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Automated Computer Vision System for Tracking Individual Pig Activity and Locomotion in Nursery/Finisher Group Housing 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $49,999

Total award amount   $99,998

Location   Des Moines, IA

Matching Funders   University of Nebraska

Grantee Institution   National Pork Board

Technological advances allow livestock producers to capture unprecedented amounts of data about pigs in their care. An interdisciplinary team is developing technology that continually tracks individual pigs and logs information about their activities for future analysis and selection.

Protein-Based Thermotolerance Markers for Sustainable Legume Protein Production 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $941,689

Total award amount   $1,890,189

Location   Raleigh, NC

Matching Funders   Benson Hill Biosystems, North Carolina Soybean Producers, Golden Leaf Foundation, United Soybean Board, VIB

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

Extreme weather devastates soybean crop yields and nutritional content. USDA researchers are leveraging the natural genetic diversity of soybean plants to improve the sustainability, nutrition and flavor profiles of crops in response to climate change.

Harnessing Endophytes to Improve Crop Efficiency and Production 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $292,230

Total award amount   $584,461

Location   Athens, GA

Matching Funders   University of Georgia Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Georgia Department of Crop Soil Science, University of Georgia Institute of Plant Breeding

Grantee Institution   University of Georgia Research Foundation

Agricultural production is not advancing fast enough to meet projected demands for food. Meeting these needs requires agricultural innovations and beneficial microorganisms are a promising way to increase crop growth, boost stress resistance and prevent diseases. Scientists and farmers must first understand how microorganisms work. University of Georgina Research Foundation Inc. is studying how crops are affected by the microbes that live inside them and how the environment impacts this relationship.

Ecology and Evolution of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Maize 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $148,479

Total award amount   $296,978

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Colorado State University

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

Bacterial leaf streak, a new pathogen in the U.S., is causing yield losses for western corn belt growers. There has been little research on management strategies to limit the spread or severity of bacterial leaf streak. Colorado State University researchers are investigating bacterial leaf streak to better understand the pathogen and how to mitigate it.

Crops of the Future Initial Project: Leafy Greens 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $2,500,000

Total award amount   $5,097,530

Location   Davis, CA

Matching Funders   BASF Vegetable Seeds, Bejo Zaden B.V., Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc., Enza Zaden Research and Development, B.V., Gautier Semences, Keygene, N.V., Progeny Advanced Genetics Inc., Ramiro Arnedo S.A., Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V., Sakata Seed Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Takii and Company Ltd., Tanimura & Antle Value Added LLC, Vilmorin S.A.

Grantee Institution   University of California Davis

Downy mildew is a damaging pathogen that threatens the $3 billion lettuce industry, causing losses for farmers in the field and post-harvest and requiring expensive chemical control measures. University of California, Davis researchers are using genomics approaches help leafy green plants resist downy mildew.

Developing CRISPR-Cpf1 Genome Editing Technologies for Crop Improvement 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $282,843

Total award amount   $565,686

Location   College Park, MD

Matching Funders   Syngenta

Grantee Institution   University of Maryland College Park

Plant genome editing can increase agricultural productivity and help agriculture adapt to climate change. University of Maryland-College Park researchers are developing CRISPR-Cas12a based plant genome editing systems with broadened targeting range and improved editing activity and specificity. If successful, these tools could accelerate plant breeding for generating high-productivity crops with stress resistance to climate change.

Development of a Farmer-Focused Disease Prevention and Preparedness Tool 

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $87,691

Total award amount   $183,206

Location   Minneapolis, MN

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Primary Fund

Grantee Institution   University of Minnesota

In 2014, a specific a strain of avian influenza, H5N2 HPAI, destroyed nearly 50 million birds, costing the industry more than $3.75 billion. University of Minnesota researchers are developing a nationwide tool to improve outbreak response and help producers mitigate foreign animal diseases on farms.

FFAR Awards $500,000 Grant to Improve Swine Health and Well-Being 

FFAR Awards Grant to Food Marketing Institute Foundation and Animal Agriculture Alliance to Study Consumer Understanding and Willingness-to-Pay for Production Practices in Animal Agriculture 

FFAR Awards $800,000 Grant to Startup Company Using Facial Recognition and Robotics to Revolutionize Vaccination for Chicks 

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