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Safeguarding the Future of Mid-Atlantic Viticulture 

Breakthrough for Developing Novel Strategies for Improved Control and Sustainability of Grapevine Bunch Rot Management

Developing Functional Ice to Keep Food Fresher, Longer 

Breakthrough for Innovations in the Food Supply Chain to Reduce Food Waste

FFAR Spurs Tool to Test Bird Flu 

Breakthrough for Field-deployable biosensors for managing animal health

FFAR Spurs Tool to Test for Bird Flu 

FFAR Announces New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Awardees 

The Importance of Healthy Indigenous Food Systems & How to Improve Them  

Portrait of Michael Johnson.

Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson

Assistant Professor - Indigenous ResiliencySchool of Natural Resources & the Environment Indigenous Reliance CenterUniversity of Arizona 

New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award 

Loyalty Shopper Card Intervention Creates Behavior Change 

Breakthrough for Individually-targeted incentives, diet quality and health outcomes among adults

Building Agroecosystem Soil Health to Adapt to Climate and Regulatory Realities while Protecting Rural Community Health 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $439,701

Total award amount   $439,698

Location   Santa Cruz, CA

Grantee Institution   University of California, Santa Cruz

California’s agricultural watersheds face the dual challenge of water scarcity and water quality issues. This research is tackling complex and seemingly unsolvable problems affecting California’s agricultural communities by conducting on-farm work to gather information on how various soil health practices influence carbon, nitrogen and water in soil across diverse regions. The project will combine this data into a causal model that can help determine how different soil health practices will impact carbon sequestration, water scarcity and water quality under different climates and regulations, to increase farmer adoption of the practices.

Leveraging multi-scale datasets and modeling tools for improved soil health and carbon management 

Year Awarded  2024

FFAR award amount   $443,206

Total award amount   $533,038

Location   New York, NY

Matching Funders   Columbia University

Grantee Institution   Columbia University

Farmers and other agricultural decision makers often have trouble accessing reliable soil health information to guide their choices. This project is using existing data along with building new, integrated databases to develop a novel modeling system that combines process-based methods, advanced sensor technologies and stakeholder input to track soil health outcomes better. By delivering timely and interactive information connected to management scenarios, the project aims to help farmers and ranchers adopt practices that improve soil health, reduce nutrient loss and strengthen ecosystem resilience.