USDA Rural Development for Businesses and Cooperatives
Edith Byrne, Association Program Educator I
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
March 13, 2013
Business Programs
Through its Business Programs, USDA Rural Development provides for business credit needs in under-served rural areas, often in partnership with private-sector lenders.
Please visit their website for more up to date information: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/LP_BusinessPrograms.html
Upcoming Events
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #2 - NYSDEC Mock Inspection
May 13, 2026 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting- NYSDEC Mock Inspection
Portland, NY
Do you wonder what a NYSDEC inspection might look like? They are going to come and show us.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #3
May 20, 2026 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #3
Lockport, NY
Back to our regular coffee pot meetings at grower locations- bring a chair, some good questions and a smile.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #4
May 27, 2026 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #4
North East, PA
Back to our regular coffee pot meetings at grower locations- bring a chair, some good questions and a smile.
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