1. Dr. Susan T. Kohler Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center and Dr. Christopher C. Kohler Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center Southern Illinois University Carbondale April 9, 2003 Rural Enterprise and Alternative Agricultural Development: An Illinois Initiative

2. O ver one million workers are employed in Illinois’ food and fiber system

3. Over nine billion dollars annually is generated by the marketing of Illinois’ agricultural commodities

4. An increasing number of farm families are dependent on off-farm income to make ends meet

5. Low commodity prices, along with domestic and foreign competition, have made it difficult for many Illinois farmers to remain profitable

8. Administered by Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center Southern Illinois University Carbondale

9. In Partnership With Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center Southern Illinois University Carbondale

10. Economic Development Approaches Enterprise Attraction Enterprise Development Enterprise Retention and Expansion Approaches

11. Based on the premise that attracting new businesses to a community will add employment and income. Enterprise Attraction Approach

12. Focuses on business creation or formation to add jobs and income. (Lenzi 1995) Enterprise Development Approach

13. Stresses technical assistance to enterprises in the areas of business planning, marketing and financial analysis. Enterprise Development Approach

14. Focuses on existing businesses and promotes job growth by helping enterprises identify conditions that affect production or threaten viability. (Morse 1990) Enterprise Retention & Expansion Approach

15. Enterprise Development and Enterprise Retention & Expansion Approaches in Concert with Research and Technical Assistance READI Model

16. To expand income and job opportunities in rural alternative agricultural enterprises. Goal

17. Aquaculture SECTORS Viticulture/Wineries Specialty Crops

18. To promote and facilitate the development and expansion of sustainable aquaculture enterprises in Illinois. Goal of the Aquaculture Component

19. Business Component Feasibility Studies Marketing Studies Business Plans Technical Assistance Fact Sheets Seminars/Workshops Strategy

20. Production Component Research Projects Demonstration Projects Technical Assistance Fact Sheets Seminars/Workshops Strategy

21. Researchers Students Technical Experts  Business  Production TEAMTEAM

22. Business Plans and Feasibility Studies Guyot Fish Service - Hauling Crim Family Fish Farm-Catfish Lusk Fish Farm- Hybrid Striped Bass Illinois Fish Farmer’s Coop Totals to date: 14 Business Plans 11 Feasibility & Marketing Studies

23. Starting a Small Business Business Structure Taxation Record Keeping Production Costs WorkshopsWorkshops

24. Fish Farm Business Plan Workbook Southern Illinois Festival Markets for Freshwater Prawns Organizational Structures Available to Agriculture PublicationsPublications

25. Surface coal mine lakes cage culture Blue x channel catfish hybrid Hybrid striped bass Freshwater prawn industry Recirculating aquaculture systems R&D--Responding to the Needs of the Industry

26. Demonstration Projects Culture of Freshwater Prawns in Southern Illinois Hybrid Striped Bass Phases I, II & III in Open Ponds Tilapia Production Using Indoor Water Reuse Systems

27. Phone contacts with the aquaculture specialist 2,415 Informational mailings 913 Site Visits 237 Conferences/workshops 49 Presentations 68 Technical Assistance

28. Aquaculture Fact Sheets Aquaculture in the United States: An Introduction to the Industry Aeration and Water Quality: Airlift Devices A Production Method for Freshwater Prawns in Illinois Ponds Wetlands and Illinois Aquaculture

29. Communications Strategy Web Site www.siu.edu/~readi

30. Technical Assistance in the Business and Production Aspects of Aquaculture READI Model

31. Measures of Success in Aquaculture Acreage in aquaculture production has increased 50% from 603 acres to 925. The number of farmers has quadrupled (~12 to ~50). Fourteen business plans were developed of which six received funding. 42 enterprises were started/expanded.