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Agency of Agriculture outlines Working Lands Enterprise Initiative, cites $18.8 million invested in 555 projects
Summary
Agency of Agriculture staff presented the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative to the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, summarizing its history, governance, FY‑24 demand and cumulative impact figures and the program’s mix of business and service‑provider grants.
Elizabeth Sippel, program manager for the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, told the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on Jan. 14 that the Working Lands program has invested $18.8 million in 555 farm, food and forestry projects and leveraged about $30.9 million in matching funds since its start.
Sippel described the program’s statutory origins and governance. “The Working Lands Enterprise Fund was created to invest in working lands enterprises with the task of strengthening Vermont’s economy, creating jobs, increasing and maintaining land in productive…
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