NEW WEST GENETICS IN THE MEDIA

NWG GRANTS AND AWARDS

2023: USDA Climate Smart Commodities Hemp Project. PI- Babu Valliyodan, Lincoln University. “Scaling up the industrial hemp supply chain as carbon negative feedstock for fuel and fiber.” More Info 

2023: USDA USDA-NIFA-AFRI. In collaboration with Hudson Alpha. “Unraveling the mechanisms of sex determination in hemp.” More Info

2023: Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade – Advanced Industries Grant. “Commercializing the first Hemp Hybrid: AMPLIFY” More Info

2022: Institute for Cannabis Research. PI- Punya Nachappa, Colorado State University. Examining the adaptive roles of plant defensive chemistry on pest resistance in Hemp. More Info

2021: WellsFargo IN2 Innovation Incubator. “Hemp Root Phenotypes in simulated conditions” More Info

2021: Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade – Advanced Industries Grant. “Beyond CBD: development of food and feed markets and farmer profitability through novel and sustainable hemp genetics”

2020: FFAR grant awarded to Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Science, NWG collaborator.