Value- added agricultural product market development grants

The federal Project Grant award of $249,996.33 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants (CFDA 10.352) program. The grant, awarded on December 16, 2024, supports agricultural producer Egloff Joseph of Rocking Chair Ranch Cattle in Georgia to develop and expand value-added processing and marketing activities for their agricultural products. The program aims to help independent producers, agricultural producer groups, and producer-based businesses transform raw agricultural commodities into higher-value processed goods, generating new products, creating marketing opportunities, and increasing producer income. This award will fund Egloff Joseph's efforts to transform their raw agricultural commodities into value-added processed goods for new market opportunities, in alignment with the program's objectives.