Aloha! In this mini-episode, we share some great funding opportunities with the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program and the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture Micro-Grant for Food Security Program! We also talk about some BQA opportunities and a few details about our upcoming guest speaker, Shannon Wilson and her Two-lined Spittlebug Forage Trials!

Hawaiʻi Beef Consumer Survey: 

• To gain a better understanding of consumers' behavior when purchasing local beef our team has created a short survey. You can access the survey by going to https://go.hawaii.edu/Xyk. All collected information is confidential and anonymous. 
  • If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Melelani Oshiro at [email protected] or (808) 322-0165. 

USDA Marketing Service Local Meat Capacity Grant (nationwide)

• Click Here for more info 
• Applications are due by July 19th

Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture Micro-Grant Program for Small-Scale Agriculture

• Click Here for more info
• Applications are due by June 15, 2023 

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Opportunities (email Mele [email protected])

• Click Here for more info
  • Norfolk + McCook, Nebraska: June 13-15, 2023
  • Fort Collins, Colorado: Aug 18, 2023
  • Ontario, Oregon: Sept 15-16, 2023
  • Caldwell, Ohio: Sept 29-30, 2023

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