April 21, 2022 Diversifying the Future of Venture Capital The first cohort of the HBCU Kirchner Fellows are Bryana Pittman, Kwame Jackson and Martin Adu-Boahene who co-wrote this Insights piece to share the value of this fellowship and its potential impact.
April 6, 2022 FFAR & OCP North America Open Applications for Fertilizer Efficiency Research Fellowship
March 29, 2022 – March 30, 2022 Convening on Biochar Research & Commercialization Convening Event 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm MT Virtual
Mapping Trees in Future Climates: Integrating Knowledge, Data and Tools to Enhance Agroforestry Adoption for Climate Resilience Year Awarded 2022 FFAR award amount $300,000 Total award amount $642,085 Location Madison, WI Program AgMission Matching Funders Canopy Farm Management, Great Lakes Protection Fund, Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, Savanna Institute and University-Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grantee Institution Savanna Institute The Savanna Institute is producing high-resolution future climate suitability maps across the Midwestern U.S. that can be incorporated into tools to inform climate-smart agroforestry adoption.
Kansas State University Provides Data on Nitrogen Management Practices in the Great Plains Year Awarded 2022 FFAR award amount $872,560 Total award amount $1,745,125 Location Manhattan, KS Matching Funders Kansas Fertilizer Research Fund, Kansas State University and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Grantee Institution Kansas State University Limited data is available that evaluates nitrogen losses and provides producers with the information needed to reduce nitrogen fertilizer application rates for water-limited crops by using climate-smart agriculture practices. Kansas State University researchers are examining the key components of the nitrogen cycle in water-limited grain sorghum production under various climate-smart agriculture practices.
February 9, 2022 The Nature Conservancy Joins Groundbreaking Effort to Mobilize Agriculture to Fight Climate Change
Improving Soil Health on Vineyards 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