Unlocking Chestnut Potential: USDA’s Role in Sustainable Farming
December 21, 2024
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Discover the untapped potential of chestnut farming in the United States and learn how chestnut farming grants can help you build what’s next for your land and community.
In this episode of Branching Out: Growing Together, USDA’s Jessica Shade explains how NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) supports innovation and grower–researcher collaboration. She shows how public funding connects to real farms and concrete decisions on the ground.
If you want to plug your farm into research and support, this conversation gives you a clear starting point. We walk through what kinds of projects SCRI funds and how chestnut farming grants can back on‑farm trials, variety work, and smarter orchard design. You’ll hear how growers and researchers work together to shape the future of chestnuts instead of working in isolation.
You also learn how to find opportunities, read calls for proposals, and think about your own farm as part of a national chestnut strategy. The goal is simple: help you take the next step with confidence, not guesswork.
➡️ Explore NIFA’s resources: SCRI Website
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Subscribe to the weekly blog at unitedchestnuts.com and consider joining the United Chestnuts Community group on Facebook. United Chestnuts provides resources to the chestnut community and sells chestnut trees and chestnuts, of course. This episode invites you to see how chestnut farming grants can intersect with your farm so you don’t have to build this industry alone.