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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Organic food producers and hopefuls get a boost

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Tuesday a $50 million initiative to provide financial assistance to organic farmers. The initiative is designed to help not only existing organic producers but producers going through the process of organic certification as well. Janie Gabbett of Meatingplace reports "Funding for the initiative is being made available as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program."

"Assisting organic producers is a priority of the 2008 Farm Bill as well as for Secretary Vilsack and the Obama administration," said Merrigan. "The objective of this initiative is to make organic food producers eligible to compete for EQIP financial assistance." (Read more)

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