A cheese processor in Kiel has been named one of fifteen dairy companies that are slotted to receive a Dairy Processor Grant from the DATCP.
Henning Cheese will be using the money for the installation of an inline packaging machine.
The grants are designed to foster innovation, improve profitability, and sustain the long-term viability of Wisconsin’s dairy processing facilities.
A total of $200,000 was available for this year’s Dairy Processor Grants, with a maximum of $50,000 allowed for each project. DATCP received 18 grant requests totaling more than $630,000.
As part of the 2021-2023 biennial budget, Governor Tony Evers has proposed increasing the available funding for Dairy Processor Grants to $600,000 each year to address the need for additional support to the dairy industry.
Grant recipients are required to provide a match of at least 20 percent of the grant amount.
