Cooperative Agreement NR235F48XXXXC011

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) provides $225,000.00 to Colorado State University to investigate how different farming practices, particularly integrated crop-livestock systems, affect soil health. The research aims to identify practical ways to enhance soil health, increase crop yields, and contribute to climate change mitigation by improving...

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 $749,830 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (a division of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to evaluate the potential of "ecological intensification" practices, such as cover crops and manure application, to improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (CFDA 10.310) totaling $749,045 is designed to comprehensively assess the long-term (10-15 year) impacts of early- and late-terminated cover crops on soil organic carbon pools and soil health indicators within the soil profile to at least 1 meter depth. The project will leverage two existing 10-year experiments in...

This $299,959 federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) program supports a study to understand how four forage species can improve soil health at depths up to 1 meter. The project, awarded to The Pennsylvania State University, aims to advance scientific knowledge on the relationships between root traits, rhizosphere and soil microbiomes, and overall soil health. Through detailed greenhouse and...

This Project Grant award of $294,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) aims to identify drought conditions where soil health practices can counteract the impacts of climate change on cotton yields. The Soil Health Institute, a non-profit organization in Morrisville, North Carolina, will integrate realistic soil health effects into the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) model to assess how...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,952,324.26 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) supports a project titled "SOIL CARBON IDEA: INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS IN HIGHLY DIVERSE CROPPING SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST US." The prime awardee, Michigan State University, will conduct research and outreach to promote sustainable agriculture practices and soil conservation in the Northeast U.S. Key activities...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on June 30, 2022 to support the Farmers for Soil Health initiative through June 1, 2025. The award is being administered under the Soil and Water Conservation CFDA #10.902 program, which aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners and organizations. Through subawards, the funding will support cover crop education, outreach and training...

This $591,500 federal Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Colorado State University aims to produce detailed soil moisture content (SMC) maps at the root zone level for dryland farming areas across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. The goal is to generate SMC maps at 30-meter resolution every 2-3 days, stratified by soil depth increments of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 cm. These...

This $2,907,825 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) aims to develop and assess agricultural management practices that can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil health and water quality, and enhance the resilience of crop production to droughts caused by climate change. The project is a collaboration among Auburn University, New Mexico State University, and the University of Delaware, with the goal of...