FFAR Awards $9.4 Million to Spur Next Leap in Agriculture: Improved Soil Health to Optimize Economic and Environmental Results for U.S. Farmers Year Awarded 2017 FFAR award amount $9,400,000 Total award amount $20,000,000 Location Morrisville, NC Matching Funders General Mills, the Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, Monsanto (Bayer), Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Walmart Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation and individual donors Grantee Institution Soil Health Institute Soil health is a critical component of a productive and sustainable agricultural system. Farming practices that improve soil health can increase profitability while protecting natural resources like air and water for communities. The goal of this project is to support collaborative research and education that accelerates adoption and benefits of soil health management systems nationally.
FFAR Awards $1.4 Million to Purdue University, University of California, Davis and University of Edinburgh Researchers to Improve Health and Productivity of Egg-Laying Hens Year Awarded 2017 FFAR award amount $486,593 Total award amount $486,594 Location Midlothian, SC Program Layer Hen Keel Bone Health Program Matching Funders Open Philanthropy Project Grantee Institution University of Edinburgh FFAR awarded one of three Layer Hen Keel Bone Health Program grants to Ian Dunn, research scientist at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute and collaborators at the major poultry genetics companies Hy-Line and Lohmann Tierzucht, to improve health and productivity of egg-laying hens. Dunn is laying the groundwork for breeding hens with stronger bones by developing a novel X-ray based measurement system adapted for on-farm use.
September 7, 2017 FFAR Awards $1 Million Grant to AeroFarms for Research to Improve Quality of Leafy Greens
August 16, 2017 FFAR Awards Funds to Researchers at University of Wyoming to Develop Test for Brucellosis in Swine and Cattle
July 26, 2017 WWF, FFAR and Walmart Foundation Team Up with Producers to Study Food Rescue Opportunities on Farms
July 20, 2017 FFAR Awards Emergency Funds to Researchers at Colorado State University to Combat Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn
June 29, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Launches Multi-Million-Dollar International Effort to Accelerate Development of Crops of the Future
June 13, 2017 Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Awards Grant to University of Illinois Researcher Developing Cutting Edge Plant Simulation Models
June 1, 2017 Michigan State University Researchers Awarded Grant to Combat Invasive Pest in Tart Cherry Trees