USDA Funding Opportunity: $1.9M for Pesticide Alternative Research
For more than 50 years, the use of a pesticide called methyl bromide has been common throughout the food and agricultural industries. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced the availability of funding to research new, environmentally-friendly pesticides, tools and strategies to replace methyl bromide.
The use of methyl bromide is now considered an outdated method of pest control as the chemical is not deemed safe for the Earth’s ozone. For decades, it has been used in farming, storage, shipment and other points of food supply chain.