Capital Press: "Research co-op lands third grant to develop organic veggies"

"For the third time in nine years, the USDA will fund a multi-state research program dedicated to breeding new cultivars of vegetables specially adapted for organic farms.

The Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Cooperative, or NOVIC, started in 2009 with a $2 million grant from the Organic Research and Extension Initiative, part of the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. It received a second $2 million grant in 2014, and was once again awarded $2 million earlier this year."

Read the full article about NOVIC's continuation here.