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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 $1.4 Million to Purdue University, University of California, Davis and University of Edinburgh Researchers to Improve Health and Productivity of Egg-Laying Hens 

Year Awarded  2017

FFAR award amount   $486,593

Total award amount   $486,594

Location   Midlothian, SC

Program   Layer Hen Keel Bone Health Program

Matching Funders   Open Philanthropy Project

Grantee Institution   University of Edinburgh

FFAR awarded one of three Layer Hen Keel Bone Health Program grants to Ian Dunn, research scientist at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute and collaborators at the major poultry genetics companies Hy-Line and Lohmann Tierzucht, to improve health and productivity of egg-laying hens. Dunn is laying the groundwork for breeding hens with stronger bones by developing a novel X-ray based measurement system adapted for on-farm use.

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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