{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141003151943/http://sewell.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=738", "Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell Announces Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant Awarded to the Alabama State Association of Cooperatives", "2014-10-01", "2014", "2014-10", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri Sewell", "S001185", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013Today, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $200,000 in grant funding to the Alabama State Association of Cooperatives. The funding will be used to expand support to cooperatives in the Black Belt and is part of theSmall Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant (SSDPG) program.  \u201cI am pleased that the Alabama State Association of Cooperatives will receive this funding to continue its initiatives to create new opportunities for disadvantaged farmers in Alabama\u2019s Black Belt Region,\u201d said Rep. Sewell. \u201cThe funding will also allow the association to provide continuous support to the farming industry by serving as a means of sustainability and survival for many communities in the Black Belt.  John Zippert of the Alabama State Association of Cooperatives expressed his appreciation for the funding and highlighted the economic impact of assistingsocially disadvantaged producers.\u00a0  \u201cWe will work to improve marketing and business practices for participants so we can raise the income of these producers,\u201d Zippert said. \u201cWe welcome the producers in the 7th Congressional District to contact us for assistance because the goal is to help as many people as possible.\u201d  \u00a0  Cooperatives that will benefit include:  Greene-Sumter Farmer\u2019s Market  Southeast Goat Producers  St. John\u2019s Farmer\u2019s Market  Marengo County Farmers Co-op  Black Belt Fruit and Vegetable Marketing and Innovation Center (scheduled to open in 2015)  \u00a0  \u00a0  Farmers interested in the program should contact John Zippert   at jzippert@aol.com or by calling 205-652-9676", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141003151943/http://sewell.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=738"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6395249404013157, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}