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TheprojectsUSDAisfundingwillespeciallybenefitsmall,limitedresource,familyfarmersbyhelpingthemidentifyandbuildnewmarketsfortheirfarmproducts,said_Glickman_.  USDAawardedtodaysgrantstothefollowingstates:&c  &c|"0    Alabama$48,000totheAlabamaDepartmentofAgricultureandIndustriestoprovide  trainingandtechnicalassistanceforsmall,limitedresourcefarmersastheyuseimprovedtechnologyforfruitandvegetableproduction.&c|݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0     `  Alaska$49,870totheAlaskaDivisionofAgriculture,incooperationwiththeUniversity } ofAlaskaFairbanks,toassistfarmersinmarketingAlaskavegetablesandpotatoes.&c ݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &cP "0    Colorado$32,000totheColoradoDepartmentofAgriculture,incooperationwiththe R&" Montrose/DeltaAgriculturalDevelopmentProgram,tostudypotentialgrowthofthe natural/organicmeatindustry.&cP k ݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c "0    Connecticut$75,000totheConnecticutDepartmentofAgriculture,incooperationwith "!& fiveotherNewEnglandStatesandtheNewEngland_MacIntosh_ԀGrowersAssociation,toevaluateinnovativetechnologiesforpacking,shipping,andmarketingfreshapplesindomesticandinternationalmarkets.&c ݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c "0    Florida$57,000totheFloridaDepartmentofAgricultureandConsumerServices,in M'!&+ cooperationwiththeUniversityofFlorida,toinvestigatethemarketforfreshandfrozenshrimpproductsandtoidentifydirectmarketingalternativesforshrimpgrownonsmallfarms.&c ݌ (#(# Ќ  T  TXXZ  ZX @ XX @` XX @ XX @ XX @h XYY[[Ymore 1/6 Є2YZcZ_\  \__]]__]]_&c  &c"0    Idaho$24,989totheIdahoDepartmentofAgriculture,incooperationwiththeUniversity  ofIdahoandtheIdahoHayAssociation,toidentifyalternativemarketopportunitiesforforagesandthefeasibilityofestablishinghaymarketingassociationsorcooperatives.&c݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0    Illinois$80,000totheIllinoisDepartmentofAgriculture,incooperationwiththe a5 UniversityofIllinois,todevelopasystemforcollectinganddistributinginformationonthecompositionalcharacteristicsofcornandsoybeansproducts,andtheassociatedpricedifferentials.&c݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c5"0    Maine$42,000totheMaineDepartmentofAgriculturetoestablishadatabaseofmarket   informationforproducersandbuyersofMaineagriculturalproductsandtodevelopalternativemechanismstoexchangemarketinformation.&c5P݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0    Massachusetts$23,214totheMassachusettsDepartmentofFoodandAgriculture,in \0 cooperationwiththeBerkshireRegionalFoodandLandCouncil,foravarietyofoutreachandeducationalprogramsforproducersandbuyersunderthe BerkshireGrownmarketinginitiative.&c݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c]"0    Minnesota$45,000totheMinnesotaDepartmentofAgriculture,incooperationwiththe  OrganicAlliance,todevelopeducationalmaterialsthatexplainorganicfarmingandprovideforbetterinformedconsumerfoodchoices.&c]x݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0    NewJersey$43,131totheNewJerseyDepartmentofAgriculturetoevaluatepotential W+ directmarketingopportunitiesandimpedimentsinconnectionwithfarmbasededucationalandrecreationalactivities.&c݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c7"0    NewYork$42,000totheNewYorkDepartmentofAgricultureandMarkets,in  cooperationwiththeFarmersMarketFederationofNewYork,todevelopasystemthatallowsfoodstamprecipientstousepartoftheirelectronicbenefitstransferallowancestoshopatopenairfarmersmarkets.&c7R݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0    Oregon$63,000totheOregonRaspberryandBlackberryCommissiontomonitorand R&" evaluatecurrent_caneberry_Ԁ_nutraceutical_Ԁandhealthrelatedresearchandidentifyadditionalopportunitiesforproductdevelopment.&c ݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c"0    Tennessee$37,000totheUniversityofTennessee,AgriculturalExperimentStation,to "!& identifyanddevelopwaystoreducebarriersthatconfrontsmallvolumeproducersoffreshproduceandprocessedfoodsinthefooddistributionsystem.&c݌ (#(# Ќ  &c  &c#"0    Washington$38,031toWashingtonStateUniversity,AgriculturalExperimentStation,to j&>%* assessconsumerswillingnesstopayforsustainableagriculturalfoodproductsandevaluatemarketopportunitiesforproducers.&c#>݌ (#(# Ќ  B.` hp x (#XB  USDAselectedtheseprojectsfromover30proposalsstatedepartmentsofagricultureandothereligiblestateagenciesrecommended.Informationon_FSMIP_Ԁgrantscanbeobtainedonthewebat4 O  5  www.ams.usda.gov/tmd/fsmip.htm6!O!   7 "ԀorbycontactingLarryV.Summersat(202)720 +*0 2704.##Xh}XX#Xh}#