Year Awarded 2025
FFAR award amount $146,243
Total award amount $351,670
Location Olathe, CO
Program Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research
Matching Funders AgBiTech, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Colorado State University, Colorado West Sweet Corn Administrative Committee, Lepidext, Mountain Fresh, Mountain Quality Marketing, Soil Health Services, Tuxedo Corn Company
Grantee Institution Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Corn earworm, a destructive moth, is causing millions of dollars of damage to sweet corn production in western Colorado and could potentially damage other crops. Researchers at Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers are developing a pest management strategy to protect yields and farmer profits.