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Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program PRODUCER COST SHARE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program PRODUCER COST SHARE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program PRODUCER COST SHARE PROGRAMS Genetics Cattle-Goats/Sheep Livestock Equipment Hay Storage Livestock Feed Storage Grain Storage Producer Diversification Producer Diversification Goal : Encourage
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Producer Diversification
Goal: Encourage agricultural producers to expand or improve their operations through the production of diversified agricultural products.
- June 1st-7th 2014
- Agritourism
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Honey Bees
- Horticulture
- Organics
- Value-Added
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Cost Share for Enhancement
- These funds are to help enhance existing agricultural
- perations
– Eligible items that would improve the operation’s income long term
- Projects are competitive within their sectors
– Not all eligible and ineligible items are listed – Strong application is still needed
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Questions to Ask Yourself…
- Is your operation ready?
– Entire project costs are paid up front by the applicant – How are you going to pay for this – How long will it take for this project to pay itself off?
- Are you ready?
- Is this a need or a want?
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Are you Prepared?
- Do you have a business plan?
– A good proposal can easily be gathered from this – These both take time
- Great Ideas?
– Put them on paper – Does it work and make sense
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Need help?
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center
– www.tsbdc.org – 14 locations statewide – Free services
- Just starting up
- Need training
- Want to grow
– Research – Resources
> Banking needs > Business Plan > Feasibility advice > I.R.S. requirements > Marketing ideas > Operations > Ownership structure > Record keeping and accounting > Trade name filing
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Additional Resources
- Agricultural Marketing Specialists
- Consumer & Industry Services
– Aka Regulatory Service
- Educational workshops
- NETWORKING
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Program Guidelines/Requirements
- Are you eligible?
- BE aware of deadlines
- Proposal required for all
– Competitive within sector
- Master/Standard Producers
» Double Sectors
READ • READ • READ
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What’s New
- Producer Diversification
– Application B Supplement Booklet – Application B Online
- Future Webpage Construction
– Ease producer access – More information up front
- Eligible events for your sector
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Upcoming Courses
- Approved Producer Diversification Courses
- 1. www.tn.gov/taep
- 2. Producer Programs
- 3. Producer Diversification
- 4. 2014 Producer Diversification Calendar
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