Cooperative Agreement 9IE08310090

This $997,301 federal Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) will fund a 3-year project to develop tailored soil health management practices (SHMPs) guidelines for organic grain farmers in Wisconsin. The key objectives are to: Conduct statewide soil health, nutrient use efficiency, and crop yield assessments under different SHMPs, Develop and validate farm-scale machine learning models to estimate crop yield...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) provides $202,985.07 to Oregon Tilth, Inc. to deliver comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers, with a focus on supporting underserved and limited-resource farming communities, particularly specialty crop producers and those with crops not traditionally covered by federal crop...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.307 - Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative) to develop educational programs focused on organic animal production. The overarching goals are to: 1) sustain and support the expansion of organic agriculture by building a competent workforce, 2) enhance organic educational programs at land-grant universities,...

This federal Project Grant award of $748,960 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The grant will be implemented by Angelic Organics Learning Center Inc. and This Old Farm, Inc. from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The project, titled "Weathering Change: Holistic Farm Training for Financial and Environmental Resilience," will provide financial...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency awarded a $243,658.20 Cooperative Agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) to the University of Maine System. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The University of Maine System, through its Research & Sponsored Program division, will partner with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) to deliver a comprehensive program of risk management...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $104,915.60 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (CFDA 10.460 - Risk Management Education Partnerships) supports Georgia Organics, Inc., a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, in delivering comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers across the state. The project, running from September 2024 to February 2026, will focus on helping farmers and ranchers, particularly producers...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460), will fund the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) to deliver comprehensive risk management education and training to agricultural producers in Vermont. The $149,415 award, effective September 1, 2024 through February 28, 2026, will support NOFA-VT in developing and implementing educational...

The Resource Conservation & Development for Northeast Iowa Inc. received a $420,915 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the development of a Northeast Iowa Farmers Market Manager Certification Program and pilot implementation in six communities. Key deliverables include 15 training modules to provide market managers with necessary skills and information,...

The Regents of the University of Minnesota has been awarded a $1,314,290.19 Project Grant from the USDA's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) program. The four-year grant, which began on September 15, 2023, aims to increase the adoption of cover cropping practices among organic high tunnel vegetable producers in the Upper Midwest and New England. Through on-farm trials, replicated experiments, educational case studies, and farmer training programs, the project will:...

The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) was awarded a $645,750 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to operate Regional Farmer-Led Education and Training Hubs. The grant period is from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through partnerships with Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service, Angelic Organics Learning Center, local Soil & Water...