Project Grant SSF75022GR0070

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Piggs Deer Processing a $200,000 Project Grant under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Piggs Processing, a small, family-owned custom meat plant located in Hilham, TN, as it upgrades its facilities to meet U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. Funds will be used for costs associated with improvements...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded The Peculiar Pig Farm LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 19, 2022. The two-year grant will support the expansion of local and regional food systems through the development and coordination of farmers markets and promotion of local foods. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), FMLFPP aims to strengthen local food infrastructure and increase...

The Malama Kauai nonprofit organization will provide poultry and egg education services to 15 socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and ranchers on Kauai, Hawaii through the $283,684 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant funds the Kauai PEEP (Poultry & Egg Education Project) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP, CFDA #10.311) to address gaps in local food production and access...

This $1,000,000 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) project grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, aims to develop an automated computer system to track piglet nursing patterns and sow behavior in order to identify piglets at risk of pre-weaning mortality. The primary goal is to decrease piglet pre-weaning mortality and improve animal welfare on swine farms. The project will utilize artificial intelligence and computer vision to monitor piglet movement...

This $1,000,000 project grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research to understand perceptions and barriers to adoption of precision livestock farming (PLF) technology in the U.S. swine industry. Michigan State University will lead a team to complete five objectives over five years: 1) establish an advisory board, 2) survey farmers and veterinarians, 3) interview industry influencers, 4)...

The North Carolina State University will receive $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program to establish the Predict and Protect Against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus system from July 2022 to June 2026. The project aims to develop two integrated technologies to proactively mitigate outbreaks of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory...

Pastured Life Farm, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Pastured Life Farm's transition to USDA inspected status and increase its poultry processing capacity. Specifically, the funding will enable the farm to enclose its slaughter area, transition from chlorine baths to an air chiller...

This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will establish the Swine Reference Pangenome (SRP) Project. The project aims to construct and continually improve a publicly accessible swine reference pangenome, which will overcome limitations of using a single linear reference genome for this key agricultural species. The lead awardee, Michigan State University, will sample from...

The University of Minnesota was awarded a $650,000 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The project aims to determine the optimal level of the amino acid lysine in the diet of pregnant sows to maximize fetal pig development, leading to stronger and healthier pigs throughout their lives. The research will involve providing varying levels of lysine during gestation and measuring...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), provides $1,000,000.00 to the National Pork Board to improve swine traceability. The project aims to implement low frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) eartag readers in key swine industry segments over the 12-month period from September 2024 to September 2025....