<div dir="ltr">Hello All!<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div>Please join us in Missoula on April 28th for this informational session on food hubs. We will be hearing from officials about programs and resources from every USDA agency that can support food hubs and food hub producers. There will be a great array of programs shared and you're welcome to come for a few or stay for them all. Free! See below for more info.<br><br></div>Thanks!<br><br></div>Annie<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">--<br>Annie Heuscher<br><br>Program Director</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Community Food & Agriculture Coalition</font></div><div><a href="http://missoulacfac.org/" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">http://missoulacfac.org/</font></a></div><div><a href="tel:406-830-8218" value="+14068308218" target="_blank">406-830-8218</a><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Food-and-Agriculture-Coalition-CFAC/154436164572233" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook" src="http://www.giant-bicycles.com/images/interface/facebook_icon_30x30.gif"></a> <a href="http://missoulacfac.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://revivenyc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb-96x96.png" height="30" width="30"></a><br><font style="font-family:georgia,serif" size="2"><b><i>Keep Ag in our Culture!</i></b></font><br></div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Cole, Jennifer - FSA, Bozeman, MT</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Jennifer.Cole@mt.usda.gov" target="_blank">Jennifer.Cole@mt.usda.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:46 AM<br>Subject: Montana FSA: Food Hub USDA Informational Meeting to be held April 28 in Missoula<br>To: "Cole, Jennifer - FSA, Bozeman, MT" <<a href="mailto:Jennifer.Cole@mt.usda.gov" target="_blank">Jennifer.Cole@mt.usda.gov</a>><br><br><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For Immediate Release: April 18, 2016</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span>
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<p style="text-align:right" align="right"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jennifer Cole<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</p><p style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Food Hub USDA Informational Meeting to be held April 28 in Missoula</span></b></p><b>
</b><p style="text-align:center" align="center"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Local ag partners co-host four-hour USDA Informational Session for local and regional food producers and businesses</b></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Local and regional food producers are invited to a Food Hub USDA Informational Session on April 28, 2016 at 8:30 to 12:30 pm at the Missoula County Extension Office located at 2825
Santa Fe Ct. #1 in Missoula. The meeting is free and open to the public. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span>
</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Meeting attendees will learn about USDA funding and resources available for food hubs from officials with Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
Rural Development, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through Montana State University (MSU).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The informational meeting is hosted by Lake County Community Development Corporation of Ronan & Community Food and Agriculture Coalition of Missoula County in partnership with USDA.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span>
</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The presentation schedule will be RD at 8:30 a.m., FSA at 9:30 am, MSU at 10:30 am, FNS at 11 a.m. and NRCS at 11:30 a.m.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information about the meeting, please contact Jan Tusick at
<span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:jan.tusick@lakecountycdc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">jan.tusick@lakecountycdc.org</span></a></span> or <a href="tel:406.676.5901" value="+14066765901" target="_blank">406.676.5901</a>, Annie Heuscher at
<a href="mailto:annie@missoulafac.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">annie@missoulafac.or</span>g</a> or <a href="tel:406.830.8218" value="+14068308218" target="_blank">406.830.8218</a> or Jennifer Cole at <a href="tel:406.587.6786" value="+14065876786" target="_blank">406.587.6786</a> or
<span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.cole@mt.usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">jennifer.cole@mt.usda.gov</span></a></span>.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span>
</p><p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to attend the meeting should contact Jennifer Cole, USDA Farm Service Agency State Civil Rights Coordinator at <a href="tel:406.587.6786" value="+14065876786" target="_blank">406.587.6786</a> and/or
<a href="mailto:jennifer.cole@mt.usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">jennifer.cole@mt.usda.go</span>v</a> or Federal Relay Service at <a href="tel:1-800-877-8339" value="+18008778339" target="_blank">1-800-877-8339</a>. Please submit your request by Close of Business on April 26.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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