More than $243 million in grants available through two USDA programs, the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.
Investments in cell-grown meat development grew sixfold in 2020. There are about 70 cell-based meat startups around the world today, up from just four in 2015.
California strawberry movement is on track to beat last year’s 202 million trays by a little over 16 million, and growers are reporting good size and quality.
The USDA announced it has purchased more than $2.2 billion of meat, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops and dairy products in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
Avocado marketers say they weathered a couple of "very stressful" weeks after stay-at-home orders took effect, but since have seen retail sales recover.