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Extensive Research Study Examines Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution

International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) Liver Abscess Convening Event

Amarillo, TX

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FFAR Grant Combats Disease in Lettuce Crops

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $99,000

Total award amount   $198,000

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   California Leafy Greens Research Board, UC Davis

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) is a highly contagious plant virus that causes crop losses worldwide. INSV is transmitted by tiny insects that feed on plants and can spread the virus as they move from plant to plant. While the virus affects a wide range of crops, it is currently threatening lettuce production. Led by Dr. Richard Michelmore, UC Davis researchers are identifying and deploying multiple genes for resistance to increase durability and slow the evolution and spread of resistance-breaking strains of INSV.

FFAR Grant Addresses Food Waste Reduction Challenges

RIPE Researchers Prove Bioengineering Better Photosynthesis Increases Yields in Food Crops for the First Time

GOAT 2022

Public Conversation Rhinebeck, NY

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Dr. Denise Heard Joins FFAR’s Board of Directors

Development of new alphaamylase immunoassays to preserve wheat grain value and accelerate breeding for climate resilience

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $835,889

Total award amount   $2,037,107

Location   Pullman, WA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   EnviroLogix, HighLine Grain Growers, The McGregor Company, Washington Grain Commission, Washington State University, The Wheat Marketing Center

Grantee Institution   Washington State University

High levels of alpha-amylase protein in wheat can lead to a low falling number score, a factor that determines the quality and price of wheat. Because alpha-amylase digests starch, wheat with a low falling number score produces flour with lower gelling capacity, causing cakes that fall or sticky bread and noodles, and significantly lowering the price growers receive. If growers cannot detect wheat with a low falling number, the wheat may mix with sound wheat on farms, in grain elevators or during transport, essentially compromising the entire bushel. Washington State University researchers are developing a faster, cheaper and more accurate test that measures alpha-amylase on farms and in elevators, preventing mixing of low and high falling number wheat.

FFAR Announces 28 FFAR Fellows

The Irrigation Innovation Consortium & Parallel 41 Network: Building a path to data-driven management

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