Active New York farmers are encouraged to use their agricultural knowledge and leadership to help the New York Farm Viability Institute select proposals to fund under the Institute’s grant programs.

The NYFVI is a nonprofit, farmer-led organization that directs and funds research projects that result in increased profits on New York farms. The institute supports projects that focus on business management, marketing, production issues, technology adoption, outreach education and more across the diverse agricultural sectors, farm sizes, geographic regions and production practices in the state.

Projects are selected through a competitive application process. Proposals are reviewed and ranked by active producers within the related agricultural sector, then brought before the board of directors for approval and funding amount decisions.

For more information about becoming a grant review panelist, contact NYFVI at (315) 453-3823.