ODA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Awardees

Pears, raspberries, extra virgin olive oil and much more are going to be helped by the Oregon Department of Agriculture who announced the groups who will share in $1.7 million in specialty crop block grants.

Grant money was issued to Pear Bureau Northwest and other commodity commissions, Oregon State University and many others to help boost the agriculture economy in the state.

ODA Acting Director Lisa Hanson called Oregon a “specialty crop state” and that, “every dollar that goes towards the great projects we have lined up for this year helps our specialty crop producers gain some advantages in the marketplace.”

ODA has the full list of awardees which include 15 projects in total.

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