On December 14, 2023, FFI launched its 2024 Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) programming with a free webinar, “Preparing for the 2024 VAPG.
December 19, 2024
Raising Capital
December 19, 2024
3 Food Brands Build Resiliency as FFI Fellows
Working one-on-one with an expert coach, the founders of Forage Kombucha, Rally Energy, and Driftless Provisions each dug deep into sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and more. They also learned from their fellow cohort members and gained valuable opportunities through FFI’s extensive network of investors, consultants, and service-provider partners.
December 19, 2024
Want to Grow, Scale, Make More Money?
The FFI Fellows Program provides a unique, impactful opportunity where each entrepreneur is paired with an industry-expert coach, and together, they work through sales, operations, accounting, finance, food safety, marketing, branding, and other key areas of business.
October 27, 2022
Helping Food and Farm Entrepreneurs Access R&D Funding
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Idella Yamben, Ph.D., shares how the Wisconsin Center for Technology Commercialization helps early-stage businesses test assumptions and secure grants to foster commercialization.
October 20, 2022
Is Equity Financing Right for Your Farm?
When farmers seek financing, the vast majority go through banks, credit unions, and other traditional lenders.
October 13, 2022
Financial Lessons from a Successful Diversified Farm
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Cliff McConville discusses building multi-enterprise All Grass Farms from the ground up and managing the finances to ensure profitability.
July 28, 2022
Building Relationships to Propel Your Business
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April 14, 2022
Field to Freezer Streamlines Meat Processing
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #108, Brad talks with Matt McCoy, founder and president of Field to Freezer, a Hartland, Wisconsin-based software as a service (SaaS) company that’s streamlining wild game and domestic meat processing.
March 17, 2022
Transform Your Farm Products and Boost Revenue with a VAPG
All USDA Local Agricultural Marketing Program (LAMP) grants application periods are now open! For those helping to boost sales of local food the FM/LFPP grant is for you and for farmers looking to grow their value-added income stream the VAPG.
March 15, 2022
#2 – Why a VAPG Toolkit Read Through?
As part of the USDA Value-Added Producer Grant application, Rural Development provides applicants with a “toolkit” to guide them through the working capital or planning process. This 40+ page toolkit is an excellent way to organize the proposal, but it can be intimidating for first-time writers of federal grants.