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Grantee investments show production and efficiency gains across maple, meat and specialty producers
Summary
Presenters highlighted FY2025 grantee projects — $50,000 for a maple producer that cut heating times 60% and doubled production; grants enabling a meat processor to expand from 140 to 220 pigs annually and project monthly cured‑meat sales growth from $13,000 to $28,000; several small and climate‑smart urban food projects also featured.
Program coordinators presented a sequence of FY2025 grantee case studies that illustrate how modest state grants are translating into measurable business improvements.
Claire Salerno, program coordinator, described Carmen Brook Farm in Swanton, which used a $50,000 business‑enhancement grant to install a boiler and heat exchanger and a 4‑quart bottling system. The equipment reduced candy‑production heating times by about 60% and doubled daily production…
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