Celebrate 10 Years of FFAR
2024 marks a decade since FFAR’s creation. We are proud of the hundreds of grants we have funded with more than 550 partners. We look forward to funding more bold food and agriculture research with new and existing partners!
A Timeline of FFAR
We are proud of FFAR’s many accomplishments since our creation in 2014. The timeline below celebrates some of our major milestones.
Visit Our History webpage
Congress established FFAR in the 2014 Farm Bil
FFAR launched inaugural programs: the New Innovators in Food & Agriculture
Research and the Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program
FFAR awards our first awards to fund the 2016 cohort of the New Innovators in
Food & Agriculture Research
FFAR was refunded in the 2018 Farm Bill
FFAR awards our 100th grant to the Blackfeet Nation and Montana State
University
FFAR unveils a Research Strategy
and restructures the six Challenge Areas to four Priority Areas including:
Agroecosystems, Production Systems, Healthy Food Systems and Scientific
Workforce Development
Join FFAR's 10-Year Anniversary Webinar Series!
2024 marks FFAR's 10-year anniversary. To celebrate, we are hosting monthly webinars celebrating FFAR-funded research. Mark your calendars and join as we celebrate our decade of impact.
Minimizing the Impact of Emerging Disease Threats in Swine Through Research Funding Partnerships
10-Year Anniversary Webinar
Virtual
Science for Climate Smart Agriculture – Engaging Farmers as Collaborators to Accelerate the Transition
10-Year Anniversary Webinar
Virtual
The Power of Collaborative Agricultural Research
10-Year Anniversary Webinar
Virtual
Taking ACTION: Promoting Water Conservation Practices
10-Year Anniversary Webinar
Virtual
Preparing Today’s Scientific Workforce to Address the Food & Agriculture Challenges of Tomorrow: A FFAR Strategy Update & Student Fellowship Panel Discussion Webinar
Panel Discussion
Virtual
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
Virtual
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
Virtual
Results that Go FFAR
Our Breakthroughs outline findings and successes resulting from FFAR-funded research.
See all Breakthroughs
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.
Impact Reports
Our Impact Reports detail the results of FFAR's research and highlight our value for the food and agriculture sectors.
Insights
Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across for food and agriculture community.
See all Insights
Time Teaches Biosecurity Importance
Kevin Schulz
Editor, The Farmer/Farm Progress
Greener Cattle Initiative is Game Changer for Dairy’s Future
Dr. Juan Tricarico
Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.
Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle
Dr. Francisco Peñagaricano and Dr. Guillermo Martinez Boggio
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
Building Team Chemistry: The Bigger Picture Behind Cows & Climate
Conor McCabe
Animal Biology Graduate Student, UC Davis
Insight on Livestock Methane Mitigation
Dr. Rod Mackie, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
FFAR Vet Student Fellow Research Spotlight
Anna Schaubeck
2021 FFAR Veterinary Student Research Fellow
Celebrating Innovation on National Egg Day
Paul Montgomery
Director of Communications, United Egg Producers
How Heat Stress Impacts Swine Health
FFAR Fellow, Lauren Anderson
North Carolina State University
Dairy Cattle Metabolic Capacity: Milking It for all It’s Worth
Linda Beckett
2019-2022 FFAR Fellow
Climate change and Dairy Farming: Beating the Heat
Ananda Fontoura
2018-2021 FFAR Fellow
Research is Critical to Preventing the Next Pandemic
Tim Kurt, DVM
Scientific Program Director, October 2016- September 2022 Advanced Animal Systems
Vitamin A, Healthy Cows and Less Antibiotics
Jaime Strickland
2018-2021 FFAR Fellow
A Look at Maine Aquaculture
Tim Kurt, DVM
Scientific Program Director, October 2016- September 2022 Advanced Animal Systems
Partner Profiles
Our public-private partnership model allows us to accelerate bold solutions to urgent food and agriculture challenges.
See all Partner Profiles
Partner Profile – Almond Board of California
Dr. Josette Lewis
Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Almond Board of California
Partner Profile: National Pork Board
Dr. Heather Fowler
Director of Producer and Public Health, National Pork Board
Partner Profile: Pivot Bio
Jane Franch
Senior Director of Climate Impact, Pivot Bio
Partner Profile: Bayer
Phil Taylor
Director of Open Innovation & Outreach for Crop Science R&D, Bayer
Partner Profile: Global Methane Hub
Hayden Montgomery
Program Director, Global Methane Hub
Partner Profile: Native American Agricultural Fund – Tribal Agricultural Fellowship Fund
Toni Stranger-McLaughlin
Chief Executive Officer
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
Partner Profile: Sustainable Agriculture & Supply Chain Equity
Philippa Lockwood
Clif Bar Program Manager
Partner Profile: FMC
Julie DiNatale
FMC vice president and chief sustainability officer
Partner Profile: Regrow
Dr. Bill Salas
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Regrow
Partner Profile: Schmidt Futures
Partner Profile: Kirchner Impact Foundation, Kirchner Fellowship Program
Hattie Brown
Co-Manager, Kirchner Impact Foundation and Managing Director of Impact and ESG, Kirchner Group
Partner Profile: Decode 6
Partner Profile: Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Partner Profile: Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
Partner Profile: Fluence by OSRAM
Partner Profile: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
Partner Profile: Benson Hill
Matt Crisp
CEO at Benson Hill
Partner Profile: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Dr. Miquella "Kelly" Rose
Partner Profile: Soil Health Institute
Sheldon R. Jones
Chief Operating Officer at Soil Health Institute
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