Project Grant NR24F3520001G002

This $200,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329), focuses on improving weed management in agriculture through a multidisciplinary approach aligned with integrated pest management (IPM) principles. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include conducting field experiments to examine the impacts of diverse cropping systems,...

This $221,242 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) will support research by Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to develop integrated weed management strategies for controlling herbicide-resistant pigweeds like Palmer amaranth and waterhemp in soybean production. The key objectives are to: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of cover crops and...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to Texas A&M Agrilife Research under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to scale up precision sustainable integrated weed management solutions to U.S. field crop producers from March 2021 through March 2026. As part of the EQIP program's goal of promoting agricultural production and environmental quality, Texas A&M will work with University of Illinois, Iowa State University, and Virginia Tech on...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.329) provides $324,892 to Oregon State University to conduct research on the performance, safety, and economic sustainability of using electric weed control (EWC) as an herbicide resistance management strategy in hazelnut orchards. The key objectives are to: (I) develop weed-specific recommendations for...

The National Science Foundation awarded Harvest Moon Automation Inc. a $250,665 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant funds the development of a precision weeder extraction tool that will remove weeds from agricultural fields without using herbicides or soil tillage. Advances in machine vision have enabled identification of individual crop and weed plants in a field. However, existing automated weeders still rely on herbicides or...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to Plains Technologies, LLC. The award, effective September 15, 2024 through September 14, 2026, supports the design, fabrication, and integration of an autonomous robotic cover crop seed drill attachment for the company's "FLEX-RO" robot. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,232,087 to Harvest Moon Automation Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer, to develop an automated precision weeder. The project aims to create a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly solution for weed control in agricultural fields that can remove weeds without using harmful herbicides or soil tillage. The automated weeder...

Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc. was awarded a $274,927 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a novel natural herbicide platform for controlling herbicide-resistant weeds. Through this award, Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions will conduct greenhouse validation testing of natural plant extract formulations to identify effective and environmentally-safe herbicide treatments for inhibiting or preventing the growth of...

This $999,999.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) supports research to evaluate the use of perennial hay crops for weed suppression and soil health improvement. The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is the prime awardee and will compare single-species and multi-species perennial plantings, measuring their impacts on weeds, soil physical properties, and soil...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) has awarded a $650,000 project grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to conduct multi-year trials on 12 cover crop species integrated with corn production. The research aims to gain an improved understanding of the variation in root traits across diverse cover crop species and their influence on soil and cash crops. The project will leverage advanced root phenomics, sensing technologies, and...