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FFAR Awards Savanna Institute a Grant to Inform Agroforestry Adoption 

Diagnosing Coffee Leaf Rust & Slowing Its Spread 

Breakthrough for Protecting Coffee from Leaf Rust Disease

Better Deal for Data 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $749,999

Total award amount   $1,503,964

Location   Palo Alto, CA

Matching Funders   Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Tech Matters, Skoll Foundation

Grantee Institution   Tech Matters

United States farmers and ranchers often struggle to access the data they need to justify and implement science-driven practices that enhance the productivity and health of their land. Tech Matters’ Better Deal for Data project seeks to research and design farmer data management tools to ensure wider access to knowledge that can increase productivity and profit for farmers and ranchers.

Health, Efficiency and Resource Dynamics (HERD) Research Prioritization Workshop 

Convening Event Chicago, IL

5 black and white cows with yellow ear tags standing in a row in a green field looking at the viewer.”

National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) 

Convening Event Wilmington, DE

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Aligning Global Community Priorities & Investment Strategies for Sustainable Water Management 

Convening Event St. Louis, MO

River flowing through field.

FFAR & The Organic Center Invest $632,000 into the Future of Organic Farming 

FFAR Rapid Research Builds Diagnostic Tools & Vaccine for Avian Metapneumovirus 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Brookings, SD

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   South Dakota State University

Grantee Institution   South Dakota State University

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a highly contagious virus causing respiratory and reproductive disorders in poultry, leading to significant animal welfare concerns and economic losses. South Dakota State University researchers are developing a diagnostic tool and vaccine for the virus.

Greener Cattle Initiative Opens Call for Enteric Methane Emission Research 

Building New Partnerships Session 2024 APLU APS/NARRU Joint Winter Meeting 

Convening Event Washington, D.C.

2024 APLU APS/NARRU Joint Winter Meeting February 28 through March 1, Washington D.C.