November 7, 2024 Science for Climate Smart Agriculture – Engaging Farmers as Collaborators to Accelerate the Transition 10-Year Anniversary Webinar 10:00 am - EDT Virtual
October 22, 2024 Minimizing the Impact of Emerging Disease Threats in Swine Through Research Funding Partnerships 10-Year Anniversary Webinar 3:00 pm - ET Virtual
September 24, 2024 The Power of Collaborative Agricultural Research 10-Year Anniversary Webinar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Virtual
August 6, 2024 Taking ACTION: Promoting Water Conservation Practices 10-Year Anniversary Webinar 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Virtual
June 18, 2024 Preparing Today’s Scientific Workforce to Address the Food & Agriculture Challenges of Tomorrow: A FFAR Strategy Update & Student Fellowship Panel Discussion Webinar Panel Discussion 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET Virtual
May 21, 2024 Crop Health Webinar Join us as crop health researchers discuss plant health in relation to climate change, water, soil and human and global health. Informational Session 10:00 am - 11:15 am EDT Virtual
April 2, 2024 April 16, 2024April 23, 2024April 30, 2024 Food Waste Webinar Series Join our Food Waste Webinar Series that will share results from FFAR-funded food waste research studies, their associated innovations and future research directions. Informational Session 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST Virtual
New Study Shows AI & Supercomputing Can Quantify Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Individual Farms Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Quantifies Organic Carbon to Improve Agricultural Productivity A new study shows artificial intelligence and supercomputing can quantify greenhouse gas emissions from individual farms.
Loyalty Shopper Card Intervention Creates Behavior Change Breakthrough for Individually-targeted incentives, diet quality and health outcomes among adults Researchers used an individual’s past food choices to inform the targeted food incentives, creating behavior change and improving food quality purchases.
Developing an Extensive Database of US Groundwater Wells Breakthrough for Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Management Through Innovative Governance & Optimal Agricultural Water Use Under Conflicting Objectives Dr. Landon Marston and his research team created the Database of Groundwater Wells in the United States, a major undertaking compiling records of over 14 million groundwater wells across the United States that is a crucial decision-support tool for improving groundwater management and conservation.
November 12, 2024 The Importance of Healthy Indigenous Food Systems & How to Improve Them Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson Assistant Professor - Indigenous Resiliency School of Natural Resources & the Environment Indigenous Reliance Center University of Arizona
October 15, 2024 The Aim For Healthy, Productive & Environmentally Friendly, Southeastern Beef Calves Federico Tarnonsky FFAR Fellow (2022-2025), University of Florida
September 26, 2024 Using Artificial Intelligence to Calculate GHGs at the Individual Farm Level Dr. Kaiyu Guan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
September 24, 2024 Data for Dairy: Research to Guide Farmers in Their Sustainability Journey Reza Afshar Vice President, Soil, Feed and Water Research at Dairy Management Inc.
September 11, 2024 Greener Cattle Initiative is Game Changer for Dairy’s Future Dr. Juan Tricarico Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.
August 22, 2024 Entrepreneur Attributes Kirchner HBCU Fellowship to Career Success Kwame Terra MPH Kirchner Fellowship HBCU 2021 Cohort
August 9, 2024 Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle Dr. Francisco Peñagaricano and Dr. Guillermo Martinez Boggio
August 1, 2024 Building Diversity & Inclusion in the Agriculture Technology Venture Capital Industry LaKisha Odom, Ph.D. Scientific Program Director Sustaining Vibrant Agroecosystems
January 11, 2024 Let’s Raise a Glass on National Milk Day to the Power of Agriculture Research Krysta Harden President and CEO U.S. Dairy Export Council
November 28, 2023 Building Team Chemistry: The Bigger Picture Behind Cows & Climate Conor McCabe Animal Biology Graduate Student, UC Davis
November 16, 2023 Insight on Livestock Methane Mitigation Dr. Rod Mackie, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
October 19, 2023 Finding a New Way to Control Weeds in Cotton. Sarah Chu FFAR Fellow, Texas A&M University
October 9, 2023 Indigenous Farmers are Leading a “New Green Revolution” Focused on Hemp James DeDecker, Director, Michigan State University – Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center Mary Donner, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians – Ziibimijwang Farm Executive Director and Tribal Citizen
August 2, 2023 Irrigation’s Role in Ensuring Global Food Security Luke Reynolds Irrigation Association
July 20, 2023 The “Good Soil Discount” — A Game Changer for U.S. Agriculture Harley Cross Land Core Co-founder & Director of Strategy
November 18, 2024 Partner Profile: Novo Nordisk Foundation Thomas de Bang Senior Scientific Lead, Novo Nordisk Foundation
September 20, 2024 Partner Profile – Almond Board of California Dr. Josette Lewis Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Almond Board of California
July 24, 2024 Partner Profile: National Pork Board Dr. Heather Fowler Director of Producer and Public Health, National Pork Board
May 29, 2024 Partner Profile: Bayer Phil Taylor Director of Open Innovation & Outreach for Crop Science R&D, Bayer
April 24, 2024 Partner Profile: Global Methane Hub Hayden Montgomery Program Director, Global Methane Hub
January 23, 2024 Partner Profile: Native American Agricultural Fund – Tribal Agricultural Fellowship Fund Toni Stranger-McLaughlin Chief Executive Officer
September 27, 2023 Partner Profile: Meeting Producers Where They Are: A Farmer-Centered Approach to Understanding the Needs of Historically Underserved Amy Skoczlas Cole President of Trust In Food
August 29, 2023 Partner Profile: Sustainable Agriculture & Supply Chain Equity Philippa Lockwood Clif Bar Program Manager
June 26, 2023 Partner Profile: FMC Julie DiNatale FMC vice president and chief sustainability officer
March 29, 2023 Partner Profile: Kirchner Impact Foundation, Kirchner Fellowship Program Hattie Brown Co-Manager, Kirchner Impact Foundation and Managing Director of Impact and ESG, Kirchner Group
September 23, 2021 Partner Profile: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) J. Scott Angle