MDARD Announces Specialty Crop Public Input Opportunity

For Immediate Release: December 8, 2016

Media Contact: Jessy Sielski, 517-284-5725 

To ensure effective priorities within the Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development today announced a public input opportunity, which will be held through January 12, 2017. 

The MDARD Specialty Crop Block Grant Program awards funds to projects to enhance the competitiveness of Michigan specialty crops, which include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). 

Follow this link to complete the specialty crop input questionnaire 

To submit comments, visit www.michigan.gov/mdardgrants or send them via email to [email protected]. The deadline for comments is January 12, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. The input received will be considered when developing final program priorities for 2017.