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FFAR and OFRF Promote Soil Health and Profits for Organic Farmers in the Northern Great Plains

Year Awarded  2019

Total award amount   $20,000

Location   Bozeman, MT

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   Montana State University

In the Northern Great Plains, where wheat is the primary crop, organic farmers are rotating in lentils. Lentils generate additional income and improve soil health. However, little is known about the optimum amount of lentil seeds that should be planted to ensure maximum nutrient acquisition, weed management and yield potential. Montana State University Researchers are addressing this research gap by exploring the relationship between seeding rates, lentil yields and soil health.

FFAR and OFRF Award Two Grants That Tackle Soil Health Challenges

Year Awarded  2019

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Organic Farming Research Foundation

Grantee Institution   NC State University

Invasive pests and weeds are a considerable problem for organic sweet potato farmers. Currently farmers depend on repeated cultivation to manage weeds, a energy and labor intensive process that damages the soil. North Carolina State University researchers are assessing whether annual winter cover crop systems can control weeds and insects. This approach aims to provide innovative management techniques that protect soil health.

The RIPE project receives additional $13 million to accelerate progress in redesigning photosynthesis

Protecting Soil Health & Food Safety in Almond Orchards

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $225,000

Total award amount   $450,000

Location   Davis, CA

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   Almond Board of California, Bays Ranch Inc., Muller Berry Farms, Ples Due Family Farms

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

UC Davis researchers are examining advanced harvesting practices that improve soil health and ensure food safety. The research team is testing methods of catching almond fruit in above-ground mechanical frames that do not disturb topsoil and allow growers to use the hulls as fertilizer.

FoodShot Global Launches New Investment Platform to Fund Innovators Taking Bold “Moonshots for Better Food”

RIPE Researchers Use Blue-green Algae to Boost Crop Yields

FFAR Applauds RIPE Research Team for Breakthrough in Crop Engineering that Boosts Crop Yield by Almost 50 Percent

FFAR Grant Spurs Milestone for Farm Productivity

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Awards $5 Million to Launch Public-Private Effort to Address Water Scarcity with Irrigation Innovation

16 Research Teams Receive FFAR Grants to Improve Pollinator Health

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