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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 

FFAR Awards $1.25 Million Grant to Study Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing for Cattle