BISMARCK, N.D. – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for seven projects. The awards totaling $418,607 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting July 31-Aug. 1 in Medora.
APUC is a program of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that administers grant programs for research and development of new and expanded uses for North Dakota agricultural products which support the development of concepts and products that support our rural communities and agriculture operations. The grants can be used for basic and applied research, marketing and utilization, farm diversification, nature-based agritourism, prototype and technology and technical assistance.
The following received approval:
Botlink, LLC was awarded $48,000 to progress drone machine learning for detection of invasive species. Contact Matt Sather at 701-412-2988.
CorVent Medical, Inc. was awarded $84,000 to develop ventilators for veterinary use. Contact Richard Walsh at 443-928-9195.
Independent Data Management was awarded $30,000 to advance usage of digital acreage reporting. Contact Michelle Tresel at 612-791-1440.
North Dakota State University was awarded $70,099 to research Azospirillum Brasilense effectiveness against pathogens. Contact Birgit Pruess at 701-306-6913.
North Dakota State University was awarded $21,760 to refine the differential thermal analysis method for more realistic cold hardiness data of grape buds. Contact Harlene Hatterman-Valenti at 701-231-8536.
North Dakota State University was awarded $64,748 to develop health-targeted high value crops for prevention, treatment and management of cancer metastasis. Contact Kalpana Katti at 701-231-9504.
Peak Anodes LLC was awarded $100,000 to evaluate the use of polymer-derived ceramic resin and corn stover as a carbon source alternative to battery-grade graphite. Contact David Straley at 701-202-9692.
APUC will hold its next grant application hearing on Nov. 20-21, 2024, in Bismarck. Applications for the next meeting must be received by Oct. 1, 2024.
For additional information, please visit https://www.ndda.nd.gov/apuc.