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UC Davis Releases 5 Strawberry Varieties Resistant to Deadly Fungal Disease

The University of California, Davis, has released five new strawberry varieties that are resistant to the soilborne disease Fusarium wilt, have high yields and improved fruit quality. The breeding research was supported by a $6.2…

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USDA NIFA Invests in Research, Extension and Education at 1890 Land-grant Universities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $33 million to support capacity-building efforts at 1890 Land-grant Universities. This investment, administered through USDA’s National Institute of…

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GusNIP Program Improves Fruit and Vegetable Intake

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), one of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s five primary nutrition programs, is increasing the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by income-eligible…

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USDA-NIFA Awards a FADI-EDEN Grant to the Extension Foundation to Maximize BioSecurity Threat Resilience

The goal of the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative Extension Disaster Education Network (FADI-EDEN) program is to maximize the resilience of the U.S. food and agriculture sector to biosecurity risks, extreme weather events and…

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Understanding Bioactive Dietary Chemicals

The foods and drinks we consume contain natural chemicals (vitamins, minerals, fat, sugar, protein, flavonoids, toxicants, hormones and more) that can positively or negatively impact human health.

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NIFA Invests $8 Million to Improve Water Science, Conservation (AFRI A1411)

The Water Quantity and Quality program area priority within the https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/agriculture-food-research-ini… and Food Research Initiative is designed to improve water science, management and technologies,…

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1890 Extension Efforts Supporting Nutrition, Health and Wellness of Individuals, Families and Communities

The 1890 Land-grant Universities shape a brighter future for their communities through their Cooperative Extension programs that are providing families with the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. Supported by USDA…

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Texas 4-H Roundup Awards More Than $2 Million in Scholarships

4‑H is America’s largest youth development organization—empowering millions of young people. Supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 4-H helps youths meet the challenges of adolescence and transition to…

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Agrivoltaics Could Bring Agriculture and Renewable Energy Together

Renewable energy production is growing in the United States, but expanding an energy system built on renewables – like solar or wind – means locating infrastructure closer to where those resources are either abundant and/or easily…

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Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Agricultural Producers to Promote Competition, Strengthen Food Supply Chain and Rural Economies

This release was first published at usda.gov.Des Moines, IA, June 29, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry…

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State of Success: National Alaska Day

To celebrate National Alaska Day on June 28, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by University of Alaska’s Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station…

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NIFA Invests $9 Million to Improve Soil Health (A1401)

Healthy soils function as a living system and sustain plant and animal productivity while maintaining or enhancing water and air quality and promoting plant, animal and human health. The Soil Health program area priority in the…

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Science and Engineering for a Biobased Industry and Economy

Petroleum and other nonrenewable fossil fuels are commonly used for fuels, energy, plastics, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other materials we use daily. But many of these products can be made using plant…

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USDA NIFA Invests in Positive Youth Development

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced an investment in youth development projects to advance youth understanding of…

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NIFA Invests $9.6 Million to Support Innovation in Animal Systems (A1261)

The Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS) program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative seeks to bridge traditional disciplinary divides and address complex issues in animal agriculture …

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NIFA Invests $7.5 Million to Safeguard Animal Welfare (A1251)

The Welfare of Agricultural Animals program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Foundational and Applied Science program supports projects that evaluate current production practices; reduce…

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NIFA Invests $7.3 Million to Increase Food and Agriculture Educational Workforce (A7501)

The Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy program area in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Education and Workforce Development program seeks to increase the number of K-14 educational professionals trained in…

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USDA Announces Inaugural “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program”

This was originally posted on USDA website.WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a $262.5 million investment in institutions of higher education to foster the next generation of diverse…

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USDA Unveils New Tool to Track Federally Funded Investments

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the release of two new data dashboards that allow users the unprecedented ability to access high-level data about the National Institute of…

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Juneteenth as a Catalyst for Change

Next Monday, June 19, USDA will observe the annual holiday that marks the end of slavery in America. Juneteenth, while a celebration of freedom and an important moment not just in African American history, but in American history,…

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State of Success: National New Mexico Day

To celebrate National New Mexico Day on June 14, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Agricultural Experiment…

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NIFA Invests $19.5 million in Diseases of Agricultural Animals (A1221)

In the FY2023 funding cycle this AFRI program area priority focused on maintaining healthy agricultural animals to ensure a safe and adequate food supply by supporting research in cellular, molecular, genomic/genetic or whole-animal…

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Powering Up

Fort Valley State University is playing a role in bringing clean and renewable energy to residents of middle Georgia. In collaboration with Georgia Power Company, a solar farm of more than 107 acres was built on FVSU’s campus in 2021. …

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NIFA Invests $9.5 Million to Promote Innovation in Animal Reproduction (A1211)

The Animal Reproduction program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative funds projects that focus on enhancing gonadal function, evaluating transcriptomics in sperm, preventing pregnancy loss, and improving…

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NIFA Invests $6.7 Million to Advance the Sustainable Bioeconomy through Biobased Products (A1414)

This program area priority within the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative supports integrated projects to advance biobased products, biomass systems or biomass-generated power to enable the bioeconomy in a manner which reduces…

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