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Iowa State University to Lead Research to Increase Pig Survivability
AMES, Iowa (December 6, 2018) — A research project led by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University seeks to increase pork producers’ profits by improving the survivability of their animals. Jason Ross, the Lloyd L Anderson Professor and director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa
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Pioneering Impact Investment Program Receives Grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Kirchner Food Fellowship announces this year’s program will have a soil health investment focus Birmingham, Alabama & Washington, DC– 28 November 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, a Kirchner Impact Foundation initiative, today announced a collaboration with the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and North Carolina State University
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The RIPE project receives additional $13 million to accelerate progress in redesigning photosynthesis
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation increases RIPE project investment to complement support from FFAR and DFID to improve yields for farmers worldwide This week, families across the U.S. will gather around Thanksgiving tables in a traditional celebration of the season’s bounty. By improving how key crops transform sunlight into yield,
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