S Spring 2018 8 Progress s Report
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Spring 2018 S 8 Progresss Report HIGHLIGHTS Northeast: Aw N warded gran nts totaling $ $60,000 to sstate depts. of agriculturre in DE, MD D, PA, NJ and NY to N combat the Spotted Lan nternfly. Midwest: Dev M veloped nuttrient managgement project proposal to support depts. of aggriculture in n IL, IN, MI, M MN and OH. West: Develo W oping a wom men in agriculture projecct idea to sup pport femalee entrepreneeurs with value‐ad w dded businessses in partn nership with state deptss. of agricultu ure in OR an nd WA. W So outh: Delive ered Congresssional farm tour in parttnership with state deptt. of agricultu ure in n Florida. INVASIVEE PEST GRAN NT PROGRA AM “Th his funding w will not only alllow us to tarrget our outreeach meessages to verry specific secctors of our sttate’s agriculttural indu ustry, but it w will also be useed to leveragee funds from other so ources to impprove our com mmunications on this threa at.” – New Yoork Commissioner of Agricculture Richarrd Ball
In May, th he NASDA Fou undation awaarded five min ni‐grants of $$12,000 each (totaling $60 0,000) through the 2018 Invaasive Pest Graant Program tto state deparrtments of aggriculture in D Delaware, Maaryland, New Jersey, Ne ew York and P Pennsylvania to combat th he Spotted Laanternfly. The grantt proposals created outreach and educaation projectss to stop the sspread of thee Spotted Lanternflyy, a pest threaatening more e than $18 billion in agricu ltural crops. D Departmentss of agriculturre submitted d proposal ide eas targeting growers, com mmunity mem mbers, govern nment agencies, outdoor groups an nd the craft be everage secto or. Funds will be distributeed at the end of May. Gran nt award recipientss will be invite ed to presentt their projectts at a NASDA A conference in February 2 2019. “We a applaud the fo oundation forr recognizing the benefits of an informeed population and d for making this investmeent available to states.” – Pennsylvania – a Secretary o f Agriculture Russell Redding
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NUTRIEN NT MANAGEEMENT EPA G GRANT SUBMISSION “The NASDA F “ Foundation prroject will pro ovide the India ana Sta ate Departmeent of Agricultture with valu uable training g and resources to f r further our w work training IIndiana farmeers about nuutrient managgement on th heir farms.” ‐ Indiana SState Departm ment of Agricu ulture Direector Bruce K Kettler The NASD DA Foundation n submitted aa proposal for the EPA’s Ennvironmental Education Lo ocal Grant Program ffor $100,000 to create or e enhance existting nutrient managementt programs fo or farmers an nd ranchers aadministered d by state dep partments of aagriculture. SState departm ments in Illino ois, Indiana, Michigan,, Minnesota aand Ohio joined the NASDA A Foundationn on the prop posal. The pro oposal includees the following activities: cre eating a Statee Nutrient Ma anagement G athering to b bring states to ogether to conduct a needs assessment, th he State Nutrrient Grant Prrogram to proovide states w with resourcees and trainingg to develop faarmer prograams, and the SState Nutrien nt Managemeent Wrap‐Up Conference to o identify besst practices for farmer prrograms. We should be no otified about w whether or no ot we were selected as a ggrant recipient in late spring or early sum mmer.
MARKET TING INTERV VENTION KAUFFMAN GR RANT SUBM MISSION mation on thee “This proposal iss very timely. Having inform valu ue of this envvironmental ‘bbranding’ would be extrem mely usefful for our staate departmeent to have.” ‐ Viirginia Departtment of Agriculture and C Consumer Services ng Commissio oner Charles G Green Actin
The NASD DA Foundation n submitted aa pre‐proposaal for $1.2 miillion to the KKauffman Foundation for aa three‐yeaar research prroject that tessts marketingg interventionns for farmerss in the Chesaapeake Bay reegion. The Kaufffman Foundattion is based in Kansas Cityy, Missouri annd is among tthe largest prrivate foundations in the Uniited States. The NASDA Fo oundation parrtnered on th e proposal w with state departments of agriculturre in Maryland d, Virginia and Pennsylvan nia to expand their “buy lo ocal” labels to o include wateer quality en nhancement m messages. The project will test whether or not custo omers will pay more for agriculturral products w with the enhanced label. W We should be notified by M May 31, 2018 on whether o or not our prroposal was aapproved for Round Two, aat which timee we will subm mit a full gran nt proposal.
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CONGRESSIONAL FA ARM TOURS “I apprecciate the weallth of knowledge provided d and the very tthorough ageenda. It was ja am‐packed and it was ann excellent baalance for a co ouple of dayss.” –– Congression nal tour particcipant
We condu ucted a Congrressional farm m tour in centtral Florida in January 2018 for nine Congressional staff members in partnership with the Faarm Foundatiion. We evaluuated the tou ur and found tthat participaants received ttwo major be enefits. ers increased ttheir agricult ural knowled dge. 1. Congressional staff membe 2. Congressional staff membe ers expanded their networ king with peeers, Florida aggricultural ind dustry exxperts, and Florida state government o officials. We are interested in updating the fformat of the Congressionaal farm tours to increase ttheir effectiveeness. In the futu ure, we will in nclude federaal and state agency staff m members in th he tours. We w will focus eacch tour on on ne agriculturaal issue (i.e., llabor, hemp/cannabis, invvasive pests) tto increase th he depth of informatio on we can provide to participants. We will also increease the invo olvement of sttate departm ments of agricultture in the de evelopment o of the tour agendas. We haave decided tthat the NASD DA Foundatio on will conduct these tours on n our own, rather than parrtnering with the Farm Foundation. Thiis will allow u us to o NASDA mem mbers. be more rresponsive to
N IN AGRICULTURE PROJJECT WOMEN In Oreegon and Waashington, rouughly 1 out off every 5 farm ms is opera ated by a fem ale farmer. ‐ 2012 Cen nsus of Agricu ulture
The NASD DA Foundation n is working w with the Oreggon Departmeent of Agricullture (ODA) aand Washington State Dep partment of A Agriculture (W WSDA) to equiip women in tthe Pacific No orthwest to scale up their value‐add ded businesse es. This projecct will focus o on female enttrepreneurs p producing foo od and beveraage products. We will provvide intensive e market deve elopment traiining, mentorrship and participation in ttrade shows (e.g., American Food Fair, Am mericas Food & Beverage SShow).
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We will bu uild on existin ng marketing assistance prrograms deveeloped by OD DA and WSDA A state, NASDA A, and our p partners. Participants will learn how to aaccess new reegional, natio onal and interrnational marrkets. Training w will explore e‐‐commerce, sselling to gove ernment agenncies, meal delivery servicces and region nal supermarrkets. Needs Asssessment As an initiial step in devveloping the ttraining, we w will conduct aa regional neeeds assessmeent with women entrepren neurs in the P Pacific Northw west to determ mine the folloowing: ucts produced d Tyypes of produ Business devellopment stagge Current marke ets uture marketts Fu To opics of interest Le earning styless
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