Are there any additional value-added agricultural products which you are considering producing in the future?

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* 9. If you answered yes to Question 8, please identify any potential barriers to adding the new products (i.e. infrastructure costs, regulatory environment, financing, labor availability, etc.)

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