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CPS to start 10 new food safety projects

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To help answer the fresh produce industry’s most urgent food safety questions, Center for Produce Safety has just funded 10 new research projects, valued at just over $2.7 million.

USDA awards $9.75MM to 10 grant projects for domestic organic producers

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USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $9.75 million awarded to 10 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG).

USDA announces $32MM in grants to strengthen local and regional food systems

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USDA Agricultural Marketing Service awarded more than $32 million for 98 grant projects to expand and strengthen local and regional food systems and increase the availability of locally grown agricultural products.

Moxxy Marketing new service to help groups secure USDA grant funds

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Moxxy Marketing has worked with multiple commodity groups to submit applications and obtain funding and is now offering the service to other boards and associations.

USDA offers $1B for rural renewable energy and efficiency

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications starting on April 1 for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements.

USDA gives $72.9MM in Specialty Crop Block Grants

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USDA today announced the availability of $72.9 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) to fund innovative projects designed to support the expanding specialty crop sector and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products.

Sollum receives grant for LED greenhouse lighting for strawberries

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To highlight the benefits of dynamic lighting for Québec horticultural businesses, Investissement Québec, as an agent of the Québec government, has granted Sollum Technologies $350,000 in funding for a technological showcase involving a novel strawberry research trial in partnership with SAVOURA.

Strawberry farmers receive support in fight against soil-borne diseases

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A $1 million dollar grant has been awarded to the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) Strawberry Center to research methods to combat soil-borne diseases that harm strawberry plants.