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Insights provide an opportunity to share important views, perspectives, research and opinions about current food and agriculture topics.

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Our Research Focuses on Critical Challenge Areas

Our bold research in each Challenge Area addresses complex agriculture issues and challenges that farmers face today.

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Our Impact

We invest in research that produces actionable results, which benefit farmers, consumers and the environment. Our research results are publicly available.

  • 350 grants awarded
  • 1:1.4 ratio of FFAR funding to matching funds
  • 550+ funding partners

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Results That Go FFAR

Scientific breakthroughs help us understand and develop solutions for big food and agriculture challenges.

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Research Pinpoints Why Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk in Warm Weather and Develops Nutrition-Based Solution

A new Cornell-led study funded by a Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Seeding Solutions grant has found a nutrition-based solution to restore milk production in heat-stressed cows, while also pinpointing the cause of the decline. This study’s breakthroughs will inform further research that could reveal how different feed additives or changes to the staple diet of cows across the U.S. can sustainably increase milk production, even as temperatures continue to climb. Currently, sprinklers and fans are the primary ways used to mitigate heat stress on cows, but these strategies consume water, burn fossil fuels and only restore about 60% of milk production.

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As an inclusive organization, we host Insights from thought leaders across for food and agriculture community on DEI. Learn more about their unique experiences and perspectives.

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