The wyoming 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $337,806.20 Specialty Crop Block Grant to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture on September 30, 2024. This 3-year grant, authorized under the CFDA Program 10.170 - Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill, will be used by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state. Key activities include leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assisting producers with research and development, expanding availability and access to specialty crops, and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers. The grant will provide benefits to the residents of Wyoming through a variety of projects and activities undertaken by the department and its grant recipients, with measurable performance outcomes required.

The wyoming 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 availability and access to specialty crops and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers through a variety of activities projects with their grant recipients. Beneficiaries include the residents of wyoming. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.