Accelerating the Adoption of Climate Resilient Regenerative Agricultural Practices Across the Wheat and Maize Value Chain in the Mexican Bajío Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $750,000 Total award amount $1,500,000 Location Texcoco, Mexico Program AgMission Matching Funders PepsiCo Grantee Institution International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) CIMMYT is conducting research to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in wheat and maize in Mexico. Researchers are using field measurements and modeling to estimate current and potential environemtal impact the Bajío region of Mexico. Learnings from this research can benefit wheat growers in the U.S. and around the world.
Co-development of Innovative Prairie Cover Crop Strategies to Drive Adoption of Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture in Key Sourcing Regions Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $749,346 Total award amount $1,498,693 Location Saskatchewan, Canada Program AgMission Matching Funders PepsiCo Grantee Institution South East Research Farm South East Research Farm is collaborating with University of Manitoba researchers to collect farm-level data that will be used in environmental models to evaluate the suitability of agriculture practices and their impact on crop yield, grain quality, soil health and environmental services.
June 17, 2024 – June 20, 2024 Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: Linking Science & Policy Panel Discussion San Francisco, CA
June 11, 2024 Secretary Vilsack Announces USDA and FFAR Innovation Challenge to Catalyze Agricultural Solutions
October 28, 2024 – October 29, 2024 Sustainable Beef Research Roadmap Workshop Convening Event Centennial, CO
November 15, 2024 – November 17, 2024 Cultivating the Future of Organic Agriculture in the Southeastern US: How Advancing Equity and Inclusion Will Strengthen the Organic Movement Convening Event Montgomery, AL
Building Collaborations for Technology-Driven Solutions in Agriculture Breakthrough for Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM)