http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/CS/blogs/sustainable_agriculture/archive/2009/05/08/new-usda-organic-initiative.aspxUSDA announces new initiative in support of organic agriculture via the USDA NRCS EQIP program . The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has additional information about this program. Contact your the Pacific Islands NRCS Office for more informationenCommunityServer 2007 (Build: 20423.869)http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/CS/blogs/sustainable_agriculture/archive/2009/05/08/new-usda-organic-initiative.aspx#461Thu, 28 May 2009 01:13:58 GMT0217095a-c8aa-410d-a1f9-d011213f3573:461VincentD<p>The deadline for applications has been pushed back to June 15, 2009. &nbsp;See the press release:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.pia.nrcs.usda.gov/news/news_05_27_09_new_organics_initiative.html">www.pia.nrcs.usda.gov/.../news_05_27_09_new_organics_initiative.html</a></p> <p>See the HOFA web site for more information:</p> <p>www.hawaiiorganicfarmers.org</p> <img src="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=461" width="1" height="1">http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/CS/blogs/sustainable_agriculture/archive/2009/05/08/new-usda-organic-initiative.aspx#457Tue, 12 May 2009 02:02:03 GMT0217095a-c8aa-410d-a1f9-d011213f3573:457VincentD<p>Hawaii will receive $212,209. &nbsp;That's not a lot of funding but should there be greater demand for funding, other states that do not use their allocation, the funds can be re-directed to other states. &nbsp;Let's hope that we can use up all our funds in Hawaii.</p> <p>The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has put up additional information about the NRCS EQIP program as of last week. &nbsp;Go here: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nb300-9_signed-organic_complete_5-4-09-1.pdf">sustainableagriculture.net/.../nb300-9_signed-organic_complete_5-4-09-1.pdf</a></p> <img src="http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=457" width="1" height="1">