Cooperative Agreement 58664581250

This $585,289 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports research to develop soybean varieties with reduced levels of antinutritional factors, specifically trypsin inhibitors and lectins. The long-term goal is to produce improved, commercially viable soybean cultivars that can enhance the nutritional value and feed efficiency of soybean meal for livestock. Key objectives include...

This $474,049 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research to develop soybean cultivars with optimized protein, oil, and fatty acid profiles to meet the needs of the livestock industry. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will test experimental lines in the Southeast region and release 1-2 soybean varieties in maturity...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $179,835 cooperative agreement to the University of Georgia under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The agreement supports research to discover and deploy novel soybean genes to develop new varieties and germplasm with elevated meal protein and essential amino acids. Specifically, the university will develop U.S.-adapted high-yielding germplasm containing greater than 48% meal...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to the Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology, a nonprofit research organization. The goal of this 2-year project is to improve the ease of creating hybrid soybean lines by genetically engineering sex chromosomes in soybean plants. This will involve using molecular cloning and transformation techniques to develop unique male and female soybean plants, as...

The University of Massachusetts received a $601,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI program, CFDA 10.310) to conduct research on the genetic basis and functional impact of tempeh fermentation using soybean meal. The goal is to generate detailed knowledge about the specific genes and metabolic pathways of tempeh starter strains that influence the chemical composition, bioactivities, and sensory properties of soybean-based...

The University of Georgia will provide agricultural research services under a $185,239 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. The funding supports the project "Increasing the Value of U.S. Soybean by Combining High Meal Protein, High Yield and Other Valuable Traits Utilizing Genetic Diversity, Breeding" from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The research aims to discover methods for improving soybean yields and...

This $968,991 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) aims to enhance the agronomic and end-use quality traits of organic dry beans through plant breeding and develop value-added bean products using sustainable processing and packaging. The key products and services to be delivered include: Breeding improved organic dry bean varieties focused on enhancing seedling vigor, harvestability, and overall quality for both...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $649,895 to Clemson University under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research from November 2021 through October 2026 to identify soybean genes associated with lipid metabolic changes and physiological mechanisms contributing to heat tolerance. The project aims to characterize heat tolerance in a soybean recombinant...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $640,849 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research on iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans. Funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, the research aims to identify genes and molecular mechanisms underlying IDC tolerance in soybeans. Specifically, the university will use forward genetic cloning to...

This $5,087,410 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) supports research and extension activities to develop new bean varieties with enhanced nutritional and popping qualities. The key objectives are to: Improve advanced bean breeding lines with desirable popping and nutritional traits. Evaluate field performance and quality characteristics of new bean varieties under different growing conditions....