Awarded Grants
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22 Grants found

Addressing On-Farm Bird Flu Outbreaks Linked to Wild Waterfowl

Rapid Response to Novel Resistance-Breaking Strain of Pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum in Cultivated Strawberry

FFAR Grant Addresses Emerging Pine Needle Diseases

FFAR Grant Develops Mitigation Tactics for Cocoa Frosty Pod Rot

FFAR Grant Protects Wheat Yields from Wheat Stem Sawfly

Identifying Proteins Required for Immunity to ASFV

Analyzing the Efficacy of Live-vectored Prototype ASFV Subunit Vaccines

FFAR Grant Combats Disease in Lettuce Crops

Genvax Technologies is Developing an African Swine Fever Vaccine

Biological Control of Cattle Fever Ticks in South Texas

Development of Prevention, Detection and Response Strategies for the Asian Lognhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)

Evaluation of feed additives to mitigate the risk of viral-contaminated feed to pigs

Stopping A New Threat to The Lettuce Industry in Florida: Fusarium Wilt

Sustainable Control Tactics for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Tart Cherry

Development of a Farmer-Focused Disease Prevention and Preparedness Tool

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize

Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

Identifying Short-term Solutions for Managing Allium Leafminer in Allium

Mitigation of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus in Kansas and U.S. High Plains

Shielding U.S. Palm Industries from the South American Palm Weevil Invasion

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

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Biological Control of Cattle Fever Ticks in South Texas

Year Awarded  2020

FFAR award amount   $25,000

Total award amount   $50,000

Location   San Antonio, TX

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

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.

Development of Prevention, Detection and Response Strategies for the Asian Lognhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Knoxville, TN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Tennessee

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture

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.

Evaluation of feed additives to mitigate the risk of viral-contaminated feed to pigs

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   Pipestone, MN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   ADM Animal Nutrition, Antiox, Kemin Industries, PMI Nutrition Additives, Swine Health Information Center

Grantee Institution   Pipestone Veterinary Services

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.

Stopping A New Threat to The Lettuce Industry in Florida: Fusarium Wilt

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $67,892

Total award amount   $135,806

Location   Gainesville, FL

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   University of Florida

Grantee Institution   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.

Sustainable Control Tactics for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Tart Cherry

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $150,000

Total award amount   $300,000

Location   East Lansing, MI

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Michigan State University Project GREEN, Michigan State University Ag Bio Research

Grantee Institution   Michigan State University

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.

Development of a Farmer-Focused Disease Prevention and Preparedness Tool

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $87,691

Total award amount   $183,206

Location   Minneapolis, MN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Primary Fund

Grantee Institution   University of Minnesota

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.

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $148,479

Total award amount   $296,978

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Colorado State University

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

Bacterial leaf streak, a new pathogen in the U.S., 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.

Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $100,000

Total award amount   $200,000

Location   Washington, D.C.

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Land O’Lakes International Development

Grantee Institution   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.

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.

Mitigation of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus in Kansas and U.S. High Plains

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $50,000

Total award amount   $120,623

Location   Manhattan, KS

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   KS Wheat Commission

Grantee Institution   Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation

Although management methods for wheat streak mosaic (WSMV) are known, wheat farmers continue to experience yield and profit losses as a result of WSMV. Kansas State University researchers updating best management practices for wheat farmers threatened by the pathogen and identifying optimal disease resistant wheat varieties.