Cooperative Agreement NR233A750008C010

This five-year, $1 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at South Dakota State University to evaluate the use of precision grazing technologies to enhance beef cattle performance and efficiency while increasing environmental capacity. Specifically, the grantee will implement precision grazing using emerging technologies to assess cattle,...

Mad Local Food Group LLC, doing business as Pasture and Plenty, will use a $643,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to expand local food production and distribution, as well as job training programs focused on underserved populations. Specifically, Pasture and Plenty will double its local food throughput, purchasing over $1 million annually from more than 60 local farms and producers....

The Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $908,136.79 and provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 Soil and Water Conservation program), aims to collaborate with three rancher-led organizations in Nebraska and Montana to increase the number of grassland acres benefiting from sustainable grazing management. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Development of a Land Health Dashboard software...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902) to expand outreach and education efforts related to grazing land management. The three-year award running from July 2022 to July 2025 will allow NRCS and IL GLC to promote conservation values and provide technical assistance to a more diverse population of graziers through activities such as...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), awarded a $4,999,549 Project Grant to Dairy Grazing Alliance, Inc. (doing business as Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912). This 5-year grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 12, 2029, aims to stimulate the adoption of managed grazing practices on dairy farms by evaluating the impact of innovative precision...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $649,810 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) to Multiplier for a Project Grant with a completion date of April 30, 2026. The grant will fund research examining how innovative livestock grazing systems can generate ecosystem services valued by diverse stakeholders in semi-arid rangelands of the Western U.S. Specifically, the grantee will study...

This $100,000 Project Grant awarded on January 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program (CFDA 10.188) will allow Weinrich Farm LLC to upgrade their hay and forage making capacity. This will enable the farm to produce approximately 960,000 pounds of high quality organic animal feed annually on 200 acres of land they own, lease, or have access to. The upgraded equipment will allow Weinrich Farm to...

The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), doing business as Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, will receive $350,000 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). NGLC will advance educational opportunities for NRCS employees in partnership with state grazing lands coalitions to support climate-smart agricultural practices on grazing lands from...

This $250,000 Project Grant award, made on September 9, 2024, is provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems by Thousand Hills Cattle Ranch, LLC, a for-profit, woman-owned, and veteran-owned business located in Barnesville, Georgia. The funding will be used to enhance direct and...

The Good Meat Project was awarded a $620,891 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 marketing capacity for 300 local meat producers in Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa, New York and New Mexico through professional marketing materials and technical training. Specifically, the Good Meat Project will collaborate with five producer organizations in the...