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Winnebago County staff preview federal 'Advancing Markets for Producers' grant, urge outreach to farmers
Summary
Winnebago County’s Land & Water Conservation director said a retooled USDA program (Advancing Markets for Producers) could provide roughly $3–3.5 million in regional conservation funds; the county is preparing outreach and expects farmers to be billed locally and reimbursed through the program managed regionally by Fox Wolf.
Chad, director of the Land and Water Conservation Department, told the committee the federal program formerly tied to Climate Smart incentives has been restructured and renamed the Advancing Markets for Producers grant and could bring $3–3.5 million in regional funding for conservation practices.
The county is a priority for the program because of the Winnebago Waterways partnership, Chad said, and the regional manager (Fox Wolf)…
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