The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry of Michigan and Leelanau County.
The announcement of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide $65 million for projects that will help the specialty crop sector increase global exports and expand to new markets, according to a press release from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
“Specialty crop producers feed our nation and the world … Yet, they have unique challenges and opportunities to compete in the domestic market and a vast array of barriers that prevent their world-class products from entering foreign markets,” Vilsack said.
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