FUNDING

Project 1: Improving Aronia Berry Sustainability and Fruit Quality
  • USDA / Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (06/2018-05/2022)
Project 2: Improvement of Safety, Quality, and Nutritional Value of Nebraska Grown Aronia Berry Products by High Pressure Processing
  • USDA / Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (09/2017-09/2020)
Project 3: Develop a Novel Extrusion Process to Enhance the Nutritional Value and Acceptance of Aronia Berry

  • USDA / Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (09/2021-09/2024)  

Project 4: Developing A Regulated Deficit Irrigation Technology to Improve the Fruit Quality of Nebraska Aronia Berry

  • USDA / Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (09/2023-09/2026)                                  Up to $3B of agricultural products to be bought by USDA ....     2021 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM