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Growing Impact Award

Awarded Grants

Breaking the Barrier to Mass Sterilization in Finfish Aquaculture With Natural Sterility Technology

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $747,360

Total award amount   $1,566,716

Location   Pullman, WA

Matching Funders   Troutlodge and Washington State University

Grantee Institution   Washington State University

Insights

Our Insights highlight unique perspectives from across the food and agriculture community.

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A Story of Perseverance & Community 

Alexis Alsdorf

FFAR Fellow, NC State University

What’s the (Real) Rate of Soil Health Practice Adoption? 

Dr. Bonnie McGill

Dr. Bonnie McGill

American Farmland Trust

From Feed to Function 

Haylee Reisinger

FFAR Fellow, Michigan State University

Going Native 

Olufunke Robinson-Nweye

FFAR Fellow, Washington State University

H5N1 Risk to Swine 

Drs. Miriam Martin LeValley, Megan Niederwerder & Lisa Becton

Balancing the Books 

Field sampling for soil carbon analysis and bulk density measurements.

Tayin Wang

FFAR Fellow, Colorado State University

Making Feed Safer for Livestock 

Theo Newbold

FFAR Fellow, Penn State University

Empowering a Sustainable Future 

Hamid Syed

FFAR Fellow, Auburn University

Packaging Innovation & Collaborative Research 

Fall Migratory Birds Spread HPAI 

Jasmine Bruno

Jasmine Bruno, Ph.D.

Scientific Program DirectorCultivating Thriving Production Systems

 Amplifying  Impact Through Research Partnerships 

Jasmine Bruno

Jasmine Bruno, Ph.D.

Scientific Program DirectorCultivating Thriving Production Systems

It’s Not Just A Trend 

Maria Rottersman

FFAR Fellow, UC Davis

Smarter Pest Management for Soybean 

Taynara Possebom

2024-2027 FFAR Fellows

H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Program 

Drs. Jasmine Bruno & Megan Niederwerder

Healthy Indigenous Food Systems 

Portrait of Michael Johnson.

Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson

Assistant Professor - Indigenous ResiliencySchool of Natural Resources & the Environment Indigenous Reliance CenterUniversity of Arizona 

Thriving Beef Calves in the Southeastern US 

Federico Tarnonsky

FFAR Fellow (2022-2025), University of Florida

Calculating Emissions at the Individual Farm Level 

Kaiyu Guan

Dr. Kaiyu Guan

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Data for Dairy 

Reza Afshar

Reza Afshar

Vice President, Soil, Feed and Water Research at Dairy Management Inc.

Time Teaches Biosecurity Importance 

Kevin Schulz

Kevin Schulz

Editor, The Farmer/Farm Progress

A Game Changer for Dairy’s Future 

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Dr. Juan Tricarico

Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.

News

The latest news and updates from FFAR.

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New Research Aims to Transform U.S. Fish Farming 

Efficient Fertilizer Consortium Accelerates Fertilizer Solutions for Farmers 

FFAR Research to Test Fogging Approach to Reduce Avian Influenza Transmission 

FFAR Research Explores Novel Approach to Protect Livestock from New World Screwworm 

FFAR Grant Targets Pest Threatening California’s Nut Industry 

Maintaining Productive Grazing Lands Across the Great Plains 

FFAR Research to Strengthen U.S. New World Screwworm Preparedness 

FFAR Rapid Funding Explores Genetic Immunity to Avian Influenza 

Advancing a More Effective Control of New World Screwworm 

Rapid Funding to Explore Disease-Resistant Poultry for Avian Influenza Control 

Developing a Supply Chain Framework for Kernza® 

NCBA & FFAR Demonstrate the Power of Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Funding Opportunity to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship in Animal Agriculture 

FFAR & Novo Nordisk Foundation Establish $34.7 Million Agricultural Nitrogen Use Efficiency Platform 

New Research Aims to Refine Antibiotic Use in Beef & Swine 

Rapid Funding to Develop an Avian Flu Vaccine for Livestock 

Mitigating Airborne Transmission of Avian Flu 

Dr. Schnable Awarded 2026 NAS Prize 

Seeking Nominations for 2026 New Innovator Award 

Funding Opportunity to Accelerate Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer 

Breakthroughs

Tools, technologies and strategies from the research we fund.

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Measuring What Matters: Understanding US Soil Health Practices Adoption 

Breakthrough for Seeding Solutions Grant Analyzes Soil Health Practices

Converting Agricultural Waste into Snacks 

Breakthrough for FFAR Awards $540,000 Grant to Minimize Food Waste

Reducing Food Waste by Predicting Product Shelf Life 

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant to Accurately Predict Food’s Shelf Life to Reduce Food Waste

High Protein Chickpeas for the Ingredient Industry 

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Improves Chickpeas’ Protein Content & Quality

Estimating Weights of Broiler Chickens with AI 

Breakthrough for Flockfocus – Developing Automated Surveillance Tools to Safeguard Chicken Welfare

Advancing Irrigation Knowledge 

Breakthrough for Irrigation Innovation Consortium

Safeguarding the Future of Mid-Atlantic Viticulture 

Breakthrough for Developing Novel Strategies for Improved Control and Sustainability of Grapevine Bunch Rot Management

Combating Native & Managed Pollinator Population Declines 

Breakthrough for 16 Research Teams Receive FFAR Grants to Improve Pollinator Health

Developing Strawberry Resistance to Fusarium Wilt 

Breakthrough for Developing Strawberry Resistance to Fusarium Wilt

Tracking Disruptions to the Food Supply Chain 

Breakthrough for Food and Agricultural Vulnerability Index

Enhancing Swine Biosecurity in the Wean-to-Harvest Phase 

Breakthrough for SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program Moving Forward

Developing Functional Ice to Keep Food Fresher, Longer 

Breakthrough for Innovations in the Food Supply Chain to Reduce Food Waste

Farmer-to-Farmer Learning Helps Preserve Water & Soil Health, Increase Profits 

Breakthrough for Novel Farmer-to-Farmer Learning Approaches to Cultivate a Culture of Conservation in the Mississippi River Basin

Common Sheep & Goat Deworming Treatment Largely Ineffective 

Breakthrough for FFAR Vet Fellows Fifth Cohort

Creating Tools for Testing Bird Flu 

Breakthrough for Field-deployable biosensors for managing animal health

Deleting Wheat Proteins that Cause Intolerances 

Breakthrough for Reducing Wheat Allergenicity: Paving the Way to Non-Allergenic Wheat

Loyalty Shopper Card Intervention Creates Behavior Change 

Breakthrough for Individually-targeted incentives, diet quality and health outcomes among adults

AI & Supercomputing Can Quantify Emissions from Individual Farms 

Breakthrough for FFAR Grant Quantifies Organic Carbon to Improve Agricultural Productivity

Developing an Extensive Database of US Groundwater Wells 

Breakthrough for Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Management Through Innovative Governance & Optimal Agricultural Water Use Under Conflicting Objectives

Building Collaborations for Technology-Driven Solutions in Agriculture 

Breakthrough for Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management (OpenTEAM)