What is the Farm Viability Enhancement Program?
A. FVEP is a business planning program designed to look at ways of diversifying and modernizing an existing farm s operation. Application is by a competitive process and once selected a farm goes through a technical assistance and business planning phase. If after the business plan is completed and the farmer is willing to implement the changes recommended in the business plan AND sign a agricultural use only covenant for a period of five or ten years, the Department may make money available to implement the changes recommended in the business plan.