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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Fruit, Research, USDA,

USDA Announces Over $243 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen the Specialty Crop Industry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $243 million in grants to support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops through two USDA programs – the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Research, USDA, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

10/21/2021 SOURCE: vtx.vt.edu

Virginia Tech researchers among team awarded $10M from USDA to bring cultivated meat closer to dinner plates

Cultivated meat — animal cells grown in vitro to form anything from chicken tenders to salmon fillets — is pushing the boundaries of food production at a time when the agriculture industry is racing to keep up with growing demand. Researchers from Virginia Tech are part of a team awarded $10M from the USDA to usher in the era of lab-to-table protein to help to fill that gap.

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, Food/Nutrition, USDA, Government / Policies,

10/19/2021 SOURCE: www.westport-news.com

USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials are rethinking their approach to...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: USDA, Cellular Meat,

The USDA Just Made Its First Investment in Lab-Grown Meat

In its first investment into the lab-grown meat space, the USDA awarded $10 million to Tufts University to establish the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Sustainability, Research, USDA, Climate Change, Weather,

10/14/2021 SOURCE: thelintonian.com

USDA announces $146M+ investment in sustainable agricultural research; Purdue grabs $10M to diversify the Corn Belt | The Lintonian

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research…

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Hobby Farming, USDA,

10/12/2021 SOURCE: www.aginfo.net

Support for small producers - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Small farms have a new insurance option

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Economics, USDA,

Agricultural Economic Insights | CRP, CRP, Where Art Thou Acres?

Since 2007, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage has declined by nearly 17 million acres. The next farm bill will impact the fate of the program.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, USDA,

USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation Minded Corn Farmers Who Split Apply Nitrogen | RMA

USDA to Offer New Insurance Option for Conservation Minded Corn Farmers Who Split Apply Nitrogen

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Education U.S. NorthEast, Crop Diseases, Research, USDA,

Stronger lettuce stems are a key part of disease resistance - My Droll

Bullo Erena Mamo with lettuce. Credit: Bullo Erena Mamo Lettuce drop is a lettuce disease ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, USDA, Climate Change,

Ag economists study the juncture of too much heat, crop insurance

Like hail, wind, and precipitation, too much heat is often the cause of crop insurance cla...

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