Cioa 3: carrot improvement for organic agriculture with added grower and consumer value - UOW

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $812,615 under a cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support. The funding is provided through the Agricultural Research Service's Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to support research activities under the project "CIOA 3: CARROT IMPROVEMENT FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE WITH ADDED GROWER AND CONSUMER VALUE."

As part of this cooperative agreement, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will conduct research to improve carrot varieties suited for organic agriculture in a way that provides added value to growers and consumers. The university will work with the USDA Agricultural Research Service over the three-year period from September 2021 through July 2025 to achieve the goals of the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program to make agricultural research discoveries and provide scientific and technical information.