Wisconsin has named 21 new Dairy Processor Grant Program recipients for this year. 

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials received 38 grant requests totaling more than $1.5 million, and 21 grants were made with the 400-thousand dollars in available funding.  The grants were funded in the state budget allowing up to 50-thousand dollars each with a 20% matching fund requirement to update and modernize their operations.

Projects range from equipment investments and expansion to new packaging and waste reduction technologies.

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