The vermont department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and…

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture will receive $325,756.22 through September 2024 under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of Vermont's specialty crops industry. Specific initiatives include promoting specialty crops to consumers, assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and expanding availability and access of specialty crops in underserved regions. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program aims to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops. This particular award furthers those goals within Vermont through the sub-awardee's planned marketing, research and availability-building activities.

The vermont department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; expanding availabili