Ag producers offered chance to help local nonprofits

Havre Daily News staff

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, is offering Montana farmers and ranchers the chance to help their communities through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program.

Ag producers can enroll in programs offered by Monsanto Fund and get a chance to have $2,500 donated to a local nonprofit organization including including food banks, emergency response organizations, youth agriculture programs and many others.

Since the program began in 2010, the Grow Communities program has awarded more than $26 million in donations, Monsanto Fund said in a press release.

New this year, all farmers are now eligible to enroll in the program, as long as they meet the requirement of being 21 years old and actively engaged in farming at least 250 acres or more. The Grow Communities program will award more than $3 million to nonprofits across rural America in 2018, the release said.

Montana farmers can enroll in the Grow Communities program from now to Nov. 17. Online enrollment, as well as a complete list of program rules and eligibility information, can be found at http://www.GrowCommunities.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332 toll-free.