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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

FFAR Awards Emergency Funds to Combat Invasive Weevil Threatening California’s Palm Trees and Date Industry

FFAR Awards $1 Million Grant to University of Nebraska to Develop Integrated Livestock and Crop Production Systems

FFAR Awards Funds to Researchers at University of Wyoming to Develop Test for Brucellosis in Swine and Cattle

A Look at Maine Aquaculture

Portrait of Tim Kurt.

Tim Kurt, DVM

Scientific Program Director, October 2016- September 2022 Advanced Animal Systems

FFAR Awards Emergency Funds to Researchers at Colorado State University to Combat Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn

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