Hemp Research Consortium

The Hemp Research Consortium fosters a deeper understanding of the relationship between genes, physiology and the environment to optimize industrial hemp production.

Generating Production Systems Solutions
The Hemp Research Consortium fosters a deeper understanding of the relationship between genes, physiology and the environment to optimize industrial hemp production.

Generating Production Systems Solutions

Program Contact

Dr. David Suchoff
dhsuchof@ncsu.edu

Dr. Kathy Munkvold
kmunkvold@foundationfar.org

Development Contact

Lauren Hershey
lhershey@foundationfar.org

Awarded Grants for the Hemp Research Consortium

Elucidating the genetic basis for sub-tropical flowering in hemp

Year Awarded  2023

Total award amount   $840,000

Location   Ithaca, NY

Grantee Institution   Cornell University

Breeding and Characterizing New Cultivars of Grain and Fiber Hemp

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $750,000

Total award amount   $1,500,000

Location   Ithaca, NY

Matching Funders   International Hemp

Grantee Institution   Cornell University

Evaluation of the Efficacy, Agronomic Fit & Environmental Fate of Biopesticides for Management of Economically Important Diseases & Arthropod Pests of Hemp

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $210,000

Total award amount   $420,000

Location   Geneva, NY

Matching Funders   BioWorks

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The Latest

Insights

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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

News

The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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Hemp Research Consortium Grant Examines Biopesticides for Hemp Treatment

Improving Yields & Traits in U.S. Hemp Crops

Hemp Research Consortium Awards Initial Grants