The purpose of the grants worth more than 17 million dollars are to develop the sustainability and competitiveness of the U.S agriculture and to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers. Information on the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the U.S Department of ...
The grants will help train producers through theBeginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program(BFRDP), the USDA said in astatementin mid-April. Those competitive grants help beginning ranchers, farmers and foresters through the extension of training and technical assistance. Past examplesinclude beginn...
The grants may be used to develop new products from raw agricultural products or to promote new markets for established products. Veterans, socially-disadvantaged groups, beginning farmers and ranchers, operators of small- and medium-sized family farms and ranch...
Explanatory Notes), these funds are intended to support “the participation of farmers’ markets in SNAP by providing equipment and support grants to new markets and those currently participating in the program.” The goals of the FMSSG program are to increase SNAP ...
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced a disbursement of over two million dollars to selected rural farmers and food producers in Washington state and Oregon. The grants are part of theBiden-Harris administration's pledgeto create more ways to tamper down the sky-high cost of ...
The US Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for funding to increase the supply of affordable housing for farm workers. Luis R. García, acting state director of USDA Rural Development in Puerto Rico, said that subject to the availability of funds, the loan and grants will be ...
A bill, previously passed by the House, which aimed to grant USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack the authority to utilize block grants for providing relief to farmers in states affected by disasters through the Emergency Relief Program, failed in the Senate with a vote of 43-53. This legislation was ...
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13 that the agency is offering $10 million in grants to promote water quality trading among farmers and ranchers.Half of the grants, or $5 million, would be directed toward the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which already is under a federal mandate to comply with a total maximum daily load limit...