U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques called genome editing. Read More at VSC news
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Farmer Field Day Toolkit | USDA
Field days are educational events hosted by a producer or an educator and held on-farm or on-ranch. The events usually include demonstrations of specific management practices and equipment and/or highlight research methods and results. Source: Farmer Field Day Toolkit
Machine Harvested Pickling Cucumbers – Risk Management Fact Sheet
The USDA publishes an annual risk management fact sheet that provides a general overview of the crop insurance program including losses from plant disease.
Breeding Cucurbita moschata varieties for resistance to downy mildew
During the 2016 growing season Common Wealth Seed Growers conducted winter squash research that included a variety trial of 23 seedstocks; three selection projects (‘Seminole Pumpkin,’ ‘Chinese Tropical Pumpkin’ and ‘Cuban Neck Pumpkin’); and a breeding trial with F5 seeds from a cross of ‘Seminole Pumpkin’ and ‘Waltham Butternut.’
USDA Announces National Watermelon Promotion Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 13 individuals to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
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CucCAP Annual Progress Report Sept. 2017
The PI reports project progress on the CucCAP grant to the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture annually. Accession No. 1007605 Grant No. 2015-51181-24285 Project No. MICL05092 Proposal No. 2015-09260 Program CodeSCRI Project Start Date Sep 1, 2015 Project End Date Aug 31, 2019
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
