Important Note

Flower Hill Institute's cooperative agreement with the USDA Farm Service Agency to provide technical assistance and outreach ended on December 31st, 2023. While the resources provided on this page will remain accessible for the foreseeable future, FHI is no longer accepting new technical assistance (TA) requests under this program.

Flower Hill Institute provides free meat and poultry processing technical assistance through the Meat and Poultry Processing Technical Assistance (MPPTA) program, funded by a formalized cooperative agreement with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. For more information and to request MPPTA technical assistance, please visit the official MPPTA webpage at www.flowerhill.institute/usda-mppta.

If you have any other agriculture-related questions, contact Flower Hill Institute directly at info@flowerhill.institute.

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Program Overview

Flower Hill Institute provides nationwide outreach, education, and technical assistance services to historically underserved farmers and ranchers through a cooperative agreement with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). These services are designed to help raise awareness for FSA relief programs and educate qualified farmers and producers on submission requirements and post-award management for the Emergency Relief Program – Phase 2 (ERP-2) and other FSA programs.

In addition, four nonprofit organizations have partnered with FHI through collaborative agreements to help provide technical assistance services to underserved farmers and ranchers nationwide, including: