Grants for Farm Businesses - What's Available for 2024-2025?
Event Details
Date
November 13, 2024
Time
10:00am-11:30am
Location
webinar
Host
Mid Hudson SBDCVanessa Secore
email Vanessa Secore
Grants for Farm Businesses - What's Available for 2024-2025?
New York State and USDA are investing millions in New York State farm infrastructure this year through competitive grant programs. This webinar will review upcoming programs and help you determine if any might be a good fit for your business.
Elizabeth Higgins is the farm business management specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program. She has served as a reviewer for USDA grant programs for 20 years and provides guidance to farms who are seeking federal and state funding for projects.
This is a FREE virtual webinar sponsored by the Mid-Hudson SBDC and CCE Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program, designed to share and review upcoming programs and help you determine if any might be a good fit for your business. A link to join us on November 13th will be shared when you register. To register use this link: Meeting Registration - Zoom
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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