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FFAR Grant Maps Corn Drought Tolerance Genes 

FFAR Grant Helps Heat-Stressed Dairy Cows Weather Increasing Temperatures 

Year Awarded  2019

FFAR award amount   $736,392

Total award amount   $1,470,000

Location   Ithaca, NY

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   AB VistaAdisseoBalchem CorporationBerg + SchmidtElancoPhibro Animal Health and Vetagro S.p.A.

Grantee Institution   Cornell University

The demand for dairy products and milk globally is expected to increase 57% by 2050. However, rising temperatures are compromising the American dairy industry’s ability to meet these demands because a cow’s milk production can decline up to 70% in warm weather. Holsteins, by far the dominant breed in U.S. dairy farming, begin to suffer heat stress at 75 degrees Fahrenheit. These heat-stressed dairy cows cost the American dairy industry an alarming $1.5 billion annually. Heat-stressed dairy cows also have reduced fertility, are more likely to develop infectious and metabolic diseases and may succumb to premature death.

FFAR Launches Plant Protein Enhancement Project 

Missing link in algal photosynthesis found, offers opportunity to improve crop yields 

FFAR Grant to USDA-ARS Bolsters Soybean Resiliency to Climate Change 

FFAR-Funded Research Finds Feed Additives Stop the Spread of Viral Diseases 

FFAR Combats Deadly, Costly Swine Viruses in Contaminated Feed 

FFAR-Funded Industry Venture Achieves Initial Success in Ending Surgical Castration of Swine 

Scientists stack algorithms to improve predictions of yield-boosting crop traits 

Study reports breakthrough in measuring plant improvements to boost food production