There's financial help for Wyoming agriculture producers interested in going organic. The Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture administer a USDA grant program that helps producers pay for becoming organically certified. The grant covers 75% of organic certification costs up to $750. It reimburses applicants for expenditures, which must be made before receiving an award. Wyoming farms and ranches are eligible to apply for reimbursement if they are a Wyoming company or a Wyoming-based subsidiary company that is farming or ranching organic products in Wyoming. They must be able to document that they have achieved organic certification with a USDA-accredited agency. The deadline to submit grant applications is Nov. 1, but applications are being accepted now.
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