value-added producer grant

The Washington State FSA will host a webinar on the Value Added Producer Grant on Wednesday March 5th.  These grants are designed to help producers generate new products, create or expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income.   ...

The USDA recently announced a new round of funding through their Value-Added Producer Grant, or VAPG program, but why is that important.   Rural Business and Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers said, “We know that it’s tougher and tougher in conventional farming for family farms to stay on their farm and make a profitable goal. So what we’ve seen i...

The USDA announced grants worth $44 million for producers who want to develop bio-based products and expand markets through the value-added producer grant program.   Secretary Tom Vilsack says, “The Value-Added Producer Grant program has a great track record of helping producers increase the value of products and expand their markets and customer base, strengthening rural America in the process.&q