Project Grant 59622710670

This federal Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) provides $313,917 to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College to develop an integrated pest management (IPM) assessment protocol for grazed pasture ecosystems. The project aims to measure risks from pests and parasites to livestock and human health, while monitoring the biodiversity of...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) totals $749,873 to develop an automated decision support system (ADSS) for forage and parasite management for small ruminant farmers. Funded under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants (CFDA 10.216) program, Fort Valley State University will work with partners to create a computer model and smartphone app to help farmers identify optimal pasture locations for the...

This four-year, $3 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative program will fund research and outreach focused on controlling mastitis and improving milk quality in organic dairy farms through an integrated approach. Colorado State University is the primary awardee and will work with several sub-awardees, including the University of Minnesota, University of Florida, The Ohio State...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.303 - Integrated Programs) aims to increase sustainable organic production within the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Northeast regions of the United States. The key objectives are to evaluate the impacts of integrating livestock grazing under various cropping systems on farms transitioning to organic systems, determine the effects of cover crops and grazing...

This $998,987 project grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (CFDA 10.307) aims to provide vital assistance to transitioning and organic vegetable growers in managing root-knot nematodes, a major pest that poses significant barriers to successful organic vegetable production. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year project include: 1) identifying root-knot nematode...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) provides $650,000 to fund research at the University of California, Davis from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The research will evaluate organic fatty acid derivatives and their potential to aid in the prevention and control of post-weaning diarrhea in swine. Specifically, the project will explore...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program to Prairie View A&M University. The project aims to address the environmental impact of methane emissions from goats, a valuable livestock species for food security and economic development in rural communities. The key objectives are: 1) to validate the GreenFeed system for accurately measuring goats'...

This $800,000 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will support research to advance understanding of two novel systems that integrate circular nutrient economies and ecological nutrient management practices on farms. The key objectives of the 4-year project are to: Determine how adaptive multi-paddock grazing of cover crops affects soil nitrogen...

This USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) Project Grant award of $606,818 to Washington State University aims to explore the potential of the plant Solanum sisymbriifolium as a sustainable biopesticide to control root-knot and cyst nematodes in high-value specialty crops such as potato, carrot, onion, wine grapes, and tree fruits. The key objectives are to: Determine the efficacy of S. sisymbriifolium formulations against root-knot and cyst...

The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, received a $1,920,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (CFDA 10.307) to study parasites in organic dairy cattle. The four-year project, starting September 1, 2023, will collect fecal and ectoparasite data on approximately 3,225 organic dairy animals across multiple breeds. This data will facilitate estimating the economic losses from compromised animal...