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FFAR award amount $25,000
Year Awarded 2020
Total award amount $50,000
Location San Antonio, TX
Matching Funders Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation
Program Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research
In addition to market volatility threats from COVID-19, Texas cattle ranchers are also battling the southern cattle fever tick (Rhipicephalus microplus), a tick carried pathogen that causes deadly cattle fever for which there is no vaccine or treatment. USDA researchers are developing biological control technologies to prevent and contain this parasite.
FFAR award amount $49,067
Year Awarded 2019
Total award amount $100,243
Location Minneapolis, MN
Matching Funders Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council, University of Minnesota
Turkey Arthritis Reovirus (TARV), a poultry virus that infects up to 70 percent of US turkey flocks, causes lameness in turkeys and economic losses for producers. University of Minnesota researchers are tracking how the virus is spread and when to best administer a preventative vaccine.
FFAR award amount $150,000
Total award amount $300,000
Location Knoxville, TN
Matching Funders University of Tennessee
The increasing prevalence of the invasive longhorn tick threatens American farmers, livestock, companion animals and wildlife. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers are mapping the tick's spread and developing response strategies to protect farmers, ranchers and their animals.
Location Pipestone, MN
Matching Funders ADM Animal Nutrition, Antiox, Kemin Industries, PMI Nutrition Additives, Swine Health Information Center
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus and Seneca Valley A (SVA) are deadly swine diseases that can spread through contaminated animal feed. Pipestone Applied Research is testing ten commercially available disease mitigants, or feed additives, to assess whether these mitigants can deactivate these and other swine diseases.
FFAR award amount $67,892
Year Awarded 2018
Total award amount $135,806
Location Gainesville, FL
Matching Funders University of Florida
Fusarium Wilt is a fungus that threatens the $70 million Floridian lettuce industry. University of Florida researchers are developing disease management practices and training lettuce growers to better manage cross contamination to reduce the spread of this disease.
FFAR award amount $87,691
Total award amount $183,206
Matching Funders Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Primary Fund
In 2014, a specific a strain of avian influenza, H5N2 HPAI, destroyed nearly 50 million birds, costing the industry more than $3.75 billion. University of Minnesota researchers are developing a nationwide tool to improve outbreak response and help producers mitigate foreign animal diseases on farms.
FFAR award amount $148,479
Total award amount $296,978
Location Fort Collins, CO
Matching Funders Colorado State University
Bacterial leaf streak, a new pathogen in the US, is causing yield losses for western corn belt growers. There has been little research on management strategies to limit the spread or severity of bacterial leaf streak. Colorado State University researchers are investigating bacterial leaf streak to better understand the pathogen and how to mitigate it.
FFAR award amount $100,000
Total award amount $200,000
Location Washington, DC
Matching Funders Land O’Lakes International Development
Experts estimate that in three years the fall armyworm could cause between $2-$6 billion in losses for maize, an African staple crop. In partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development, FFAR awarded the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize to six winners for digital innovations that help farmers manage the spread of fall armyworm.
Location East Lansing, MI
Matching Funders Michigan State University Project GREEN, Michigan State University Ag Bio Research
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is an invasive pest that attacks a wide range of fruits, including blueberries, cherries and raspberries. Michigan State University researchers are optimizing insecticide programs against SWD, evaluating other control tactics, refining monitoring tools and developing a real-time reporting system of trapping efforts.
FFAR award amount $65,000
Year Awarded 2017
Total award amount $130,000
Location Ithaca, NY
Matching Funders New York Farm Viability Institute
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.
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