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Abstract/SummaryEach year in the United States nearly half of all fruits and vegetables grown will go towaste. Crop loss is an especially pressing issue for berry growers where short postharvest shelf- life due to fungal infection plagues the industry. Despite these challenges consumer demand forberries has grown steadily over the past decades to an annual market value of $7.1 billion. Thisproject ...

Food waste is a critical challenge in the agricultural economy. To meet the EnvironmentalProtection Agency's goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030 substantial changes arerequired in the food system where 30% of food is never eaten. Here we target the potato cropthe 4 -largest crop in the United States by volume and a highly efficient per-acre generator ofcalories. A key driver in loss of pota ...

As we raise food in the US competent labor prepared to manage daily livestock mortalities andpotential depopulation catastrophes as agriculture faces now during COVID-19 maximizes theability for American producers to prosper. Knowing depopulation could happen again with ForeignAnimal Disease (FAD) our COVID-19 experiences underline the importance of innovativecompetency-based educational technolog ...

American Energy Technologies Co. will partner with Eagle Picher Technologies in order to develop a lean and efficient method for synthesis of Lithium battery grade carbon monofluoride (CFx). The focus of the development / prototyping work will be on continuous processing, application of domestic raw materials and use of modern material de-aggregation techniques for particles of the end-product. Th ...

50% of produce goes uneaten. Loss in the produce supply chain costs $80B eachyear in the United States and represents a tremendous waste of key natural resources:land water and energy. A major cause of loss in the agricultural supply chain is spoilagebrought on by fungi and bacteria. Post-harvest pathogenic damage can be mitigated bya variety of strategies such as applying fungicides ozone chlorin ...

Specialty crops such as pineapple and other tropical fruits beverage and nut crops are importantcomponents of the economy of Hawaii the subtropical areas of the mainland U.S. and many othertropical areas around the world. Significant opportunities exist to improve productivity harvestefficiency and reduce in-field losses by the application and integration of new technologies. Onesuch example is to ...

This application describes research to further advance an innovative algal-based productionsystem for the manufacture of a suite of novel biobased ingredients for sustainable andenvironmentally advantaged skin care products. Specifically we propose the mass cultivation ofgenetically enhanced photosynthetic algae (cyanobacteria) in specialized photobioreactors(PBRs) to produce mycosporine-like amin ...

Diesel engines are critical to the agriculture sector--and in many other applications--due to their strong performance and vaunted durability. However, despite their many benefits, these engines are tied to the dirty emissions and price volatility of Diesel fuel. This Diesel dependence puts pressure on manufacturers to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards, and forces users to accept inc ...

The country increasingly seeks locally produced, healthy food. Shrimp can provide significantly to these desires while reducing dependence on imports and enabling creation of jobs in all strata of society.To realize these benefits, the cost of shrimp production needs to be reduced to meet the existing competitive market. The success of our project will bring high-technology at low cost to a key co ...

SUMMARYThe primary objective of this SBIR Phase I project is the design, fabrication and validation of portable prototype instrumentation which will permit growers and other stakeholders in the agricultural community to rapidly and accurately diagnose plant infectious diseases, directly at the point of testing. Such infectious diseases, if incorrectly diagnosed and improperly treated, can result i ...