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Integrating Community and Modeling Efforts to Evaluate Impacts and Tradeoffs of Food System Interventions 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $1,000,000

Total award amount   $2,000,000

Location   Ft. Collins, CO

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   City/County of Denver, Colorado Food Policy Network, Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Colorado State University, Colorado Wheat Research Committee, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Kaiser Permanente, Nourish Colorado

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

While city-level policies are reducing food insecurity in Denver, Colorado, the state is lagging behind. Colorado State University researchers are building a computational model of the current food system to evaluate the potential for city-based food system policies and initiatives to support similar efforts throughout the state.

Evaluating Food Access Strategies in Austin, Texas 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $996,560

Total award amount   $2,114,226

Location   Austin, TX

Program   Tipping Points

Matching Funders   Austin Public Health

Grantee Institution   Sustainable Food Center

In Austin, Texas, the city funded Fresh for Less farm stands, mobile markets and healthy corner stores to increase access to healthy foods. Sustainable Food Center, Inc. is examining the effects of Fresh for Less food access points on fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption, food security and obesity. The results will inform the best ways to implement and expand the Fresh for Less program.

New National Research Initiative Aims to Improve Cover Crops 

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Launches $10 Million Fund to Advance Pollinator Health 

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Names Julie Reynes Chief Operating Officer 

FFAR Congratulates Edward Buckler, First Recipient of Prestigious NAS Prize for Extraordinary Contribution to Food and Agriculture 

FFAR Seeks Early Career Nominees for New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award 

Identifying Short-term Solutions for Managing Allium Leafminer in Allium 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $65,000

Total award amount   $130,000

Location   Ithaca, NY

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   New York Farm Viability Institute

Grantee Institution   Cornell University

The Allium Leafminer (ALM), an invasive fly species, threatens Allium crops such as onions, garlic, leeks, scallions and chives. The emerging pest has the capacity to devastate entire fields. Cornell University researchers are identifying effective insecticides and tactics for controlling pest in Allium crops for both organic and conventional Allium production. The project is also developing best practices for predicting and scouting for ALM and arming growers with the latest information to prevent crop damage.

Xprize Visioneers 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $237,500

Total award amount   $475,000

Location   Culver City, CA

Matching Funders   Tony Robbins Foundation

Grantee Institution   Xprize Foundation Inc

A competition led by XPRIZE Foundation to address food systems, nutrition and environmental stewardship in agriculture.

The Validation of a Novel qPCR Assay for the Detection of Brucella suis 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $149,136

Total award amount   $299,095

Location   Laramie, WY

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Wyoming

Grantee Institution   University of Wyoming

Swine brucellosis is an infectious disease affecting swine and cattle that can create significant costs for livestock producers. No gold standard test exists for accurately detecting swine brucellosis in living animals. Texas A&M and University of Wyoming researchers are developing a faster, more accurate diagnostic test for detection of swine brucellosis.