The dairy checkoff’s new online tool is designed to help dairy farmers and their advisors more easily identify grants and funding opportunities for conservation and on-farm improvements.
The Funding Opportunities Database, available through the Dairy Conservation Navigator, organizes federal, state, and private funding programs into a single searchable platform tailored to dairy operations.
For many farmers, identifying funding programs can be one of the most challenging steps in pursuing new projects.
Agricultural grants are spread across multiple federal agencies, state initiatives, and private organizations, each of which has different deadlines, priorities, and application processes.
“Dairy farming creates many opportunities for improvement but also makes identifying the right funding sources more complicated,” said Bridgett Hilshey, senior director of environmental stewardship at Dairy Management, Inc. Go to dairyconservation.org/grants.
