The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding to support different areas of the specialty crop industry, including $3 million to researchers at Cornell University to analyze storage methods for apple growers.
“We all count on America’s specialty crops for reliable access to nutritious, fresh foods,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small in a press release. “Specialty crop producers are hard at work to keep operations profitable while implementing sustainable practices.”
There will be $70.2 million invested in supporting specialty crop research, which will be divided among 21 different projects, including one from researchers at Cornell University.
Source: spectrumlocalnews.com