October 15, 2024 Healthy, Productive & Environmentally Friendly, Southeastern Beef Calves Federico Tarnonsky FFAR Fellow (2022-2025), University of Florida
October 22, 2024 Minimizing the Impact of Emerging Disease Threats in Swine Through Research Funding Partnerships 10-Year Anniversary Webinar 3:00 pm - ET Virtual
Novel Tools for Engineering Apomixis in Soybean Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $1,950,000 Total award amount $4,050,000 Location Washington, D.C. Matching Funders Bayer, KWS, United Soybean Board Grantee Institution Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Regensburg, Radboud University, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Zurich Although hybrid seeds outperform their parents in yield, this advantage does not transfer to the hybrids’ offspring. Breeders must continually cross-pollinate to develop the next generation of hybrids. Because soybeans reproduce through self-pollination, the structure of the soybean flower makes cross-pollination difficult and expensive. The ApoSoy project seeks to develop a cost-effective hybrid soybean system through a process called apomixis, which creates seeds that are genetic clones of the parent.
September 11, 2024 A Game Changer for Dairy’s Future Dr. Juan Tricarico Senior Vice President, Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.
Evaluating Biopesticides for the Treatment of Hemp Year Awarded 2024 FFAR award amount $210,000 Total award amount $420,000 Location Geneva, NY Matching Funders BioWorks