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The USDA has awarded grants totaling more than $2.6 million to four potato breeding programs. The Tri-State Potato Research and Breeding Program received $943,332. Michigan State University was awarded $796,725. Another $510,104 went to the University of Maine, and Texas A&M University received $415,359.
The grants are designated to focus on the development and testing of superior commercial potato varieties using classic breeding and advanced molecular and biotechnological approaches.
