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ATTRA on Community Supported Agriculture Among its topics, this article features a description of CSA's, various models of CSA's, and production recommendations. It also profiles of a... |  |
| Kansas Organic Certification Cost-Share Progam Organic producers and handlers in Kansas are eligible to apply for reimbursement of organic certification costs. | |
| Low-Interest Loans for Minnesota Organic and Sustainable Farmers This brief article describes the program and has contact information. | |
| Michigan Cost Share Application for Organic Handlers/Producers Both organic handlers and producers can apply for reimbursement for organic certification costs. | |
| Missouri Offers Organic Certification Reimbursement in 2007 Missouri announces limited funds are available for reimbursing producers and handlers for the cost of organic certification. The department of... | |
| OFRF Organic Farming Research Funding OFRF funds research on organic farming, ranching, and food systems and the dissemination of the results to the greater agricultural community. They... | |
| Texas Organic Certification Cost Share Reimbursements Texas offers cost share reimbursements to organic producers and processors for a portion of the cost of organic certification. | |
Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill Register today for the "Growing U.S. Organic Agriculture: Accessing the 2008 Farm Bill." OTA and the Organic Agriculture and Products Education... | |
| Grant Writing Help for Farmers Dozens of articles providing information and advice on writing successful grants--particularly for the SARE on-farm research grants, but with broad... | |
| Listings of Funding Opportunties ATTRA provides a list of funding opportunities from federal, state, and local grant programs to regional funding sources and private funders of... | |
| Missouri Organic Certification Cost Share Program Missouri has been approved for reimbursing up to $500 of organic certification costs incurred through September of 2007 for individual producers... | |
| NOP Cost Share Program Questions & Answers This brief site on the cost share program for reimbursements of the costs of certification tells which states participate in the program, links to... | |
| Capital Improvement Grants to Farms Serving Chicago Area The Frontera Farmer Foundation gives grants of up to $12,000 to small and medium sized, individually owned farmers serving the Chicago area. Though... | |
| Conservation Security Progarm Financial Assistance This program, administered by NRCS in all 50 states, provides financial and technical assistance to promote conservation practices on private... | |
| EQIP Conservation Payments & Cost Shares The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) offers farmers financial and technical help to assist them in implementing conservation... | |
| EQIP Funding Helps Family with Switch to Organic Farming Profile of a Nebraska farm family that knew it needed to step over to "the other side of agriculture." The federal incentive program gave them the... | |
| Farmer's Guide to Agricultural Credit The Guide is aimed at helping farmers get ready to ask a lender for the financing needed in new and innovative ventures. | |
| Federal Resources for Sustainable Farming and Ranching This publication offers an overview of the major federal conservation programs that provide resources for farmers and ranchers to enhance and... | |
| Illinois Cost Share Program for Producers & Handlers Illinois organic producers and processors can apply for reimbursement for a portion of their organic certification costs. | |
| Indiana Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was reauthorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) to provide a... | |
| Minnesota Organic Certification Cost Share Program Application Form Organic farmers and organic handlers (food processors, distributors and retailers) who become organic certified are eligible for payments through... | |
| New York State Funding for Organic Certification Purpose : reimburse producers and handlers for a portion of their annual organic certification renewal costs (program administered by NY Ag &... | |
| NOFA-VT Energy Loan Fund for Organic Dairy Farmers in Vermont In 2007 funded through Chittenden Bank, NOFA Vermont, in conjunction with its Technical Assistance Program for dairy farmers, established a new... | |
| Organic Transition Cost Share Assistance Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) provides cost share funds to producers who voluntarily incorporate conservation into their farming... | |
| Prince Edward Island Producer and Processor Funding Opportunity All Prince Edward Island farmers, grower alliances, producer groups, and/or processors who are currently certified organic or intending to... | |
| SARE Farm Grants SARE offers producer grants typically between $1,000 and $15,000 for research, marketing and demonstration projects. They also fund on-farm... | |
| Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)-Calls for Proposals Southern SARE has issued a call for proposals from farmers, ranchers, producer organizations, and non-governmental organizations in the U.S.... | |
| VACC's (Vermont Agricultural Credit Corporation) Organic Transition Program Market demand for organic dairy products is increasing steadily. However, the costs associated with the transition to organic dairy production can... | |
| Value-Added Producer Grants Producers can apply for grants for planning activities and for working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products, including organic,... | |
| Whole Foods Producer Low-Interest Loan Program Independent, small, local producers can apply for low-interest loans of $1,000 to $50,000 for expansion of production or for new infrastructure;... | |
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Regional Guide: United States | |
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