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Automated Computer Vision System for Tracking Individual Pig Activity and Locomotion in Nursery/Finisher Group Housing 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $49,999

Total award amount   $99,998

Location   Des Moines, IA

Matching Funders   University of Nebraska

Grantee Institution   National Pork Board

Technological advances allow livestock producers to capture unprecedented amounts of data about pigs in their care. An interdisciplinary team is developing technology that continually tracks individual pigs and logs information about their activities for future analysis and selection.

Advanced Harvest Techniques Facilitate Food Safe Soil Health Practices in Almond Orchards 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $225,000

Total award amount   $450,000

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Almond Board of California, Bays Ranch Inc., Muller Berry Farms, Ples Due Family Farms

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

Almonds typically dry out on the orchard floor before being harvested. This practice prevents growers from using manure or compost that could improve the soil but could also contaminate the almonds. University of California, Davis researchers are testing machinery that harvests almonds, leaving the hulls and shells on the ground to improve soil health.

A Coupled Natural-Human System Approach to Solving Locust Plagues 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $298,835

Total award amount   $607,729

Location   Tempe, AZ

Matching Funders   ASU-Global Institute of Sustainability

Grantee Institution   Arizona State University

Locusts devastate agriculture globally, especially in subsistence farming communities. Locust outbreaks are unpredictable; however, sustainable land use can keep locusts at bay. Arizona State University researchers are exploring connections between land-use practices and locust outbreaks, while identifying and addressing barriers to sustainable locust management.

FFAR Awards $500,000 Grant to Improve Swine Health and Well-Being 

FFAR Awards $2.4 Million to Eight Early-Career Research Faculty Members for Innovative Research Projects 

Improved Soil Health to Optimize Economic & Environmental Results for U.S. Farmers 

FFAR Awards Grant to Food Marketing Institute Foundation and Animal Agriculture Alliance to Study Consumer Understanding and Willingness-to-Pay for Production Practices in Animal Agriculture 

FFAR Awards $1 Million Grant to Create Open Source Technology for Gene Discovery in Plants 

FFAR and AgLaunch Host Convening Event in Memphis to Prioritize Research and Commercialization Objectives for Cropping Systems of the Future 

FFAR Awards $295,000 Grant to Strengthen Urban Agriculture Systems for Farmers and Communities