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USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers

Dan Fruits, Hemp, Industry News Release, Pecans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in research that will support specialty crop farmers. “This collaborative public-private research effort will focus on applying innovative solutions to pest management problems that often are otherwise not available to specialty …