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Soil is Not Dirt 

Portrait of Prairie.

Aaron Prairie

2020-2023 FFAR Fellow

Dynamic Photosynthesis Model Simulates 10-20 Percent Yield Increase 

OpTIS V2.0: New Data, New Regions and New Insights 

Informational Session Virtual

Close-up of water droplets on plants.

RIPE Project: Rubisco Production Can Enhance CO2 Acquisition 

FFAR and OFRF Renew Partnership to Improve Soil Health Research 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $66,000

Total award amount   $120,000

Location   Santa Cruz, CA

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   Organic Farming Research Foundation

The Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research are continuing their partnership to fund on-farm research advancing the climate benefits of organic agriculture systems. Priorities will focus specifically on the potential of organic agriculture to sequester carbon, mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce the environmental impacts of fertilizers and pesticides and build resilience to a changing climate.

FFAR and OFRF Renew Partnership to Improve Soil Health Research 

Farmers & Ranchers Can Help In The Climate Crisis 

Dan Glickman and Bob Stallman

UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogues 

Convening Event Virtual

Variety of crops growing in a field.

U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative: Improving Dairy On-Farm Sustainability through Improved Soil Health and Manure Management 

Year Awarded  2021

FFAR award amount   $10,000,000

Total award amount   $23,200,000

Location   Rosemont, IL

Matching Funders   Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), Newtrient and other Net Zero Initiative partners

Grantee Institution   Dairy Research Institute

Dairy farmers face increasing pressure from the private and public sectors to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This grant to the Dairy Research Institute addresses research gaps in feed production and manure-based products that support the dairy community’s Net Zero Initiative, an industry-wide effort to adopt practices and technologies that reduce GHG emissions and improve environmental health.

FFAR Grant Examines Carbon Farming Effect on Soil Health 

ID: CA20-SS-0000000056