Wisconsin has named 21 new Dairy Processor Grant Program recipients for this year.
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials received 38 grant requests totaling more than $1.5 million, and 21 grants were made with the 400-thousand dollars in available funding. The grants were funded in the state budget allowing up to 50-thousand dollars each with a 20% matching fund requirement to update and modernize their operations.
Projects range from equipment investments and expansion to new packaging and waste reduction technologies.