MDARD director reminds specialty crop producers to apply for USDA Marketing Assistance Funding

LANSING

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring today reminded Michigan’s specialty crop producers to apply by January 8, 2025, for the new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program at their county USDA Farm Service Agency office. Michigan producers will receive at least $78 million in assist…