The future of farming... Young farmers from across the globe, speak up about farming amidst a changing climate along with the hope they have in climate-smart/regenerative agriculture, and supporting research. This summer, producers from around the world came together to participate in the FFAR-funded Global Producers' Consultation facilitated by the World Farmers' Organisation during their General Assembly at the UN FAO headquarters.
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Research Services
Washington, District of Columbia 13,140 followers
Bold science for big challenges
About us
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) builds public-private partnerships to fund bold research addressing big food and agriculture challenges. FFAR was established in the 2014 Farm Bill to increase public agriculture research investments, fill knowledge gaps and complement USDA’s research agenda. FFAR’s model matches federal funding from Congress with private funding, delivering a powerful return on taxpayer investment. Through collaboration and partnerships, FFAR advances actionable science benefiting farmers, consumers and the environment.
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http://www.foundationfar.org
External link for Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Research, Food, Philanthropy, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Sustainability
Locations
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Primary
401 9th St NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20004, US
Employees at Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Updates
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How can dairy farmers become leaders in implementing climate solutions? Researchers with Dairy Management Inc. and Soil Health Institute are looking into management practices and technologies that enable dairy farmers to reach their sustainability goals and set the stage for new market opportunities, incentives and investments in dairy sustainability. They're taking a #holistic look at yield, #soilhealth, water and #GHG measurements, compared to differing management practices elsewhere. Knowledge is power. And researchers are enabling the #dairy industry to have the decision-making tools it needs to be #climate leaders. Read more about these insights through the link in the comments.
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Did you know that 90% of crop losses each year are due to extreme weather events? Current guidance often focuses on average weather & climate conditions, thus providing limited information about how best to manage crops and field conditions during growing seasons affected by extreme weather. How can #farmers make management decisions based on the unpredictability of extreme weather? Researchers are hard on the case! Using a combination of novel monitoring technologies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers are developing a decision support tool that allows stakeholders to prepare for unpredictable conditions brought about by flash floods and drought. They're specifically looking at how hydrologic and crop models can be combined with historical trends and current monitoring data to inform crop choice, irrigation needs and management and hazard mitigation planning. Results will help minimize crop losses and increase yield, maximize #wateruse efficiency and enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to #climatechange. Learn more about this grant and the tool it's developing in the comments...
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NEXT TUESDAY! Connecting transdisciplinary researchers and agricultural stakeholders to invest in impactful, cross-cutting research is at the heart of what FFAR does. Learn about real examples of how this cam together, in celebration of our 10 years of impact. Hear from : Dr. Reza Afshar, Dairy Management Inc. Anne-Marie Chapman, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/ Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Dr. Matthew Helmers, Iowa State University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Register in comments
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Fast forward to 2022 and National Pork Board, FFAR & Swine Health Information Center launched a 2-year, $2.3M Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program to look at technologies, protocols & ideas to enhance #biosecurity implementation during that phase of production. "For the U.S. swine herd to remain or get healthy, every phase of production of every farm needs to adhere to strict #biosecurity measures." Many of the initially awarded 18 grants have been completed, and producers now have access to that information to improve best practices for #herdhealth. Check out the link in the comments to learn more.
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Coming off another hot summer, water is on everyone's minds... Did you know that U.S. cotton generates $5 billion to the economy through exports alone? It's also Georgia's top row crop. That's why it's extremely important to provide research to enable ecosystem health in cotton agroecosystems in preparation for a changing climate and more arid summers. There's a knowledge gap for cotton leaves' conduction of photosynthesis/evapotranspiration. Researching this knowledge gap will provide more precision irrigation at scale for growers to implement. Read more about this grant led by researchers at UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences through the link in the comments...
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FFAR staff in action! Dr. John Reich joined an expert panel during the Global Collaborations on Natural Polymers as Substitution of Synthetic Materials session at the #ACSFall2024 conference. American Chemical Society John highlighted synergies between FFAR’s goals and the innovative research on natural polymers that has the potential to positively impact the food industry.
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Imagine a technology that could give farmers an accurate, quantifiable picture of their individual farm's #GHG emissions... Now imagine what that technology could do for the reporting and verification services in the ecosystem service markets. A new FFAR-funded study led by researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and University of Minnesota shows how AI & supercomputing can do just that! FoodShot Global Follow the link in the comments to learn more about this 1st of its kind technology that could be a game-changer.