USDA recently announced recipients for its Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant program (https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/09/10/usda-invests-nearly-121m-specialty-crops-research-and-organic). Stephen Meyers is a member of a team of scientists receiving a planning grant for their proposal entitled “Identifying needs and overcoming barriers for adopting novel weed control technology in perennial crops”. The project is led by Lynn Sosnoskie at Cornell University with collaborators at University of California- Davis, Oregon State University, Iowa State University, University of Arkansas, Rutgers University, and Washington State University. More information about the project can be found here: Identifying Needs and Overcoming Barriers for Adopting Novel Weed Control Technology in Perennial Crops – N Y AGRICULTURAL EXPT STATION (usda.gov)