The new mexico department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops assisting producers with research and…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $598,054.35 Specialty Crop Block Grant to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The grant, funded through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (CFDA 10.170), will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in New Mexico. Key activities include leveraging marketing and promotion initiatives, assisting producers with research and development, expanding availability and access to specialty crops, and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers.

As part of this grant, a $X sub-award was provided to Reunity Resources, a non-profit organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Reunity Resources will design, implement, and educate about an integrated pest management plan using organic methods to address codling moth damage in their orchards. The project results will be widely shared with Reunity's agricultural partners and organizations to benefit other specialty crop producers in the state.

The new mexico department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops expanding availability and access to specialty crops and addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers through a variety of activities projects with their grant recipients. Beneficiaries include the residents of the state or territory. Performance evidence in the form of measurable outcomes is required.