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FFAR Spurs Tool to Test for Bird Flu 

FFAR Funds Partnership to Accelerate Soybean Development 

International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) Evaluation Request for Proposals 

Measuring the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture’s (ICASA) Impact – Program Evaluation Request for Proposals Informational Webinar 

Informational Session Virtual

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Protecting Cattle from Asian Longhorned Tick 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $147,491

Total award amount   $341,648

Location   Kalamazoo, MI

Program   Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Matching Funders   Zoetis

Grantee Institution   Zoetis

The emergence of Asian longhorned ticks in the U.S. is threatening the health of cattle herds in 24 states, raising concerns about significant economic losses. Zoetis researchers are developing a biological control tool for the harmful pests.

FFAR Rapid Funding to Protect Cattle from Asian Longhorned Tick 

Wild Tomatoes to Combat Agriculture Threats 

Pangenome-based Identification of Genetic Variants Conferring Stress Resistance in Tomato Wild Relatives, and Efficient Transfer to Cultivated Tomato 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $994,561

Total award amount   $2,063,835

Location   Ithaca, NY

Matching Funders   Meiogenix

Grantee Institution   Boyce Thompson Institute

Tomatoes are an important economic and nutritional crop, but they are vulnerable to stresses from extreme weather and disease, which puts food security and farmers’ profits at risk. This research is harnessing wild tomatoes’ genetic diversity to improve cultivated tomato varieties. The research is focusing on resistance to drought and early blight disease, two significant challenges facing tomato growers worldwide.

Applied Innovation of Myoinositol to Improve Cattle Fertility & Sustainability of Cattle Production Systems 

Year Awarded  2025

FFAR award amount   $352,936

Total award amount   $705,871

Location   Knoxville, TN

Program   Seeding Solutions

Matching Funders   University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Grantee Institution   University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

This study is testing whether the supplement myoinositol, known to enhance fertility in women, can improve egg quality and embryo development in cattle when added in the lab or given directly to donor cows. By increasing fertilization, embryo viability and pregnancy rates, the research aims to make in vitro embryo production (IVP) more successful, overcoming current challenges with poor egg quality.

FFAR Research Improves Cattle Reproduction