July 22, 2024 August 5, 2024August 19, 2024 Focus Group Series to Develop Sustainable Beef Research Roadmap Informational Session 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST Virtual
July 11, 2024 U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef & FFAR Announce Focus Group Series to Develop Sustainable Beef Research Roadmap
July 10, 2024 USDA-FFAR Innovation Challenge: Frequently Asked Questions Informational Session 1:00 pm - ET Virtual
Fast-Track On-Farm Impact from the Cool Soil Initiative to Enhance the Climate Resilience of Australia’s Grain Producers Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $748,394 Total award amount $3,783,598 Location Bathurst, Australia Program AgMission Matching Funders PepsiCo, Cool Soil Initiative Grantee Institution Charles Stuart University Charles Stuart University is examining climate-smart agriculture practices in cropping and enhance the climate resilience of local Australian grain producers. This research builds on the Cool Soil Initiative, a partnership that has built and implemented a scientifically credible framework to support farmers in practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase soil health.
Accelerating the Adoption of Climate Resilient Regenerative Agricultural Practices Across the Wheat and Maize Value Chain in the Mexican Bajío Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $750,000 Total award amount $1,500,000 Location Texcoco, Mexico Program AgMission Matching Funders PepsiCo Grantee Institution International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) CIMMYT is conducting research to accelerate the adoption of regenerative climate-smart agricultural practices in wheat and maize in Mexico. Researchers are using field measurements and modeling to estimate current and potential greenhouse gas emission reductions from climate-smart agriculture adoption in the Bajío region of Mexico.
Co-development of Innovative Prairie Cover Crop Strategies to Drive Adoption of Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture in Key Sourcing Regions Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $749,346 Total award amount $1,498,693 Location Saskatchewan, Canada Program AgMission Matching Funders PepsiCo Grantee Institution South East Research Farm South East Research Farm is collaborating with University of Manitoba researchers to collect farm-level data that will be used in environmental models to evaluate the suitability of climate-smart agriculture practices and their impact on crop yield, grain quality, soil health and environmental services.
June 17, 2024 – June 20, 2024 Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture: Linking Science & Policy Panel Discussion San Francisco, CA
AgMission™ Funds Global Youth Consultation to Co-Create Agricultural Solutions with Young Farmers Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $171,355 Total award amount $342,710 Location Rome, Italy Program AgMission Matching Funders McDonald’s and PepsiCo Grantee Institution World Farmers’ Organisation This AgMission grants builds on the 2023 Global Producers’ Consultation resulting from the development and implementation of a novel farmer-driven methodology. The goal was to accelerate adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) by consulting producers on a global scale and collecting information about their needs and expectations. This new award expands on last year’s research to support a new iteration, the Global Youth Consultation, which focuses specifically on young farmers.
June 13, 2024 AgMission™ Funds Global Youth Consultation to Co-Create Agricultural Solutions with Young Farmers