15.201  Agricultural marketing program.
  The authority shall operate an agricultural marketing program designed to lead to more advantageous marketing of Iowa agricultural products. The authority 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.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §809; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89
Referred to in §15.108