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Building New Partnerships Session 2024 APLU APS/NARRU Joint Winter Meeting 

Convening Event Washington, D.C.

2024 APLU APS/NARRU Joint Winter Meeting February 28 through March 1, Washington D.C.

FFAR Grant Addresses Emerging Pine Needle Diseases 

FFAR Accepting Pre-Proposals for 2024 Seeding Solutions 

FFAR Grant Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains 

FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2024 FFAR Vet Fellows 

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Protects U.S. Swine 

FFAR Research to Protect Vegetable Crops from Invasive Pest 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $137,441

Total award amount   $274,882

Location   Belle Glade, FL

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Bedner Growers, Inc., University of Florida

Grantee Institution   University of Florida

Damage caused by Thrips parvispinus, an invasive insect, is costing vegetable and ornamental plant producers millions of dollars. University of Florida researchers are evaluating pesticide efficacy in controlling the insect.

Protecting Vegetable Crops from Invasive Pests 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $137,441

Total award amount   $274,882

Location   Belle Glade, FL

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Bedner Growers, Inc., University of Florida

Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Awarded the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences 

Year Awarded  2024

Total award amount   $1,000,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is awarding Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra of the University of California, Davis the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences for pioneering studies on the evolutionary genetics of maize, a key crop species for global food production, to advance our understanding of the evolution of all crops.

Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Awarded the 2024 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences 

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