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Workshop On Advancing Controlled Environment Agriculture On Land And In Space In The Next 20 Years 

Toledo, OH

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FFAR’s Congressional Reception 

Signature Event Washington, D.C.

FFAR’s Congressional Reception

Grant Supports Production of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Feed Supplements 

United Soybean Board’s CEO, Polly Ruhland, Joins FFAR Board of Directors 

FFAR & AAVMC Open Applications for 2023 FFAR Vet Fellows 

FFAR & WUR Launch Nature-Based Future Challenge 

Year Awarded  2023

FFAR award amount   $255,001

Total award amount   $689,190

Location   Washington, D.C.

Matching Funders   Wageningen University & Research (WUR)and the University Fund Wageningen

The Nature-based Future Student Challenges program trains students to develop nature-based solutions as a way to mitigate climate change effects in delta regions.

FFAR & WUR Launch Nature-Based Future Challenge 

Feedstocks of the Future for a Circular U.S. Bioeconomy 

Convening Event San Diego, CA

Green algae in test tubes sits on a lab bench. Beakers and other lab materials are in the background

A Deeper Dive: Linking Below-Ground Soil & Water Quality with Above-Ground Productivity in Organic Systems to Enhance Economic Viability & Ecosystem Resiliency 

Year Awarded  2023

Total award amount   $195,124

Location   Ames, IA

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University

Dr. Kathleen Delate is quantifying the optimal combinations of soil, greenhouse gas emissions and economic modeling for ecosystem health. She is comparing agricultural system management, manure management and alternative cropping systems. Delate plans to share her results with the farming community to encourage farmer participation in data collection and practice adoption. She is also training multi-cultural farmers on the identified practices to spur adoption of her research recommendations.

Investigating the re-integration of organic food crops & animal production on above & belowground diversity, soil health, farm resilience & food safety. 

Year Awarded  2023

Total award amount   $199,256

Location   West Lafayette, IN

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   Purdue University

Dr. Moriah Bilenky is investigating how integrated cropping systems on organic fields can reduce input costs and enhance biodiversity above and below ground. Specifically, Bilenky and her team are investigating the impacts of adding small ruminants to an integrated cropping system on soil health, microbiome health and presence of food pathogens on vegetable farms. The researchers aim to identify integrated cropping system best practices and plan to disseminate educational materials to increase adoption of these practices.