Oregon State University has developed two new habanero pepper varieties that deliver the food’s signature flavor without the heat. Vegetable breeder Jim Myers spent 25 years developing ‘Notta Hotta’ and ‘Mild Thing.’ Oregon State University officials are ready to work with seed companies to license the peppers, and Myers anticipates that growers will be able […]

The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom announced funding awards totaling nearly $82 million in their Global Centers competition. The 2024 Global Centers awards focus on advancing bioeconomy research to solve global challenges, whether by increasing crop resilience, converting plant […]

USDA’s National Agroforestry Center recently updated its Agroforestry Note 7, Forest Farming: An Agroforestry Practice. The free, 12-page publication focuses on the production and management of herbaceous, understory nontimber forest products. It points out some of the benefits and limitations of forest farming and offers examples of nontimber forest products for culinary, medicinal, decorative, and […]

USDA has announced an investment of $1.7 billion for purchase of locally and regionally produced foods and domestically produced foods for emergency food assistance. These investments, made possible by the Commodity Credit Corporation, will help American producers by ensuring they have the certainty of access to local and regional markets as well as the financial […]

USDA National Organic Program (NOP) posted a new Livestock Transitional Production Plan (TPP) template online. The template was developed under the Organic Transition Initiative’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program. The template helps livestock producers transitioning to organic production learn how to document their organic practices in preparation for completing the Organic System Plan required for […]