To assist the efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to state that agricultural extension programs should emphasize market development education and technical assistance for small- and medium-sized farms, such as local value-added processing, in addition to production assistance. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to give rural industrialization loan priority to farmer-owned value-added processing facilities.…