The Horticultural Research Institute has announced the wide portfolio of research projects to be funded in 2021, from innovations to crop production to emergent consumer research.
A series of newsletters and webinars from the Horticultural Research Institute will outline control points in nursery production, resilient cultivars, and more.
Ralstonia solancearum, a federal quarantine pest, was recently confirmed in a single geranium variety in a greenhouse in Michigan. It is the first confirmed case in the U.S. since 2004.
The horticulture industry generates one third of both all specialty crop revenue, yet it receives only 12% of federal funds earmarked for specialty crops.
The Horticultural Research Institute has announced a wide range of research projects, from innovations in crop protection to emerging pest issues, that will be funded in 2019.
Commercialization of an intelligent spray control system for greenhouse horticulture is moving forward, thanks to a partnership between USDA and Smart Guided Systems, Inc.
The Horticultural Research Institute recently announced the 10 research projects that will receive funding in 2018 to investigate challenges and solutions in production, pest management, environmental stewardship, and business and marketing.
The Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund through the Horticultural Research Institute has now topped $800,000, with more scholarships coming in 2018.
Nathan Nordstedt credits his background in the industry for giving him an appreciation for the challenges within horticulture as well as leading him to keep the industry at the forefront of his career objectives.
