Monday, February 8, 2016

USDA Awards $20 Million in Grants for Citrus Greening Research

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $20.1 million in grants to university researchers for research and extension projects to help citrus producers fight Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/02/0035.xml&contentidonly=true

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