Grantsmanship for farmers: An Oregon producer offers practical tips for winning grants for your farm or ranch

摘要

With a successful track record of winning government grants from 50,000 dollar to 500,000 dollar, Oregon farmer Kent Madison has years of expertise and insight to offer. First, grants go in cycles. What's hot one year during one federal or state political administration may suddenly change, says Madison, who has a diversified crop and beef cattle farm in Oregon's productive Columbia River Basin. Right now, wind and other carbon-neutral energy sources are hot priorities for grant givers, he says. Years ago, conservation grants for land leveling, riparian fencing, and other environmentally sensitive sites like wetland restoration were in vogue. Second, like planting and weed control, timing is everything, Madison says.