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Results That Go FFAR
Our Breakthroughs outline findings and successes resulting from FFAR-funded research.
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Building Collaborations for Technology-Driven Solutions in Agriculture
Breakthrough for Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM)
Building Food System Interventions to Support Urban & Rural Communities
Breakthrough for Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions
Unlocking Genetic Heat Tolerance in Cattle
Breakthrough for Precision Bred Adaptation of Elite Taurine Breeds of Beef & Dairy Cattle
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The Latest
Insights
Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.
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Advancing Ecosystem Service Markets for Sustainable Farming
Feeding Bees Through Diversity
Riley Reed
FFAR Fellow, Washington State University
Precision Agriculture Tools for Livestock Production
Caleb J. Grohmann
FFAR Fellow, University of Missouri
The Next Frontier for Biotechnology & the Future of Forestry
Samantha Surber
FFAR Fellow, University of Georgia
A Place for Everyone in Agriculture
Dr. LaKisha Odom & Jocelyn Hittle
Transforming Agriculture with Data and Artificial Intelligence
Shiang-Wan Chin, FFAR Fellow
Cornell University
Closing the Loop
Madeline Desjardins, FFAR Fellow
Washington State University
Importance of Bacteria in Identifying Bovine Respiratory Disease
Ruth Eunice Centeno Martinez
FFAR Fellow, Purdue University
Let’s Raise a Glass on National Milk Day to the Power of Agriculture Research
Krysta Harden
President and CEO U.S. Dairy Export Council
The Innovation Dilemma: Why Adoption Rates for Agricultural Technologies Lag Behind
Enrique Pena Martinez, FFAR Fellow
Raleigh, North Carolina
Building Team Chemistry: The Bigger Picture Behind Cows & Climate
Conor McCabe
Animal Biology Graduate Student, UC Davis
Insight on Livestock Methane Mitigation
Dr. Rod Mackie, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Finding a New Way to Control Weeds in Cotton.
Sarah Chu
FFAR Fellow, Texas A&M University
Indigenous Farmers are Leading a “New Green Revolution” Focused on Hemp
James DeDecker, Director, Michigan State University – Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Mary Donner, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians – Ziibimijwang Farm Executive Director and Tribal Citizen
Filling the Hemp Research Gap
The Algae-rithm of Sustainable Agriculture: Can Algae Replace Harmful Pesticides and Fertilizers?
Protecting the Vidalia Onion
Irrigation’s Role in Ensuring Global Food Security
Luke Reynolds
Irrigation Association
A Biomass Carol: Bioenergy for The Future
Ekramul Ehite
FFAR Fellow, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The “Good Soil Discount” — A Game Changer for U.S. Agriculture
Harley Cross
Land Core Co-founder & Director of Strategy
News
The latest news and updates from FFAR.
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Swine Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Funds Additional Research
FFAR Names Sixth Cohort of Veterinary Fellows
Advancing Circular Bioeconomy with Biomass Feedstocks
U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef & FFAR Announce Focus Group Series to Develop Sustainable Beef Research Roadmap
Student Teams Combat Climate Change
FFAR & NWO Launch Greenhouses in Transition & Welcome Proposals
FFAR’s Rapid Response Program Welcomes Avian Flu Research Proposals
AgMission & PepsiCo Grants Bolster Climate-Resilient Farms & Value Chains
AgMission™ Funds Global Youth Consultation to Co-Create Agricultural Solutions with Young Farmers
FFAR Accepting Applications for Harvest for Health Breakthrough Crop Challenge
Secretary Vilsack Announces USDA and FFAR Innovation Challenge to Catalyze Agricultural Solutions
FFAR Grant Unites Urban Agriculture Operations to Increase Food Security
FFAR-Funded Research to Prevent African Swine Fever Virus
FFAR Announces New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Awardees
FFAR Awards Savanna Institute a Grant to Inform Agroforestry Adoption
FFAR & The Organic Center Invest $632,000 into the Future of Organic Farming
Greener Cattle Initiative Opens Call for Enteric Methane Emission Research
FFAR Grant Addresses Emerging Pine Needle Diseases
FFAR Accepting Pre-Proposals for 2024 Seeding Solutions
FFAR Grant Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains