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FFAR Seeks Nominations for 2019 New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award
WASHINGTON (January 16, 2019) – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) today begins accepting nominations for the 2019 New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award. This award supports early-career scientists pursuing research that sustainably enhances agricultural production or improves health through food. FFAR will grant as many
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Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent
URBANA (January 3, 2019) – Plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis; however, most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and to deal with it, evolved an energy-expensive process called photorespiration that drastically suppresses their yield potential. Today, researchers from the University of Illinois and U.S.
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FFAR Applauds President Trump and Congressional Leaders on Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (December 20, 2018) – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) applauds Congressional leaders today on the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill includes $185 million for agricultural research through FFAR’s unique public-private partnerships. “I’m proud that FFAR has support on
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