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The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $249,805.53 Project Grant to the Missouri Coalition For The Environment Foundation to provide technical workshops and farm bill education for underserved farmers in Missouri. The award, which runs from August 29, 2023 to September 30, 2026, is funded through the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This program provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts,...

The University of Missouri System, doing business as the Curators of the University of Missouri, received a $642,623 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to conduct a 5-year, $25 million Missouri-wide project on climate-smart agriculture. This grant project will complement the development of a software application to facilitate participation in the USDA's Missouri CRCL program, which provides incentive payments to farmers to adopt...

The University of Missouri System received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The grant, titled "Precision Agricultural Mechanics Mentors (PAMM)", aims to catalyze the adoption of smart farm technologies by equipping and empowering female secondary agricultural mechanics teachers to teach precision agriculture mechanics curriculum in their local schools. The...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $840,000 from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) will support the Missouri Cattlemen's/NRCS Partnership Program. This 3-year effort, commencing on August 26, 2023, will provide technical assistance to educate agricultural producers in Missouri about NRCS programs and services. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices and help landowners conserve natural...

The Missouri State University will provide $370,000 in watershed planning technical assistance services to the National Resources Conservation Service through September 2025 under a new Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 16, 2022. Funded by the Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA #10.902), the agreement supports the NRCS's mission of providing conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations...

This $1,199,613.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.931 - Agricultural Conservation Easement Program) will provide the following products and services: Technical assistance to landowners, communication and outreach to historically underserved landowners, project management support for NRCS easements, and statewide contracting and due diligence for easements. The grantee, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., will leverage its...

The University of Missouri System received a $300,019.72 Project Grant award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912) to implement on-farm demonstrations of blind inlets in Missouri. The grant aims to improve water quality and reduce soil erosion through this voluntary conservation practice. The funding will support specialized research, services, and product development over the 3-year project period from...

The University of Missouri System was awarded a three-year, $749,324 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The grant will support the development of a soil health information platform and decision support tool to improve the usefulness and applicability of existing soil health indicator data for farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt region. Working...

This $133,944.03 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.912 - Environmental Quality Incentives Program) will fund the University of Missouri System to conduct on-farm trials to increase the use and adoption of precision nitrogen management in the cropping systems of Missouri. The goal is to increase crop yields, economic benefits, and nutrient uptake. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 30,...

The federal Project Grant award of $495,903.77, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), is funding the Columbia Center For Urban Agriculture (doing business as Billy) to demonstrate urban land remediation for specialty crop production over a three-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The organization specializes in urban agriculture, regenerative farming practices,...