March 2023 Specialty Crop Industry Magazine

UF/IFAS has started a new commercial vegetable production website for the state of Florida. Information offered on the website includes pest and disease activity and upcoming events. Producers and industry experts can also register for the upcoming Florida Grower Citrus Show, scheduled for April 13. This year, the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory will co-host the event in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

ACCESSION NO: 1007605 [Full Record] PROJ NO: MICL05092 AGENCY: NIFA MICL PROJ TYPE: OTHER GRANTS PROJ STATUS: NEW CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2015-51181-24285 PROPOSAL NO: 2015-09260 START: 01 SEP 2015 TERM: 31 AUG 2019 FY: 2015 GRANT AMT: $6,515,655 GRANT YR: 2015 AWARD TOTAL: $6,515,655 INITIAL AWARD YEAR: 2015 INVESTIGATOR: Grumet, R. Source: CUCCAP: LEVERAGING APPLIED GENOMICS TO INCREASE DISEASE RESISTANCE IN CUCURBIT CROPS

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