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Life After Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment: Mitigating Early Season Corn & Soybean Pest Damage through Field Practices 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $75,000

Total award amount   $150,000

Location   St. Albans, VT

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   One Hive Foundation, State of Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets

Grantee Institution   University of Vermont

Vermont farmers will soon face new restrictions on one of the most widely used classes of insecticides, neonicotinoid insecticides. University of Vermont researchers are studying how farmers can protect crops and maintain yields as Vermont phases out most uses of neonicotinoid insecticides.

FFAR-Funded Research Prepares Farmers for Insecticide Use Changes 

New Tools to Reduce Swine Mortality 

Breakthrough for Iowa State University to Lead Research to Increase Pig Survivability

An Integrated Approach to Improve Whole Herd Survivability 2.0 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $750,000

Total award amount   $1,643,357

Location   Ames, IA

Program   Pig Livability Project

Matching Funders   The Pork Checkoff and other industry stakeholders

Grantee Institution   Iowa State University

Reducing pig mortality is a complex challenge influenced by animal health, management, environment and other factors throughout production. This research is identifying practical ways to address those factors that can improve pig welfare while helping producers protect the health and productivity of their herds.

FFAR Invests To Reduce Swine Mortality 

Getting to the Root of the Problem: Fastidious Pathogens [Updated] 

Breakthrough for A Novel Bioassay for Culturing and Characterizing Fastidious Phytopathogens

Research Breakthroughs Support Healthier Cattle, Reduce Antibiotic Use 

Refining Antibiotic Use in Beef Operations 

Breakthrough for Predictive model development to promote science- based, strategic metaphylaxis administration in beef operations

Study Suggests New Ways to Prevent Costly Cattle Disease 

Breakthrough for Modeling for genomic, blood & microbiological markers for liver abscesses in fed beef cattle

Breaking the Barrier to Mass Sterilization in Finfish Aquaculture With Natural Sterility Technology 

Year Awarded  2026

FFAR award amount   $747,360

Total award amount   $1,566,716

Location   Pullman, WA

Matching Funders   Troutlodge and Washington State University

Grantee Institution   Washington State University

Sterile trout can devote more energy to growth, increasing farm productivity, while preventing escaped fish from breeding with wild populations and disrupting ecosystems. However, current sterilization methods add an extra set of chromosomes, an approach that is not fully effective and can cause fish health and production problems. Researchers are developing a practical, scalable method to produce healthy, sterile farmed rainbow trout using the fish’s natural biology to control fertility.