Wednesday, February 15, 2017 2:30 PM EST – 4:30 PM EST

The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) announced the availability of $27 million in grants to strengthen
market opportunities for local and regional food producers and
businesses through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.

AMS will host a webinar to help farmers, producers groups and other potential applicants to understand the program requirements.

Topics
covered in the presentation include an overview of the program
objectives, eligibility and basic information about the application
process.