Friday, November 26, 2010

Grants from NC agriculture to help offset feed cost to aquaculture

The department of agriculture in North Carolina USA announced a second round of funding through the aquaculture grant program to help aquaculture producers statewide to recover from losses made during 2009. The program started last year and targeted the 2008 production season, because the cost of feed had not got any better.

Chris Selle, who leases Cantrell Creek Trout Farm said that right now the feed is higher than its ever been. Skip Thompson an N.C. Cooperative extension area specialized agent in the agency's Buncombe County Centre said one of the reason for these high prices is the rise in energy costs. Read more...
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