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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of U.S. Beef Cattle Production – a Texas Pilot Program

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $713,115

Total award amount   $1,426,230

Location   Amarillo, TX

Program   AgMission

Matching Funders   McDonald's USA and Golden State Foods

Grantee Institution   Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service researchers are tracking and promotion the adoption of enhanced beef cattle production practices in Texas, which produces nearly 15% of the nation’s beef cattle. Researchers are providing Texas beef cattle producers with customized programming and educational resources on enhancing production efficiency in cow-calf and stocker cattle operations.

Greenhouses in Transition Informational Webinar 

Informational Session Virtual

Aerial view of a sprawling solar farm alongside wind turbines in a green landscape

FFAR & NWO Launch Greenhouses in Transition & Welcome Proposals 

2024 Salinas Biological Summit 

Speaking Engagement Salinas, CA

Lettuce growing in outdoor rows at a farm.

FFAR’s Rapid Response Program Welcomes Avian Flu Research Proposals 

AgMission & PepsiCo Grants Bolster Climate-Resilient Farms & Value Chains 

Accelerating the Adoption of Climate Resilient Regenerative Agricultural Practices Across the Wheat and Maize Value Chain in the Mexican Bajío 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $750,000

Total award amount   $1,500,000

Location   Texcoco, Mexico

Program   AgMission

Matching Funders   PepsiCo

Grantee Institution   International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

CIMMYT is conducting research to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in wheat and maize in Mexico. Researchers are using field measurements and modeling to estimate current and potential environemtal impact the Bajío region of Mexico. Learnings from this research can benefit wheat growers in the U.S. and around the world.

Co-development of Innovative Prairie Cover Crop Strategies to Drive Adoption of Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture in Key Sourcing Regions 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $749,346

Total award amount   $1,498,693

Location   Saskatchewan, Canada

Program   AgMission

Matching Funders   PepsiCo

Grantee Institution   South East Research Farm

South East Research Farm is collaborating with University of Manitoba researchers to collect farm-level data that will be used in environmental models to evaluate the suitability of agriculture practices and their impact on crop yield, grain quality, soil health and environmental services.

Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: Linking Science & Policy 

Panel Discussion San Francisco, CA

Drainage canal

FFAR Accepting Applications for Harvest for Health Breakthrough Crop Challenge