This $500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) program, supports the "LEVERAGING BIO-CHEMICAL AND GREENHOUSE GAS SENSORS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS (BIOSENSEINNOVATIONS)" project. The key products and services under this grant include: Developing innovative sensors to reliably measure nutrients (ammonium, nitrate) and greenhouse gas emissions (nitrous oxide, methane)...
This $1,209,043 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports a collaborative research project led by Mississippi State University. The goal is to advance climate resilience and sustainability in soybean production by conducting interdisciplinary research from the cellular to field level. Key activities include: Assessing the impact of climate change on soybean yields and associated microbial communities using advanced...
This federal Project Grant award of $400,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program investigates the challenges faced by farmers in adapting to environmental change and climate change. The research project, titled "Equitable Pathways to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Rethinking Adaptation as a Continuum", examines how farmers' ability to adapt farming practices varies, and the long-term impacts of adaptation on the...
This $749,786 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants program (CFDA #10.310) will fund research into conjunctive freshwater-saltwater management strategies. Oklahoma State University will develop and test an expanded SWAT-MODFLOW modeling framework called SWAT-MODFLOW-SALT to simulate spatially distributed surface water-groundwater salt fate...
This $10,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program supports the development and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Midwestern U.S. cropping systems. The project is led by The Ohio State University with several sub-awardees, including Solutions From The Land, University of Missouri, Lincoln University, and Central State University. The key products and services being delivered under this award include: Establishing...
This $745,594 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to explore how farmers' risk preferences influence water use strategies during droughts and climate change. The project, titled "DISES-EX: Climate Resilience and Risk Aversion within the Integrated Dynamics of a Hydro-Agricultural System," aims to develop a modeling framework that integrates economic, hydrological, and social components to understand the...
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...
This $9,985,000 Project Grant award from the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support The Ohio State University and its partners in developing an integrated policy and decision support system to increase the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAP) in the Midwestern Corn Belt region. The key products and services to be delivered include: New knowledge-guided machine learning models to predict land-based carbon sequestration An expanded...
This $749,076 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) will fund research and outreach focused on soil and water conservation in cotton cropping systems in the Central High Plains through January 2026. Oklahoma State University will establish field experiments comparing cotton production in rotation with corn, as continuous cotton and corn cropping systems. Kansas State University will execute...
This $521,387 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research to investigate the dynamics of crop diversification and simplification traps in agricultural systems. The project uses modeling, interviews, and historical data analysis to characterize how socio-technical lock-in can pose barriers to greater crop diversification, and how this in turn impacts the resilience of interconnected...
This $274,926 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Oklahoma State University will advance sustainable agricultural practices through research, education, and mentorship. The project aims to:
Quantify and assess the environmental impacts of farm management decisions under variable climate conditions. This will involve field measurements, process-based modeling, life cycle assessment, and water footprint analysis.
Develop and implement a user-friendly, site-specific decision-making tool to help farmers optimize productivity while minimizing environmental harm.
Establish a state-wide mentorship network to recruit and retain students, with a focus on supporting neurodivergent individuals during educational transitions into agricultural and environmental fields.
The overarching goal is to enhance understanding of the relationship between agricultural management, climate variability, and environmental impacts, while fostering a diverse and informed workforce dedicated to sustainable agriculture. The project is scheduled to run from Aug 1, 2025 through Jul 31, 2030.