The Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets funds projects that support market development for small Vermont farms and food businesses and promote development of Vermont value-added products.
Missouri-based processor Zimmerman Quality Meats makes a wide range of meats for sale at its retail locations and in collaboration with co-packing partners.
Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture bolsters the island’s agricultural infrastructure with an emphasis on establishing advanced industrial processing facilities.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services funds projects that expand on-farm cold storage and packaging capacity, implement post-harvest handling, provide refrigerated trucks and expand aggregator facilities.
Using RFSI funding, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry funds projects that will achieve on-farm facility infrastructure improvements to resolve middle-of-the-supply-chain challenges for Maine agricultural products and support processing, packaging, storage and distribution improvements.
The Indiana Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program is a $15 million revolving loan program that assists Indiana meat and poultry packers and processors with access to affordable capital for meat expansion projects.