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Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the Michigan recipients of USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. These grants up to $125,000 enhance the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crops. This year, the program awarded grants for marketing, production, and disease management for a range of specialty crops, including berries, hops, dry beans, […]
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced that the Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) program is investing $4.8 million in seven projects serving military veterans interested in pursuing careers across the food and agricultural sector. The program provides grants to nonprofits to increase the number of military veterans gaining knowledge and skills […]
USDA announced that it is investing more than $46 million in projects supporting America’s veteran, underserved, and beginning farmers and ranchers. This includes 46 projects funded at $23.7 million through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP), as well as $22.6 million awarded to 31 grantees through the 2501 Program. Complete lists of the […]
The American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry published a study that examined the impact of watering practices on tomato plants. Researchers found that the size of the water droplets sprayed on tomato plants affected both plant growth and resistance to pests and pathogens. According to a press release, the researchers sprayed tomato […]
Applications are due by December 1, 2024. The Organic Farming Research Foundation’s (OFRF) Farmer-Led Trials Program provides farmers with technical assistance and a small amount of funding to investigate and learn about solutions to their most pressing production challenges. This program will provide support for on-farm learning trials aimed at testing new practices, inputs, varieties, […]
The University of Massachusetts Amherst developed a new set of analytical tools to help farmers calculate whether agrivoltaics make economic sense for them. The two spreadsheet-based tools consist of a crop-specific logbook to analyze farm-level activities and a whole-farm tool to calculate aggregate projections for trade-offs between crop production with or without agrivoltaics. The spreadsheets […]
A study carried out at the University of Helsinki demonstrates that boosting plant diversity in agriculture can increase plant biomass and improve plant–microbe interactions, both of which promote the storage of carbon in the soil. The study investigated whether increasing plant diversity through use of undersown species in field ecosystems can affect the structure and […]
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has published Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill. This report delves into Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) enrollment from fiscal year 2019 to 2023, uncovering trends in program spending and practices that have significantly enhanced environmental outcomes at the farm, state, and national levels. “This report shows that […]
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture unveiled the state’s first-ever Farm to Kids Strategic Plan. Developed collaboratively by Farm to School and Early Care partners across Minnesota, this plan is a five-year roadmap for advancing local procurement and agricultural education in K-12 schools and early care settings. Using insights collected from robust stakeholder engagement with producers, […]
National Public Radio’s All Things Considered reported on efforts to increase the popularity of the pawpaw. It’s a fruit that can be grown in 40 states, yet it’s not often seen in stores, due to its short shelf life. Advocates see an opportunity to improve the crop through directed plant breeding, to make it a […]
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