A. MILLER FARMS PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH ONFARM PROCESSING CAPABILITIES FOR ORGANIC ROLLED OATS ADDRESSING A SIGNIFICANT MARKET NEED IDENTIFIED THROUGH TWO YEARS OF SEARCHING FOR LOCALLY SOURCED IDENTITYPRESERVED OATS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INVOLVE THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM THE INITIAL PREPROCESSING STEPS HULLING RAW OATS AND UTILIZING A GRAVITY TABLE TO SEPARATE HIGHQUALITY GRAIN FOR FOODGRADE SPECIFICATIONS CONDUCTED ONSITE. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC ROLLED OATS THAT CAN BE FINISHED AT GRAIN PLACE FOODS IN MARQUETTE NE AND DISTRIBUTED AND MARKETED DIRECTLY BY A. MILLER FARMS TO ITS EXISTING LOCAL DISTRIBUTION PARTNER. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO CAPITALIZE ON INCREASING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR IDENTITYPRESERVED PRODUCTS TARGETING LOCAL FARMERS PROCESSORS AND CONSUMERS. EXPLORATION WILL EXTEND TO IOWA SCHOOLS AND HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AS POTENTIAL MARKETS ALONGSIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPLY NATIONAL RETAILERS SEEKING THIS SPECIFIC PRODUCT FEATURE. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY BENEFITS STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OFFERING A VIABLE PATH FOR THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF A VALUABLE ORGANIC COMMODITY. THE ANTICIPATED RESULT IS THE CREATION OF A RELIABLE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR ORGANIC ROLLED OATS SOLIDIFYING A. MILLER FARMS POSITION IN THE MARKET AND INCREASING ACCESS TO THIS PRODUCT FOR CONSUMERS.