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FFAR and North Carolina State University Announce 2025 FFAR Fellows 

FFAR Fellows Program 2025 Cohort 

Year Awarded  2025

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   North Carolina State University

Grantee Institution   North Carolina State University

A unique three-year fellowship that prepares up to 48 graduate students to be the next generation of food and agriculture scientists by using an interdisciplinary approach to career readiness. Fellows work with university and industry representatives, as well as their peers, to conduct urgent research and engage in professional development.

FFAR Announces New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Awardees 

Measuring the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture’s (ICASA) Impact – Program Evaluation Request for Proposals Informational Webinar 

Informational Session Virtual

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Protecting Cattle from Asian Longhorned Tick 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $147,491

Total award amount   $341,648

Location   Kalamazoo, MI

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Zoetis

Grantee Institution   Zoetis

The emergence of Asian longhorned ticks in the U.S. is threatening the health of cattle herds in 24 states, raising concerns about significant economic losses. Zoetis researchers are developing a biological control tool for the harmful pests.

FFAR Rapid Funding to Protect Cattle from Asian Longhorned Tick 

FFAR Grant Harnesses Wild Tomatoes to Combat Agriculture Threats 

FFAR Research Improves Cattle Reproduction 

FFAR Grant Develops Solutions to Prevalent & Costly Dairy Cow Lameness 

Ten H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Awards 

Year Awarded  2025

Total award amount   $2,100,000

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Program

Grantee Institution   Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and Pork Checkoff

The U.S. pork industry has made prevention and preparedness for H5N1 influenza a top priority due to the virus' recent expansion into novel species, including dairy cattle and a backyard pig. These awards address this priority by enhancing prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response capabilities for H5N1 influenza. Specifically, the projects focus on transmission within and across species, vaccine development and surveillance. A full list of research projects is available on the SHIC website.