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Senior Moderator
Part of Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State, the Dairy Modernization Grant Program Will Help Farmers and Dairy Cooperatives Install New Technologies To Improve Operations
Builds on Continued Efforts To Advance New York State as a National Leader in the Dairy Industry
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $21.6 million is available through the Dairy Modernization Grant Program to help New York’s dairy farmers and agricultural marketing cooperatives expand on-farm milk storage capacity and support projects that will improve the transportation and storage of milk. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State address, the program will support the needs of dairy farmers and processors by facilitating the installation of critical technological and infrastructural improvements that will improve dairy supply chain efficiency and avoid the need for raw milk dumping during emergency events.
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The Dairy Modernization Grant program is being administered by the Farm and Food Growth Fund (FFGF). Grants will range from $50,000 to $250,000 and will be awarded to eligible applicants for projects that seek to expand on-farm milk storage capacity; improve efficiencies; invest in milk transfer systems and cooling technologies; and more. Examples of eligible projects include the purchase/installation of milk storage tanks, including bulk tanks, and milk silos; milk tankers for transport; milk pipelines; upgraded glycol chillers; farm milk loading systems; reclaim systems for water and watering systems (e.g., on-demand tanks); and more. Full details regarding project eligibility can be found online.
The request for proposals opens today, November 1, 2024. Virtual open office hours for interested applicants will be held on Nov. 13, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.; Dec. 8, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.; and Jan. 15, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Applications are due by Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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About the Dairy Industry in New York State
New York State has roughly 3,000 dairy farms that produce over 15 billion pounds of milk annually, making New York the nation’s fifth-largest dairy state. The dairy industry is the state’s largest agricultural sector,...
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/go...s-216-million-support-new-yorks-dairy-farmers
Builds on Continued Efforts To Advance New York State as a National Leader in the Dairy Industry
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $21.6 million is available through the Dairy Modernization Grant Program to help New York’s dairy farmers and agricultural marketing cooperatives expand on-farm milk storage capacity and support projects that will improve the transportation and storage of milk. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State address, the program will support the needs of dairy farmers and processors by facilitating the installation of critical technological and infrastructural improvements that will improve dairy supply chain efficiency and avoid the need for raw milk dumping during emergency events.
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The Dairy Modernization Grant program is being administered by the Farm and Food Growth Fund (FFGF). Grants will range from $50,000 to $250,000 and will be awarded to eligible applicants for projects that seek to expand on-farm milk storage capacity; improve efficiencies; invest in milk transfer systems and cooling technologies; and more. Examples of eligible projects include the purchase/installation of milk storage tanks, including bulk tanks, and milk silos; milk tankers for transport; milk pipelines; upgraded glycol chillers; farm milk loading systems; reclaim systems for water and watering systems (e.g., on-demand tanks); and more. Full details regarding project eligibility can be found online.
The request for proposals opens today, November 1, 2024. Virtual open office hours for interested applicants will be held on Nov. 13, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.; Dec. 8, 2024, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.; and Jan. 15, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Applications are due by Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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About the Dairy Industry in New York State
New York State has roughly 3,000 dairy farms that produce over 15 billion pounds of milk annually, making New York the nation’s fifth-largest dairy state. The dairy industry is the state’s largest agricultural sector,...
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/go...s-216-million-support-new-yorks-dairy-farmers