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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 

Prairie Strips for Healthy Soils and Thriving Farms 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $746,204

Total award amount   $1,492,409

Location   Ames, IA

Matching Funders   Iowa State University, Roeslein Alternative Energy, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, Walton Family Foundation

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University

Midwestern farms produce a quarter of the world’s corn and soybeans, yet this bounty drains nutrients from the soil, reducing future yields and undermining profitability. Iowa State University researchers are identifying integration practices that restore soil health.

Assessing & Expanding Soil Health for Production, Economics, & the Environmental Benefits v2 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $500,000

Total award amount   $1,195,677

Location   Morrisville, NC

Matching Funders   Soil Health Institute, General Mills, Walton Family Foundation, Monsanto Company, Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, Nestle Purina Petcare, The Nature Conservancy, National Corn Growers Association

Grantee Institution   Soil Health Institute

The Soil Health Institute is enhancing the adoption of soil health practices by establishing a definitive soil health evaluation program for national deployment.