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Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program
Posted
8/30/18
Assistance Listing Number
10.330
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7
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82
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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201670005256531
IMPACT OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION, HARVEST FREQUENCY AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT IN ALFALFA PERSISTENCE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN US
Mississippi State University
Project Grant
$249.1k
9/1/16
9/12/16
20167000525652
INCREASING PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE OPTIONS FOR CLOVER ROOT CURCULIO MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN ALFALFA
Utah State University
Project Grant
($6k)
9/1/16
12/8/20
201470005225374
SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION, DEFICIT IRRIGATION STRATEGIES, AND IMPROVED VARIETIES TO IMPROVE ALFALFA WATER USE EFFICIENCY UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS
University Of California, Davis
Project Grant
$118.5k
9/1/14
9/15/16
20227000538227
The Ohio State University was awarded an $868,104 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program (CFDA 10.330) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The grant funds the FORAGE project to address challenges from the invasive fall armyworm pest for alfalfa growers and educators in the eastern Corn Belt region. Key activities include revising development and life cycle models for the fall armyworm in the region, evaluating insecticide efficacies and residuals for controlling fall armyworm larvae infestations in alfalfa and forage crops, assessing the impact of infestation timing and harvest management on winter injury and future year productivity, and developing extension and outreach materials to incorporate fall armyworm integrated pest management. A sub-award of $150,000 was provided to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation to support its contributions to the extension/outreach and pest management evaluation objectives. The project aims to mitigate risks to alfalfa and forage crop production from increasing prevalence of rare weather events exacerbating invasive insect outbreaks like the economically damaging fall armyworm infestations experienced in 2021.
The Ohio State University
Project Grant
$868.1k
9/1/22
8/9/22
20187000528738
ALFALFA WAS THE THIRD MOST VALUABLE FIELD CROP IN THE USA IN 2017, BUT ACREAGE HAS BEEN DECREASING OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, PRIMARILY LOSING GROUND TO THE GREATER FEED ENERGY PRODUCTION PER ACRE OF CORN SILAGE. THIS LAND USE CHANGE HAS SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE ALFALFA PROVIDES IMPORTANT SOIL-RELATED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WHEN INCLUDED IN CROP ROTATIONS, SUCH AS BIOLOGICAL N FIXATION, SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION, REDUCED SOIL EROSION, AND IMPROVED SOIL STRUCTURE, NONE OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED BY CORN. HIGH-TECH, BIG-DATA, AND PRECISION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST GROWERS OF OTHER FIELD CROPS, BUT METHODOLOGIES SUITABLE FOR ALFALFA PRODUCTION HAVE GENERALLY LAGGED BEHIND. ALFALFA'S MULTIPLE HARVESTS PER YEAR REQUIRE A CONSTANT COMPROMISE BETWEEN YIELD AND QUALITY BECAUSE THE FEEDING VALUE OF A PERENNIAL FORAGE DECLINES AS YIELD INCREASES. TIMING OF EACH HARVEST IS THEREFORE CRITICAL. COST-EFFECTIVE REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN PREDICT YIELD AND QUALITY POTENTIAL OF FIELD OF ALFALFA IN REAL TIME COULD BE INVALUABLE TO INFORMING HARVEST DECISIONS AND THUS IMPROVING MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF ALFALFA. WE PROPOSE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING PRE-HARVEST REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALFALFA BY BUILDING A FORAGE SPECTRAL LIBRARY THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BE USED FOR DRONE- AND SATELLITE-BASED REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS, HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, AND MODELING TO PERMIT THE RAPID AND EFFICIENT APPLICATION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE SOLUTIONS ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE IN DIVERSE MANAGED ALFALFA AND FORAGE SYSTEMS. ON THE OTHER END OF THE VALUE CHAIN FROM GROWERS, WE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS WHO FEED ALFALFA, TO WHOM POST-HARVEST FORAGE QUALITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR. NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (NIRS) EVOLVED AS A LABORATORY-SCALE TECHNOLOGY FOR ASSESSING POST-HARVEST FORAGE QUALITY, BUT INSTRUMENTATION WAS TOO LARGE AND COSTLY TO BE FEASIBLE FOR ON-FARM USE. TODAY, NIRS TECHNOLOGY IS MARKETED DIRECTLY TO FARMERS IN UNITS AS SMALL AS A CELL PHONE. FARMER ARE BOMBARDED WITH ADVERTISING FOR THESE NEW DEVICES, BUT THERE IS LITTLE OBJECTIVE DATA COMPARING ACCURACY OR PRECISION OF THESE PRODUCTS VERSUS LABORATORY-SCALE NIRS INSTRUMENTS. THE PRIMARY USES FOR POST-HARVEST ANALYSIS OF ALFALFA NUTRITIVE VALUE ARE HAY PRICING AND RATION BALANCING. BEING ABLE TO PREDICT FORAGE CONSTITUENTS ON-FARM CAN POTENTIALLY SAVE TIME AND MONEY OVER SHIPPING SAMPLES TO A TESTING LAB, BUT A SMALL ACCURACY ERROR CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE LARGE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON