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Seeding Solutions Grant Provides Decision Support Tool for Extreme Weather Events 

Loyalty Shopper Card Intervention Creates Behavior Change 

Breakthrough for Individually-targeted incentives, diet quality and health outcomes among adults

Novel Tools for Engineering Apomixis in Soybean 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $1,950,000

Total award amount   $4,050,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   Bayer, KWS, United Soybean Board

Grantee Institution   Wageningen University & Research

Although hybrid seeds outperform their parents in yield, this advantage does not transfer to the hybrids’ offspring. Breeders must continually cross-pollinate to develop the next generation of hybrids. Because soybeans reproduce through self-pollination, the structure of the soybean flower makes cross-pollination difficult and expensive. The ApoSoy project seeks to develop a cost-effective hybrid soybean system through a process called apomixis, which creates seeds that are genetic clones of the parent.

Greener Cattle Initiative is Game Changer for Dairy’s Future 

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.

Seeding Solutions Grant to Preserve Groundwater and Economically Benefit Growers 

FFAR & Eight Member Organizations Commit $8.45 Million to Efficient Fertilizer Consortium 

Hemp Research Consortium Grant Examines Biopesticides for Hemp Treatment 

Building Agroecosystem Soil Health to Adapt to Climate and Regulatory Realities while Protecting Rural Community Health 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $439,701

Total award amount   $439,698

Location   Santa Cruz, CA

Grantee Institution   University of California, Santa Cruz

California’s agricultural watersheds face the dual challenge of water scarcity and water quality issues. This research is tackling complex and seemingly unsolvable problems affecting California’s agricultural communities by conducting on-farm work to gather information on how various soil health practices influence carbon, nitrogen and water in soil across diverse regions. The project will combine this data into a causal model that can help determine how different soil health practices will impact carbon sequestration, water scarcity and water quality under different climates and regulations, to increase farmer adoption of the practices.

Leveraging multi-scale datasets and modeling tools for improved soil health and carbon management 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $443,206

Total award amount   $533,038

Location   New York, NY

Matching Funders   Columbia University

Grantee Institution   Columbia University

Farmers and other agricultural decision makers often have trouble accessing reliable soil health information to guide their choices. This project is using existing data along with building new, integrated databases to develop a novel modeling system that combines process-based methods, advanced sensor technologies and stakeholder input to track soil health outcomes better. By delivering timely and interactive information connected to management scenarios, the project aims to help farmers and ranchers adopt practices that improve soil health, reduce nutrient loss and strengthen ecosystem resilience.