WASHINGTON - In a recent release Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that more than 110 agricultural producers from 43 states will receive nearly $16.8 million in grants from the 2012 round of the Value-Added Producer Grants program.
Deshler Farmer Elevator Co was the only Ohio operation to receive one of the grants, totalling $65,000
The Value-Added Producer Grants program awards competitive grants that facilitate the creation and development of value-added, producer-owned businesses. Individual independent agricultural producers, groups of independent producers, producer-controlled entities, organizations representing agricultural producers, and farmer or rancher cooperatives are eligible.
"The VAPG program has been a priority of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition since the program's beginning in 2000," said Ferd Hoefner, NSAC Policy Director. "We are delighted by the strong set of new projects that help improve farm income, create jobs, and develop a stronger local and regional food system."
Deshler Farmer Elevator Co was the only Ohio operation to receive one of the grants, totalling $65,000
The Value-Added Producer Grants program awards competitive grants that facilitate the creation and development of value-added, producer-owned businesses. Individual independent agricultural producers, groups of independent producers, producer-controlled entities, organizations representing agricultural producers, and farmer or rancher cooperatives are eligible.
"The VAPG program has been a priority of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition since the program's beginning in 2000," said Ferd Hoefner, NSAC Policy Director. "We are delighted by the strong set of new projects that help improve farm income, create jobs, and develop a stronger local and regional food system."