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Rapid and Non-invasive Egg Sex Indentification Using Artficially Intelligent Platform

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $400,000

Total award amount   $400,000

Location   Minneapolis, MN

Program   Egg-Tech Prize

Matching Funders   Open Philanthropy

Grantee Institution   University of Minnesota

As only female chicks are used for egg production, male chicks are culled after hatching. FFAR's Egg-Tech Prize is developing technology that can determine a chick’s sex before it hatches so male egg can be used for other purposes. A University of Minnesota researcher is analyzing 3D scanner to analyze the geometric shape of the eggs and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to identify the sex of the egg. This project is one of the six Phase I winners, who received funding to develop the necessary technology to compete for the Prize.

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $10,300,000

Total award amount   $20,600,000

Location   Morrisville, NC

Matching Funders   Noble Research Institute, General Mills Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Research Conservation Service, United Soybean Board

Grantee Institution   Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

Climate change is threatening food security and farmer livelihood. FFAR invested in the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) to establish research arm for the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium to create a functional ecosystem services market. The Ecosystem Marketplace pays and recognizes farmers and ranchers who adopt conservation management practices that improve soil health, water usage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Spatializing the Environmental Impacts of U.S. Dairy Supply Chains

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $65,000

Total award amount   $130,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   Walton Family Foundation, McDonald's

Grantee Institution   World Wildlife Fund

Dairy farming and milk production, although essential to the agricultural economy, release greenhouse gas emissions and impact local water bodies. University of Minnesota’s NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NorthStar) researchers are developing localized research models to identify local solutions that improve efficiency and environmental sustainability, information on environmental impacts.

Development of Prevention, Detection and Response Strategies for the Asian Lognhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Knoxville, TN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Tennessee

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture

The increasing prevalence of the invasive longhorn tick threatens American farmers, livestock, companion animals and wildlife. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers are mapping the tick's spread and developing response strategies to protect farmers, ranchers and their animals.

Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent

FFAR and OFRF Promote Soil Health and Profits for Organic Farmers in the Northern Great Plains

Year Awarded  2019

Total award amount   $20,000

Location   Bozeman, MT

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   Montana State University

In the Northern Great Plains, where wheat is the primary crop, organic farmers are rotating in lentils. Lentils generate additional income and improve soil health. However, little is known about the optimum amount of lentil seeds that should be planted to ensure maximum nutrient acquisition, weed management and yield potential. Montana State University Researchers are addressing this research gap by exploring the relationship between seeding rates, lentil yields and soil health.

FFAR and OFRF Award Two Grants That Tackle Soil Health Challenges

Year Awarded  2019

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   NC State University

Invasive pests and weeds are a considerable problem for organic sweet potato farmers. Currently farmers depend on repeated cultivation to manage weeds, a energy and labor intensive process that damages the soil. North Carolina State University researchers are assessing whether annual winter cover crop systems can control weeds and insects. This approach aims to provide innovative management techniques that protect soil health.

National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Research: Elizabeth Ainsworth

Year Awarded  2019

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

Dr. Elizabeth Ainsworth, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service researcher and adjunct professor at the School of Integrative Biology at the University of Illinois, is the 2019 recipient of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences. Ainsworth’s pioneering research focuses on how the world will eat in the face of climate change and other threats.  

Integration of Small Farmers into Technology-enabled, Rapid-response Fresh Food Supply Chains

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $963,513

Total award amount   $1,928,166

Location   Tempe, AZ

Matching Funders   Arizona State University and New Mexico State University

Grantee Institution   Arizona State University

Highly-perishable produce is usually shipped across long distances. Without information about current and future market demand, some farmers produce a surplus of food that is wasted. Producers need more efficient supply chains to ensure quality fresh food reaches consumers. Arizona State University and New Mexico State University researchers are developing market intelligence and supply chain planning tools that enable growers to predict consumer demand and sell directly to consumers. The tool helps farmers reach the right markets at the right time.

Evaluation of feed additives to mitigate the risk of viral-contaminated feed to pigs

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Pipestone, MN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   ADM Animal Nutrition, Antiox, Kemin Industries, PMI Nutrition Additives, Swine Health Information Center

Grantee Institution   Pipestone Veterinary Services

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus and Seneca Valley A (SVA) are deadly swine diseases that can spread through contaminated animal feed. Pipestone Applied Research is testing ten commercially available disease mitigants, or feed additives, to assess whether these mitigants can deactivate these and other swine diseases.