The arizona department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts by assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops…

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Award ID
23SCBPAZ1170
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Obligated
$1,311,054

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Arizona, USA

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The arizona department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts by assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops educating consumers (adults and children) about specialty crops grown in arizona assisting specialty crop producers with good handling practices and good agricultural practices (GHP GAP) certification expanding availability and access to specialty crops and addressing challenges confronting arizona specialty crop producers through a variety of activities projects with their grant recipients. Beneficiaries include specialty crop producers and consumers in arizona. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Subrecipient not on record Macey Keith, partnering with AZDA, will enhance organic lettuce IPM programs in Arizona, specifically the desert southwest, using trap crops to combine… $11,233
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will continue to attempt to induce seedless in lemons by application of various rates of elemental sulfur to the plants at bloom… $39,026
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will continue to attempt to increase `Medjool' date fruit size by application of urea, potassium sulfate and boron (B) directly to… $39,673
University Of Arizona Cantaloupe is a specialty crop that is economically important to the state of Arizona. However, cantaloupes have been associated with foodborne disease… $95,371
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension is collaborating with Arizona's lettuce and melon producer-cooperators and Co-PIs to understanding the role of… $99,862
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona's Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA) will convert fruit and vegetable fertilizer management information… $90,000
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Urban Agriculture Production, Small-scale, and Beginner Farmer, and Field Crops Integrated Pest Management… $99,990
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will evaluate the use of a new UV-C light technology for the sanitization of specialty crop harvesting and processing environments.… $61,841
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona, Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture will characterize the population of Bremia lactucae present in the Yuma growing… $19,032
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona research and extension team plans to measure the short- and medium-term changes in soil microbial communities in the commercial… $99,883
University Of Arizona This project will be focused on developing an RNAi-based fungicide to control the fungi Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOL). FOL genes involved in… $87,212
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona Environmental Science department has been a leader in water and salinity management for decades. More recently, some of this work… $87,972
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona in collaboration with partnering horticultural nurseries in Phoenix and Tucson will conduct investigations on the biology,… $78,226
University Of Arizona University of Arizona will continue work to develop efficient, effective, and economically viable methods to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate palestriped flea… $32,542
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will work extensively with growers and pest control advisors to identify their needs for an information product that will detail the… $19,952
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will investigate the effects of disinfectants for use in irrigation waters. The overall goal of this study is to determine optimal… $63,805
Creighton Community Foundation Inc. The Creighton Community Foundation will demonstrate the feasibility of growing specialty crops in the urban Phoenix desert through a community food forest by… $93,820
University Of Arizona The University of Arizona will work with the Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA) to maintain ongoing access to timely and accurate pesticide use data for… $82,566
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Who received award 23SCBPAZ1170?

23SCBPAZ1170 was awarded to Arizona Department Of Agriculture by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture) on September 30, 2023.

How much is award 23SCBPAZ1170 worth?

$1,311,054 has been obligated on 23SCBPAZ1170.

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