LIVESTOCK PERFORMANCE. THEREFORE, THERE IS A PRESSING NEED FOR OBJECTIVE COMPARATIVE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN USE OF THESE NEW DEVICES. WE WILL COLLECT THIS DATA, DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND FARMERS IN TECHNOLOGY USE, AND DEVELOP NEW CALIBRATIONS DESIGNED FOR HAND-HELD UNITS. THE PROJECT WILL CONCLUDE WITH A CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER FORAGE -BASED PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY.THIS PROJECT WILL BRING THE PRECISION AGRICULTURE REVOLUTION TO ALFALFA MANAGEMENT BY DEVELOPING AND ADAPTING CUTTING EDGE SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE ON-FARM. THE DEVELOPMENT OF INEXPENSIVE, ACCURATE, REAL-TIME PRODUCER-ACCESSIBLE FORAGE MAPPING TOOLS AND FORAGE ANALYSIS IS A GAME-CHANGING IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT SITUATION. BY ENHANCING PROFITABILITY, THE PROJECT SHOULD INCREASE ALFALFA ACREAGE ALONG WITH ITS POSITIVE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, THUS ADDRESSING AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE BROADER QUESTION OF HOW TO SUSTAINABLY FEED THE EVER-GROWING WORLD POPULATION IN THE FACE OF INCREASING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR MEAT AND DAIRY.
Michigan State University
Project Grant
$252.3k
9/1/18
2/28/24
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Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP)
The Alfalfa and Forage Research Program (AFRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to increase yields and quality; improve harvest and storage systems; develop methods to estimate forage yield and quality to support marketing and reduce producer risks; explore new and novel uses for alfalfa; and conduct life cycle analysis to enhance field to market opportunities.
USDA-NIFA-OP-006532
Department of Agriculture
4/18/18
2/21/18
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS) will support the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems. Proposals submitted to ASAFS should address one or more of the following priorities: (1) Improving alfalfa forage and seed yield through better nutrient, water and/or pest management; (2) Improving persistence of alfalfa stands by lessening biotic or abiotic stresses; (3) Improving alfalfa forage and seed harvesting and storage systems to optimize economic returns; (4) Improving estimates of alfalfa forage quality as an animal feed to increase forage usage in animal feeds; and/or (5) Breeding to address biotic and abiotic stresses that impact forage yield and persistence and the production of seed for propagation.
USDA-NIFA-OP-009108
Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
6/2/22
4/20/22
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program
Applications may only be submitted by: (1) State agricultural experiment stations; (2)Colleges and universities; (3)University research foundations; (4) Other research institutions and organizations; (5)Federal agencies; (6)National laboratories; (7) Private organizations or corporations; (8)Individuals who are United States citizens or nationals; or (9)A group consisting of two or more of the entities described in (1) through (8).
USDA-NIFA-OP-006691
Department of Agriculture
4/19/19
2/5/19
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture seeks proposals for its Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems Program, which will provide approximately $3.7 million over three years to support projects developing improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems. Projects should address at least one of the following priorities: increasing forage and seed yields through better management practices; improving stand persistence; enhancing harvesting and storage systems; estimating forage quality; or breeding to address biotic and abiotic stresses. Applicants may request up to $300,000 per year for up to three years, and proposals are due by May 2, 2024 with anticipated awards to be announced by September 30, 2024. Proposals must integrate research and extension activities across multiple states and address regional or national coordination. Individual awards are limited to $300,000 per year for up to three years, totaling $900,000. Funded projects will likely be performed across multiple states in order to integrate research and extension activities and address regional or national coordination of alfalfa forage and seed production systems as specified in the priorities of the funding opportunity.
USDA-NIFA-OP-010554
Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
5/2/24
1/19/24
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage Systems
Alfalfa Seed and Alfalfa Forage System Program (ASAFS) will support the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed production systems. Proposals submitted to ASAFS should address one or more of the following priorities: (1) Improving alfalfa forage and seed yield through better nutrient, water and/or pest management; (2) Improving persistence of alfalfa stands by lessening biotic or abiotic stresses; (3) Improving alfalfa forage and seed harvesting and storage systems to optimize economic returns; (4) Improving estimates of alfalfa forage quality as an animal feed to increase forage usage in animal feeds; and/or (5) Breeding to address biotic and abiotic stresses that impact forage yield and persistence and the production of seed for propagation.
USDA-NIFA-OP-009882
Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
5/25/23
4/6/23