Project Grant 20236702340296
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to Kansas State University. The funding will support a 5-year effort to collect gas flux data on grazing beef cows to develop a prototype genetic evaluation system for improving methane production and metabolic rate in beef cattle. The research aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of beef production...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Kansas State University $499,979 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) for the period of June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. The project aims to study the interlinkages between cattle production, forage production and storage, and utilization of federal disaster programs focusing on increasing drought risk. Specifically, the university will expand cattle cycle...
- This $6.8 million 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 the development of "Smart Foodscapes" as a transformative paradigm for beef production in the Western U.S. Awarded to Utah State University on September 1, 2021 for a five-year period concluding August 31, 2026, the grant will support research, extension, and education...
- 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,...
- This three-year, $649,998 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (CFDA 10.310) supports research and modeling to develop a more data-driven framework for evaluating interventions aimed at mitigating tradeoffs between resilience and sustainability in the US animal protein food system. Colorado State University is the primary awardee and will work with sub-awardees...
- Kansas State University will receive $649,981 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to assess the consequences of sustainability and development policies on global soybean markets. The grant is part of NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program, which provides funding for agricultural research, extension, and education activities. Specifically, Kansas State University researchers...
- This $300,000 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) program will fund research at the University of Wyoming to evaluate the relationships between beef steer activity levels, feed efficiency, and meat quality. The project aims to determine if accelerometer data on total steps and mounting behavior correlates with feed efficiency, flight speed, and meat quality...
- This $241,000 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants program (CFDA 10.210), supports the training of graduate students in animal production, pathobiology, genomics, and data science at Kansas State University. The goal is to develop a highly skilled workforce capable of addressing complex challenges in agriculture, food systems, and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded a $910,000 Project Grant to Oklahoma State University (OSU) to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of U.S. beef production. The 5-year project aims to: 1) Determine the effects of using summer crops to increase soil nitrogen and reduce nitrogen fertilization on forage production, animal productivity, nitrogen utilization and greenhouse gas emissions; 2) Quantify the economic...
- The University of Missouri System received a $649,999 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA Program 10.310. The objective is to develop a digital system that improves beef cattle production, enhances farm profitability, and provides small and medium-sized farmers with a climate-smart tool to address climate change. The project will use computer-generated surface area and volume data to...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $648,620.00 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to Kansas State University to examine the use of precision feeding strategies to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of beef production for small- and medium-sized feedlot producers. The key objectives are to evaluate animal performance, feed efficiency, enteric methane production, and nutrient excretion when using common feedlot rations with increased feeding levels. The goal is to develop specific dietary strategies utilizing regional feed ingredients that can help these producers improve their sustainability and position them to participate in future carbon credit programs. Kansas State University has subawarded portions of the grant to Colorado State University and South Dakota State University to support the research activities. The project will be conducted over a 3-year period from June 2023 to June 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $648.6k | 6/8/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A230509S001S | Colorado State University | Project Grant 20236702340296 | $61.4k | 8/4/23 | |
A230509S002S | South Dakota State University | Project Grant 20236702340296 | $283.0k | 7/7/23 |