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USDA Provides $4.7m Grants for Food Safety Education, Training and Technical Assistance Projects
Apr 20, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $4.7m grants for food safety education, training, and technical assistance projects, which will enable farmers and small food processors, vegetable and fruit merchants and others to ...
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USDA Awards Research Grants for Reducing Livestock Losses to Insects and Diseases
Apr 28, 2015The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases. The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers ...
Tags: Food Security, NIFA
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USDA Aims to Improve Food Production
Feb 5, 2015The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $16m in funding to support research, education and extension efforts to improve food production and enhance food security. ...
Tags: food security, Food Production
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Banks of LED Illuminate Plants in Greenhouses
Sep 29, 2013A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture blog entry introduces Purdue University's research resulgs on LED grow lights. Banks of LED illuminate plants in greenhouses. Purdue University researchers discovered that LEDs can provide a more ...