Eleven agriculture innovators will share $225,500 in grants for projects designed to strengthen, build or restore sectors of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.
One recipient is the University of Wisconsin-Madison Horticulture Department, Madison, $21,500 â?? The researchers will study production and storage potential in Wisconsin for â??cut and peelâ? carrots — the popular baby carrots sold today that are worth about five times as much to the grower as carrots grown for processing.