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Plant-Based Precision Irrigation Management for Improved System-Level Sustainability 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $753,206

Total award amount   $1,507,062

Location   Athens, GA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   University of Georgia

Grantee Institution   University of Georgia

Cotton, which contributes billions to the United States’ economy, faces escalating threats from climate change-induced droughts. Cotton growers urgently need water management strategies to maximize productivity while minimizing water use. University of Georgia researchers are developing cotton-based precision irrigation scheduling strategies to ensure optimal water use to improve water use efficiency, ensure yield stability and enhance economic productivity.

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

GOAT 2022 

Public Conversation Rhinebeck, NY

Screenshot of a computer screen.

World Water Week 2022 Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water 

Public Conversation Stockholm, Sweden

Man watering plants with a watering can.

The Irrigation Innovation Consortium & Parallel 41 Network: Building a path to data-driven management 

RIPE Shows Potential for Improved Water-Use Efficiency in Field-Grown Plants 

UC Davis Receives FFAR Grant to Help Improve Vineyard Soil Health 

UC Davis Receives FFAR Grant to Help Improve Vineyard Soil Health 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $999,003

Total award amount   $2,600,000

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Jackson Family Wines

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

Regenerative agriculture, which uses holistic farming and grazing practices to strengthen soil health and crop productivity, may help grape vines become more resilient to changing climate conditions. However, more research is needed to increase adoption of regenerative agriculture practices on vineyards. FFAR awarded a Seeding Solutions grant to the University of California, Davis to assess the effects of regenerative practices on vineyard soil health.

Tuskegee University Endowment 

Year Awarded  2022

FFAR award amount   $1,000,000

Total award amount   $2,000,000

Location   Tuskegee, AL

Matching Funders   Clif Bar & Company

Grantee Institution   Tuskegee University

This award establishes an endowment to advance organic agriculture and farming practices in the Southeast through the university’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences. The endowment will also focus on increasing the equity in organic farming, including developing a network of organic research among Southeast academic institutions, with a focus on HBCUs.

FFAR and OFRF Announce Six Organic Farming Research Project Awardees