The wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture will use a $1.3 million Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Wisconsin through 2025. Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Department will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and expand availability and access of specialty crops in underserved areas. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2022 to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture's Management Services Division to administer the program.

The wisconsin 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 availabi