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Reducing Food Waste by Reshaping Consumer Behavior Using Data-Informed, Dynamic Economic Incentives

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $590,000

Total award amount   $1,564,276

Location   Ithaca, NY

Matching Funders   Department of Food Science at Cornell University, New York State Dairy Promotion Order, Chobani

Grantee Institution   Cornell University

Consumers often mistakenly interpret “best-by” labels as an expiration date and prematurely discard food that is safe for consumption. Cornell University researchers are developing models that predict milk spoilage and shelf life, as well as the effectiveness of interventions that predict when food spoils and how to prevent consumers from disposing of items that are still safe.

Neglected Honey Bee Interactions: Neonicotinoids, Varroa Destructor and Best Management

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $282,709

Total award amount   $615,351

Location   Auburn, AL

Matching Funders   Auburn University, Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Georgia, California State Beekeepers’ Association

Grantee Institution   Auburn University

Pesticides and Varroa mites, a parasite that attack honey bees, both have been shown to negatively impact honey bee reproduction. Auburn University researchers are investigating whether beekeepers can take advantage of honey bees’ multiple partner mating behavior to increase intra-colony diversity and improve resistance to pesticides

Optimizing Water Use in Agriculture by Stacking Conservation Practices

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $300,000

Total award amount   $600,001

Location   Logan, UT

Matching Funders   USU CAES, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, E&I Conservation District, Unitah Conservation District, North Cache Conservation District, Senninger Irrigation, Central Iron County Water Conservancy District, USU RGS

Grantee Institution   Utah State University

Concerns about water scarcity are mounting due to rapid urban growth, depleting groundwater supplies and water shortages from climate trends. Utah State University researchers are assessing the combined effectiveness of several methods of water optimization in agriculture, including more efficient water application and management and advanced crop genetics.

Plant-Soil-Water Nexus: Agricultural Systems Research on Tribal Lands

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $299,607

Total award amount   $599,215

Location   Fayetteville, AR

Matching Funders   Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

Tribal Reservations only have basic information about soil and limited access to conservation programs that are available to other producers in the U.S.. These communities also have the highest incidence of diabetes, obesity and heart disease, which are linked to food insecurity. USDA-ARS researchers are closing agricultural technology and data gaps, particularly for basic soil information to improve agricultural productivity on Tribal Lands. This project leverages an innovative digital soil mapping process to provide first-ever soil maps and interpretations on Native America tribal lands to promote water and nutrient-smart agriculture.

Prairie Strips for Healthy Soils and Thriving Farms

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $746,204

Total award amount   $1,492,409

Location   Ames, IA

Matching Funders   Iowa State University, Roeslein Alternative Energy, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, Walton Family Foundation

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University

Midwestern farms produce a quarter of the world’s corn and soybeans, yet this bounty drains nutrients from the soil, reducing future yields and undermining profitability. Iowa State University researchers are identifying integration practices that restore soil health.

Protein-Based Thermotolerance Markers for Sustainable Legume Protein Production

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $941,689

Total award amount   $1,890,189

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Benson Hill Biosystems, North Carolina Soybean Producers, Golden Leaf Foundation, United Soybean Board, VIB

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

Extreme weather devastates soybean crop yields and nutritional content. USDA researchers are leveraging the natural genetic diversity of soybean plants to improve the sustainability, nutrition and flavor profiles of crops in response to climate change.

Invasive Weeds, Fire, and Livestock Grazing – Understanding the Impact of Interacting Stressors on Native Pollinator Health in Range and Pasturelands

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $321,127

Total award amount   $643,447

Location   Corvallis, OR

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Oregon State University, The Nature Conservancy

Grantee Institution   Oregon State University

Oregon State University researchers are examining how livestock grazing, invasive species and fires used to control those invasions influence native bee health.

Irrigation Innovation Consortium

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $5,000,000

Total award amount   $10,000,000

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Matching Funders   Aqua Engineering Inc., Colorado Corn, Colorado State University, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska (DWFI), Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology, Irrigation Association (IA), Jain Irrigation, Kansas State Research and Extension - Kansas State University, Lindsay Corporation, Northern Water, Rubicon Water, Senninger Irrigation Inc., Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Valmont

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

The Irrigation Innovation Consortium is a joint initiative between private, public and university organizations to address water scarcity in the western U.S. and worldwide.

Lawns-to-Wildflowers: A Citizen Science Movement for Pollinator Health

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $338,613

Total award amount   $677,230

Location   Orlando, FL

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   University of Manitoba, University of Central Florida Board of Trustees

Grantee Institution   University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida researchers are helping citizens convert their lawns into native wildflowers and collect data on pollinator abundance and diversity using a mobile app.

Developing Tools for Selection and Management of Landscapes to Promote Healthy Bee Populations

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $1,177,137

Total award amount   $2,404,188

Location   University Park, PA

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Pennsylvania State University, University of California (UC), Davis Department of Entomology, Almond Board of California, Hedgerow Farms, UC Davis Student Research Farm, UC Davis Saratoga Research Endowment, IF LLC, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Sola Bee Farms, Henry’s Bullfrog Bees, Steve Godlin, Regents of the University of Minnesota, Dickinson College

Grantee Institution   Penn State

Pennsylvania State University researchers are developing an online decision-support tools to help beekeepers, growers, plant producers, conservationists, land managers and gardeners assess the ability of their landscapes to support healthy wild and managed bee populations, and obtain recommendations for improving these landscapes.