Producer Grant Workshops (Oct & Nov)

Three workshops will be offered this fall to help farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs develop strategies to access state and federal grants. Attendees will learn how to successfully submit a Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG), an Agricultural Development and Diversification Grant (ADD), and The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program application. These programs provide research and development, planning and working capital funds to farmers and farmer-based enterprises to develop and implement ventures.

The training workshops will take place on:
Friday, Oct 23rd - 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Green Bay
Northeast Technical College, 2740 West Mason St, Rm SC128, Green Bay, WI
To register, contact: Valerie Dantoin at valerie.dantoin@nwtc.edu or (920) 498-5568

Monday, Nov 2nd - 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Eau Claire
Washington Town Hall, 5750 Old Town Hall Rd, Eau Claire, WI
To register, contact: Pam Herdrich at Pam.Herdrich@wi.usda.gov or 715-834-9672 or River Country RC&D at 715-834-9672 or 800-226-9672

Thursday, Nov 5th - 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Madison
Dane County UW-Extension Fen Oak Building, 1 Fen Oak Court, Madison, WI
To register, contact: Jane Kleven at jkleven@wisc.edu or 608-262-5200

A registration fee of $15 will cover the cost of lunch and materials.

For more information and to download the workshop poster and agenda, please visit: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/agmarkets/aic/vapgp.cfm#training