{"id":67785,"date":"2016-04-29T05:56:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67785"},"modified":"2016-04-29T00:05:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T04:05:57","slug":"farm-viability-grant-recipients-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67785","title":{"rendered":"Farm Viability grant recipients announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Long<\/a>Farm Viability grant recipients will create and share knowledge that helps\u00a0NY farmers improve their bottom line\u00a020 projects, 1.6 million awarded<\/em><\/p>\n

The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) Board of Directors announced 20 projects\u00a0were selected for funding in its competitive Farm Viability grant program. The projects chosen will help\u00a0farmers improve yields, lower input costs, reach new markets and develop new opportunities. All the\u00a0projects funded have the potential to improve a farm\u2019s economic viability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a number of ways to help a farm\u2019s finances, but overall it comes down to identifying new ways\u00a0of increasing yields while reducing costs, and supporting ideas that develop market opportunities.\u201d said\u00a0Jim Bittner, Chair of the Board of Directors of NYFVI and owner of Bittner-Singer Orchards.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York is fortunate that its state government invests in agricultural research and education. On\u00a0behalf of the Farm Viability organization, I would like to thank Governor Cuomo along with Senator Patty\u00a0Ritchie and Assemblyman Bill Magee and their respective Agriculture Committees for their support of\u00a0our mission in the NYS budget.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe modest investment we\u2019re making in a malting barley project with the Harvest NY Cornell\u00a0Cooperative Extension team, will make a real difference for crop farmers. This project will develop an\u00a0overall supply chain analysis, build a New York production budget for malting barley, and educate\u00a0growers on the opportunity. A successful grower can make significantly more money in malting barley\u00a0than other cash crops, but they need the right information to get started.\u201d said Mike Jordan, NYFVI Vice\u00a0Chair and owner Olde Chautauqua Farm.<\/p>\n

All proposals were evaluated by NYFVI\u2019s extensive farmer review network to ensure the projects\u00a0selected for funding address on-the-ground priorities. The volunteer board, comprised of ten farmers\u00a0from across the state made the final funding decisions.<\/p>\n

Grant applications were evaluated in five areas: Producer Involvement, Relevance to NY Agriculture,\u00a0Farm-Level Impact, Outreach and Budget. The 20 projects selected represent a cross-section of NY\u00a0agriculture, with research and education efforts that will benefit farms of all sizes and production\u00a0practices. Project work is beginning immediately.<\/p>\n

Project Highlight:<\/em><\/p>\n

John Scotti of Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County will receive $65,000 to help New York\u2019s\u00a0commercial fisherman develop Community Supported Fishery (CSF) business models on Long Island.\u00a0Currently almost all of the local catch travels to a distributor in the city before just a small percentage\u00a0returns to the area for sale at retail outlets. Once there it competes with the imported products that currently dominate the market. This program will educate consumers about the importance of local\u00a0Fresh, Indigenous, Sustainable and Harvested (FISH). Scotti\u2019s set his goals high, with hopes of seeing 5%\u00a0of the landed value of LI harvested seafood consumed through CSF programs. That equates to\u00a0approximately 117,000 pounds of product with a value of $2.3 million.<\/p>\n

2016 New York Farm Viability Grant Recipients\u00a0Highlights for each of the 2016 projects can be found at www.nyfvi.org.<\/p>\n

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