The deadline is Jan. 27 to apply for the New Farmers Grant Fund.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Chair Sen. Patty Ritchie is encouraging people who are interested in
pursuing careers in agriculture or just starting out as farmers to apply for
the “New Farmers Grant Fund.”
Through the New Farmers
Grant Fund, $1 million will help provide grants of up to $50,000 to new and
beginning farmers for the purchase of equipment, supplies and other necessities
essential to an agricultural business.
The program is now in its third year
and to date has allocated $1.4 million in grants to 41 farms across the
state.
"Across our state, the
New Farmers Grant Fund is providing people who are new to agriculture with the
resources necessary to start their businesses, and those who are just starting
with the support they need to continue on the road to success,” said
Ritchie.
This year, the New Farmers
Grant Fund has eliminated the 150 acres or less requirement and will accept
applications from agricultural operations of all sizes.
Full guidelines
for applying can be found by visiting Sen. Ritchie’s website, www.ritchie.nysenate.gov
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