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AdvertisementNDA announces recipients of specialty crop grantsNebraska The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has awarded 10 projects funding to enhance the competitiveness of the state's specialty crop industry. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). According to NDA Director Greg Ibach, the 10 projects will share $285,452.98 in specialty crop block grant funding. "Nebraska's specialty crop production is an important segment of our state's overall agricultural industry," Ibach said. "We are pleased with the quality of the projects and the potential these projects have to help our specialty crop industry grow in the future." The 10 projects awarded grants are: Work with several Nebraska Future Farmers of America Chapters to provide hands-on classroom educational materials and workshops in order to reestablish the youth's connection to specialty crop agriculture, engage young farmers in the production and selling of locally grown fruits and vegetables, and aid in the expansion of specialty crop commodities sold at Nebraska's farmers' markets; Partner with Nebraska Dry Bean Commission to increase the utilization of dry edible bean recipes by the Nebraska Child Nutrition Program and commercial enterprises through promotion of existing dry bean recipes; Partner with the Community CROPS (Combining Resources, Opportunities, and People for Sustainability) to improve the capacity of socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers through the utilization of workshops, farm tours, farmer-to farmer mentoring, and networking opportunities in the specialty crop industry; Partner with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to create a cost-effective model or prototype for growing horticultural crops during the winter months in Nebraska; Partner with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to compare the compositional profiles (total phenols/flavonoid, vitamin E/A/carotenoids) and the antioxidant capacity of damaged and whole Great Northern Beans when subjected to various shelf-life and cooking unit operations; Partner with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to determine the periods during potato production in which limited irrigation would least impact market yield of potatoes; Partner with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to evaluate the success of hybrid hazelnut propagation techniques suitable for large scale multiplication of hybrid hazelnut cultivars and prepare for future evaluations of the adaptability and durability of propagated hazelnut seedlings in commercial field production systems; Partner with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to further identify and characterize isolates collected from surveys in which isolates were identified as Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. Flaccumfaciens, tested as pathogens on dry beans, and then evaluated on all relevant crops; Expand an Internet Mapping Service website, which indicates the locations of Nebraska's vineyards for pesticide industry groups and individual pesticide users, to include the identification of other specialty crops including fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries, honey, and organic crops; and Partner with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to identify and evaluate mycoflora species and mycotoxin contaminations in Nebraska hybrid hazelnuts and recommend preventive measures to control risk of mold and mycotoxin contaminations. Advertisement
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