NEW PROGRAM ...
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- Alaska
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- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
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GRANTS AVAILABLE ...
Grants will help rural businesses produce value-added products
USDA seeks applications for grants to help rural businesses produce, market value-added products
UPCOMING EVENT ...
UMaine Extension offers 'Recipe to Market’ online workshop May 14
Are you interested in starting a home-based, specialty food business in Maine?
UPCOMING EVENT ...
Intro into Value-Added Dairy Processing
Free Zoom webinar to be held Wednesday, June 2, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
MAPLE INDUSTRY ...
NY maple producers tap Cornell experts to diversify
Wide variety of new products are being developed, which feature maple as a significant ingredient
UPCOMING CONFERENCE ...
Virtual conference champions farm diversification
Home-based Food Entrepreneur Virtual National Conference to take place April 6 - 9, 2021
updated resource ...
Farmers' Guide to the Value-Added Producer Grant Program published
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition announces updates to free guide, including new COVID-19 resources
RELIEF EFFORTS ...
Additional $35M available for the Value Added Producer Grant program
Additional funds for the Value-Added Producer Grant Program will support COVID-19 relief efforts
FUNDING AWARDED ...
USDA awards $2.2M to VT, NH ag producers
Value-Added Producer Grants to diversify operations, expand markets
GRAIN GROWING ...