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FFAR and FoodShot Global Announce GroundBreaker Prize Winners 

Advancing DEI in Sharing Carbon & Ecosystems Services Information 

FFAR Announces $1 Million for Organic Research to Tuskegee University 

AgMission Seeks Input on Standardized Data Use in Agricultural Research 

RIPE Researchers Prove Bioengineering Better Photosynthesis Increases Yields in Food Crops for the First Time 

Breakthrough for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Reinvestment

Integration of Agroforestry as a Transformative Solution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Organic Farms 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $200,000

Location   Knoxville, TN

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

The 2022 Organic Center-FFAR joint Organic Research Program awardee, Dr. Sindhu Jagadamma, is investigating how growing trees on organic farms and transforming organic waste from those farms into high-value compost naturally and cost-effectively mitigates climate change and reduces the carbon footprint of organic farms. She will conduct the study at Caney Fork Farms, a Tennessee certified organic farm, and develop and disseminate educational materials to improve producers’ knowledge of these and other innovative farm management approaches to increase their adoption throughout the Southeast.

Oregon Tilth 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $50,000

Location   Corvallis, OR

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   The Organic Center

The Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize supports the continued success of Oregon Tilth’s conservation, transition and farm viability education and will train additional farmers and agriculture professionals in organic certification, organic regulations, production practices and profitability tools. It will also facilitate the convening of organic certifiers to explore ways to streamline linkages between USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service support and the organic certification process.

Enhancing Tools to Model Climate and Environmental Impacts in Organic Agriculture Systems 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $77,022

Location   Madison, WI

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   University of Wisconsin, Madison

The 2022 Organic Center-FFAR joint Organic Research Program awardee, Dr. Erin Silva, is investigating how to improve existing carbon and nutrient modeling tools and create new ones to better reflect organic farming management practices and reduce climate change impact. She will share the results with agricultural professionals and policymakers to inform where further research is needed to better understand the impacts of organic farming methods on climate and environmental stewardship.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Organic Grain Resource and Information Network 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $100,000

Location   Madison, WI

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   University of Wisconsin, Madison, Organic Grain Resource and Information Network

The Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize advances the University of Wisconsin-Madison Organic Grain Resource and Information Network (OGRAIN) programming by building additional state-wide and cross-state relationships through Cooperative Extension, supporting work with Tribal Nations and developing additional resources for new agriculture professionals and farmers transitioning to organic.

Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program (ISU OAP) 

Year Awarded  2022

Total award amount   $50,000

Location   Ames, IA 

Matching Funders   The Organic Center

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program

The Organic Training for Agricultural Professionals Prize supports the expansion of the Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program (ISU OAP) through train-the-trainer and organic certification workshops, videos and podcasts, and carbon sequestration webinars and field days. ISU OAP has a 25-year history of training farming community groups, farmer leaders and agricultural professionals in organic agronomic practices, certification and farm management.

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