Year Awarded 2024
FFAR award amount $148,111
Total award amount $300,222
Location Davis, CA
Program Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research
Matching Funders AgriNerds Inc.
Grantee Institution AgriNerds Inc.
The recent outbreak of H5N1 influenza, commonly called bird flu or avian influenza, originated in the wild bird population and jumped to farms, resulting in the loss of more than 100 million poultry and billions of dollars in the United States. AgriNerds Inc. researchers are identifying outbreak prevention strategies using the WaterFowl Alert Network (WFAN), the world’s first remote sensing tool designed to make daily predictions of where waterfowl roost.